Feng Yu Jiu Tian - Volume 8 - Chapter 9

CHAPTER 9

Feng Ming and Rong Tian returned to their own place where Chiu Lan, Chiu Xing, and Chiu Yue were waiting for them. The three maids had heard the situation from Lie Er, and seeing everyone’s faces, they knew the matter was still not resolved.

Rong Tian asked them if anyone else knew about this, and the girls replied that other than them, Rong Hu, and Lie Er, no one knows.

Chiu Lan brought Feng Ming into the room to change his clothes. While helping him, her tears just kept falling. Feng Ming tried to cheer her up, stating that the poison is not fatal and that it only prevents lovers from being able to touch each other.

Chiu Lan then started crying and blamed Rong Hu for being useless in not being able to protect them. Because of this, she vows to never take notice of him again.

Feng Ming told her to not blame Rong Hu as it was just an unfortunate matter that no one wished to happen. He then tells Chiu Lan that it was very hard to restrain himself from not touching Rong Tian, and even the walk back was a bit difficult.

Chiu Lan tells him not to joke around as she has heard that a lot of lovers had died because of

Lover’s Blood. She also asked Feng Ming how he is going to deal with this situation. Feng Ming replied that he will force Xiao Zong to marry Lady Yao Ye. As for now, his mind was a mess and he would like to rest for the moment.

Chiu Xing and Chiu Yue entered the room and informed them that Rong Tian was taking a walk outside to think about a few things. He also reminded them to take good care of Feng Ming and to let him sleep until tomorrow afternoon. After fixing the bed for Feng Ming, they gave him some tea which secretly contained calming medication, just as Rong Tian had ordered. After drinking it, Feng Ming eventually went to sleep.

After waking up from his sleep, Feng Ming demanded to see Rong Tian right away. Chiu Lan was the only person in the room and told him that Rong Tian was not back yet. Feng Ming was also curious as to where the other maids were. Chiu Lan replied that Chiu Yue was taking care of Cai Jiang, Chiu Xing was brought outside by Lie Er. She asked Feng Ming what was the rush as she helped him dressed.

Feng Ming answered that he had dreamt that Xiao Zong was begging him, and told him that he’ll agree to anything Feng Ming wanted.

Before Chiu Lan had a chance to ask for clarification, the curtains were lifted. Feng Ming raised his head and his two eyes brightened up.

FM: Rong Tian, I’ve finally found a way.

RT: I’ve also thought of a way.

"What did you think of?" they both asked at the same time.

Rong Tian didn’t answer Feng Ming’s question immediately, but turned around and ordered Chiu Lan to leave first.

After Chiu Lan had left and only the two of them remained in the room, Rong Tian answered Feng Ming: “I was thinking of ordering someone to make a pair of lamb skin gloves and clothes. That way, we can avoid skin contact and I can finally touch you.”

Feng Ming didn’t feel that this was right. “Xi Lei King, you can give up. After thinking all night, you only thought of something as simple as that?”

RT: Of course it’s not simple like that. At night, the important matter is...using the gut of the lamb to create a lining to cover the bottom area—that way I can still make love to you every night.

Feng Ming couldn’t believe that Rong Tian would come up with something like that, and his mouth was wide open. "You...you...thought long and hard for one night, and finally ...finally...invented the condom?”

"Ha? Condom?" Rong Tian’s eyebrows were creased. "You have also thought of a name— could it be that you already thought of this?"

FM: An important duke like myself does not have time to invent such things. This is something that only a sex pervert would come up with.

RT: Then what did you come up with?

FM: I have thought of something that will force Xiao Zong to cooperate with us. Rong Tian examined Feng Ming from top to bottom and asked, “What method?”

"I plan on..." Feng Ming inhaled a breath of air before shouting out, "stealing Xiao Zong’s precious treasure! And his precious treasure is that mighty sword!"

Didn’t all wuxia novels usually say that a sword is the life of its swordsman?

FM: What do you think?

Rong Tian’s expression was strange. If the person standing in front of him didn’t have such a serious face, then he wouldn’t have held in his laughter.

Instead, Rong Tian only shook his head. "If only I wasn’t poisoned by Lover’s Blood, then that would be great."

Feng Ming couldn’t understand his reaction. Rong Tian had burst out in laughter.

RT: Just by that foolish method of yours, I could have pulled down your trousers and forcefully give you a beating on the behind.

Rong Tian sat on the bed. Using a blanket, he forced Feng Ming to sit on top of his lap. He explained to Feng Ming that not only was Xiao Zong a highly skilled swordsman, he had beside him a number of highly-skilled bodyguards. How were they supposed to steal his sword?

Not only that, his swordsmanship has no limit and he didn’t have the need to completely rely on his sword. Even if it was a normal sword, there would be no difference.

After hearing Rong Tian’s explanation, Feng Ming was completely depressed. Rong Tian decided to comfort him, and with only the blanket separating them, he held Feng Ming tightly. They stayed like that for a while until Rong Tian felt anxious about the silence. He lifted the blanket and saw tears streaming from Feng Ming’s face. Feng Ming tells Rong Tian not to let anyone know that he was crying.

Just as they were talking, Lie Er appeared and told them that Lady Yao Ye had arrived. FM: She’s here? What is she doing here?

LE: I’m not sure. She just told me her name and requested to see His Majesty immediately. RT: Have you confirmed that she is truly Lady Yao Ye?

Lie Er glanced over at Feng Ming and answered, ”Her appearance look exactly like a mirror image of Duke Ming. How could this be a mistake? Does Your Majesty wish to meet with her?

Seeing Feng Ming’s worried expression, Rong Tian suggested that he will go see her first. Feng Ming shook his head and argued that since they will both eventually meet her, then they might as well go see her together.

Rong Tian warned Feng Ming that Lady Yao Ye might not care much for their mother-son relationship, and told Feng Ming to prepare himself. Feng Ming stated that he doesn’t have much hope for her to see him as a son.

Lie Er followed behind them as they walked toward the guest room. Rong Hu informs Rong Tian that they had set up traps to capture Lady Yao Ye if he wished to do so. Rong Tian tells him that if it’s not an emergency, they should not use it.

When Rong Tian and Feng Ming saw Lady Yao Ye, they were completely surprised.

She was wearing a white robe, her black hair adorned with an ordinary hairpin. Although the lady was dressed in a simple fashion, she still looked utterly captivating and seductive. Anyone who laid eyes on her would be mesmerized by her beauty. Her appearance inspired longing and desire in the hearts of others.

It was disconcerting that an evil witch was blessed with such remarkable looks.

Turning around, Lady Yao Ye looked at Feng Ming and mocked, “You are useless—even afraid of a dried-up human head! You didn’t even have the guts to open the box. Luckily, your lover is more courageous than you. This Lover’s Blood poison—whether you have it or he has it—it’s all the same.

Although they have been told that Lady Yao Ye looked exactly like Feng Ming, the striking resemblance still came as a surprise when they saw her for the first time.

If Feng Ming wasn’t standing right beside him, Rong Tian would have been mistaken. The two of them stood in shocked silence, unblinking as they gazed at her.

Rong Tian and Lady Yao Ye continued their discussion. Rong Tian suggested forming an alliance and offered to help her find a way to marry Xiao Zong. Since they were going to be allies, it was only customary to start off on good terms. He proposed that she could begin by giving him the antidote.

Lady Yao Ye, however, believed that if a person was poisoned, he would be more genuine in his willingness to help her. She then tells them that although she could not give Rong Tian the antidote now, she has brought them another gift.

Lady Yao pointed to a box sitting on the table, similar to the one that was in Mei Ji’s room earlier.

With the memories of last box overshadowing his thoughts, Feng Ming cynically wondered if this one would contain another human head. Lady Yao Ye asked if he dares to open the box this time.

Feng Ming looked at the face that looked exactly like his. At that moment, that person expressed an attitude of deep condescension causing his heart to feel like it was stabbed forcefully, painful with each stab. He couldn’t endure much longer and raised his voice to ask:

FM: What did I do to cause you to hate me so much, to harm me like this? I...aren’t I...your own flesh and blood?

Rong Tian was worried for him and unconsciously took a few steps closer. Feng Ming turned his head to face Rong Tian and shouted out loudly.

FM: You don’t have to worry, I’m alright! I just want to ask her personally.

Even though his mouth said he was fine, his tears were already rolling down his cheeks, each teardrop dripping from his chin to his clothes.

Lady Yao Ye had never spoken with her own son and now seeing that he is all grown up, standing in front of her with a face exactly like hers, she felt a bit frightened. In that one moment, she felt as if she was seeing her own younger self when she was crying to Xiao Zong and accusing him of being heartless.

She was lost for awhile and when she recovered from her daze, she calmly said. YY: That’s right, I used to hate you.

She paused for a bit and asked Feng Ming.

YY: Your swordsmanship is not good, am I right?

Feng Ming lowered his head and said: “Yes.”

YY: Your strength isn’t good either, right? .. Just learning how to hold a sword also took some time, right?

FM: Ah...(He glanced over at Rong Tian).

His swordsmanship was taught by Rong Tian, from the time that he started training, because he was complaining of boredom and grievances, he spent a long time mastering it.

If it wasn’t because of the complicated situations and that he was obliged to train hard to protect himself along with Rong Tian’s patience and consideration in teaching him, then maybe his sword skills wouldn’t even be presentable to others.

Speaking of swordsmanship talent, there was nothing Feng Ming could debate about. He really wasn’t talented.

YY: Even your appearance does not look anything like your father. FM: ....

Feng Ming didn’t even have anything to reply to this.

For a boy to look like his mother is a common phenomenon, but at least the nose, eyes, etc..should look like his father. But his appearance and stature was like his mother, they were exactly like twins, which is very rare.

Lady Yao Ye gently sighed.

YY: I know that I’m unlucky, but even my son who I was pregnant with for 9 months dare to talk back at me? Your appearance and your lack of talent, how can Xiao Zong recognize you as his successor?

Feng Ming rubbed his nose and sadly said: “I...I...”

Rong Tian was standing to one side and after seeing that, he frowned.

RT: What Lady Yao Ye just said is very unfair. He is the son you have given birth to, whether he has talent or not, or grown up to look like who, isn’t it partly your responsibility? Hold on, let’s not drift off topic, so what exaclty is inside the box?

Feng Ming suddenly remembered that there was still a box on the table. He wanted to run over there and open it up but was stopped by Rong Tian’s winking.

YY: None of you want to open it because you think I might have poisoned it right?

Rong Tian laughed without replying and remained silent.

Seeing how similar Rong Tian was to Xiao Zong, from his laughter to stature, she grew angry.

YY: That’s fine, I’ll open it for all of you.

Lady Yao Ye walked over to the table and opened up the box. Inside was a silver bowl placed on a red velvet silk.

Feng Ming gave a sigh of relief after finding out that there was no head inside. As for Rong Tian, he went over to the table to take a closer look at the bowl. On the bowl there were the words Fan Jia carved in it.

YY: That’s right, this is an item within the palace of Fan Jia. RT: Is it an item of Long Tian?

Lady Yao Ye laughed and exclaimed: “Xi Lei King is indeed Xi Lei King. Very intelligent, no wonder my dear Xiao Zong valued you so much.”

She glanced over at the confused Feng Ming, giving a sigh at the thought of knowing that she gave birth to a useless fool.

Rong Tian could guess what Lady Yao Ye was thinking inside and he felt extremely dissatisfied with her. In his heart, Feng Ming was both intelligent and cute. In this world, there was nothing more endearing than him, so why does his mother despise him so much?

RT: This is nothing, there is only Long Tian in the palace of Fan Jia right now, if it isn’t his than who else? What did Lady Yao Ye use to poison his food?

After Feng Ming heard that, he finally understood a bit of it.

Lady Yao Ye gave Rong Tian this gift to show Rong Tian a way of dealing with Long Tian. She is an expert in poison and could have already placed poison within Long Tian’s food and drinks, using this small bowl as proof.

YY: Does Xi Lei King remember how the former Fan Jia King passed away? FM: (suddenly remembered) Man She? Isn’t it the poison that Ruo Yan made?

YY: The method of creating the two lethal poisons of the world, do you think that just Li Kingdom knows how to make it?

RT: Man She is a type of poison that is slow acting that requires consistent poisoning for a long period of time. Long Tian has a lot of blood in his hands and fears being poisoned. He must be on high alert to prevent being poisoned, even if you have the poison, how can you even poison Long Tian’s food?

YY: Everyone has their own method, Xi Lei King isn’t planning on knowing every specific details of my method, are you? Honestly, if I want to poison someone, don’t even mention Long Tian, if it was Xi Lei King hiding in Xi Lei Palace, he wouldn’t be able to escape!

After she finished, Rong Tian did not bother asking anymore. He just smiled and motioned his hand to request Lady Yao Ye to sit down.

RT: If you can truly kill Long Tian, this will be a great deed for Xi Lei, the best gift ever. However for me, the priority is still the antidote.

YY: As long as Xiao Zong agrees to marry me, I will immediately give you the antidote.

Feng Ming also sat down on one side of the table. He knew if he were to open his mouth, he would continue to say more wrong things; therefore, he kept silent. Feng Ming kept wondering if she already told him that he is her child then should he also be truthful and tell her he isn’t An He?

RT: If Master agreed to marry you then we wouldn’t be sitting here making negotiation, would we? If Lady Yao Ye wants me to cooperate then you should show your upmost sincerity.

YY: Isn’t the life of a kingdom’s Great King enough already?

RT: When does the poison take effect? YY: Within three months.

RT: However, I’m afraid that the Lover’s Blood on my body can’t be restrained for more than one month.

YY: Xi Lei King is an intelligent person, you should know how to restrain yourself and keep a distance from your lover.

Rong Tian suddenly stood up.

Feng Ming was shocked, thinking that Rong Tian was furious and wanted to immediately order the guards outside to rush in. However, when he looked up, Feng Ming saw an enigmatic smile on Rong Tian’s face.

“Shi Mu (term of respect for your teacher’s wife)” Rong Tian held out his hands to greet her respectfully.

RT: Shi Mu, please be direct with Rong Tian. Shi Mu is very intelligent and clever, you clearly know that Master will not agree to your request and yet you still came to see us, brought us a gift to express your sincerity. It’s clear to see that Shi Mu has another way to deal with Master and to my understanding, it involves us, am I right?

Rong Tian was that clever, using the words “Shi Mu” to help scratch that itch for Lady Yao Ye. Even though Lady Yao Ye didn’t have a change in expression, her tone of voice was clearly different.

YY: Xi Lei King, please sit down. You are also an intelligent person for knowing that I didn’t come here without a motive.

Rong Tian again sat back on the chair and together with Feng Ming listened in silence as Lady Yao Ye spoke.

YY: When he received my letter, what was his reaction?

RT: Master is a very calm person, but when he received the news, his face became pale. It seems that your name had brought up a lot of emotions for him. According to what I think, Master must still be missing you in his heart, but he is too stubborn and persistent with pursuing martial arts.

Even though Xiao Zong did have a slight reaction, it was not as exaggerated as Rong Tian said. But for their “sex life” they needed to say something to please Lady Yao Ye.

After hearing that, Lady Yao Ye’s face lighted up in delight, but later regained back her calm demeanor.

YY: I can’t believe Xi Lei King would smoothly lie to me. I understand Xiao Zong’s personality very well. Even if he is in extreme shock inside, he will not let it appear on his face. However, even though you lie to me, I still like it very much. (Straightened herself up and looked straight at Rong Tian) After many years, I still don’t want to let go of Xiao Zong because I know that I am the person he loves the most.

Feng Ming thought silently to himself: For Master Xiao, Lady Yao Ye gave birth to a son without talent in martial arts, but he immediately abandoned them, how can she says that she’s the one he loves the most?

No matter what he thinks, she was still his mother and after being abandoned by Xiao Zong, she had suffered many years of emotional torment so she can earn some sympathy. Also, the antidote to Lover’s Blood is still in her hands, so these words can’t be spoken out directly.

RT: What you said is correct. I have trained under him for a long time and to speak of the person that Master Xiao cannot easily forget would only be you. All of us know about this so I request Lady Yao Ye to continue.

YY: I had waited for him for many years and now I can’t wait silently anymore. At first, I use the Lover’s Blood to see if in his heart he still pities his son.

FM: No need to look, he didn’t pity me one bit. Last night, Rong Tian and I went to see him, he flatly rejected the offer, even a little hesitation was not seen at all.

YY: That is alright. I know his temper the best, for him to personally say that he loves me is not something easy to do. If Lover’s Blood was so effective, why would I wait all these years?

FM: If you already knew that it was useless, then why did you still use it?

YY: I threw you away when you were still young so you must really hate me. If I were to ask you to help me, you would definitely be unwilling to help. I thought for awhile that it was best for me to rely on myself than others. I had to poison you and because of the antidote, you would definitely listen to your mother, right?

Feng Ming felt his head pounding heavily. Because of a stupid reason like that, his mother decided to poison her own son whom she had never met for 20 years. He was both angry and mad, but he couldn’t laugh and only mumbled two words.

RT: Lady Yao Ye has thought this thoroughly. If this antidote can threaten Master then that would be great; however, if he is not threatened because of it, it can still be used to threaten us. What can we help you with?

FM: That’s right, what is it that you want us to help you with?

Lady Yao Ye slowly stood up, her eyes that looked exactly like Feng Ming glanced over at Rong Tian and then landed on Feng Ming’s anxious face.

YY: I want you ... (looking at Feng Ming) to stay beside Xiao Zong.

This time, not only was Feng Ming stunned, but Rong Tian who never changed his facial color even if the sky collapsed, was stunned as well.

RT: What do you mean?

FM: It can’t be...

YY: I want Xiao Zong to always think of me. I want him to know that he likes me—he likes me to be next to him and – he likes to see my face every day. I want you to be next to him, make him remember the times we were together. Let him remember the past when we were together happily living in paradise. Something that is even better than following the road to become a swordsman.

Feng Ming saw her eyes flashing bright, causing him to feel alarmed. He silently thought, this woman must be crazy, does she really want her son and her husband to do that?

RT: So what you want is to let Master come face to face with his past, if that is the case, why don’t you go find him yourself? Or even take the opportunity of staying here for a few days and being together with Master for a period of time.

YY: No. Does Xi Lei King see me as a low woman? I want him to remember the happiness he had in the past, acknowledge his mistake, come in front of me and plead with me and then I’ll see him.

After Feng Ming heard that, he wanted to faint. He couldn’t believe that this prideful woman wants to make Xiao Zong change his mind and come ask her for her hand in marriage in order to satisfy herself. However, it was also hard to see Lady Yao Ye taking the initiative and standing in front of Xiao Zong to gently care for and be friendly with Xiao Zong.

FM: Isn’t your method not thoroughly thought out? To be honest, Master Xiao is like a rock under a pit that is both stinky and hard. He has lost his heart after following the swordsman’s route. I guarantee that even though my face might looks exactly like yours, appearing in front of him, he will not suddenly remember about that short period in his past and cry out begging you to return to him.

Rong Tian suddenly remembered something and asked Feng Ming what Master Xiao said last night when they told him about Lady Yao Ye. They remembered Master Xiao saying that it took him 15 years to forget her face and after that his swordsmanship skills increased rapidly. Rong Tian started to guess.

RT: First Lady Yao Ye tried to poison Feng Ming, then use the antidote as a way to force marriage. Not only does this allow Master to know that Feng Ming is his child but you also use this method to make him remember about that period in time he spent with you.

Lady Yao Ye let out a smile indicating that Rong Tian had guessed correctly.

FM: Fifteen years, fifteen years?! Ah! After reaching your first step, there is a second step. Your second step is for me to be next to Master Xiao, be friendly with him so then he will hate seeing this face that looks exactly like yours because it will hinder his concentration in martial arts.

RT: A mind that is not distracted can reach the peak of martial arts. That year, Master had to use 15 years to forget about you and now if he were to remember, he will have to use a longer period of time to forget. Ah, but how many 15 years does one person have?

FM: There are two reasons why you tried to poison me. The first one, you want to expose the father-son relationship between me and Master Xiao. Doing this will make him think of you, which you have already accomplished. The second reason is you want me to constantly bother

Master Xiao so he will be distracted, which I will agree to do. Since we have reached an agreement, you should give us the antidote and I will immediately find Master Xiao and cause trouble for him.

Lady Yao Ye saw Feng Ming’s cute demeanor and couldn’t help but stare at him for a moment. YY: You silly kid, not only do you not resemble Xiao Zong, you’re not even a bit like me.

Of course she will not hand over the antidote easily to them. Lady Yao Ye stood up and bid her farewell. Before she could leave, Rong Tian told her to wait and had the guards surround her.

She thought that Rong Tian was planning on capturing her, but Rong Tian asked her to clarify her method of his Master falling in love with her again since having Feng Ming distract him doesn’t mean that he will be willing to marry her. Lady Yao Ye tells Rong Tian that if she has a first step and a second step, she will most definitely have a third step, but it’s too early to discuss about it.

After saying that, she turned around. The guards didn’t receive any further instructions from Rong Tian so they didn’t take any further actions.

Rong Tian stood there without moving, Feng Ming slightly bit his lips without saying anything else. They both stood there watching Lady Yao Ye leave.