The imperial guards stopped in front of the 500 cavalrymen and formed into two groups.
Following which, the kirin that Ren Baqian had seen before came out of the palace gate. It was pulling a large imperial carriage that was surrounded by cloth curtains.
After the kirin and the imperial carriage came out, all the cavalrymen and imperial guards held onto their sabers with one hand on their mounts and bowed slightly. "Welcome, Your Majesty."
The descendants of the aboriginal officials also sat on their mounts and did the same thing. However, their weapons weren't as neat as those of the imperial guards and cavalrymen. It could be said that there were all kinds of weapons, such as sabers, halberds, hammers, and so on. All of them were hung beside their mounts.
Only the people from the other nations didn't make any noise.
"Let's set off." The empress's cold voice sounded.
Following the empress's order, the 500 cavalrymen and imperial guards split into two groups. One group led the way while the imperial guards followed behind. The imperial carriage that the empress was riding on also moved forward slowly.
The other group of cavalrymen and imperial guards automatically followed behind the empress's imperial carriage.
Following which, the descendants of the court officials also spurred on their mounts and followed behind. After they left, Ren Baqian also followed on his mountain-gazing bird.
Behind him were the people from the other three nations. Many of them looked at Ren Baqian, who wasn't far in front of them, and sneered. They even deliberately made their voices very loud so that Ren Baqian could hear them.
The mountain-gazing bird's head was 2.5 meters tall, and its back was about 1.4 meters off the ground. Ren Baqian could ride it, but compared to the other people's mounts, it was like a little chick following behind. It was very cold.
Looking at Ren Baqian in front of them, the scions who had been tormented by him for the past few days suddenly found a sense of superiority and laughed at him.
On one hand, it was because the mountain-gazing bird that Ren Baqian was riding was extremely ugly among the other mounts. It was like a piece of rusty metal mixed into a pile of gold, silver, and jewels. It was an eyesore. Or it could be said that Huang Bo had mixed into a group of handsome men and beautiful women.
On the other hand, it was because Ren Baqian looked lonely.
Even though this was Dayao, he was still an outsider.
Ren Baqian simply didn't care about those people behind him. His face didn't matter to him, at least compared to his life.
On the way out of the city, Ren Baqian was bored, so he sized up the people in front of him and made guesses.
For example, there was a burly man in front who couldn't even sit stably on the back of his mount. His body kept leaning forward and his buttocks were sticking out. Ren Baqian thought maliciously that this man probably had hemorrhoids.
As for whether it was true or not, that was not important. In any case, he didn't dare to ask.
He estimated that if he went up and asked, "Brother, do you have hemorrhoids?" If they were on Earth, they would also be glared at, let alone here. There was an 80% chance that they would grab the most convenient weapon in their hands and directly cut him open.
Along the way out of the city, the laughter behind them had long since disappeared. After all, the people behind them weren't a bunch of retarded children. Even though they were mocking Ren Baqian, they couldn't laugh all the way if Ren Baqian didn't respond. Otherwise, they would feel bored.
Not long after he left the city, he saw the sun rising in the distance.
When Ren Baqian was on Earth, he didn't really see the sun rise. It seemed that everyone was used to this natural phenomenon. Unless it was at a specific location, very few people would pay attention to it.
However, looking at the fireball here, which was twice the size of the sun on Earth, he still felt that it was somewhat interesting. However, after looking at it for a while, it started to hurt his eyes and he had no choice but to look away.
The group of people wasn't slow. Even though they weren't as fast as a car, in this world, whether it was a cow or a sheep, they could still feel the strong wind blowing on their faces when they ran. There was also a large amount of dust that was kicked up by their trampling.
This was the main reason why Ren Baqian kept tilting his head to look at the sun just now.
This road was a flattened dirt road. After a large group of mounts ran past, they directly kicked up a cloud of dust. The people behind them were all eating the dust, and Ren Baqian felt as if he was rushing into a sandstorm.
Ren Baqian buried his head behind the mountain-gazing bird. Unknowingly, an imperial guard appeared beside him and shouted, "Storyteller Ren, Her Majesty is summoning you."
Ren Baqian turned his head to take a look. Indeed, it was Shi Hu.
Most people thought that his position was a deputy, but this was only temporary. After the empress's birthday celebration, he would have to return this position. His position was still the palace's Storyteller of Qingxin Palace Hall.
"Let's go now," Ren Baqian shouted. Ren Baqian shouted. Following which, Shi Hu turned the mountain-gazing bird to the side and sped up to pass by those second-generation officials, leaving behind a trail of fragrance.
When Ren Baqian passed by them, he turned his head to take a look. Everyone was covered in dust, as if they had just come out from a coal mine. As for their demeanor and imposing manner, they were already beyond the ninth heaven.
On the contrary, some of the ladies covered their faces with a piece of cloth. It seemed that regardless of where they came from, they valued their face a lot.
Their heads could be chopped off, but their hairstyle could not be messed up. Even though it wasn't right, the meaning was similar.
Those people also looked curiously at Ren Baqian, who was riding on a little chick, as he advanced.
With an imperial guard leading the way, they could guess that it was the empress who summoned him. It seemed that Deputy Ren had recently gained the empress's favor.
It was just that the fragrance from the mountain-gazing bird was too pungent. As the mountain-gazing bird ran in front of them, that perfume went straight into their noses.
When Ren Baqian arrived at the side of the carriage, the curtain in front of the carriage was pulled open. It was Qing Yuan, who waved at Ren Baqian.
Ren Baqian looked at the moving carriage. How was he going to get on it?
Fortunately, he didn't need to think too much. Shi Hu stretched out his arm and threw him. Ren Baqian felt as if he was riding on the clouds. Qing Yuan, who was on the carriage, smiled as she grabbed Ren Baqian's arm and placed him on the carriage. It was as if they were passing a ball.
Ren Baqian calmed himself down. He was a little nervous when he was flying in the air just now. Following which, he cupped his hands towards Qing Yuan and said, "Thank you, Miss Qing Yuan." Then, he entered the carriage and paid his respects.
The empress seemed to only like red. At most, she would occasionally reveal her white undergarments. At this moment, she was still dressed like this with her hair tied up with a simple hairpin.
The empress looked at Ren Baqian carefully. As expected, he was exactly the same as the Seventh Prince. If she didn't know that Ren Baqian had a mysterious origin and was even more mysterious than the princes of Great Xia, she would have thought that he was a descendant of the emperor of Great Xia.
"Have you prepared for the Great Hunt this time?" The empress asked softly.
"I have made some preparations, but your humble servant isn't good at martial arts or hunting. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to gain anything even if I go up the mountain. Why don't I tell stories to Your Majesty at the foot of the mountain? I can also be of some use to relieve your boredom," Ren Baqian quickly replied. It would be great if the empress could let him accompany her at the foot of the mountain.
However, the empress didn't care at all and said, "Even if you can't come in first, you still have to gain something. I have high hopes for you. If you can't even hunt, won't you be throwing my face? "
Ren Baqian was speechless. What kind of logic was this? He had never heard that a teacher had to know martial arts and a chef had to be a soldier from the special forces.
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