The guards of the Wei Estate were, just as the stationmaster had expected, nothing more than all bark and no bite. They certainly did not dare to openly massacre ordinary people with firearms in broad daylight; if they were to actually do that, Emperor Chongning and the young emperor, who had already begun officially handling state affairs, would likely immediately find an excuse to take them down.
Was this not a fine excuse for the young emperor to assert his authority? What a coincidence—the young emperor still held a great deal of goodwill toward the Immortal Sect. It was like offering a pillow to someone who was dozing off; no one courted death quite this eagerly.
And so, the guards of the Wei Estate could only draw the batons from their sides and, holding small steel shields at their waists, charge toward the stationmaster.
Chapter 521