The day before the second competition, the empress suddenly asked, "These two days, I feel that there's something wrong with the commander of the imperial guards. Do you know what it is?"
Ren Baqian's heart skipped a beat.
"A few days ago, I looked for General Xin Zhe to conduct an electric shock experiment to test the resistance of a Cardinal Heaven expert to electricity. After all, if we don't understand it clearly and calculate accurately, we can easily lose our lives. "
"Electric shock?" The empress looked pensive. "Is it like that person?"
"Ning Caichen?" Ren Baqian didn't expect the empress to remember him.
"Perhaps it's that name. You know who I'm talking about," the empress said faintly. "However, what are you going to do if something goes wrong with the commander of the imperial guards?"
"There won't be any problems. Ning Caichen was an accident," Ren Baqian replied. "If something goes wrong … I will be the commander of the imperial guards."
"Forget it, I still have to protect you!" The empress waved her hand and glanced at him. Didn't he know how weak he was?
"The shock of the electric current might have affected General Xin Zhe a little, but she should be fine after a while," Ren Baqian explained.
"I hope so." The empress nodded.
"In that case, I will go back to prepare." Seeing that the empress was fine, Ren Baqian got up and left.
He only heaved a sigh of relief after walking a long distance out of the bedroom.
It was just an experiment, but this was science! Why did he feel so guilty?
However, he couldn't bring himself to think about the scene at that time. If another person had appeared there, he wouldn't be able to clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
This was the first time Ren Baqian saw Xin Zhe's face. It was full of wildness, temptation, and a trace of helplessness. Later on, it was mixed with an expression of enjoyment.
It was like a dancing flame that wanted to burn him and everything around him to ashes.
When all the experiments were finally completed, Xin Zhe, who was a Cardinal Heaven expert, was drenched in sweat. It was as if she had just been fished out of the water. The two pieces of clothing on her body clung tightly to her body, and her body, which was drenched in sweat, reflected the sunlight that shone through the window.
As for Ren Baqian, he was also drenched in sweat. To be able to control himself under such circumstances, Ren Baqian felt that he was much better than Liu Xiahui, who was sitting calmly in bed.
Fortunately, Ren Baqian had obtained the information that he wanted.
Under normal circumstances, the upper limit of Xin Zhe's electricity tolerance was 550 milliamperes, but it reached 800 milliamperes after the initial ignition of her blood essence.
Ren Baqian estimated that the maximum limit of the blood essence burning should be 1,000 milliamperes. When the blood essence was completely ignited, the electric current passing through the body would reach this value, and the entire body would be paralyzed. It would be difficult to breathe, and it would be life-threatening if the duration was prolonged. This duration was more than ten seconds.
However, this number was already terrifying enough.
It was important to note that an ordinary person's life would be in danger if the electric current passed through their body exceeded 100 milliamperes.
The resistance of a Cardinal Heaven expert was five to ten times stronger. If one was stronger, their resistance would be even higher.
As he pondered, the scene in that room appeared in his mind again, as well as the pair of eyes that were at a loss because of the changes in his body.
He hurriedly shook his head to get rid of the thoughts in his mind. The look in her eyes made him feel very guilty.
Xin Zhe was different from Ning Caichen. Ning Caichen could choose his own path, and Xin Zhe did not feel guilty. As for Xin Zhe, her expression and gaze at that time were unforgettable, and he felt a little apologetic.
Ren Baqian walked briskly through the palace. Behind him, a woman in armor appeared from a corner. She looked at his back view and walked in another direction.
Although it was an experiment and she knew what Ren Baqian was doing, she always felt that something was wrong after the incident, but she did not know what the problem was.
In particular, the feeling of her body at that time made her extremely terrified every time she thought about it. She wanted to forget it, but she could not. It was like a nightmare that haunted her.
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"This time, Hong Xian and the others are betting again. The odds are one to one against Yagui. Are you guys betting?"
"You won the last time."
"I'm betting again. Although the odds are lower, I bet 60 taels of silver when the odds were one to ten last time. If I win again this time, I will win 1,200 taels of silver. Furthermore, I will be able to see the look on their faces when they lose. Just thinking about it makes me happy. "Xu Peng laughed.
"You have confidence in Yagui."
"Even that coward Du Laoliu won. Will Yagui lose? Besides, I can roughly guess what Yagui is going to do. "
One day later, there was still a sea of people outside the city.
In addition to the court officials from the previous time, many commoners heard the news and rushed over to watch the match between Four-way Heaven experts and Cardinal Heaven experts.
This included the people from the Zhang family and the Jing Tribe. This time, they appeared at the side of the arena and occupied a small space in the corner.
An average-sized iron cage was transported to the center of the arena. The six sides of the cage were made of steel bars that were not as thick as a pinky finger. They were made by the Ministry of Works and were not mixed with any additional metals. Anyone who had the strength of a Four-way Heaven expert could easily tear it apart.
Subsequently, someone placed a cushion made of an unknown material and a wooden chair inside.
Ren Baqian and Tu Hong looked at each other and walked into the arena. However, their expressions were very different.
Ren Baqian looked relaxed and carried a box in his hand, while Tu Hong looked grim.
After all, he had already lost one match and could not afford to lose a second one no matter what.
In addition to the two of them, there was also a seven or eight-year-old child with a runny nose.
His strength was equivalent to that of a Four-way Heaven expert. For a commoner's child, this was considered pretty good.
Ren Baqian entered the cage through the small door, closed the door, and sat on the chair unhurriedly. He placed the box in his hands on the cushion at his feet, pulled out an iron clamp that was connected to a wire, and connected it to the bottom of the metal cage at the side.
"It's done. You can try it first, just like what I said to you just now," Ren Baqian said to the child with a smile.
"Oh." The child went forward and pulled on one of the iron bars. It didn't take much effort for the iron bar to bend.
"Let's go back and get the reward from that person," Ren Baqian said with a smile. That child immediately ran back to the crowd with a happy face.
"These things were made by the Ministry of Works without any tampering. The tampering is on the box at my feet. As long as you can pull the cage apart, you will be able to pull me out and you will win, "Ren Baqian said calmly.
Tu Hong naturally knew that the iron cage was made by the Ministry of Works and saw the child easily pull the iron bars apart. It could be said that he could break the iron cage with a slap.
However, after experiencing a failure, he couldn't relax at all. If he failed again, the entire Tu family would be too ashamed to face others.
"Begin!" Xin Zhe appeared in the field and said to the two of them.
"Is there anything else you want to say?" Ren Baqian smiled. This time, Tu Hong was rather quiet.
It seemed that he had learned from his mistakes.
Tu Hong only glanced at him before taking large strides forward and reaching out to grab the iron bars in front of him.
With this thickness, he could tear it apart like a piece of paper.
As long as he could tear this iron cage apart, he would win.
No matter how many tricks the other party had, it would be useless.
However, the moment his fingers touched the iron cage, it was as if something exploded between his fingers and the iron bars, causing him to subconsciously flick his hands away.
"Is this the other party's trick?" Tu Hong was delighted. Although he didn't know what it was, he was certain that he would win if this was the case.
Then, he grabbed the iron bars with both hands at an even faster speed.
Ren Baqian smiled when he saw Tu Hong's actions. This cage was full of electricity, and if Tu Hong kicked it away, he would be the unlucky one. However, it was impossible for Tu Hong to do that.
Ren Baqian's initial request and the actions of the child just now were to induce Tu Hong to grab the cage with his hands.
If Tu Hong couldn't jump out of this trap, Ren Baqian would definitely win.
Everyone at the side saw Tu Hong stop after grabbing the iron cage with both hands. His body twitched from head to toe, and his beard curled up. Then, he fell to the ground with a loud thud.
Everyone at the side was shocked. What happened this time?
They had clearly seen the child bending the iron cage, but Tu Hong had suddenly collapsed after grabbing onto the iron cage. What had happened?
Everyone had no idea what was going on.
However, it seemed like Tu Hong couldn't get up. Tu Hong, who was a Cardinal Heaven expert, fell to the ground just like that?
Did Ren Baqian, the principal of the Black Bamboo Academy, win again? Tu Hong couldn't even tear the cage apart?
"It seems like it was an experiment that day." Xin Zhe, who was watching from the side, suddenly heaved a sigh of relief. Although her reaction seemed a little strange, it should be normal, right?
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