Thump!
The wild boar rammed the tree harder and harder with each impact. The tree wasn't very thick, and the base was already splintered. If this continued, the tree would eventually be broken by the wild boar.
It seemed impossible to sneak past, so Hu Qing took out a crossbow and shot it at the wild boar.
The crossbow bolts fell off the wild boar as if they had hit a hard rock, failing to penetrate even a fraction of an inch.
"Shoot it in the eyes!" Su Ruojin called out.
But as soon as she made a sound, the wild boar suddenly turned around and charged towards the tree where she and Xiao Yanchu were standing.
"You beast deserves to die!" Xiao Yanchu drew his sword and leaped up, stabbing the wild boar in the left eye the instant it charged at him.
The wild boar seemed to sense the danger and, as if it understood human nature, quickly retreated a few steps, avoiding the sword strike.
Then it accelerated wildly and charged towards Xiao Yanchu.
"Your Highness!"
Hu Qing cried out in alarm, leaped down from the tree, and stood in front of Xiao Yanchu.
Several guards arrived and surrounded Xiao Yanchu, pointing their swords at the wild boar, ready to fight it to the death.
"Get out of the way!" Su Ruojin shouted, "Xiao Yanchu, catch me!"
The instant the wild boar charged, Su Ruojin timed her move perfectly, jumped down from the tree, and threw a handful of powder at the boar.
Xiao Yanchu's brows furrowed, and he leaped up to catch Su Ruojin as she fell.
It circled in the air a few times before finally dissipating the impact of Su Ruojin's fall and landing smoothly.
"Well done."
Before Xiao Yanchu could scold Su Ruojin for being too reckless, Su Ruojin praised him first.
His words were cut off in an instant.
Su Ruojin knows a little bit of light-footed skill, but only a little bit; she can only run faster than an ordinary person. However, jumping down from such a high tree, she cannot guarantee that she will land safely, so she can only place her hopes on Xiao Yanchu.
Xiao Yanchu could use his lightness skill to lift her up the tree, so catching her if she fell from the tree shouldn't be a problem, especially since she had given him advance notice.
"Get out of the way!" As soon as she regained her footing, Su Ruojin grabbed Xiao Yanchu and ran back quickly.
"Get out of the way, stay away, it's blind. Climb trees, climb trees, climb trees further away!" Su Ruojin shouted a warning.
Everyone realized what was happening and immediately retreated, quickly finding a tree to hide in.
Su Ruojin was naturally pulled up into the tree by Xiao Yanchu again.
The wild boar's eyes were stained with Su Ruojin's medicine powder, causing bright red blood to flow out, and it could no longer see anything.
It let out a scream and began recklessly crashing into everything in its path.
When provoked, the wild boar charges with several times the force it had before, and even a slightly thin tree will fall over upon impact.
Finally, perhaps exhausted from the rampage, the wild boar roared and ran away into the distance, gradually disappearing from sight.
Everyone climbed down from the tree, panting.
Anyone who was even a step slower just now would have died under the wild boar's tusks.
Fortunately, the people who came with me were all carefully selected. They were all skilled and had impeccable reaction speed.
"Miss Su is truly amazing." Hu Qing gave a thumbs up.
"Check everyone for injuries. If there aren't any, let's move further in as quickly as possible," Su Ruojin said.
Wild animals all have their own territories. You might encounter a wild boar here, and you might even encounter another one later.
They could handle one of these fierce wild boars, but if they encountered two, three, or even more, their chances of survival would be slim.
The further you go into Shenyu Mountain, the more mysterious it becomes. Su Ruojin had just noticed that even though the wild boar was injured, it turned around and ran towards the outside of Shenyu Mountain instead of rushing in directly, which showed that it was also afraid of going in.
Why did Mu Jingshan have to go so deep into the mountains just to gather herbs?
On the way here, Su Ruojin had already seen many rare medicinal herbs, but she didn't have time to pick them. Weren't those herbs enough?
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