Chapter 29: The World's Number One Gun

  Han Laiyu glanced at Li Zhen, nodded slightly, and suddenly threw out the vase in his right hand.

  Li Zhenquan stared intently, seeing Han Laiyu throw out the vase, the sniper rifle in his hand was raised decisively, aiming at the vase flying in the sky, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

  Bang!

  "Hiss!"

  The gun fired, the bullet shot out, and the vase shattered.

  Li Zhen's swift and decisive move opened up a new world for Xianfeng, who felt extremely surprised. Qi Shan's old face broke into a smile, and the tension in his heart gradually dissipated. Han Laiyu was also quite astonished; he didn't want to make things difficult for Li Zhen, so he threw out the vase at a moderate speed - by the time the first vase was hit by the bullet, he had just thrown out the second one.

  As the second vase rose into the air, Li Zhen pulled the trigger again and accurately hit the second vase.

  Just as Han Laiyu was about to throw the third vase, a deep voice came from beside him: "Hold on!"

  Han Laiyu suddenly stopped and looked at Xianfeng in confusion.

  Li Zhen also looked at Xianfeng and asked: "Your Majesty, is there something wrong?"

  Xianfeng pondered for a moment, then said: "Han Laiyu has reservations about taking action, and the speed at which he throws the vase is not fast either. I will personally throw out the vase, if you can still hit them all, I will have a reward."

  Qishan's heart skipped a beat, and her just-relaxed mind tensed up again.

  Compared to Han Laiyu, Xianfeng's move was definitely without any reservations or holding back. This made it even more difficult for Li Zhen to hit the vase.

  Han Laiyu also hastily said: "Your Majesty, absolutely cannot!"

  "Why can't I?"

  Xianfeng's face was stern and extremely displeased.

  Han Laiyu carefully explained: "Your Majesty, you are a thousand gold bodies, a precious body, and the safety of the people is tied to your body. If after throwing the vase, Li Can shoots again and hits the vase, and the vase shatters with shards flying towards Your Majesty, wouldn't we be guilty of a grave offense? Please prioritize the dragon's body and do not take action yourself."

  Qishan pushed the boat forward with the current and said: "Your Majesty, it is crucial to take care of your dragon body."

  Xianfeng said in a cold tone, "I'm not so precious, nor am I so weak. Alright, I must take action myself." After a pause, Xianfeng comforted Li Zhen, saying, "Li Zhen, don't hesitate to shoot just because it's me taking action personally. You must hit all eight remaining vases, understand?"

  Li Zhen Duan held a sniper rifle and said loudly: "Your Majesty can rest assured, I understand."

  Xianfeng raised one vase in each hand and then flung them with all his might into the distance.

  Two flower vases flew out simultaneously, and Xianfeng's mouth curled up with a smile. He wanted to see how Li Zhen would handle it? Would he hit one first, then the other landed? Or because of hesitation, neither could be hit in the end.

  Li Zhenquan was fully focused and had long been prepared.

  Aimed at a slightly lower vase, calmly pulled the trigger.

  Bang!

  A clear and pleasant sound rang out, the first vase was blown up by Li Zhen's single shot. Immediately afterwards, Li Zhen aimed at the second vase again, and another shot blew away the second vase thrown out by Xianfeng. Next, Xianfeng continuously threw out the remaining six vases one after another, and Li Zhen calmly knocked down all the vases.

  For Li Zhen, this is actually the simplest thing.

  Although the difficulty has increased slightly due to the firearms situation, Xianfeng's physical condition is not good, and it is impossible to quickly throw away eight flower vases, so Li Zhen has enough time to complete his goal.

  After shooting eight vases, Li Zhencai put away his sniper rifle, wiped the sweat from his forehead and cupped his hands to say: "Fortunately, Your Majesty showed mercy, otherwise I would have really lost face."

  Xianfeng smiled and said: "This is your true skill, it has nothing to do with me."

  Xianfeng exercised for a while and got somewhat hot, with sweat dripping from his forehead. He took the white handkerchief from Han Liyu's hand and wiped away the beads of sweat, saying: "I previously said that if you hit all the flower vases, I would reward you. A gentleman's word is his bond, and it cannot be taken back. You and Qi Shan follow me to Qianqing Palace."

  "Yes, sir!"

  Qishan and Li Zhen followed behind Xianfeng, heading towards the Upper Study Room.

  Upon entering the hall, Li Zhen and Qi Shan stood respectfully, slightly bowing their waists, with their heads also slightly lowered. Xianfeng sat grandly on the dragon throne, instructing: "Li Zhen, grind ink for me."

  "Ah!"

  Li Zhen replied and hurriedly walked to the side of Xianfeng's dragon case, then gently ground the ink.

  Before long, Li Zhen had ground the ink.

  Xianfeng spread out a sheet of Xuan paper on the dragon case, took down a brush pen, dipped it in ink, and with one breath, quickly wrote the five big characters "World's First Gun". Although Xianfeng was a sickly person and his body was not good, this brushwork was absolutely magnificent. The five characters were written in one breath, the strokes were powerful and forceful, with a strong and vigorous spirit.

  Li Zhen said with admiration: "Your Majesty's handwriting is so good that even us servants can't help but stare in amazement."

  Xianfeng smiled and said: "These five characters, I give them to you."

  Qi Shan's face lit up with a mixture of surprise and envy as he heard that Xianfeng was going to give Li Zhen a handwritten letter. His dull eyes sparkled with a hint of excitement. He had thought that Li Zhen had already received Xianfeng's favor, but he didn't expect it to have reached the point of receiving a handwritten letter from him. This was an opportunity that came once in a thousand years. Qi Shan even felt a twinge of jealousy in his heart.

  Han Laiyu stood beside him, even more surprised.

  With this letter, Li Zhen was given a protective umbrella.

  Li Zhen's eyes rolled, and he said: "Your Majesty, this calligraphy is something I really want, but the Grand Master has not yet achieved his meritorious service to the emperor on horseback, so I truly feel ashamed to accept it."

  Xianfeng smiled and said: "You rascal, seeing your loyalty, I will give Qishan a hint."

  As he spoke, Xianfeng pushed aside the newly written calligraphy and spread out a sheet of xuan paper on the dragon case, quickly writing a large character "Zhong" (loyalty) on the white paper.

  Once the ink is dry, these two calligraphy and painting pieces will become Li Zhen's and Qi Shan's private collection.

  At this time, Qi Shan was even more grateful to Li Zhen.

  Two people were deeply grateful and extremely excited about Xianfeng.

  Xianfeng was delighted to see the two men grateful and respectful. Granting favors was so easy, just a stroke of the pen would do. Xianfeng put aside his playful mood and began to ask about the situation in Jiangbei Dazhen. In the end, Xianfeng once again praised Li Zhen and Qi Shan, encouraging them to continue their efforts before letting them leave.

  In fact, discussing state affairs took less than half an hour.

  The rest of the things took up most of the time instead.

  After leaving the palace, Qi Shan finally breathed a sigh of relief, and a brilliant smile appeared on his wrinkled old face. His hands grasped the calligraphy and painting tightly, as if afraid someone would snatch them away. Once in the carriage, Qi Shan laughed and scolded, "Li Zhen, you little rascal, you're really too capable of stirring up trouble! Fortunately, the Emperor has a good impression of you, or else we'd be in big trouble."

  Li Zhen said: "If there were no seniors to promote us, nor a day for junior officials to stand out."

  Qishan smiled and began to meditate with his eyes closed.

  Two men returned to the inn by carriage, and as soon as they got off the horse, a soldier rushed up to Li Zhen and anxiously said: "General Li, Huang Qianzong has been beaten into serious injury."

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