Qingden felt something hot flying close to his body.

Immediately afterwards, waves of burning sensations and pinprick-like pains came from his right waist.

"Tsk...this thing is really hard to aim at!"

Konosuke Kitahara cursed, bent his left thumb, and clicked the hammer.

Suddenly, a silver revolver appeared in his left hand, with pale white smoke still coming from the muzzle.

There is no doubt that what just flew past Qingdeng's body was the bullet from the revolver!

Ayoto didn't know much about the firearms of this era, so he couldn't identify the model of the gun in Kitahara Konosuke's hand or which country it was made in.

But no matter what kind of gun it is...even if it is an old-fashioned flintlock gun, its threat cannot be underestimated.

"I didn't expect you to still hide such a weapon..."

Aoto didn't dare to take his eyes away from Kitahara Konosuke. While he was closely watching his every move, he used his peripheral vision to look at the place where he had just been "shot" by the bullet.

Fortunately among the misfortunes - the bullet that Konosuke Kitahara just shot did not penetrate Aomori's body, but only passed by Aomori's waist, leaving only a red mark that was constantly seeping blood.

"To be honest, I really don't want to use a Western blunderbuss against you unless I have to."

At this time, Kitahara Konosuke said calmly.

"Western muskets and their ammunition are very rare. I spent a lot of effort to get this one and only six bullets. Every time a bullet is knocked out, there is one missing."

"Tachibana Aoden! Wake up! Even if you are a benevolent king, you are no match for firearms!"

"No matter how fast you swing your knife, can it still be faster than a bullet?"

Speaking of this, Konosuke Kitahara showed a proud smile as if he had a chance to win.

Those of his subordinates who were still alive also expressed joy and luck at surviving the disaster.

They retreated one after another, widening the distance between them and Qingdeng.

Stop 7 steps away from Aoto, and form a fan-shaped formation that semi-surrounds Aoto with Kitahara Konosuke as the center.

It’s no wonder that Kithara Konosuke and others are so proud.

Although the radical anti-barbarian patriots always shout that "foreign gun teams and armored battleships are nothing to be afraid of" and "as long as you are determined to die and implement the spirit of Bushido, you can be invincible", but anyone with a little brain knows:

In front of the volley of gunfire and the roar of thousands of cannons, swords, guns, swords and spears are all just floating clouds.

This truth was best confirmed as early as three hundred years ago during the Warring States Period when Oda Nobunaga mobilized 3,000 matchlock guns and defeated the world-famous Takeda Cavalry in the Battle of Nagasaki.

The Shimizu clan is the "strongest Yakuza group in Edo" with a sphere of influence throughout the entire Kanto region. Overseas smuggling is one of their financial resources. As a cadre of the Shimizu clan, Kitahara Konosuke does not have to own a revolver.

What an impossible thing.

"Kitahara-sama! Hurry! Shoot Tachibana Aoden to death! Revenge for my father!"

"Kitahara-sama! Shoot!"

"Kill Ju Qingden! Kill Ju Qingden!"

Kitahara Konosuke's subordinates kept encouraging Kitahara Konosuke, asking him to shoot quickly, so as to kill Aoden as soon as possible.

However, Kitahara Konosuke remained unmoved.

It was as if he was petrified. The muzzle of the gun was pointed straight at Qingdeng's chest. He just kept raising the gun and refused to pull the trigger.

"Kitahara-sama?"

"Sir, what's wrong with you? Why don't you shoot?"

For a moment, a bunch of doubtful eyes fell on Kitahara Konosuke.

Anyone with a keen eye will notice at this moment that Kitahara Konosuke's face is filled with solemn clouds.

It's not that Kitahara Konosuke is soft-hearted and wants to save Aonto's life.

In fact, even without being reminded by his subordinates, he wanted to pull the trigger immediately and beat Qingdeng into a "leaky gourd".

The reason why he suddenly became motionless was simply because of Qingdeng's immediate reaction, which made him feel very strange.

In Kithara Konosuke's opinion, except for a few frogs in a well who don't know how big the world is, there are no people in this world who are not afraid of firearms.

Anyone who sees their opponent taking out a firearm should be shocked and terrified.

However, Qingdeng at this time was unusually calm.

After seeing that he actually held a revolver, Qingdeng was shocked for a moment, then quickly regained his composure and looked at him calmly.

He seemed to regard the revolver as nothing.

He looked like he didn't take firearms seriously.

If it were anyone else, Kitahara Konosuke would have thought that the other party was bluffing.

But the person facing him was Tachibana Aoden... the Nioh who had created countless miracles with a sword since he was born... This made Kitahara Konosuke have to murmur.

——Could it be said that... Ju Qingden can "cut bullets"?

Thinking of this, a few drops of cold sweat seeped out from Kitahara Konosuke's forehead, and then slid down his cheeks.

Bullet Chopping: As the name suggests, you can use a knife to intercept and chop down flying bullets!

For ordinary people who are not familiar with martial arts, they may find this quite unbelievable or even unbelievable, but this is a real magical skill.

Konosuke Kitahara, who holds a high position as a cadre in the Qingmizu clan, can be considered a well-informed person, so he knows very well that there really are swordsmen in this world who can cut bullets!

According to legend, the "Eternal Sword Master" Ogata Issei is an invincible person who "can knock down all the waterfalls of bullets" and "it is absolutely impossible to defeat him unless he drags out a cannon."

Regardless of legendary figures like Ogata Issei, the most recent outstanding heroes are... Chiba Shusaku, the "Founder of Hokushin Ittou Style", Chiba Eijiro, the "Chiba of Techniques", and Oishi Susumu, the "Seven-foot-Unparalleled"

, the "contemporary swordsman" Seiichiro Tanani, is said to be a great swordsman who has reached the realm of slicing bullets!

If... Aonto is like Chiba Eijiro, Otani Seiichiro and others, he has already reached the level of martial arts where he can split bullets like jelly beans...

As soon as he thought of this, strong fear wrapped around Kitahara Konosuke's body like vines.

——No! Tachibana Aoden is only 19 years old this year, how can he reach the level of "Zhan Tan"!

——But... Tachibana Aoden is recognized as a swordsman genius...

——It wouldn’t be surprising if he really reached the level of slicing bullets...

Just when Kitahara Konosuke didn't dare to act rashly because he couldn't distinguish between Qingnobo's reality and reality, he must have never imagined that Aonobu now was really bluffing...

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——Damn...! Why is it a pistol again!

Qingdeng, who had never been fond of swearing, now rarely cursed in his heart.

This is not the first time Qingdeng has encountered an opponent who suddenly drew a gun.

Thinking about the past...he couldn't count how many enemies he had encountered so far who were "fighting and fighting, and then suddenly pulled out a revolver".

After getting to know various masters such as Eijiro Chiba, Boss Kiryu, Yahachi Makimura, Aoto's horizons have broadened a lot.

Affected by this, although everyone respects him as a "benevolent king", he has always maintained a high degree of introspection.

He did not dare to claim to be a "strong person", and he only dared to say modestly that he was just a little capable.

In short, Qingdeng is self-aware - he knows very well that he is currently unable to compete with firearms!

Qingden is not an idiot either.

He discovered a long time ago that the world he traveled through was quite significantly different from his original world - the average force value of this world was very high.

To put it in layman's terms...the world I live in now is a "low martial arts world".

For outstanding warriors in this world, fighting one against ten, against dozens, or even against a hundred is just an easy matter.

Take Qingteng's actions tonight as an example. He single-handedly killed about twenty warriors and turned them upside down... This was completely unimaginable in the world before he traveled through time.

In the world before he traveled, someone who could fight one against ten was considered a great martial arts master. Being able to fight against one against a hundred only existed in novels and movies.

However, no matter how high the average force value in this world is, it is only "low force" after all.

In a nutshell, no matter how powerful the warriors in this world are, they are always in the category of "mortal bodies".

No matter how awesome a warrior is, he can't move mountains and fill seas.

A swordsman who has reached the ultimate level of swordsmanship can only raise his hands in surrender in front of a howitzer or be blasted into a pulp.

Thousands of warriors are no match for the army spawned by industrial civilization and armed with "steel" and "steam".

Although he has never seen it with his own eyes, Qingdeng believes that in this "low martial arts world", there must be top martial arts masters who "can talk and laugh calmly even if thousands of bullets are approaching."

For example: Boss Kiryu, who is said to be able to split an armored battleship open like a cake, is definitely among them.

As for Ogata Yoshi, Kinoshita Gen and other famous swordsmen who have left their mark in history, let alone them.

Even if someone told Qingdeng that these two men who made history could split the shells of naval guns, Qingdeng would not be too surprised.

However... Ogata's potential and Kiryu's boss are all too far away for the current Ainoto.

Now he... is not so much "incapable of cutting bullets" as "unsure".
To be continued...