Chapter 636: Guns (2/2)

“I only said that I would spare your life but I never said that I would allow you to leave completely unscathed!” The smile on Yu Xiaocao’s face was enough to freeze a person’s heart. “Destroy their right arms such that they will never be able to pick up weapons again!”

“As for you ah! You’re the leader of this vile group so you need to pay a higher price! Otherwise, that wouldn’t be fair!” Yu Xiaocao turned towards He Wanning and said, “His mouth is foul, so you can go wash it for him!”

He Wanning picked up a rock from the side of the road that was about as large as a man’s fist and pelted it viciously at the large bearded man. The bandit screamed in pain and almost half of his teeth fell out of his mouth. His lips were swollen like sausages as blood dripped onto the ground.

“Vented enough ah?” Yu Xiaocao slanted a look at the other maiden as she asked.

“Mmm, just a bit ah!” He Wanning’s eyes flickered as she said, “Lend me that gun of yours. I want to destroy an arm and leg of his. That’ll be enough to sate my temper. Otherwise, if I hold it all in it’d cause problems for me in the future!”

Yu Xiaocao’s eyes twitched. This lass spoke so much only for the sake of playing with the guns, right? She put the gun that the emperor had given her into He Wanning’s hands. She warned the other girl repeatedly, “Play as you wish but don’t hurt yourself. Make sure you keep his worthless self alive. This prince doesn’t want to have a stain on my reputation because of him.”

The unspoken implications were clear. As long as the man was kept alive, everything else was negotiable. After she finished, Xiaocao gracefully marched away, leaving He Wanning with the large bearded man. The other girl waved the gun in her hands excitedly towards the man, making him turn pale out of fear. He was frightened that she might accidentally discharge the gun at him and end his life!

He Wanning ultimately aimed at the large bearded man’s right leg. Pow! The man howled as if he was a pig at the slaughter.

“Oh ho ho! Looks like my aim was poor and I wasted a bullet!” He Wanning sighed regretfully. While Chunhua reloaded the gun for her, she snapped her whip at the large bearded man’s face as she asked, “What are you screaming for? I didn’t hit you. Just look at you, your courage is smaller than an ant, yet you dare to come out and cause trouble!”

“Screw you——” The large bearded man wasn’t able to finish his string of profanities when the reloaded gun was pointed in the direction of his chest. He hastily swallowed down what he was about to say.

“If you make this young maiden even more unhappy, I might aim poorly and hit the wrong place! At that time, it’ll be my mistake and not Royal Prince Guo not keeping his word, right?” He Wanning felt her temper sate as she watched the large bearded man in front of her sob and beg piteously.

“Stop playing around! If this continues on for too long, we won’t be able to make it to our next rest stop in time!” Yuan Xueyan shouted towards He Wanning as she followed Xiaocao from behind.

He Wanning shot the large bearded man in the knee and then also shot the man’s right arm as well. The man howled grievously in pain while he was being tied up a large tree. After that was done, she hurriedly caught up with her two good friends.

“What’s wrong?” When she got to Xiaocao’s side, she found out that the younger girl’s complexion looked wan while her hands and feet trembled.

Yuan Xueyan supported Xiaocao as she gently patted her back. She answered He Wanning’s question, “I’m not sure. Earlier she seemed just fine but she began to vomit when we got here. She also can’t seem to stand up straight.”

“...” He Wanning took out her waterskin and had Xiaocao drink a few sips as she worriedly inquired, “Was she scared silly from earlier? She seemed quite calm and confident just a few moments ago. That demeanor, that expression, I almost became her die-hard fan after seeing that! Who would have thought that she would also be frightened by what had happened?”

Ning Donglan had finished cleaning up the remains of the battle and walked over. When he saw this scene, he stated, “The first time I killed someone my hands also trembled and my heart felt uneasy. Did anyone bring any calming pills? Give her one. This is something that has shadowed her heart and only she can walk out of it.”

Qiushi hurriedly took out a pill that gave off a refreshing fragrance from the small medicine box she carried on her. After helping her master take it, she muttered guiltily, “It was all this subordinate’s fault for allowing the young miss to get frightened so much!”

“I’m fine! I’ll be perfectly alright in a few moments! No need to worry about me!” Yu Xiaocao sat down on a rock at the side of the road and inhaled a few deep breaths through her nose. She could still smell the scent of fresh blood in her nose. Blarghhhh——she vomited again.

Yuan Xueyan personally fed some water into her mouth and helped her rinse. Then she gently hugged Xiaocao as she comforted, “That person deserved to die! If you didn’t fire your gun, then we would be the ones who are dead now! Killing a bandit to save the people most close to you was the right decision! There’s no need to put pressure on yourself over this!”

“That’s right ah! Earlier you were so cool! You were able to accurately hit him from such a far distance, which means you must have practiced before! I was unable to hit something even from such a close distance. So embarrassing ah!” He Wanning sat next to Xiaocao as she chirped and jabbered at the younger girl in an almost worshipful manner.