"Hong Xian!" The remaining man howled in grief.
"I'll fight you to the death," he roared. His entire body transformed into a shooting star as he charged towards Shan Wanshui with his sword.
His posture was similar to Long Wanli's, but his aura was far inferior.
A ray of light flashed past. The burly man stood up with his sword in hand, "Only six moves."
He then burst out laughing.
The burly man's attacks weren't as flashy as the others. Every move was powerful and fast as lightning, but the others couldn't even parry.
"The commander is mighty." Cheers could be heard from the sidelines. The deaths of the three men did not cause any ripples in the hearts of the others. They were already used to it.
Ren Baqian looked on helplessly as the three men died without a complete corpse in the blink of an eye. One man was split in half from the middle, one at the waist, and the last man was split diagonally from shoulder to waist.
Fresh blood and internal organs splattered all over the ground.
Such a cruel scene sent chills down Ren Baqian's spine. At the same time, his stomach was in turmoil.
The last time Long Wanli challenged the empress, he was beaten into the ground with just one move. By the time he was able to move after being poked by Caretaker Shi's electric baton, the square had already started to fill in the holes.
In addition, both sides used a sword and a palm to determine the victor. Ren Baqian couldn't see the duel clearly and only saw Long Wanli's back view.
Even though he felt it was a pity that Long Wanli was dead, Ren Baqian was more excited to see a duel between two experts.
At this moment, what Ren Baqian saw was a bloody massacre.
The shock he received and the feeling of barbarism and bloodshed were far greater than the previous time. It could even be said that it was something he had never felt before in his life.
He always felt that death was far away from him. Even though he almost lost his head when he first arrived in this world, he managed to survive in the end. This made him, who rarely saw death, feel a sense of alienation from it.
However, it was different this time. The brutal massacre was happening in front of him.
It made him realize that this world was far crueler than what he had always seen.
Just as Ren Baqian stood there with his mind blank, the soldiers at the side of the field had already started to clean up. They dug a hole under the broken stone slab and threw the severed limbs into it. Then, they started to fill the hole with soil. Not long after, the entire hole was filled up. All that was left was for the stonemason to install another stone slab.
It wasn't until those soldiers left that the onlookers dispersed, leaving only Ren Baqian standing there with ice-cold hands and feet.
After a long time, Ren Baqian dragged his heavy footsteps back to the beast park.
Gungun and Tiantian had already fallen asleep on the stone slab.
Ren Baqian's head was in a mess as images kept flashing through his mind.
Suddenly, the horrifying scene of him being decapitated like the other three flashed across his mind. That scene made him feel suffocated, and he abruptly sat up on the bed.
That one move made him break out in a cold sweat.
"No, no matter what, I can't become like that, like those three people," Ren Baqian muttered to himself.
"This isn't Earth, it's a different world. It's not as safe as Earth, and human lives aren't that precious."
"In the future, I can't just laze around like this. I have to work harder and take the initiative to climb up. "
"Only when my position is so high that others can't move will I be safe."
"The higher my position, the stronger my importance, the safer I will be, and the further away I will be from the threat of death."
"I have the backing of a civilized world that is far superior to this place. How can I continue to be muddle-headed and put my life in the hands of others?"
"If it's possible, I want to become stronger too."
Countless chaotic thoughts flashed through Ren Baqian's mind. Finally, they merged into one. He wanted to become stronger, have a higher position, and make himself safer. Only then would he be able to survive in this world.
Even though he had such thoughts in the past, they were never as clear, firm, and real as they were now.
As a youth who often had fantasies and an ordinary person, the sudden revelation of another side of this world shattered the muddle-headedness that he had been muddle-headed all this while.
He felt that the things that he had been working hard and doing in the past were really too little. It was far from enough. Especially after he had gotten rid of the crisis of survival and gained a foothold, he actually began to relax.
He had underestimated this world.
After tossing and turning for a long time, he finally fell into a deep sleep.
Early the next morning, he was woken up by a knock on his door.
He didn't sleep well that night. Even after he fell asleep, everything that happened at the scene would surface in his mind from time to time, forming a dream.
When he woke up, he realized that he was drenched in sweat.
He picked up a bowl of water and gulped it down. Ren Baqian got up and pushed open the door. He saw Caretaker Shi outside.
"Why is your face so pale?" Caretaker Shi looked at Ren Baqian and asked curiously.
"Maybe I caught a cold last night."
"Your small physique is too weak." Caretaker Shi laughed boorishly.
"The imperial kitchen asked you to visit them when you are free."
Ren Baqian nodded, "I got it. I will go after I finish my work at the Honglu Bureau today. "
"Brother Ren, you can arrange for me to come over." Caretaker Shi waved his hand and left.
Ren Baqian looked at Caretaker Shi's back as he left. Caretaker Shi still treated him the same as before, but he felt that something was different. It was because his state of mind was different.
The aboriginals had a warm side, a straightforward and adorable side, but also a cruel side. This was what he felt just now.
After washing up, he picked up his official robe. This was what he relied on to survive.
After putting on his robe, he left the beast park. When he passed by the plaza, he could still smell the lingering smell of blood in the air.
However, he didn't show any signs of abnormality.
When he arrived at the Honglu Bureau, he picked up the book "300 Song Poems" and continued to memorize it.
After a while, he felt tired and went to the backyard to watch some people from the Honglu Bureau practice martial arts. Xiong Pi was still playing with that rock that weighed two to three tons.
No one came to the Honglu Bureau for the whole day. Mister Emptiness and Ning Caichen, who arrived earlier, didn't have anything to do. Ren Baqian was happy to stay in his room.
In the afternoon, he reckoned that it was almost time. He bade farewell and went straight to the imperial kitchen.
When Ren Baqian arrived, the imperial kitchen had just delivered dinner to the empress. Everyone was sitting there resting. When they saw Ren Baqian, they greeted him one after another.
"Brother Ren!" The greetings of "Brother Ren!"
Ren Baqian smiled and asked, "Where's Caretaker Gou?"
"He went to deliver dinner to Her Majesty. Looking at the time, he should be back soon," someone immediately replied.
Ren Baqian nodded his head. "Are you looking for me because of Her Majesty's birthday banquet?"
"Brother Ren, it's like this. Caretaker Gou hopes that you can participate in making some dishes. After all, we have just familiarized ourselves with your spices. Now that Her Majesty's birthday banquet is just around the corner, we don't have time to slowly experiment. "
Ren Baqian nodded his head, found a place to sit down, and waited for Caretaker Gou to return.
Not long after, Caretaker Gou came back and saw Ren Baqian. His face twitched for a long time and he called out, "Brother Ren."
"Forget it, call me Storyteller Ren in the future. This is my current position in the palace." Ren Baqian waved his hand and said, "Seeing that you are in a difficult position, I won't make things difficult for you."
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