When Lu Zhiyuan arrived in the courtyard, he saw Rong Li had put up decorations and was tending to his own arm. His face also bore the marks of a scuffle. Lu Zhiyuan couldn't believe it and remarked, "You got beaten up by a woman?"
"She's definitely more battered than me!" Rong Li snorted. It was normal to have a few bruises when evenly matched in a fight, and he wasn't guaranteed to win against Qin Wan. "That woman must have grown up eating something special; she's incredibly strong, and..."
Rong Li revealed the bloodstains on his arm, saying, "She had a knife hidden in her boot and used it during the fight, even after the agreed rules."
"Who said anything about stopping at the rules? When you challenge someone to a fight, it's a fight to the finish, life or death, right?" Ji Chi approached from behind, leaning against a trellis and said, "Tsk tsk tsk, you can't even beat a woman, how embarrassing!"
"I didn't lose!"