Mortal Mirror

Li Muzhen looked into the distance. Not far ahead was a huge hill. He saw a group of people running towards them, a group of barbarians, who were currently in a state of panic.

Soon, everyone saw a huge monster appear from behind the hill. It was a black giant bear, about thirty feet tall. This giant bear had a circle of fiery red fluff in front of its chest, and a fiery red streak of fur down its back, which was particularly bright.

Seeing this giant bear, the accompanying soldiers immediately exclaimed, "It's a Fire Bear! Everyone be careful, this thing is a great demon, extremely powerful. Protect the princess!"

Murong Qianxue, however, was not afraid at all, saying, "Great! Finally, a big guy has arrived. It'll be more impressive to take this thing down."

At that moment, everyone saw the Fire Bear catch up with a barbarian, grab him directly, and with a forceful tear, rip the strong, two-meter-tall barbarian in half.

It opened its big mouth and threw the corpse into its mouth, chewing it up. The scene was incredibly cruel, and the bloody sight made everyone feel nauseous.

The Fire Bear was incredibly powerful, constantly catching up with the barbarians. With each swing of its huge bear paw, it turned over a dozen barbarians into mincemeat in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, it also saw the princess and her party. The Fire Bear's eyes were blood-red, emitting a fierce and baleful aura.

Seeing that there were people who were not afraid of it, its eyes showed anger. It immediately stood up, roared angrily a couple of times, then patted its chest with its two huge bear paws and ran towards Murong Qianxue and the others.

This thing was like a giant mountain. Li Muzhen and the others looked like ants in front of it.

Several laborers had long been frightened into a stupor. They cried out and tried to escape.

However, the Fire Bear hated people running away the most. It strode forward with its huge steps, caught up with a laborer in a few steps, and directly slapped him into mincemeat, throwing him into its mouth.

Li Muzhen, however, became more and more calm. He knew that when facing this kind of thing, running was a death sentence.

So, he carefully came to the princess's side. He understood in his heart that only here was the safest place, and at a critical moment, if it really came to a life-or-death situation, he would not hide his cultivation. Even if he couldn't beat this thing, he could still escape.

The only drawback was that if the princess died, he would probably be stranded in this barbaric land in the future, not daring to return to Great Xia. Returning would mean certain death.

Before he could think too much, the giant bear had already rushed up. The accompanying old eunuch sneered, and with a sudden thrust of his palm, he shouted, "You evil beast, you're courting death!"

But his hand had just reached mid-air when he heard Murong Qianxue's voice scolding, "Eunuch Liu, let me handle it!"

Murong Qianxue suddenly flew up, and with a buzzing sound behind her, a flying sword with a cold, gleaming light instantly unsheathed. She reached out and grabbed the flying sword in her palm.

He saw her fly in front of the giant bear as gracefully as a startled swan. Li Muzhen didn't even see how the sword was wielded when he saw two cold lights flash across the sky, and then he heard the Fire Bear let out a painful wail.

The Fire Bear was bleeding profusely. At this moment, it was completely enraged. It opened its mouth and spewed out endless flames.

Murong Qianxue was not afraid at all and directly cast a protective shield, but she didn't expect the Fire Bear to seize this opportunity and directly swing its huge bear paw down on her.

Although Murong Qianxue had cultivation, her body was too pampered, and she lacked actual combat experience. By the time she reacted, the bear paw had already arrived in front of her. Before she could do anything, she was slapped away by the huge force.

Seeing this, everyone was shocked. The accompanying eunuch and those soldiers rushed up to besiege the Fire Bear.

Although the Fire Bear was powerful, it was no match for so many people. It was beaten until it howled miserably. Then, it spat out another mouthful of flames, pushed back those people, and turned around to run without hesitation.

Everyone was unable to stop it and rushed to the princess's side to inquire about her condition. After all, the Fire Bear was not worth mentioning compared to the princess. If the princess was injured, they would not be able to explain themselves when they returned.

To everyone's relief, the princess's cultivation was profound, and she was not seriously injured, but she was a little disheveled.

At this moment, she was completely angered by the giant bear. After all, she was of noble birth and had never suffered such humiliation. Her eyes flashed with anger, and she said, "Chase it! I must kill this bear today!"

The accompanying soldiers immediately said, "No, Princess, we have already left Tianjian Pass by a hundred miles. We must not go any further ahead!"

Murong Qianxue said angrily, "Why can't we? A hundred miles is just a moment's flight for a flying sword. Listen to me, chase it! Today, I must kill that big bear and use its bear gall as a gift for Father."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expression changed slightly, but they didn't dare to say anything more. After all, this matter involved the Emperor. They were just low-ranking soldiers and didn't dare to say too much.

The eunuch Liu had a face full of praise, saying, "Good, Princess, with this heart, I think the Emperor will be happy."

Therefore, everyone didn't dare to say anything more and could only mount their horses and chase after it.

Li Muzhen had no horse and could only rely on his two legs to follow closely behind the horse team, running wildly. He was also angry in his heart, hating these guys to death, and cursing their ancestors for eighteen generations.

Speaking of the Fire Bear, it ran wildly all the way, and before long, it ran hundreds of miles away. At this time, everyone was getting farther and farther away from Tianjian Pass, but the frantic pursuit had completely made Murong Qianxue forget the danger.

Li Muzhen was drenched in sweat. If he hadn't cultivated a technique, he would have been exhausted to death by now. Fortunately, at this time, who would pay attention to such a small character like him?

If there was a discerning person, they would be amazed by Li Muzhen's strength. Running hundreds of miles on two feet, as fast as a horse, how terrifying is that?

Just when Li Muzhen was about to give up, he heard Murong Qianxue shout loudly, and then he saw sword light flashing in front of him, and there was a buzzing sound again.

After that, he saw the giant bear crash to the ground, whimper a few times, and die.

Seeing this, everyone was very happy and cheered for the princess.

Murong Qianxue also felt an unprecedented sense of honor. This was the glory and pride that only a victor would have.

Unfortunately, before everyone could be happy, the ground in front of them suddenly trembled. On the distant grassland, a dark mass of people and horses galloped towards them in the dim red sunlight. It was the barbarian army.

Seeing those people, everyone began to panic. The barbarians were so tall and strong that they gave people a sense of oppression from a distance.

And the leading general, riding a black giant wolf, looked even more majestic. It could be seen that the wolf's body was huge, about ten feet long and as tall as a person. It wore a collar covered with iron thorns around its neck, which looked extremely terrifying.

Its eyes also revealed an incomparable ferocity.

Seeing this scene, everyone realized that they had unknowingly penetrated hundreds of miles into the barbarian territory. Thinking of this, the accompanying soldiers immediately said, "Princess, you must fly back on your sword immediately. We will stop these people."

Murong Qianxue's eyes, however, were not afraid at all, but revealed excitement, "Go back? Would I, the dignified princess of the Great Xia Kingdom, escape back in such a disheveled state? Wouldn't I be looked down upon by these barbarians?

I have heard that barbarians are fond of martial arts. I would like to see how powerful these guys really are.

No matter how powerful they are, are they more powerful than this Fire Bear?"

Saying that, she looked sharply at the barbarian army, standing still, with an extremely heroic appearance.