The man in black kneeling on the ground trembled and dared not raise his head.
"Please calm down, sir,"
Another man in black spoke cautiously.
"Those soldiers have a strange weapon, incredibly powerful, that the smaller ones can't get close at all..."
"What weapon?"
Liu An's anger subsided slightly, and he squinted as he asked.
"The younger ones didn't know either; they just heard a loud bang, and then the brothers fell down..."
The man in black recalled the scene with lingering fear.
"That thing breathes fire and makes a sound, like...like sorcery..."
"A fire-breathing sound?"
Liu An frowned, a vague guess forming in his mind.
"Could it be... a musket?"
He suddenly stood up and paced back and forth.
If it really is a musket, then things could get complicated.
He had also heard about the power of this musket.
Lu Yan's act of transporting muskets into the city was undoubtedly a way of handing the Empress a sharp blade.
Once she gains control of this power, the consequences will be unimaginable.
"Send the order to mobilize all the elite troops hidden within the capital and set up an ambush outside the city!"
A ruthless glint flashed in Liu An's eyes.
"I refuse to believe he can stop my elite troops!"
Meanwhile, in Shannan Prefecture, Lu Yan was enjoying tea and chatting with Chen Qingwan.
"Lord Lu, your tea has a truly unique flavor."
Chen Qingwan took a small sip and exclaimed in admiration.
“Of course,” Lu Yan said with a smug smile.
“I bought this from an overseas merchant at a high price; you can’t buy it on the market.”
As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Chen Qingwan.
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