Chapter 952: Finally Got a Golden Gallbladder

In Wang An's line of sight, he also saw that what had fallen from the tree was a black bear.

It was only after hearing Wang Li's exclamation that Wang An confirmed what he saw was correct.

Because a good marksman must first have exceptional vision; while they don't need to have the eyes of a hawk, they certainly cannot be nearsighted.

Beyond vision, there is reaction speed. At the very least, when the eyes spot prey, the body must be able to keep up with the commands issued by the brain.

Otherwise, even if the brain has already given the order, if the hand pulling the trigger is a beat slow, how could they possibly hit the prey?

For a naturally gifted shooter like Wang Li, both vision and reaction speed should absolutely be top-notch.

But to be honest, the three of them were stunned by the scene before them.

Mainly because the idea of a black bear jumping from a tree to seek its own death was simply unbelievable.

Immediately after, the dogs that had scattered in fear turned back one by one at Da Hei's barking, surrounding the base of the tree once again.

After a moment, the three noticed that the black bear had not stood up, but instead let the dogs tear at it. Only then did Wang An say to Mu Xueli and Wang Li

"Old Five, keep your gun aimed here. Xueli, come with me to see what's going on."

As he spoke, Wang An was the first to dismount, walking forward with his gun ready. Hearing Wang An's instruction, Mu Xueli did the same.

In less than a hundred meters, the two of them quickly reached the dogs and the black bear.

When they were about three or four meters away from the bear, they both instinctively stopped. By this time, the dogs had finished their tearing and were sitting in a circle around the bear.

Looking at the motionless black bear with bloodstains around its mouth and nose, Mu Xueli said in astonishment

"Brother-in-law, this black bear... it probably fell to its death?"

Looking at a thick, freshly broken tree branch beside the bear, Wang An nodded.

"Yeah, this bear probably fell by accident. It doesn't look like it was trying to commit suicide."

To be honest, Wang An was also very surprised.

Including his previous life, Wang An had never heard of a black bear accidentally slipping from a tree and falling to its death.

But it was strange; the bear was lying there splayed out, and it was obvious that its back had hit the ground first when it fell.

This black bear looked quite plump; how could it be killed so easily by a fall?

Mu Xueli nodded.

"Yeah, that thick tree branch was snapped right off."

Pausing for a moment, Mu Xueli frowned and pondered, "Brother-in-law, looking at this bear, it's only two or three years old and doesn't even weigh 200 jin. Why doesn't it look like the 'man-bear'?"

Wang An also frowned and said

"Right? I was wondering about that too. Did they see wrong? Or did that man-bear already vanish? I don't think we've strayed from the path."

As they spoke, Wang An fired a shot into the black bear's head.

Although the bear was likely dead, the experience of hunting black bears previously had left Wang An with a strong psychological scar. If he didn't deliver a finishing shot now, he would feel uneasy.

Only after seeing the bear's head explode would Wang An feel completely safe.

The gunshot served as the signal to attack, so the dogs, who had already torn at the bear once, pounced on the carcass and began tearing frantically again.

Unless there were special circumstances, hunters would not interrupt dogs while they were tearing into prey. Taking advantage of this gap, Wang An waved to Wang Li in the distance.

Wang Li put away his gun, dismounted, and untied the bits of the three horses, letting them graze on their own before running over to Wang An.

As soon as he arrived, Wang Li said with great bewilderment

"What was this black bear so depressed about that it had to kill itself by falling?"

Hearing this, Mu Xueli rolled her eyes at Wang Li.

"Didn't you see the broken branch next to it? It fell by accident; it didn't want to die."

Mu Xueli's argument was logical and aligned with common sense, but upon hearing this, Wang Li replied with a rogue-like expression

"Then how can you be so sure it didn't want to die? Did it tell you before it passed?"

It must be said that while Wang Li's words had a certain logic, they were incredibly irritating.

After a moment of stunned silence, Mu Xueli's eyes widened and she began to talk nonsense, saying with a serious face

"Yeah, how did you know it told me before it died? Your ears are really sharp, aren't they? It even said that after it died, some idiot would definitely say it committed suicide. Did you hear that part too?"

It had to be admitted that when it came to bickering, Wang Li was truly no match for Mu Xueli.

Fortunately, Wang Li's reaction speed wasn't bad either, and he could always find a loophole in Mu Xueli's words.

Wang Li shook his head and pointed at the black bear on the ground.

"The thing is dead, so you can just blabber whatever you want. If you're so capable, wake it up and let it tell me to my face."

Feeling that the two were about to veer completely off track, Wang An said to them

"Stop messing around, you two. Hurry up and gut it to see if the gall bladder was damaged. The dogs are hungry; feed them quickly."

Under Wang An's intervention, the two stopped bickering. Mu Xueli pulled out her skinning knife and walked toward the carcass with Wang Li.

With Mu Xueli present, she did most of the knife work.

With Wang Li assisting and Mu Xueli cutting, the two worked with great chemistry and speed to extract the bear gall.

Of course, the reason they were so fast was mainly because the bear was already lying on its back, so they didn't even need to flip it over.

Perhaps their previous streak of bad luck with gall bladders had ended, or perhaps Wang An and his companions' luck had turned; although this bear wasn't large, the gall bladder Mu Xueli extracted was a "golden gall."

Wang Li said happily

"The gall isn't damaged, and it's a golden one! Hahaha, it's been so long since we got a golden gall!"

Mu Xueli chimed in

"Right? Last time we killed three black bears together, not a single damn golden gall came out."

The golden gall before them wasn't huge, but after air-drying, it should weigh around one or two liang.

In other words, this golden gall would be worth roughly 700 yuan.

Wang An took out a cloth bag and carefully stored the golden gall, then said with a smile

"Very good, very good. It's great that the gall didn't burst."

To be honest, Wang An thought the gall might be a goner; after all, if the bear fell to its death, it was only normal for the gall to be crushed.

*** Thank you "Big Account Empire Emperor" for the reward, thank you, thank you very much! Wishing Big Brother that good luck never leaves your side and happiness always accompanies you!

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