The Poacher had dealt with Bi Fang before.
That was a long time ago.
While escorting the White-fronted Goose, due to the auditor's embezzlement, Bi Fang had a skirmish with the poachers in the wilderness.
Even a year later, today, the peril of that encounter was one of the few notable events in Bi Fang's increasingly eventful life.
In human society, there are two most extreme instruments of violence—arms and public opinion.
Let us not dwell on the latter; the former, with the advancement of Science, demonstrates such terrifying power that it's hard for anyone who faces it to remain entirely fearless.
Long before the invention of gunpowder, humans had become the undisputed top predators, thanks in no small part to the spear. There was no equal.
The advent of firearms widened the gap between humans and animals to an almost comical degree.
No matter how skilled you are, you'd fear a kitchen knife, let alone a genuine firearm.