Imperial Concubine Ning’s eyes lit up: "Quickly, tame it for me to see!"
"Yes."
The little eunuch called out, and the beast tamer threw a piece of raw meat into the cage. He then raised his hand, and the black bear obediently sat down on the ground. Such a huge creature now seemed a bit endearing.
People who were initially afraid of it couldn’t help but laugh: "This big thing is really quite honest!"
"That’s right, you don’t see how powerful that beast tamer is. If I could raise such a thing in my mansion, how much fun would that be?"
The crowd was happily discussing, but Princess Chaoyang was standing there with a dark face and no good mood.
Suddenly, she saw a little palace maid hurrying over and coldly asked, "Have you taken care of the matter I asked you to handle?"
The little palace maid trembled and whispered: "Servant had put the make-up powder on the servant’s hand, and smeared it on her skirt when collided with Miss Li."
Chaoyang sneered: "That’s good."
Then she gritted her teeth and said furiously: "Ji Xinhe, I originally didn’t need to be so ruthless to you, but you forced me to!"
This make-up powder was a light fragrance she had specially searched for, which could not be easily sniffed, and it contained something that could excite the black bear. Chaoyang chuckled, today, even if she ends up killing her, it would be Xinhe’s fault!
Xinhe arrived late, and Chaoyang finally relaxed a little.
Xinhe glanced at the black bear sitting quietly in the cage and raised her eyebrows slightly. Was this beast tamer really that powerful? She was actually somewhat suspicious in her heart, for she knew that coming to the palace today would not end well. However, when she thought of the little palace maid’s flustered appearance, she still didn’t understand her purpose, but she keenly sensed the faint residual fragrance on her skirt and felt that it was not right, so she asked Shulan to bring her a clean skirt prepared in advance.
But what was the real purpose?
Xinhe’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, and a faint sense of unease arose in her heart.
At this moment, everyone was watching the bear.
Only Princess Chaoyang secretly signaled a little eunuch, who took the opportunity to feed the bear some meat and silently loosened the lock of the cage a bit.
The beast tamer was still directing the bear to perform, but for some reason, it suddenly roared in agitation.
The people present were frightened and their hearts trembled.
The beast tamer immediately made a gesture to calm it down, but it didn’t care. It started to rampage in the cage, making creepy howls and growls.
Imperial Concubine Ning and the Emperor could not help but step back a few steps, obviously frightened.
Marquis Mu Houchu’s eyes narrowed, and a bad feeling arose in his heart.
As expected, the bear suddenly smashed open the iron cage, roared, and opened its huge mouth, rushing towards the crowd.
The crowd screamed in terror and ran away in chaos: "Ah! The bear has escaped, it has escaped!"
Everyone ran swiftly, and a thought flashed through Xin He’s mind, realizing that the palace maid’s intention was probably to smear something on her to attract the black bear!
Truly cruel!
Xin He quickly dodged and thankfully had changed her clothes.
However, the black bear became more and more violent, completely losing its previous obedient demeanor, charging directly towards people. The beast tamer tried to control it in a hurry, only to be flung away by one swipe of the bear’s claw.
Jinghe Palace became chaotic instantly, and everyone scrambled for their lives. The eunuchs shouted anxiously, "Protect the Emperor, protect the Emperor!"
But who would have thought, the black bear charged straight at Xin He.
Xin He’s eyes flickered, and in the blink of an eye, she had no time to think, jumped immediately to narrowly dodge the bear, only for it to stubbornly pursue her.
For a moment, Xin He couldn’t believe it. She had changed her clothes, and there was no way the scent remained on her. Why was the bear still after her?!
The black bear lunged directly at Xin He, who grabbed a guard’s sword and slashed at the bear, then quickly rolled away to avoid it. However, the bear seemed not to feel any pain, but instead became even more ferocious, launching an even more violent attack on Xin He.
Princess Chaoyang stood far away, not showing the slightest fear, a moment of glee flashing in her eyes, "You deserve it!"
The black bear roared crazily and lunged at Xin He, ignoring the bystanders who were fleeing in all directions. Mu Houchu immediately rushed forward, his longsword piercing the black bear. This attack poured all his internal force into it. By all means, even three black bears should have been defeated by this blow, but while the bear bled profusely, its attacks became fiercer and fiercer.
It was the first time Xin He had seen such a monster! Her face turned pale.
Although she had seen bears before and had even killed a black panther, this massive attack intensity should have killed this black bear long ago!
Even Marquis Mu’s eyes flashed with a hint of suspicion, his expression grave.
Taking advantage of the gap in the struggle between Marquis Mu and the black bear, Xin He quickly climbed onto a high platform nearby, jumped down with her longsword, and stabbed the black bear’s left eye. Blood splashed and the bear roared in pain. It swung its head violently, flinging Xin He away and then lunged at her, its eyes filled with fury, seemingly wanting to swallow her whole.
Duan Lan led the imperial forest army and readied their bows and arrows. However, the black bear, although pierced by several arrows, only grew more ferocious and unstoppable with each injury.
Xin He tried to struggle up from the ground, but she couldn’t move. Having been hit by the bear twice, she felt blood surging in her chest and tightened her grip on the longsword, watching the approaching giant black shadow with nowhere to escape. She clenched her teeth, preparing for the final strike.
Either it dies, or she lives.
But as she looked at the bear, full of wounds, yet still raging and unyielding, she couldn’t deny the fear in her heart.
Xin He’s eyes flickered as she grabbed the sword, ready to stab the lunging bear. However, just as the black bear pounced, Mu Houchu’s figure flashed, shielding Xin He with his body, blocking the ferocious attack of the black bear. The bear’s claw slammed onto his back, and the veins on Mu Houchu’s forehead bulged instantly.
Lying on the ground, Xin He stared in shock at the man who had thrown himself in front of her and the ferocious bear behind him. Her face turned deathly pale in an instant, as she couldn’t hold back her cry, "Mu Houchu!"
Mu Houchu’s eyes flashed with a ruthless light as he held her tightly in his arms under his body, and with a backhand, he threw a steel nail, striking the black bear in the forehead.
Only then did the black bear suddenly stop attacking and the huge beast staggered and fell.
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