bookrandom Chapter 296 The Hunt Begins
Chapter 296 The Hunt Begins
Seeing Wu Weiwei and the prince exchanging glances, Chen Wanru angrily grabbed the wine in her glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Seeing this, Qin Baiwan's lips curled up slightly; he was probably about to witness a good show.
Before long, a group of slaves were seen being driven to the hunting grounds.
Qin Baiwan announced, "The reason we've invited everyone here today is so that you can experience the joy of this hunting game."
Today, there are more than fifty more slaves than before. When the whistle sounds, these slaves will begin to scatter and flee.
Unlike before, the bounty hunter's reward will be increased from 10,000 taels to 100,000 taels.
Whoever hunts the most "prey" today will receive the 100,000 taels of silver as a reward!
Wow, Prince Qin is incredibly generous!
"Isn't this... hunting people too cruel?"
"Hmph, this must be your first time participating in a game like this! You're already here, why are you still holding onto that little bit of kindness?"
Prince Qin really went all out today.
I don't know if it's because there are a lot of people here today, or because of Envoy Lu?
After Qin Baiwan finished speaking, he looked at Hao Tuo beside the Crown Prince: "As a specially invited guest, Young Master Hao, if you can hit ten targets in the next round, you can make a request to this Crown Prince!"
Hao Tuo listened, and although he was afraid, he still nodded to Qin Baiwan.
He has no hunting skills; he might get mistaken for prey and killed by someone else.
Out of the corner of his eye, Hao Tuo glanced at Wu Weiwei and saw her look back at him, which brought him some comfort.
The employer had already made arrangements for him before he arrived, so today should be nothing more than a false alarm.
Qin Baiwan instructed his steward to begin the registration process.
Everyone present was eager to try it out.
Even someone like Chen Wanru was very excited.
"By the way, I was just talking about men. Of course, if any women want to participate, they can also do so."
When Qin Baiwan said this, he looked at Wu Weiwei, but she remained calm and composed.
However, because Qin Baiwan's gaze was too captivating, Wu Weiwei turned her head to respond.
"Young Master Qin, are you implying that weak women like us can also suffer the same fate?"
Qin Baiwan smiled.
He smiled and said, "Of course, Miss Wu, are you going to participate as well?"
Wu Weiwei pursed her lips, about to answer, when she was interrupted by a voice.
"I'm signing up! I want to participate too!"
This is Chen Wanru's voice.
Everyone was quite surprised to hear that Chen Wanru from the Duke's Mansion was going to attend.
Hunting living people is generally done by men; they rarely hear of women participating.
It was truly strange and shocking that a noble lady like Chen Wanru from a prominent family like the Duke of Chen's mansion would also apply.
The fact that a woman participated in a hunting game might not seem like a big deal to Qin Baiwan, but if word got back to the capital, it would be a different story.
Imagine what kind of young lady would do such a cruel thing? If word got out, she probably wouldn't even be able to get married.
However, Chen Wanru didn't care, because she had her aunt, the Empress, backing her up.
Wu Weiwei chuckled inwardly as she watched Chen Wanru's actions.
Could it be that this Miss Chen wants to compete with her to see who can hunt more people?
"Cousin, stop fooling around. You can't go off the field."
The crown prince reprimanded him from the side.
If his mother and uncles found out that Chen Wanru had participated in the hunting game, he would definitely be scolded to death.
“Cousin Crown Prince, if you can all participate, why can’t I? Besides, isn’t Wu Weiwei going to participate too?”
Chen Wanru pointed to the person who was smiling and silent to the side.
"This……"
The Crown Prince looked at Wu Weiwei, who was staring at them, and was momentarily speechless with anger.
Although they were both women, he could vaguely sense that Wu Weiwei and his cousin had different purposes, but he couldn't explain why.
"Young Master Qin, may I participate?"
Chen Wanru looked at Qin Baiwan with a willful expression.
Hearing Chen Wanru's request, Qin Baiwan happily said, "Of course, as long as you don't faint at the sight of blood!"
"Hmph, don't underestimate me. It's not like I haven't killed people before..."
After saying this, she seemed to realize that she had revealed something and quickly covered her mouth.
The crown prince, standing to the side, looked at someone even more foolish than himself and was utterly speechless.
No wonder the Empress Dowager rejected her uncle's proposal for a marriage alliance; it was because Chen Wanru was too foolish.
Everyone present was extremely curious about Chen Wanru's boastful words.
However, which family here doesn't have its own unspeakable dirty deeds? It's just that they won't blurt them out like Chen Wanru did without thinking!
But the noble families present also understood that the eldest daughter of the Duke of Chen's family was a complete fool, and Lianyan should stay away from their family in the future.
"Young Master Qin, I'd like to sign up too."
Just as Qin Baiwan was about to make a final decision on the selection of the female relatives, Chen Furong suddenly shouted loudly.
"Furong, you..."
Wu Weiwei looked at her in surprise.
"Sister Weiwei, I participated because I wanted to, it has nothing to do with you!"
Chen Furong didn't want Wu Weiwei to feel burdened, so she naturally wouldn't say that she participated in the competition for her sake.
Although she participated in the hunting game, the rules did not state that everyone had to kill the prey.
Her purpose in participating in the game was solely to protect Wu Weiwei!
Wu Weiwei looked at her and understood what she meant. She grasped Chen Furong's hand and said, "Thank you, Furong."
Thus, it was decided that Chen Furong, Wu Weiwei, and Chen Wanru, the three women, would participate in the hunt.
Just as Qin Baiwan was about to make a decision, someone in the room suddenly stood up.
"I'll sign up too!"
That's Lu Hanting's voice.
Everyone looked at him.
This……
Why is Commander Lu getting involved in this? Is he just doing it for fun too?
Lu Hanting looked at Qin Baiwan and asked, "What, can't I participate?"
"Hahaha... Envoy Lu, you jest. It is my honor that you would come and play my game!"
After adding Lu Hanting's name to the list, Qin Baiwan announced that everyone should get ready.
The hunting game will officially begin in fifteen minutes.
Lu Hanting walked towards Wu Weiwei.
"Wei'er, are you going to come with me or with your junior sister?"
If it weren't for Wu Weiwei, how could he possibly participate in such a low-level hunting game!
Wu Weiwei glanced at him coldly, "No need, I'm with Furong."
Seeing her coldness, Lu Hanting, though embarrassed, still said with concern, "I know you're capable, but you should also be careful of Chen Wanru; her archery skills are quite good..."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I'll go and make the preparations now!"
Wu Weiwei didn't want to talk to him anymore, so she pulled Chen Furong away.
Lu Hanting had intended to give her more advice on hunting techniques, but Wu Weiwei was so impatient with him.
Forget it, it's his fault for being nosy!
Fifteen minutes later, Qin Baiwan announced the start of the hunting game.
But before everyone entered, he dropped another bombshell.
"The hunting game will last for two hours. No one may leave or depart before the game is completed without killing any prey."
There's another rule: to leave the arena, you must be carrying dead prey with you!
If this rule is violated, the hunting game will be reversed, and the hunter will become the hunted!
Everyone was shocked upon hearing this new regulation.
However, they were no novices. There were now more than a hundred slaves on the hunting grounds, and with the twenty of them taking the field, each of them could hunt at least five.
They won't leave empty-handed no matter what.
Upon hearing this new regulation, Chen Wanru smiled and looked at Wu Weiwei.