THE SKY SWORDSMAN
Ch 61 - Journey To The Yellow Continent
After successfully winning a battle with the other party, General Matsuno and General Yorinaga then agreed to pick Noguchi up in order to be appointed emperor as soon as possible.
General Yorinaga remained at the palace to keep the palace safe and control the captives, while General Matsuno left for the town of Hidden to fetch Noguchi.
General Matsuno held onto Firon's shoulder with a smile, "Thank you for helping us destroy Fujiwara's power. As a sign of return..." General Matsuno took out a badge under his shirt, "Take this! This badge was named the Golden Cloud Badge. This badge will give you full access to reach the top of the Cloud Temple and meet the temple leader, the Holy Priest Yatsu Renko."
Firon grabbed the badge, "Thank you, General," he said, bowing.
"Together..." General Matsuno again held onto both shoulders of Firon with a smile, "If you may know, other than wanting to go to the Cloud Temple, do you have no other purpose in the Yellow Continent? Who knows if I can help you."
Firon thought for a moment, "Less than three years, a general from the Mojo Empire will reopen the Dragon Gate, and I must stop him."
General Matsuno's countenance changed, "Dragon Gate?!"
"Yes, General."
"But how are you going to stop him?"
"I will try to stop the general before he manages to open the Dragon Gate."
"But what if the general manages to open the Dragon Gate?"
"A disaster more catastrophic than the one that occurred twenty years ago will happen."
General Matsuno frowned as he stared intently at Firon, "Who exactly is this young man?" his inner.
"General... When you arrive in Hidden City, you will definitely meet my grandfather, Sin Toru, the head of Hidden City. He will explain more about the Dragon Gate. Please the General would like to extend my regards to him."
General Matsuno took a deep breath and exhaled. He then smiled back, "Alright, Young man, it looks like we're going to split up here. I hope we can meet again next time" he said, turning his back and stepping towards his horse.
Firon, accompanied by four imperial soldiers, stepped towards the port, while General Matsuno and hundreds of soldiers rode towards Hidden City.
Arriving on the ship, Firon was greeted warmly by the captain of the ship who had been waiting for him since.
"alright... The person we were waiting for has arrived. It's time to go!" shouted the captain of the ship.
The crew of the ship immediately moved to do their respective duties. There are those who unbind the boat fastening mine and some who pull it. Others are seen developing the ship's sail.
Firon and the four soldiers escorting him stepped towards the passenger deck, but when he arrived at the door of the deck, Firon suddenly stopped his steps and turned his head towards the soldiers, "You can go back to the palace now!"
"But, Young Master. We are told to keep you company" replied one of the soldiers.
"No need! You don't know how dangerous the mission is, I just don't want to put your lives at risk."
"But we're ready to die, sir!"
"You won't be much help, so you go back! Give my regards to General Yorinaga."
"Well, sir." The soldiers then saluted and walked away.
Since the crew had already removed the connecting bridge from the ship to the port, then inevitably, the soldiers had to jump into the harbor.
Three soldiers managed to land in the harbor but another looked reluctant to jump. He even went back to Firon who still did not move from where he stood.
"Stand...!" Firon held the soldier's arm and helped him stand up.
The soldier stood up but kept his head down.
"What makes you so eager to go to the Yellow Continent?" ask Firon.
"Actually my parents are from there, sir," replied the soldier.
"What's your name?"
"People call me Noi, but actually my name is Wu Tian."
"Alright, Noi... Since the ship is already far enough from the port, then you can go to the Yellow Continent."
"Thank you, sir." Noi looks enthusiastic.
There were already dozens of passengers filling the passenger deck before Firon entered. The passengers were made up of several warriors, merchants and nobles.
Firon took his place in a corner of the room away from the position of the warriors. He did it because his instinct told him that the warriors were very dangerous.
"No...!" Firon waved towards Noi, "Sit here!"
Noi who had been hesitant to take a seat immediately looked happy and immediately sat down at the place appointed by Firon.
The ship Firon was on was getting further and further away from the land. As far as the eye can see, only the ocean is visible in all directions.
The day finally changed night. Most of the passengers seem to have fallen asleep, but others are still seen sitting around and having conversations.
Although the voices of the swordsmen who had the conversation were faint in the ears of normal people, Firon who had a very strong hearing ability was able to clearly hear the contents of their conversation.
"Tonight we rest first, tomorrow we move! The position of the path to Waterfall Island is still very far from here" said one of the warriors.
"But you must remember, this is our chance to visit the island and take the Sky Sword. Unlike our time from the Yellow Continent here, this time there is only one soldier and one swordsman other than us" said another swordsman.
"Okay, Elder."
The swordsmen then ended his dialogue and immediately laid his body on his bed.
"Island Waterfall? Sky Sword? Where did they find out that the Sky Sword was on Waterfall Island? Nah! Someone must have spread some false news regarding the existence of the Sky Sword. But since when was the Sky Sword known to people?" Question after question kept filling Firon's mind. He really did not expect that the Sky Sword was now the target of warriors in the martial world.
Firon never leaves his bed except when he goes to the restroom. Until the next night, he was still confused to take action regarding the warriors who were about to hijack the ship.
"No...! you don't make any moves without my orders!" firon used telepathy.
Noi gasped in surprise and immediately turned to look towards Firon, "Master?"
Firon immediately put his index finger in front of his lips as an excuse for Noi to shut up, "Yes, it's me... You shut up first! Wait for my orders."
The warriors began to move. They were sitting among the sleeping passengers.
Due to his curiosity towards Waterfall Island and the Sky Sword that was said to be there, Firon finally decided to let the warriors take over the ship.