The Empress’s Gigolo

After leaving the Zuo Shibao Base, the journey home wasn’t easy.

The U.S. military forces reacted with fury and sent helicopters circling around Nagasaki all night long.

For some unknown reason, the self defense forces and police of Japan set up checkpoints all over the place.

Relying on his perception, which was superior to a normal person’s, Ren Baqian and company went to a hiding place that had been prepared beforehand.

“Wait here first. This place is quite safe, and they can’t continue to intensively search like this. In two days, I will find an opportunity to send you away. I will deliver you some food later, and you take a rest for the time being,” said the person who had brought them here.

Ren Baqian and company didn’t ask about his identity and could only follow his instructions during this period. He only said, “Do bring more food. It would be best if you can send food that is enough for 100 people.”

After all, those present were big hunks whose appetites were presumably not small.

Ren Baqian and company were hiding in the basement of a building in an urban area with a wall separating them from a carpark.

According to his plan, they could put up a good fight here if they were discovered and then he could bring a few people back with him to Dayao.

After that, he would return with the empress and Lin Qiaole to take revenge.

With the empress and Lin Qiaole around, no one would be able to escape.

Everyone settled down after this person had left.

More than 20 people were crammed inside a space of about 100 square meters. Even if the ventilation wasn’t bad, it was still very stuffy.

“Please sit and wait.” Ren Baqian found a place for himself in a corner.

He was tired after a long day.

After the hectic excitement at the base, waves of fatigue coursed through him with this change in environment.

Furthermore, he was starving.

The last meal he had eaten was some canned food and army rations he found on the ship.

Although it wasn’t that long ago, he was very hungry and his stomach was rumbling.

Whether he was running at high speed or fighting, his energy consumption was tremendous.

Ren Baqian and the others sat down to rest. The winged cavalry warriors took out first-aid kits to dress the wounds of some unfortunate members who had been shot in the chest and abdomen. However, the bullets had been squeezed out after they flexed their muscles, the blood had stopped flowing, and the dressings didn’t really make sense.

The soldiers looked at Ren Baqian occasionally.

He looked more than 20 years old, had a strong physique, and had a murderous appearance. Although he wasn’t very handsome, he looked elegant in a military way and had a dignified appearance.

This was the man who had single-handedly thwarted a manhunt mounted by tens of thousands of people for an afternoon and evening. Not only did he killed many people, he also blew up a warship.

He could be considered the most fearsome man in the world.

The military men admired strong people. They usually felt good about themselves since even 100 ordinary people weren’t their match.

If their country didn’t restrict them, they would break many records if they were to participate in the Olympics.

However, they weren’t capable of doing the things that this man had done and didn’t even dare to imagine it.

Except for the description of most fearsome man in the world, they couldn’t think of anything else that was more appropriate.

As for that long spear, Ren Baqian’s spear handling skill was superior to any they had seen before in the army.

They didn’t know where such an expert came from.

Plus, those big hunks, who were probably his underlings, possessed admirable qualities.

According to the classification of fighting ability, they were at least one level higher. Was the present cultivation method related to them?

Otherwise, there was no reason for their fighting ability to be so high.

Soon after, two embarrassed looking burly men went up to Ren Baqian and said, “Lady boss, it’s our fault. You can beat us or kill us later if you wish.”

Because of their carelessness, Ren Baqian was abducted and lost face.

Ren Baqian rolled his eyes and replied, “Get lost! Do you think I’m as stupid as the two of you? I pretended to be drugged by them in order to teach them a lesson they will never forget, but then you idiots came and disrupted my plan.”

Relieved, the two exclaimed, “Oh, you did it on purpose!”

As he had said, with the skills of the boss’s wife, ordinary people shouldn’t be able to kidnap him.

Ren Baqian rolled his eyes again. These two people had been hoodwinked by him. His skills were about the same as these two, and there was no reason why he couldn’t be abducted. However, it wasn’t the right time to teach them a lesson, so he waved them away as if they were flies.

The soldiers looked at this so-called most fearsome man in the world with admiration. Even if they didn’t come to his rescue, he probably could have escaped himself. As China had been growing increasingly stronger, those men bearing the banner of the stars and stripes began creating trouble. The mayhem Ren Baqian unleashed on them gave these soldiers some comfort.

Then, they lowered their voices as they prepared to rest.

The winged cavalry warriors took off their clothes and slept shirtless. Someone woke up and spoke loudly. He was reprimanded by Ren Baqian and immediately fell silent.

When Ren Baqian was initially weaker than them, everyone had also been more likely to disregard him. Although Ren Baqian was still not up to their standard yet, he wasn’t that far away. Along the way, he displayed his ruthlessness, revealed his speed, and showed that he was the type of opponent they didn’t want to face.

Therefore, they were more respectful toward him.

The next morning, when many cars were heard driving into the carpark, the guy who led them here supplied them with food and water.

The rations weren’t enough for 100 people, but were sufficient for 50 and filled several boxes.

“Mr. Ren!” Shi Guanglong gave him enough food to feed five normal people.

They practiced cultivation themselves and understood that the higher the level of the practitioner, the more food he needed.

Ren Baqian and the winged cavalry warriors ate the most. Everyone else was given one portion each with the rest given to Ren Baqian and his people.

After waiting for three days and experiencing seven to eight small earthquakes, they were told to get ready for departure.

Along the way, the person who helped them commented, “The earthquakes these past two days were rather frequent.”

This made Ren Baqian think that he would jinx the country and cause more problems if he were to stay here longer.

A few hours later, Ren Baqian finally landed in China.

“I’m relieved that you are finally back,” said a gushing Yang Sen. The anxiety had been quite unbearable these past few days.

If anything had happened to Ren Baqian, not even the country could afford to bear the loss.

Seeing that Ren Baqian was unhurt and recalling the news that he had received, he was shocked. This was a real expert who had single-handedly caused so much mayhem and came back unharmed… He wondered when they would be able to produce such a specimen…

By that time, let’s see which country would dare to find trouble with China. Although China had surpassed everyone as the number one economy in the world, its international status was lagging behind, especially in terms of military power. If not, why would others dare to conduct military exercises in the south?

If he could produce a batch of masters like that, it would be wonderful.

“There’s nothing much to worry about. This incident didn’t faze me, and my intention was to teach them a lesson. I didn’t expect you to send so many people and mess up my plan,” Ren Baqian said airily.

“They have been taught a lesson and hate you to the core.” Yang Sen gave a thumbs up as he laughed. “That was the flagship of the Seventh Fleet, yet you bombed it. Even I was shocked.”

“If my rescuers arrived 10 minutes later, I would have taken the head of the Seventh Fleet’s commander!”

“Haha!” Yang Sen laughed. In that case, the other party would have no choice but to retaliate. A four-star general being killed in their base would have been intolerable.

This status quo was fine.

They had been taught a lesson and were forced to swallow their pride.

“Mr. Ren, I’m afraid that you can’t travel abroad in the future and that it’s better for you to live in seclusion during this period,.” Yang Sen said.

“I can understand why I shouldn’t leave the country, but why should I live in seclusion? Can they still influence matters here?” Ren Baqian asked.

“They have issued a warrant for your arrest. They claim that you recruited some disgruntled soldiers who had been reprimanded by their superiors. While some people staged a riot, others blew up a warehouse and the ammunition cache, causing the warship to blow up in the harbor.”

“How dare they say that!” Ren Baqian said.

As expected, they couldn’t say that the whole place had been turned upside down by one person.

“Furthermore, the people listed as collaborating with Ren Baqian were actually killed by Ren Baqian during the conflict. These 14 people were ethnically Chinese. They risked their lives for their country and were stigmatized unfairly.” Yang Sen sighed.

Although they were enemy troops, they were Chinese. He felt sorry for them because they hadn’t done anything wrong, yet they were blamed.

When Ren Baqian killed those soldiers, he didn’t see whether they were Chinese or not and killed them because they were enemies.

When he heard about this, he was filled with righteous indignation.

At that time he was doing it willingly.

After telling him this news, Yang Sen softened his tone and continued, “The arrest warrant has already been issued. Although you will not be disturbed locally since the nation regulates the news, some information will still slip through and your identity can be easily exposed.”

“If Mr. Ren wants to undergo cosmetic surgery, a few minor changes will render you unrecognizable to others.”

“Our skills are very good.”

“Can you make me look like Daniel Wu ¹ ?” Ren Baqian asked.

“I have to ask the experts, but I suppose it shouldn’t be a problem,” Yang Sen said with a hearty laugh.

“In that case, you should ask on my behalf,” Ren Baqian jested.

Of course, this was pure nonsense.

If he were to look like Daniel Wu, the empress would beat him until he look like Guo Degang[2.Guo Degang – a Chinese crosstalk comedian and actor]

The empress wouldn’t be able to accept this sudden change in his appearance.

“There’s something else. The old man you videotaped before wants to meet you,” Yang Sen said.

“Fine! Set the appointment… in half a month’s time!” Ren Baqian nodded. Although he didn’t know the reason why the old man wanted to see him, he guessed that it had something to do with this incident.

It was necessary to meet him.

Ren Baqian didn’t know that the impact of this event was greater than what Yang Sen had told him.

The flagship of the Seventh Fleet had exploded while thousands of soldiers were killed. Furthermore, this happened inside their base, and the matter couldn’t be covered up.

Tens of thousands of people protested in the cities, several congressional hearings were held, and even the autocratic president was severely questioned.

The whole world was paying close attention to this matter.

Numerous nations were investigating this matter thoroughly.

Even though the base had banned all communications related to the incident, the mist shrouding the matter was gradually lifted as other countries put in extra effort to investigate.

When they found out that it was the work of a single person, they were shocked and astonished.