Chapter 22

Chapter 22

A few minutes ago.

I had pried open the hidden compartment in the floor with great effort. Inside, besides grain, oil, and medicine, was an old-fashioned shotgun.

The village was surrounded by mountains, and almost every family would go up into the hills to hunt.

When I was a child, my grandmother would take me up the mountain and teach me hand-in-hand: “Shanshan, a hunter’s first shot is the most important. Your heart must be ruthless and your hand must be steady, just like this-”

I did my best to suppress the surging nerves, constantly adjusting my breathing. Crouching against the wall to steady myself, I braced the shotgun against my shoulder.

The sound of footsteps drew closer-

The door slowly opened, and the moment Gu Weizhi appeared.

I pulled the trigger with all my might. The powerful recoil tore open the wound on my shoulder, but I ignored the piercing pain and immediately reloaded.

I had been aiming for his heart the whole time.

The first slug sank into Gu Weizhi’s shoulder. Caught off guard, he fell backward onto the ground as blood quickly bloomed across his shoulder.

But it wasn’t a fatal hit!

Just as I pulled the trigger a second time, a mechanical grinding sound came from the barrel.

Damn it, it jammed!