Mu Qiancheng also saw this scene, his face darkened a bit. If it were just him, it would be fine, but now with Jiang Xue beside him, he had concerns.
He must ensure the safety of his young wife, otherwise, he would regret it for the rest of his life, and he would let Jiang Xue down.
However, he couldn’t just watch his men fall into the bear’s mouth.
On one side was his young wife, on the other were the warriors under him. Mu Qiancheng felt conflicted; if he went to rescue the warriors, his young wife might become the black bear’s target.
But if he let them die without helping, he couldn’t bear it.
As Mu Qiancheng was struggling with this dilemma, Jiang Xue suddenly took action. She stepped towards the seemingly clumsy, yet in reality very fierce black bear.
The moment Jiang Xue moved, the black bear immediately turned its head and looked at her warily, fearing she might do something to it.
In fact, ever since Jiang Xue and Mu Qiancheng had arrived, the black bear had already noticed them. Since they hadn’t moved, it was naturally happy to stay still as well.
Moreover, what the black bear cared most about at the moment were the two warriors above its head. If these two angered it, it could feast on them and have a good meal.
"Xue’er, what are you doing?" Mu Qiancheng was startled to see Jiang Xue heading towards the black bear, and shouted in surprise while reaching out to pull her back.
Mu Qiancheng pulled with some force, directly bringing Jiang Xue back, but unknowingly, he used too much strength, nearly breaking Jiang Xue’s hand.
Seeing Jiang Xue looking at him with a pained expression, Mu Qiancheng panicked instantly and asked, "Xue’er, what’s wrong? Where did you get hurt?"
"Hand." Jiang Xue glanced at Mu Qiancheng, then focused her gaze on the hand he was holding. To be honest, Mu Qiancheng’s strength was overwhelming, she truly couldn’t withstand it.
Even though she had cultivated spiritual power, she couldn’t resist Mu Qiancheng’s violent pull.
Of course, Jiang Xue knew that Mu Qiancheng didn’t do it on purpose; he was just anxious. So even though her hand hurt, she wasn’t angry at him.
"Hand, what’s wrong with your hand?" Mu Qiancheng hadn’t grasped the situation yet and blankly looked at Jiang Xue’s hand. But even after a while, he couldn’t see anything wrong with it.
Seeing Mu Qiancheng’s dumbfounded expression, Jiang Xue couldn’t help but remind him, "You hurt my hand by grabbing it."
"Ah, right, right, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it." Mu Qiancheng apologized while letting go of Jiang Xue’s hand.
"I know." Jiang Xue smiled, but the smile was a bit forced due to the pain in her hand. She looked down at her wrist, which was red and swollen from Mu Qiancheng’s grip, thinking to herself how much strength he had used.
Mu Qiancheng also noticed the condition of Jiang Xue’s hand, and couldn’t help feeling heartache. At the same time, he felt extremely guilty inside.
"Xue’er, you should hit me. It’s my fault for hurting you." Mu Qiancheng was incredibly remorseful, wishing he could take her place and endure the pain for her.
"Qiancheng, I’m okay." Jiang Xue shook her head, glanced at the quivering and almost fallen tree branch ahead, as well as the two warriors who seemed about to fall, and said, "We should save them first."
"Okay!" Though Mu Qiancheng felt heartbreak for his wife, he knew that saving people was paramount at the moment. So he quickly withdrew his gaze from Jiang Xue and looked ahead.
They had just startled the bear, but fortunately hadn’t angered it. However, the two warriors hanging there seemed unable to hold on any longer.