Knife splashing

Chapter 81 New Firearms
It’s the man who destroyed the bandit’s stronghold!
Li Yan immediately had a guess in his mind.

The general outline of the Gushui Village massacre has now been revealed.

Mr. Lu and his family fled from the capital. The identity behind them is definitely not simple. What is more crucial is the precious painting he carried with him.

This thing was definitely extraordinary, so someone in the capital gave orders to organize the bandits in Guanzhong and Qi and Lu to come together to rob, and even created the illusion of a village massacre to cover it up.

And there is more than one family plotting to get this thing.

Mr. Lu's concubine is the Yanmen demon Hei, who works together from inside and outside and steals the precious painting in the chaos. The old man follows closely behind her, driving the demon snake to slaughter the bandits in the village.

If he hadn't found out by chance, he would really be confused.

So many lives are involved, that precious painting must contain a big secret!
Of course, none of this matters to Li Yan.

The key is that the middle-aged man is definitely a master of Xuanmen!

If the crested snake is released, no one present will be able to escape.

Thinking of this, Li Yan quietly approached Shalifai while practicing the Yang Jue technique, trying to smell out what other arrangements the other party had made.

Suddenly, the middle-aged man seemed to realize something and looked over.

This guy can sense supernatural powers? !

Li Yan was shocked and dared not move again.

He was already certain that this was the most powerful sorcerer he had ever seen. Even if Luo Mingzi came, he might not be able to match him.

On the other side, the scarred young man also took action.

The yamen runners threatened him with bows and crossbows, which seemed to have completely infuriated him. With a low roar, he rushed forward with the bone flowers in his hands.

"put!"

Guan Wanche gave the order without hesitation.

He has already determined that these two people are definitely not from a legitimate background!
Moreover, the other party also said personally that skinning and killing several people and their entire family would be a major case worthy of being submitted to the Ministry of Justice no matter where they were taken.

call out!call out!call out!
Three crossbow arrows whizzed out.

The crossbow and the bow have their own advantages and disadvantages.

A good archer is of course stronger and is a treasure in any force or government, but talent and years of training are both indispensable. The crossbow has lower requirements and has a high hit rate and strong lethality.

Crossbows are more suitable for dealing with ordinary people in the martial arts world, so they became the regular equipment of yamen runners and constables in the Daxuan Dynasty.

Most people cannot dodge such a close-range shooting.

However, the scarred young man was not afraid at all. He raised his right hand bone, blocked the left and right arrows, and with two bangs, he directly knocked away the two arrows.

This kind of eyesight and reaction are not what an ordinary warrior needs.

What's even more amazing is that his left hand was not idle either. With a reverse move, similar to the grappling technique, he actually grabbed the last crossbow arrow. His body then flew into the air, turned over, swung his arm, and the arrow in his hand whizzed out and shot towards Zhou Pan.

A series of movements, smooth and clean.

Snapped!
Who the hell was Zhou Pan? He raised his hand and grabbed the crossbow arrow that was shot at his forehead. He squeezed it hard, and with a click, he crushed it and threw it aside, with a fierce light in his eyes.

Then he exerted force with his legs and rushed out of the lobby.

It is the same monkey escape method, but Zhou Pan uses it in a more extraordinary way.

Monkeys are often seen playing and jumping high in dense forests and on cliffs in deep mountains. As the saying goes, "A thousand monkeys leap through the laurel trees, and a line of light can be seen through the sky." This shows how sharp their monkeys are.

When Zhou Pan jumped, his legs unleashed hidden power, and the powerful force launched him into the air, directly out of the hall.

When monkeys jump, they often lean forward with their arms outstretched to climb branches.

Zhou Pan did the same. Almost in an instant, he had crossed the stairs and met the scarred young man who was rushing towards him, scratching his face with his right claw.

This time, he has mastered the timing.

Although the other party had weapons, they were useless to him.

If the reaction is slow, the person's eyes will be gouged out or his head will be smashed with a palm.

If the opponent resists, he can seize his arm or weapon and use the bone-breaking grappling technique to directly hold the opponent.

Zhou Pan prefers the second option.

There was no other reason, it was all because of the traveling doctor standing opposite.

Although he did not have any supernatural powers, as a warrior he had extraordinary spiritual perception and could also sense the threat from the middle-aged man. He just happened to capture the young man and use him as a threat.

Both sides moved as fast as lightning, in just a breath.

Everyone in the hall has also discovered that this young man has extraordinary skills. When he attacks, his dark energy circulates freely and he is almost at the peak of dark energy.

But it is not good enough when facing Zhou Pan.

This old monkey is already a master of Hua Jin, with his strength and spirit being one. Although his fights with the enemy seem lighthearted, in fact he has a lot of hidden powers. He is like flowing water, which becomes round when it meets a circle and square when it meets a square. The key lies in the word "Hua".

No matter how strong the power of the dark energy master is, he can easily dissolve it.

However, facing Zhou Pan's claw, the young man was not afraid at all. He simply lowered his body, lowered his head and chest, exposing his back to Zhou Pan.

What kind of weird approach is this?
The back is also a vital point. Zhou Pan can smash the spine with one palm.

This isn't the way to use Kung Fu. Isn't that simply seeking death?

Everyone in the hall was surprised, but Zhou Pan's face changed drastically.

He was closer and could see more clearly. The young man's back was bulging, like a hunchback, but it was square and well-shaped, and it was obvious that there was some mechanism hidden on it.

A sense of crisis surged in his heart, but unfortunately Zhou Pan was still in the air and unable to change direction. He had to cross his hands to protect his vital parts.

However, it was all too late.

The young man had secretly hooked the ring in his sleeve with his left hand and pulled it hard.

boom!
There was a loud bang, smoke filled the air, and random needles flew out. The young man had indeed hidden a mechanism behind his back, with an iron plate embedded below and spring-loaded needles and a little gunpowder above, which produced a lot of thick smoke.

"It's poisonous, back off!"

Li Yan smelled something wrong and quickly reminded everyone to retreat.

Everyone in the hall had never seen such a brutal act. Their faces suddenly changed and they retreated one after another. The nearest yamen runners did not react quickly and inhaled the poisonous smoke. Their faces immediately turned red. They covered their necks and coughed desperately, with blood flowing from their noses.

The most unlucky person was undoubtedly Zhou Pan.

He came from a martial arts school, and although he had been wandering around the world, he always acted according to the rules of the older generation. After becoming the president of the Divine Fist Association, he lived a life of luxury and seldom fought with others.

This kind of desperate method is the first time I have seen it.

Even a master of Hua Jin still has a body of flesh and blood.

At such a close distance, most of the flying needles penetrated his body.

Moreover, I don’t know what kind of poison is coated on these needles. Although it is not fatal, it can sting the nerves, like thousands of red-hot steel drills inserted into the body.

"what--!"

Even Zhou Pan couldn't help but scream.

This scream drained away all the strength in his body and caused him to inhale a large amount of poisonous smoke.

The young man was also shocked so much that blood oozed from his mouth, but his eyes were even more fierce. His legs exerted hidden strength and he rushed out with a whoosh. At the same time, he stretched out his right hand and used the star-chasing and moon-catching style of swordsmanship.

No one noticed that he was still pressing a mechanism on the bone staff.

Bang!
This blow hit Zhou Pan right in the chest.

Zhou Pan had already been poisoned and his strength was exhausted, and the young man's attack carried a hidden force. There was a sound of bone cracking, and Zhou Pan's sternum was shattered.

However, this is not over yet.

The garlic hammer in the young man's hand sank after being subjected to the force, revealing a black hole. Then there was a loud bang and smoke filled the air.

Zhou Pan's body froze and he stopped moving.

He looked at his chest in disbelief, and suddenly there was a bloody hole as big as a fist.

"The murderer is the Chang'an Fire Ghost!"

The young man snorted, turned and left.

This cruel and brutal method made everyone in the hall shocked and confused. Although the poisonous smoke had dissipated, no one dared to chase them, and they watched the young man and the traveling doctor leave.

Pfft!
Zhou Pan fell straight down, his face turned black and blue, and he was no longer breathing.

Zhang Shitong's scalp tingled as he watched this, and he couldn't help but look at Zhang Yuanshang next to him, "Father, have you ever heard of this method?"

Mr. Zhang frowned and said, "I've never seen it before."

Li Yan, on the other hand, had a solemn expression on his face. He picked up a blood-stained iron ball from the ground, his eyelids trembling slightly as he muttered, "Damn it, this thing has also come out..."

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"Good fellow, you didn't see it!"

Sharifei spitted all over the place as he described in vivid detail: "Gunpowder, poison needles, poisonous smoke, all of which are killing skills. With these, a dark force warrior beat Zhou Houzi into a hornet's nest..."

"Zhou Houzi was very calculating. He only thought of bribing all the major forces and cheating Brother Yan. He never thought that he would die at the hands of other victims."

Wang Daoxuan sat on the kang. Although he had woken up, his face was still a little pale. He shook his head and sighed, "The sun and the moon shine for a long time because of the heaven, and the four seasons change for a long time. If one's virtue is not worthy of his position, there will be disasters..."

Sharifei said disdainfully: "With those people under him, something bad will happen sooner or later."

As he said that, he turned his head and looked to the side, "Brother Yan, what are you looking at?"

Li Yan stared at the iron ball in his hand with a serious expression, and shook his head and said, "Nothing, I still underestimated the dangers of the martial arts world. It seems that I have to be more careful in the future."

firearm!

He should have thought of it earlier.

Since the imperial court opened the sea, merchant caravans from all over the country have been roaming the sea, artillery has been used frequently, and muskets and firearms are naturally not uncommon.

Of course, firstly, gunpowder was prohibited from circulating among the people, and secondly, martial arts were flourishing in this world, and ordinary firearms were no different from powerful hidden weapons to martial arts masters.

But things seem to have changed.

The mechanism on the scarred young man's back was just ordinary black gunpowder, but the gunpowder used in the bone dumpling was more powerful and had a special smell.

Combined with weapons and martial arts, it was impossible to defend against. Even Zhou Pan couldn't resist it.

Judging from the expressions of the people present, this was also the first time they had seen it.

This shows that this new type of gunpowder has only appeared recently.

Moreover, after this incident happened, the Chang'an Duwei Division sent a large group of people, and even urgently closed the city gates and searched everywhere. Even Qingyangzi from the City God Temple was asked to use magic to search.

Unfortunately, there is no trace of those two people.

Judging from all the circumstances, the imperial court was also aware of this new type of gunpowder, and it was even possible that it had leaked from within the court, which was why they were so vigilant.

If it is true as he guessed, the world will probably change.

If the imperial court were to equip itself on a large scale with firearms that could kill masters of Hua Jin, its control over the martial arts world would be even stronger.

Moreover, there is no wall that is impenetrable. Once this kind of thing has leaked out, it will be known to others sooner or later, and many things will change.

Apart from anything else, it’s just like saving people before.

Chen Fakui used explosive packs and also had sophisticated puppet mechanism technology. If he had this new type of gunpowder and stuffed it into the puppets to control them, they would probably be the ones to die in the end!
And there is the real culprit who killed his father, the Maitreya Cult!
Just thinking about it gives me a headache.

Seeing Li Yan frowning, Sharifei quickly changed the subject and laughed, "Zhou Pan is dead anyway, so we can sleep peacefully and go back to Xianyang today!"

(End of this chapter)