As Leng Ruo Li closed in on them, they quickly lost the upper hand, as close-quarters combat was not their forte.
At this moment, Leng Ruo Li took out a tranquilizer gun and shot both men when they weren't paying attention. The two burly men soon passed out.
The skinny monkey, seeing from a distance that both experts had been defeated by Leng Ruo Li, turned to flee. However, having followed Lin Hong Tao and indulged in wine and women, his body had been hollowed out, and his legs were weak. He was no match for the constantly training Leng Ruo Li. "Whoosh," a gust of wind blew, and she was in front of the skinny monkey.
"You, you, you... what do you want?"
The skinny monkey looked at her in panic.
"Oh, weren't you quite capable just now? Why are you scared now?"
Leng Ruo Li mocked him.
"Heroine, please spare me. I was forced into this."
The skinny monkey had completely lost his arrogance.
"Heh! Look at you, with dark eyes, sallow complexion, weak body, and shaky legs. I can tell at a glance that you've overindulged. You say you were forced, but in reality, you quite enjoy this kind of life of being a henchman and indulging in wine and lust."
After speaking, Leng Ruo Li glanced at the shadow at the alley entrance.
She sneered inwardly, this Lin Hong Tao truly never changed.
Then she decided to use the method of "killing the chicken to scare the monkey" to warn him.
Following that, Leng Ruo Li raised her scalpel and pressed it against the skinny monkey's neck.
Unexpectedly, the skinny monkey was so scared that he wet himself on the spot.
A smell of urine filled Leng Ruo Li's surroundings, making her feel extremely nauseated.
Leng Ruo Li kicked the skinny monkey away and casually threw out three silver needles, which pierced his groin. A miserable scream from the skinny monkey immediately echoed.
This made Lin Hong Tao, who had been hiding in the alley watching, tremble all over.
"Damn it, this Leng Ruo Li is too terrifying. All the men he brought are completely wiped out."
Lin Hong Tao muttered to himself. Snapping back to reality, he immediately urged the two remaining servants beside him.
"Let's go, let's hurry up and leave. This yasha woman is truly too formidable."
With that, he hurriedly shifted his plump body and ran deeper into the alley. However, after running for a short while, he stopped and turned to look back. Seeing that Leng Ruo Li was not pursuing them, he finally dared to relax his nerves and plopped down onto the ground.
Immediately, the two servants standing beside him tugged at his clothes, looking at the approaching figure ahead with great panic.
"Young... Young master, that woman is chasing... chasing after us."
The two servants stammered.
"What?"
Lin Hong Tao turned around and looked back. Leng Ruo Li was now walking towards them with her arms crossed, blocking their escape route.
Lin Hong Tao immediately got up and ran back!
"Damn it, this woman is too fast! She's already ahead of them."
At this moment, Lin Hong Tao was panting for breath. He kept muttering as he ran.
Unwittingly, his foot stepped on a loose stone, and he flew forward more than a meter, crashing heavily onto the ground. He face-planted, and the ground even shook a few times. He also lost two front teeth.
Instantly, the entire alley echoed with Lin Hong Tao's screams.
"Ouch, oh my dear mother! It hurts so much! Wuwu—"
"Leng Ruo Li, I, Lin Hong Tao, swear I won't rest until I kill you!"
"Wuwu—"
Lin Hong Tao roared.
The two servants closely following Lin Hong Tao were stunned by this sight.
The expressions on their faces were uglier than crying.
They kept muttering to themselves: It's over! It's over! With their young master in this state, they'd be in trouble when they returned to the manor tonight. The madam would surely beat them half to death.
The two servants, tears streaming down their faces, were about to go and help Lin Hong Tao up.
However, Leng Ruo Li reached Lin Hong Tao before them. She lifted her foot and stepped on the back of Lin Hong Tao's hand, twisting her foot slightly, causing Lin Hong Tao to cry out loudly in pain again.
"Ah—"
"It hurts like hell!!!"
Another miserable scream echoed in the alley.
After dealing with Lin Hong Tao, Leng Ruo Li returned to where the fight had taken place. The skinny monkey had already escaped, and the two men she had tranquilized were still lying on the ground.
She had originally intended to kill Lin Hong Tao, but considering Lin Hong Tao's unusual background, she let him go to avoid unnecessary trouble.
However, Leng Ruo Li did not know that from that incident onwards, it further ignited Lin Hong Tao's furious revenge.
Subsequently, Leng Ruo Li woke up the two men she had tranquilized. When they woke up and came to their senses, they looked at her with expressions of terror.
"What did you do to us?" one of the men asked with a furrowed brow.
They remembered they had been fighting with her. This woman actually used a hidden weapon on them when they weren't paying attention, and soon they fell unconscious. Now they woke up feeling weak and powerless.
"Poisoning!"
Leng Ruo Li lied.
"You— hand over the antidote quickly, and I'll spare your life," the other man replied.
"And what if I don't give you the antidote? Will you kill me?"
The two men looked up and glared fiercely at Leng Ruo Li without speaking.
"Oh, look at you two. To be honest, I didn't poison you," Leng Ruo Li said with a smile.
"Then how did we suddenly faint?" the two asked, full of suspicion.
"That's because I used a tranquilizer to make you faint."
Upon hearing this, the two men were full of astonishment.
"Seeing that you two still have conscience and are not inherently bad, I won't kill you. You should take care of yourselves from now on."
After speaking, Leng Ruo Li walked away, leaving the two men in a daze.
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Lin State Duke's Manor
Lin Hong Tao was carried back to the Lin State Duke's Manor by several servants.
At this moment, Lin Hong Tao was lying on his bed, weeping uncontrollably.
Two doctors by his side were tending to his injuries.
"Ouch... Ouch... Gently, gently! My hand is almost broken! Can't you be gentler?"
Lin Hong Tao cried out while scolding the two doctors.
"Yes, yes, we will be careful."
Hearing this, the two doctors felt sweat beading on their foreheads. This young master was a formidable ancestor!
The Lin State Duke's wife doted on him immensely, cherishing him like a treasure.
As if on cue, the Lin State Duke's wife, who had just punished the servants following Lin Hong Tao, rushed into the room upon hearing Lin Hong Tao's cries.
"You two clumsy doctors, don't hurt the young master any further, or I will chop off your hands and feet."
The Lin State Duke's wife said angrily.
The two doctors who were bandaging him were so startled that their hands trembled, and they ended up hurting Lin Hong Tao again.