306. Try the Magical Treasure

Longxi Town, like an ancient Jiangnan street out of an ink painting.

Small bridges over running water, high gables and curved eaves, even the paths paved with bluestone slabs have an antique charm.

By the river wharf, a couple of women wield wooden mallets to beat clothes; on the banks, threads of white smoke twist and rise from coal stoves.

In the midst of this tranquil and rustic scene, suddenly there came the sounds of shouting and the roaring of firearms.

On a small stone bridge stood a towering hulk of a man who, snorting with a 'hmph' from his nostrils, summoned all his strength and launched a ferocious punch.

His opponent promptly pulled out a Colt revolver and fired.

The burly man did not dodge or evade, but smashed another punch down, causing his opponent's chest cavity to cave in, blood spraying wildly as it splattered out.

He himself was shot in the abdomen, bursting a spray of blood.