Feng Yu Jiu Tian - Volume 5 - Chapter 1

FENG YU JIU TIAN VOLUME 5

CHAPTER 1

 
Xi Lei.

Rong Tian’s coronation had been 12 months now.

Fall has come again and Xi Lei is prospering very well.

That one morning in Xi Lei, Shu Kai, a chief trustee of agriculture started an opening statement like this:

"Duke Ming is a treasure that the heavens has sent to Xi Lei." Sixty years old perhaps, white hair and beard, chief trustee Shu Kai’s face is filled with satisfaction about the progress result this year for Xi Lei. "This season the heavens above has rewarded Your Majesty. Although your servant had taken care of the agriculture affairs for many years, I still understand clearly one thing, if it weren’t for Duke Ming, Xi Lei probably will not have the a better result than today. Therefore..."

"Therefore, you want to request to the Great King to allow Feng Ming to survey the site, and along the way see if perhaps he has any other valuable ideas for agriculture, right?" Rong Tian’s mood had lighten up a bit, he continued to curve the corner of his mouth and cut short sentences from the report by Shu Kai: "First of all, Feng Ming is not convenient to leave the palace. Let’s discuss this sometime later."

"Your Majesty," Shu Kai wanted to slip in a few words but because of Rong Tian’s glaring eyes of warning, he had to switch to another topic: "Your servant just want to invite Duke Ming and Your Majesty to the ceremony for the God of crops."

"With me?" Rong Tian narrowed his eyes dangerously.

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During that same time over at the Crown Prince’s residence...

”Chiu Lan’s cooking skill has advanced.” Chiu Xing ate a mouthful of dim sum: “Take a look, the outer crust layer is sprinkled with sesame seeds and patterned into a flower. I find it very skillful.”

"You’re right. Chiu Lan’s skills are approving each day, while someone else’s waist is expanding more each day. Getting chubbier no less?" Lie Er stuffed himself a mouthful of dumplings and making a face mocking Chiu Xing.

Chiu Yue scolded Lie Er: “Don’t pick on Chiu Xing. Whether or not her waist is big or small has

nothing to do with you.”

"Is it big?" Chiu Xing sprung up looking for a mirror to check and then turned to Chiu Yue, shaking about: "Chiu Yue, tell me. Is it really big?"

As for Chiu Lan, she ate some dumplings and sighed: “Ever since Duke Ming was almost assassinated outside of the palace, and was placed under confinement for three months, I am so bored that I’m rotted like this. If I don’t make dumplings, what is there to do?”

"Shhh..." Lie Er placed his finger to his lips, whispering like breathing : "You dare to mention the word "confinement"? Be careful not to let it travel to Duke Ming’s ears."

"I’ve already heard it." Behind their backs there was a voice filled with resentment.

- So apparently Duke Ming has been in confinement at his residence and is not allowed to step outside because he sneaked out of the palace one time and was in a sense confronted with a spy and “almost got killed.” Feng Ming is angry...

"I want to yell at him!!" While mentioning Rong Tian, Feng Ming burning rage slammed the table, fuming with anger: "Confinement! How long with this confinement last? I am Duke Ming, and yet he dare say to confined?!"

”This...The Great King is just thinking about Duke Ming’s safety.” Chiu Lan tried to pacify Feng Ming: “His majesty already said, until they investigate the source of the assassin last time, Duke Ming is not allowed to stepped outside of the Crown Prince’s residence a single step.”

Chiu Xing nodded her head and added: “His majesty also said a lot of kingdoms/countries have sent spies to enter Xi Lei so everything is dealt with caution.”

Lie Er flung another dumpling into his mouth and spurted out: “Duke Ming is a very important person that changed the outcome of Xi Lei. If something were to happen to you, it will be dangerous cause to the whole country. Though the Great King put you under confinement is a bit overboard, but...”

"But Duke Ming already knows all that very clearly; don’t need you all to remind him all day." From outside coming inside a calm voice: "Even if Duke Ming were to continue to blame, he will

never opposed the order and sneak out of the Crown Prince’s residence."

"Rong Hu!" Feng Ming seemed like he got struck by lightning, pulled Rong Hu into the room and excitedly asked: "How is it?"

Rong Hu shook his head: “Shu Kai followed your orders and suggested for you to survey the fields, but His Majesty already made up his mind.”

Feng Ming’s shoulders fell: “It’s a failure again?”

"But..." Rong Hu pressed on: "Shu Kai was quick to request the Great King to allow Duke Ming to participate in the ceremony of the God of crops this coming day."

Chiu Xing clapped her hands: “Then that means we get to leave the Crown Prince’s residence?”

Chiu Lan realistically asked again: “Did the Great King agreed?”

"The Great King said..." Rong Hu looked over at Feng Ming’s perked ears and couldn’t help but chuckled: "Maybe."

The Crown Prince’s residence was a silent at first but a few seconds later, was exploded with loud cheering.

"Yay!! Can finally leave! Finally there’s a change!!"

"My heavens, confined for three months is like being in prison for three hundred years."

"God of crops, I love you, I love you!!!!"

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The night before the ceremony, Feng Ming could sleep because of all the excitement building up in him. Rong Tian tells him to sleep or else he won’t be able to participate in the ceremony.

Feng Ming pretends that he is hearing this news for the first time and Rong Tian told him to cut the act because he knows about Rong Hu spying on the court affairs. Feng Ming laughed embarrassingly and tried to find another topic to talk about that was when Rong Tian bite him on the neck and climbed on top of Feng Ming. Feng Ming wanted to be on top, but Rong Tian said that since he ordered Rong Hu to spy, this is his punishment...

Chiu Yue and Chiu Xing heard the commotion and told each other that it seems like Feng Ming will lose his sleep tonight and if he can’t wake up tomorrow, they won’t be able to go outside and play.

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On the ceremony day, it ends up that Feng Ming didn’t really get to go outside the palace, but instead only get to stand high up on the city gate walls and look down at the ceremony and people.

While up above, they start talking about the assassination incident as Feng Ming believes that Rong Tian is hiding something from him.

"After seeing the assassin outside, you suddenly added another set of walls surrounding me." Feng Ming purposely looked sideways towards Rong Tian: "That assassin was captured from 20 feet away; there were many guards around that that person could not possibly harm me. But why would one insignificant assassin make you worry like this? To the point of even confining to the Crown Prince’s residence for three months."

"Who told you to not listen to orders and leave the palace? Confinement is to punish you." "What can I do to make you withdraw that punishment?"

Rong Tian stood frozen; he looked over at Feng Ming, after a long moment he suddenly asked:

“How much do you know?”

"I know that you’re hiding a lot from me." Feng Ming said: "That assassin you never mention about. How is the investigating going on?"

"He’s dead." "Dead?"

"Committed suicide, no interrogation was made." Rong Tian frowned: "But on his body there were several incantation spells."

Feng Ming “ah” a word, suddenly asked: “It’s not incantation spell for soul/spirit is it?” Rong Tian nodded his head heavily: “It is.”

Feng Ming tells Rong Tian to not be superstitious about all those spiritual things, but Rong Tian reminded Feng Ming about how he came about in Xi Lei. He asked Feng Ming that if those incantations are harmless to human then why an assassin would use such a method like that.

Feng Ming cowardly stated: “They are very familiar with me and the Crown Prince An He.”

"That’s right, there’s a spy in the palace." He continued: "No matter what, I have to find a way to lessen the harm of that incantation spell towards you and also that spy as well."

"I’ll help."

"Be obedient and stay inside the Crown Prince’s residence. I have shamans to cover the incantation spells all four directions of the residence. Those harmful spells is of no use inside the Crown Prince’s residence."

Feng Ming shook his head in resistance, he unsatisfying said: “Then just tell them to cover the spells all around the city. I don’t want to be locked up inside the Crown Prince’s residence.”

"Covering spells waste a lot of energy; do you want the shamans to die?"

"No." Feng Ming realized one error, he quickly asked in reply: "But today you allow me to leave, so that means..."

Rong Tian reluctantly laugh, jerked his chin toward the left of the wall: “From the Crown Prince’s residence to here, there have been someone chanting mantra to protect you.”

Feng Ming squinted and followed the direction, not far from him was a man, in dark blue clothes, with dark skin, lowering his head and mumbling repeatedly.

"A shaman?"

"His name is Song Teng, someone I trust." He added a few words: "Chanting mantra uses up a lot of energy."

"So?"

"So, though there’s Song Teng, if it’s not necessary, I will not allow you to leave the Crown

Prince’s residence."

After hearing that, Feng Ming drooped like wilted dead leaves...