I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 297 Slow Down, Be Careful

Xu Ying, a money-grubber, rubbed his hands together: "Director, what's the reward for the winner of the name tag ripping battle?"

"Of course!" The assistant director nodded. "The production team has prepared a one million yuan charity fund for the winning team, which will be donated in the name of that team. The winning team members will receive a gold donation certificate!"

"Furthermore, you will receive the title of Xishan Snow Mountain Ambassador and enjoy high exposure in the scenic area! Your latest works will be played on our scenic area buses and waiting area TVs in rotation."

The second condition caught the eye of several popular young actors, including Jia Yao and Su Zhining. This was a great opportunity to increase their popularity!
"Oh, right, I forgot to mention, the losing team also has to accept a punishment!" The assistant director grinned mischievously.

"What?" Jia Yao, who was always at the bottom of the rankings in the game, trembled. "There's a punishment?"

The assistant director has produced a deck of cards: "The losing team must all draw a thrilling adventure card!"

"Truth or Dare? The production team must have prepared all sorts of dare challenges that will drive you crazy," Lu Jinyu pouted. "Can't they just choose Truth or Dare?"

Su Zhining immediately retorted, "Because nobody wants to hear your honest opinion, okay?"

"I just want to see you make a fool of yourself and embarrass yourself."

Lu Jinyu glared at her: "How could you say that? We're teammates!"

"Sorry, I forgot." Su Zhining shrugged, then casually said something that offended everyone: "The other team, Teacher Yao is too old, Ye Jie and Station Master Xu are girls and not strong, only Chen Su can fight, we're sure to win this round."

Ye Jie retorted, "Who said I'm weak? We'll see!"

The atmosphere was already tense, and the assistant director excitedly announced: "The Snow Maze Name Tag Ripping Battle has officially begun!"

The four members of the attacking hunter team were blindfolded by the program crew and led into the snowy maze.

Meanwhile, the Snow Mountain Guard Team was at the starting point of the Snowfield Maze discussing who should be entrusted with the "Heart of the Snowfield" that they were escorting.

The four defenders formed a circle, with Chen Su holding the Snowfield Heart Crystal Ball in his palm.

“We each have a storage bag to hold our crystal ball.” Chen Su glanced up at the small, square, drawstring pouches hanging from the waists of his three teammates. “Teacher Yao, could you give me your pouch?”

Yao Yingzhe hurriedly handed over his storage bag, only to see Chen Su dig up a handful of fresh snow from the snow.

His slender fingers deftly kneaded and shaped the fluffy snowball into the exact same size as the crystal ball.

When the snowball was put into the small storage bag, even the weight was adjusted to be exactly the same.

"The inner pocket of this storage bag is waterproof, but it needs to be reshaped periodically." Chen Su handed the replica to Yao Yingzhe. "The snowball will deform when it melts, so it all depends on Teacher Yao's craftsmanship."

Yao Yingzhe's eyes lit up when he took the "fake," and even the wig sticks up at one corner with excitement: "Wonderful! Who's going to keep the real crystal ball?"

After discussing it for a while, everyone decided that since Xu Ying could communicate with small animals, she might be the fastest person to reach the end of the maze.

Thus, Xu Ying was honored to undertake the task of carrying the "Heart of the Snow Region".

After assigning tasks, the four of them entered the maze together. The maze had walls made of snow and ice. As soon as they entered, they found three forked paths in front of them.

Ye Jie scratched her head: "There are three paths as soon as we enter this maze. How are we supposed to find our way?"

Chen Su looked at Xu Ying, the team's ace, with a questioning gaze: "Should we split up?"

Xu Ying nodded: "Let's split up. If we encounter any small animals on the way, I'll send them to notify you and pass on the message."

"Alright, let's decide these three paths randomly!" Yao Yingzhe suggested using rock-paper-scissors, with the loser choosing which path to take first.

The results showed that Xu Ying went through the middle passage, Chen Su went to the left, and Yao Yingzhe and Ye Jie went to the right together.

"Everyone be careful!"

Xu Ying stepped alone into the central ice corridor, the crystalline ice walls reflecting a mesmerizing blue light. She had just turned the first corner—

"boom!"

He crashed head-on into a wall of people. Xu Ying looked up through the crowd of black clothes and realized that he had run into the Hunters' trump card, Qi Xiao, right at the start!

Qi Xiao clearly hadn't expected to encounter his "prey" so quickly; his phoenix eyes widened slightly, and he was taken aback.

The live stream chat instantly went wild:
Wow! Is it this exciting right from the start?!

This is a fateful encounter!

[The station manager, Xiao Xu, chose the middle path himself—perhaps this is fate?]

[Qi Ge's ears were completely red, were they from the cold? Obviously not!]

[Is the production team really that ruthless? They paired up my favorite couple right from the start!]

[Captain Chen, come quick! Protect Station Chief Xu! I really want to see Captain Chen and Brother Qi tear each other apart!]

The air seemed to freeze, and the moment their eyes met, even the wind stopped.

Xu Ying's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she was the first to be awakened from this silent standoff.

Seizing the moment when Qi Xiao was distracted, she spun around like a nimble cat, the hem of her clothes brushing against his arm and creating a gentle breeze.

"Trying to run?" Qi Xiao's deep voice sounded from behind, but Xu Ying had already dashed out in one step.

Running forward through the winding maze, Xu Ying saw a light at the entrance of a passage ahead. She was both surprised and puzzled. Was this the exit?
However, when Xu Ying came out, she found herself facing a body of water, and on the other side was a maze.

The only way to reach the other side is by crossing a floating bridge.

The water is very shallow, probably only up to waist level.

Xu Ying didn't care about anything else and stepped onto the pontoon bridge in a few steps.

We can't afford to feed kills at the start of the game!

What's more, the "Heart of the Snow Region" is still on her!
The pontoon bridge swayed beneath Xu Ying's feet, the wooden planks creaking, and her panicked figure was reflected in the water.

"Slow down, be careful!"

Qi Xiao's shout from behind suddenly changed tone, his originally cold and magnetic voice now tinged with panic.

He abruptly stopped, his hands instinctively reaching forward to steady Xu Ying, "This bridge is unstable!"

Xu Ying turned around at the sound and saw Qi Xiao standing there, his brows furrowed and his gaze fixed on the floating bridge beneath her feet.

The light refracted by the snow and ice cut out lines of light and shadow on his handsome face, making him appear even more sharp and imposing. However, Qi Xiao's eyes, which were usually as fierce as a wolf's, were now filled with undisguised worry.

"Stop running."

Qi Xiao's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, his voice was low and tense, even with a hint of coaxing and comforting.

"I'm not going over there, you go slowly."

The barrage instantly exploded:

What's going on? A hunter is even providing helpful tips when tracking its prey?

[Help! Qi Ge's eyes are killing me! He usually looks cool and aloof, but now he's acting like he's in a real panic.]

Sisters, look at his hands! The way he looks like he wants to help but is too shy to do so is just too cute!

Love is like reaching out a hand and then pulling it back! (Knocks out)

(End of this chapter)