After a short while.
The bear was dragged out of the cave and subjected to everyone's scrutiny.
Faced with a pack of terrifying two-legged beasts, it bent its knees and curled itself into a big "ball," looking at everyone with guileless eyes and a fawning expression. It did its best to appear gentler, more harmless, more pitiful, and more helpless.
When it had still been a cub, its mother had taught it that if it was ever caught by frightening two-legged beasts, acting like this might give it a chance of escaping being slaughtered.
"Aunt Lilong, look how round and plump it is. Its meat must be fatty and tender—perfect for teppanyaki." Wang Yingxuan swallowed, her eyes practically glowing as she stared at the bear. "I just learned a few tricks from the imperial chefs and mooched a whole pile of seasonings. Let me give it a try."
Lately, she had been living a thoroughly comfortable and carefree life in the imperial palace, with good food and drink every day. Her pretty little face had even grown a bit chubby.
She also wore a top-grade Storage Ring on her tiny finger—Surpass Four-Horse.
His Majesty had named it himself. The name meant that this tiny Storage Ring possessed the terrifying carrying capacity to surpass a four-horse carriage.
Though Surpass Four-Horse could not compare to the Infinite Treasure Ring or the Pixiu Treasure Ring, it was still an exceedingly rare "big-bellied" Storage Ring, comparable to the Infinite Abyss on Wang Shouzhe's hand.
Naturally, she had obtained such a treasure because she had displayed extraordinary potential and had already been accepted as a disciple by the current Holy Lord, Jiang Zhencang. Emperor Longchang also wished to forge more favorable ties for the imperial family.
"I've eaten too much teppanyaki lately. I'm sick of