When that woman, or rather, the empress, arrived at the beast park, many odd-job workers were making ice bears and placing them in the bear park.
Ren Baqian saw a group of people coming over from afar. When they came closer, he took two steps forward and cupped his fists like those people. "Greetings, Your Majesty."
These actions made him grimace in pain.
The empress glanced at his abdomen. Fresh blood had seeped through the gauze and stained his coarse clothes.
"What's going on?" the empress asked coldly.
"We don't know either. He stayed in the room for a day and became like this." The two guards hurriedly knelt on one knee and answered.
"It was indeed caused by me. It has nothing to do with the two of them," Ren Baqian explained.
"Let me take a look at your wound!" The empress was unmoved. He only needed to look at the wound to know what had happened.
Ren Baqian grimaced in pain as he pulled up his shirt, revealing the gauze underneath. Seeing that the other party was still staring at him, he removed the gauze.
The wound was not big and was very smooth, about the width of two fingers. It didn't seem like the guards did it. If it was done by a guard, the wound should be much bigger than this.
With one look, the empress could see the stitches on the wound.
"Did you sew it yourself?" the empress asked.
"Yes!" He braced himself and answered.
"Your skills are not bad. The method was not bad either. When we get back, let the army popularize it. This is how wounds are treated. "The empress's last sentence was an instruction to the person beside her.
Then, he continued forward, "Five days have passed. I'm here to see how that little fellow is doing. I want to see if you can still keep your head."
"Yes!" Ren Baqian's head was still lowered. He gasped in pain as he followed behind the empress. However, he was very careful to maintain a distance of a few steps.
The group came to the side of the wall and looked down. The bear was still rolling around in a pile of ice, looking very happy.
All of a sudden, the empress leaped down and her red dress fluttered in the air.
Ren Baqian looked up and quickly lowered his head. The empress's leap was at least three meters high, and it really gave Ren Baqian a fright. But what scared him even more was that when he raised his head, he saw two long legs under the skirt.
He was really afraid that he would be killed because he saw something he shouldn't have.
God knows what the customs of this world are like.
If he wanted to see a pair of long legs, he could go home and watch it on his computer and television.
If he was beheaded because of this, it would be a great injustice.
He glanced at his surroundings out of the corner of his eyes. Seeing that no one else had any strange reactions, he felt relieved.
He looked into the bear garden and saw that the empress had already landed and was walking toward the white bear.
"Is it alright for Her Majesty to go over?" Ren Baqian asked softly. He didn't know what the martial arts in this world were like, but seeing that the people around him weren't worried, he guessed that the empress was probably very strong.
"Her Majesty is one of the strongest people in Dayao. How could a mere animal hurt Her Majesty?" Xin Zhe raised her head and said. She seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied that Ren Baqian doubted the empress.
"Oh," Ren Baqian replied obediently and didn't say anything else. His gaze was completely focused on the empress below.
One of the strongest experts in Dayao? How strong was he?
The empress walked to the side of the white bear. The white bear seemed to have sensed that someone was invading its territory. It roared, threw the ice to the side, and pounced on the empress.
Its huge body weighed a few hundred kilograms. When it pounced on the white bear, it brought with it a huge oppressive force, causing Ren Baqian's heart to tighten.
Ren Baqian estimated that the empress was 1.7 meters tall, but in front of the white bear, she seemed extremely petite. It was as if she could be smashed into pieces with a single slap.
Facing the pouncing bear, the empress didn't retreat at all. She stretched out her jade-white hand and gave it a slap.
Su Wen saw with his own eyes that the slap drew an arc, bypassed the front paw of the huge bear, and landed on the face of the roaring bear.
The bear's howl immediately turned into a blood-curdling screech. It spun in the air before falling to the ground.
The empress went forward and grabbed the bear's fur. She lifted it up by half. Seeing that the bear still dared to bare its teeth, she gave it another slap with her left hand.
After two slaps, the white bear was immediately silenced.
Not to mention the bear, even Ren Baqian felt his heart ache when he saw this.
How much strength was needed to slap a bear that weighed a few hundred kilograms in the air?
It was simply terrifying.
The most terrifying thing was that it was obvious that the empress didn't use her full strength.
It was just a simple slap, followed by another slap, and it was enough to cause the white bear, which was suspected to be a polar bear, to lie on the ground and tremble.
Seeing that the white bear lay there motionless, the empress turned around and walked to the perimeter wall. She didn't seem to use much strength, but her body rose from the ground and landed on the perimeter wall. Then, she took a small step forward and jumped down.
"Your Majesty is mighty!" Ren Baqian hurriedly lowered his head and cupped his hands. He wanted to say a few more words, but he had never flattered anyone since he was young. For a moment, he couldn't find the words to say and could only say "mighty".
"It's alright, it's more spirited now. At least it can bare its teeth now," the empress said faintly.
Ren Baqian grinned. The price of baring its teeth was too heavy. He didn't know how many teeth that bear would have left.
However, the good news was that the empress approved of the white bear's condition, and his life was saved.
"Alright, now tell me what's going on with this ice. How did you do it?"
"It's saltpeter. When saltpeter dissolves in water, it will absorb heat. With enough saltpeter, the water temperature can be lowered to a certain extent and freeze," Ren Baqian said.
It was unknown if the empress understood what he said, but she said, "Seeing that you have some ability, you can be an odd-job supervisor here and be in charge of making ice for me."
"In addition, look after this bear well."
"Yes!" Ren Baqian nodded and replied.
"Caretaker Shi, arrange some helpers for him." After the empress finished her instructions, the caretaker of the beast park immediately nodded and complied.
"In addition, reward him with a hundred taels of silver and a box of black mud cream. Xin Zhe, go to the medicine storehouse and get a box of black mud cream for him, "the empress continued to instruct.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
When Ren Baqian heard the empress's words, the last stone in his heart was lifted. A hundred taels of silver? One tael was 50 grams, and a hundred taels was 50,000 grams? One gram should be around three to four dollars, right? With a hundred and fifty to two hundred thousand taels of silver, he finally had some spare cash. Even though it wasn't enough to buy a house, his already stretched wallet could finally be filled up a little. In the short term, he didn't need to consider the problem of finding a job.
Now that he had been gone for three days and missing for nine days, he couldn't do anything.
"Oh yes, what did you say that you knew how to do the other day?" The empress suddenly remembered something.
"Your Majesty, I will definitely do my best to fulfill your orders. I have read a lot of books. Whether it is farming or smelting, whether it is food or commerce, I know a thing or two about them. "
"Well, stay here for now! In the future, I will give you something to do. Once you are done, I will reward you, "the empress said and left with everyone.
After the empress left, Caretaker Shi smiled and asked, "How should I address you? In the future, you and I will be here, so we should familiarize ourselves with each other. "
"Caretaker Shi! I am Ren Baqian! " Ren Baqian cupped his fists politely. Caretaker Shi's smile seemed to be sincerely congratulating him, but he didn't know if he was thinking the same way. It was better not to blame him for stealing the limelight and snatching away his authority.
As for saving Caretaker Shi's life, Ren Baqian didn't even dare to think about it.
A drop of water should be repaid with a spring of water, but a life-saving grace could not be repaid, so he could only take your life.
Since ancient times, there were many people like this.
"Don't be so polite. Let's go, I will arrange a few helpers for you. Then, let's go for a drink." Caretaker Shi pulled Ren Baqian enthusiastically.
"I am injured!" Ren Baqian smiled bitterly.
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