Chapter 9: Encountering Wild Beasts in the Wild Mountains
The exile team marched arduously for an entire afternoon, hoping to reach the next post station before dark.
But who would have thought that the weather turned gloomy halfway through the journey, and a drizzle began to fall, hindering the team's progress.
No matter how fast we hurried, we couldn't reach the next post station, and the sky was getting darker due to the rain.
The military supervisor in front simply ordered the troops to rest on the spot and find places to set up camp in the woods.
The most unlucky ones were Xiangying and her group of exiles, because they were at the end of the entire exile team and walked the slowest.
The place where they were stationed at the moment was on a hillside, which was exposed to wind and rain, with nowhere to hide.
Xiangying handed Taoxue a robe and asked her to hug the children to avoid the rain.
She quickly built a simple rain shelter on the wooden cart so that they wouldn't be separated in the rain.
Xiangli was injured so badly, and if the rain soaked it and the hot weather caused the wound to fester, that would be troublesome!
She is now off antibiotics.
Xiangying misses her medical building especially.
There was an entire floor filled with antibiotics and serums, as well as a series of anti-inflammatory drugs and cold medicines.
She concentrated her mind and entered the space to check the upgrade status of the space.
I saw that the transparent door leading from the fourth floor to the fifth floor was still locked.
It shows that there are no rare items needed to unlock the fifth floor.
The corresponding rare items are: words, beasts, and strength.
These three words left Xiangying completely confused.
It wasn’t that complicated when she upgraded the space at the end of the world.
I heard a cursing voice in my ears, and the yellow-bearded man came.
Xiangying regained his composure and looked to the left.
Yellow Beard stepped in shit somewhere, and he held onto the tree while rubbing his hands against it, cursing, "Damn it, nothing goes as planned."
When Xiangying saw the animal feces on his feet, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
She immediately walked over and asked, "Where did you step on it?"
Xiang Qianqian stared at Xiang Ying from afar, and did not forget to mock the Seventh Princess beside her: "Did the eldest sister develop some feelings for the captain? Why does she care about him so much?"
The seventh princess pursed her lips and said nothing, pretending not to hear.
The yellow-bearded man over there told Xiangying that he had just come up from the other side of the hillside and stepped on animal dung, which made him so angry that he spat several times.
Xiangying's face changed: "We can't stay here, go and report to the military supervisor, you must leave now."
The yellow-bearded man frowned and said, "Princess, please stop making things difficult for me. I've given you everything you want, but you're still causing trouble now!"
Xiangying said in a serious tone: "This is fresh bear dung. Judging from the amount, it must be quite large. The bear must not have gone far. We are too far away from the exiled troops. If there is any danger, we will not be able to escape in time."
Yellow Beard had no experience in surviving in the wild, so after hearing Xiangying's words, he burst into laughter.
"Don't be ridiculous. Even if there is a bear, would it dare to come over when it sees so many of us? If it comes over, it will die!"
The yellow-bearded man left, and Xiangying frowned.
A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. If it were in the past, she would have left immediately.
But it was easy for her to leave, and it was also easy for her to take away the three children and Taoxue.
But now Xiangli is seriously injured, she can't just leave him like this.
Xiangying acted decisively and threw some rags torn from the wooden cart to Momoyuki.
"Come on, I'll hold you up while you carry the child up the tree."
Tao Xue was confused: "Why?"
Xiangying moved quickly: "There may be wild animals around. I don't have time to explain the rest."
Tao Xue was startled, and without saying a word, she followed Xiang Ying's instructions.
The three children also became nervous. Xiang Xiuxiu asked, "What about uncle?"
"I'll protect him." Xiangying said, and pushed Taoxue up the tree.
Tao Xue had Xiang Xiu Xiu hanging on her back with a rope.
Xiang Yuanxiao and Xiang Yuanlang were pushed up separately. Xiangying climbed up nimbly, tied the ropes on the children tightly to the tree, and then jumped down along the trunk.
People around her were inevitably confused when they saw her actions.
"What is the princess doing now?"
Xiangying tied his hair tightly and said to the bewildered crowd, "Those who can climb trees should climb them, tie them tightly with ropes and don't fall down. The rest is up to fate."
Bears can climb trees.
The worst-case scenario was that she failed to kill the bear and it climbed a tree and ate someone.
It was their bad luck that they encountered this wild beast that could climb trees and liked to eat living things.
After hearing Xiangying's words, the Lin family of the Imperial Observatory, a group of women and children, did not hesitate and immediately pushed the old supervisor, who had just woken up, onto the tree.
But more people sat there without moving, looking at Xiangying in confusion.
Why are you climbing this tree for no reason?
Xiang Qianqian said coldly, "Big sister, you are really alarmist. You asked us to climb the tree. Is there really a ferocious beast there?"
"The swords in the hands of those soldiers are not for show. If there is a real beast, the soldiers will kill it before it can get to us."
Xiangying glanced at her and said, "If it's really dangerous, you see whether they are protecting themselves or pushing you out. Wild animals will leave when they are full, but bears are different."
It is interested in attacking any living thing.
The people around were shocked, but when they saw Xiangying pushing his children onto the tree, they felt it was more believable.
They hurriedly did as they were told. Those who could not climb trees would rush up even if pulled by their relatives, and hold on to the trunk tightly.
Seeing that everyone had climbed up, Xiang Qianqian, who couldn't climb trees, anxiously looked for help everywhere.
Concubine Yu was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see her staying there alone, so she reached out and pulled Xiang Qianqian up the tree.
The supervising soldiers came over and cracked their whips: "Get down! There are no ferocious beasts."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone screaming not far away.
The angry voice of Yellow Beard came: "Shoot, shoot quickly!"
Shouts and curses came one after another, and there were more screams and roars of beasts.
The people climbing on the tree had a far field of vision, and their faces turned pale after seeing the huge black bear rushing towards them.
The soldiers who had just whipped everyone to get off the bed were so scared that they fled in panic. Some of them fell to the ground with weak legs, and the black bear immediately bit through their stomachs.
Xiang Qianqian was frightened by this scene and screamed. She climbed up in panic and accidentally stepped on Yu Bin's head, kicking her to the ground.
Xiang Qianqian's cry attracted the black bear's attention. When Yu Bin fell, it immediately gave up the half-eaten person in front of it and turned to where Yu Bin was.
When Concubine Yu saw the beast approaching, she was so frightened that she collapsed and couldn't stand up.
She stretched out her hand and begged Xiang Qianqian on the tree: "Give me a hand, give me a hand quickly!"
Xiang Qianqian was so scared that she hugged the tree trunk tightly, closing her eyes and trembling.
Xiangying frowned, her eyes were as dark as stars.
If the black bear was really allowed to bite the concubine to death, then Xiangli, who was sitting on the wooden cart nearby, would not have a good ending either.
She decided to kill the black bear.
First, he selected a palm-sized crossbow from the space.
"Hey!" she shouted and jumped down from the tree.
Xiangying raised his crossbow and shot an arrow at the black bear's back.
However, the size of the crossbow was too small, and the arrows shot out were only strong enough to pierce the skin and flesh.
Black bears have rough skin and thick fur that is almost as hard as steel hair.
It howled in pain, turned around and saw Xiangying, and immediately used all four legs to run towards her fiercely.
Xiangying turned and ran, intending to lead the black bear away from here.
Everyone looked at the place where Xiangying disappeared, and they were shocked and felt deeply hurt.
I’m afraid the eldest princess is in great danger!
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