Feng Yu Jiu Tian - Volume 10 - Chapter 4

CHAPTER 4

Soon the group was able to see the flying flags at the harbor from afar, four ships were docked at the shore, awaiting for their new owner.

Upon spotting the ships Feng Ming let out a loud cry of amazement.

“Are these really my ships?” He turned around to ask Rong Tian, his face still filled with disbelief.

The ships were impressive, the two sides had exquisite carvings of birds and the floor of the ship had shiny glossy wooden boards.

If the ancient world used the star system, this ship in front of their eyes could belong to a six star rating.

The most amazing part is that there was not only one of this six-star ship, but four of them. Four impressive ships!

“These are just a small number of the thirty three ships.” Rong Tian saw that Feng Ming’s chin seemed to almost fall to the ground. He smiled and said, “Of course there are countless small ships since the larger ships have deep drafts and can only travel in places like the Aman River. If we meet with shallow rivers then it’s best to use the smaller ships.”

Feng Ming finally realized how amazing it was having the wealthiest father in the world.

FM: It seems like my father’s shipping business is not so bad...Is the shipping business an easy way to make money?

The crew onboard the ships consisted of really talented sailors. All of these people were once subordinates of the Holy Master Xiao and now they will be under Feng Ming’s command. Within those men there was a specially short person who seems to be their head leader, Luo Deng. When Feng Ming and the others boarded the ship, he was also the one responsible for orienting Feng Ming to the ship.

After hearing Feng Ming’s question, Luo Deng replied: “Young Master, the shipping business is really good.”

FM: The competition must be fierce, right? LD: The competition?

FM: The other shipping business.

LD: The shipping business is ours alone. There is no other shipping business. Besides us, there are ships from the royal families or other dignitaries. Unfortunately, those ships are not for trading business, they are only used for patrolling. Merchants everywhere will come to us if they need to ship their cargo by the riverway. Of course there are also small shipping boats and ferries that are not mentioned, but we are not stingy to the point of competing with those who make their living off of it.

Feng Ming was very surprised. Is this what being “exclusive” meant? Monopolizing the whole shipping business, no wonder it pays a lot.

It’s strange that no one wants a piece of it.

Rong Tian saw Feng Ming’s puzzled face and already guessed the question he had on his mind. Rong Tian proudly smiled and said, “You should be aware of the owner of this shipping business. Even the royal families do not dare to provoke my master so who else would be brave enough to steal his business?”

Feng Ming finally understood. Not only was his father the richest person in the world, he is also the biggest tyrant.

If it was modern days, his father would be considered a Mafia leader.

After getting a tour of the ship, Feng Ming asked Rong Tian if Empress Dowager would be boarding the same ship as them since she still seemed angry. Rong Tian just called Chiu Xing to have her ask Empress Dowager for them.

As for Lie Er, when they first boarded the ship, he and Yong Yi had their own personal tour and came back informing Feng Ming and the others that they’ve found the perfect room with a large bed for his brother and Chiu Lan.

Everyone laughed after understanding what Lie Er was hinting at.

Chiu Lan was so angry that she cursed at him, “Lie Er, I never offended you in any way, why do you always use me as a joke?”

Rong Tian was also laughing, but then he put on a serious face to ask Rong Hu, “What do you think?”

Rong Hu suddenly became the center of attention, all eyes were on him just waiting to hear his answer.

Rong Hu wasn’t as thick skinned as Lie Er so whenever he sees Chiu Lan, he would always be nervous and stiff like a wooden block while standing next to her. He was quiet for a long time before muttering, “I think...that’s...good...”

“What is good?”

“I think that’s good...” Rong Hu continued muttering for some time before finally taking a deep breath and courageously forcing himself to talk, “There are less rooms on this ship so it’s better to have two people share a room to prevent the case of not enough rooms.”

Lie Er burst out laughing; he didn’t even look at his brother and was the first person to start laughing.

Chiu Lan was terribly embarrassed, standing beside Rong Hu, she couldn’t sit or stand still and could only pull at Rong Hu’s sleeves.

Feng Ming was rubbing his trembling stomach, while panting he said, “Chiu Lan, you don’t need to pull at his sleeves, we already have the solution for this. There really are not enough rooms on board, so you two can stay in one room and can save a room for me to use as a recreation room...Oi, Rong Tian, I’m tired of laughing, catch me.” Laughing until he was weak to stand, he leaned against Rong Tian.

RT: I will be your Master of Ceremony. The sky is cloudless, the moon must be beautiful tonight, perfect for consummation. No need for it to be extravagant, so let’s make it quickly.

Chiu Lan was still shy, Rong Hu seemed a bit uneasy. He looked at Chiu Lan and carefully told her, “If you don’t want to, then I will tell His Majesty...”

“How could she not want to? Chiu Lan had longed to marry you that even her saliva is dripping down!” Chiu Yue jumped in between the two of them, holding Chiu Lan by the hand, she excitedly said, “Come, I’ll help you dress up. Master Xiao’s ship is really impressive; there is a special room with silk and jewelry. Duke Ming will not mind if we use a bit of them to wear.”

Chiu Lan whined at the accusation, “Chiu Yue, don’t be troublesome...I wasn’t dripping saliva....” While complaining, she was involuntarily taken away by Chiu Yue.

After Chiu Lan left, the new groom Rong Hu was even more embarrassed. He glanced over at the grin on Lie Er’s face, then over to Rong Tian. He humbly asked, “Your Majesty...I...I will go prepare myself as well.”

Just when he was about to sneak away, he was caught by Lie Er.

LE: Regarding this matter , I have the most experience, so follow me. Yong Yi has many pills in hand, I’ll take you to pick one.

Rong Tian was holding Feng Ming’s waist with one hand and casually told Lie Er, “Grab me two more pills.”

Feng Ming was so scared he almost fell and quickly shouted out threats, “Lie Er, if you dare to bring them, I’ll stuff all the pills down your throat!”

“I’m alright with that, but the person who will be crying non stop will be Yong Yi, isn’t that right?” Lie Er smirked as he dragged Rong Hu away.

Chiu Xing happened to come back and reported to them: “Empress Dowager said that she’d like some quiet and wants to sit alone in the back of the ship...Ah, how come I don’t see the others? Where is Chiu Yue?”

Feng Ming laughed and told her what had just happened.

Chiu Xing was excited, she thought that being on the ship would be boring but now that there’s an opportunity to tease Chiu Lan and Rong Hu, it will be more lively. She excused herself to go help Chiu Lan and Chiu Yue.

It was Feng Ming’s first time being a very rich and powerful person so he was generous and told Chiu Xing that she and the others can wear and take whatever silk and jewelry they want.

Luo Deng also excused himself to make preparations and decorate the ship for the wedding.

Feng Ming asked Rong Tian what they should do at the meantime. Rong Tian suggested to go see the largest room in the ship since it has a large bed and they should test how comfortable it is.

FM: Let’s go, then. Either way, you already promised me, during this time, I get to make the decision on the bed. Also, since I’m currently injured, you have to take good care of me.

While the two of them were goofing off and exchanging loving glances, Zi Yan came to disturb their sweet time.

ZY: Your Majesty, what arrangements do you have for the person we just saved? FM: We didn’t really save him. Rong Tian said that person knew how to swim.

RT: That’s right. I kicked him into the river while he was unprepared. Even though he kept it well hidden, but because of being caught off guard he exposed himself.

ZY: If that is the case, so he has been pretending all along, actually deceiving me and my subordinates. Could he be an assassin?

RT: If he is an assassin, then he would not pretend and deliberately disturb us. He speaks nonsense but there seems to be a hidden meaning behind his words. I have to think of the best way to deal with him.

FM: Yes, a good way, however, he could be a talented person. RT: How do you know he is a talented person?

FM: A guess? Can’t I make a guess?

ZY: If this person is targeting His Majesty then he is not a normal person because he not only knows from which way we are heading back to Xi Lei, but has also mastered His Majesty and Duke Ming’s characters. If the two of you were someone else, if they saw someone drowning in the river, they wouldn’t even bother with him.

RT: We can slowly observe him, this matter is not urgent. If he is a fox, he will expose his tail. However, it’s always necessary to be careful. Zi Yan, while Lie Zhong Liu is on the ship, allow him to walk around if he wants, just secretly monitor him a bit.

Rong Tian also ordered Zi Yan to send his words to the other guards as well, to neither offend or loosen up their vigilance towards the strange behavior of Lie Zhong Liu.

During the night, just like Rong Tian had said, the moon was very beautiful, both round and big, shining in the night sky.

Within two hours effort, Luo Deng had decorated almost every wooden pillar with red ribbons. Even along the sides of the ship ribbons were tied, filling the air with festivity.

Seeing the decorations, Feng Ming suggested that they should create a new business:model design for wedding ceremonies on ships, including the option of traveling through the 11 kingdoms as this will guarantee lots of revenue.

Luo Deng was surprised with the idea and praised Feng Ming for having business talent. He pulled out his book and jotted down a few words.

Suddenly, an unexpected burst of yelling came from behind them. Feng Ming turned to see, the groom had made his appearance. Lie Er proudly led the way in front, while Mian Ya and the other guards who were familiar with Rong Hu tightly surrounded him in fear that he might flee halfway through.

Rong Hu apparently was teased by them for a long time. He didn’t know what the guards said to him, but his face was bright red with a touch of spring.

Feng Ming ran up and yelled out, “Move aside, move aside. Let me take a good look at the groom to see if he’s handsome. If he’s too ugly, don’t expect to marry my precious maid, Chiu Lan.”

Mian Ya and the others loudly protested, “Duke Ming is being unreasonable. If Chiu Lan is your precious maid, then isn’t Rong Hu your precious bodyguard as well?”

Rong Hu was embarrassed as he pushed Mian Ya aside, “You are the precious one!”

The groom’s outfit was prepared by Lie Er. It had bright colors and the ensemble was very intricate. The waist was drawn in a bit to highlight Rong Hu’s broad shoulders and long legs, emphasizing his handsome features.

LE: Duke Ming, this outfit belonged to Yong Yi. I found someone to have it slightly modified, but either way, my brother looks very handsome in it, right?

Mian Ya added, “Even though the outfit looks very complicated, the pants can easily came off.”

This guy’s language was rather explicit, even Feng Ming couldn’t stand it. Luckily, Chiu Lan was not standing here at the moment.

Rong Hu was so flustered that he wanted to punch Mian Ya in the face. Everyone burst out laughing.

Feng Ming felt that something was missing. He usually watched many ancient series on TV and all the grooms always have a big red flower bow on their chest.

Luo Deng said he prepared it already and ordered people to bring it out. When the big red flower bow was carried out, Feng Ming started laughing since it was a very huge bow around 1.2 meters big. Everyone was wondering why Feng Ming would be laughing at a huge bow, which Feng Ming explained that that bow can’t possibly be given to Rong Hu to wear.

Luo Deng told Feng Ming that he is mistaken. The flower bow is brought out to be hang up on the mast.

Feng Ming realized his mistake, looking embarrassed, he told Rong Tian that where he was from, the groom wears it on his chest.

Lie Er volunteered to hang the bow up on the mast.

The bride finally appeared with Chiu Yue and Chiu Xing. When they arrived, Mian Ya and the other guards decided to tease a little bit.

MY: Chiu Lan, we are selling our Rong Hu to you. This person has firm muscles, his bones are also really strong. Haha, he is a first class cattle!

They pushed Rong Hu forward, even Feng Ming felt elated as he cheered and applause.

The bride and groom were pushed and pulled into one place. They stood together feeling rather shy. Chiu Lan was very nervous and was embarrassed to hold Rong Hu’s hands so she instead kept pulling Chiu Yue’s hand.

Mian Ya and the rest wanted to continue their teasing, but Chiu Xing turned around and fiercely stared at them, “I’ll never forgive the person who dares to bully Chiu Lan!”

Other than Zi Yan and his subordinates, there was also a man standing quietly watching the uproar in the crowd.

That person’s eyes were clear, his face a little pale, he had broad shoulders, giving off a very distant impression. His medium-length hair hang over his shoulders, but he did not look feminine.

Feng Ming was wondering who this person might be.

RT: I wouldn’t imagine that a sloppy guy would turn into a normal person after taking a bath and having a change of clothes.

After hearing that, Feng Ming suddenly remembered and said aloud: “So it’s actually Lie Zhong Liu, the one who cried his heart out, right?” He took a closer look and indeed there was a bit of a resemblance.

Luo Deng ordered several people to bring the big wooden table onto the deck and covered it with a colorful tablecloth. Several maids also brought over tableware and dishes and placed them on the table.

Feng Ming noticed that his father’s collection of tableware was massive and of high quality. One small bowl caught Feng Ming’s eyes, in which Luo Deng explained to Feng Ming that that item was also cherished by Master Xiao. It was carved out of black jade, an extremely precious and treasured item from Piao Rong.

FM: So it’s Black Jade. No wonder it’s so beautiful. I can’t afford it if it’s broken. When Rong Hu lectured him awhile back, he told him that Black Jade is a rare treasure that even the royalty of Piao Rong has never used before.

Rong Tian reluctantly shook his head with a wry smile. Apparently Feng Ming remembered his lessons, but this fool seemed to forget that all these things now belong to him. Don’t even mention breaking one of them, it was not a big deal even if he breaks all of them.

Everyone thought that since Empress Dowager was upset with Rong Tian, she would not come to the ceremony. Unexpectedly, she arrived to give her respects to Chiu Lan and Rong Hu. She sacrificed her peace to come over to the large ship by riding a small boat over there.

Feng Ming and Rong Tian helped Empress Dowager to sit down on the main seat as the new bride and groom gave their respectful bows to her.

ED: Live well together. If the two of you have a quarrel, Chiu Lan can come and complain to me.

Empress Dowager gently clapped her hands and a maid brought over a gift that had been prepared earlier. It was a ruby silver necklace, along with a beautiful silk ribbon.

Empress Dowager tied the ribbon on top of Chiu Lan’s head and placed the necklace on Chiu Lan’s neck.

ED: Being a wife is not an easy task.

Chiu Lan slowly bowed to show her appreciation. After bowing to Empress Dowager, they bowed to Rong Tian and then Feng Ming to thank them.

Rong Tian was very familiar with this kind of event and gave his two pertinent words of encouragement to Rong Hu. When it was Feng Ming’s turn, he had never gone through this situation before and was nervously wringing his hands.

FM: Oh gosh, what should I say? I’ve never been a special guest during a wedding before.

While scratching his head, Lie Er put in some words for him.

LE: Duke Ming does not need to be nervous. I can help speak for you.

The guards along with Chiu Yue laughed together and told Lie Er to not cause trouble.

Lie Er ignored them and began imitating Feng Ming’s voice, he looked over at Chiu Lan, “Chiu Lan, there’s no need to worry.”

Saying about halfway, he didn’t continue and everyone accused him for ruining their fun. That’s when Lie Er continued what he was planning on saying.

LE: Chiu Lan, you don’t need to worry. Today, my brother has taken three pills, he will definitely satisfy you.

After finishing, Chiu Xing and Chiu Yue were blushing a deep shade of red and yelled out at Lie Er, “You’re dead meat, Lie Er! What nonsense are you talking about? Watch out, Duke Ming might give you a spanking!”

LE: Duke Ming will not spank me!

Empress Dowager decided to join in the fun, “If Duke Ming does not punish you, I will punish you. Someone, throw Lie Er off the ship so the new bride can vent her anger.”

“What?” Lie Er screamed out. The crowd applauded loudly.

Mian Ya, who was enjoying it to the fullest, was the first person to stand up and “follow the orders.” He led several guards to catch hold of Lie Er and throw him down into a nearby small river.

Splash! Everyone standing on the deck laughed as they watched below.

The long awaited wedding officially started. Empress Dowager drank a small cup and ate a bit of food before excusing herself back onto the other ship. Feng Ming wanted to help escort her to the other ship, but Empress Dowager refused his good intentions stating that Duke Ming will only disturb her peaceful rest.

Rong Tian tried to comfort him stating that Empress Dowager seemed to have lightened up a bit and everything would be better soon.

After Empress Dowager left, Rong Hu became the target of attention again and was offered wine nonstop. Once Mian Ya was done toasting him, the young general Zi Yan added his congratulations. Even Lie Zhong Liu came to offer his wishes and gave Rong Hu a toast.

LZL: Congratulations, congratulations. The new groom gets to hug a beautiful woman in the bridal chamber. I’m so envious. You must drink up this bottle of wine for punishment. Drink it to apologize to all the men in the world who does not have a beautiful woman to hold.

A while ago, this person was standing aside quietly and had a enchanting demeanor. However, once this person spoke, his words were slick, his smile was both mischievous and perverted, worsening everyone’s impression of him.

Because Rong Tian had talked to him about this person, Zi Yan wanted to test his motives. He stopped the wine toasting in place of Rong Hu and chuckled, “If you want the groom to drink wine, you have to prepare a gift. Where is your gift?”

Lie Zhong Liu did not hesitate at all and replied: “Of course I have a gift. How can anyone come to the ceremony without preparing a gift?”

Feng Ming didn’t know what kind of gift Lie Zhong Liu will give to the newlyweds.

LZL: My gift is one of the most precious things in the world. It is a painting by the famous Lie Zhong Liu! Ah, but this gift can not be abused of. I’ll only gift one painting, either to the groom or the bride, please make your decision quickly.

Lie Er had just changed into dry clothes and at that moment, he gave his input after hearing Lie Zhong Liu’s reply.

LE: With that ‘hard to find a job’ artistic talent of yours that caused you to desperately jump into the river to commit suicide? I say just forget it.

The contempt meaning of his words were so obvious that Lie Zhong Liu felt it was a huge insult. He was filled with anger as he yelled out.

LZL: You...you...you... If you belittle my paintings, I will...I will...

LE: What will you do?

“I will...” Lie Zhong Liu was so mad he stomped his feet several times before finally coming up with a possible threat. “I will jump into the river to commit suicide!” Such a handsome guy and yet when he’s in an argument with others, he behaves exactly like a child.

Chiu Lan told Lie Er that he was being rude to someone who wishes to show his good intentions and give a gift. She then asked Lie Zhong Liu to draw a painting for her.

Lie Zhing Liu was deeply moved by her words and quickly nodded: “Good! Good! I’ll do a very good job! “

Seeing Chiu Lan, he held her hands and burst into tears. Everyone looked at each other, even Chiu Lan was stunned. It was a long while before she asked, “What are you crying about? Did you remember something depressing?”

“Something depressing...something depressing...Hu...” Lie Zhong Liu rubbed his eyes with one hand, while the other tightly held onto Chiu Lan’s hand. After crying for awhile, he continued: “This...a beauty like you...is actually...taken by someone else....I...I...I...hu...hu....I’m so pitiful....”

He was crying pitifully, speaking in broken sentences, it was so confusing that the whole crowd rolled their eyes after listening to him.

Rong Hu quickly removed Chiu Lan’s hands from Lie Zhing Liu’s grasp.

After the main dishes were done eating, the desserts were brought out. Lie Zhong Liu did not head back to his room; instead, he stood to one side leisurely watching everyone and kept stuffing his mouth with snacks.

Feng Ming drank so much wine that he was drunk.

FM: Scatter, scatter! Rong Hu wants to consummate the marriage, let the newlywed couple head back to their room. Oi, Chiu Lan is finally married, she won’t be able to care for my daily activities anymore like bathing and all the other things, right?

Feng Ming didn’t want that to happen and was a bit depressed.

RT: The person that has been caring for you regarding your bathing and other things has been me, none of them are related to Chiu Lan.

He carried Feng Ming up and told everyone to scatter and head back to their places.

Feng Ming had a couple drinks and while being carried by Rong Tian, he continued to remind Rong Tian, “You promised me already, you promised me, you can’t go back on your words...”

RT: Understood. I won’t go back on my words.

FM: You can’t lie to me, don’t think that just because I’m drunk you can bully me. RT: You’re not drunk, you’re still alert.

When they went back to their room, it was already late at night. Perhaps Feng Ming had drank too much that he couldn’t keep still and was constantly rolling back and forth on the bed until the next morning, when he opened his eyes. He had an aching headache and was moaning incessantly, lying in bed and refusing to move an inch. During that time, he also interrogated Rong Tian who was lying beside him, “What did you do to me yesterday?”

“I didn’t do anything.” Rong Tian gave him an innocent look.

FM: Didn’t do anything? Then why does my whole body ache like this?”

RT: It seems like Duke Ming forgot that he drank a lot of wine yesterday.

FM: It does seem like I drank a lot last night; unfortunately, I wanted to hold you yesterday...

Feng Ming told Rong Tian to come closer so he could touch him. However, not sure if it was the influence of alcohol that hadn’t subside yet, Feng Ming got up from the bed and sat down next to Rong Tian, trying to pull Rong Tian’s clothes apart.

Feng Ming was still in a drowsy state and his fingers were not following his orders. Still fiddling with Rong Tian’s belt buckle, he couldn’t untie the complex knot. Seeing how pitiful he looked trying to fight with the knot, Rong Tian let out a sigh before untying the knot himself.

RT: I’ll take the initiative to present my body to you, are you satisfied?

The clothes were finally pulled apart, from his broad shoulders down to both sides, revealing his sexy collarbone.

With the beautiful display in front his eyes, it didn’t matter how many times Feng Ming saw him, he was still completely in awe. His eyes stared at Rong Tian for a long time before happily stretching out his arms to cling to Rong Tian.

FM: You must be the most handsome man in the whole world.

Feng Ming apparently hadn’t sobered up yet. He couldn’t sit still on the bed and ended up sliding down, his head comfortably resting on Rong Tian’s thighs. Feng Ming casually kissed Rong Tian all over his stomach, his warm, wet lips distributing kisses just around Rong Tian’s navel.

Rong Tian silently lamented.

Feng Ming’s behavior was just like moths flying towards a flame, there’s really no difference in courting death. He could have chosen anywhere else to kiss, instead he chose the most dangerous place.

This little fool didn’t realize his imminent death, he thought it was fun and continued giggling at Rong Tian as if teasing him.

Although Rong Tian had extraordinary self-control, he was not made of stone. If a firewood encountered fire, how can it not immediately burn? He wrinkled his handsome black eyebrows as he stared at the reckless Feng Ming who can’t grasp the gravity of the situation. Rong Tian finally made his decision, he sighed and then removed his belt.

“Fine.” He touched Feng Ming’s head. “You can kiss all you want, however, kiss a little down below. Not only can you kiss it, you can also lick, but remember not to bite, okay...”

On that handsome face that was always filled with dignity, a slight smirk appeared.