With only 8 years to live at the start, I'm going all in.

Chapter 19 American Iai

Ding Yi looked at Qing Yunzi across the path, and a chill ran from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. His pupils also contracted almost imperceptibly.

"It was him who came!"

Ding Yi felt both relieved and apprehensive.

Fortunately, it wasn't Baiyunzi, the strongest person in the Taoist temple, who came. What was alarming was that although Qingyunzi looked thin, his strength was definitely not to be underestimated, at least stronger than that two-headed ghost infant.

Although he was flustered, Ding Yi had prepared himself mentally overnight, and when he heard Qing Yunzi's question, he slowly replied:

"So it's Daoist Qingyunzi. I wonder what brings you to this little village?"

Qingyunzi smiled, squinted at Ding Yi, and then slowly walked over.

"I heard that you suddenly appeared here and were rescued by villager Wei Dashun, but Wei Dashun and his wife haven't left the house for several days. I wonder if you know where Wei Dashun went?"

Qingyunzi stopped three steps in front of Ding Yi and asked slowly.

"I don't know. To be honest, Mr. Wei and his wife went out a few days ago and haven't come back since. I'm very worried about them."

Ding Yi shook his head, a worried look on his face.

"Well, it seems you're heading out, so I won't keep you any longer."

Qingyunzi smiled and nodded, then turned and walked towards the house opposite Ding Yi, seemingly just to say hello to Ding Yi.

Ding Yi watched Qing Yunzi's retreating figure in silence for a moment before walking towards the crossroads at the back of the village.

After the rain, the path was still muddy.

Ding Yi walked step by step toward the small pond where he used to practice his swordsmanship, his brows furrowed as he pondered his next move.

It's obvious that even if Qingyunzi's initial purpose in coming to Xiaotan Village wasn't to find him, he should have noticed him by now.

If a woman becomes curious about a man, it means she is about to fall in love. But if Qingyunzi becomes curious about Ding Yi, Ding Yi would swear that this is a situation he absolutely does not want.

"I still have a few years to live, and I hope I can get through this difficult time."

As Ding Yi walked along the road, looking at the clearing sky, he felt a little heavy-hearted.

Before long, he arrived at the open space by the small pond and found a relatively clean spot to practice his knife skills.

But for some reason, Ding Yi felt increasingly uncomfortable practicing his swordsmanship today, and he also felt a strange blockage in his chest.

"call!"

Ding Yi abruptly stopped what he was doing, exhaled a deep breath, and then looked at his right hand, which was holding the knife.

"My fear affected my swordsmanship, which greatly impacted my movements and sword stance."

A thought suddenly occurred to Ding Yi.

"Instead of waiting to be killed, we should take the initiative."

Looking at the rolling sea of ​​clouds on the horizon, Ding Yi seemed to have made a decision in his heart. He then quickly went to a large rock not far away and sat down on it. He then took out the Flowing Sand Map from his pocket and began to look at it.

On the quicksand map, the small red cross represented by Qingyunzi was still in Xiaotan Village, which reassured Dingyi a little.

Since the other party hasn't chased after me, it means I'm still safe. I must make good use of this safe time.

Thinking of this, Ding Yi quickly gathered a pile of wood and stacked it on the stones, then took out a small knife and began to tinker with them one by one.

Before long, the shape of a pistol made of several pieces of wood appeared on the big rock.

That's right, Ding Yi just wanted to see if he could upgrade a pistol to use against Qing Yunzi.

As a transmigrator, when facing a powerful enemy, the only methods that came to mind besides his own unskilled swordsmanship were the renowned American Iaijutsu.

Ding Yi had this idea from the beginning, but he was facing a group of villagers and several evil Taoist priests from Baiyun Temple. Even if he enhanced a pistol, it wouldn't solve the problem at all, unless he enhanced a rocket launcher or a Gatling gun.

But needless to say, the lifespan required for these two heavy weapons may be astronomical, and it is still unknown whether they will be effective against those few evil cultivators.

However, if there is only one enemy for the time being, then a pistol is undoubtedly a very cost-effective choice.

On the barrel of the wooden pistol, the words "Blue Star Pistol with No Recoil" were clearly carved. In addition, Ding Yi had hollowed out the grip of the pistol and put a long strip of wood, similar to a magazine, inside.

Most importantly, the magazine is engraved with an intricate pattern, which Ding Yi imitated by carving the pattern on a lamp.

In the past few days, Ding Yi had also studied the pattern, but without any results. However, since the lamp with it engraved could deal with such a strange thing as the Shadow Claw, the pistol with it engraved should be even more effective.

After placing all the parts on the stone, Yidian stared nervously at the pistol on the stone, and then that familiar line of text reappeared before his eyes.

[Currently available for enhancement, but enhancement will consume 7 years of your lifespan. Enhance now?]

"As expected... although it can enhance, it consumes too much lifespan, almost all of mine, and that's even with the carving already quite detailed."

Ding Yi stared at the line of text, a sense of unease rising within him.

This pistol would definitely be very powerful on Earth, but Ding Yi wasn't sure about it here. After all, there were too many strange things here, and Qing Yunzi didn't seem like a simple person. What if he could block bullets with his sword? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?

"strengthen!"

However, after hesitating, Ding Yi still chose to strengthen his equipment. After all, he had no other choice but to prepare everything he could in order to deal with more unexpected events.

As Ding Yi confirmed, the wood on the large rock was gradually enveloped in a beam of light. After a few breaths, the light disappeared, revealing a wooden pistol.

【Demon-Slaying Spear】

[A contraption that doesn't exist in this world. Though ingeniously designed, it can only deal with the weak. But when you use it, you can say, "From seven steps away, I am invincible!"]

Upon seeing this, Ding Yi's eyes lit up, and he quickly picked up the pistol, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

I never imagined that I would touch a real thing for the first time in this environment. It's truly a matter of timing and fate.

Although the wooden gun in Ding Yi's hand was similar in color to wood and looked to be made of wood, it still felt heavy in his hand, and he didn't know what material it was made of.

Then Ding Yi pulled out the magazine and found eight bullets inside. The bullets were also made of wood, but they were engraved with the same patterns as those on the reinforced lamp. It seemed that Ding Yi's spur-of-the-moment idea had worked.

"Sigh, if I traveled back to ancient times, I could walk sideways with this thing, but here, oh well, let's see how it works."

Although the gun only has eight bullets, and one bullet is used every time it is used, Ding Yi felt that if he didn't familiarize himself with the gun beforehand, it would be a great loss if something went wrong at a crucial moment.

At that moment, Ding Yi gripped the Demon-Slaying Spear, aimed it at a small flower ten meters away, and then pulled the trigger.

"Oh!"

A gunshot rang out, and the bullet hit the target accurately. The sound was so faint that it was as if a silencer had been used.

"Holy crap, is this what the no-recoil effect is like?!"

Ding Yi looked at Xiao Hua, who had been shot in the head with a pistol in the distance, with surprise and delight. He exclaimed "National Treasure" repeatedly, and suddenly felt a little more confident.