Chapter 1039 Running Wild in My Western Chu Kingdom?
Chapter 1039 Running Wild in My Western Chu Kingdom?
Upon hearing this, Chu Chenjing's eyes darkened slightly. His thoughts were exactly the same as Ouyang Yunyao's. How could the people of Luoba Continent act so recklessly, without even trying to understand a place they knew nothing about?
Actually, you can't blame them for this. Their large ship had been adrift at sea for months, surrounded by endless ocean waters. When they suddenly saw land, they were simply overjoyed.
Later, they landed on land and discovered that there were people and countries on this continent. They were even more surprised, but they were also afraid that the people on this continent would attack them, so they did not dare to move forward rashly.
Later, they presented some goods to the Yue Rong Emperor and his entourage in the Yue Rong Kingdom. These goods were quite rare in the Yue Rong Kingdom, and they were treated very well. However, they only learned about the situation on this continent in the Yue Rong Kingdom. It was impossible for them to obtain a map of the Yuzhou Continent from the Yue Rong Kingdom. Therefore, they had no idea what the Yuzhou Continent was like, the size of the Chu Kingdom, or its surroundings.
Han Fengli paused slightly in the hand holding the fan, raised an eyebrow and looked at the group of blond men as if they were idiots. He exchanged a knowing glance with Chu Chenjing and was about to speak when Gong Qianyu, who had been unable to get a word in edgewise, burst out laughing first.
Then he said in a mocking tone, "What? You've set foot on the Yuzhou Continent and come to the capital of my Western Chu Kingdom, yet you don't even know that Western Chu Kingdom is located by the sea and has a port?"
Upon hearing this, Henry quickly translated Gong Qianyu's words to Jolie and the others. Their arrogant expressions froze instantly, completely bewildered. They looked at each other, utterly confused, and shook their heads.
Brian was the first to recover. "I...we really know nothing about the Western Chu Kingdom," he said cautiously. He then continued, "We only heard the Crown Prince of the Yue Rong Kingdom give us a rough account of the situation on the Yuzhou Continent when we were in the Yue Rong Kingdom."
As soon as Henry translated Brian's words, Gong Qianyu burst out laughing, "Hahaha...hahaha...I'm dying of laughter. They look at them like they're a bunch of idiots. You came to Xi Chu from Yue Rong Kingdom without warning. Aren't you afraid we'll kill you..." He deliberately paused, not saying the word "kill," but just gestured with his hand, making a throat-slitting motion.
Chu Chenjing, Ouyang Yunyao, Han Fengli, and Chu Feng, who had just come from outside and whispered something to Chu Chenjing, all smiled at what Gong Qianyu said.
Han Fengli raised an eyebrow and whispered to them, "Little Princess, look at this! Look at this! Your disciple is stealing my thunder at every turn."
Chu Chenjing raised his hand and pushed away the head that was leaning towards him, a smile playing on his lips: "Hmm, you two are really evenly matched."
Han Fengli deliberately clutched his chest: "A-Jing, is this how you treat this young master?"
Over here, the blond men couldn't understand what Gong Qianyu was saying, but they clearly saw the throat-slitting gesture. Their faces turned pale. Could it be that they were going to...? The men all looked at Henry.
Henry was also taken aback, and hesitated for a moment before carefully speaking: "His Highness Crown Prince Yue Rong said that the people of Xi Chu are kind and honest, and would not easily harm or kill us, which is why we dared to come here."
He stumbled along, first explaining to Chu Chenjing and the others, before turning back to translate Gong Qianyu's words to Qiao Lifu and the others, and also briefly telling them what he had said.
Upon hearing this, Joliv frowned slightly and whispered a few instructions to Henry. Ouyang Yunyao, with her excellent hearing, vaguely heard that he was instructed to frankly tell the people of Western Chu about their situation.
Hearing this, Ouyang Yunyao thought to herself that the prince's behavior seemed to indicate a genuine desire to cooperate. She wondered what they truly wanted, and decided to hear their explanation. She then whispered a few words to Chu Chenjing.
Chu Chenjing nodded slightly, thinking to himself that the Crown Prince Yue Junyi of Yue Rong Kingdom had indeed told the truth.
The room fell silent for a moment, and all eyes were on Henry.
After listening to Jollif's words, Henry composed himself, organized his thoughts, and continued speaking.
"Actually, it was the Yue Rong Kingdom's coachman who led us into the Western Chu Kingdom. After entering your Western Chu Kingdom's territory, we were still very worried. We can't speak your language, and we are afraid that the language barrier will cause misunderstandings and lead to a fight."
He paused and then said, "So we made some preparations and brought a guard team of more than ten people to protect ourselves."
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Chu Chenjing's expression suddenly turned cold, and a faint sneer appeared on his lips. "I wonder what Mr. Henry means by 'self-defense capability'? Are all the men in your guard highly skilled in martial arts?"
"Martial arts?" Henry blinked blankly, clearly not understanding the word or its meaning.
Upon seeing this, Ouyang Yunyao immediately understood that the people on the Luoba Continent, like those in her time, likely did not know martial arts like the people of their China.
So she explained to Henry, "The martial arts that our Prince Jing is talking about are the skills that allow one to fly over rooftops and walk on walls."
Upon hearing this, Henry's eyes widened and he muttered to himself, "Flying over walls and scaling roofs." Then, as if realizing something, he hurriedly waved his hands, "No, no, no!" He then explained urgently, "We don't have that kind of ability! It's just that our guards all have muskets and fire grenades. If there is any real danger, we will have a chance to leave."
Han Fengli snapped open his folding fan, then slammed it shut again, tapped the table twice with the handle, and said sternly, "So, you want to run wild in my Western Chu Kingdom with your muskets?"
Seeing that it was getting late and they hadn't gotten to the point yet, Ouyang Yunyao decided not to wait for Henry to translate anymore and started translating for them herself.
After seeing Henry speak, the people from the Western Chu Kingdom looked displeased, but they didn't know why. It was only after Princess Jing translated that they understood.
Jolif hurriedly explained, "Your Highness Prince Jing, Your Highness Princess Jing, Your Highness the Crown Prince, we have absolutely no such intention in coming to your Western Chu Kingdom!"
Our initial intention in setting sail from the continent of Luoba was indeed to heed the advice of our national advisor, to explore new continents and see if there were any opportunities to alleviate our kingdom's predicament.
"We were thrilled to find the Yuzhou Continent and were treated kindly by the Yue Rong Kingdom. We also heard that your country is very wealthy, so we thought we'd come to your country to see if we could sell our goods to you and make some money. Our kingdom..."
After Ouyang Yunyao finished translating for them, she remembered something, frowned, and said directly to Jolif in Loba, "Your Highness, I have a question?"
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