Ren Baqian had to admit that the minerals that he was looking for were very common. They were widely distributed and could be easily found in this world. Tie Ze and Tie Quan had solved most of his problems when they first arrived at the Ministry of Works.
After the two of them left, Ren Baqian repeatedly exhorted them to excavate the coal. Not only was the coal resistant, but it was also relatively hot. Whether it was used to bake bricks, make glass, or smelt iron ore, it was extremely useful.
The only problem was that it was too far away. According to Tong Zhenye, it would take ten days to travel by car. Transporting it this way would consume too much manpower and resources.
It would be great if they could find the coal within a short distance.
After chatting with Tong Zhenye for a while, Ren Baqian bade farewell. He only had to wait for the two of them to come back and confirm that it was limestone. After that, he could start mining.
"Let's go to the beast park," Ren Baqian said to the two guards after leaving the Ministry of Works.
He had not seen the two little fellows for some time and missed them a little. Secondly, the sweet potatoes should be ripe soon. It was time to go and take a look.
As for the small amount of money that he earned from his partnership with Caretaker Shi, he no longer cared about it.
To put it in a pretentious way, money was really not of much use to him now.
Not far from the Ministry of Works, Ren Baqian had just turned a corner when four people suddenly appeared on top of the wall. They were holding something in their hands and aiming at Ren Baqian.
"Sir, be careful." When the two guards behind saw this scene, their expressions changed and they immediately shouted. One of them even pounced on Ren Baqian and pushed him off the back of the crooked cow.
At the same time, there was a buzzing sound. Countless cold lights shot towards Ren Baqian from both sides.
They almost enveloped him from all directions.
Before Ren Baqian could react, he felt himself being knocked away by a strong force. Following that, he felt a sharp pain in several parts of his body.
As for the guard he knocked away, his entire body was like a sieve as he fell straight to the ground.
At this moment, Ren Baqian was also lying on the ground. His whole body was in pain and he was completely dumbfounded. He did not expect to be assassinated. If that guard had moved a little slower, he would have become a sieve.
He almost died? This sudden realization caused him to lose his composure for a moment. Following that, he felt immense fear and anger.
However, the pain in his body made him unable to move.
At this time, there was a sharp pain coming from his legs, back, and waist. This kind of pain made him think that he would die in the next second. Soon, he blacked out.
The other guard's eyes turned red. He roared and stood in front of Ren Baqian.
"Men, there's an assassination!" The imperial bodyguard roared. Naturally, he could see the strength of these people. They hadn't even reached the Earth Wheel level. In a short while, he would be able to kill them all. However, if someone were to make use of this opportunity to attack Deputy Prefect Ren, Deputy Prefect Ren would be dead meat.
The four people on top of the wall glanced at Ren Baqian, who was lying on the ground, and all of them rushed toward him.
The four of them knew that it was impossible for them to leave Lan City alive. Ever since they received this mission, they had been prepared to die.
Although Ren Baqian had already been shot a few times, he couldn't leave anyway. He might as well go up and stab the target a few more times to confirm that the target was dead.
"Poof." The long sword in the guard's hand turned into a streak of snow-white light and chopped the person in front into two. The other three people continued to pounce forward as if they didn't notice.
"Clang." The guard deflected the sword in one of the people's hands and kicked him to the wall. Following which, he chopped off the head of another person.
However, the sword in the hand of the last person, who was also the most powerful person, wasn't aimed at Ren Baqian. Instead, it went straight for the chest of this guard at lightning speed. Just as the guard was chopping off the head of that person, he stabbed his sword into his chest.
That guard spurted out blood from his mouth and his eyes were wide open. He threw away his long sword and grabbed his opponent. His hands were like iron pincers. No matter how the other party struggled, he couldn't free himself.
Following which, he ferociously slammed his head into the other party's skull, followed by a second and a third time.
After a few slams, half of that person's head was left. Brain juice and blood spurted everywhere. Following which, he casually threw the corpse to one side. However, the sword in his chest didn't move at all. He knew that if he pulled out the sword, he would die even faster.
Within a minute, someone rushed to the scene and saw the scene of blood flowing all over the ground.
Of the two guards, one was riddled with holes while the other stood there with a sword in his chest.
There was also Deputy Prefect Ren lying on the ground covered in blood.
There were also a few corpses scattered around. Such a scene actually made the person who came to Lan City extremely angry. There was actually someone who dared to assassinate a high-ranking official of the imperial court. Moreover, it was the one with the most special status.
However, it was better to quickly check on Ren Baqian's injuries. Both of his legs were pierced through, one side of his waist was pierced through from the front to the back, and there was a bloody groove on his back.
However, he was still breathing and his injuries weren't fatal for a short period of time.
As for that guard, he was fine for the time being. However, it was hard to say if he was delayed for a while longer.
After a while, Ren Baqian was carried by someone and sent to the clinic.
Tong Zhenye had a fierce look on his face, "Do you know who he is? He must be treated no matter what. If he dies, all of you will die too. "
One had to know that Ren Baqian was involved in a lot of things. He was the husband of the empress, the iron mine at Mount Damo, better smelting technology, and the cement that he mentioned. No matter what, he couldn't die.
How could the doctor at the clinic not know Tong Zhenye? Looking at the young man and the official robe that he was wearing, he immediately guessed his identity.
After all, there was only one foreigner who was an official in Dayao.
…
After the time it took to burn half an incense stick, there was a "boom" sound in Yangxin Palace Hall. The entire wooden couch was shattered into pieces.
The empress's face was frosty. In a flash, she appeared outside Yangxin Palace Hall. She soared into the sky and went straight to the clinic.
Tong Zhenye was looking at the doctor treating Ren Baqian's wounds. Not far away from him was the imperial guard.
Suddenly, he felt a terrifying aura moving rapidly in his direction. This aura was too familiar. He experienced it a few times a month.
He went to the courtyard and waited for the arrival of that person.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." As a red shadow appeared in the clinic, Tong Zhenye lowered his head and greeted.
In the next second, his entire body flew out and smashed through three walls. Not only was he smashed out of the imperial physician's office, but he also flew into a magistrate's office at the side and crashed into another building.
The loud noise and the flying stones caused a commotion.
In an instant, seven or eight people appeared in that courtyard. One had to know that this was the Ministry of War. How dare someone be so presumptuous here?
There were even people who jumped on top of the wall to see who was so presumptuous.
At this moment, there was a group of people standing in the courtyard of the clinic. All of them were as quiet as cicadas in winter.
Before they could speak, Tong Zhenye walked out of the half-destroyed building with a distressed look on his face and one hand on his waist.
"Sir Tong, what's the meaning of this?" Qin Shan, the Minister of War, asked with an unfriendly look.
"Pfft." Tong Zhenye was also angry. Who did he offend?
"Her Majesty is over there." Tong Zhenye's next sentence made the Minister of War, who was eager to get into action, immediately wilt.
"What happened?" Qin Chuan frowned and asked.
Even if Her Majesty wasn't happy, she wouldn't do such a thing.
"Ren Baqian, Deputy Prefect Ren, was just assassinated," Tong Zhenye said unhappily.
Qin Chuan didn't have any dealings with Ren Baqian. After thinking for a while, he remembered who Ren Baqian was.
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