In the middle front hall,

Kabuki plays musical instruments and dances in the hall.

The distinguished guests sat reservedly behind tables, chatting in low voices with acquaintances, and occasionally raising glasses to drink.

The atmosphere here seems warm but also feels deserted and alienated.

What alienates and separates everyone is the strict hierarchy and the rules hidden below the water's surface.

Su Wu sat in the corner, enjoying the fine wine and food alone, but she felt content.

Earlier, Minamoto no Yoritomo came over to say a few words, then returned to his seat and continued chatting and joking with his acquaintances.

"I heard that there is a place called Kuzuno outside Kyoto. There is a small noble family who cannot make ends meet. Most of their farmland has been deprived of most of the land by the surrounding nobles. The family suffers from hunger every day...

Because the courtyard of his house is close to a dilapidated Zen temple with little incense,

Small nobles often go to Zen temples to practice.

Over time, I learned a method of starvation from the Zen temple.

He held a hot stone in his arms and used the heat of the stone to warm his abdomen, so his hunger was reduced a lot!

The little nobleman introduced this method of starvation into his own family.

Give it a nickname,

It’s called ‘kaiseki cuisine’!

It means that only during a very short period of hunger can people understand the true taste of food, and even more rare food is hard-earned..."

"Hahaha……

I wonder if the common people who are used to eating "kaiseki" would forget the true taste of food if they see a table of delicacies in front of them?"

“Common people are common people,

If you can’t afford to eat, just say you can’t afford to eat.

You have to give the name of elegance to a meal that you cannot afford, so can you hide your poverty?"

After several cases beside Su Wu, several Genji disciples gathered together to talk loudly, and their words were meaningful.

Occasionally, they would purposely glance towards Su Wu, and their eyes would fall on the partially eaten meals on the table in front of Su Wu.

It seemed that he wanted to mock Su Wu as a "commoner" and a "poor person who can't stand on the table". As soon as he saw the delicacies, he even forgot who he was and just buried his head in eating.

However,

food on the table,

For Su Wu, who is used to eating all kinds of modern exquisite dishes, this is not really a delicacy.

He is just bored,

So I just ate it to relieve my boredom.

Hearing the secret mocking words of those Genji children, Su Wu suddenly laughed out loud.

The Genji disciples were surprised and looked at him, wondering what he was laughing at.

Su Wu was laughing. Isn't the 'kaiseki cuisine' they call in reality the representative of Dongliu Island's so-called 'high-end cuisine'? These people couldn't imagine that more than a thousand years later, they

The delicacies of the nobility have not been passed down,

On the contrary, it was the "starvation cuisine" of poor people, which has become the representative of the island's high-end cuisine more than a thousand years later.

Genji's sons frequently observed Su Wu secretly.

Most of his eyes fell on the knives on his waist.

Minamoto Yoritomo once told them about the specific shape and decoration of the 'Supreme Sword'. At the moment, they could not find any of the swords carried by Su Wu that matched Minamoto Yoritomo's description.

It turns out that the sword is not on the possession of this 'eldest man of the Inoue family'.

However,

They would never have imagined,

Among Su Wu's swords, there is a sword that has not yet reached the 'supreme level', but is not far from the 'supreme'. Moreover, this sword is in an awakened state, and its power is much stronger than that of Wu who has not yet awakened.

Superior!

"You are the Inoue family elder who followed General Yoritomo Minamoto and brought his sword to Kyoto?"

A son of the Genji family, Minamoto Jingui, raised his glass to Su Wu and asked.

He pretended to be curious,

He had well concealed the contempt he had just revealed for "little nobles" and "common people" like Su Wu.

Su Wu nodded: "Not bad."

The elder of the Inoue family looked calm, and he was quite calm when faced with Minamoto Tsuki's inquiry. In fact, it made the young men in fine clothes who tried their best to ridicule him like roosters in a chicken coop vying for beauty.

This kind of sparse and bright temperament made all the sons of the Gen clan feel ashamed of themselves.

And secretly jealous.

Gengsheng wanted to expose Su Wu's "unfathomable" behavior.

Minamoto Tsuki continued: "Sir Inoue, can you give us that supreme sword? I originally asked you to send it to my house. Since it has been delivered today, the sword should be returned to its original owner!"

"Exactly!"

"That's what it means!"

"Indeed!"

Several Genji sons followed suit.

Minamoto Yoritomo noticed the movement on their side and came over with a wine glass in hand. He looked worriedly at Minamoto Tsuki, the eldest son of the third generation of the Gen clan, for fear that the other party would say the wrong thing.

Minamoto Tsuki gave him a reassuring look, showing that he was measured, and then Minamoto Yoritomo stopped the idea of ​​stopping the other party.

"I sent the sword to ask for a reward from the famous Genji.

The reward is not in place,

But I can never give you the supreme sword."

Su Wu's honest words made Yuan Jingui and others hold their breath in their chests, and they immediately didn't know what to say.

They knew that the sword had been brought into the shadow world by the other party, and they could not take it by force.

If you yell harshly at the other party on the spot, it will arouse the other party's vigilance, and in turn, you will steal the chicken but lose the rice - and this is something that is strictly prohibited by the right minister.

Therefore, Zhongyuan's son remained silent for a long time.

Minamoto Tsuki suddenly spoke and changed the topic: "After uncle Yoritomo returned to Kyoto with you, he was full of praise for your swordsmanship and highly praised your martial arts.

Now that we have this opportunity,

Sir, how about we compare swordsmanship with each other?

I learned the ‘Tenri-ryu swordsmanship’ from my master, who is a famous swordsman in Shanqian country——”

"No fight, no fight."

Su Wu shook his head and refused, and refused without waiting for the other party to report his apprenticeship.

Next to him, Minamoto Yoritomo's expression changed slightly.

Minamoto no Tsukidōden and Inoue Canteruo competed in swordsmanship, which was a disgrace to themselves.

Even a battle-hardened ghost warrior like him can do nothing to the opponent.

He would be thwarted by the opponent with just one move, and his life was at Su Wu's control. How could a noble man like Minamoto Tsuki, who had never tolerated Li Wei and only learned swordsmanship in the courtyard, be Inoue Canteru's opponent?

?

Even if the opponent doesn't use Li Wei's power,

Even if you give Yuan Jingui a hand, Yuan Jingui will definitely not be able to compete with him!

But, so what?

On such an important occasion, Minamototsuki and Inoue Atsuteru competed in swordsmanship, but were severely defeated by each other. In front of various Genji retainers, they were defeated cleanly - this is also a reflection on the current Minamoto clan.

A huge loss of face!

Good for him Minamoto Yoritomo!

He is happy to see it come to fruition!

"Do you think that I am not worthy of being your opponent?" Yuan Jingui's eyes turned cold and he assumed an aggressive posture.

The Genji disciples around him also had serious expressions on their faces,

The atmosphere seemed to be tense.

Su Wu picked up a piece of dried meat from the dinner plate, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it, and nodded: "It would be great if you are self-aware!"

"What?!"
To be continued...