Holding the Xuan Dzi Bead in hand, the skylark beast is the mount

Under a large tree on the hillside, two people were sitting on the ground. From a distance, their figures blended into the surrounding natural scenery, like a peaceful and beautiful painting.

Looking closer, the two men were dressed like hunters. The man was burly, with well-defined muscles, as hard and strong as if he were made of steel. He was wearing a coat carefully sewn from wild animal fur.

Sitting next to the man was a petite and lovely little girl. Her big watery eyes were as lively as the clear lake water, and her long eyelashes were trembling slightly like butterfly wings, as if she would flutter and fly away at any time. Although she was thin, her innate beauty was still hard to ignore. Her fair skin exuded a faint luster under the sunlight, as warm and delicate as mutton-fat jade; her long black and shiny hair was casually draped over her shoulders, and the breeze blew her hair gently, adding a bit of charming charm to her.

"Brother Shitou, we have been out for three days and have not caught any prey. How can we report back? I heard that this new elder will torture people to death. A few days ago, Brother Shenggou..."

When I thought of this, my body shuddered involuntarily.

The man called Brother Stone patted the girl who had just spoken comfortingly.

"Sister Ruoxue, don't worry. If you really can't catch any prey, I will take care of it when you return. I won't let you suffer any injustice."

"No, let's try to find prey and try not to be punished."

As he was speaking, a rustling sound was heard from the grass not far away.

After hearing this voice, the face of the man called Brother Stone suddenly became excited.

"Ruoxue, you are really our lucky star. Just as I finished speaking, prey appeared. You wait here for me to come back. I will be back soon."

As he said that, he quickly stood up, picked up the bow and arrow in his hand, and walked towards the bushes where the rustling sound was coming from.

Ruoxue's pretty face was now filled with two completely different expressions: excitement and worry. She opened her red lips slightly and spoke softly to the figure in front of her who was moving forward with full concentration.

"Be careful, brother!"

Shitou just waved his hand slightly, indicating to his sister not to worry too much.

Then, he skillfully took out a feather arrow from his back and placed it steadily on the bowstring. Then, he stood on tiptoe, taking each step very lightly, as if he was afraid that the slight sound under his feet would disturb the prey not far away.

As the distance between him and the target gradually shortened to only ten feet away, something strange happened! A huge bear suddenly jumped out from the quiet and silent bushes. This sudden situation startled Shitou, but his calmness from years of hunting allowed him to react quickly. Almost instantly, he released his fingers on the string, and the arrow shot out like lightning, flying straight towards the bear.

All I heard was a deafening roar that echoed throughout the mountains and forests.

The arrow accurately hit the bear's huge body. However, unexpectedly, although the arrow hit the vital point, it did not take its life. On the contrary, the severe pain completely angered the ferocious beast, making it go crazy. It opened its bloody mouth, its fangs flashed coldly, and rushed towards the stone desperately.

Seeing that the situation was critical, Shitou didn't have time to think and shouted loudly.

"Ruoxue, run! Don't look back, escape quickly!"

Before he finished speaking, there was a dull bang, and the bear's mountain-like body slammed into the stone. The huge impact force caused the stone to fly backwards like a kite with a broken string, and fell heavily to the ground several meters away.

Although Shi Tou did not die instantly from the violent impact thanks to his strong physique, the impact still caused him serious injuries.

There was a muffled "bang" sound, and a cloud of dust rose from the ground. Then, Shitou felt a sweetness in his throat, and a stream of scarlet liquid gushed out of his mouth.

"Brother!" When Ruoxue saw this scene, tears burst out of her eyes like a flood. She stood up anxiously and ran towards the stone desperately.

"Ahem...don't...don't come over here, go away! Go away!"

Shitou roared at the top of his lungs, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from the depths of his throat, carrying endless pain and anxiety. However, Ruoxue turned a deaf ear to his shouts and continued to move closer to him.

At this moment, the bear, which had already been enraged, became even more frantic because of Ruoxue's behavior. It opened its bloody mouth, let out a deafening roar, and then pounced on Ruoxue at lightning speed.

"Ah, no!"

Seeing this, Shitou endured the severe pain in his body and struggled to get up from the ground, trying to stop the fierce attack of the bear. However, he was too seriously injured, and every step he took was as painful as stepping on the tip of a knife. His speed was also pitifully slow, and he was unable to stop the aggressive bear at all. In this way, Shitou could only watch helplessly as the bear got closer and closer to Ruoxue, his heart filled with despair and helplessness.

At the critical moment, a black shadow flashed across the sky like lightning and rushed towards the bear. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an egg-sized stone rushing towards the bear.

With a "whoosh", the bear stopped when it was only the thickness of Ruoxue's palm away, and then with a "boom", it fell to the ground.

Not far from them, Yun Chen stood as straight as a pine tree, his eyes fixed on the thrilling scene happening before his eyes.

I saw him casually playing with a round and smooth stone in his right hand, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him, but in fact his heartstrings had already been tense.

Ruoxue was obviously frightened, her pretty face turned pale as paper, and her body trembled slightly. But she still suppressed her fear, ran to Shitou as fast as she could, stretched out her hands and carefully lifted up his shaking body.

"Brother, it's okay, it's okay, we are all still alive! It's great..."

Ruoxue spoke excitedly while panting, with crystal tears welling up in her eyes.

Shitou calmed himself down and said a few words to the frightened Ruoxue to calm her down. Then he turned his head and looked at the boy who had just saved their lives, his eyes full of gratitude.

"Thank you so much for saving my life! If you hadn't helped me in time, I'm afraid my sister and I would have died here today. This kindness is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea. My sister and I can never repay you in this lifetime. I only hope that I can work like a cow and a horse for you in my lifetime to repay you for this kindness!"

After saying that, Shitou, with the help of Ruoxue, struggled to stand up straight, then bent deeply towards Yunchen and kowtowed loudly.