After putting everything into the car, Ren Baqian and the empress walked towards a plaza not far away . From a distance, they could already hear music playing at the plaza . There were also many people gathering there .
As Ren Baqian and the empress walked closer to the plaza, they could see several people dancing there . Their dance moves were cheerful and light-hearted . Among the dancers, there were more young people than old people . All of them were doing the plaza dance merrily with beads of sweat sprinkling all over the floor .
In addition, there were also a few girls with a really good figures . They were already wearing shorts when it was barely the beginning of June .
Ren Baqian merely took a glance at them, and he could already sense an aura of death coming from beside him . Immediately, he turned his head around and saw the empress staring at him coldly . Both of them stared at each other for a while before the empress turned to her side and continued eating her popcorn .
"What are they doing?" the empress asked casually . She had seen such a scene a few times before, but she did not know what they were doing .
"Plaza dancing . "
"Plaza martial arts? Fanciful but impractical movements," the empress said nonchalantly .
["Dancing" and "martial arts" have the same pronunciation in Chinese - "wu" . ]
A series of question marks emerged in Ren Baqian's mind . When he looked at the movements of those plaza dancers again, they did seem like they were doing practicing martial arts in the plaza . A look of realization dawned upon his face as he tried to hold in his laughter .
"When the citizens are free, they would train exercise and train their bodies . Most people seldom exercise . As time passes, their bodies will turn unhealthy," Ren Baqian explained without pointing out the empress's misunderstanding .
This scene would only appear in modern societies . In ancient times or in that world, commoners needed to work hard for their livelihoods every day . They did not have the luxury of time to dance or exercise .
At the same time, modern societies used various types of machinery, leading to a decrease manual labor . In modern societies, many people were either sitting down or lying down the whole day every day . And as such, they began to come up with various ways to train their bodies .
After listening to Ren Baqian's explanation, the empress slightly understood what he meant . She envied the increase in quality of life in modern societies . This phenomenon would only appear once a civilization reached a certain level of development .
The term "civilization" was taught to her by Ren Baqian .
After walking past this group of plaza dancers, they saw another group of plaza dancers not far away . This time around, the group of plaza dancers was mainly made up of elderly people . Their movements were much slower as well .
"The vast land is my love . The rolling green hills are flourishing at the foot of the mountain . What kind of rhythm is the most rocking…" The catchy tune kept on drilling itself into the Ren Baqian's and the empress's minds . Ren Baqian quickly brought the empress away from the group of elderly plaza dancers .
[The song is called "The Hottest Ethnic Trend", a very popular song by a band called Phoenix Legend in China . ]
As they walked further into the plaza, they could see people taking a stroll and children skating on rollerblades . Not far away, there were a few youngsters skateboarding . When they saw a red-dressed beauty looking at them, they immediately began to do various stunts . Every movement required a great deal of attention . Suddenly, one of them slipped and fell to ground, causing all his friends to burst out into laughter .
Walking on this lively and bustling plaza, Ren Baqian and the empress also saw a fifty-year-old woman teaching a few youngster wushu . Their movements were slow and soothing, warming the heart of anyone that was watching them .
After watching them for a while, Ren Baqian and the empress heard them talking about entering a competition .
"What do you think?" Ren Baqian wanted to hear the empress's opinions on wushu .
The empress shook and remained speechless . She felt that their movements were too powerless and there was no need for her to comment anything .
This kind of ordinary boxing technique was insignificant to aboriginals .
Aboriginals lived in the Sixty Thousand Mountains and they had to fight with wild beasts every day . In the past, the strongholds would even come into conflict with each other over territories . Therefore, they had already come up with a set of martial arts that were suitable for them .
Ren Baqian and the empress strolled around the plaza . Suddenly, a thirty-year-old man stopped the pair .
"Hey, do you want to take part in the making of a movie? I have a movie that is in need of two characters now . I also need a lead female character . I feel that both of you are very suitable for the roles in my movie . Especially this lady, she is extremely suitable to be the lead female character . If both of you are willing to take part in my movie, I promise that both of you will definitely make it big in the show business . "
Initially, Ren Baqian still thought he was a fraud . He had seen a lot of such incidents happening online before . However, he changed his mind after taking a closer look at the man . The man was roughly thirty years old, his hair was slightly long and messy, he wore a peaked cap and held a handbag, and he looked very sincere too . He looked as though he had finally found someone that he had been searching for a long time .
"I will give you 99 out of 100 marks for your acting, the one mark is deducted for your haughtiness . " Ren Baqian chuckled .
"My name is Du Rufeng, this is my business card . I'm really a director . I have prepared this move with utmost care for many years . Now we are about to start making the movie, but we still lack one lead female character . " The man quickly passed his business card to the empress .
However, the empress did not care about him . She turned around and gave Ren Baqian a can-I-punch-him-into-oblivion look,
"We are not interested," Ren Baqian waved his hand and replied . Then, he left together with the empress .
That man did seem like a legitimate director . He was indeed very imaginative .
It was an interesting idea to let the empress be a lead female character in a movie .
"You should really consider it . Given your appearance, it would be a waste if you're not acting in a movie . You can just stand there and say nothing, and everyone's gazes will be drawn to you will put their gazes on you . " Unwilling to give up, Du Rufeng got very close to the empress .
Ren Baqian quickly held on to the empress's wrist . Otherwise, Du Rufeng would be knocked flying into the air .
"Thump . " Du Rufeng was still knocked flying into the air .
No one at the scene saw how the empress punched Du Rufeng . Her punch was simply too fast .
"Can you at least put in some effort in your acting? Nowadays, no matter what you do, you have to put in effort . How can you make money if you don't put in effort? She hasn't even touched you and you are already in the air . Don't you think you're exaggerating?" Ren Baqian had a look of contempt and shock on his face .
The empress had been attracting a lot of attention with her appearance . The people surrounding them now were looking at her all this time . Now that something like this happened, everyone around them bustled with noise and excitement .
Upon hearing Ren Baqian's words, many people burst out laughing .
That's true . Only a boxing champion can punch you that hard . You got so close to her and then threw yourself backward, do you take all of us for fools?
"Let's go," Ren Baqian said to the empress . Both of them left just like that .
After they had left for quite some time, Du Rufeng was still lying on the ground motionless . Someone checked on him and realized that he had fainted .
However, no one thought that he was punched by the extremely gorgeous red-dressed girl . After all, there were so many people at the scene and there was definitely more than one person peeking at the empress .
Ren Baqian and the empress walked around the plaza once . After receiving countless envious looks, Ren Baqian brought the empress back home .
"Do you like it here? Do you think I should buy this house or move to a new house?" Ren Baqian asked casually as he opened the door to his house . He was considering whether to continue staying here or to move to a new place .
He felt that buying a house on Hainan Island was a rather good idea . The air there was fresh and the climate there was favorable throughout the year . There were also many girls wearing bikinis there . Whenever he was in a bad mood, he could look at them to feel better .
"This was a rather good place," the empress replied casually as she did not know what Ren Baqian was thinking . After all, this was the first place she stayed in upon arriving on Earth . She was already quite familiar with this house . Furthermore, she did not have high requirements of the house she was staying in . This small house was just to her liking . It was much more better than the cold and empty palace hall she woke up to every morning .
"I will buy this house then," Ren Baqian nodded his head and replied . Since the landlord rented out this house all year round, he should be willing to sell it .
Ren Baqian had also decided to buy a house on Hainan Island .
After putting down the things they bought, Ren Baqian took out a set of Chinese checkers that he just bought to play with the empress . To Ren Baqian, this board game was second only to Five in a Row .
[Five in a Row is an abstract strategy board game . ]
The empress played it once and… flipped the table .
"Boring . " The empress had a disdainful look on her face . She picked up the remote control and switched on the television .
Looking at the checkers that had been reduced to powder on the table, Ren Baqian smiled bitterly .
Initially, he wanted to win a few rounds against the empress and then throw a few rounds to encourage her . Reality proved that he had thought too much .
"Do you want to play Five in a Row?" Ren Baqian suggested .
Without even batting an eye, the empress threw the remote control at him and said, "I want to watch a movie . "
. . .
"I never told her that I love her, because I know the untasted fruit is always the sweetest . "
"Love is like a contest, I can't say if she's the winner . But I know very well that I've been a loser from the start . "
"I thought the words 'I love you' really mattered . I thought they meant a lifetime commitment . But looking back, nothing matters because everything changes . "
"If ever I ask you the same question again, please don't tell me the truth . Although it may not be the truth, please tell me you love me . "
After switching off all the lights in the house, the glow from the television flickered on the empress's face .
While listening to the lines of Ashes of Time, the empress hugged a bolster tightly with a pensive look on her face . Then, she turned around and looked at Ren Baqian . Following which, she shifted her gaze to the television again and watched the movie in great spirits while placing a slice of chocolate into her mouth .
[Ashes of Time is a 1994 Hong Kong film written and directed by Wong Jiawei and inspired by characters from Jin Yong's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes . )
The more Ren Baqian listened to the lines, the more regret he felt for choosing this movie .
In the past, he felt that this movie was quite classy . Now that he watched it again, he wondered why the lines sounded so ridiculous .
"Mankind never appreciates what they have at the moment . Only when they lose it, do they then realize how much they miss it . That's why there aren't many happy people but so many miserable people . Actually, all we have to do is to appreciate and hold on to what we have at the present," Ren Baqian said profoundly while sipping on a bowl of chicken soup . He was trying to distract the empress .
Ren Baqian had made up his mind to hate Wang Jiawei from today onwards .
[Wang Jiawei is the director of Ashes of Time . ]
You aren't an overzealous, infatuated young girl, why are you such a fan of Wang Jiawei's lines? You might as well watch Calabash Brothers . . .
(Calabash Brothers is a Chinese animated TV series produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio . )
Chapter 219 I Hate Wang JiaweiTranslator TYZ Editor Book HoarderAfter putting everything into the car, Ren Baqian and the empress walked towards a plaza not far away . From a distance, they could already hear music playing at the plaza . There were also many people gathering there . As Ren Baqian and the empress walked closer to the plaza, they could see several people dancing there . Their dance moves were cheerful and light hearted . Among the dancers, there were more young people than old people . All of them were doing the plaza dance merrily with beads of sweat sprinkling all over the floor . In addition, there were also a few girls with a really good figures . They were already wearing shorts when it was barely the beginning of June . Ren Baqian merely took a glance at them, and he could already sense an aura of death coming from beside him . Immediately, he turned his head around and saw the empress staring at him coldly . Both of them stared at each other for a while before the empress turned to her side and continued eating her popcorn . What are they doing the empress asked casually . She had seen such a scene a few times before, but she did not know what they were doing . Plaza dancing . Plaza martial arts Fanciful but impractical movements, the empress said nonchalantly . Dancing and martial arts have the same pronunciation in Chinese wu . A series of question marks emerged in Ren Baqian s mind . When he looked at the movements of those plaza dancers again, they did seem like they were doing practicing martial arts in the plaza . A look of realization dawned upon his face as he tried to hold in his laughter . When the citizens are free, they would train exercise and train their bodies . Most people seldom exercise . As time passes, their bodies will turn unhealthy, Ren Baqian explained without pointing out the empress s misunderstanding . This scene would only appear in modern societies . In ancient times or in that world, commoners needed to work hard for their livelihoods every day . They did not have the luxury of time to dance or exercise . At the same time, modern societies used various types of machinery, leading to a decrease manual labor . In modern societies, many people were either sitting down or lying down the whole day every day . And as such, they began to come up with various ways to train their bodies . After listening to Ren Baqian s explanation, the empress slightly understood what he meant . She envied the increase in quality of life in modern societies . This phenomenon would only appear once a civilization reached a certain level of development . The term civilization was taught to her by Ren Baqian . After walking past this group of plaza dancers, they saw another group of plaza dancers not far away . This time around, the group of plaza dancers was mainly made up of elderly people . Their movements were much slower as well . The vast land is my love . The rolling green hills are flourishing at the foot of the mountain . What kind of rhythm is the most rocking The catchy tune kept on drilling itself into the Ren Baqian s and the empress s minds . Ren Baqian quickly brought the empress away from the group of elderly plaza dancers . The song is called The Hottest Ethnic Trend , a very popular song by a band called Phoenix Legend in China . As they walked further into the plaza, they could see people taking a stroll and children skating on rollerblades . Not far away, there were a few youngsters skateboarding . When they saw a red dressed beauty looking at them, they immediately began to do various stunts . Every movement required a great deal of attention . Suddenly, one of them slipped and fell to ground, causing all his friends to burst out into laughter . Walking on this lively and bustling plaza, Ren Baqian and the empress also saw a fifty year old woman teaching a few youngster wushu . Their movements were slow and soothing, warming the heart of anyone that was watching them . After watching them for a while, Ren Baqian and the empress heard them talking about entering a competition . What do you think Ren Baqian wanted to hear the empress s opinions on wushu . The empress shook and remained speechless . She felt that their movements were too powerless and there was no need for her to comment anything . This kind of ordinary boxing technique was insignificant to aboriginals . Aboriginals lived in the Sixty Thousand Mountains and they had to fight with wild beasts every day . In the past, the strongholds would even come into conflict with each other over territories . Therefore, they had already come up with a set of martial arts that were suitable for them . Ren Baqian and the empress strolled around the plaza . Suddenly, a thirty year old man stopped the pair . Hey, do you want to take part in the making of a movie I have a movie that is in need of two characters now . I also need a lead female character . I feel that both of you are very suitable for the roles in my movie . Especially this lady, she is extremely suitable to be the lead female character . If both of you are willing to take part in my movie, I promise that both of you will definitely make it big in the show business . Initially, Ren Baqian still thought he was a fraud . He had seen a lot of such incidents happening online before . However, he changed his mind after taking a closer look at the man . The man was roughly thirty years old, his hair was slightly long and messy, he wore a peaked cap and held a handbag, and he looked very sincere too . He looked as though he had finally found someone that he had been searching for a long time . I will give you 99 out of 100 marks for your acting, the one mark is deducted for your haughtiness . Ren Baqian chuckled . My name is Du Rufeng, this is my business card . I m really a director . I have prepared this move with utmost care for many years . Now we are about to start making the movie, but we still lack one lead female character . The man quickly passed his business card to the empress . However, the empress did not care about him . She turned around and gave Ren Baqian a can I punch him into oblivion look, We are not interested, Ren Baqian waved his hand and replied . Then, he left together with the empress . That man did seem like a legitimate director . He was indeed very imaginative . It was an interesting idea to let the empress be a lead female character in a movie . You should really consider it . Given your appearance, it would be a waste if you re not acting in a movie . You can just stand there and say nothing, and everyone s gazes will be drawn to you will put their gazes on you . Unwilling to give up, Du Rufeng got very close to the empress . Ren Baqian quickly held on to the empress s wrist . Otherwise, Du Rufeng would be knocked flying into the air . Thump . Du Rufeng was still knocked flying into the air . No one at the scene saw how the empress punched Du Rufeng . Her punch was simply too fast . Can you at least put in some effort in your acting Nowadays, no matter what you do, you have to put in effort . How can you make money if you don t put in effort She hasn t even touched you and you are already in the air . Don t you think you re exaggerating Ren Baqian had a look of contempt and shock on his face . The empress had been attracting a lot of attention with her appearance . The people surrounding them now were looking at her all this time . Now that something like this happened, everyone around them bustled with noise and excitement . Upon hearing Ren Baqian s words, many people burst out laughing . That s true . Only a boxing champion can punch you that hard . You got so close to her and then threw yourself backward, do you take all of us for fools Let s go, Ren Baqian said to the empress . Both of them left just like that . After they had left for quite some time, Du Rufeng was still lying on the ground motionless . Someone checked on him and realized that he had fainted . However, no one thought that he was punched by the extremely gorgeous red dressed girl . After all, there were so many people at the scene and there was definitely more than one person peeking at the empress . Ren Baqian and the empress walked around the plaza once . After receiving countless envious looks, Ren Baqian brought the empress back home . Do you like it here Do you think I should buy this house or move to a new house Ren Baqian asked casually as he opened the door to his house . He was considering whether to continue staying here or to move to a new place . He felt that buying a house on Hainan Island was a rather good idea . The air there was fresh and the climate there was favorable throughout the year . There were also many girls wearing bikinis there . Whenever he was in a bad mood, he could look at them to feel better . This was a rather good place, the empress replied casually as she did not know what Ren Baqian was thinking . After all, this was the first place she stayed in upon arriving on Earth . She was already quite familiar with this house . Furthermore, she did not have high requirements of the house she was staying in . This small house was just to her liking . It was much more better than the cold and empty palace hall she woke up to every morning . I will buy this house then, Ren Baqian nodded his head and replied . Since the landlord rented out this house all year round, he should be willing to sell it . Ren Baqian had also decided to buy a house on Hainan Island . After putting down the things they bought, Ren Baqian took out a set of Chinese checkers that he just bought to play with the empress . To Ren Baqian, this board game was second only to Five in a Row . Five in a Row is an abstract strategy board game . The empress played it once and flipped the table . Boring . The empress had a disdainful look on her face . She picked up the remote control and switched on the television . Looking at the checkers that had been reduced to powder on the table, Ren Baqian smiled bitterly . Initially, he wanted to win a few rounds against the empress and then throw a few rounds to encourage her . Reality proved that he had thought too much . Do you want to play Five in a Row Ren Baqian suggested . Without even batting an eye, the empress threw the remote control at him and said, I want to watch a movie . . . . I never told her that I love her, because I know the untasted fruit is always the sweetest . Love is like a contest, I can t say if she s the winner . But I know very well that I ve been a loser from the start . I thought the words I love you really mattered . I thought they meant a lifetime commitment . But looking back, nothing matters because everything changes . If ever I ask you the same question again, please don t tell me the truth . Although it may not be the truth, please tell me you love me . After switching off all the lights in the house, the glow from the television flickered on the empress s face . While listening to the lines of Ashes of Time, the empress hugged a bolster tightly with a pensive look on her face . Then, she turned around and looked at Ren Baqian . Following which, she shifted her gaze to the television again and watched the movie in great spirits while placing a slice of chocolate into her mouth . Ashes of Time is a 1994 Hong Kong film written and directed by Wong Jiawei and inspired by characters from Jin Yong s novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes . The more Ren Baqian listened to the lines, the more regret he felt for choosing this movie . In the past, he felt that this movie was quite classy . Now that he watched it again, he wondered why the lines sounded so ridiculous . Mankind never appreciates what they have at the moment . Only when they lose it, do they then realize how much they miss it . That s why there aren t many happy people but so many miserable people . Actually, all we have to do is to appreciate and hold on to what we have at the present, Ren Baqian said profoundly while sipping on a bowl of chicken soup . He was trying to distract the empress . Ren Baqian had made up his mind to hate Wang Jiawei from today onwards . Wang Jiawei is the director of Ashes of Time . You aren t an overzealous, infatuated young girl, why are you such a fan of Wang Jiawei s lines You might as well watch Calabash Brothers . . . Calabash Brothers is a Chinese animated TV series produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio .
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