Ren Baqian had to admit that the basic quality of education in Dayao was indeed worrying. In any case, it had already been 70 years since the founding of Dayao. Not many people were literate? Take a look at China. Before the founding of the People's Republic, the literacy rate was not high. Seventy years later, although not everyone was literate, it was almost the same.
In any case, Caretaker Shi was the chief caretaker of the beast park. He was a Rank-9 martial artist and had dozens of subordinates. Including his family members, there were more than a hundred of them. Can't even read? And that Shi Hu just now was a Secondary Class 5 imperial bodyguard who was illiterate.
Ren Baqian was really doubtful about how they were going to convey documents and orders. They couldn't possibly just rely on oral instructions, right?
When it was almost noon, two people from the palace came to deliver Ren Baqian's official robes.
It was a set of clothes that was mainly black with a red collar and cuffs. There was even a bird pattern on it. The material was much softer than what Ren Baqian was wearing now. Furthermore, it felt smooth and felt like silk.
The style was not that of ancient Chinese robes with big sleeves. Although the clothes were longer, reaching the knees, the sleeves were only slightly wider than ordinary clothes.
After Ren Baqian changed into it, he couldn't see whether it looked good or not. However, the breathability and comfort were much better than before.
The only thing that made him feel a little uncomfortable was that he was a little fat.
The people of Dayao were all tall and sturdy. Their arms were strong enough to run a horse. Compared to them, Ren Baqian's physique was more than an order of magnitude lower. The clothes he wore made him look a little fat.
Caretaker Shi was stunned when he saw Ren Baqian come out after changing his clothes. Soon after, he burst out laughing.
Ren Baqian got goosebumps from his laughter. He didn't think he was wearing the wrong clothes, right?
"Look for me tonight, I'll get someone to help you change it." Caretaker Shi laughed heartily.
Ren Baqian gestured at his baggy official robe and roughly knew why Caretaker Shi laughed.
If he were to wear such big clothes, he would probably look like a monkey wearing a robe.
However, he had to go to Qingxin Palace Hall at noon. It seemed like he could only change it after he returned.
They had lunch as a form of celebration for Ren Baqian. Although that was the case, the food was no different from usual. The only difference was that there were more spices, which made the food more fragrant.
The banquet was lively. Even though Ren Baqian hadn't stayed here for a long time, he was beginning to integrate into the culture.
Seeing the sincere congratulatory smiles on everyone's faces, he felt a surge of warmth in his heart.
These people were really too cute.
Ren Baqian, who was still sighing just a second ago, immediately grabbed the stool to cover his chest and shouted, "Who's using their dirty claws to slap me again?"
His face was filled with the words, "If you dare slap me with your oily claws again, I'll smash your face with a stool."
After the meal, Ren Baqian cupped his hands at everyone and entered the palace with a body full of claw marks. There was nothing he could do about it. He only had one set of official robes, and he didn't even have a change of clothes. Time was up. Ren Baqian clenched his teeth and left.
Fortunately, the greasy claw print on the black robe was a little more conspicuous under the sunlight. If it was inside the hall, one would not be able to see it without looking carefully.
He passed the token to the palace gate guards for inspection. The two of them asked him to wait for a while. One of them took the token and went in for two or three minutes before coming out empty-handed.
Then, the two of them and Ren Baqian stared at each other as they waited.
The two of them looked at Ren Baqian, who was wearing an oversized official robe and had a body full of shiny, greasy claw marks. Their faces twitched.
If they didn't know that they were the face of the palace and needed to maintain their manners, they would probably be lying there laughing.
Anyway, Ren Baqian couldn't see what he looked like, so he let them be. This robe was still quite comfortable.
After waiting for a while, a female official in her thirties or forties hurried out. She looked at Ren Baqian and almost spurted out her saliva.
"Follow me." That female official threw the token back to Ren Baqian and said while holding back her laughter.
Just as Ren Baqian entered the door, he heard two people laughing behind him.
Shouldn't you at least wait for me to walk further away before laughing? Otherwise, why did you endure for so long just now? All I have to do is turn my back on him, right? Just now, he directly stood with his back facing them, and they wouldn't have to endure for so long.
"How should I address you, Sir?" Ren Baqian followed behind and asked cautiously. He didn't know the identity of the person in front of him, but he was an official bestowed by the empress. He was afraid that he would have to enter the palace frequently in the future. It was better to maintain a good relationship no matter what.
"Don't call me Sir, call me Keeper Shi. Keeper is my position." Keeper Shi turned around and glanced at Ren Baqian.
"I understand." Ren Baqian nodded his head. It seemed like Keeper Shi was really a big surname.
Not knowing the other party's temperament, Ren Baqian didn't dare to say much. The two of them walked in silence for a while and arrived in front of a palace. Keeper Shi stopped, turned around and said, "This is the place. You can enter with the token."
"Thank you." Ren Baqian cupped his hands and walked into the palace hall.
This palace hall was about two stories high. It looked rather tall and occupied a large area.
After pushing open the door and entering the palace hall, Ren Baqian saw a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl sitting behind a table. She was wearing the same clothes as the female official just now, and she was holding a paper book.
She was reading very seriously.
If it wasn't for the fact that she was drooling.
Ren Baqian felt that she was a talent to be able to sit there with that book in her hand and sleep so soundly. She didn't even know that he had pushed open the door and entered.
What made Ren Baqian even more astonished was that she could actually become a female official at such a young age?
Ren Baqian saw that she was sleeping soundly and didn't disturb her. After taking a closer look, this female official was quite good-looking. Compared to the common Dayao women, she gave off a warm and fragrant vibe.
He wasn't sure if it was because she didn't spend much time under the sun, but her skin was fairer. Furthermore, she didn't have that heroic and wild aura between her brows.
After which, Ren Baqian sized up the palace hall again. He saw that there were rows of rooms in the palace hall. The place where he was standing now was a passageway. However, the passageway was wider and was at least three meters wide.
The rooms on both sides were made of hollow wood. He could see that there were many scrolls and books on the shelves inside. Some were made of animal skin and some were made of paper. Ren Baqian reckoned that they were all books.
In that case, this should be the book vault.
After sizing up the place, Ren Baqian had nothing to do. He leaned against the wall and stared blankly.
After an unknown period of time, the book in the lady's hand fell to the ground with a thud.
The lady woke up with a start. She hurriedly wiped her drool and bent over to pick up the book. She heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she was the only one who saw it.
Then, she saw a man looking at her with a "kind" smile.
"Ah —!" The girl's eyes suddenly widened like a frightened cat.
Ren Baqian hurriedly put down the token in his hand and showed it to her, "I'm new here today."
"Ah, I remember now." The lady suddenly realized and then hammered her own head. "I forgot about this."
"You are the new Storyteller of Qingxin Palace Hall, right?" The lady said. Following which, she raised her head and said, "Why didn't you greet me when you came in?"
It seemed like she was angry that someone saw her drooling while she was sleeping.
"Seeing that you were sleeping soundly, I didn't have the nerve to greet you." Ren Baqian laughed.
The lady 'fiercely' glared at him.
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