After narrating a bit of Romance of the Three Kingdoms and three chapters of Investiture of the Gods, the color of the sky darkened.
Before leaving the imperial palace, Ren Baqian thought of telling the empress about the salt well. However, upon recalling that he wasn't fully confident of success, he put aside the idea. If he screwed it up, it might affect his value in the empress' eyes. Eventually, he decided to use this plan to exchange for merits when he had a higher position in the future.
If he did this after the sweet potatoes had ripened, it wouldn't impact him much even if he failed.
After returning to the beast park, Ren Baqian found some mutton to eat and went to sleep.
The next morning, after he woke up, he took the camera, walked around the beast park, and took pictures of places that he deemed beautiful.