Chapter 23 is a master
"Envoy Inugami, please rest assured. As long as I am here, they will not dare to mess around. Otherwise, please apologize."
Gui Tianai said comforting words to the young man next to him, the one who just bumped into Qing'er.
As the youngest director of the Ministry of Rites, Gui Canai went to the Ministry of Rites after he came out of the Imperial Academy and was responsible for the reception of the vassal state.
Recently, Japanese envoys traveled across the ocean and came to Chang'an City. Although everyone in the Ministry of Rites despised them in their hearts, Lu Kuan, the Minister of Rites, felt that this was a good opportunity to showcase the coming of all nations and paid great attention to these Japanese people.
Although Gui Canai looked down on them in her heart, she still supported them on the surface.
Of course, this had something to do with the fact that he thought that Li Kuan and his party across from him were just wealthy businessmen. If he really knew that it was His Royal Highness the King of Chu, he would have walked away with his head down long ago.
Originally, today was a day for rest, but because the Japanese people paid a lot of gold and silver to him, Gui Canai gave up his rest and personally took several of the Japanese envoys to the banks of the Weishui River for an outing.
Among the few people who came today, the leader was Inugami Ichiro, the son of Inugami Yamada, the chief envoy of the Japanese state.
"Japanese people?"
When Gui Canai was talking to the people next to him, Li Kuan roughly guessed the identities of these people.
Except for that country in the east, no one has such a strange surname.
Besides, these people are obviously a head shorter than everyone else...
The Japanese envoys sent to Tang Dynasty also left some fame in history. It seems that these people opposite are the people who sent envoys to Tang Dynasty.
Originally, these people bumped into Qing'er. If they had accidentally bumped into Qing'er, they would have just apologized. Li Kuan would not show off his power as King of Chu at all times.
But now, hey hey...
"Hmph, the heavenly kingdom is a land of etiquette. If you do this, aren't you ruining the image of the Tang Dynasty?"
Thinking of the few kilograms of new gold and silver he had collected at home, Gui Cainai was ready to let Quan Shang and the others see his power in Chang'an City, so that they would know that his gold and silver were not in vain.
When Li Kuan saw that this guy from the Ministry of Rites was actually trying to deceive him with his words, he laughed angrily.
Isn’t it said that the Tang Dynasty looked down upon barbarians the most, so how could it happen that he was an exception?
What do these people in the Ministry of Rites do for food?
"Master Gui is so majestic. May I ask what happened to us?"
"The coming of all nations to the imperial court is a symbol of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. The sage said: It is a joy to have friends from far away. As the people of Chang'an City, your behavior has really damaged the image of the Tang Dynasty."
Gui Tianai spat and scolded, as if he was the embodiment of justice.
Not knowing whether this guy had any infectious disease, Li Kuan subconsciously took two steps back to avoid being contaminated by his saliva.
However, Li Kuan's retreat caused Gui Canai to misunderstand, and he thought that Li Kuan was finally afraid.
"You know you're afraid, it's too late, right?" Gui Cainai said with a haughty expression.
"Lang Jun, these Japanese people are so abominable, let me teach them a lesson?"
Li Kuan said nothing, and neither Xue Li nor Wang Xuanwu took action. However, the arrogant attitude of Inugami Ichiro and Katsurai completely angered Wang Xuanwu.
When did these Japanese people in Chang'an City become so arrogant?
Is this because you don’t know why the flowers are so red?
Is it tolerable or not?
"Oh! I said you have really taken advantage of your ambition, haven't you? Look at you, what kind of attitude is this? What kind of attitude?" Gui Caiai pointed at Wang Xuanwu with a look of shame.
"ah……"
Before Gui Cai'ai could continue speaking, a scream came from his mouth.
It turned out that Wang Xuanwu couldn't stand him, so he grabbed the finger pointing at him and broke it hard.
"My fingers, my fingers..."
Gui Caiai looked at the deformed fingers in front of her. It was obvious that the bones had been broken.
"Looking for death! Beat me. If you beat me to death, it's mine!"
Katsurai had been serving him very well during this period. Seeing that he suffered disaster for standing up for her, Inugami Ichiro immediately stopped working.
When he went out today, in addition to a few noble men of similar status to himself, he also brought seven or eight bodyguards with him.
These guards who were selected to come to the Tang Dynasty were all the most skilled people in the Japanese country.
Li Kuan and the others didn't have as many people as him, so Inugami Ichiro didn't think he would lose at all!
As soon as Inugami Ichiro finished speaking, the guards behind him rushed forward and took action towards Wang Xuanwu, Li Kuan and the others. Inugami Ichiro also took action himself, preparing to snatch Qing'er away.
"Langjun, be careful!"
Xue Li frowned immediately when he saw the Japanese guards taking action.
An expert will know if there is one as soon as he takes action.
Of course, none of these Japanese people can be my opponent.
However, both Li Kuan and Qing'er on my side are not good at kung fu. Although Wang Xuance knows a few moves, they are struggling to protect themselves.
Wang Xuanwu seems to have good skills, but I've never seen him take action, so it's hard to say what his level is.
Besides, he just had intestinal carbuncle surgery a while ago and lay in bed for several days. How much his body has recovered is still a question.
Therefore, Xue Li's top priority was to ensure Li Kuan's safety first, instead of fighting with the Japanese guards.
If Li Kuan is injured, even if Xue Li kills all the Japanese people in front of him, it will still be a failure.
Therefore, the first thing Xue Li had to do was to prevent the Japanese from hurting the people on his side, and everything else was secondary.
"If I had known earlier, I should have brought some guards with me."
As soon as Xue Li fought against the Japanese who rushed towards Li Kuan, he felt the pressure.
"Bang!" Wang Xuanwu pulled out the sword he carried with him, "Brother Xue, protect Lang Jun and Miss Qing'er, and leave the rest to me."
Seeing Wang Xuanwu use his weapons, the Japanese also pulled out the Japanese swords they carried with them.
The surrounding people who were still watching the excitement immediately retreated, leaving a large open space.
However, the crowd did not disperse, but the small circle turned into a large circle.
The Chinese people's habit of loving watching the excitement will never change.
"ah!"
"my hand!"
"It hurts, it hurts!"
Before everyone could react, several Japanese guards fell down one after another.
Some were covering their shoulders, and some were hugging their thighs.
The melon-eating crowd thought there would be a big battle, but unexpectedly, the winner was decided in just a moment.
Unexpectedly, Wang Xuanwu, who looks ordinary, turned out to be a master!
All the Japanese who took action were wounded by swords, either in their hands or feet.
Frightened, Inugami Ichiro and Katsurai quickly retreated.
"What are you going to do! What are you going to do! I am an official of the imperial court, and I am from the Ministry of Rites!"
Gui Cai'ai's face turned pale, and she stumbled and fell to the ground.
However, he said in a stern voice: "You... what are you... just wait, I must make you look good."
After saying that, he quickly turned around and prepared to run away.
It caused a burst of laughter from the melon-eating crowd watching the excitement around.
Chapter completed!