The system girl's voice suddenly paused, then let out a bell-like laugh.
"Alright, Host, you can't even see through me now. Your wings have grown strong, and you're ready to fly."
"So the order definitely exists?"
"That's right, a new order has been generated, and the employer's coordinates are highlighted.
Mission Target: Love in Desperate Circumstances
Achievement Conditions: Rescue the employer and calm her down, making her feel the pampering of a domineering CEO.
Point Reward: 1000
Mission Difficulty: Unknown
Easter Egg Material: Snake Gallbladder
Failure Penalty: Deprivation of mating ability."
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Seeing the last item, Ren Yuanhao's body trembled, his insides clenched, and he thought, "I've been reborn, shouldn't this inhumane punishment be changed? My family has had only one male heir for nine generations, and I'm the only sprout. If you do this, do you want my Ren family to be extinct, hey!"
However, Ren Yuanhao thought again. Since he only had 7 years to live, he wouldn't be able to harm any woman anyway. Wouldn't being childless be a matter of time?
With this thought, Ren Yuanhao lowered his head, his negative energy overflowing.
"Alright, charge! Charge into the battlefield like a wild dog!"
Ren Yuanhao adjusted his mood slightly, and the illusion in his mind vanished.
At this moment, Qiu Ruhai took another sip of wine, turned his head to look at Ren Yuanhao, and said, "It seems you're also someone who isn't afraid of death. Let's go, just don't get in the way. That big snake is not to be trifled with."
"For someone who has already died, would they still fear death?"
As Ren Yuanhao was speaking, Shen Lan Ni and the others also rushed over.
"You're not here to stop me, are you?"
"Can we stop you?"
Shen Lan Ni's red hair blazed like fire. She immediately tossed Liu Yu's black saber from behind. Ren Yuanhao reached out and caught it steadily. Then, Yang Lingxue said, "We knew we couldn't stop you, so we brought Brother Liu's saber for you."
Among the three women, only Ye Lan did not speak, but her beautiful eyes contained a wealth of information: worry, pride, fear, admiration, all like a mix of five flavors.
"Hey, kid, if you keep dithering, Bai Fu and her daughter might have already turned into pus."
"Uncle, I can smell the big snake. It's much better than you searching blindly. Let's go!"
Ren Yuanhao, holding the black saber, got into a jeep. Qiu Ruhai also got in, and asked with disbelief, "Kid, where is the big snake? Don't brag, or you might bite your tongue."
"Don't worry, the big snake should be at the ancient sacrificial tower to the east right now."
"The ancient tower to the east? What is it doing there?"
"Perhaps its karma is too heavy, and it wants to repent there?"
"You brat, talking nonsense."
"Uncle, hold on tight. I drive fast. Be careful not to bite your tongue."
After Ren Yuanhao's series of impressive maneuvers, the jeep sped away along the road with an unrivaled momentum.
At this moment, Qiu Guodong, standing outside the hall entrance, patted Steward Sun on the shoulder and said, "How about this, let's move up the hunting competition. Everyone becomes a soldier. Those who kill the big snake will be rewarded with 2 million, those who kill tigers, leopards, jackals, or wolves will be rewarded with 200,000, and those who kill wild boars or other fierce beasts will be rewarded with 100,000!"
Steward Sun accepted the order and immediately summoned over a dozen people around him, instantly spreading the news throughout the town. Upon hearing such generous rewards, the townsfolk immediately and enthusiastically prepared their weapons and set off.
Originally, as the town's biennial event, everyone excitedly put on Rakshasa masks, and gongs and drums sounded one after another, intending to use their powerful sounds to deter wild birds and beasts.
Participants in the competition had to be adults, with the youngest being 18 and the oldest over 60. Some held spears, some held rattan armor shields and sabers, and the sturdy and powerful ones carried pitchforks, with red silk ribbons tied around them, as a symbol of participation in the hunting competition.
The newly adult youths took pride in killing increasingly fierce beasts, as in this ancient town, the stronger the man, the more favored he was by women, an unchanging truth.
At this time, the jeep driven by Ren Yuanhao was still speeding on the rugged mountain road, while the townspeople at the ancient tower at the east end had already heard the news of the hunting competition bounties from the town's dedicated broadcast. Now, in twos and threes, clad in armor and carrying weapons, they followed the grass flattened by the big snake's passage. Several teams had already tracked their way to the platform in front of the ancient tower.
Two young men, about 18 or 19 years old, carrying pitchforks, walked at the forefront. They were now close to the entrance of the ancient tower.
"Second Brother, that big snake didn't really go into the ancient tower, did it?"
The man speaking had dark skin, a sturdy body, and thick hair, looking a bit old. His coiled muscles shimmered with a bronze light under the daylight. He was Qin Chao, the third son of the Qin family of hunters.
"Shush, are you stupid? Don't you see the door is half-open? There haven't been any sacrificial activities recently. It's obvious the big snake crawled in."
As the man spoke, he immediately moved to the left doorpost. His build was smaller than his brother's, and his strength seemed insufficient. His cheeks were sunken, and the area around his eye sockets was dark, looking like he had suffered a serious illness. He was the second son of the Qin family, Qin Feng.
As for their most beloved eldest brother, he had unfortunately fallen off a cliff two years ago during the hunting competition while trying to catch an adult wild boar. His death was quite tragic. It was said that when he was found, his belly had already been hollowed out by wild beasts, and his face was covered in blood and gore.
The two brothers seemed to think of something at the same time, gripping their pitchforks tighter, as if they were their only lifeline.
"Second Brother, look, what's this?" Qin Chao mysteriously took out a rough key blank cast in iron from his trouser pocket.
"This is?"
"Of course, it's the key to the ancient tower!"
"You brat, when did you get it?"
"Ah, don't you remember that a few months ago, the administrator punished me by making me responsible for cleaning the ancient tower? He gave me the key at that time, and I pressed it onto a clay mold to make a copy."
Qin Feng's expression was solemn. Qin Chao thought his second brother would get angry again. Unexpectedly, Qin Feng smiled lightly, "This is heaven helping my two brothers to prosper!"
"Yes, two million. Brother! We wouldn't earn that much even if we hunted wild game for a lifetime, right?"
Qin Chao chuckled, while Qin Feng tremblingly took the key, immediately opened the ancient tower door, and stepped inside.
The hunters still on the platform in front of the ancient tower had not found any trace of the big snake. Looking around, they saw the Qin brothers enter the ancient tower. They immediately realized something and suddenly exclaimed,
"You two kids can't hog it all!"
Who knew that as soon as this was said, a series of clanging sounds echoed from within the ancient tower! It was the sound of the big snake's giant tail sweeping down small clay statues!
And at this moment, Qin Chao was closing the door. Upon hearing this sound, his hand trembled, and the key fell into the crack on the inner side of the threshold, and the door was locked shut!
"Damn it, it's the big snake! The big snake is inside! Those two kids want to hog it all!"