Shocking Mountain Moon

Chapter 103: Encountering a Bear
The scream stunned everyone.

The scream was followed by a muffled roar.

"What's that sound?" Feng Caixing asked nervously.

Qiu Heng has already reacted.

It's a bear!

"Cai Xing, take good care of the county lady and Sister Cai Yue." After saying this, Qiu Heng ran towards the direction where the voice came from.

That was the direction Princess Rongning was heading, and the screaming man should be her guard.

Princess Rongning married Xijiang as a princess, but after Xijiang broke the promise, she assassinated the king of Xijiang and died tragically. Her behavior is admirable. She cannot stand idly by when she is in danger.

"Ah Heng, where are you going?"

Feng Caixing wanted to chase after it, but was stopped by Feng Caiyue: "Don't make trouble. Although I have never heard of that roar and I don't know what kind of beast it is, it must be a ferocious beast."

"But Ah Heng is not as good as me. At least I know some fighting and kicking." Feng Caixing was about to cry.

Princess Jiayi was calmer, and ordered her guards: "Go and take a look, and protect Ah Heng!"

This forest was sparse and flat, and the less docile animals had been driven away in advance, so that the ladies could have fun, so the ladies almost always went in groups, without maids. Like Princess Rongning, Princess Jiayi only brought two guards.

The two guards hesitated.

Jiayi County Lady said sternly: "What are you standing there for? Go!"

"Yes." The two guards chased after Qiu Heng.

When Qiu Heng arrived, the scene she saw was horrifying.

One of Princess Rongning's guards was lying on the ground, his life or death unknown. Another guard stood in front of Princess Rongning, facing the obviously angry black bear and was in danger.

Qiu Heng picked up a fallen wild fruit and threw it at the black bear.

The fruit was only the size of a fist, and if it had hit a black bear, it would have caused no pain at all. But it happened to hit the black bear's nose.

The black bear rushed towards Qiu Heng angrily.

Qiu Heng was prepared and ran forward.

The guard who was protecting Princess Rongning could no longer hold on and fell to the ground, gasping in pain while holding his wound.

Princess Rongning's face was paler than snow. She grabbed the bow and arrow that had fallen to the ground in the chaos and started to chase after him.

Qiu Heng was trying to save her, she couldn't just ignore it!

But just after taking a step, Princess Rongning's legs went weak and she fell to the ground.

The shadow of death just now was so deep that it caused the body to produce an insurmountable fear.

Princess Rongning hit herself hard.

Fortunately, at this time, two guards of Princess Jiayi arrived.

"Princess, are you okay?"

"I'm fine. A wounded bear suddenly rushed over and Miss Qiu Liu led it away. Go and save it!"

The two guards chased in the direction Princess Rongning pointed.

Qiuheng was running in front and the black bear was chasing behind.

The clumsy-looking bear actually ran very fast. An ordinary person would have been caught up long ago. Qiu Heng learned martial arts from Uncle Fu, and was best at light-weight martial arts. Without anyone around, she let go of her speed and led the black bear around in the forest. When she thought the time was almost up, she jumped onto a tree.

The exasperated black bear followed and climbed up for a while before sliding down silently.

The tree is too thin to hold up.

The black bear raised his head and roared.

Qiu Heng looked at the angry black bear below calmly, and saw the black bear hit the tree trunk hard.

Knowing that bears can climb trees, Qiu Heng deliberately picked this thin tree, which was immediately shaken by the black bear's collision.

Qiu Heng estimated that the tree should be able to hold on for a few more days, so he sat firmly on the branch with one hand, waiting for the tree to break so that he could jump to a nearby tree.

The black bear became even angrier, roaring and banging its head against the tree.

Qiu Heng heard a cracking sound. It looked like it was about to break.

"Here!" An urgent shout was heard, and two guards of Princess Jiayi arrived.

One of the guards saw that the tree where Qiu Heng lived was gradually tilting, and in desperation he threw a knife at the black bear.

The black bear sensed danger, turned around and ran straight towards the guard.

"Split up and restrain this black bear!" the guard shouted to his companions as he ran.

His companion understood, and when he saw that the guard was about to be caught up by the black bear, he stepped forward and hit the black bear, then ran away.

Qiu Heng was relieved to see that the two of them cooperated well and there was no danger for the time being.

Just then, the tree, which had been hit several times by the black bear, finally fell down.

As the two guards led the black bear away, Qiu Heng took a deep breath and prepared to jump onto another tree, but when he jumped away from the fallen tree, he caught a glimpse of a strong-dressed young man running towards him.

Xue Han!

Without even having to see the face clearly, Qiu Heng knew who it was.

Damn it, Xue Han came to save her again!
Qiu Heng immediately relaxed her body and let herself fall. She only had time to curse in her heart before she fell steadily into Xue Han's arms.

Under the huge impact, Xue Han took several steps back while holding Qiu Heng before he could steady himself.

"Are you okay?" As the world changed, the young man's voice with rapid breathing was heard in my ears.

The helpless regret in Qiu Heng's heart suddenly disappeared.

With Xue Han's skills and his disordered breathing, one could imagine how he was running with all his might.

He tried so hard to save her that she could only forgive him for deliberately trying to jinx her.

Qiu Heng sighed inwardly as if resigned to her fate, and replied to Xue Han: "It's okay."

"That's good, that's good." Xue Han said these two sentences, his heart still beating wildly.

It's not because of such close contact that I feel upset, but because of the fear that will follow.

He went to join the hunt to deal with his adoptive father, but when he got there he found chaos. It was said that the black bear that was being hunted had broken free and ran into another forest.

And that piece of forest is specially for noble ladies to play.

When everyone who was participating in the hunt rushed over, they heard that Miss Qiu Liu had led the black bear away in order to save Princess Rongning.

The anxiety that was originally just worrying about someone getting into trouble turned into a swung hammer at that moment, hitting his heart hard.

The blow shattered his mind and all he could remember was running.

Faster, faster.

This time he had grown up and was able to save her. If he failed again, he would never forgive himself!

Fortunately, fortunately she is fine.

Xue Han was so excited that he hugged the girl in his arms even tighter.

Qiu Heng was about to remind Xue Han to put her down, but she realized that he was holding her even tighter.

"Xue——" Qiu Heng had just uttered one word when she found that the boy holding her had red eyes, and the words she was about to say were stuck in her throat.

Xue Han... is crying?
Why is that?
Qiu Heng looked up at the young man with tears in his eyes and forgot what she was going to say.

A surprised voice suddenly rang out: "Ah Heng is there!"

Xue Han suddenly came back to his senses and hurriedly put the man down. Soon a fragrant breeze blew over, and several girls surrounded Qiu Heng and pushed him aside.

"Ah Heng, are you okay?" Feng Caixing held Qiu Heng's hand and looked her up and down.

There were also traces of tears on the faces of Princess Jiayi and Feng Caiyue.

"I'm fine." Qiu Heng looked at the silent boy not far away, "I climbed up the tree in a hurry, and the black bear hit the tree hard, knocking it down. Fortunately, Master Xue arrived in time and caught me."

Arrived in time - Qiu Heng's words echoed in Xue Han's mind, making the fear in his heart fade away little by little.

(End of this chapter)