Elevator Dimension Line

Tantai Ye laughed and flicked Xingjian Ya's nose again. Such remarks were indeed in line with her personality. In the Hollow Sixth Division, she was not a department head in charge. She left many things to Yuecheng Liu to handle, and she was only responsible for fighting.

If you actually let her sit obediently in the palace every day and be the emperor once you get here, she'll definitely quit.

Tantai Ye and Xingjian Ya walked towards the end of the street, chatting and laughing.

Meanwhile, the sedan chair that had been carrying them stopped at a street corner not far away. Behind the lifted curtains, a pair of bright eyes watched the two figures disappear into the distance.

An open sandalwood folding fan was held in front of her mouth and nose, obscuring her porcelain-white face, revealing only a pair of slender, bright eyes and curved eyebrows.

“The woman next to him is that man’s wife!” A clear voice, cool yet with a hint of coquettishness, rang out.

"Yes, young lady, that's what he said!" A samurai bowed and whispered outside the sedan chair.

"Tantai Ye!"

"Tantai... have you ever heard of such a family?"

"...No, young lady! There is no such surname among all the major families in Kyoto," the samurai said after thinking for a moment.

"Could it be from somewhere else?" the young lady asked in a cool voice.

"I'm not sure about that, but the surname Tantai sounds more like it came from somewhere else," the samurai said.

"Outsiders?" The young lady was silent for a moment. "Send someone to follow them and keep an eye on them."

"Ok!"

After the samurai responded in a low voice, he turned and whispered a few words to the other samurai, who nodded and quickly disappeared into the street.

The sedan chair was lifted again and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

the other side,

Tantai Ye and Hoshimi Miya strolled along the main street, stopping frequently to appreciate the local atmosphere and gather useful information from the surrounding conversations.

Of course, it was mainly Tantai Ye who was collecting them.

Don't underestimate those idle gossips; when pieced together, they can often reveal the current state of society.

The sunset was beginning to fade, and the buildings cast long shadows on the streets. Smoke began to rise from the houses scattered around.

At this time of day, the air on the streets is not so fresh, with choking smoke everywhere, though you can occasionally smell the aroma of dinner.

At this moment, Tantai Ye and Hoshimi Ya had reached the outer perimeter of the Imperial Palace. It was very similar to the Imperial City of China. There was a moat surrounding the Imperial Palace, and the only way to enter and exit was through the drawbridges in the front and back directions.

So Tantai Ye and Xingjian Ya could only look at the gray, white and blue buildings across the moat.

It must be said that the Imperial Palace is indeed worthy of being the residence of several generations of emperors. Although the buildings are somewhat old, they have been continuously improved and beautified over the generations.

Its architecture is so beautiful and artistic conception that it can be said to have reached the pinnacle. It is the kind of architecture that combines all kinds of beauty and carries a strong local humanistic cultural atmosphere.

Tantai Ye and Hoshimi Ya followed the moat, only walking along one side. The Imperial Palace covers a very large area, with buildings occupying less than one-fifth of the space, the rest being open spaces and gardens.

(Note: Do not compare this to the real Imperial Palace. The real one is quite small, smaller than the gardens in Suzhou. This is an anime world, not historical fact. Some historical figures appearing later are simply using names and have no connection to reality.)

"Let's go! There's nothing else to see here!" Tantai Ye said, standing under a cherry blossom tree.

"Huh? Aren't you going in to take a look?" Hoshimi Miyabi asked curiously.

Tantai Ye smiled and looked at the sky. The sun had set, and dusk was approaching.

"Let's wait until tonight. Let's find a place to stay and have dinner first."

Hoshimi Miyabi didn't say anything, just nodded and followed Tantai Ye toward another street.

The two found a hotel that looked very large. Surprisingly, it was very clean inside, showing that the owner was a good businessperson.

I booked a room and casually asked the owner if there were any decent hotels nearby.

To everyone's surprise, the owner immediately patted his chest and said that their inn was also a restaurant, and at the same time, a tavern, and the most famous one in the area, with the best chef in Kyoto.

Good heavens! After his introduction, this is practically a five-star hotel from a modern era! It boasts a comprehensive one-stop service.

Tantai Ye was too lazy to look for anything else, so she simply asked the owner to bring out their best food and drinks.

However, a small accident occurred when it came time to pay. It wasn't that Tantai Ye didn't have money, nor was it anything wrong with the boss.

Instead, Hoshimi Miya noticed the cat paw gold coin that Tantai Ye had taken out, quickly grabbed him, and then whispered something to him.

Tantai Ye then flipped her hand, erasing the cat paw gold coin pattern, turning it into an ordinary gold coin, and gave it to the shopkeeper.

Seeing the heavy gold coin in his hand, the shopkeeper took a bite, and his already small eyes narrowed into slits. The smile on his face was so bright that even his own mother probably had never seen it before.

They immediately adopted the most devout and enthusiastic attitude.

Even the food and drinks served later were brought by the owner himself, and he also gave them two jugs of what was said to be the best cherry blossom wine in the area. And that wasn't all; knowing that Tantai Ye had female companions, he even called in geishas to entertain them.

The main point is that you don't need to say anything; we'll arrange everything for you, making sure it's worth the price of that gold coin.

The monotonous yet crisp sound of the shamisen filled the room. A woman with fair skin and pink hair, dressed in a black kimono, sat to the side playing it, while two other women, one in a red kimono and the other in a pink kimono, performed a somewhat ritualistic dance in front of the dining table.

Tantai Ye watched the traditional performance with great interest, while Hoshimi Miyabi poured him drinks from time to time.

That cherry blossom wine, well, although the flavor wasn't very strong, it was refreshingly sweet and had a delicate cherry blossom aroma. While Tantai Ye didn't consider it a particularly good wine, it still had a unique flavor.

At this moment, Hoshimi Miyabi's hand, which was pouring wine, suddenly paused. She looked up at Tantai Ye and glanced at the rooftop.

Seeing this, Tantai Ye smiled and shook his head in acknowledgment. He had sensed it earlier; someone had been watching them from the shadows the whole way.

Now they've even reached the rooftop. Although this surveillance is very discreet, it can't escape Tantai Ye's divine sense.

The reason they didn't alert the other party was because Tantai Ye was curious about their identity. He and Hoshimi Miyabi had just arrived in Kyoto when they were secretly followed by ninjas.

Those who can use ninjas are all from large clans or people with considerable power.

Who exactly is targeting them?

Tantai Ye and Hoshimi Ya remained calm and continued their drinking and merrymaking, while the ninja on the rooftop lay motionless, silently lurking there.