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Feng Yu Jiu Tian - Volume 6 - Chapter 17




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CHAPTER 17


The next day was judgment day.


The falling snow had already stopped since morning and the sun came up. The Priestesses were also not frugal. When morning came, they already prepared lots of special dishes and the afternoon meal had a total of 8 different dishes, twice as much as yesterday. The dinner meal was even more extravagant and needed four strong guards to carry the dishes in, which filled up two tables.


It seems that all the dishes of Dong Fan must all have been placed there at once.


Feng Ming opened his eyes wide at all the delicious dishes that he probably won’t be able to eat


all of them.


FM: My hometown has a custom, if a criminal received capital punishment then the guards will give him a complete meal for him to fill up, so that he won’t become a hungry ghost once he goes to the underworld. Does Dong Fan also have the same custom?


LD: In Dong Fan, only the nobles have the honor of this privilege.


The two of them were silent, facing the numerous delicious dishes on the table and yet no appetite. Lu Dan took one bottle of wine.


LD: Duke Ming, later we will leave this place, within the cave, it will be dark and cold, so drink a


bit wine to warm yourself. (He poured a cup of wine and pushed it towards Feng Ming)


FM: Thank you. (He drank the whole cup down and placed the cup forcefully on the table.) The hardest thing in the world is death. I’m not afraid of death, but...but I’m afraid that he will find out and will suffer...


Noticing that Lu Dan was looking at him, Feng Ming smiled.


FM: I know what Advisor is thinking. I’ll be honest with you; I don’t believe that Rong Tian is dead. If I don’t see his dead corpse in front of my eyes, I will still believe that he is alive. (Feng Ming laid his face down on the table and cried out loud).


Lu Dan stared at him for a second, without saying anything to comfort him; he just simply took the cup and poured another full cup of wine.


Although Feng Ming was lying on the table, his hand reached for the filled cup of wine and drank it with his head tilted.


Lu Dan continued to pour him more wine, and drank one himself. Eventually he said, “Duke Ming, the bottle of wine is empty.”


Feng Ming stopped crying; he sat straight up and threw the cup of wine down onto the floor. The blue cup shattered into many pieces.


He took his sleeves and wiped his tears; he looked up at Lu Dan and smiled wide.


FM: Don’t let those old ladies know that I have cried.


The door opened up and the priestesses brought several guards into the room.


“The three days have ended; request Advisor and Duke Ming to come to the holy pond to receive your punishment in front of the Gods.”


Both Lu Dan and Feng Ming exit the room and followed the priestesses out. In front, behind, right and left of them were surrounded by the guards. Feng Ming’s plan of escaping midway had to be thrown away. As Lu Dan walked, he whispered in Feng Ming’s ears.


LD: The Heaven and Earth palace, one half of it is room chambers, and the other half is natural cave, the staircase is part of the cave. The height is very high, inside is very big, with the rocks


outside it’s very hard to attack. Therefore, it can be seen as the most defensible place among


the other eleven kingdoms. If that wasn’t so, then I would have destroyed this place in one night without them noticing and told the whole world that they all die naturally. How hard would that be? (He sighed in regret.)


FM: Advisor should not lose hope, who knows if when we entered below, the Great King will have already accomplished his mission. The Heaven and Earth pond will appear a miracle in front of us. (His tone of voice was not very confident).


The Heaven and Earth palace was indeed very huge, after walking down the stone staircase and entering a cave without any way of escape, the light within the place became dimmer. Several guards waited at the entrance, seeing them near, they immediately light up the fire torch and


lead the way. Walking straight for a bit and turning a curve, they finally saw the Heaven and Earth pond appear before their eyes. Feng Ming stared at the pond; the water was still clear blue, with no sign of change.


The Head Priestess lead the other priestesses in front of the pond, she looked coldly at Lu Dan and Feng Ming.


HP: These three days, no miracle appear, it’s enough to prove that this person is not protected by the Gods. He disrespect the Gods and cursed the holy palace, the punishment is death. The Gods above, we priestesses made this decision, does Advisor have any objections?


Lu Dan slowly took off his veil that covered his face, his beautiful eyes made a round to look at all of them. His eyes shined like the sun, causing the old ladies to not be able to open their eyes.


LD: It’s been a long time since Head Priestess has seen this beautiful seductive face, right? It’s a pity that since I was afraid you Priestesses would spread rumors of harming the Great King, I had to wear this veil when entering the inner palace. If I knew that I would eventually die within your hands, then every day, Lu Dan should have show this face that made you crazy with hatred, and walk about.


He laughed several times, his face became cold and he lowered his voice.


LD: You do not need to worry Head Priestess; I am an Advisor, what I said I will not take back. This guest is someone Lu Dan had invited here; it had nothing to do with the Great King. If you want to kill, then do so. But if you dare to touch a single hair of the Great King, then the Gods


will punished you to the 9th level of hell, forever tormented without escape!


His face was serious filled with hatred and his words were evil like needle pins thrown straight into the heart of the person. The Head Priestess turned pale, but then straightens up and stared straight at Lu Dan.


HP: Request Advisor to come forth and receive your punishment in front of the Gods.


Several guards come forward and forced Feng Ming and Lu Dan to walk towards the corner of the cave.


FM: What are they planning on doing? (Feng Ming noticed a strange kind of smell in the air


within the cave.)


LD: (calmly replied) They are going to kill us.


FM: What? Hurry and think of a plan to stretch out the time! Maybe Dong Fan King will immediately interrupt it!


LD: No need to worry Duke Ming, there are a few other important things to follow.


Under the torch light, there appeared a small corner stone. The width of it was no larger than two fists combine and it was empty inside, not a drop of water. Feng Ming and Lu Dan were dragged to that corner stone, and forced to kneel down. One guard said: “Put your hands out


front, onto the Lingzui grooves.”


Lu Dan didn’t say a word and silently followed. Feng Ming looked around, and had to follow along; he placed his hand onto the corner stone. A gust of cold wind blew against his neck causing him to shiver.


FM: Don’t tell me they are planning on chopping our hands at this place? Oh heavens, killing is no problem, but why do you need to use this tortured practice for?


LD: They are not chopping our hands; they are slitting our wrist, so the blood will flow down into the Lingzui pool. Cursing the Gods within the holy palace is a great felony; the criminals have to use their blood to cleanse the Heaven and Earth ring. The Head Priestess will ordered someone to place the wooden bridge over the holy pond and carry down the Heaven and Earth ring that is on top of the large rock and then place the ring into the Lingzui pool...


Feng Ming closed his eyes and shouted out.


FM: And then slit our wrists, telling the guards to hold us down and after the all the blood drain out, we have become two lifeless bodies, and the Heaven and Earth ring will be covered in a pool of fresh blood.


LD: Duke Ming, please don’t curse the holy ring.


FM: Fine, you go ahead and use your blood to wash it, and that holy... Feng Ming widened his eyes, with a bit of hope, he said.


FM: Doesn’t the blood platelets naturally prevent us from bleeding heavily? So...if the wound is cut and when the blood no longer flows, then it can be considered that the Gods don’t want to kill these prisoners and they have to release us, right?


LD: Who wouldn’t bleed if their wrists were cut, how can that be considered a miracle, Duke Ming? Those guards hold a dagger in hand, if the blood clot up for a second, they will slice another cut deeper until we eventually die. Take a look Duke Ming, the wooden bridge is almost done setting up, the Head Priestess will walk towards that rock any minute now.


Feng Ming followed his eyes, the Head Priestess came to the rock in the middle of the pond, and after coming there she will only need to reach out her hands to grab the Heaven and Earth


ring. She did not quickly take it, but instead kneel down and bow three times. The other


priestesses also kneel down motionless surrounding the pond.


It was surprisingly quiet inside the cave, only the sound of the Head Priestess’s chanting was echoing within. Everyone’s attention was on the Heaven and Earth ring, only Feng Ming was staring at the clear blue water of the pond below. Someone help, he didn’t want to use his blood to wash a piece of rock!


FM: Hey, do you feel that the pond water is releasing some sort of bubble? (Feng Ming used his shoulder to nudge against Lu Dan).


LD: I don’t see anything. (Lu Dan skimmed across the pond and answered honestly).


FM: You really don’t see anything?


LD: I don’t.



FM: Look again; I felt there must be some sort of bubble escaping.


Lu Dan sighed.


LD: With the situation like this, does Duke Ming plan on lying to yourself?


On the other side of the cave, the Head Priestess already kissed the ring several times, and started standing up; she placed the Heaven and Earth ring high above her head. We’re doom; Feng Ming closed his eyes tightly and mumbled.


FM: Rong Tian, my life is over. You are clearly a Xi Lei King and yet you cannot protect your own lover, it will definitely become a large dirty marking in the history books. The history books haven’t been written, but I really miss you a lot, in the lonely underworld, there are a bunch of ox heads and horse faces, who won’t be as handsome as you. But even if they were as handsome as you, I will not love them. After I die, you can take on an Empress, I won’t mind. If you find Mei Ji, it’ll be okay, but you have to chant my name “Duke Ming” 200 times, no, 2000 times, or else when I become a ghost, I won’t forgive you.


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After the long statement of last words, Feng Ming inhaled deeply again and was about to pull


out a long lecture of things he wanted to say to Rong Tian all at once, but his eardrums were about to explode due to the frightening scream of Lu Dan.


LD: It’s a miracle! The miracle has appeared! Hurry and see, Duke Ming!


Feng Ming’s heart jumped outside of his chest, his eyes widened as he look towards the Heaven and Earth pond.


In the middle of the pond, the steady stream of bubbles was emerging. Within seconds, the beautiful clear blue pond turned into a scary black muddy color and a curtain of mist also rose from the pond without disappearing, making the holy pond that had been clear for how many years become dark and ominous.


FM: Oh my, what is this exactly? Carbon dioxide and Copper sulfate can create such reaction?


Could it be an exothermic reaction? (Feng Ming scratched his head).


LD: (happily said). Who cares what it is, the miracle has appeared, and we have won. (He stood straight up and loudly spoke.) Head Priestess has gone against the will of the Gods, purposely tried to harm the special person the Gods protect, making the Gods angry, turning the holy pond to black. Do you know your crime?


The Head Priestess was standing on the rock in the middle of the pond, she looked terrified at the strange event happening under her feet, and hearing Lu Dan’s words, she looked up and yelled out.


HP: It’s all because of a monster like you, who brought outsider here to curse this holy palace! FM: It is Head Priestess who does not respect the Gods!


Right now, if they don’t argue then when would be the best time? Feng Ming looked up and also stood up,


FM: I already said so before, if you harm me then the Heaven and Earth palace will meet with disaster. You didn’t believe it before, and now even blame me for cursing the holy palace. The Gods took your devotion of praying to them for many years and were planning on forgiving you this one time. Therefore, the past three days they didn’t punish you so you could quickly realized your mistake and treat me with utmost respect. However, your heart is evil, not only did you not cherish the opportunity the Gods have given you, but you tried several times to harm me. That’s great; now the Gods are angry and send their punishment, destroying the Heaven and Earth pond. You have caused the holy palace of Dong Fan to be destroyed, the worst sinner, evildoer of humankind. Have you reflected on your actions, if not then the Gods will continue to punish you...


“AHHHH!”


Without ending his sentence, the Head Priestess shouted out in suffering within the fog that covered the rock in the middle of the pond. The Heaven and Earth ring fell from her hands and shattered into pieces as it hit the ground. This time, they were all frightened, the priestesses looked up staring at the Head Priestess in the distance, their eyes were scared shock.


Lu Dan glanced over at Feng Ming with admiration, silently praised Feng Ming’s unparalleled


intellect. Feng Ming opened his mouth in awe. The guards of the priestesses lost their strength of motion as they looked at the hard to imagine scene in front of them. The time was as if it stood still, there was only the pitiful screams of the Head Priestess echoing within the cave.


Head Priestess eventually fell into the pond and the other priestesses just held their position without moving an inch, no one dare to pull the Head Priestess out. Feng Ming was standing afar and he felt pitiful for her so he wanted to step forward, but Lu Dan pulled him back and blocked him. The Head Priestess’s screams became weaker and slowly got swallowed up and disappear into the water.


LD: This matter has ended, Duke Ming followed me away. (He pulled Feng Ming who was still


shock, down the stairs) “AH!!”


Suddenly, a terrified shriek traveled to his ears, causing Feng Ming to tremble. He looked behind him and saw that the mist of fog had covered the priestesses that were on the shoreline. Feng Ming opened his eyes wide and tried to examine clearly what he saw.


FM: That fog is not water vapor! It will corrode the skin! ...It is sulfuric acid. Sulfuric acid strongly absorbs moisture and will char the skin. I knew it! That gas was not made from oxygen ions. To generate black precipitate with sulfuric acid mist, could it be hydrogen sulfide gas? I


can’t believe I was mistaken, believing hydrogen sulfide to be carbon dioxide.


Feng Ming couldn’t believe it, if his chemistry teacher was here at this moment, his teacher would have used the book and knocked him over on the head. How would carbon dioxide and copper sulfate react then? If the gas that was brought here is carbon dioxide, then Feng Ming you probably been dead by now. Hydrogen sulfide is the best method! This time it is truly the Gods that had protected Feng Ming.


FM: Yes! It is hydrogen sulfide! The results are just like when I did the experiment from before! Combining with copper sulfate to form black precipitate and then there’s sulfuric acid to create the mist...sulfuric acid! Sulfuric acid is corrosive! Lu Dan, hurry and tell them to run away from the mist! Its sulfuric acid, it will burn their skin! The Head Priestess must have got her skin eroded therefore was scared to death and fell into the pond!


Lu Dan continued to drag Feng Ming toward the Heaven and Earth palace entrance gate, as he walked he said.


LD: Isn’t the will of the Gods clear enough? Duke Ming does not need to worry much.


When they finally reached outside, they could see the sunlight and Dong Fan King, along with his guards ran forward.


DFK: Advisor is successful!


Without hesitating that his guards were standing beside him, he jumped up and hugged Lu Dan.


Lu Dan grabbed hold of Dong Fan King and smiled.


LD: I’ve made Your Majesty worry. The Head Priestess had made the Gods angry and had to receive the punishment of the Gods. The Priestesses within the shrine have disrupted public affairs for many years, leading the Gods to dread them; the holy pond is destroyed. According to the law, they have to be punished, what does Your Majesty think?


Dong Fan King didn’t have any objection, he just nodded his head. DFK: Everything will be according to Advisor’s command.


LD: Excellent. (Lu Dan nodded his head, clapped his hands once).


A strong male guard who was hiding in a corner stood out and bow in front of Lu Dan.


LD: The Great King has ordered to punish the priestesses. Take all of your subordinates to take care of it.


That male guard replied: “Understood.” He made a signal with his hand and a group of quick witted soldiers with sharp weapons appeared.


Feng Ming stared wide eyed at the group of assassins who silently and swiftly enter the Heaven and Earth palace. He looked over at Lu Dan.


FM: Advisor, are you planning to...


LD: Duke Ming, please don’t worry. Though those priestesses deserve death, but they are also


people who have worshiped the Gods, I will definitely allow them to have an intact body corpse.


Seeing the smile on Lu Dan’s face, Feng Ming’s whole body seemed to have fallen into a hole of ice. The high and mighty Lu Dan in front of Feng Ming has completely changed. Feng Ming was scared and angry.


FM: Does Advisor plan on killing all of them?


The priestesses inside are about a few dozen, but the majority of them are attendants, and also the guards who are responsible in securing the Heaven and Earth palace and the shrine. The total could be more than 1000 people.


“AHH!! Help me!!”


“Please spare me...”


“Don’t kill me; I’m not part of the priestess’s shrine...AH!!”


“Save me!!”


The terrified screams did not stop echoing from the Heaven and Earth palace. The scent of fresh blood continued to become stronger.


There were several attendants that tried to escape through the entrance, but the guards killed them with a slice. Feng Ming felt more scared than ever before.


Lu Dan silently listened to all the screams and shouts like he was enjoying a beautiful song, a slight grin appeared on his lips. A moment later, he finally opened his eyes to look at Feng Ming and gently said.


LD: Duke Ming is not happy for the Great King and Lu Dan? Today will be commemorated by all Dong Fan people, they will remember it for years, and those days of chaos caused by the priestesses will become a part of history.


FM: You insane murderer!


Two guards quickly grabbed hold of Feng Ming’s arms and held them behind his back. With a


little force, Feng Ming’s shoulders were hurting to the point where he was clenching his teeth to beg.


FM: Your Majesty! You have already promised me, as long as Lu Dan is free from harm, you will agree to all my conditions. I want you to release me back to Xi Lei! If you lock me up, then you are a bad person, a scumbag without morals!


Dong Fan King looked at Feng Ming and then sighed.


DFK: You have misunderstood Duke Ming; we wouldn’t dare to imprison a noble person who is protected by the Gods. The holy pond is destroyed at this point, if Dong Fan King was disrespectful and caused a noble person like Duke Ming to meet with an unexpected ending,


then how will we be accountable to what the Gods will say?


LD: The days that Rong Tian is not here, allow our Dong Fan King to take the responsibility of protecting Duke Ming.



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