Entering the main gate, the eyes are met with a spacious courtyard paved with uniformly sized bluestone slabs.
Of course, the courtyard is not the main point.
The main point is the soldiers in chain mail standing in rows in the courtyard, each holding a large double-edged sword, silently training.
Seeing the double-edged swords shining in the sunlight, Yuan Bao’s mind naturally conjured up the image of a very famous weapon in history, the Great Tang Moba.
The emergence of the Great Tang Moba initiated the precedence of infantry overwhelming cavalry.
According to legend, where the Mo Blade appeared, horses and men were cut in two.
Unfortunately, as the Tang Dynasty declined, this legendary weapon was ultimately buried in the river of history.
Yuan Bao was not sure if these people were holding the Mo Blade, but she felt that even if it wasn’t, it was a similar presence. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ N0velFire.ɴet
After Yuan Bao and Jiang Er were led into the courtyard by two people, someone immediately stepped forward to help them remove the chain mail. Watching the chain mail that required both hands to steadily put down, Yuan Bao finally realized that these two were experts.
The fact that they could easily and freely mount and dismount a horse wearing chain mail weighing dozens of pounds spoke volumes about their skills.
"Were ancient people all this fierce?"
Yuan Bao thought of her second and third uncles who had joined the army, both of whom were very strong and had robust builds.
In comparison, her eldest uncle, father, and young uncle seemed somewhat underdeveloped.
"Mrs. Chen, take her to the Pine Bamboo Courtyard and have Miss Ruan take good care of her!"
"This little girl is the one who saved Cang Yi a few days ago!"
The person escorting Yuan Bao and Jiang Er stopped in front of the moon gate leading from the front courtyard to the rear courtyard, handing Yuan Bao to the woman guarding the gate.
As for Jiang Er, he was led away again.
"Where are you taking me? I want to stay with my sister!"
Jiang Er cried out as he saw Yuan Bao being carried away by the woman while he was led back the way they came.
"Men and women are different!"
"You’re a man and should live in the front courtyard!"
Jiang Er didn’t know how to argue, wanting to cause a scene but seeing the stern face of the person, made him shrink back.
Yuan Bao, on the other hand, didn’t have as many concerns as Jiang Er. She was full of curiosity, wanting to know whose estate this was, and what kind of person the owner of You Cang was.
The art of war says, know your enemy and yourself, and you will be invincible in a hundred battles.
Even if she wanted to cling to someone powerful, she first had to know the background, right?
Speaking of which, this handsome young man was indeed a bit rude, as he did not even introduce himself.
Soon, Yuan Bao was delivered to her destination by Mrs. Chen.
An elegant-looking small courtyard with a cluster of green bamboo planted in one corner, and in another corner, an old, vigorous-looking pine tree.
Pine Bamboo Courtyard, perhaps it was named for the bamboo and pine trees planted within?
As Yuan Bao was placed on the ground by Mrs. Chen, her gaze turned to the old pine tree where she saw You Cang standing atop the tree’s crown.
"Miss Ruan, Miss Ruan!"
Mrs. Chen led Yuan Bao into the Pine Bamboo Courtyard but did not further into the yard, instead calling out toward the house from the gate.
While Mrs. Chen called, Yuan Bao stood there obediently.
To the Pine Bamboo Courtyard, she was a guest.
The host had not appeared, so even though she was a small child, she had to follow the house rules.
As Mrs. Chen called out, the door to the main room of the small courtyard opened, and out came a girl who looked like a fairy.