In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

Li Yuanchang suddenly woke up from his sleep, feeling inexplicably palpitated!

He sat up abruptly, and all he saw was a peaceful scene; the only sound was the wind.

He listened carefully for at least a dozen breaths before lying down again, still suspicious. He had clearly heard some noises, but then nothing happened.

He shook his head, thinking that he was just too stressed. The place where he was stationed was an open area, and even if there was another landslide, it would not be able to threaten this place.

The instant he closed his eyes, a more pronounced panting and a deep, thunderous sound entered his ears, filled with a bloodthirsty oppression!

He sat up abruptly again, his eyes following the source of the sound, and saw a huge black shadow reflected in the moonlight outside the white tent.

Its enormous size and terrifying presence far exceeded that of an adult. Its thick limbs struck the ground, causing tree branches to snap and make a slight sound.

A strong, fishy stench was blown into the tent by the wind.

Li Yuanchang's heart jumped into his throat, but before he could make any move...

"roar!!"

A beastly roar shook the camp, filled with bloodlust and frenzy.

Immediately following, a piercing scream tore through the night sky, shattering the tranquility of the night.

"ah!!"

"Run!!" Li Yuanchang shouted to his guards outside the tent.

Roar!

The enormous creature outside the tent suddenly started running and launched a sneak attack on the guards from behind.

Li Yuanchang almost reflexively grabbed his bow and arrow, drawing it with muscle memory, aiming at the phantom of a ferocious beast running rapidly outside.

call out! !

The arrow flew from his hand like a shooting star, easily tearing through the tent and hitting the bullseye.

"Roar!!" The beast let out a mournful cry.

boom……

The guard was knocked away, overturning the brazier and causing a fire.

Li Yuanchang rushed out.

"quick!"

"Protect the Emperor!"

Something's wrong!

At this moment, the entire camp was in chaos, with screams and shouts filling the air, and all the refugees were being awakened one after another.

Guo Chao and his men, along with their guards, rushed over and surrounded the beasts that had sneaked in.

Only then did Li Yuanchang see clearly what it was. It was a fully grown tiger, over 1.8 meters long, with dark, abyssal pupils and bloodstains in its gaping maw, indicating that it had just eaten a person!

Moreover, it wasn't just one; Li Yuanchang clearly saw several other tigers rampaging through the camp and attacking the refugees.

Large numbers of guards were overturned, their bones smashed with a single slap, and chaos ensued!

In later generations, tigers seem to have always been solitary creatures.

However, in ancient times, before industrial interference, tigers were extremely numerous, and it was common for dozens or even hundreds of them to attack villages together.

There are many documented instances of tiger attacks throughout history.

When Li Yuanchang came to Liangzhou, he knew that Liangzhou had also been plagued by tigers, but he did not expect that it would happen at this time.

"roar!"

The tiger was wounded, shot in the shoulder, and roared angrily before lunging toward Li Yuanchang.

"Your Highness, let's go quickly!"

Guo Chao roared. After all, he came from the border army and was much bolder than the other guards. He grabbed a long spear and stabbed at them.

But the tiger was too agile; it not only dodged the attack but also slapped Guo Chao so hard that he vomited blood, knocking over more than a dozen people in succession.

Its combat power is terrifying.

His entire body was made of muscles, like a mountain, and his explosive power was beyond human reach.

Li Yuanchang's hair stood on end; it was pouncing!

Faced with such a primitive tiger, not the kind kept in a zoo, an ordinary person would be unable to move.

He almost instinctively rolled to the left.

boom!

The tiger landed on the spot, smashing down the stakes securing the tent, its gaping maw almost grabbing Li Yuanchang.

After missing its target once, the tiger returned, its speed beyond human comprehension.

Li Yuanchang rolled on the ground, looking utterly disheveled. He had barely raised his head when he was enveloped by a massive figure.

"roar!"

The tiger roared and its gaping maw snapped directly at Li Yuanchang.

"No!!"

The guards let out a chorus of roars.

In a split second, Li Yuanchang placed the only bow he had into the tiger's mouth.

The stench was so strong it almost made Li Yuanchang vomit.

"Quick!" Guo Chao roared, his eyes bloodshot, as he rushed to the rescue.

Crackling sounds...

Even though this bow was the best military-grade leather bow, with its exceptional toughness, it was as fragile as bamboo under the terrifying bite force of a tiger, snapping in two with a crack.

But those two breaths were enough to hold them off until reinforcements arrived, and a dozen spears pierced the tiger's back and abdomen at once.

Sensing danger, the tiger swung its tail, changed direction, and flung Li Yuanchang's body away.

It slid for more than ten meters before finally coming to a stop.

"Your Highness!"

"How are you?"

"It's alright, hurry up and help! Use fire to drive them away and protect the people!" Li Yuanchang shouted with all his might.

"yes!"

As more and more guards arrived, the adult tiger sensed the threat and turned around, charging around the camp and attacking any lone creatures it could find.

Screams, shouts, and roars filled the air.

The tents caught fire, the kitchen cabinets overturned, and chaos ensued!

Li Yuanchang was extremely anxious. In his field of vision, at least six or seven tigers were attacking the camp, and four hundred personal guards were fighting hard to capture and drive them away, suffering heavy casualties.

Guo Chao and Yuan Tong were both injured, and a large number of refugees were fleeing in chaos.

He aimed at the tiger that had attacked him earlier, preparing to unleash a sudden arrow, but just then, a terrified scream pierced the sky, accompanied by a deafening roar.

He turned around abruptly and saw chaos at the Qin family's business on the post road. A tiger had come down from the mountain, rushed into the crowd, and overturned a carriage!

The night was too dark for him to tell whose carriage it was, but he clearly remembered where Qin Keyu was!

"Grass!"

He cursed angrily, snatched a horse, and leaped onto it in one swift motion.

"drive!!"

"Your Highness, Your Highness!"

"Hurry up and keep up!"

A dozen or so guards quickly followed.

"Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up!!" Li Yuanchang spurred the horse's rump with all his might, unleashing tremendous speed, leaping over the fire, and landing with a thud.

He was like a shooting star, rushing against the flow of fleeing refugees towards the post road.

Eight hundred steps, seven hundred steps, six hundred steps... three hundred steps!

It was now clearly visible to the naked eye that three more striped tigers had appeared on the post road, with more than a dozen unrecognizable corpses at their feet, tearing at Qin Keyu's carriage.

Qin Keyu's scream came from inside.

Three hundred paces was also the maximum distance for ancient bows and arrows, except for freaks, of course.

Li Yuanchang gritted his teeth, drew his bow from horseback, veins bulging, and pulled it taut in an instant, making a clicking sound, as if the bow was about to burst at any moment.

This is due to the muscle memory of this body!

"ah!!"

He roared and loosened his grip.

call out! !

The arrow created a terrifying sonic boom, tearing through the night at incredible speed.

puff! !

The arrow hit the bullseye, piercing the eye of a tiger.

"Roar!" The tiger roared in pain, charging wildly due to the intense agony.

Two more!

Li Yuanchang dared not hesitate, and drew his bow again, repeating the same method, aiming at the face of another tiger.

As for whether the shot will hit the eye, on such a bumpy horseback ride, it all depends on luck.