Meng Jingwei was initially teasing Qing Muye, but after hearing her, the man pulled her into his embrace, "What, do you really like having multiple husbands?"
"Wh-what?"
Sensing the gloom on his face, Meng Jingwei was stunned, not understanding.
Qing Muye raised his hand and squeezed her fair, like-gemstone cheek, "Are you asking what you already know?"
"I..."
A few seconds later, Meng Jingwei, who suddenly understood, couldn't help but laugh, "Haha, it actually sounds pretty good."
She understood what Qing Muye meant.
The Hidden Master could have multiple husbands, and since she would soon replace He Kaliana and ascend to the throne, she could also implement the system of having multiple husbands.
Qing Muye was jealous.
"You dare!"
His expression suddenly turned cold, and he leaned down to kiss her lips, wanting to punish her severely.
As a result, the light inside the tent suddenly brightened. The two immediately stood up and, through the translucent, cicada-wing-thin screen, saw someone entering.
"I need you for something."
The person on the other side of the screen was Xiao Cheng.
He lowered his voice and spoke softly.
The two people sitting on the bed exchanged glances, got up, and walked out, only to see Xiao Cheng standing there, emanating a chilling aura.
"Why are you here?"
She hadn't expected Xiao Cheng to come looking for them right before the hunting ceremony was about to begin.
Xiao Cheng's complicated gaze fell on Meng Jingwei, then shifted to Qing Muye, his pupils suddenly bursting with a cold glint, "I'm here to tell you..."
He dropped a concise sentence and turned to leave.
"Why did you come specifically to remind us?"
Qing Muye stepped forward and asked.
Xiao Cheng, who was turning away, paused his steps, merely tilting his head slightly, his peripheral vision glancing back, "I just don't want to see Xiao... Meng Jingwei die here."
After all, they had grown distant.
He no longer called Meng Jingwei 'Xiao Weiwei,' but her full name.
After speaking, Xiao Cheng left.
Meng Jingwei felt a pang of sadness, her heart filled with immense guilt.
She owed Xiao Cheng too much in this life and didn't know how to repay it.
After Xiao Cheng left, Meng Jingwei turned and sat on a chair, absentmindedly picking up the 'Hunting Rules Handbook' from the table and flipping through it.
Before long, Old Chen Tou and He Ka Xiaolan Ya arrived. They gave them some earnest advice and then left.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, all those who had registered to participate in the hunt gathered at the training grounds.
On the training grounds, He Ka Qingtang stood on the stage and spoke into the microphone: "Because this year is the once-in-a-decade Hunting Ceremony, we have changed the rules. 1. No personal belongings are allowed into the mountains. 2. For fairness, all equipment needed to enter the mountains will be uniformly provided by our Quartermaster Department. 3. Due to the large number of people entering the mountains, for fairness, grouping will be decided by drawing lots. 4. Changing the rules of previous years, participants will enter the mountains on foot and must find the item displayed on the big screen, and return safely. Whoever returns first will be the winner..."
As everyone had been informed beforehand and it was announced that great rewards awaited the winner this year, with even the possibility of being granted an official position and serving the country, it had ignited the ambitions of many.
He Ka Qingtang explained the revised rules to everyone, and the scene immediately erupted in discussion.
"How could this be?"
"Why the sudden grouping?"
"We were informed about entering the mountains on foot, but why wasn't the grouping mentioned?"
"Alas, what's going on?"
"Who knows."
"Regardless, moving in groups is better. It's fairer. Those grouped together are friends, and since there will only be one winner, it's better to avoid infighting among friends by grouping them."
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