In this scene, the wealthy Sun Family planned to burn down an inn and murder an imperial envoy.
Old Man Withered Wood, Wu Zhenhai, had been hired by Sun Shichang, the head of the Sun Family, to ensure that the protagonist group investigating the Chajiangnan Major Case died in an "accident."
There was also a tribute here: Wu Zhenhai, at the grandmaster level, caught a firearm round with one hand, displaying the full extent of a grandmaster's combat power.
Wu Zhenhai was defeated and killed because he blindly trusted in his own strength and underestimated the power of explosives. Lu Bing blanketed the area with cannon fire, and the explosives laid in ambush sent him straight to his grave.
His age had something to do with it as well. A grandmaster in his twilight years was still old in the end.
Of course, even at the moment of death, Wu Zhenhai still displayed a grandmaster's might. His inner energy linked the skin, flesh, bones, organs, and marrow throughout his body like a puppet show on strings. His martial will erupted, sustaining his life force.
His flesh-and-blood body endured cannon fire and explosives head-on.
But people had their limits, after all. No one could survive injuries like that.
Yet even unto death, Wu Zhenhai's killing intent remained chilling, and his grandmaster's bearing endured.
Shen Shanden discussed the filming arrangements with the team.
There were action director Wu Jing, who also played Lu Bing; the martial arts direction team; the technical support team; Chen Kun, who played Chen Mo; and Ji Chunhua, who portrayed Wu Zhenhai.
Ji Chunhua was Duan Yanqing from Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. In his early years, he had been a member of the ZJ Provincial Wushu Team. He looked fierce, but he took acting extremely seriously.
He was nothing