After hearing everything Miyamoto Yoshitaka had to say, Tsuneyuu-dono was silent for a moment.

Then the emperor spoke, his voice devoid of emotion, "General, what do you think?"

After a moment of contemplation, Deyi Kangren slowly spoke, “The people of Great Chu came to our Great He without presenting a letter of state, causing this misunderstanding. They should bear the primary responsibility.”

Now that it's all a misunderstanding, why don't the Prince and Princess of Great Chu consider how to compensate for the losses caused to Great He? If an agreement can be reached, Great He will certainly forgive and forget, and sign a friendly treaty with Great Chu.

Upon hearing Tokuyoshi Yasuhito's words, Tachibana Chiyo and Miyamoto Yoshiaki's expressions turned ugly. Although they were Yamato people, they knew the truth of the matter and never expected Tokuyoshi Yasuhito to say such shameless words.

Izumi Nobuyuki glanced at Tokuyoshi Yasuhito with a hint of sarcasm.

He understands Tokugi Yasuhito better than Tachibana Chiyo and the others, so it's perfectly normal for Tokugi Yasuhito to say such a thing.

In the world of virtue, righteousness, and benevolence, there is always someone else who owes him, and he never owes anyone anything.

If the occasion hadn't been inappropriate, Yan Luo would have wanted to curse out loud.

The shamelessness of the Yamato general was beyond her imagination.

In contrast, Su Ruojin remained calm and looked at Xiao Yanchu, saying, "Yanchu, I just realized that this tick-soul sand can actually poison people into idiots."

Xiao Yanchu nodded in agreement, then glanced at Deyi Kangren, implying, "That's right."

The two spoke in Japanese, not loudly, but loud enough for everyone in the hall to hear clearly.

Yuuki Ono was taken aback at first; how come he didn't know that tick-soul sand could poison people to the point of insanity?

He immediately realized that Su Ruojin was cursing Deyi Kangren.

He dug his fingernails into his palms, using the pain to suppress the corners of his mouth.

Deji Yasuhito also realized that no one in Yamato dared to speak to him like that.

He slammed his hand on the table. "Su Ruojin, how dare you insult me?!"

"Hmm, he doesn't seem too stupid after all; he can still tell that he's being insulted."

"It seems the toxicity is still a bit lacking; you can improve it further."

Su Ruojin and Xiao Yanchu chatted as if no one else was around, completely ignoring Deyi Kangren.

Deyi Kangren felt the pain in his chest start again. Ono Yuki noticed it and quickly whispered a reminder: "General, don't get angry, take care of your health."

Deyi Kangren took a few deep breaths to calm his anger, and said through gritted teeth, "It seems that the Prince and Princess of Great Chu have forgotten that you are not at the seaside, but at the Imperial Palace. Aren't you afraid that your words will cause trouble and that you will not be able to leave this Imperial Palace!"

Su Ruojin rolled her eyes at him. "General, you still know this is the imperial palace?"

The implication was that this was the imperial palace, and it was not his place to speak.

Xiao Yanchu suddenly stood up, which startled Deyi Kangren, who also stood up in a defensive posture.

Xiao Yanchu ignored him completely and instead helped Su Ruojin up. "Ajin, let's go. There's nothing to talk about. Let's just fight."

"Okay." Su Ruojin was about to get up.

The emperor behind the curtain spoke up, "Wait, Your Highness and Princess of Great Chu, if I wish to forge a friendly alliance with Great Chu, what are your requirements?"

"Your Majesty, be careful with your words!" Although Deyi Kangren was unwilling to confront Xiao Yanchu and his group, he also did not want to back down. He still wanted to take this opportunity to gain something from the people of Da Chu.

The emperor's words were essentially an attempt to bow down to Su Ruojin and the others.

"We want Dahe to submit to Da Chu and become a vassal state of Da Chu." Su Ruojin said casually, as if she were just saying that the weather was nice today.

Deyi Kangren's eyes widened; he hadn't expected the Great Chu to dare to make such a demand.

He was already being lenient by not annexing the Great Chu; the Great Chu's desire to make Dahe a vassal state was simply the biggest joke he had ever heard in his life.

"You all rest..."

Before Deyi Kangren could even utter the word "want," he was interrupted by the emperor.

"What benefit would that bring to Yamato?"