The Empress's Gigolo Chapter 74

Chapter 74

Ren Baqian stayed continually for two days in the Honglu Bureau to learn and better understand the people and their rules .

During this period, he discovered Xiong Pi lived in a house in a row of courtyards not too far away from the Honglu Bureau . Those foreigners who needed accommodations would also stay there .

Xiong Pi had nothing to do and was wandering around . He could definitely be of use in the town market .

During this period, Ren Baqian made a trip back to Earth and then came back with Three Hundred Song Poems . Whenever he was free, he would go to the Honglu Bureau and memorize Song poetry .

At the very least, he was free of problems and still idling around .

Xiong Pi just followed Ren Baqian around . When Ren Baqian was memorizing Song poetry, he would just sit on the ground and snore . The noise that came from him could spread out a mile away, and Ren Baqian was dying to stuff his mouth with some socks .

"Deputy, deputy, there's a visitor . " On the first afternoon after he returned from Earth, while Ren Baqian was wondering what could be used to stuff the mouth of Xiong Pi, there was a loud voice outside .

"Who is he?" Ren Baqian did not react for a moment .

"He's called something empty, empty, Mister Emptiness . " One of the guards at the gate, Qi Sheng entered . He and the original Deputy, Qi Zhi, were from the same stronghold and there was another one called Qi Heng who was also a guard .

"Mister Emptiness?" Ren Baqian realized that he had come to celebrate the empress's birthday and wanted to deliver a present as well .

"Xiong Pi, get up and follow me to take a look . " Ren Baqian kicked Xiong Pi's waist, and it felt similar to kicking a rock .

Xiong Pi went outside the door with bleary eyes . He saw four young, delicate and pretty women who wore colorful dresses and were carrying a sedan chair . The moment they saw him, they scattered a bunch of petals from their waist pocket into the air .

"Who is this visitor?" Ren Baqian stationed himself at the doorway to observe the ostentatious show and he developed an ominous feeling .

"Mister Emptiness has arrived," a young lady called out delicately while sprinkling some petals around .

"Visitor, please come in to register and leave the sedan chair outside . " Ren Baqian expressed a look of awkwardness and wondered whether this group of people were here to make trouble .

"Cough, cough . " A sound came from inside the sedan chair, followed by the parting of the curtain to reveal a young man wearing a silver satin robe . His face was powdered and his lips were deathly pale . His look was passable, but he looked so sick and gave the impression that a blow of the wind would knock him out . Not only did he look sickly, his kidneys were obviously weak too .

"Mister Kidney Deficiency? Please follow after me . " Ren Baqian put his hands behind his back and without any expression, turned and walked inside .

"Cough, cough . It's Mister Emptiness, Mister Emptiness . " he quickly corrected Ren Baqian .

"Just joking, Mister Emptiness," Ren Baqian said without facing him .

"Cough, cough, cough, cough . " Mister Emptiness coughed continuously as his eyes flashed different colors . When he saw Xiong Pi staring at him without any expression, the colors in his eyes started to fade, and he coughed with each step as he followed him .

"Do you have the travel permit?" Ren Baqian asked .

"I have lost it . "

Whenever foreigners came to Dayao, they definitely had to submit their travel permit at the border . Needless to say, he simply did not have it .

Upon further reflection, he realized that the people who came to participate in the empress's birthday celebration were of different origins . There would definitely be some who simply did not abide by the rules . Dayao had encountered many cases the previous years and Ren Baqian only heard about it a few days ago .

Ren Baqian led Mister Emptiness to the deputy's room and immediately took out pen and paper from the shelf and put it on the table .

"Name, country of residence, place of birth, occupation, whether accommodation has been arranged, reason for coming, and other details are to be written down . If you are celebrating the birthday for the empress, your gifts shall be sent directly to her . " Ren Baqian finished speaking and sat behind the table .

"Cough, cough, how do I address you?" Mister Emptiness covered his mouth and asked .

"Honglu Deputy, my surname is Ren," Ren Baqian replied dully .

Mister Emptiness stood in front of the desk, wrote a few words on the paper with the pen and then shook his wrist . That piece of paper turned into a white shadow and headed towards Ren Baqian's chest .

"Bang"

Before the paper flew across the table, it was pressed on to the table by a big hand . The next moment, the whole table was smashed into smithereens by the hand and scattered all over the room .

Xiong Pi smashed the table with one hand and stared intently at Mister Emptiness . His whole body gave the impression of an animal postured to pounce . Mister Emptiness knew without the slightest doubt that if Ren Baqian were to give an order, this beastlike human would immediately pounce on him .

This big guy gave him the sensation of extreme danger .

Ren Baqian did not reveal how he actually felt . But, his palm was perspiring and his chest was heaving with rising anger . In this world, some people were really too much and raised their hand to strike when they did not agree with each other .

He thought only the aboriginals behaved this way, but, the people from the rest of the countries were no better .

Of course, this Mister Emptiness was certainly not an ordinary person .

"Springing a surprise attack on the deputy . Should I execute you or dig a hole and bury you?" Ren Baqian sneered .

"My apologies . I just happened to fling my hand . If Xiong Pi did not intercept, the paper would have slowed down in front of you and even an ordinary person would be able to block it . I did not expect it would cause such a misunderstanding, cough, cough . " Mister Emptiness gave an apologetic smile .

"If anything happens again, you will be buried under Gang City," Ren Baqian coldly stated . "For damaging one table and one piece of special paper used by Honglu Bureau, you need to compensate one hundred taels of silver . "

Mister Emptiness took out some gold leaves from his waist and they fluttered as he threw them towards Xiong Pi . Maybe they should be called Golden Pages, like a book with ten pages and could be taken apart to use .

"I do not have a place to stay, and I'm afraid that I'll have to trouble you to arrange something for me," Mister Emptiness said .

Ren Baqian picked up the paper from the ground, but there were only fragments of the paper left .

"Before I do that, you have to fill out the paper again . " Ren Baqian stood up to get another piece of paper from the shelf beside him .

This time, Mister Emptiness could only put the paper on the wall to write and he coughed from time to time as he wrote .

Ren Baqian felt there was some problem with his lungs . He did not know whether it was inherent since young or caused by some practices .

"I have finished filling it out . " Mister Emptiness passed the paper to Ren Baqian . Ren Baqian gave it a glance and noted the surname was Zhao . He could recognize two words, but did not know one word in the name itself . This guy hailed from some Zhao family, somewhere in Great Xia .

Ren Baqian did not know the name of the place either .

He put the paper on the shelf and placed a piece of wood on top of it .

"I will bring you to the place you are staying . " Ren Baqian, with Xiong Pi in front, went out of Honglu Bureau followed by Mister Emptiness in his sedan chair .

After walking for a short distance, they came across a row of courtyards which further consisted of small individual courtyards . Each courtyard had four rooms, one of which was the kitchen, one was the master bedroom; the other two rooms were for the attendants accompanying the guest .

The courtyards were arranged in three rows, and the first overlooked the main street . Ren Baqian arranged for Mister Emptiness to stay there . He was the earliest there and naturally got the best location .

Mister Emptiness was satisfied with the location and clasped his hands to thank Ren Baqian . after coming down from the sedan chair .

"In a while, someone will send the token over which will authorize your stay in the courtyard," Ren Baqian told him . "As for other matters, please make arrangements yourself . Bedding materials are all provided as well . "

"Cough, cough, thank you very much Deputy Ren . " Mister Emptiness coughed violently after speaking and the handkerchief covering his mouth had a red stain .

"I better not disturb you anymore . " Ren Baqian saw him coughing out blood and wanted to leave quickly . Could it be tuberculosis? It was better to keep a distance .

After leaving the courtyard, Ren Baqian turned back to take a look .

Was there a need for a sick man to travel thousands of miles to celebrate the empress's birthday?

However, these people could be quite ruthless . If he did not have Xiong Pi at his side protecting him, he would be in deep trouble . What rubbish was he talking about, claiming that the paper would slow down by itself . Who was he trying to bluff? To be able to turn a piece of soft paper into a flying dart was no mean trick .

The first person he met was already like that . It was hard to imagine what the rest of the people would be like .

This mission seemed to be more troublesome than expected .

Many people of this type abounded and would be very hard to handle without resorting to physical force .

It's no wonder Qizhi had to break the legs of four people last year and Ren Baqian agreed it was the right thing to do .

If we did not break their legs, we would not know for sure what kind of tricks would they resort to .

Ren Baqian stayed continually for two days in the Honglu Bureau to learn and better understand the people and their rules . During this period, he discovered Xiong Pi lived in a house in a row of courtyards not too far away from the Honglu Bureau . Those foreigners who needed accommodations would also stay there . Xiong Pi had nothing to do and was wandering around . He could definitely be of use in the town market . During this period, Ren Baqian made a trip back to Earth and then came back with Three Hundred Song Poems . Whenever he was free, he would go to the Honglu Bureau and memorize Song poetry . At the very least, he was free of problems and still idling around . Xiong Pi just followed Ren Baqian around . When Ren Baqian was memorizing Song poetry, he would just sit on the ground and snore . The noise that came from him could spread out a mile away, and Ren Baqian was dying to stuff his mouth with some socks . Deputy, deputy, there 39 s a visitor . On the first afternoon after he returned from Earth, while Ren Baqian was wondering what could be used to stuff the mouth of Xiong Pi, there was a loud voice outside . Who is he Ren Baqian did not react for a moment . He 39 s called something empty, empty, Mister Emptiness . One of the guards at the gate, Qi Sheng entered . He and the original Deputy, Qi Zhi, were from the same stronghold and there was another one called Qi Heng who was also a guard . Mister Emptiness Ren Baqian realized that he had come to celebrate the empress 39 s birthday and wanted to deliver a present as well . Xiong Pi, get up and follow me to take a look . Ren Baqian kicked Xiong Pi 39 s waist, and it felt similar to kicking a rock . Xiong Pi went outside the door with bleary eyes . He saw four young, delicate and pretty women who wore colorful dresses and were carrying a sedan chair . The moment they saw him, they scattered a bunch of petals from their waist pocket into the air . Who is this visitor Ren Baqian stationed himself at the doorway to observe the ostentatious show and he developed an ominous feeling . Mister Emptiness has arrived, a young lady called out delicately while sprinkling some petals around . Visitor, please come in to register and leave the sedan chair outside . Ren Baqian expressed a look of awkwardness and wondered whether this group of people were here to make trouble . Cough, cough . A sound came from inside the sedan chair, followed by the parting of the curtain to reveal a young man wearing a silver satin robe . His face was powdered and his lips were deathly pale . His look was passable, but he looked so sick and gave the impression that a blow of the wind would knock him out . Not only did he look sickly, his kidneys were obviously weak too . Mister Kidney Deficiency Please follow after me . Ren Baqian put his hands behind his back and without any expression, turned and walked inside . Cough, cough . It 39 s Mister Emptiness, Mister Emptiness . he quickly corrected Ren Baqian . Just joking, Mister Emptiness, Ren Baqian said without facing him . Cough, cough, cough, cough . Mister Emptiness coughed continuously as his eyes flashed different colors . When he saw Xiong Pi staring at him without any expression, the colors in his eyes started to fade, and he coughed with each step as he followed him . Do you have the travel permit Ren Baqian asked . I have lost it . Whenever foreigners came to Dayao, they definitely had to submit their travel permit at the border . Needless to say, he simply did not have it . Upon further reflection, he realized that the people who came to participate in the empress 39 s birthday celebration were of different origins . There would definitely be some who simply did not abide by the rules . Dayao had encountered many cases the previous years and Ren Baqian only heard about it a few days ago . Ren Baqian led Mister Emptiness to the deputy 39 s room and immediately took out pen and paper from the shelf and put it on the table . Name, country of residence, place of birth, occupation, whether accommodation has been arranged, reason for coming, and other details are to be written down . If you are celebrating the birthday for the empress, your gifts shall be sent directly to her . Ren Baqian finished speaking and sat behind the table . Cough, cough, how do I address you Mister Emptiness covered his mouth and asked . Honglu Deputy, my surname is Ren, Ren Baqian replied dully . Mister Emptiness stood in front of the desk, wrote a few words on the paper with the pen and then shook his wrist . That piece of paper turned into a white shadow and headed towards Ren Baqian 39 s chest . Bang Before the paper flew across the table, it was pressed on to the table by a big hand . The next moment, the whole table was smashed into smithereens by the hand and scattered all over the room . Xiong Pi smashed the table with one hand and stared intently at Mister Emptiness . His whole body gave the impression of an animal postured to pounce . Mister Emptiness knew without the slightest doubt that if Ren Baqian were to give an order, this beastlike human would immediately pounce on him . This big guy gave him the sensation of extreme danger . Ren Baqian did not reveal how he actually felt . But, his palm was perspiring and his chest was heaving with rising anger . In this world, some people were really too much and raised their hand to strike when they did not agree with each other . He thought only the aboriginals behaved this way, but, the people from the rest of the countries were no better . Of course, this Mister Emptiness was certainly not an ordinary person . Springing a surprise attack on the deputy . Should I execute you or dig a hole and bury you Ren Baqian sneered . My apologies . I just happened to fling my hand . If Xiong Pi did not intercept, the paper would have slowed down in front of you and even an ordinary person would be able to block it . I did not expect it would cause such a misunderstanding, cough, cough . Mister Emptiness gave an apologetic smile . If anything happens again, you will be buried under Gang City, Ren Baqian coldly stated . For damaging one table and one piece of special paper used by Honglu Bureau, you need to compensate one hundred taels of silver . Mister Emptiness took out some gold leaves from his waist and they fluttered as he threw them towards Xiong Pi . Maybe they should be called Golden Pages, like a book with ten pages and could be taken apart to use . I do not have a place to stay, and I 39 m afraid that I 39 ll have to trouble you to arrange something for me, Mister Emptiness said . Ren Baqian picked up the paper from the ground, but there were only fragments of the paper left . Before I do that, you have to fill out the paper again . Ren Baqian stood up to get another piece of paper from the shelf beside him . This time, Mister Emptiness could only put the paper on the wall to write and he coughed from time to time as he wrote . Ren Baqian felt there was some problem with his lungs . He did not know whether it was inherent since young or caused by some practices . I have finished filling it out . Mister Emptiness passed the paper to Ren Baqian . Ren Baqian gave it a glance and noted the surname was Zhao . He could recognize two words, but did not know one word in the name itself . This guy hailed from some Zhao family, somewhere in Great Xia . Ren Baqian did not know the name of the place either . He put the paper on the shelf and placed a piece of wood on top of it . I will bring you to the place you are staying . Ren Baqian, with Xiong Pi in front, went out of Honglu Bureau followed by Mister Emptiness in his sedan chair . After walking for a short distance, they came across a row of courtyards which further consisted of small individual courtyards . Each courtyard had four rooms, one of which was the kitchen, one was the master bedroom the other two rooms were for the attendants accompanying the guest . The courtyards were arranged in three rows, and the first overlooked the main street . Ren Baqian arranged for Mister Emptiness to stay there . He was the earliest there and naturally got the best location . Mister Emptiness was satisfied with the location and clasped his hands to thank Ren Baqian . after coming down from the sedan chair . In a while, someone will send the token over which will authorize your stay in the courtyard, Ren Baqian told him . As for other matters, please make arrangements yourself . Bedding materials are all provided as well . Cough, cough, thank you very much Deputy Ren . Mister Emptiness coughed violently after speaking and the handkerchief covering his mouth had a red stain . I better not disturb you anymore . Ren Baqian saw him coughing out blood and wanted to leave quickly . Could it be tuberculosis It was better to keep a distance . After leaving the courtyard, Ren Baqian turned back to take a look . Was there a need for a sick man to travel thousands of miles to celebrate the empress 39 s birthday However, these people could be quite ruthless . If he did not have Xiong Pi at his side protecting him, he would be in deep trouble . What rubbish was he talking about, claiming that the paper would slow down by itself . Who was he trying to bluff To be able to turn a piece of soft paper into a flying dart was no mean trick . The first person he met was already like that . It was hard to imagine what the rest of the people would be like . This mission seemed to be more troublesome than expected . Many people of this type abounded and would be very hard to handle without resorting to physical force . It 39 s no wonder Qizhi had to break the legs of four people last year and Ren Baqian agreed it was the right thing to do . If we did not break their legs, we would not know for sure what kind of tricks would they resort to .

Chapter end

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