Han Qing divided his men into two teams. He led a guard, and the other three formed a team. "Let's not dig together. Let's search separately. This way we can go faster!"
The three guards were reluctant to leave him, "Minister Han, please be careful!"
Han Qing nodded. "Don't worry, we're just collecting herbs in the mountains, not going to the battlefield. What's there to worry about?"
The three guards finally breathed a sigh of relief and agreed with Han Qing to contact each other every half an hour. They all carried walkie-talkies.
Han Qing led his men into the darkness alone, completely unaware that a dark shadow was following him.
Han Qing is a noble young man who seldom does physical work even in difficult environments. But today is different. More than a thousand people in Laowan Township are waiting for this medicine to save their lives, so he also bent his noble waist and searched the ground carefully.
The dark shadow followed Han Qing calmly from a distance, fearing that he would notice him. After all, Han Qing was not an ordinary person. He was the youngest general in the army. How could he have a reputation for nothing?
Han Qing had no idea that someone was going to attack him in the dark and take his life.
The mountain behind Laowan Township is part of the Qinling Mountains. There are not only virgin forests but also many rare animals in the mountain.
Han Qing and the guards were concentrating on finding wild bamboo, and their attention was all on the ground. However, the black shadow following him had to look for a hiding place, so its attention needed to be much wider.
When the black shadow hid behind a big tree, he was surprised to find that the trunk of this tree was much hotter than other trees. This meant that there was an animal hibernating in the tree hole, usually a bear.
The black shadow suddenly thought of a way to kill someone with a borrowed knife. He searched under a big tree and found a hole. The black shadow did not dare to reach in, but pulled out a dagger from his boot and stabbed it hard.
The big tree suddenly shook. The black shadow reacted quickly and had already climbed onto a nearby tree, quietly observing the movements of the big tree. Not long after, a huge black bear crawled out of the tree hole panting.
If the black shadow had not been staring at the big tree and observing it, it would be almost impossible to see this animal that blended into the night.
The black bear was sleeping soundly when it was woken up by someone. It was also slightly injured. It was in pain and angry. It panted and circled around the tree twice, looking for the bad guy who hurt it.
The black shadow sat on the tree trunk without saying a word. However, Han Qing and the guards not far away were still studying the herbs in a serious manner, which soon attracted the attention of the black bear. The animal locked onto the target and immediately rushed towards it on all fours.
"Minister Han, there are a lot of medicinal herbs here!" The guard had been digging for grass roots for half the night, his face covered with dirt. Now he discovered a large patch of wild bamboo and was overjoyed.
Han Qing suddenly reached out to stop him from speaking. His bright eyes looked into the night, and he saw that the grass not far away seemed to be constantly falling over. "Oh no! Something is coming! Hurry up and climb the tree!"
His guards reacted quickly as well. They immediately grabbed the bag of herbs and climbed up a nearby tree. Han Qing then climbed up a nearby tree. Just as the two men had settled down, they saw a huge black bear rushing towards them.
Han Qing was a few steps away from the guard and didn't dare to speak at the moment, for fear of alarming the huge animal. However, what he feared came true. The black bear didn't go anywhere and just stopped under the big tree between the two people.
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