Fu Hua carried Kaguya on her back as she stood atop a house, watching the gate leading to the noble district guarded by soldiers ahead. Getting in normally was impossible!
Ordinary civilians, aside from those with necessary business, simply could not enter. Even non-civilians needed permits and the like. Fu Hua did have a Fujiwara family token on her, which should have allowed her entry.
But after hesitating for a moment, Fu Hua gave up on it!
She had no interest in that envoy to the Tang Dynasty. Using his things to get in would mean owing him a favor!
So, Fu Hua found a suitable corner and jumped in directly from the rooftops...
The barrier protecting the noble district posed no difficulty for Fu Hua and Kaguya. Its primary purpose was to prevent yokai from approaching, and it had practically no effect on humans.
Even if it did work on them, they still had ways to get in.
And if all else failed, one punch would do. Forget some barrier—she could flatten all of Fujiwara Kyoto!
Fortunately, the city and its barrier escaped disaster.
After entering the noble district, everything here was on a completely different level from the civilian district outside. It even vaguely resembled Chang'an.
After all, it had been built in imitation of Chang'an. The civilian district showed none of that, but the noble district had at least a little of its shadow.
The people of the noble district were also different from the civilians outside. First of all, they were taller, around one and a half meters on average. Some even approached one point six meters...
After all, nobles did not suffer from malnutrition due to a lack of food.
Just as Fu Hua was observing the nobles around her, there came a sudden sound...