The thought of them swooping down to take revenge filled Xu Qinghe with unbearable regret.

If she had known that fox would hold a grudge, she should have shot it dead with an arrow back then.

Even if you can't kill it, you have to injure it so it won't have time to keep an eye on you.

But it's too late to say anything now; we can only take it one step at a time.

Thinking of the black bear's silhouette, Xu Qinghe didn't hesitate. "Okay, wait for me a moment, I'll go pack my things." With that, she walked towards the kitchen.

He pulled out some he shou wu from the corner, threw it into his basket, and turned to leave.

She had hidden all the money in the house beforehand, and since those two beasts didn't know how to spend money, they probably wouldn't covet it.

The only thing that worried her was the grains piled up in the kitchen and the vegetables that were growing very well.

If those two beasts come down, these things will probably be lost.

If we can't save him, so be it! It's better than losing him. With that thought, Xu Qinghe didn't hesitate any longer, picked up her basket, and walked towards Old Man Shen.

Old Man Shen looked at the things in the house with a pained expression, but at times like this, everyone can tell what's important and what's urgent.

Upon seeing Xu Qinghe approach, she picked up Shen Chengchuan without saying a word and ran outside.

Upon seeing this, Xu Qinghe quickly took Shen Chengyue's hand and chased after them.

Just then, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly came from the village.

Old Shen's steps immediately lightened. "Great, the village chief has notified everyone."

"Your family should be able to save their life."

Xu Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, but her pace did not slow down at all. "We have to hurry. This beast runs fast. I'm afraid it will enter the village if we are late."

When the two arrived at the center of the village, everyone in the village had arrived, and the able-bodied young men were all carrying torches.

Upon seeing Xu Qinghe and the others, they eagerly asked, "Has Black Bear come down the mountain yet?"

Xu Qinghe shook her head, "I only heard the sound, I didn't see anything."

The village chief's expression softened slightly, and he said to the crowd, "It's good that they didn't come down."

"You women, quickly take the elderly and children and hide in the ancestral hall. I'll take some men to guard Shen Zhi's house."

"If they can't protect their newly built house, all their life's work will be ruined." He then turned to Xu Qinghe and asked, "Has Shen Zhi returned?"

Xu Qinghe shook her head. "Not yet."

The village chief sighed helplessly, "Alright, let's go over there first." He then led the group toward their house.

Upon seeing this, Xu Qinghe instinctively took a step forward and said coldly, "I'll go with you."

Upon hearing this, the village chief's face immediately darkened, and he said with some displeasure, "What can you, a woman, do there?"

Xu Qinghe didn't care about the village chief's disdain at all, and calmly said, "I can shoot arrows, and I can help."

Village Chief Shen was about to refuse when he heard this, but before he could speak, Shen Daqiang said, "Let her go! Shen Zhi taught her."

This afternoon, as soon as he returned from Xu Qinghe's house, his wife told him what had happened that afternoon.

He naturally knew of Xu Qinghe's abilities; being able to lead a group of women and scare away the black bear alone required considerable skill.

After hearing Shen Daqiang's words, Village Chief Shen finally agreed to let Xu Qinghe go with him.

Xu Qinghe turned to look at Shen Chengyue, told him to take his younger brother and follow Old Man Shen, and then left without looking back.

On the way back, the Black Bear's voice kept coming towards them, but there was still no sign of him coming down the mountain.

Shen Zhize used all his strength to fight Hei Xiazi.

This creature is different from a wild boar. Although both are large predators, wild boars are more irritable, prone to reckless charges, and are more likely to be killed.

The black bear, on the other hand, is different. Not only is it large, but it is also intelligent. First, it can remember the places it has been, and second, it is cautious. When it goes out hunting, it mostly uses its wits to outmaneuver others and is rarely hunted alone.

This is why it was able to hang out with the little fox.

Seeing the black bear relentlessly attacking him, Shen Zhi finally switched from bow and arrow to dagger.

At this moment, the black bear's body was riddled with arrows shot by Shen Zhi.

However, because it has thick skin and tough flesh, only its fur was damaged, not its vital organs.

If it had been injured like this before, it would have run away without looking back, but because its companion died at Shen Zhi's hands.

Therefore, it was filled with hatred for Shen Zhi at this moment, and for a moment it forgot to run away, only wanting to slap Shen Zhi to death.

Shen Zhi also sensed its anger, and while using his agile body to entangle with it, he prepared to kill it with one blow.

Just then, Xu Qinghe and the others arrived at the foot of the mountain. Looking at the intact courtyard, Xu Qinghe breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the yard hasn't been damaged yet, and everything is still in time.

Just then, Shen Daqiang suddenly frowned and said to Village Chief Shen with a serious expression, "Village Chief, something's not right?"

Of the people here, apart from Shen Daqiang, who is a hunter whose family has been passed down through generations, the rest are all farmers.

"Something's not right?"

Shen Daqiang: "Why does this sound like Black Bear fighting with something?"

Village Chief Shen: "What were you fighting with?"

Shen Daqiang frowned. "I didn't recognize it."

"There's only the sound of the black bear here, nothing else."

Immediately after these words, someone retorted, "Did they fight each other?"

Shen Daqiang replied suspiciously, "Possibly."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than someone exclaimed excitedly, "Does that mean we're rich? Black bears are fighting each other!"

"When they've fought to the bitter end, we can charge in and give them a taste of their own medicine, how about that?"

These words were immediately echoed by everyone, but Village Chief Shen did not act impulsively. Instead, he looked at Shen Daqiang and asked, "What do you think?"

Shen Daqiang didn't speak, but just listened intently to Hei Xiazi's voice.

After a long pause, he replied, "Okay."

Because the village chief was present, no one dared to be too arrogant and could only obediently wait for Shen Daqiang's answer.

He became excited when he agreed, and grabbed his torch to rush up the mountain.

Xu Qinghe, however, showed little interest in this and said to Village Chief Shen, "Village Chief, you can go ahead! I'll stay here and keep watch."

Seeing that she was a frail woman, barely visible even when hidden in the shadows, the village chief didn't hesitate. "Alright, you stay here and keep watch. If anything happens, immediately notify the villagers."

Xu Qinghe agreed without the slightest hesitation.

Meanwhile, Shen Zhi's side had also fought to the limit, and at this point, Hei Xiazi's body was covered in arrow wounds and knife wounds.

Shen Zhi was also hit several times, and his clothes were torn in several places.

When the black bear saw that it couldn't beat Shen Zhi, it turned to run away. In that instant, Shen Zhi leaped up and stabbed the black bear in the neck.

He heard Black Bear whimper, and before he could react, he fell heavily to the ground. Seeing Black Bear lying on the ground with his eyes open, Shen Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief and leaned against the big tree to catch his breath for a while.

He turned around and picked up the little fox from before, tying it around his waist.

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