In the legends of Jiaozhi, King Fudong had been born in Fudong Village, Wuning. He couldn't speak, laugh, or walk until he was three, but he had an enormous appetite.
When the "Yin Invaders" from the north invaded, King Fudong suddenly spoke. He promised the King of Jiaozhi that he could defeat the enemy if he was given an iron horse, an Iron Sword, and an Iron Hat.
The King of Jiaozhi granted his request. The three-year-old child "feasted," devouring thirty-three oxen, then suddenly transformed into a heavenly general ten zhang tall. He mounted his horse, sword in hand, and routed the Yin Invaders.
Later, the people of Jiaozhi built temples to worship him, offering incense for generations.
On holidays, they presented the temples with large quantities of all kinds of food as offerings.
What was unusual was that at King Fudong's temple, the ones who received offerings besides the king himself were his horse, sword, and hat.
Xu Yuan had treated his wound and reloaded the long gun with gunpowder. Then he noticed, a little awkwardly, that he had no bullets.
The gun could be loaded with one large solid bullet or a bundle of small shot.
As it happened, Xu Yuan didn't have any metal objects at hand. He had consumed them all as Bait/Food to strengthen his Gold Pellet.
After searching around, Xu Yuan gritted his teeth and smashed the iron pot in the kitchen.
"When my stepmother comes back, I'm sure to get an earful."
Xu Yuan used Inner Fire to refine the entire iron pot into a single solid bullet, then stuffed it into the gun's muzzle.
Then he hauled a table over to block the door, set the long gun on it, and aimed it outside.
He had just sat down to catch