Given Zhang Shuya's temperament, courage, and skill, she wasn't exactly frightened by Big Eye's bizarre "appearance."
As for Big Eye, a beauty as exceptionally stunning and seemingly fair and delicate as Zhang Shuya gave him nothing to be afraid of.
If there was one thing that truly shocked Big Eye, it was perhaps that Zhang Shuya's pectoral muscles were quite developed; she looked as if she possessed an immense explosive power and an unparalleled sense of compression.
To be honest, while Zhang Shuya was indeed not as beautiful as Mu Xueqing or Sun Nian, her looks could absolutely be called one-in-ten-thousand. Most importantly, she had a baby face.
However, her personality was rather volatile, which created a very strong sense of contrast for anyone who knew her. Consequently, the men around her—with the exception of Wang Shuai—only treated her as one of the boys.
After staring at each other for a moment, Zhang Shuya determined that the "creature" before her was simply a person with an ocular deformity, and she didn't investigate further.
Mainly, once a crowd reaches a few hundred people, all sorts of types are present, so it was actually quite normal for a non-human-looking fellow to pop up occasionally.
Zhang Shuya gripped the military knife in her hand, but in an instant, she leaped and launched a flying kick through the air.
Seeing the foot flying toward him, Big Eye didn't realize just how much raw power was contained within that seemingly small foot.
Thus, Big Eye actually tried to catch it with his hands. Unexpectedly, despite his strange appearance, Big Eye actually knew martial arts.
Seeing this, Zhang Shuya retracted the kick she had launched and immediately switched to a whip kick, while simultaneously spinning her body.
Clearly, Zhang Shuya spun to utilize the power of her waist to increase the force.
Big Eye quickly changed his move and blocked with his left forearm. With a loud "bang," Big Eye was kicked sideways for two steps.
It was evident that the force of Zhang Shuya's kick was significant; not only was Big Eye pushed back two steps, but he also vigorously shook the left arm that had been hit.
Only then did Big Eye's expression become serious, and his right hand subconsciously reached toward the small of his back. Clearly, he was going for a gun.
Having kept a close eye on Big Eye's movements, Zhang Shuya naturally wouldn't give him the chance. With a spring-like start, she thrust the military knife in her right hand toward him.
Before the gun could be drawn and without a weapon in hand, Big Eye stared at the military knife; his two small black pupils converged toward the center, making him cross-eyed.
Immediately following, Big Eye managed to dodge only one move before Zhang Shuya's military knife slashed twice into each of his arms.
In reality, actual military knives are extremely sharp. Saying they can cut through hair or slice iron like mud might be an exaggeration, but using them to slice through clothes and flesh is effortless, often cutting straight to the bone.
Thus, in an instant, Zhang Shuya had effectively disabled both of Big Eye's arms.
After a few seconds, the blood from Big Eye's arms flowed down his sleeves to his hands.
It must be said that Big Eye was quite tough; despite both arms being slashed, he didn't let out a single scream.
Zhang Shuya looked at Big Eye and finally spoke
"Are you going to come with me quietly, or do the two of us want to fight a bit more?"
As she spoke, Zhang Shuya pulled out her own gun. The meaning was clear: "If you dare run or act cocky again, I'll blow you away."
Big Eye stared at the gun in Zhang Shuya's hand for a while, then said very pragmatically
"I'll go with you."
In truth, this is the first reaction of any person seeing a gun; those who dare to ignore the muzzle and continue to clash with the owner of the gun are perhaps one in ten thousand.
Hearing this, Zhang Shuya said nothing. She kept the gun pointed at Big Eye's head, walked up to him, and snatched the pistol from the small of his back.
Big Eye's gun was a Mauser C96 "box cannon." It looked like it had some real age to it, a true old gun.
This gun had basically no value left. If one wanted to kill someone with it, the muzzle had to be pressed right against them; otherwise, the moment the bullet left the barrel, it would instantly veer off in an unknown direction.
For some reason, most people hanging around the underworld liked box cannons. In reality, aside from being able to hold more ammunition, the box cannon was mediocre in every other aspect.
It was quite bulky, very heavy, and only semi-automatic. Most importantly, the recoil was enormous.
When firing, one had to hold it sideways, otherwise, there was no telling where the bullet would fly.
After confiscating Big Eye's box cannon, Zhang Shuya patted him down and then asked
"How many of you came?"
Hearing this, Big Eye answered very bluntly and without a hint of hesitation
"Two. He's already gone back to report."
Zhang Shuya hadn't expected Big Eye to be so cooperative and was momentarily stunned. However, she continued to ask
"Do you know the consequences of lying?"
Upon hearing this, Big Eye's tone was dismissive, but he spoke very manlily
"Whether I lie or not, is it like I'll still get to live?"
It had to be said that Big Eye's words were perfectly correct—very pertinent and very realistic.
Zhang Shuya suddenly felt a bit speechless, because in all her life, this was the first time she had met someone who could analyze their own situation so thoroughly.
However, Zhang Shuya didn't answer him and simply said
"Let's go."
After saying those two words, Zhang Shuya took a small whistle from her hip pouch, blew it twice, and put it back.
The sound Zhang Shuya produced was different from a normal whistle; it sounded somewhat like a bird call, or perhaps the cry of a roe deer.
Hearing the whistle, Big Eye subconsciously said
"No need to call for people; you're enough on your own."
Zhang Shuya ignored him, simply nudging Big Eye with the box cannon to tell him to hurry up.
And so, with Big Eye in front and Zhang Shuya behind, the two of them walked toward the camp.
As they approached the camp, Sun Nian and Wang Shuai were already waiting ahead. To be precise, those two and a horse were waiting ahead.
Seeing Zhang Shuya and Big Eye, Wang Shuai and Sun Nian were stunned almost simultaneously, clearly shocked by Big Eye's bizarre "appearance."
However, Wang Shuai quickly recovered and praised Zhang Shuya with a chuckle
"Xiao Ya, you're still the most vicious. Xiao Nian brought back a horse, but you brought back a whole person. I'm the only big man here who didn't get anything."
(End of Chapter)