Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 55 Brown Bear
The sound was very similar to the sound made when a person exhales with closed lips, but it was many times louder.

As soon as you hear it, you know that this is not a noise made by humans, but some kind of large animal.

Almost instinctively, Qu Shaoyang felt his hair stand on end.

I was scared by the deer last night and once by the two skeletons during the day. I didn’t expect that just when I had a good sleep at night, something happened again.

The entrance to the cave is about 10 to 17 feet above the ground, and the mountain walls are steep. Logically speaking, even if there are any large animals outside, they would not be able to climb up.

As long as Qu Shaoyang hides in the cave, he can ensure his own safety.

But the bad luck in recent days made Qu Shaoyang very angry. He was so stubborn that he wanted to go and see what was outside the cave.

So Qu Shaoyang reached out and threw some firewood into the fire. When the firewood started to burn, he directly pulled out a stick with a flame as thick as his wrist and used it as a torch. He held it up and walked towards the cave entrance.

Looking down in the light of the torch, I saw a bear standing two or three feet away from the cave entrance.

The bear was quite big, and looked to weigh about 700 to 800 kilograms. Its head was almost as big as a washbasin, and its big, shiny black nose was almost as big as a steamed bun.

At this time, the bear was staring with its eyes wide open, white foam coming out of its mouth, its two round nostrils expanding and contracting, and it had a strong fishy smell.

Qu Shaoyang suddenly showed his head, which scared the big bear below.

The pair of small eyes projected an angry look, and then the mouth opened wide and let out a long howl with a "hum".

There was a man and a bear, one above and one below, and the distance between them was no more than two or three feet.

The sound of the bear's roar made Qu Shaoyang's ears buzz, and a chill spread from the back of his head to his tailbone.

It has nothing to do with fear or not, it's human instinct.

Some people, let alone being so close to the bear, would be so scared that they would pee their pants even if they heard a bear roar from a distance.

Qu Shaoyang is a brave man. He is not afraid of even skeletons, let alone this big blind bear.

So Qu Shaoyang threw the torch aside, picked up the gun and pulled the trigger at the big guy below.

There was a bang of a gunshot, and the big blind bear below let out a scream, followed by the sound of something rolling down.

The mountain wall was steep to begin with, and although the blind bear could stand up, he was not a human being after all.

After being shot, the blind bear lost his balance and fell down the steep slope.

With a body of that size, the fall would make quite a noise, and even Qu Shaoyang, who was sitting on top, seemed to feel the ground shake.

The blind bear, who was injured and fell heavily, was very angry and roared continuously.

The blind bear has a characteristic: it is not afraid of guns and will even stand up to guns.

So at this moment, the blind bear did not run away. Instead, it climbed up again while roaring and with red eyes.

Maybe the pain stimulated the blind bear's nerves, and this guy actually climbed higher than before.

But the upper half of the rock wall was steeper than the lower half. Although the bear had sharp claws, it was not as flexible as a human, and it was unable to climb up the last section.

As for Qu Shaoyang, he took advantage of the opportunity when the blind bear fell and climbed up to reload his gun.

At this time, he held the gun and shot again at the blind bear's head on the stone wall.

There was a loud bang, and the blind bear let out a roar and fell down again.

This time, perhaps the injury was more serious. Although the blind bear howled, he was unable to climb up for a long time.

After Qu Shaoyang fired two shots in a row, he did not rush to shoot again. Instead, he reloaded his gun and stood at the entrance of the cave to observe carefully. The blind bear kept howling, probably because it was seriously injured. It did not climb up for a long time.

But the blind bear did not leave and always stayed near the entrance of the cave.

Qu Shaoyang heard it clearly from above, but it was too dark at night. He could not see the situation below and could not shoot again without hesitation.

Qu Shaoyang saw the rocks near the entrance of the cave and suddenly had an idea. He moved a stone the size of a washing basin and pushed it down with force.

It was quiet at night, with only the sound of stones rolling down the stone wall, and then the angry roar of the blind bear.

After being shot twice, the already seriously injured blind bear was hit hard by a huge rock. The pain made the blind bear very manic, and his roar shook the forest.

Qu Shaoyang in the cave didn't care about that. He moved two big stones, listened to the sound and identified the location, then smashed them in the direction of the blind bear.

Not surprisingly, the howling of the blind bear was heard, but this time the howling was much weaker than before.

It's easy to imagine that the two were so close to each other just now, and almost all the lead bullets fired from the musket hit the blind bear's head.

This is just an old-fashioned musket, which is not powerful enough. If it had been replaced with a semi-automatic one, the blind bear would have died long ago.

The blind bear couldn't bear the continuous heavy blows. He had no time to compete with Qu Shaoyang anymore. The most important thing was to leave and find a way to stop the pain and bleeding.

Although both eyes are blind, bears have poor eyesight, so their sense of smell and hearing are more sensitive.

So the bear slowly left the cliff, found the pool of water by feeling, and then put its head into the pool.

The water in the pond is icy cold, which can temporarily numb the burning pain caused by the gunshot wound.

Qu Shaoyang in the cave pushed another stone down, but this time he didn't hear any movement from the blind bear.

Qu Shaoyang estimated that the bear should be gone and it was unlikely to be dead. Blind bears have strong vitality and can hold on for a while even if they are seriously injured.

It was pitch dark and Qu Shaoyang didn't dare to chase after him. He could only wait in the cave until dawn when he could see the surroundings clearly and then make plans.

After such a long time of hard work, Qu Shaoyang was already alert and had no desire to sleep anymore.

So he added some firewood to the fire, and just sat by the fire, warming himself, waiting for dawn.

After finally making it to dawn, Qu Shaoyang leaned out of the cave and looked outside. He saw a huge creature lying beside the pool of water below.

Oh, this big guy didn’t run away last night. That’s perfect. I don’t have to chase it away.

Qu Shaoyang didn't say anything, he just picked up the gun and fired a shot below.

The bullet hit the back of the bear's head, the back of its neck, and its shoulders, but the bear still lay by the pool, motionless.

died?

Qu Shaoyang was happy and anxious. If the blind bear died, he would have to open it up and take out the gallbladder immediately, otherwise all the bile would be absorbed by the internal organs.

Qu Shaoyang did not dare to be careless. He loaded the gun again and put it on his back. Holding a sharp scimitar in his hand, he slowly and carefully came down from the top.

Just as Qu Shaoyang's feet touched the ground, the blind bear, who had been lying motionless beside the pool, suddenly stood up and pounced towards Qu Shaoyang.

"Oh my god, this bear is fucking cheating."

Qu Shaoyang was also shocked when he saw this, and quickly rolled on the ground to avoid the blind bear's pounce.

(End of this chapter)