The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Su Qianqian opened the bundle, took out maltose, and threw two pieces at the big brown bear.

"Since bears like to eat honey, I hope you'll like maltose too."

The aroma of maltose seemed to attract the large brown bear, which stopped and sniffed at the ground.

After finding two pieces of maltose, he opened his mouth wide to eat them, triggering a hidden crossbow mechanism that sent countless iron crossbow bolts flying into the ground.

The beast king, hiding in the mountains, was so angry he nearly died, slamming his fist heavily against the tree beside him.

Two hundred crossbow bolts were all destroyed; they all hit the ground.

That little girl really had a knack for it; she casually scattered a little food, and it caused the big brown bear to open its blood-red maw and trigger the hidden crossbow mechanism.

How could a little girl know so much!

It should be noted that those crossbows have been improved no less than 10 times in the past few years, making them practically perfect, but they are still rendered useless.

When the skinny bandit saw that Wang Shou had injured his hand by punching the tree and was bleeding, he asked with concern, "General Wang, your hand is injured. Let me bandage it for you."

Wang Shou was in a bad mood, so his tone became somewhat fierce: "Get out of here."

The skinny bandit was very unhappy after being scolded: "Tch, you're biting the hand that feeds you. You don't appreciate kindness. A little girl has made you lose your mind. You call yourself a general? I think you're more like a zombie."

The guards of the Xu family broke out in a cold sweat when they saw the iron arrows scattered all around the giant brown bear.

If so many hidden arrows were fired at them, there would surely be countless deaths and injuries, and the consequences would be quite terrible.

Miss Su was truly remarkable; she managed to lure the brown bear to lie down and eat, causing all the hidden arrows to embed themselves in the soil.

"Miss Su is awesome! It's all thanks to you that you broke the hidden crossbow mechanism, otherwise I'm afraid I would have lost my life here."

When Steward Zhao spoke, his expression was full of admiration.

Su Qianqian shook her head gently, "I don't know, I really don't know how the hidden crossbow mechanism is triggered, it's all just a coincidence."

Explanation is just a cover-up; Steward Zhao had an expression that said, "I understand everything."

"Don't worry, Miss Su, we will definitely keep it a secret."

He was certain that Miss Su was definitely a master, a big shot, but for some reason, this big shot seemed to prefer to keep a low profile.

A large group of Xu family guards echoed Steward Zhao's words: "Miss Su, rest assured, we will definitely keep this a secret for you."

Mo Xiaobei was very close to Su Qianqian and smelled a rich, sweet aroma. He felt incredibly hungry. Despite being a grown man, he had loved sweets since he was a child.

He can eat seven or eight candied hawthorns at a time.

"Miss Su, what did you feed the brown bear?"

"Oh, it's maltose."

Mo Xiaobei reached out his hand to Su Qianqian: "Miss Su, may I try some maltose? Just a small piece will do."

Xiangming slapped Mo Xiaobei on the head. "Mo Xiaobei, the situation is so critical, and you're still in the mood to ask for candy! What a big idiot!"

She really wanted to cut open Mo Xiaobei's head to see what was inside.

Mo Xiaobei chuckled foolishly, "If I don't want to eat it, I don't want to eat it, Xiangming, don't be angry."

Su Qianqian saw the big brown bear finish the candy and then run towards the crowd, so she threw a few more pieces of malt candy at it. The big brown bear lay on the ground and searched very seriously, as if it were looking for treasure.

This shows that the brown bear really likes maltose.

The guards of the Xu residence finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It turns out that all you need to deal with a big brown bear is sugar.

The beast king was furious. The giant brown bear, which he had raised for many years and was incredibly fierce, was now lying on the open ground in front of the little girl like a lapdog.

It seems we have no choice but to use our trump card.

Wang Shou took out a snake-shaped flute and played it.

Although the crossbow is now unusable, the flute music will drive the brown bear into a frenzy of killing, at least severely injuring a few enemies and saving him some face, preventing him from losing too badly.

The bear popped the sugar granules it found into its mouth and was happily licking them when the sound of a flute drifted over.

The flute music was particularly strange, ethereal yet eerie, like the cry of a beast or a spell.

Xu Ye's guards felt dizzy and their brains were about to explode after hearing the flute music.

The big brown bear suddenly covered its head and started rolling around on the ground.

Su Qianqian threw a lot more maltose chunks on the ground.

The brown bear struggled in agony while clutching its head, but still managed to nibble on maltose.

But it just won't get up and attack people.

The beast king's face turned extremely ugly. "This is bad, it's out of my control."

I can't believe that the brown bear I raised like my own son all these years has gone out of control.

He ate the things the little girl threw away, and then he lost control.

This is incredible; he had tamed this big brown bear for many years.

The beast king's men were utterly terrified.

"General Wang, that little girl is indeed quite capable. She subdued the brown bear you've raised for many years in an instant. It's truly amazing."

"General Wang, it's all fate. Heaven is helping that little girl. We can't fight against Heaven."

The skinny bandit suggested, "General Wang, let's hurry and retreat. Saving our lives is the most important thing. As long as we're alive, we can always rebuild."

The beast king was not about to give up. He had devoted countless efforts to that big brown bear, and even if he had to leave now, he would take the big brown bear with him.

Unfortunately, his animal flute was no longer effective against the brown bear.

The beast king was very frustrated and racked his brains but couldn't figure out how to take the big brown bear away.

Su Qianqian has received help.

The visitor was none other than Master Yuan from Cao County.

Master Yuan brought about twenty or so soldiers with him.

As he approached, he recognized Su Qianqian.

"So it's Miss Su from Gu's shop. It's a pleasure to meet you. I heard the tiger's roar at the city gate and rushed over immediately. Luckily, this place isn't far from the city gate of Cao County, which is why I was able to get here so quickly."

Su Qianqian felt that Master Yuan's arrival was timely. "Mo Xiaobei, take Master Yuan and the others to that mountain forest and find the person playing the flute."

The person playing the flute must be the robber who controls the tiger and brown bear.

Two incense sticks' worth of time later, Master Yuan led his men back and captured more than ten "fake bandits," while some of the "fake bandits" escaped.

Master Yuan was especially grateful to Su Qianqian.

The people he arrested were not ordinary bandits. These "fake bandits" manipulated wild animals to attack people. Half a month ago, they even attacked a passing official, so the matter has been reported to the imperial court.

His Majesty personally issued the order that those who capture these bandits will be promoted and ennobled.

So he has done a great service today.

Thanks to Miss Su's earlier suggestion to expand the garrison in Cao County, and the fact that he happened to be patrolling near the city gate today, which was relatively close, he rushed over immediately upon hearing the tiger's roar, and managed to gain some credit.

Master Yuan had already obtained the title of Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial civil service examination), but unfortunately he failed the Jinshi (a higher civil service examination) repeatedly and thought he would never have any hope of becoming an official in his life.

But today he suddenly received a great merit, and perhaps the imperial court will reward him with the position of county magistrate. Thinking of this, Master Yuan straightened his back even more.

"Miss Su, I heard from the guards of the Xu family that the victory against the bandits was entirely due to your efforts. I will definitely report this truthfully to the imperial court and request an award for you."

"No need, the credit belongs to everyone."

Su Qianqian knew that Emperor Qi Jing would not allow women to become officials, so it was better to give the credit to those around her who needed it.

"Dog Egg, Steward Zhao, and the guards from the Xu residence all contributed. Please report back truthfully, Master Yuan."

"Yes, yes, Miss Su, don't worry."

Master Yuan wanted to bring up the matter of opening a branch again, but it was really inappropriate to bring it up in the current situation. He could only bring it up when he saw Miss Su in the future.

The county magistrate would be very happy if he knew that Miss Su had come to Cao County.

"If Miss Su has time, you can come to the county government office for a chat."

"I'm sorry, I have to head back today. I'll go to the county government office another time."

Master Yuan looked at the large brown bear that was throwing a tantrum and rolling around on the ground.

When the merchants who had been robbed reported the crime, they all said that the wild beasts carried by the bandits in Cao County were armored and extremely ferocious.

The large brown bear in front of them was indeed covered in armor, but it had nothing to do with the word "fierce".

The big brown bear lay on the ground very obediently, like a child, eating something in its mouth, seemingly very happy, and occasionally rolling around on the ground, showing no signs of aggression.

Seeing is believing, so the accounts of those previously robbed merchants must have been exaggerated.

"Miss Su, what are your plans regarding this large brown bear?"

"This bear is mine, Xiao Bei. Call a few people to help tie the big brown bear to the car, and we'll take it back to Qinghe County."

Master Yuan understood: Miss Su liked this big brown bear, so he definitely couldn't take it from her.

Not only did they not rob it, but Master Yuan also directed his men to help tie up the big brown bear and throw it onto the carriage.