Takeuchi glared fiercely at Su Ziyang, but inwardly he was shocked.
When masters clash, their skill is immediately apparent.
Takeuchi believed that his swordsmanship was among the best in Akagane Castle, otherwise the general would not have put him in charge of guarding the sea area around Akagane Castle.
Unexpectedly, his wrist was easily cut by the other party in just one exchange, which was a great humiliation for him.
Just then, a man disembarked from the ship, holding a small scroll of paper in his hand, running and shouting, "Sir, the elder has sent word that we should bring the physician to the inner city."
Now that the general is seriously ill, it can be said that the affairs of the entire Yamato state are being managed by the elder statesman, so how could Takeuchi dare to disobey the elder statesman's orders?
Upon hearing this, Takeuchi could only glare resentfully at Su Ziyang. "I apologize for my previous offenses. Please come with me to present our petitions to the Elder."
Su Ziyang turned and glanced at Xiao Yanchu, who nodded and sheathed his sword.
Xiao Yanchu asked Su Ruojin in a low voice, "What is the Inner City Outer Direction? And what is the Grand Elder?"
Su Ruojin explained, "The inner city is where the Yamato Shogun lived. You can think of the outer city as the study of the royal palace, where the Yamato Shogun received outsiders in the palace."
The Grand Elder is roughly equivalent to the Prime Minister or Regent of the Great Chu Dynasty. Since the Shogun is currently seriously ill and unable to manage state affairs, the Grand Elder will temporarily assume the role.
Upon hearing the words "inner city," "elder," and "outer direction," Su Ruojin understood that this Yamato Kingdom was indeed very similar to the cherry blossom country of her previous life.
She was also grateful that in her previous life, because she hated what the Sakura Kingdom had done, she had a better understanding of the country; otherwise, she wouldn't have been so confused about these things.
It was impossible for Su Ruojin and the others to take everyone to the inner city. In the end, Su Ruojin, Xiao Yanchu, Su Ziyang, Hu Qing, Yan Luo, and ten elite Imperial Guards went together.
As for the guards, they don't need Xiao Yanchu to give any orders; they will find suitable places to hide and protect their master in secret.
"Shen Yu, leave some men to guard the ship, and the rest of you find an opportunity to lead men into Chigen City," Xiao Yanchu instructed.
Shen Yu nodded. Who knows what the prince and his entourage might encounter in the inner city? Naturally, they need to be prepared.
He left some people on the ship, which had a lot of explosives. If anyone had designs on the ship, he could just blow them up. There was no need to worry too much.
After the group went ashore, they saw a large, square wooden box on the bank, not much larger than the ordinary wooden boxes used to store clothes in the Great Chu.
The box has an open side and a door, with two long poles running through both sides, seemingly for easy lifting.
There were four people on each side of the box, presumably the people carrying it.
"Xiao Jin, why is the Yamato General carrying such a big box? Does he think we're bringing him a gift?"
Su Ziyang looked at the strangely shaped box and asked.
This Yamato general has quite the nerve. He killed so many people from the Great Chu, yet he still wants their gifts.
Su Ruojin sighed, "This isn't a box, it's called a chariot, a Yamato palanquin."
Everyone: ......
Is this box a sedan chair?
If a person really wanted to sit in this sedan chair, they could only manage to get in by adopting an extremely uncomfortable kneeling or sitting posture.
People who are shorter can manage, but for men like Xiao Yanchu and Su Ziyang, who are nearly eight feet tall, they can't even stretch their legs out when they sit inside.
If she were any fatter, she wouldn't be able to squeeze in at all.
How could there be such a small sedan chair in the world?
At this moment, Xiao Yanchu and Su Ziyang realized a problem.
The Yamato men didn't seem to be very tall; even the samurai they fought earlier looked to be no more than six feet tall.
If the men were like this, the women, who were likely even smaller, could still fit into such a sedan chair.
"Don't let its small size fool you, this wooden cage with its patterns is not something an ordinary person can ride in."
Only the daimyo of Yamato are qualified to ride in this cage.
It seems that the old man, upon hearing that the person was a doctor and needed his help, specially used this cage to pick him up.
At this moment, a middle-aged man standing next to the cage walked up to Xiao Yanchu with a smile, "I suppose this must be the physician of Great Chu. Please get into the cage."
Although he felt that Xiao Yanchu was too young and didn't seem like a doctor, the group was all young people, and in comparison, this one looked more like a doctor.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com