PFC Chapter 730 Phoenix Returns to Its Nest (16)
Chapter 730 Phoenix Returns to Its Nest (16)
Xiong Bufan ate a roasted rabbit, a roasted pheasant, and a wild boar at the hunting grounds, and also released a bear before the others caught up with him.
The main reason is that Xiong Bufan doesn't eat his own kind; otherwise, that bear would have already been served on the dinner table.
Shangguan Yi hadn't expected their emperor to be so fast. After arriving at the hunting camp, she quickly apologized, "Your Majesty, I am late in coming to your rescue. Please forgive me."
"It's okay, when are we going back?"
Shangguan Yi: "Your Majesty, we can only return after the ceremony is completed."
"Oh."
Xiong Bufan and Feng Shuan have no children, but they still want to participate in the hunting competition every year to bring good luck, so they won't be stuck in the capital all the time.
After a day of rest, the hunting competition officially began on the second day.
In previous years, the prize was a gift from the emperor. This year, the prize is given by the ministers, who will bring out the best things from their homes to reward the winner. Xiong Bufan will grant the first-place winner one wish.
The ministers used to fight in the court, but now they can finally have their children compete. Everyone is eager to see who can win, and they are all giving their kids stern advice: competition comes first, friendship last.
Hunt as much as you can, as long as no one dies.
The hunting festival was also known as a matchmaking event. If men and women found each other attractive at the hunting grounds, they would go back and find a matchmaker to introduce them, arrange a betrothal, set a date, and get married.
But now it seems to have turned into a real competition, with everyone wanting to beat the other.
The emperor basically watched the younger generation play, and except for the first day he went out, he spent the rest of the time sitting in the camp.
Hunting was obviously an easy task for Xiong Bufan, so he went back to wait for his meal in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
Assassination in the hunting grounds seems to be a long-standing tradition; Feng Shu'an had encountered it once before.
But even an assassination attempt could not change the emperor's determination to hunt.
The hunt went awry from the start. The assassins had barely seen the brown bear and tiger when they entered, and the tiger skin was already under their butts.
The assassin crouched in the tree for a long time but couldn't see Xiong Bufan. He only saw a group of women rushing around like idiots and some men sneaking out to peek at their fiancées.
"Boss, will the emperor really come hunting?"
The man in black, who was called the boss, was still wearing a grass camouflage. He said in a serious tone, "Quiet. The emperor may not hunt today, but he will hunt tomorrow."
We'll just stay here and guard it.
"Yes."
The voices were those of several men who had left the Phoenix Dynasty and seen a wider world, and therefore did not want to be ruled by women.
The hunting competition lasted for three days, and the prey was also collected in the competition.
The game caught on the first day was registered and roasted that very night.
Xiong Bufan ate the fruits brought from all over and the food prepared by the palace chefs, while watching everyone below drinking around the bonfire and the younger generation having a bonfire party.
All I can say is that this is a rare moment of leisure since I transmigrated; at least now I don't have to deal with those memorials at night.
The firelight shone on Xiong Bufan's face, making him look somewhat gentle.
The hunt continued on the second day, and Xiong Bufan remained resting in the camp, showing no inclination to go out.
Being in a free and easy place, breathing fresh air, even just lying in a tent, can put you in a good mood.
Shangguan Yi: "Your Majesty,"
"Ok?"
Shangguan Yi: "Your Majesty?"
"What do you want from me? Get to the point."
Shangguan Yi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty, does the Prince Wang request an audience?"
"Who is he?"
Shangguan Yi never expected Xiong Bufan to be so heartless; his former bedmate was gone just like that.
Kongkong: "Bufan is the one who drugged you and said he wanted a child."
"Oh, no, I don't want to see him."
Shangguan Yi cursed Wang Shijun in her heart. This man was just here to cause her trouble. "Your Majesty, Wang Shijun said there are assassins, but he wants to speak to you personally."
"Let it in."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Xiong Bufan and Shangguan Yi had no doubt that Wang Shijun would attempt an assassination, because even if he did, they would just treat it as a show and it wouldn't harm Xiong Bufan in the slightest.
After three months apart, Wang Shijun had lost a lot of weight, but she still wore makeup on her face. Her face was fair, her eyes were pitiful, and she was still wearing her old clothes. She looked poor but cared.
Lady Wang knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, someone is trying to assassinate you. I have come to protect you. Your Majesty—"
Xiong Bufan: "Oh, what evidence do you have?"
"Your Majesty, they found me yesterday and asked me to cooperate with them, but I refused. I have always loved you deeply."
Your Majesty, they are a group of men who live in a cellar not far from here. During the day, some of them disguise themselves as servants cleaning horse manure to keep an eye on your whereabouts.
"Some of them are hiding in the hunting grounds, plotting to assassinate you." Wang Shijun gestured as he spoke, afraid that Xiong Bufan wouldn't believe him.
Xiong Bufan nodded. "I understand. Tonight, let's play whack-a-mole together."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After Wang Shijun finished speaking, he did not leave, as if he still had something to say to Xiong Bufan.
Xiong Bufan: "Is there anything else you want to say?"
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, Your Majesty."
Xiong Bufan waved his hand, "I forgave you a long time ago. If there's nothing else, you can leave."
If he were to kill him outright, it would seem like he was turning his back on him, since this person had provided him with so many meals. But if he were to keep this person by his side, Xiong Bufan would feel a bit disgusted.
Only a fool would repeat the same mistake and be deceived by male beauty time and time again.
Wang Shijun knelt on the ground, clearly reluctant to leave. He had finally managed to see His Majesty, and he knew that His Majesty had shown leniency, otherwise he would have been dead long ago.
Xiong Bufan always showed some tolerance for fools who were obsessed with love, especially when they loved themselves.
"Drag him away, protect him."
Shangguan Yi summoned two men who dragged Wang Shijun away.
Kongkong: "Bufan, have you fallen for Wang Shijun?"
"I don't like it, Kongkong, don't you think being love-struck is interesting?"
No matter what the other person does, they can always convince themselves to continue loving someone else and to give everything for it.
Kongkong remained silent. Suddenly, she understood Xiong Bufan. He didn't kill Wang Shijun because he was curious—curious about what else this person could do, and also curious about how long he could follow him.
The more worlds Xiong Bufan travels through, the more mischievous he becomes.
The assassins never dreamed they would be betrayed by a love-struck individual.
They could have a better life if they just killed the emperor, and the treatment of men would also improve. Why not kill that damned emperor?
Xiong Bufan squatted at the cave entrance and had someone stuff a handful of smoking grass inside. Then he kept stuffing in non-flammable materials to make it smoke.
The assassins hid in the cellar, covering their mouths and noses from the stench, preparing to struggle one more time.
This emperor lacks martial virtue.