Gu Yao hurried over and couldn’t help but take in a sharp breath of cold air, "This guy is really not small at all." Then he looked at Yang Ruxin with surprise, "Your luck is really indescribably good." This black bear must weigh at least three hundred jin. If it truly went berserk, it could break even the thickest trees.
Yang Ruxin touched his nose somewhat guiltily, "I think so too."
Gu Yao inspected the black bear and found that the wound on its neck was indeed caused by sharp teeth and that the blood had not coagulated, indicating it had not been dead for long, which indeed matched the situation Yang Ruxin described.
However... looking around, why were all the trees nearby left intact? If the black bear really charged down here, the surrounding trees should have been broken, but here everything was in good order, which was too bizarre, right?
Yang Ruxin, for his part, didn’t mind the other’s inspection because he knew the space could preserve freshness and certainly wouldn’t give him away, but he didn’t want him to continue observing the surrounding environment. The young man had hunting experience and would surely spot inconsistencies if he looked further, so he hurriedly interjected, "It’s getting late, let’s hurry down the mountain."
"If this guy were taken to Beijing, he could probably fetch thousands of taels of silver, but that would take too much time," Gu Yao retracted his gaze, "However, we could portion out the bear, the gall, paws, and hide could be sold separately and would not fetch a low price either. It just requires an expert butcher, and I can only cure the hides of small animals; I really wouldn’t dare to handle such a large black bear myself. If I spoil it, it would be a pity, but that would need time..." As for the doubts in his mind, he would seek out the answers slowly later on.
"I need the money as soon as possible," Yang Ruxin shook his head.
"That would lower the price a lot."
"It doesn’t matter," Yang Ruxin shook his head again, "I can’t wait." She needed a reason to spend money openly immediately.
"I understand now," Gu Yao nodded, understanding Yang Ruxin’s thoughts. After all, her mother needed the medicine. He then pulled out his dagger, cut some vines nearby, chopped some branches to make a frame, and bound the black bear onto the frame with the vines. Considering the black bear weighed several hundred jin, it was impossible for Gu Yao to carry it down the mountain, so they had to drag it down this way and then figure out how to get help.
With a lot of pulling and dragging, they soon brought the black bear down to the foot of the mountain.
"I’ll go borrow a cart," Gu Yao looked at Yang Ruxin, "Can you wait here alone?" It was feasible to use the wooden frame to go downhill, but not on flat roads; they would need a cart.
"Why wouldn’t it be okay?" Yang Ruxin waved her hand, "Go quickly and come back quickly. Little Liuzi and Uncle Xiaowu both have carts. It’s better to let more people know..."
A light flickered in Gu Yao’s eyes, and he instantly understood the meaning behind Yang Ruxin’s words, then nodded. He then raised his hand and chopped his own firewood knife into the black bear’s neck before using his qinggong to dash toward the village.
A light flickered in Yang Ruxin’s eyes; the young man was quite attentive. In this way, others would believe the black bear was hunted by them.
In no more than a quarter of an hour, Gu Yao returned followed by Little Liuzi and Tie Dan, and surprisingly, there was also a Yang Baixiang.
The cart was Little Liuzi’s.
"Right as I descended the mountain, I ran into Liuzi pushing his cart home with firewood, so I called him over," Gu Yao explained softly to Yang Ruxin, "Your Uncle Xiaowu just happened to be delivering firewood to your house when he met up with us."