jdhmnovel Chapter 295 Encountering a Brown Bear
Chapter 295 Encountering a Brown Bear
Gu Jianchu noticed Mi Yue's sudden change in expression from the corner of his eye.
Gu Jianchu ignored him, whipped the horse again and rode away, followed closely by Xie Ci'an, Chongfeng and others.
There seemed to be something wrong with Mi Yue. She still remembered that when she was a child and had no melons to eat, she asked the system to tell her stories. The system had no other stories to tell her, so it told her stories about other systems. Among them was a story about a strategy system, in which one relied on conquering others to get what he wanted, but the conqueror did not care about the feelings of others at all and would do anything to achieve his goals.
She just felt that there was something wrong with Mi Yue. Without any evidence, she couldn't do anything to Mi Yue. After all, Mi Yue had gained the trust of her eldest brother. Even if they were siblings, Gu Jianbai might not believe what she said.
What if Mi Yue has a strategy system on her, maybe she will even bewitch Gu Jianbai.
Without any evidence, she went to Gu Jianbai and spoke ill of Mi Yue, which might even cause discord between the siblings.
"Doesn't everyone respect the emperor? Why did the queen run ahead of the emperor?" Mi Yue stared at the backs of the two and asked.
Gu Jianbai smiled, "The Emperor dotes on my sister and doesn't care about these things."
Mi Yue nodded meaningfully and asked in a low voice, "I heard that the emperor has basically left the harem empty for the Empress. Now the emperor only has the Empress by his side. Could it be that the emperor has no intention of bringing anyone else into the harem, or is it that the Empress is stopping him?"
"It's the emperor himself who is unwilling, otherwise my sister would not be able to stop him. Although the Gu family has certain power in the capital, it cannot stop the emperor from making a decision." Gu Jianbai did not doubt Mi Yue's doubts, but patiently helped Mi Yue explain.
"I heard that the emperor had fought on the battlefield for many years and had made countless military achievements. After ascending the throne, he used an iron-blooded approach to quickly control the court. Is this true?" Mi Yue watched the two people running deep into the woods with sparkling eyes.
Gu Jianbai nodded and said, "Of course it's true. Back then, the emperor was very famous in the northwest. He returned to the capital in time, stopped the civil unrest in the capital, and successfully ascended the throne. After that, he resolved the chaos in the capital within a year and eliminated the spies left in the court by other princes."
"In this way, maybe the emperor can hunt a brown bear. Let's follow him and see." Mi Yue whipped the horse's butt and followed immediately.
After all, it was Mi Yue’s first time riding a horse. Seeing the little girl so bold, Gu Jianbai hurriedly mounted his horse and quickly chased after her. “Mi Yue, it’s your first time riding a horse, so go slowly and be careful not to get thrown off the horse.”
"Don't worry, I know what to do." Mi Yue's pleasant voice floated among the mountains and forests.
Xie Ci'an and Gu Jianchu were galloping through the mountains together. "Achu, let's not hunt the brown bear first. How about we compete to see who can hunt the elk first?"
"Of course." Gu Jianchu naturally touched the bow and arrow hanging on the saddle, "But the emperor will give a reward."
"Of course there must be one. Whoever hunts it first can make any request to the other party, and it must be met." Xie Ci'an also picked up the bow and arrow beside him. Xie Ci'an put on the crossbow before Gu Jianchu.
"Your Majesty's words are binding." Gu Jianchu knew that Xie Ci'an was an extremely accurate archer, so Gu Jianchu did not aim at the elk with his first arrow, but shot it to the side faster than Xie Ci'an.
The elk, which was originally grazing with its head down, was instantly frightened and ran deep into the forest.
Gu Jianchu looked at Xie Ci'an with a smile on her face, "My riding and archery skills are not as good as your Majesty's, so I can only use some tricks to fight against your Majesty."
"Warfare is about deception, and Achu is good at using tricks." Xie Ci'an whipped the horse and chased in the direction of the elk's escape, and Gu Jianchu followed closely behind.
Watching the two running further and further away, Cheng Song hurriedly said, "Hurry up and catch up! This dense forest is dangerous. We must protect the safety of the Emperor and the Empress."
Chongfeng, Wenzhu and others immediately chased after them.
The emperor and the empress ran far into the depths of the dense forest, and finally saw an elk that had stopped in front of a stream to drink water. The elk was much more cautious than before, and while drinking water, it did not forget to prick up its ears and look around.
Gu Jianchu and Xie Ci'an each put on their crossbows, but Xie Ci'an intended to let Gu Jianchu go and did not rush to let go. Gu Jianchu was also not in a hurry. She aimed at the elk with her eyes slightly narrowed. Just when she was about to let go, a roar suddenly came from the depths of the forest, accompanied by the sound of rapid running. The sound was so loud that it was obvious that it was a giant thing.
Everyone's faces suddenly turned ugly. It was not difficult to guess that the one coming should be the brown bear raised in the palace.
The elk, which was originally drinking water, was frightened by the sound and instantly fled towards the forest.
Everyone looked around vigilantly in an instant, and suddenly a dark shadow jumped out from the depths of the forest and rushed straight towards Gu Jianchu.
Xie Ci'an was the first to notice the brown bear attacking Gu Jianchu.
"Achu, be careful." Xie Ci'an instinctively jumped into the air and kicked the brown bear that was pouncing in the air. He held Gu Jianchu's waist with one hand and rolled her off the horse to the ground. Due to the violent impact, the two rolled on the ground several times until they hit the tree trunk and stopped.
Xie Ci'an reacted without caring about the pain from falling to the ground, and immediately went to check on Gu Jianchu who was protected in his arms, "Achu, are you okay?"
Gu Jianchu was lying on the ground, gasping for breath with lifeless eyes. She thought she would surely die in the mouth of the brown bear, but she didn't expect Xie Ci'an to rescue her in time.
Xie Ci'an was startled when he saw Gu Jianchu was in a daze. "Achu, are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?"
Gu Jianchu regained consciousness bit by bit, and then he felt as if his entire body had been shattered. There was no place that didn't hurt. "It hurts everywhere."
Xie Ci'an helped her sit up and carefully examined her. There were no obvious external injuries. "There are no other external injuries. It must have been caused by falling off the horse. Ah Chu, check if her legs are okay."
Gu Jianchu moved a little, shook his head and said, "It's okay."
"I'm glad you're okay." Xie Ci'an was still frightened.
Chongyang, Wenzhu and the others were working together to deal with the brown bear. Cheng Song and the others followed closely behind. Seeing the injured emperor and empress, Cheng Song almost rolled off his horse and rushed to the emperor's side, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was late in rescuing you and caused your injury."
"It's no use for you to come here. Go ask Doctor Lin to come and help check on the Queen." Xie Ci'an ordered in a cold voice.
At that time, Chongyang and Wenzhu were already at a disadvantage. The brown bear slapped them with its paw, and Chongyang barely dodged it by leaning sideways. The brown bear also scratched his arm with several marks. At the same time, the long sword in Wenzhu's hand stabbed the brown bear.