Liu Yi's worries were completely unnecessary, as Murabe Taro was fluent in the Nanchu language and had long understood the intentions of Emperor Yuan.
Therefore, when Liu Yi finished translating, Murabe Taro did not get angry. Instead, he smiled and said: "Your Majesty of Nanchu, our two-country wager was agreed upon with your Ninth Prince three days ago, and the stakes were already settled as well! Our stake is Minamoto no Sanetomo, the sixteen-year-old second young master of the Kamakura Shogunate. If we of Fusang lose this wager, he will live in your Great Chu for three years! We have come with the utmost sincerity—surely you aren't going to toy with us?"
Seeing this, Zhao Lie hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over: "Lord Murabe, do not be angry! What Lord Murabe says makes complete sense! My Thirteenth Sister is right here in the Imperial Palace. From this very spot to where my Thirteenth Sister resides is less than a hundred paces. If you have the ability to win, we will summon her over, and you can take her back to Fusang! We certainly will not go back on our word!"
Chapter 477