Chapter 338 148: The Perceptive Guan Yun

The two remaining brutes were horrified, their eyes wide with disbelief.

One of them, though shocked and terrified, was vicious. Instead of retreating, he lunged at Xu Lei.

But Xu Lei twisted his body to dodge, having already swapped the Homemade Shotgun in his hand for another.

With another bang, this mortal brute's head was also blown off.

Just as he died, a faint halo of light actually appeared around his body.

It was a Talisman worn around his neck, emitting a small amount of Magical Power.

However, this Magical Power was completely unable to withstand the impact of a bullet at such close range.

The light shield was shattered by the bullet instantly.

Along with it, the Talisman on his neck also ignited and disintegrated.

As for the origin of this Talisman, it must have come from the middle-aged male Cultivator backing him.

The last mortal brute had already scrambled off the carriage, scared out of his wits.

He tried to flee, but tripped on a rock on the ground.

He then crawled on the ground like a dog before managing to half-stand, ready to sprint away.

But by then, Xu Lei had also climbed out of the carriage.

He had already swapped to yet another Homemade Shotgun.

Xu Lei raised the gun and took aim.

"BANG."

The shot hit him in the back.

BUZZ.

A ball of light also appeared on this mortal brute's back.

But it couldn't stop the bullet either.

The bullet drove deep into the flesh of his back, and he collapsed instantly.

The man had already run some distance.

Xu Lei knew his aim wasn't good enough at that range, so he didn't shoot for the head.

Instead, he chose to shoot the back, an easier target.

Then, Xu Lei jumped down from the carriage.

He pulled a fifth Homemade Shotgun from his Storage Bracelet.

Back when Xu Lei went to kill that Miss Xiaowei, he had to reload his ammunition on the spot, which he found a bit troublesome.

Therefore, after he acquired a Spatial Magical Artifact again, over the past few days, he had made ten Homemade Shotguns to carry with him, each one already loaded.

This was his solution to the problem of not having automatic fire.

Of course, this was also limited by the capacity of his storage space.

After all, the storage space was also needed for explosives and other things.

And it was still a bit troublesome to switch them out every time.

It was still no match for a gun with automatic fire.

But he couldn't make an automatic weapon right now, so there was nothing to be done.

Xu Lei strode toward the mortal brute who had been shot in the back. Because the bullet hadn't hit his heart, he wasn't dead yet.

The man turned his head to look at Xu Lei, his eyes filled with terror as he begged for mercy repeatedly.

But Xu Lei showed no mercy. Once he was close enough, he raised the gun, aimed at the man's head, and pulled the trigger—one shot!

The bullet struck between his eyebrows, killing him instantly.

Afterward, Xu Lei returned the Homemade Shotgun in his hand to his Storage Bracelet.

Then he picked up a knife from one of the mortal brutes.

He went to each of the mortal brutes' corpses and began to cut into them.

He dug the bullets out of their bodies.

And mangled the wounds.

He didn't want to leave any trace of bullets on the corpses.

This was to prevent the Court's constables from connecting these deaths to the death of Miss Xiaowei all those years ago.

Although, the possibility of that was actually quite small.

After all, the Government Offices of this Ancient Dynasty were nowhere near as advanced as those on Earth.

They had no computers.

Most case files were handwritten records.

Once stored, it would take ages just to find and retrieve them.

It wasn't even certain if anyone still remembered Miss Xiaowei's death.

And even if they did find out, it wouldn't really be a big deal.

It would just be a small hassle.

Still, Xu Lei covered his tracks. After all, caution was paramount.

'It's always better to avoid trouble if you can.'

Next, Xu Lei prepared to go look for the middle-aged male Loose Cultivator.

But before Xu Lei could even start searching...

...he discovered that the middle-aged man had actually already arrived nearby.

The middle-aged male Cultivator hadn't placed much hope in these mortal brutes to begin with.

After all, he had guessed that Xu Lei was also a Cultivator.

Even if Xu Lei's Dao Practice was weak due to his young age, it was still highly likely he could deal with a few mortals.

For this reason, he had given two of the four mortal brutes each a Protective Talisman.

'Xu Lei is so young, how high could his Cultivation possibly be?'

'And with these Protective Talismans, these two mortal brutes can resist Magical Power attacks.'

'With that, they should be able to capture Xu Lei.'

As for why the other two mortal brutes didn't have Protective Talismans?

That was because the middle-aged man didn't have that many Protective Talismans himself.

He had obtained these Talismans from somewhere else.

He couldn't refine them himself.

He already felt the sting of parting with two of them.

Of course, seeing Xu Lei appear here alone, without Qing Lian by his side, made the middle-aged male Cultivator quite happy.

'If that's the case, then these mortal lackeys haven't been useless after all.'

'After all, Xu Lei is so young. Even if he has enough Dao Practice to handle a few mortals...'

'...is it possible he can stand against me when I act myself?'

'Of course not!'

However, this middle-aged male Cultivator was still very cautious.

He worried this was a trap set by Qing Lian.

After all, although Qing Lian was also quite young...

...the speed she had displayed earlier was something the middle-aged male Cultivator found truly hard to fathom.

So, he remained extremely wary of her.

That was why he had been circling the area, trying to confirm whether Qing Lian was actually here or not.

And now, he had confirmed it: Qing Lian definitely hadn't come!

Therefore, he revealed himself with a broad smile on his face.

He didn't bother wasting any words on Xu Lei.

He had no desire for any verbal sparring.

He attacked directly, intending to capture Xu Lei.

His method of attack was three Papermen!

They fluttered and drifted, swelling up in the wind.