Along with Xiong Pi, Ren Baqian returned to the bureau . He felt that this job wasn't as easy as he had thought .

Just the four girls that carried Mister Emptiness's sedan chair alone were extraordinary . After all, it wasn't an easy feat to carry him over a great distance to Lan City .

Ren Baqian was fiddling with the golden pages in his hands . Each of them looked exactly like the pages of a pocket-sized book . Upon taking a closer look, he realized every page contained a word . It was a pity he couldn't recognize the words .

When they reached the entrance of Honglu Bureau, they saw a filthy-robed young man that was carrying a book trunk chatting with Qi Heng and Qi Sheng .

The book trunk he carried looked like the one that Ning Caichen from A Chinese Ghost Story had . It seemed to contain the Four Books and Five Cla.s.sics of Confucianism . There was also a canopy that extended from the top of the book trunk to over his head . It could block sunlight during sunny days and protect him from rain during rainy days .

Ren Baqian did not know what they were talking about . Suddenly, Qi Sheng took a step forward and gave that young man a fright, causing him to almost fall down on his b.u.t.t .

"What's the matter?" Ren Baqian asked after walking closer to them .

"Deputy!" Qi Heng and Qi Sheng cupped their fists and greeted Ren Baqian when they saw him .

"This is?"

"He said he is here to celebrate Her Majesty's birthday," Qi Heng replied .

Ren Baqian examined that young man closely . The young man looked sixteen to seventeen years old . His face was young and tender . Ren Baqian wondered who would send such a young across the border of the Yue Nation to Dayao .

He looked slightly filthy . Ren Baqian wondered how long he had not washed his robe as it was covered in dust .

"You're the deputy of this place?" The young man was extremely curious .

Ren Baqian nodded his head and replied, "Yes, I am . Why? Don't I look like one?"

"Yes, you indeed don't look like one," the young man replied honestly .

"You might get beaten up if you continue to be so honest . " Ren Baqian looked at him with a slanted gaze .

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry . I am saying that you don't look like you're from Dayao," the young man hurriedly said .

"You come on your own?"

"Yes," the young man replied .

"Follow me, I need to register you . " Ren Baqian gestured to the young man to follow him . Following which, he placed his hands behind his back and walked into the courtyard .

"How do I address you?" Ren Baqian asked .

"My first name is Caichen, my last name is Ning . "

"Ning Caichen?" Ren Baqian abruptly turned his head around . His head almost made a 180-degree turn, giving Ning Caichen a fright .

"Yes, my name is Ning Caichen . Sir, what's the matter?"

"How's your Xiaoqian?" Ren Baqian smiled insincerely . He did not know what he should said .

Just now he met a Mister Kidney Deficiency, now he met a Ning Caichen . It's a small world after all .

"Who's Xiaoqian?" Ning Caichen was at a loss .

"Perhaps you will meet her in the future," Ren Baqian added .

When he returned to the room, the mess was still there . The fragments from the shattered table were all over the ground .

"Fill in the form . Your name, birthplace, family background, occupation, whether or not you have arranged accommodation, and your purpose of visit . " Ren Baqian pa.s.sed the paper to him and looked outside of the window .

Within a short period of time, Ren Baqian took over the paper from Ning Caichen and scanned it . Another fellow from Great Xia .

After keeping the paper, Ren Baqian led him to his room .

Along the way, Ren Baqian asked Ning Caichen about his journey . He was very curious about the world outside of Dayao .

Upon hearing this question, Ning Caichen began to blabber on and on . He enthusiastically talked about his journey with streaks of saliva flying through the air . He described his journey as though it was Journey to the West, difficult and dangerous .

"Sir, you will be surprised to hear this . There was a day where I stayed in the depths of a mountain . There, I saw a gigantic bird, so much so that it covered the clouds and hid the sun . Every time it flapped its wings, it almost blew me off the mountain . I had to hug a hundred-year-old ancient tree to save myself . At that time, I was so scared that my heart almost jumped out from my chest . I did not expect the existence of such a ridiculous beast in this world . It really widened my horizons . In the future, I will return to that place and draw that creature so that everyone in the world can know about it . "

"There was also a day where I spent a night in an ancient temple . In the middle of the night, a young girl suddenly came to the temple . She told me she had lost track of time while trekking through the mountain, so I shared some of my rations with her . Then, she wanted to thank me by inviting me to her house to rest . At that time, I indeed felt tired from travelling for a few days straight . Furthermore, she said her house wasn't far from the temple . As such, I decided to follow her to her house… The next morning, when I woke up, I realized the house had disappeared and I was lying in the middle of an ancient cemetery…"

"There was also another time where I encountered a group of bandits . When they saw how shabby I was, they captured me and brought me to a mountain . The king of the mountain was surprisingly a girl . She was only twenty-eight years old, unmarried . Furthermore, she was exceptionally beautiful . When she saw that I was a scholar and how fair my skin was, she wanted to marry me . Eventually, I agreed to the marriage for the sake of staying alive . Then, while they were preparing for wedding, I made an escape . Now that I think about it again, it was a close shave . . . "

Ren Baqian was scared a few times . He had to admit that Ning Caichen was much better in the art of storytelling than him . Behind his seemingly young and tender face, he was actually a powerful veteran in bulls.h.i.+tting and boasting .

Ren Baqian felt that if Ning Caichen did not possess such outstanding bulls.h.i.+tting skills, he would not have made it to Lan City safe and sound .

During the short route from the Honglu Bureau to Ning Caichen's residence, Ren Baqian could not help but take extra care of him after hearing the hards.h.i.+ps that he faced on his journey .

It was indeed very touching that he gave up marrying a beautiful, 28-year-old queen of a mountain stronghold to celebrate the empress's birthday .

Ning Caichen's residence shared a courtyard with Mister Emptiness's .

"You will stay here for the time being," Ren Baqian told Ning Caichen .

"Sir, thank you very much, I really can't thank you enough for all you have done," Ning Caichen said . He looked as though he felt it was a pity that he couldn't continue bulls.h.i.+tting .

"It is part of my job . If there's anything, you can head to the Honglu Bureau and look for me . If I am not around, you can look for other people," Ren Baqian reminded Ning Caichen . He did not look like he could fight very well .

Of course, this might not be the case . Bulls.h.i.+tting alone couldn't possibly allow him to travel over a great distance without encountering any dangers . This Ning Caichen might be an expert that disguised as a pig to eat a tiger .

After waving his hand at Ning Caichen, Ren Baqian and Xiong Pi walked past the courtyard that Mister Emptiness stayed in and cast a glance inside . The sedan chair was still there but the four girls had disappeared . All of them should be in the house .

After returning to the Honglu Bureau, Ren Baqian did not encounter anything else . He sat down and recited the Song poems until the sky darkened . When it was time for him to end work, he dismissed Xiong Pi and went to Chen Medicinal Shop by himself .

Now that he was wearing an official robe, he would not encounter any trouble on the street .

As long as he was wearing this robe, he would be an official of Dayao . Even the aboriginals would treat him like their own if he wore this robe .

Now that Ren Baqian could stroll on the street without having two tall and burly bodyguards by his side, he felt rather pleased and relaxed .

There weren't many people in the Chen Medicinal Shop . When Chen Zisheng saw Ren Baqian, he looked slightly shocked . "Mr . Chen has become an official of Dayao?"

"It's just a temporary position in the Honglu Bureau," Ren Baqian chuckled .

"The rank of your robe is Secondary cla.s.s, Rank 6, I don't think it's just a temporary position . " Chen Zisheng chuckled .

Ren Baqian knew the rank of Honglu Deputy was Standard Cla.s.s, Rank 6 . When he saw that Chen Zisheng could tell his rank from his robe with a glance, he then knew every rank had a specific official robe .

"I have benefited from your words," Ren Baqian cupped his fists and replied .

He only knew a bit of the things that all citizens in Lan City knew about .

In the future, he would have an easier time identifying the ranks of other officials .

Along with Xiong Pi, Ren Baqian returned to the bureau . He felt that this job wasn 39 t as easy as he had thought . Just the four girls that carried Mister Emptiness 39 s sedan chair alone were extraordinary . After all, it wasn 39 t an easy feat to carry him over a great distance to Lan City . Ren Baqian was fiddling with the golden pages in his hands . Each of them looked exactly like the pages of a pocket sized book . Upon taking a closer look, he realized every page contained a word . It was a pity he couldn 39 t recognize the words . When they reached the entrance of Honglu Bureau, they saw a filthy robed young man that was carrying a book trunk chatting with Qi Heng and Qi Sheng . The book trunk he carried looked like the one that Ning Caichen from A Chinese Ghost Story had . It seemed to contain the Four Books and Five Cla.s.sics of Confucianism . There was also a canopy that extended from the top of the book trunk to over his head . It could block sunlight during sunny days and protect him from rain during rainy days . Ren Baqian did not know what they were talking about . Suddenly, Qi Sheng took a step forward and gave that young man a fright, causing him to almost fall down on his b.u.t.t . What 39 s the matter Ren Baqian asked after walking closer to them . Deputy Qi Heng and Qi Sheng cupped their fists and greeted Ren Baqian when they saw him . This is He said he is here to celebrate Her Majesty 39 s birthday, Qi Heng replied . Ren Baqian examined that young man closely . The young man looked sixteen to seventeen years old . His face was young and tender . Ren Baqian wondered who would send such a young across the border of the Yue Nation to Dayao . He looked slightly filthy . Ren Baqian wondered how long he had not washed his robe as it was covered in dust . You 39 re the deputy of this place The young man was extremely curious . Ren Baqian nodded his head and replied, Yes, I am . Why Don 39 t I look like one Yes, you indeed don 39 t look like one, the young man replied honestly . You might get beaten up if you continue to be so honest . Ren Baqian looked at him with a slanted gaze . I 39 m sorry, I 39 m sorry . I am saying that you don 39 t look like you 39 re from Dayao, the young man hurriedly said . You come on your own Yes, the young man replied . Follow me, I need to register you . Ren Baqian gestured to the young man to follow him . Following which, he placed his hands behind his back and walked into the courtyard . How do I address you Ren Baqian asked . My first name is Caichen, my last name is Ning . Ning Caichen Ren Baqian abruptly turned his head around . His head almost made a 180 degree turn, giving Ning Caichen a fright . Yes, my name is Ning Caichen . Sir, what 39 s the matter How 39 s your Xiaoqian Ren Baqian smiled insincerely . He did not know what he should said . Just now he met a Mister Kidney Deficiency, now he met a Ning Caichen . It 39 s a small world after all . Who 39 s Xiaoqian Ning Caichen was at a loss . Perhaps you will meet her in the future, Ren Baqian added . When he returned to the room, the mess was still there . The fragments from the shattered table were all over the ground . Fill in the form . Your name, birthplace, family background, occupation, whether or not you have arranged accommodation, and your purpose of visit . Ren Baqian pa.s.sed the paper to him and looked outside of the window . Within a short period of time, Ren Baqian took over the paper from Ning Caichen and scanned it . Another fellow from Great Xia . After keeping the paper, Ren Baqian led him to his room . Along the way, Ren Baqian asked Ning Caichen about his journey . He was very curious about the world outside of Dayao . Upon hearing this question, Ning Caichen began to blabber on and on . He enthusiastically talked about his journey with streaks of saliva flying through the air . He described his journey as though it was Journey to the West, difficult and dangerous . Sir, you will be surprised to hear this . There was a day where I stayed in the depths of a mountain . There, I saw a gigantic bird, so much so that it covered the clouds and hid the sun . Every time it flapped its wings, it almost blew me off the mountain . I had to hug a hundred year old ancient tree to save myself . At that time, I was so scared that my heart almost jumped out from my chest . I did not expect the existence of such a ridiculous beast in this world . It really widened my horizons . In the future, I will return to that place and draw that creature so that everyone in the world can know about it . There was also a day where I spent a night in an ancient temple . In the middle of the night, a young girl suddenly came to the temple . She told me she had lost track of time while trekking through the mountain, so I shared some of my rations with her . Then, she wanted to thank me by inviting me to her house to rest . At that time, I indeed felt tired from travelling for a few days straight . Furthermore, she said her house wasn 39 t far from the temple . As such, I decided to follow her to her house The next morning, when I woke up, I realized the house had disappeared and I was lying in the middle of an ancient cemetery There was also another time where I encountered a group of bandits . When they saw how shabby I was, they captured me and brought me to a mountain . The king of the mountain was surprisingly a girl . She was only twenty eight years old, unmarried . Furthermore, she was exceptionally beautiful . When she saw that I was a scholar and how fair my skin was, she wanted to marry me . Eventually, I agreed to the marriage for the sake of staying alive . Then, while they were preparing for wedding, I made an escape . Now that I think about it again, it was a close shave . . . Ren Baqian was scared a few times . He had to admit that Ning Caichen was much better in the art of storytelling than him . Behind his seemingly young and tender face, he was actually a powerful veteran in bulls.h.i.+tting and boasting . Ren Baqian felt that if Ning Caichen did not possess such outstanding bulls.h.i.+tting skills, he would not have made it to Lan City safe and sound . During the short route from the Honglu Bureau to Ning Caichen 39 s residence, Ren Baqian could not help but take extra care of him after hearing the hards.h.i.+ps that he faced on his journey . It was indeed very touching that he gave up marrying a beautiful, 28 year old queen of a mountain stronghold to celebrate the empress 39 s birthday . Ning Caichen 39 s residence shared a courtyard with Mister Emptiness 39 s . You will stay here for the time being, Ren Baqian told Ning Caichen . Sir, thank you very much, I really can 39 t thank you enough for all you have done, Ning Caichen said . He looked as though he felt it was a pity that he couldn 39 t continue bulls.h.i.+tting . It is part of my job . If there 39 s anything, you can head to the Honglu Bureau and look for me . If I am not around, you can look for other people, Ren Baqian reminded Ning Caichen . He did not look like he could fight very well . Of course, this might not be the case . Bulls.h.i.+tting alone couldn 39 t possibly allow him to travel over a great distance without encountering any dangers . This Ning Caichen might be an expert that disguised as a pig to eat a tiger . After waving his hand at Ning Caichen, Ren Baqian and Xiong Pi walked past the courtyard that Mister Emptiness stayed in and cast a glance inside . The sedan chair was still there but the four girls had disappeared . All of them should be in the house . After returning to the Honglu Bureau, Ren Baqian did not encounter anything else . He sat down and recited the Song poems until the sky darkened . When it was time for him to end work, he dismissed Xiong Pi and went to Chen Medicinal Shop by himself . Now that he was wearing an official robe, he would not encounter any trouble on the street . As long as he was wearing this robe, he would be an official of Dayao . Even the aboriginals would treat him like their own if he wore this robe . Now that Ren Baqian could stroll on the street without having two tall and burly bodyguards by his side, he felt rather pleased and relaxed . There weren 39 t many people in the Chen Medicinal Shop . When Chen Zisheng saw Ren Baqian, he looked slightly shocked . Mr . Chen has become an official of Dayao It 39 s just a temporary position in the Honglu Bureau, Ren Baqian chuckled . The rank of your robe is Secondary cla.s.s, Rank 6, I don 39 t think it 39 s just a temporary position . Chen Zisheng chuckled . Ren Baqian knew the rank of Honglu Deputy was Standard Cla.s.s, Rank 6 . When he saw that Chen Zisheng could tell his rank from his robe with a glance, he then knew every rank had a specific official robe . I have benefited from your words, Ren Baqian cupped his fists and replied . He only knew a bit of the things that all citizens in Lan City knew about . In the future, he would have an easier time identifying the ranks of other officials .