Playing with Guns?

Outside Ren Mansion, more than thirty men had arrived. They were all thugs from the Police Station, commonly known in this era as **.

As captain of the Police Station's Security Team, A-Wei quickly gathered his subordinates, ready to teach Fei Luo a lesson.

A-Wei was seething with anger. He and his men had bullied the common folk plenty of times, so when had anyone ever dared bully him?

"Captain, this is the place, right?" one lackey with a crooked hat stepped forward and fawned.

"Mm." A-Wei nodded, then gave his order. "Everyone, a wicked Taoist has come to swindle people and take lives. Not only did he deceive my aunt's husband, he also bewitched my cousin. Such a fiend must be brought to justice before he can wreak havoc in the world."

At A-Wei's command, the lackeys' eyes lit up.

Who didn't know that Master Ren's daughter was a delicate beauty? They all knew their superior had long coveted her, but had never won her favor. Wasn't this the perfect chance to prove themselves?

If they kept their superior happy, there'd be plenty of grease for their palms later.

At this, the constable with the crooked hat and another constable with a crooked mouth stepped forward and kicked open the gate of Ren Mansion. The rest filed in after them.

Bang!

Before Ren Tingting or Fei Luo could react, the thugs roughly shoved open the villa's front door and swarmed inside.

But when the two lackeys leading the charge saw Fei Luo sitting on the sofa, their eyes nearly popped out of their heads.

"M-M-Master?"

Just then, A-Wei entered Ren Family Villa with his chin held high and his nose in the air.

"What are you all standing around for? Arrest him!" A-Wei frowned at the shocked looks on his men's faces.

"C-C-Captain, this master is the fearsome man who punched a zombie flying. We..." the lackey with the crooked hat stammered.

They had all been there that day. When they heard the commotion at Ren Mansion, the Security Team had rushed over.

Yet the zombie, impervious to blades and bullets, had been strung up and beaten by the handsome young man before them.

They all swallowed hard, unable to control themselves as they recalled that night.

Could this master really be a wicked fiend?

Seeing this, Fei Luo sat on the sofa, the corners of his mouth lifting into an inscrutable smile.

At the innate False Core Realm, ordinary weapons could no longer harm him. Even bullets posed no threat.

Besides, the guns of this era weren't automatic. These thugs could use them to scare the common folk, at best.

It was like waving a big bird at a widow—utterly ridiculous.

"A-Wei, how dare you barge into Ren Mansion with your lackeys? Is there any law left?" Seeing A-Wei arrive with his men in such force, Ren Tingting stood up and scolded him.

"The law?" A-Wei raised an eyebrow. "I am the law! This wicked fiend is using his sorcery to bewitch the people. He's not only bewitched my aunt's husband, he's also put a spell on you, my cousin. I bet he's the one behind that zombie, too."

"A-Wei, you're slandering him! Brother Fei Luo is a man of honor who does good without asking for anything in return. Just now, he even asked me about what happened with the Feng Shui Master back then, and whether my father has been well lately. He's nothing like a despicable villain like you! You're calling a deer a horse and turning right into wrong. How laughable!" Watching A-Wei frame Fei Luo, Ren Tingting grew anxious and rushed to defend him.

She knew exactly what her cousin was like. He bullied the common folk all the time, and most of the people he arrested were tortured with illegal punishments. Fei Luo was powerful, but Ren Tingting knew he was still flesh and blood. How could he possibly stand against all these thugs armed with guns?

"C-C-Captain, he's a master who catches ghosts. Do we really have to arrest him? He's really powerful." As soon as Ren Tingting finished speaking, one of A-Wei's lackeys stammered. They were clearly afraid of Fei Luo; all they could think about was how he had beaten Old Master Ren senseless that night.

"Arrest him! Why wouldn't we? We have to arrest a fiend like this. Can't you see he's just a good-for-nothing hiding behind a woman?" A-Wei sneered, then continued, "So what if he's powerful? Can he be more powerful than the gun in my hand? Don't you know that beyond ten paces the gun is fast, and within ten paces it's both accurate and fast?"

As he spoke, A-Wei pulled out his Mauser pistol and barked, "Get him! All of you, get him!"

"Fei Luo!" Ren Tingting panicked. She knew there was no way to settle things peacefully today, and she looked anxiously at Fei Luo. But before she could say a word, he gave her a smile and slowly rose to his feet.

"A crippled dog dares to bark here? What a racket." Fei Luo narrowed his eyes. Blue light surged in them, and before anyone could move, a dazzling beam swept across the crowd.

Whoosh!

The blue light came and went in the blink of an eye.

At A-Wei's command, his men hadn't even raised their guns before the blue light swept across their eyes. Their expressions turned vacant.

"You... You lot, get him!" A-Wei was furious, but a flash of blue crossed his vision, and his men all went blank, as if they were confused or possessed. They stood there without moving.

"Bang! Get him! What are you standing around for?" A-Wei panicked. Looking at Fei Luo's smiling face, he turned and kicked a couple of his men in the rear, but they remained motionless.

Ren Tingting was stunned.

She had also seen that dazzling flash of blue. She could only assume it was some kind of spell Fei Luo had cast.

"Gulp..."

"What... What did you do to them?" A-Wei swallowed, staring at Fei Luo in terror.

"Didn't you say that within ten paces, a gun is both fast and accurate? If you can hit me with a single shot, I'll tell you why." Fei Luo started walking toward A-Wei.

"Thud, thud..."

Each step landed like a heavy hammer against A-Wei's heart. The terrifying aura around Fei Luo made A-Wei feel as though he were facing a vicious beast from ancient times, not a handsome young man with soft, fair skin.

"D-Don't come any closer!"

"If you take another step, I'll shoot!"

A-Wei held his gun with trembling hands. His legs shook uncontrollably, and even the hand gripping the weapon was quivering.

"You're greedy and lustful, cowardly as a mouse, and cruel as a snake. I can see evil energy gathered above your head. Just how many heinous things have you done?"

As Fei Luo walked, he spoke slowly, his voice like a distant judgment. Each word seemed to stir up the shameful images buried in A-Wei's heart.

In the blink of an eye, Fei Luo was within ten paces of A-Wei.

"Damn you, quit putting on an act! Die!" A-Wei stared at Fei Luo, cold sweat streaming down his forehead as overwhelming fear rose in his heart.

Driven by terror, he forced himself to steady his nerves and pulled the trigger.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"No!" Ren Tingting screamed. Without thinking, she rushed toward Fei Luo.