The Ming Dynasty: Starting with the Somersault Cloud, Old Zhu was so envious he cried!

The group walked for a distance in silence.

As they walked, the female shopkeeper could no longer contain herself and asked with a bewildered expression, "Your Highness, where are we going?"

Zhu Ming stopped and turned to look at her with a strange expression: "Weren't we going to find that corrupt official to avenge you?"

"But..." The female shopkeeper pointed to the completely opposite direction behind her, "The corrupt official's house is over there."

Zhu Ming: "..."

It turns out they went completely in the wrong direction.

The way they made that entrance was so cool, and the atmosphere was so tense.

Everything was for nothing.

Zhu Ming silently turned around and walked in the opposite direction, muttering sullenly as he went, "Why didn't you remind me sooner?"

The female shopkeeper looked aggrieved and said, "Seeing Your Highness leading the way with such imposing momentum, I thought Your Highness knew the way..."

Xu Miaoyun covered her blushing face with her hands, wishing she could disappear into the ground, and quickly urged, "Stop talking, let's get out of here! I keep feeling like someone is laughing at us."

The group instinctively quickened their pace!

Guided by the female shopkeeper, the group finally avoided getting lost and successfully arrived at the gate of the local county magistrate's residence.

As soon as they arrived at the door, they saw a large group of people walking out.

It was Qian Youde who gathered fifty soldiers.

This group of people, who were not wearing armor but carrying knives, spears, and clubs, numbered about fifty and poured out of the mansion in a large group.

Behind the crowd, a man rode a tall horse, exuding an air of pretentious officialdom; he was none other than Qian Youde, the local county magistrate.

Beside the horse, bowing low and holding the reins, was none other than Zhang Dekai, whom Zhu Ming had been chasing all along.

This group of people was planning to leave the city to "suppress bandits".

The group they were suppressing was Zhu Ming and his gang.

As soon as they stepped out the gate, they bumped right into Zhu Ming and his group.

Zhang Dekai, with his sharp eyes, spotted Zhu Ming at a glance and immediately shouted:

"It's you!"

At the same time, the female shopkeeper also saw Qian Youde riding on horseback.

Her eyes instantly turned red, churning with barely suppressed hatred. She gritted her teeth and whispered to Zhu Ming:

"Your Highness, the one on horseback is the corrupt official Qian Youde."

Qian Youde also saw Zhu Ming and his group.

However, his gaze was immediately drawn to the female shopkeeper.

He stroked his chin, grinned, and said in a flippant tone:

"Changyu, what brings you here today? Have you finally come to your senses?"

Seeing this, Zhang Dekai quickly stepped forward, pointed at Zhu Ming, and reported to him:

"Lord Qian! That brat in front is the culprit who beat me up!"

"Oh? Is that so?"

Qian Youde narrowed his eyes, intending to see who was so bold as to dare to lay a hand on his underlings.

Don't they know Zhang Dekai is under their protection? Even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner!

Meanwhile, the protagonist on the other side is Zhu Ming.

"What are you rambling on about?"

He curled his lip impatiently, "Take my shot first!"

Before he finished speaking, he raised the giant air cannon on his arm, pointed the muzzle at Zhang Dekai, and then grinned.

"Bang."

A burst of air, compressed to its limit, suddenly blasted out of the cannon barrel!

A powerful gust of air burst forth instantly.

Xu Miaoyun, the female shopkeeper, and Xiaoyu behind Zhu Ming were all knocked off their feet by the strong wind and staggered back several steps before finally regaining their balance.

Only Zhu Ming remained standing in the same spot, motionless.

And on the other side.

The spot where Zhang Dekai had been standing was now empty.

Not only was he gone, but the vermilion gate behind him also disappeared. Behind the gate was a rockery, which had been blasted open with a large hole.

A blank passageway leads directly into the county magistrate's residence.

Qian Youde, sitting on a tall horse

Because he was riding high and in a remote position, he narrowly escaped death.

But at this moment, he seemed to be frozen in fear, unable to move an inch on the horse.

A few drops of warm blood splattered on his face.

That was Zhang Dekai's only proof of existence.

At this moment, the entire street was deathly silent.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, their mouths agape, but no one could utter a sound.

They couldn't even see what happened clearly.

There was a loud "boom," like the thunder god in the sky, and then Zhang Dekai was gone.

Along with the vermilion gate behind him, and the artificial hill behind it, everything was gone.

It was as if an invisible hand had forcibly erased it from the world.

"Hiss— Yu!!"

A mournful neigh of a horse suddenly shattered the deathly silence.

The tall horse under Qian Youde finally realized what was happening.

It was already agitated by the strong wind, and now that it smelled the strong scent of blood, it was completely thrown into a frenzy.

It stood upright, its front hooves kicking wildly in the air, and its neck snapped back.

"ah--!!"

Qian Youde was already terrified, so how could he possibly control the frightened horse?

He was flung away like a tattered sack.

There was a loud "bang" as he crashed onto the bluestone ground, falling flat on his face. His helmet was askew, his official robe was stained, and he couldn't get up for a long time.

"grown ups!!"

A shrill voice ripped through the crowd.

Qian Youde's butler scrambled out of the crowd, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Help! Help! Protect Master Qian!!"

That shout was like pouring a bucket of cold water into boiling oil.

With a "buzz," the crowd erupted in chaos.

The soldiers were in complete disarray.

Some people threw down their knives and guns with a "clatter," turned around and ran away, not daring to look back even once, wishing their parents had given them two more legs.

Are you kidding me?

That's a ruthless character who can blow people, doors, and even artificial hills to smithereens!

Protect Lord Qian?

What can we use to protect them? Our lives?!

But some people had shifty eyes, staring intently at Qian Youde on the ground, their throats bobbing.

Protect adults, get promoted and make money...

These words, like venomous snakes, burrowed into their minds.

Who is Qian Youde?

The county magistrate!

A high-ranking official of the imperial court, holding the rank of eighth grade!

If we protect him today, won't he rise to great heights in the future?!

Besides, they didn't actually see clearly how Zhu Ming made his move.

Air cannons are invisible to the naked eye.

In the eyes of these soldiers, they only heard a sound, and then Zhang Dekai was gone.

As for how it disappeared?

Who knows?

Perhaps it was a sneak attack by a master, perhaps the artificial hill was simply old and dilapidated, or perhaps... Zhang Dekai was just unlucky?

In short, fortune favors the bold!

Let's take a gamble!

"Protect the adults!!"

Someone shouted out.

Twenty or thirty soldiers, their eyes bloodshot, gritted their teeth, drew their swords, and rushed towards Qian Youde, surrounding him and gripping his sword hilts until they turned white. Their eyes were filled with both fear and excitement as they stared at Zhu Ming across the street.

The rest of the people had long since disappeared.

Zhu Ming never expected that even in this situation, someone would still dare to protect Qian Youde!

It has to be said, these people are truly brave.

Then, Zhu Ming moved the cannon barrel horizontally, aiming it at the soldiers.