In the afternoon, Ren Baqian walked out of the palace wearing the official uniform of the Imperial Deputy Prefect. There were already two carriages waiting outside the square. Both were pulled by crooked cows, but their appearances were very different.
One was from the palace, and it was pulled by two crooked oxen. The carriage was completely made of wood, and it gave off a wooden fragrance. The coachman was an old man with short white hair and a square face. He looked very solemn.
The other carriage belonged to Tao Jiyuan. It was also pulled by two crooked cows, but the carriage was slightly smaller.
Behind the two carriages, there were four rows of cavalrymen in leather armor. They didn't wear helmets and only had a feather on their shoulders. This was the most elite army under the empress, the winged cavalry. There were only 1,500 of them, but the weakest among them was no weaker than an Earth rank expert in Great Xia.
Those who had just attained the Earth Wheel level could hold a military position below Rank 7 in Great Xia. The same strength could also hold a military position below Rank 9 in Dayao. However, they were just ordinary cavalrymen in the winged cavalry.
These winged cavalry were riding on huge goats. These animals ran very fast and were especially good at jumping. They were comparable to the mountain-gazing birds when it came to climbing mountains, but it was a little more bumpy.
The reason why they chose this kind of mount instead of the mountain-gazing birds was probably because these cavalrymen were huge and their weapons were too heavy. On the other hand, when a large number of mountain-gazing birds gathered together, the smell was really hard to resist.
"Thank you very much." Ren Baqian waited for the imperial guard behind him to put his luggage in the carriage before cupping his hands and thanking him.
This imperial guard was also very familiar with him. He and another imperial guard were usually at the entrance of Pingle Park. Today, he was on duty.
That imperial guard grinned widely, cupped his hands at Ren Baqian, and returned to the palace.
"Deputy Prefect Ren!" Tao Jiyuan came down from the carriage and greeted him. In the morning, he didn't look at Ren Baqian carefully. At this moment, he carefully scanned Ren Baqian from top to bottom and didn't see anything special.
However, when Sir Feng returned just now, he actually asked him to listen to Ren Baqian's arrangements. This made him feel astonished. He really wanted to know what they talked about in the palace after he left.
It was a pity that Feng Hou kept this matter to himself. He couldn't possibly say that he didn't understand what Ren Baqian said, right?
Looking at Ren Baqian's confident look and those words that he didn't understand, Feng Hou wavered a little. He didn't know if Ren Baqian really understood these things.
At this moment, the empress opened her mouth and said, "In that case, let's leave it at that for now. We will know when the time comes."
Seeing this, Feng Hou swallowed all the words he wanted to say and waited to see how Ren Baqian's trip to the iron mine was going.
"Deputy Prefect Ren, may I ask if we are setting off?" Teng Ji dismounted from his mount, took a few steps forward and asked.
"Thank you for your hard work, Captain. Let's go!" Ren Baqian said. At the same time, he looked back at the tightly shut palace gates before turning around and getting into the carriage.
The carriage pulled by the two crooked oxen wasn't big, only about 1.6 meters. If one wanted to lie down, one would have to stretch one's feet out. The floor inside was covered with a layer of fur, and there was a small table on the side for placing drinks or fruits.
However, the carriages at this time had wooden wheels and were very bumpy. They could only store alcohol in the city, but once they were out of the city, there was no need to think about it.
Ren Baqian sat cross-legged in the carriage, leaned against the wall, lifted the curtain, and looked outside.
Following that, Teng Ji gave the order, "Move out!"
Everyone turned their mounts around, and the oxen carriage moved forward slowly.
When they were out of the city, the speed of the carriage increased. Ren Baqian looked at the scenery outside along the way and felt the tremors of the carriage. He could even feel a small stone being pushed over.
Fortunately, the fur cushion under his body played a big role.
However, even so, he couldn't sit still after four hours. He lifted the curtain and squeezed to the side of the coachman, feeling the wind and dust on his face. After a while, he returned to the carriage with a mouthful of dust.
"Long-distance travel in this world is simply torture." Ren Baqian heaved a deep sigh and continued to lift the curtain to look outside.
There weren't many sceneries to see in this world. There were only mountains, rivers, fields, and occasionally, animals that were startled by the roadside.
In the beginning, it was still somewhat refreshing to look at, but after a long time, it became boring.
Now, he somewhat regretted that he didn't bring his e-book along. At least, he had something to pass the time.
At the same time, a thought emerged in his mind. If he were to return to Earth in the carriage, where would he be when he reappeared? Or would he be in the carriage? Or would he be at the place where he disappeared?
The journey this time around would take five days. He really wanted to give it a try.
Unfortunately, if he disappeared, he reckoned that he would be discovered in less than half a day.
Ren Baqian lifted the curtain and asked the coachman, "How much longer before we can rest?"
"Sir Deputy Prefect, there is a village in front," the coachman looked very familiar and directly replied.
Ren Baqian nodded his head and surveyed the surroundings. At this moment, it was already dark and he couldn't see anything. He could only hear the howls of wild beasts in the night sky from time to time.
After another hour, the horsemen in front slowed down and eventually came to a complete stop. Teng Ji turned to the side of Ren Baqian and Tao Jiyuan's carriage and shouted, "Sir, Luoye Village is in front. Please wait for a moment and wait to inform the village chief."
After a while, the horsemen in front returned and the group continued to slow down. Ren Baqian had never seen a village in this world, so he lifted the curtain and sat beside the coachman.
The village wasn't too big. After standing for a distance, he could see a circle of wooden fences in front. It was probably to prevent wild beasts from entering. Therefore, even though it was called a village, it was more like a stockade.
Ren Baqian guessed that the aboriginals used to live like this when they were in the mountains and some of them still maintained this habit after they left the mountains. After a long time, this tradition was passed down.
Ren Baqian asked the coachman and the truth was exactly as he thought.
If there were no attacks from wild beasts, perhaps after a few decades or hundreds of years, as the village expanded, these wooden fences would also disappear.
As the group entered the village, the entire appearance of the village was revealed in front of Ren Baqian.
Most of the buildings were made of wood and the bottom of the buildings were supported by wooden stakes that were at least 20 centimeters in diameter. They were about half a meter tall and were completely used to prevent rainwater and some snakes and insects.
There was a fishy smell in the village. Many of the houses had animal skins and dried wild vegetables that were being hung to dry. As a result, the smell was very strong.
When they realized that the army had entered the village, the villagers weren't afraid at all. They walked out of their houses and waved to the crowd with a smile.
Most of their clothes were animal skins, revealing their bronze skin. The smiles on their faces were very simple and full of enthusiasm.
However, when they saw Ren Baqian sitting in the carriage, they curiously sized him up. After all, with one look, they could tell that he wasn't an aboriginal.
"The relationship between the aboriginal army and the commoners is very good." Ren Baqian immediately had this thought.
The village was almost circular in shape. In the middle was a circular open space. There were many things like stone locks. Presumably, these were used by the villagers to hone their bodies when they had nothing to do.
At the side, there was also a wooden shelf with some wooden sticks on it.
From this village, one could see how much the aboriginals valued martial arts.
The residences were built around this open space and were divided into two levels. There were about a hundred households in one sweep, and the entire village had about two to three hundred people.
At this moment, every household had lit up their oil lamps. Some people came out to greet them while others leaned against the window and looked outside.
Ren Baqian got down from the carriage and stretched his body. This day's journey was really too torturous. At this moment, he could finally relax.
Tao Jiyuan also jumped down from the carriage at the side. However, he looked much better than Ren Baqian and didn't seem to be tired.
"Sirs, this is the village chief. The biggest house belongs to the village chief. Tonight, the two sirs will be resting at the village chief's house." Teng Ji brought an old man over.
"Greetings to the two sirs."
"Thank you for your trouble." Ren Baqian cupped his hands and said.
On the other hand, Tao Jiyuan nodded his head.
After staying at the village chief's house for a night, Ren Baqian endured the buzzing sound of the mosquitoes. The next morning, he yawned and went straight into the carriage. He swore in his heart that he would rather stay in the carriage next time. He didn't know if it was because of those animal skins that were drying outside that attracted so many mosquitoes. Furthermore, they only bit him.
At least when he asked Tao Jiyuan in the morning, he didn't get bitten by the mosquitoes. Even these mosquitoes knew how to bully the weak and fear the strong.
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