"Why do we need to do this?" a dumbfounded student muttered .

A row of 23 students squatted along the two sides of the brook . They placed their hands into the water for a short while, then hastily pulled them out and removed a fish from their finger . Even though these fish looked pretty small, their bite was actually pretty painful .

"Yagui said that we will be awarded additional marks on the final examination," another student said .

"You guys don't even have the mettle of an aboriginal warrior . " Tong Lan despised those students as she sat on a rock not too far away from them .

"At least we're better than those doing the extra homework now!" Another student giggled .

Thinking about those 25 people at home writing at a tremendous speed, everyone started feeling better balanced .

"What do you think will happen if I put my d*ck in the water?" Du Laoliu whispered to the person beside him .

The young man beside him almost spat out blood .

"I want to find out as well . Why don't you try?" The young man instigated .

"Forget it, I was just saying it for fun . " Du Laoliu forced a laugh .

"This type of fish will bite any piece of flesh the size of a finger, right? Why not use some meat strips?" a girl asked . "Du Laoliu, where's the cute animal that you caught?"

She felt sorry for her fingertips .

"Yagui confiscated it and said he was having it for dinner, but none for us," Du Laoliu expressed his helplessness .

"Tong Lan, is your nose still hurting?" Du Laoliu touched on a sore spot .

The next second, Tong Lan kicked him into the brook .

Even though it didn't seem deep, the water reached the height of his waist . Du Laoliu flopped around in the water for a while before standing up and bawling miserably . His voice resounded far and wide .

His fingertips had three finger biting fish latched onto them, but that wasn't the main concern . Most importantly, he reached down into his pants and pulled out a fish .

Du Laoliu's face turned pale .

An aboriginal man usually wore a kilt or short pants with nothing underneath due to the hot weather . . .

. . .

Presently, Ren Baqian was in the stronghold . It wasn't very big and had less than 100 wooden houses . They were all about a meter off the ground . This design was primarily to ward off insects .

There were about 200 people in the stronghold, but the youths and strong people had currently split into two groups and gone hunting, leaving behind the kids and the elderly . There were also a few guards to protect against beasts . The person who welcomed Ren Baqian initially was one of the guards .

At this moment, the elder of the stronghold had already left . Ren Baqian stayed in a wooden room which had just been vacated for him .

The rest of the guards had already left to chop wood in order to build a small house .

Ironware in the stronghold was very precious . They were reluctant to use them to chop wood and build houses, but those guards didn't really have to worry about that issue .

Ren Baqian sat on the floor first, then switched on the radio station . He heard someone talking as soon as he switched it on . It was Li Qianqiu discussing military affairs with a weakly stranger . Ren Baqian overheard them talking about the Great Xia army's tendencies .

That weak sounding voice probably belonged to Hong Wu and was coughing intermittently after every few sentences . That voice was a far cry from the high spirits that he had back then, and it seemed as though he was pretty badly injured .

That weak sounding voice probably belonged to Hong Wu and was coughing intermittently after every few sentences . That voice was a far cry from the high spirits that he had back then, and it seemed as though he was pretty badly injured .

Ren Baqian merely listened and didn't interrupt . He turned off the radio station after he had rested enough and switched to packing some stuff for the trip up the mountain .

For example, some gla.s.s bottles that were manufactured from the gla.s.s factory . These bottles could be used to store the brown water from both the Black Pool and the crevices of the other mountain .

He would then send the gathered samples back to Earth and let them do a laboratory test to see if the results were what he had expected .

As he was packing, Lin Qiaole lay sleeping and drooling at the side, tightly hugging onto an animal with big watery eyes that resembled a small deer .

That small little thing was so constricted by her that it seemed as if it was running out of breath .

When it was evening, over 30 strong, young men returned with their prey . They could see over 20 young boys and girls squatting by the river bank from afar as well as a refined girl who was dressed in white, sat on a rock, and was swinging her legs .

"Who are you people?" one man in his forties asked .

"We are from the Black Bamboo Academy, and we followed our teacher here . He is the husband chosen by Her Majesty!" s.h.i.+ Gan stood up and cupped his fists .

"Ah! Ah! Ah! It's that person right?" A girl in the crowd with a head full of braids was astonished . She often went to Lan City with her brother and had heard a lot about the events happening in Lan City . She guessed that the husband that Her Majesty had chosen was the man that she saw some time ago who looked like a swindler . After all, he seemed to be the only official in Dayao who had a foreign origin, but that was all just a wild guess .

However, it had been such a long time since she saw Ren Baqian that the girl thought he had already forgotten her . She would only remember him whenever she heard his name while in Lan City .

"The guy that we saw previously should be him," Na Gu said as she held onto her brother .

"We're not sure about that yet," Na Gu's brother replied with a heavy voice .

After a short while, everyone saw Ren Baqian . He was taking a stroll in the courtyard . Ren Baqian could see from afar that a group of indigenous people was returning as they carried their prey . There was one animal which was exceptionally eye-catching . It had the build of a small hill and needed two people to carry it .

The people here called it the Black Faced Gentleman, but it was in fact just a wild boar .

The people here called it the Black Faced Gentleman, but it was in fact just a wild boar .

"It's indeed you!" A lady with a head full of little braids jumped out of the crowd . She was holding two of the little animals that Du Laoliu had caught .

"Miss Na Gu!" Ren Baqian laughed as he greeted .

"I thought that you had forgotten me," Na Gu muttered . "Are you going to employ me? AS we have agreed previously, half a catty of salt for a day . "

"How could I forget . " Ren Baqian laughed .

The both of them chatted a little bit, then Ren Baqian watched as everyone in the stronghold started organizing their hunting spoils .

When night fell, another team of strong young hunters returned from the mountains, but their catch was rather disappointing compared to the previous group .

The meals of these indigenous people were based purely on luck . If they were lucky, one hunting trip would yield a few days' worth of meals . If they didn't have much luck, they would only bring back a little food even after a few days .

At night, the stronghold organized a rather grand bonfire party .

The indigenous people were simple and honest . When they had guests, they would bring out whatever food they had to host them .

At the sight of this, Ren Baqian took out some spices as well . He also whipped up a dish of stewed river fish, and it was delicious, but not many people enjoyed it besides himself .

He sat on a wooden pillar and slowly sipped on the fish soup that he was holding . The sound of drums resonated throughout the entire place . There was also an elder playing an instrument made out of animal bones that sounded a little like an ocarina . The music was humble, serene, and distant .

Surrounding the bonfire, the indigenous people were dancing very primitive and wild dance .

The girls in the stronghold were wearing short skirts and s.h.i.+rts made of animal skin, exposing their long legs and navels . At the same time, it revealed their toned and slender figures . Ren Baqian felt that it would be much better without those burly men jumping around and exposing their hairy legs in underwear made of animal skin .

Due to the influence of the lively atmosphere in the stronghold, many students went down and started dancing as well . Not to mention, there were a few of them who danced pretty well .

The girls in the stronghold were wearing short skirts and s.h.i.+rts made of animal skin, exposing their long legs and navels . At the same time, it revealed their toned and slender figures . Ren Baqian felt that it would be much better without those burly men jumping around and exposing their hairy legs in underwear made of animal skin .

Due to the influence of the lively atmosphere in the stronghold, many students went down and started dancing as well . Not to mention, there were a few of them who danced pretty well .

For instance, Du Laoliu and two other female students .

"Why aren't you going down to dance?" Ren Baqian asked without even turning his head to look .

Somewhere not far away sat the short-legged Tong Lan .

"Childis.h.!.+" Tong Lan was full of disdain, but her eyes were glistening .

"You can't say that it's childish . Besides, if you don't do it now, there may not be another chance in the future!" Ren Baqian casually replied .

Given Tong Lan's status, there weren't many opportunities for her to partic.i.p.ate in such indigenous dances . Furthermore, since she was already acting like an adult when she was still so young, she probably wouldn't even do such things in the future .

"Hmph!" Tong Lan snorted a couple of times and ignored Ren Baqian .

Ren Baqian felt a little regretful . He had originally wanted to take this opportunity to film it, but that little brat wouldn't budge .

A metal chain appeared above Ren Baqian's head all of a sudden, started swaying to the music, then tied itself into a knot .

The thing on Ren Baqian's head immediately attracted Tong Lan's attention .

"Hey, what's that thing on your head?" Tong Lan asked curiously .

"Arrogant young master . " Ren Baqian knew that chap appeared without even thinking .

After a while, everyone started looking at that thing above Ren Baqian's head . The metal chain started tying knots over and over again, ending up with seven knots in total . It looked as if Ren Baqian had seven bottle gourds above his head that fluttered in the wind as he moved his head .

Why do we need to do this? a dumbfounded student muttered . A row of 23 students squatted along the two sides of the brook . They placed their hands into the water for a short while, then hastily pulled them out and removed a fish from their finger . Even though these fish looked pretty small, their bite was actually pretty painful . Yagui said that we will be awarded additional marks on the final examination, another student said . You guys dont even have the mettle of an aboriginal warrior . Tong Lan despised those students as she sat on a rock not too far away from them . At least were better than those doing the extra homework now! Another student giggled . Thinking about those 25 people at home writing at a tremendous speed, everyone started feeling better balanced . What do you think will happen if I put my d*ck in the water? Du Laoliu whispered to the person beside him . The young man beside him almost spat out blood . I want to find out as well . Why dont you try? The young man instigated . Forget it, I was just saying it for fun . Du Laoliu forced a laugh . This type of fish will bite any piece of flesh the size of a finger, right? Why not use some meat strips? a girl asked . Du Laoliu, wheres the cute animal that you caught? She felt sorry for her fingertips . Yagui confiscated it and said he was having it for dinner, but none for us, Du Laoliu expressed his helplessness . Tong Lan, is your nose still hurting? Du Laoliu touched on a sore spot . The next second, Tong Lan kicked him into the brook . Even though it didnt seem deep, the water reached the height of his waist . Du Laoliu flopped around in the water for a while before standing up and bawling miserably . His voice resounded far and wide . His fingertips had three finger biting fish latched onto them, but that wasnt the main concern . Most importantly, he reached down into his pants and pulled out a fish . Du Laolius face turned pale . An aboriginal man usually wore a kilt or short pants with nothing underneath due to the hot weather Presently, Ren Baqian was in the stronghold . It wasnt very big and had less than 100 wooden houses . They were all about a meter off the ground . This design was primarily to ward off insects . There were about 200 people in the stronghold, but the youths and strong people had currently split into two groups and gone hunting, leaving behind the kids and the elderly . There were also a few guards to protect against beasts . The person who welcomed Ren Baqian initially was one of the guards . At this moment, the elder of the stronghold had already left . Ren Baqian stayed in a wooden room which had just been vacated for him . The rest of the guards had already left to chop wood in order to build a small house . Ironware in the stronghold was very precious . They were reluctant to use them to chop wood and build houses, but those guards didnt really have to worry about that issue . Ren Baqian sat on the floor first, then switched on the radio station . He heard someone talking as soon as he switched it on . It was Li Qianqiu discussing military affairs with a weakly stranger . Ren Baqian overheard them talking about the Great Xia armys tendencies . That weak sounding voice probably belonged to Hong Wu and was coughing intermittently after every few sentences . That voice was a far cry from the high spirits that he had back then, and it seemed as though he was pretty badly injured . Ren Baqian merely listened and didnt interrupt . He turned off the radio station after he had rested enough and switched to packing some stuff for the trip up the mountain . For example, some gla.s.s bottles that were manufactured from the gla.s.s factory . These bottles could be used to store the brown water from both the Black Pool and the crevices of the other mountain . He would then send the gathered samples back to Earth and let them do a laboratory test to see if the results were what he had expected . As he was packing, Lin Qiaole lay sleeping and drooling at the side, tightly hugging onto an animal with big watery eyes that resembled a small deer . That small little thing was so constricted by her that it seemed as if it was running out of breath . When it was evening, over 30 strong, young men returned with their prey . They could see over 20 young boys and girls squatting by the river bank from afar as well as a refined girl who was dressed in white, sat on a rock, and was swinging her legs . Who are you people? one man in his forties asked . We are from the Black Bamboo Academy, and we followed our teacher here . He is the husband chosen by Her Majesty! s.h.i.+ Gan stood up and cupped his fists . Ah! Ah! Ah! Its that person right? A girl in the crowd with a head full of braids was astonished . She often went to Lan City with her brother and had heard a lot about the events happening in Lan City . She guessed that the husband that Her Majesty had chosen was the man that she saw some time ago who looked like a swindler . After all, he seemed to be the only official in Dayao who had a foreign origin, but that was all just a wild guess . However, it had been such a long time since she saw Ren Baqian that the girl thought he had already forgotten her . She would only remember him whenever she heard his name while in Lan City . The guy that we saw previously should be him, Na Gu said as she held onto her brother . Were not sure about that yet, Na Gus brother replied with a heavy voice . After a short while, everyone saw Ren Baqian . He was taking a stroll in the courtyard . Ren Baqian could see from afar that a group of indigenous people was returning as they carried their prey . There was one animal which was exceptionally eye-catching . It had the build of a small hill and needed two people to carry it . The people here called it the Black Faced Gentleman, but it was in fact just a wild boar . Its indeed you! A lady with a head full of little braids jumped out of the crowd . She was holding two of the little animals that Du Laoliu had caught . Miss Na Gu! Ren Baqian laughed as he greeted . I thought that you had forgotten me, Na Gu muttered . Are you going to employ me? AS we have agreed previously, half a catty of salt for a day . How could I forget . Ren Baqian laughed . The both of them chatted a little bit, then Ren Baqian watched as everyone in the stronghold started organizing their hunting spoils . When night fell, another team of strong young hunters returned from the mountains, but their catch was rather disappointing compared to the previous group . The meals of these indigenous people were based purely on luck . If they were lucky, one hunting trip would yield a few days worth of meals . If they didnt have much luck, they would only bring back a little food even after a few days . At night, the stronghold organized a rather grand bonfire party . The indigenous people were simple and honest . When they had guests, they would bring out whatever food they had to host them . At the sight of this, Ren Baqian took out some spices as well . He also whipped up a dish of stewed river fish, and it was delicious, but not many people enjoyed it besides himself . He sat on a wooden pillar and slowly sipped on the fish soup that he was holding . The sound of drums resonated throughout the entire place . There was also an elder playing an instrument made out of animal bones that sounded a little like an ocarina . The music was humble, serene, and distant . Surrounding the bonfire, the indigenous people were dancing very primitive and wild dance . The girls in the stronghold were wearing short skirts and s.h.i.+rts made of animal skin, exposing their long legs and navels . At the same time, it revealed their toned and slender figures . Ren Baqian felt that it would be much better without those burly men jumping around and exposing their hairy legs in underwear made of animal skin . Due to the influence of the lively atmosphere in the stronghold, many students went down and started dancing as well . Not to mention, there were a few of them who danced pretty well . For instance, Du Laoliu and two other female students . Why arent you going down to dance? Ren Baqian asked without even turning his head to look . Somewhere not far away sat the short-legged Tong Lan . Childis.h.!.+ Tong Lan was full of disdain, but her eyes were glistening . You cant say that its childish . Besides, if you dont do it now, there may not be another chance in the future! Ren Baqian casually replied . Given Tong Lans status, there werent many opportunities for her to partic.i.p.ate in such indigenous dances . Furthermore, since she was already acting like an adult when she was still so young, she probably wouldnt even do such things in the future . Hmph! Tong Lan snorted a couple of times and ignored Ren Baqian . Ren Baqian felt a little regretful . He had originally wanted to take this opportunity to film it, but that little brat wouldnt budge . A metal chain appeared above Ren Baqians head all of a sudden, started swaying to the music, then tied itself into a knot . The thing on Ren Baqians head immediately attracted Tong Lans attention . Hey, whats that thing on your head? Tong Lan asked curiously . Arrogant young master . Ren Baqian knew that chap appeared without even thinking . After a while, everyone started looking at that thing above Ren Baqians head . The metal chain started tying knots over and over again, ending up with seven knots in total . It looked as if Ren Baqian had seven bottle gourds above his head that fluttered in the wind as he moved his head .