Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 697

The brown bear pounced down on her head. Startled, Shen Lingjun used all her speed and strength to roll on the ground, barely managing to dodge the attack. However, the corner of her clothes was still caught and torn by the brown bear's claws.

"Someone come here!" Shen Lingjun immediately shouted, "Someone come here quickly!"

Her voice couldn't reach the palace or the camp, but the two guards who came with her immediately stepped forward and slashed at the brown bear's head with their swords.

The brown bear tilted its head, and the sword only struck its shoulder. Its skin was thick and its bones were strong, so the sword did not cut through it, but only made a cut.

The brown bear, in pain, became even more ferocious, roaring wildly as it lunged at the three of them.

Another guard thrust his sword forward, striking the brown bear in the eye, but blinding it on one side. The brown bear paused for a moment, showing no intention of retreating, and turned around to strike with a heavy palm, snapping a tree as thick as a bowl in half.

Fortunately, the guard was skilled enough to dodge in time; otherwise, if that palm strike had landed on someone, their head would have been blown off.

Seeing that the brown bear's eyes were bloodshot, unlike the eyes of a normal wild animal, Shen Lingjun guessed that it had gone berserk for some unknown reason. No wonder it was so ferocious and didn't care about being injured.

Just then, several more bear roars came from the woods, and two more brown bears of similarly enormous size pounced out!

The two brown bears also had red eyes and were drooling. Each one looked more crazy and terrifying than the last, which startled all three of them.

If there was only one, no matter how fierce it was, two guards would be enough to deal with it. How come there were three all at once?

Two bodyguards stood in front and behind Shen Lingjun, protecting her in the middle. They could only grit their teeth in secret.

Today, even if they risk their lives, they don't know if they can protect the Crown Princess, but they can only do their best.

Shen Lingjun also rummaged through her spatial storage and found all the poisons in her inventory. She didn't know if these poisons would be effective against the crazed beasts, but now was the time to take the plunge.

Just then, a sharp screech as if the air was being torn apart rang out, and an arrow flew through the dense forest with overwhelming force, piercing the head of one of the brown bears!

The brown bear staggered a couple of steps, but before it could fall, a guard seized the opportunity, leaped up, gathered all his inner strength, and slammed a palm down hard, striking the center of the brown bear's forehead.

The sound of the skull cracking rang out, the brown bear swayed for a moment, and then finally collapsed to the ground with a thud, shaking the ground.

Several more arrows were shot at, followed by the rapid sound of hooves as several riders galloped out of the forest.

The leader of the group was Mo Chonggui, carrying a large bow and a quiver of arrows on his back. He was still wearing a mask, but the two guards beside him were his own men.

Once the reinforcements arrived, the remaining two brown bears were quickly killed by the group working together.

Mo Chonggui dismounted and asked Shen Lingjun, "Are you alright?"

Shen Lingjun shook his head: "It's a good thing you arrived early, otherwise it would have been hard to say."

Mo Zhonggui frowned and turned to look at the three brown bear carcasses on the ground.

"How come there are so many brown bears here?"

The hunting grounds are home to wild beasts like hogs, bears, tigers, and wolves deep within, but they generally don't venture to the outer edges. Even with lax management, at most one might occasionally escape. The simultaneous appearance of three enraged brown bears is hardly a coincidence.