She hurriedly tried to go out and stop her, but Wu Lanxi grabbed her arm.
"His Majesty?"
Wu Lanxi covered her mouth and made a shushing gesture: "Let's see."
Logically speaking, it should be obvious who would win and who would lose in the confrontation between Zhao Kai and Li Da Kui.
But ever since she entered Qihuai County, her world has been turned upside down.
This place is full of surprises.
She is now even beginning to doubt whether Zhao Kai is a match for Li Da Kui.
Seeing Li Da Kui walking towards him, Zhao Kai immediately narrowed his eyes: "I advise you not to act recklessly, otherwise, my sword has no eyes!"
Li Da Kui scoffed: "I don't need to use knives or swords to deal with you."
Zhao Kai scoffed: "You want to fight bare-handed? Let me give you a piece of advice: there are always people better than you, and there's always a higher level to reach. Don't think that just because you're tall and strong, you can run wild anywhere."
Li Da Kui looks honest and simple, but when he starts to challenge, he is in no way inferior: "If being tall and strong doesn't give you confidence, then a pretty boy like you is only fit to be a pimp in a brothel."
"What did you say!"
Zhao Kai originally didn't take him seriously at all and only wanted to teach him a lesson casually.
Upon hearing this, a murderous glint suddenly flashed in his eyes.
"court death!"
Zhao Kai drew his long sword from his waist and slashed at Li Da Kui's head.
Lin Wan'er was shocked and quickly covered her face.
Wu Lanxi looked at Tang Huan, but saw that he was smiling with great interest and did not seem worried about Li Da Kui at all, so she suspected that there was a trick involved.
Sure enough, Li Da Kui calmly took out a strange object, pointed it at the crown on Zhao Kai's head, and pressed it.
Bang!
A deafening roar suddenly erupted, startling Wu Lanxi and Lin Wan'er so much that their hearts seemed to stop beating.
Xiao Yuanshan and the others' expressions changed drastically, and they all drew their swords, ready to fight at any moment.
Only the mercenaries from Qihuai County grinned, especially when they saw the shocked expressions on their faces, their faces full of mockery.
"You're so ignorant, you've never even seen a handgun before."
"Haha, they probably don't even know what gunpowder is, let alone a pistol."
Shh, don't let them hear.
pistol?
Wu Lanxi had indeed never heard of this thing before.
But when her gaze fell on Zhao Kai, she almost burst out laughing.
His crown was blown to pieces, and his hair was singed.
The once upright and righteous young general suddenly looked as disheveled as if he were wearing a chicken coop.
Who wouldn't laugh after seeing this?
But then Tang Huan slapped Li Da Kui on the head: "Who told you to hit him on the head? What if you kill him?"
The crown was made of gold. If the gold pieces were broken, the fragments would be impacted and pierce the skull, and Zhao Kai would surely die!
Li Da Kui looked aggrieved: "Anyway, they're bandits, so what if they die?"
"Who told you they were bandits!" Tang Huan angrily flicked him on the head again. "Have you ever seen a bandit who isn't afraid of government soldiers?"
Li Da Kui was even more confused upon hearing this: "Huh? They're not bandits?"
"Nonsense! I could tell at a glance they weren't bandits."
Tang Huan lowered her voice.
"We're already here, so we figured we might as well swindle some money if we can. At least we have to make back the money we spent hiring mercenaries."
Li Da Kui scratched his head, as if he had been taught a lesson: "Oh, I was being reckless. But he didn't die, so please don't blame me, sir."
Wu Lanxi nearly died of anger when she heard their conversation.
Hurrah.
It turns out that Tang Huan, that little rascal, had already figured out they weren't bandits, and was deliberately making trouble just to extort money from them.
They are even more greedy and treacherous than bandits!
Just then, the soldier who had been sent to find Lord Xie arrived in front of Tang Huan.
"My lord, this is a five-hundred-tael silver note from Lord Xie. Lord Xie said that the bandit stronghold with several hundred people is a large mountain stronghold. If you can kill them all, he will report it to the court. His Majesty will be very pleased. When you receive the reward, he will definitely share half with you."
Upon hearing this, Wu Lanxi was so angry that her scalp tingled.
You, Prefect of Yingzhou, you really colluded with Tang Huan to deceive everyone!
They've even started plotting against me!
Zhao Kai had already come to his senses by this time.
He covered his burning hot crown and his charred hair, staring at Li Da Kui in shock.
"What kind of hidden weapon did you use? How could it be so powerful!"
Tang Huan curled the corners of her lips: "Want to know? First, pay two hundred taels of silver for tuition."
Zhao Kai was furious and about to start cursing when suddenly Xiao Yuanshan stepped forward and glared at Tang Huan with a stern expression.
"I advise you to know when to stop. If you keep acting up, I won't be so polite!"
Tang Huan wasn't afraid of him at all: "If you're not going to be polite, I'll..."
Seeing the murderous intent flashing in Xiao Yuanshan's eyes, Wu Lanxi knew that if she didn't step in, things would get out of hand.
She hurriedly went out, pleading, "Lord Tang, please show mercy!"
Upon seeing Wu Lanxi, Xiao Yuanshan's expression turned solemn, and he quickly lowered his head.
His Majesty had given instructions not to reveal her identity, but he dared not look directly at His Majesty.
Tang Huan looked completely bewildered when she saw Wu Lanxi: "What are you doing here?"
Wu Lanxi said, "Lord Tang, they are actually my men. A few days ago, I was being chased by bandits, so I sent my men back to the capital to deliver a message, asking my father to send someone to bring me back to the capital. My father was afraid that something would happen to me, so he specially hired many thugs. Please don't make things difficult for them, sir."
"Thugs?"
Tang Huan raised an eyebrow, walked up to Zhao Kai, and suddenly drew the sword from his waist.
"Are all the thugs in Beijing equipped with such top-of-the-line weapons?"
This sword must have taken several years of craftsmanship to make, right?
Moreover, this sword is clearly made with top-notch craftsmanship, something that machines cannot imitate. It requires a master blacksmith to meticulously forge it day after day for years.
Wu Lanxi smiled awkwardly and said, "The thugs in the capital are naturally more skilled."
"Yeah?"
Tang Huan was filled with doubt and suspicion.
He had never been to the capital, so he really didn't know what it was like there.
However, it is the capital of a country, under the emperor's nose, so it is normal for the facilities to be a bit higher.
"Since you're one of yours, I won't make things difficult for you."
Wu Lanxi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and was about to thank him when she saw Tang Huan throw the sword in his hand to Li Da Kui.
"Tell them to leave their swords behind and replace them with the swords of the mercenaries from Seven Locust Trees County. Set off immediately. I wish you a safe journey!"
Wu Lanxi: "..."
Lin Wan'er, unable to bear it any longer, stood up and angrily retorted: "Lord Tang, how can you withhold someone else's sword without reason? Does what you're doing comply with the laws of Daqing?"
"Daqing Law?"
Tang Huan snorted dismissively.
"Article 39 on page 10 of the Daqing Law clearly stipulates that ordinary people are not allowed to carry weapons out of their homes. They brought swords and knives to Qihuai County to cause trouble. I only exchanged them with them and did not confiscate them directly, which is already very lenient."
"If you keep arguing, confiscate their weapons, detain them for forty-nine days, and each of them will have to pay one hundred taels of silver to ransom them!"
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