>>5370913 Though one of them gets annoying, boasting and bragging about his supposed accomplishments on the field of battle, having noticed you were of a higher station than himself or any of his family had reached, though never quite realizing that he was speaking to royalty and an imperial heiress or that you didn't belong to same monarchy as his family at all. He is easily shut up, however, when you make vague threats and references to those same imaginary family members he is seeking to impress, and completely silenced when you speak to him contemptuously and apathetically, which in turns makes the other bodyguards too scared to ask you their own troublesome, irksome and just plain pointless questions!
Though, you have to admit, they are pleasant company and are almost even cute, at least when they're gushing and excitedly pointing out land marks and admiring the wildlife. You never knew their were humans who enjoyed the natural world so much, so at the very least, despite being boring, dull and at times annoying as companions, they at least serve some purpose to you.
"Beyond making sure I don't get eaten by starving beasts, of course" Yuyi chimes in, having gone quiet for most of the morning since you harshly scolded the ambitious guard for rambling on with imagined stories of his "Glory".
'Ghost Empress Melody is more than enough protection against anything these idiots could protect us from' You point out as the temple's roof comes into view near the edge of the horizon, and one of the men following you begins to excitedly discuss its history, which you pretend to pay attention to but mostly just ignore and try to tune out as you gracefully plod along the dirt trail, forced to keep pace by the men surrounding you, who are eyeing the nearby trees and ditches with suspicion like they expect a thug to leap out, grab you by the neck of your dress, and drag you away.'
How do you go about studying the Buddhist Monastery and Monks, Huanliuxue?
>Quietly, and respectfully, acting as any other pilgrim and not causing trouble for them as you watch them at work, training and prayer.>By needling and pestering the monks about their beliefs and philosophy, asking them all sorts of questions and criticizing their form as they train their bodies>Pretending to be interested in giving a large donation, demand the head monk to give you a tour and the temple as a whole to serve you hand and feet, mostly just to amuse yourself and see how pious men will react to a spoiled brat.>You'll begin by loudly declaring yourself a Daoist, see how the monks react to see if the disdain most daoists seem to hold towards Buddhists is mutual, and then enter into a debate with the oldest monk you can find, confident you can run circles around him! (Mental trial. DC Variable/ Higher result = better outcome)>Write in 