The Empress's Gigolo Chapter 399

After witnessing a person fluttering gracefully on the waves like an immortal, most people would feel stunned . Just seeing such a performance was enough to tell you the caliber of the person, which should be many levels above normal .

However, when one saw a flying sword laboriously pulling that certain person via a string in front of them, that image was instantly shattered .

Ning Caichen? Ren Baqian immediately thought of this name .

He was the only sword master known to Ren Baqian . Sword masters were rare . While there were at most a few hundred of them when chaos erupted in this world, with the present situation, there were approximately more than 100 of them distributed all over the world . Most people would never get to meet one in their whole life .

He shook his head when he quickly realized that it wasn't him .

It was another sword master .

Ning Caichen's buttocks weren't so perky .

Ren Baqian touched his chin and felt that he was getting more biased .

This person moved at a high speed, and in the time it took to drink a cup of tea, he already went from the center of the river to the opposite shore . He stepped on the rear of the board, then somersaulted in the air just in time to catch the tilted front end of the wooden pillar with both hands .

As he landed, he put the wooden pillar, which was as long as a man, onto his head with both hands fully stretched and acrobatically walked away . He didn't notice the three big ships at all .

His speed wasn't slow and his body didn't sway in spite of carrying the big wooden pillar on his head .

Ren Baqian smacked his lips and felt that there was a mismatch in his expectations .

He had wasted his time watching this stunning performance from the start .

He didn't know why, but he felt the urge to take down the wooden pillar on that fellow's head .

As for the sword master who travelled in the same direction as them, he didn't sense anything wrong .

Ning Caichen had told him before that the majority of sword masters were busily engaged in searching for all sorts of materials in the remote areas . Therefore, it wasn't unusual to find a sword master here .

For the sword masters who came to the interior of Dayao, their aim was to get to the various mountain ranges or the Sixty Thousand Mountains .

Ren Baqian felt that he should recommend enacting a regulation to the empress that all the land and mineral rights in Dayao belonged to the nation, but that the discovery of treasures would be rewarded proportionately .

However, this was just a thought and might not be put into practice .

The next part of the journey was accompanied by heavy rains, storms, and muddy tracks .

The hills and vegetation were more numerous than that of the vicinity of Lan City .

The farmland became rarer and was replaced by vast tracts of dense, uninhabited forests . From time to time, the calls of birds and the roars of beasts were heard .

These dense forests were like primary forest . From the outside, one could see the dense vines hanging from tree trunks and occasionally spot some monkeys or other animals climbing up and down . In addition, there were snakes with bodies thicker than humans lying on the road and basking in the sun .

These days, their meals were getting more sumptuous, and Ren Baqian gained insight by eating many types of meat that he had never eaten before .

During one rest period, a group of students went to the forest to look for treasures .

Not long after, many intense roars could be heard from the forests .

Subsequently, a student with scratches on his face could be seen running back with two fruits in his hands .

Ren Baqian saw the unfamiliar fruit and curiously went to take a look .

It was the size of a small fist, as white as jade, and crystal clear . Like a small shrunken head, it had five clearly distinguishable features . Among the vivid features was one of laughter and crying .

There were two leaves on top as well .

"Ginseng fruit?" Ren Baqian was surprised because this fruit really looked like a human face .

"It's a kadsura coccinea . "

"Is it tasty?"

"The taste is heavenly . " That student was very happy to see this rare fruit which wasn't found in Lan City at all . Although he was scratched badly on his face by the monkeys, he found it worthwhile to get two kadsura coccineas . "

"Let me take a look . " Ren Baqian took the two fruits, observed them under the sun, and conveniently put them into the bosom of his robe .

"Those are mine!!!" That student glared at Ren Baqian's action .

"I will exchange some good stuff for them . " Ren Baqian took out one handful of White Rabbit Creamy Candies from his waist pouch to give to that student .

That student looked at the candies in his hands, looked at the two fruits in Ren Baqian's bosom, and wept without tears .

"Take off the wrappers before eating," Ren Baqian reminded the miserable and angry-looking student who simply threw the candies into his mouth .

"Your Majesty, I have found something interesting . " Ren Baqian gleefully hugged the two fruits and presented the treasure to the empress .

"What are these?" The empress was curious as she had never before seen such fruits that resembled a human head .

"They are called kadsura coccineas . Their shape is unique, but the taste is said to be good . " Ren Baqian gave the two fruits to the empress, but she promptly returned one to him .

Crunch, crunch… The empress took two bites, and the fruit was all gone .

"It is really good . " The empress nodded .

"Your Majesty can also eat this one . I will get people to find more later," Ren Baqian responded .

"Forget it . It's nice to eat them once in a while, but boring to eat them too often . " The empress waved her hands .

Ren Baqian felt that these words were also applicable to the candies .

He understood the goodwill gesture of the empress and took a bite of the fruit . It was sweet and delicious . As his saliva flowed, the fragrance of the fruit went right to his brainstem .

The fist-sized fruit was gone after a few bites, but the fragrance stayed in the mouth for a long time .

This fruit was really delicious .

After eating one, Ren Baqian started to think constantly about it .

Not long after, he saw many students coming back with either a little animal or some fruits in their hands, but he didn't see any kadsura coccineas after sweeping his eyes over their hands .

"All of you come over here for a while," Ren Baqian clapped his hands shouted at the students .

Everyone looked around and wondered what was in store for them .

"Has everyone heard of the kadsura coccinea?" Ren Baqian asked them .

"What is that?" Most of the students didn't know what it was .

"Those who don't know, ask him . " Ren Baqian pointed at that student .

"Cough, ten White Rabbit Creamy Candies in exchange for one kadsura coccinea . " Ren Baqian reached for his waist and took out a big bunch of White Rabbit Creamy Candies .

Most of the students still didn't know what it was .

"Are you trying to joke with us?" The little lolita was holding a rabbit-like animal by the ears . This creature was not small and had a mouth full of protruding teeth .

She was holding it like a toy .

"Those don't taste as good as the kadsura coccinea," the little lolita proclaimed while pouting . Other people might not know about White Rabbit Creamy Candies, but the empress would always throw a few to her during her daily visits to the palace .

Ren Baqian muttered to himself that this might not be enough to deceive them .

"Five lollipops!" Ren Baqian brought out five more lollipops and stuck them in between his fingers . It was as if five balls had grown out of his fist .

The little lolita felt conflicted as she tried to calculate whether five lollipops was worth one kadsura coccinea .

"Teacher, what if we don't want lollipops?" Du Laoliu immediately raised his hand and said, "We are not kids, so how could we like these things?"

He didn't forget to cast a look at the little lolita as he spoke .

Boom! Du Laoliu flew outward .

"You will get three extra points on the final examination . Consider them as extra credit for a practical project . " Ren Baqian decided to play this trump card .

Most of them brightened up after hearing this .

After all, they weren't clear about White Rabbit Creamy Candies or lollipops, but three extra points for the final examination was tempting . A measly three points wasn't important, but what about 10 or 20 of them? Many of the underperforming students had a glimmer of hope not to rank at the bottom again .

Seeing the enthusiasm of the crowd, Ren Baqian added, "The final results will be posted at the front of the school, and all of your family will know about it . "

This time, everyone expressed eagerness .

As Ren Baqian turned to leave, he silently added a phrase, Whether the full marks for the final examination are 400 or 800 points depends on how many fruits you guys manage to pick .

Chapter end