Chapter 515: Chapter 6: Human-Bear Confrontation

Among the crowd, Zeng Konghou, who had been silent, stepped forward at this moment.

"Emperor, this matter is rather strange. The Autumn Hunting Ground has been thoroughly checked several times, so why did this mishap suddenly occur? I humbly request your permission to investigate this matter!"

"Hmm, Zeng Aiqing, proceed immediately."

The Emperor then handed over a jade pendant he carried with him, instructing Dong Yuzhong to pass it to Zeng Konghou.

Zeng Konghou took the item and brought along some men.

Then he rushed off to another location.

Nobody knew exactly what he was going to do.

But the faces of some officials turned quite grim.

In the forest.

The Crown Prince and Lin Ying were still confronting the black bear.

In an instant, the Crown Prince shouted angrily and charged forward.

"Monstrous black bear! Let me face you!"

He held a dagger and stabbed towards the black bear’s eyes.

Strike first to gain the advantage.

This was one of the principles he had learned over the years that he particularly admired.

Instead of waiting for the black bear to tear them apart,

it’s better to face it head-on and first take its eyes.

Faced with this black bear, an ordinary person would likely be too scared to even move.

But the Crown Prince had a hint of madness and charged right in.

Lin Ying shouted loudly.

"Your Highness!"

He immediately followed suit and charged forward.

Holding a whip, he lashed towards the black bear’s leg.

Trying to get the Crown Prince an opening to stab its eyes.

"Roar!"

The black bear became furious.

Initially, when it looked at the Crown Prince and Lin Ying, it thought they would be delicious.

It was planning to taste them.

But to its surprise, the tiny humans dared to provoke it!

Utterly reckless.

It immediately swung its paw towards the charging Crown Prince.

If that paw truly landed on the Crown Prince, his ribs would likely break.

The Crown Prince naturally dared not be careless.

He had to retreat repeatedly, stepping on a tree branch beside him to jump back.

However, the dagger in his hand never left its position, waiting for another chance to charge.

The nearby horses were frightened by the scene, neighing loudly.

Seeing this, Lin Ying immediately crouched down, attempting a sweeping kick.

But the black bear was too heavy to be toppled with a single sweep.

Despite using all his strength on its leg, it seemed to have no effect on the black bear.

In fact, it made the black bear more irritable due to the pain.

A paw swung towards Lin Ying’s head.

It nearly killed him.

Fortunately, the Crown Prince quickly pulled him away, saving him from the danger.

"Are you alright?"

"I’m fine."

The Crown Prince and Lin Ying clearly underestimated the black bear’s capabilities.

Now, their expressions weren’t good.

Several lethal attempts did not succeed, instead provoking the black bear into anger.

Enraged, it roared towards both of them.

The Crown Prince could even smell the stench from its mouth, causing his playful demeanor to fade.

Replaced with complete vigilance.

Two against one bear, it looked like a sure-loss situation.

But the Crown Prince thought otherwise.

He shouted to Lin Ying.

"You distract it; I will launch a sneak attack!"

"No! Your Highness should let me handle the sneak attack!"

"Stop talking, go quickly!"

Then he slapped him on the back, causing him pain.

Seeing this, Lin Ying wasted no words and leapt up into the trees.

Jumping east and then north, causing the black bear to become dizzy.

"Roar!" Once more.

It immediately pounced on the tree where Lin Ying was.

With one swipe, it broke a tree.

The branches swayed and fell alongside it.

Several innocent branches nearby also fell.

Meanwhile, the Crown Prince seized the opportunity to sneak behind the black bear and leaped onto it while it was off guard.

Quickly and sharply, he plunged the dagger into its left eye.

Blood splattered all over the Crown Prince’s face, adding a sinister and frightening aura to his handsome features.

The black bear, in pain, could hardly endure.

With a paw, it struck the Crown Prince riding on its head.

The force was so great that it could have killed the Crown Prince.

But the Crown Prince excelled at crisis management.

In a flash, he swung the dagger again fiercely.

The approaching bear paw was instantly chopped halfway off.

In just a few moves, the black bear lost an eye and a paw.

How could it endure this?

It went mad, shaking the Crown Prince off its body.

And then crashed into the nearby trees with force.

Lin Ying, who hadn’t yet escaped the trees, fell down.

Seeing he was about to fall into the bear’s attack range, the Crown Prince swiftly got up and charged forward.

Aiming at its exposed belly, he stabbed again.

But this time, he couldn’t evade the black bear’s other paw.

The Crown Prince had to brace himself, using all his strength to resist.

But the bear’s strength was not something he could withstand.

As the paw was about to hit him, Lin Ying immediately rushed over.

Shielding the Crown Prince completely.

The paw hit his back directly.

Causing him to spit blood, nearly dying on the spot.

The bear’s long claws also scraped his skin, exposing a large, gruesome wound.

Despite the pain, Lin Ying held onto the Crown Prince and rolled over ten meters away before letting go.

"Ahh," he vomited blood all over the Crown Prince.

Frightening the Crown Prince to the point of trembling.

"Ying!"

Lin Ying, though his personal guard, was also his cousin.

If anything happened to him, the Crown Prince would never forgive himself.

He quickly took a pill from his waist and stuffed it in his mouth.

Then lay him flat, took up the dagger, and charged at the black bear.

"Dare to harm my people! I’ll take your life for this!"

The black bear was also hurting all over, with fury needing to be vented.

So it charged at the Crown Prince.

Its remaining eye glared fiercely at the Crown Prince.

Mouth wide open, ready to tear him apart.

Man and bear started to battle fiercely in the forest.

Perhaps Lin Ying’s severe injury provoked the Crown Prince, or maybe the consecutive injuries decreased the bear’s combat power.

So although the Crown Prince was small and weak, he held his ground.

Being agile allowed him to attack the bear from all directions, unpredictably.

Before long, the bear had several more wounds.

Not fatal, but definitely painful.

The Crown Prince, in comparison, only had some scratches on his arm, becoming increasingly calm and collected.

Facing the black bear, he was entirely focused and alert.

If only he had brought some poison from the palace, to coat the dagger.

These wounds alone would be enough to kill the black bear.

Therefore, he needed to find an opportunity to kill the black bear in one move!