Feng Yu Jiu Tian - Volume 8 - Chapter 1

Chapter 1

FENG YU JIU TIAN VOLUME 8

(Returning Trip of Swaying Air)

They currently reached the borders of Bo Jian in the beginning of Spring.

The city gate of Han Gui refused to open and many people are wondering the reason for the delay.

When the city gate finally opened up a bit, everyone was relieved and overly excited to rush in, but the guards stopped them and told them they cannot enter the city yet.

The Chief Gatekeeper ordered everyone to stand aside while the guards wipe clean the gates. Someone asked when the gates will be opened to enter, but the Gatekeeper just told them that when the time comes, they will open it up. However for now, they shouldn’t block the entrance.

Not knowing when the gates will open, the peddlers decided to set up in front of the entrance and sell their items.

A distance from the center of excitement, there was a horse carriage that did not stand out and drew attention. There were about dozen bodyguards far and near protecting the four corners of the carriage. Behind the carriage was an important cargo with three people protecting it.

Feng Ming was curious and poked his head outside of carriage curtain. Before anyone could get a good look at him, he disappeared back inside.

Who could have guessed, the people sitting within the horse carriage with several bodyguards surrounding it were the future ruler of one – Xi Lei Rong Tian and his most important person Duke Ming who was rescued from Dong Fan.

“It hurts...” inside the carriage, Feng Ming pulled his neck in, turned his head around and stared. In this world, the people that could only pinch Xi Lei Duke Ming’s ears are not many. He rubbed his just pinched ear and let out a sigh: “I just wanted to have a look.”

RT: The time is crucial, having a look can bring about danger.

FM: Rong Hu stated, once we get through Han Gui and continue onward for one day, we’ll reach the border between Bo Jian and Yong Yin. Once we enter Yong Yin, we will be safe. Ai,

Rong Tian...

Feng Ming pulled himself closer to Rong Tian, lowered his voice and revealed a strange smile. RT: What do you want?

FM: There’s a lot of peddlers of various kingdom outside.

RT: And so?

FM: Since we’re outside, can I...

RT: No.

FM: But...

RT: But what? You still haven’t learned your lesson from Li Kingdom and Dong Fan, haven’t you?

Feng Ming didn’t realize how strict Rong Tian was and his whole body was stiff. He lowered his eyes and didn’t say anything. Sitting around feeling depressed, he grabbed a bowl of rice and started counting each piece.

Rong Tian sat silently reading the book in his hand, while secretly observing. He saw Feng Ming with his head down and his eyes carefully stealing glances at him from time to time with a bit of caution, which became more pathetically cute. He couldn’t help but sighed and threw his book aside, waved his fingers and said, “Come here.”

Feng Ming glanced at him and slowly stood up. He walked in front of him with his frowning face, refusing to lift his head up.

RT: Why aren’t you saying anything?

FM: I was wrong, I shouldn’t be self-willed. My action is very dangerous and can harm everyone....

RT: Feng Ming...

FM: I won’t commit the same mistake, I was wrong, I should restrain myself and not cause trouble.

Admitting his fault like he had memorized them, Feng Ming then timidly lifted his head to look at Rong Tian.

Having Feng Ming looked at him, Rong Tian’s heart tighten.

RT: Why are you looking at me that way?

FM: I...Rong Tian, are you really dissatisfied with me? Do you really hate me?

RT: Dissatisfied? Hate? Feng Ming, why do you think so?

FM: You don’t think so? You seemed to be fiercer with me each day. The time when we returned from Fan Jia to Xi Lei, we were also hiding inside the horse carriage, but you didn’t treat me like this.

RT: Feng Ming...

Rong Tian sighed and pulled Feng Ming onto his lap, placing his forehead against Feng Ming’s forehead and asked.

RT: Do you know that right now among the eleven kingdoms, who is the most well-known person?

FM: It’s you.

RT: (shook his head) It’s you. It’s reported to me that your portrait has now spread to all eleven kingdoms. Right now, among the eleven kingdoms, from the Great Kings, to the royalties, and small level officials might not recognize me, but 90% of them can recognize you. Do you understand what this means?

FM: It means....I’ve become an international fugitive? ....But that does not explain where you are more fierce with me these days. These past days, every time I speak with you, you would have a serious face, every time you speak with me, you also have a serious face. Your face darken in seriousness, I feel uneasy....

Feng Ming continued to ramble on, Rong Tian can’t help but frown, using his hand he rubbed Feng Ming’s ear and asked softly: “Does it still hurt?”

FM: Of course it hurts. (nodded his head vigorously). You’re always reading a book inside the carriage, ignoring me, and ... (his cheeks rapidly turned red, but he still gritted his teeth to say) Why aren’t you with me these days?

RT: Haven’t I been together with you these days?

FM: What I mean is... (his neck was burning red)... that kind of together...

Rong Tian looked at Feng Ming strangely.

FM: What are you looking at? (He angrily asked and then looked down to whisper) Discussing about this issue is just a normal thing...

RT: We haven’t been....that kind of together for how many days? FM: 10 days. (replied without hesitation)

RT: Ten days ago, who was the one who told me that he absolutely does not allow me touch one single hair on him?

Feng Ming’s face reddened all over.

FM: It’s because you were overindulgent and didn’t care whether I was dead or alive.

RT: How about eleven days before when someone demanded to have fun and made 23 marks on my back?

Feng Ming’s ears were red.

FM: Then does that mean that just one line telling you can’t touch a single hair on me, you would treat me like smelly robe and toss me aside for 10 days, like a puppet and toss me aside to live on my own, even with every little request I’ve made, you would give me at least an hour of harsh accusations?

RT: Actually, it’s not just because of that one line telling me I can’t touch a single hair of yours...I did that because of another line you said. FM: I have said something else?

Feng Ming thought hard and was suddenly surprised. He lifted his head and met with Rong Tian’s gaze.

FM: That doesn’t count! That line doesn’t count! (he continued shaking his head). RT: How does that not count?

Rong Tian laughed and quickly wrapped his arms around Feng Ming.

RT: Someone had sworn that he will never take the initiative to mention about ‘the painful situation that can kill people (sex)’ and if he breach the oath he will lose his privilege/say in bed.

FM: That doesn’t count, doesn’t count!

Rong Tian faced his bright red ears and gave a flirtatious blow.

RT: You’re trying to deny again, I wanted to not talk to you for a whole 10 days.

FM: You are a dignified King, you shouldn’t use despicable means like this? You clearly know that I was sad and yet didn’t stop me.

Rong Tian laughed and was about to say something when Rong Hu’s voice from outside the curtain echoed in.

RH: Your Majesty, I just inquired and found out that a special guest is expected at Han Gui; therefore, requested that the city gates be cleaned up, covered with red carpet at the checkpoints to show respect.

“A special guest?”

RT: Bo Jian has a custom for royalty to enter first and commoners afterwards. If they meet with royal family or someone with special status, they would honor them by allowing them to enter the gates first. Since that special guest has not entered Han Gui yet, all the other people cannot enter.

FM: For a small honorable tradition to put so many people behind the city gates, it’s no wonder Bo Jian cannot be a powerful kingdom.

RT: (laughed) Xi Lei also had a similar practice, in order to show the status of aristocracy, we had wasted a lot of resources. After my coronation, I have abolished all of these practices.

Rong Tian called out for Rong Hu, “Who is the special guest arriving today?” Rong Hu glanced quickly over at Feng Ming, “It’s an acquaintance of Feng Ming.” FM: An acquaintance? ...the Fourth Prince of Bo Jian, Bo Ling?

Rong Hu shook his head.

FM: Then is it the Third Prince Bo Qin?

Rong Hu shook his head.

FM: Could it be...Bo Jian King personally arriving?

Rong Hu continued to shake his head.

RT: So is this the great intelligent Duke Ming, why whenever I’m next to you, you have become stupid all of a sudden?

FM: Since there is only one answer, only one person can come up with it, no need to have two people use their brains for it...Also, you will always tell me the answer.

RT: I’m guessing that this person is Princess Miao Guang from Li Kingdom.

FM: Miao Guang? (surprised, he looked towards Rong Hu)

Rong Hu’s eyes were full of admiration towards Rong Tian.

RH: How did Your Majesty guess correctly? From what I have inquired that special guest is Miao Guang.

FM: Hold on! That’s impossible, Li Kingdom and Bo Jian had never got along, Ruo Yan also made several attempts to infringe Bo Jian, even if Miao Guang appeared at Han Gui, she wouldn’t be subjected to such a respected treatment.

RT: There is a case that can make Miao Guang gain a respected treatment like this.

FM: What case?

RT: Miao Guang must had promise to marry Bo Qin, becoming the Bo Qin’s Princess consort.

FM: You shouldn’t forget that when Miao Guang kidnapped me, she had tricked Bo Qin, killed all of his bodyguards and caused him to be in such a state that he can’t deny it. Even though Bo Qin likes Miao Guang, but after going through those things, how can he still be willing to marry Miao Guang as a wife?

RT: (objected) Those ten days I didn’t care about you, lectured you strictly and ruthlessly, but aren’t you still obediently sitting on my lap?

Feng Ming suddenly blushed red, like a rabbit having someone stepped on its tail, he jumped up from Rong Tian’s lap.

Lie Er received the news early and ran into the carriage sitting in a corner listening to them. FM: Even if Bo Qin agreed, Bo Jian King must not have.

RT: Ruo Yan is serious injured; if he died Miao Guang will become the ruler of Li Kingdom.

Receiving a daughter-in-law and acquiring a large powerful nation at the same time without having to waste a bit of strength and effort, Bo Jian King is a Great King of a kingdom, how can a simple matter before be worth anything?

FM: But Bo Jian has four different Princes, Bo Qin loves most is freedom, he wouldn’t want to become the Great King.

LE: You’re too naïve Duke Ming, I already told you that Miao Guang is a woman you can’t underestimate. With her treacherous nature, Miao Guang agreed to marry Bo Qin with conditions of becoming the future Queen to have connections with Bo Jian in the future. That Bo Qin is crazy for a wife, even if he has to become a pariah he would still agree, since it’s just sacrificing a little freedom to inherit the throne, what does that matter?

RH: Within Bo Jian, there are four Princes, but only three of them are of the Queen; therefore, Bo Jian King and the Queen are favorable towards the three Princes, hoping that one of them will inherit the throne. Therefore, if this Miao Guang suggested with conditions to have Bo Qin become Bo Jian Crown Prince, then she would have reached her goal of becoming Bo Jian Princess Consort, who wouldn’t wish for their son to inherit the throne?

Hearing them say that, it seems that Miao Guang’s plan is too perfect that Bo Jian King, Bo Jian Queen, and Bo Qin are all willing to fall into her trap. Feng Ming continued to shake his head in objection.

FM: That’s not right. Bo Jian King had said that choosing the Crown Prince is an important matter and purposely brought up three conditions to be fulfilled.

LE: Those whimsical conditions, whether it’s right or wrong is up to Bo Jian King to consider, how is that fair?

FM: But...

Rong Tian stopped Feng Ming and pulled him back onto his lap.

RT: Feng Ming, why are you so worried?

FM: If everything we said is true, then Li Kingdom and Bo Jian will become allies, this would be a threat to Xi Lei.

RT: That’s right.

Feng Ming feeling powerless, he simply fell within Rong Tian’s embrace.

FM: Rong Tian, that time when Miao Guang came to Xi Lei Palace, you spared her because of me, right?

RT: No.

FM: You lied to me.

RT: That was my own decision.

FM: It was me who had affected your decision, am I right?

Lie Er and Rong Hu looked at each other, they knew this didn’t involved them so they silently left.

RT: Feng Ming, look up at me. What are you thinking inside that little head of yours? FM: Rong Tian...

RT: I’m here.

FM: If I wasn’t soft-hearted, then this harmful Miao Guang wouldn’t be left behind, right?

RT: Feng Ming, let’s see...Miao Guang is Ruo Yan’s little sister, the princess of Li Kingdom, she cannot be compared to a single strand of hair on your head..

FM: But right now, she is not only the little sister of Ruo Yan, Princess of Li Kingdom, but is Princess consort of Bo Qin, future Queen of Bo Jian.

RT: Even though her status might changed, her power might be stronger than before, but... (nibbled at Feng Ming’s soft pinky) she cannot compare to one finger of yours.

FM: Is my finger worth more than a Queen? RT: Of course.

FM: Rong Tian...

RT: What is it?

FM: You bit my finger so hard it hurts! (Feng Ming stared at him)

RT: (laughed and whispered) It’s been a long time since I got a taste of Duke Ming, oh, your finger smells good.

Feng Ming wanted to bite back at Rong Tian’s ears but suddenly loud noises of hoofs came from outside the carriage. There were about at least a hundred or so soldiers coming from a distance towards them that cause the earth to tremble beneath.

“Princess of Li Kingdom, Miao Guang has arrived! Hurry and open the gates to welcome Her Royal Highness!”

Rong Tian lifted the corner of curtain, looking from afar he sneered.

RT: what a glorious welcome for Princess Miao Guang...Ah, she and Bo Qin have not officially married yet, but Bo Jian has elevated her status to become equivalent to that of a royal family, it seems that a wedding has been agreed upon.

Feng Ming quickly glanced outside, lifting the sleeve of Rong Tian.

FM: I suddenly remember something.

RT: Is it the fact that Miao Guang is the future Queen of Bo Jian so why would she personally come to a small city within the borders of Bo Jian to meet up?

Even Feng Ming had to admire Rong Tian as he glanced up at him. FM: Sometimes I wondered if you are a worm in my stomach.

Rong Tian chuckled: “It’s not the stomach.” His long finger gently pointed at Feng Ming’s chest and whispered, “I’m right here.”

Feng Ming whined that Rong Tian hasn’t answered the question as to why Miao Guang would come to a small city in Bo Jian for. Rong Tian tells Feng Ming that he still hasn’t come up with an answer as to why Miao Guang would come to Han Gui for. He then switched the topic and asked Feng Ming why he has been suspicious of many things.

FM: Who told you to have a 180 degree change in attitude, of course I have to be cranky. RT: Ah, it’s been a long time since we’ve done ...that together in one place thing.

FM: Rong Tian!

Feng Ming was about to give him an elbow when Rong Tian suddenly said, “Be silent.”

They looked outside, the group of carriages finally arrived, all line up in one row. More than a dozen servants gathered around Miao Guang when she stepped down from the front of the carriage. More than a hundred guards with swords followed behind. The surrounding civilians watch a little bit closer, but was warned by a sound of a whip to move aside.

Rong Tian quietly observed Miao Guang’s every move. Feng Ming also noticed that the guards escorting her were wearing Bo Jian’s palace guard uniform and thought that was strange since palace guards are usually responsible in protecting Bo Jian King, the Great King himself.

Rong Tian stressed that Bo Jian King takes the matter of protecting this future Queen very seriously.

Feng Ming noticed that Rong Tian’s face suddenly darkened and asked him why.

RT: I just saw a familiar face within the crowd of guards. FM: Who?

RT: Take a guess.

FM: I have to guess? ...Your Majesty Xi Lei King, I already know that I’m not as smart as you, don’t use this method to hurt my self-esteem. How am I supposed to know how many people you know within the 11 kingdoms?

RT: You need to use your brain more often, don’t forget; you are currently Xi Lei Duke Ming, the well-known intelligent person.

FM: My brain is tired....unless there is a prize.

RT: You want a prize for this? Fine, what do you want?

FM: If I guess correctly, then tonight I get to hold you.

RT: If you guess wrong, then in the future I get to decide who holds who. Feng Ming made a bitter face and hesitated for a long time before replying.

FM: Fine, let’s do it. However, you can’t turn your back on it, let’s take an oath.

RT: I also don’t like it when Duke Ming shamelessly plays dirty.

They clapped three times.

RT: Alright, take a guess, who did I see? I’ll let you guess three times, if after three times you got them wrong, then you have to comply to your promise and not go back on it.

FM: Putting out a hard problem like this and only three guesses. Ah....a familiar person you saw within the crowd, could that person be...that person be...

Feng Ming deliberately frown for a long time and suddenly laughed like he already figured it out.

FM: It’s the Great King of Tong Kingdom, Qing Ding, am I right?

RT: (surprised) How did you figure it out that it is him?

FM: Because I also saw him within those people, the disguise of Tong Kingdom is not very good, very far from the crafty disguise skills of Miao Guang.

RT: Has your eyesight progressed that much? But you have never met Qing Ding, how did you know it was him?

Feng Ming won the bet and went back inside to bow down at Rong Tian.

FM: Thank you Your Majesty for sending Rong Hu to be my teacher. He formerly taught me about each of the eleven kingdoms and forced me to memorize each kingdom’s monarch portrait in my head. Haha, my precious little Rong Tian, tonight I will love you dearly.

RT: That prize...

FM: No, you can’t go back on your words! You can’t! Come here, my darling Rong Tian, let me give you kiss....

While they were fooling around, the two carriages started moving slowly. RH: Miao Guang has entered the city, the city gate is now opened.

RT: First, find a place to stay; afterwards send someone to inquire about Miao Guang’s whereabouts. RH: Understood.

FM: Hold on, Rong Hu. Since we’re staying overnight in Han Gui, you have to remember to find the most classiest inn, pay for the most luxurious and ...Forget it, Han Gui is a small city, I’m afraid there won’t be a first class inn. It doesn’t matter, anything is okay but the most important is to find one with a comfortable bed...Ow!

Feng Ming was interrupted by someone pinching his ears again.

LE: Duke Ming, why are you suddenly in a happy mood?

Feng Ming got his ear pinched by Rong Tian again and so he didn’t dare to tell the truth.

FM: I was just thinking of after leaving Han Gui, we’ll be entering Yong Yin and will soon meet Chiu Lan and the rest of them again. I really missed Chiu Lan.

LE: Duke Ming can miss Chiu Yue and Chiu Xing, but let someone else miss Chiu Lan. Oi!

Didn’t know when Rong Hu switched to the other side of carriage, but he mercilessly slapped Lie Er’s behind with his scabbard as a warning.

“The gate is opened!”

The people that had been waiting outside of the gate rushed inside.

This small city near the border of Bo Jian probably had never had many well-known figures gathered in one area.