The bear rose shakily from the forest and let out another low growl. Immediately afterwards, Chu Qing saw the bear charging straight at her.
Chu Qing twitched the corners of her mouth. She wanted to cry but couldn't.
Was it some kind of predestined bond between her and this bear... maybe?
Seeing the bear charging at them, Wei Ying quickly whipped his horse to the side.
When the others saw this, they also scurried away in a hurry. However, the bear seemed to have set its sights on only Chu Qing and Wei Ying. Although it looked clumsy, it moved extremely nimbly.
"Why is it chasing us straight on?" Wei Ying couldn't help but ask.
Chu Qing rubbed the space between her eyebrows and replied helplessly, "Maybe... we had a feud in our past lives... perhaps?"
Indeed, they must have had a feud in their past lives.
In her past life, she had shielded that useless husband from the bear. Just when she thought she was doomed, those secret guards entangled the bear tightly, and then both hidden weapons and visible ones flew towards the mighty bear all at once.
Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and screams echoed.
In short, the bear died a rather miserable death.
However...
The bear's paw was also extremely delicious.
This bear now might be the offspring of the previous one.
Although many thoughts flashed through Chu Qing's mind, when she truly faced this bear, she couldn't help but panic a bit.
No matter how they tried to dodge, the bear seemed to have its eyes firmly fixed on them.
Even when Hu Yan Zhuoyi was screaming beside them, the bear didn't even spare her a glance.
Chu Qing silently sighed in her heart. Should she praise this bear for having good taste or not?
When the emperor saw the bear, he also rushed his horse to the side in a hurry. Only after a circle of people surrounded him for protection did he regain his composure.
Then, when he saw that the bear was only charging at Chu Qing and the others, he couldn't help but feel a special sense of disappointment. Even this brute looked down on him and didn't even consider him as prey!
How could he bear this?
So, the emperor took a deep breath and roared at the bear. His roar left everyone gaping in astonishment.
This emperor... was he out of his mind?
Only Wei Ying's expression darkened. He said in a clear voice, "Don't act recklessly!"
The emperor seemed to ignore Wei Ying's words. He glared angrily, picked up his bow and arrow, and shot the bear straight in the foot.
The pain made it let out another roar and accelerate its attack.
However... its target remained unchanged. It was still Chu Qing and Wei Ying.
When the others saw this, they immediately hid far away.
Hu Yan Longhao even shed his previous panic and watched the situation over there with a leisurely look on his face.
If this brute could help him get rid of a strong opponent, why not?
Wei Ying had already noticed something was wrong. It didn't make sense that the bear was only targeting them. There must be something on them that attracted the bear.
So Wei Ying said to Chu Qing in a deep voice, "Check if there's anything strange on either of us."
Hearing this, Chu Qing immediately understood what he meant.
So, Wei Ying focused on whipping his horse to dodge the bear's attacks, while Chu Qing began to rummage through their belongings.
Fortunately, the horses they were riding were Wei Ying's own steeds. They had seen the world before. Although they were afraid of this black bear, at least their survival instinct was still there, and they didn't panic to the point of running around aimlessly.
Since the horses didn't panic, their escape was a bit more stable.
Chu Qing could also search for suspicious things at ease.
After rummaging through everything, all the things on them and the horses were their usual items. There was nothing suspicious.
While searching, Chu Qing suddenly had an epiphany. Her hand subconsciously touched a scent pouch on her waist.
This scent pouch was given to her by Luoluo before they set off.
Thinking of this, Chu Qing grabbed the scent pouch and threw it far into a bush.
Sure enough, the bear rushed straight towards the bush.
Both Chu Qing and Wei Ying's expressions darkened.
Someone was trying to harm them!
With the bear no longer chasing them relentlessly, Wei Ying had some free time. He reached out to grab his bow and arrow, quickly smeared something on the arrows, and then shot one straight at the bear's eye.
Needless to say, Wei Ying was extremely accurate with his arrows. He shot two arrows at once. One pierced through both of the bear's eyes, and the other hit the bear's forehead.
Just before the bear could get angry, another arrow came from another direction. Chu Qing looked up and saw Huo Xiaoxiao in the distance, soothing her chest with a look of lingering fear.
Needless to say, Huo Xiaoxiao's arrows were also very accurate.
It hit the bear's other eye precisely.
The bear had been hit by three arrows in its eyes and forehead. It immediately flew into a rage and rushed towards Chu Qing regardless.
Seeing this, Wei Ying said anxiously, "Can you escape on your horse?"
Although Chu Qing was flustered, she forced herself to calm down and said, "What are you going to do?"
Seeing that the bear was getting closer and closer, Wei Ying didn't have time to say more. He leaped off the horse and whipped the horse hard on the buttocks: "Go forward! Break out!"
After saying that, Wei Ying dismounted and hid in a tree beside them. Although Chu Qing was nervous, she knew that this wasn't the time to be indecisive or sentimental. She clamped her legs tightly around the horse's belly to make it run faster.
After Wei Ying settled in the tree, he quickly poisoned all his weapons.
Then, in full view of everyone, Wei Ying leaped onto the bear's back.
Although the bear was in a frenzy at this moment, because of the poison on Wei Ying's previous arrows, its eyes couldn't see clearly. It could only stumble around blindly. Just as it was about to hit a tree, Wei Ying first slashed the bear's throat with his long sword, and then picked up a dagger and used his internal energy to drive it into the bear's skull.
Both were fatal spots, and they were poisoned.
Because of its large body, the bear still struggled for a while. It tried desperately to shake Wei Ying off its back, but Wei Ying's long sword also pierced into the bear's skull. Finally, this crazy bear, due to excessive blood loss and poisoning, fell to the ground with a thud and didn't move anymore.
Wei Ying's movements were fast and ruthless, but because he was on the bear's back, he was almost shaken off several times. Everyone watched in fear.
Fortunately, in the end, the bear was still killed by Wei Ying.
When Chu Qing heard no more movement behind her, she looked back.
At this glance, she saw Wei Ying in black standing on the huge body of the fallen bear.
The corners of his clothes fluttered without wind.
This guy was really eye - catching and somewhat mesmerizing.
Chu Qing hooked the corners of her lips and then whipped her horse back to Wei Ying's side.
...
In the end, the bear was thoroughly dead. Everyone present, including Hu Yan Longhao, praised Wei Ying to the skies.
Only Chu Qing and Wei Ying had solemn expressions. They proposed to return to the camp.
The scent pouch that Chu Qing had thrown away before had been torn to shreds by the bear, but there was still a little left. Chu Qing picked it up and exchanged a look with Wei Ying.
This time, no matter who it was, once they were found out, they would never be let off!