Chapter 636 - Guns
The large bearded man was very well aware that when people faced their death, they were more likely to become more fearful with every little movement. Thus, he deliberately made each step forward at a slow pace. As he raised the large cutlass in his hands up in an exaggerated manner, the expression on his face immediately congealed right before he was about to slash in Xiaocao's direction.
He Wanning looked over in the direction that he was looking when she noticed the scared expression on his face. She unexpectedly saw a dark colored barrel pointing in the direction of the large bearded man's chest.
"A gun?" He Wanning shouted in surprise, "Why didn't you take it out earlier if you had something like this on hand? You really scared me to death, making me think that I'd have to sacrifice myself to save you two from this bandit!"
"It wouldn't be fun if I took it out early, right?" Yu Xiaocao steadily pointed the gun in her hands at the large bearded man, who had cold sweat dripping down his back, as she regarded him in a steely manner. A cold smile flashed on her face, "Oh ho! You recognize what this is, ah? Looks like you've already experienced the might of the Great Ming Empire's new weapons! What's wrong? Since you know that our firearms are powerful, you still decided to rashly attack a royal prince. Were you tired of living and wanted to court death?"
"Ah...it's a misunderstanding. It's all a misunderstanding!!" The big bearded man couldn't be more terrified now. He squeezed out an uneasy smile, "I've been strapped for cash recently. Young Master, you accidentally revealed your wealth at the inn, which caused me to become quite greedy, leading to uncouth thoughts. I never wanted to do anything that would cause permanent harm, so please, Young Master, be generous and merciful. Give me and my brothers a way out alive."
"Don't listen to him ah! Fire the gun and let this criminal die!" He Wanning had been stoked into a fury by this man's insults and words. Now that they had the upper hand, she needed to make sure that his man ate his words!
"Don't, don't! My little ancestor, I was the one who didn't have eyes and offended you. If you feel unhappy, you can use your whip on me a few times to relieve your temper..." This large bearded man apparently knew when to bend and grovel. He immediately revealed a flattering smile and even began to slap his own face a few times.
Yu Xiaocao impatiently pointed the gun at him and shouted, "Aren't you going to drop your weapon and quickly tell your subordinates to stop? Or do you really want to have a taste of what our Great Ming Empire's guns are like?"
Clatter! The large bearded man immediately threw his cutlass onto the ground and screamed at his subordinates, who were slowly losing the fight, "Back off, you bastards. Stop fighting for f***'s sake!"
"Second Older Brother!" A large man, who seemed as sturdy as a bear, opened his large eyes wide and aggressively charged towards Xiaocao. Despite his hulking size, he wasn't the least bit clumsy as he sped over with a longsword in his hands that he swung in her direction.
Bam! That sturdy fellow staggered a couple steps forward and finally stumbled to the ground. He fell about three steps away from Xiaocao and lay on the ground near the bearded man's feet, no longer moving.
The large bearded man slowly looked at the man at his feet and discovered that the other man's chest had a large hole in his chest. Copious amounts of blood oozed from the wound. Then, he turned his head to look at that young master dressed in white and discovered that the youth had switched out the gun in his hands for another. The gun that had been used to kill his subordinate was now in the hands of a short bodyguard, who was currently reloading the still steaming muzzle.
Just when did the new Great Ming Empire's firearms become so cheap? A tiny, insignificant royal prince actually had two of them on hand! Didn't they say that the empire's firearm factories had trouble manufacturing these guns in large quantities, which was why civilians were prohibited from carrying them? Was that just fake news that their spies had obtained?
