Feng Yu Jiu Tian Volume 11

FENG YU JIU TIAN VOLUME 11

 CHAPTER 1

(A King’s Love)

XFENGYUJIUTIAN.TUMBLR.COM TRANSLATOR: CHRISTY EDITORS: FERN & SZARA

The whole room was silent; even a needle falling to the ground could be heard. Everyone’s gaze rested upon Feng Ming as they held their breath waiting for his reply.

Feng Ming used all of his courage to look straight at Lie Zhong Liu as he replied, “Without you, Rong Tian will still be able to unify the world. However, if you were to assist us, the road in unifying the world will be a lot easier.”

He knew that every word he said at this time was extremely important, yet he still felt unease at the words he had just spoken. Although feeling that way, he cannot let his uneasiness be shown.

FM: People have always wanted to dominate the world, but they often overlook the process of getting there, and thus many innocent people have to suffer through the torture. Once a war breaks loose, those who are young and healthy are recruited and sent to the battlefields, while those who are elderly and ill are left to wander about. If the war reaches stalemate and no one wants to surrender, then the battle will continue for another two or three decades. In the end, no matter who sits on the throne, those who survive will suffer and will be no different than those who died. Just thinking about it is too painful to bear. If Rong Tian has someone like you as his strategist, and with careful planning, I believe that things will be a whole lot different.

While trying to persuade Lie Zhong Liu, Feng Ming recalled the experience at Aman River where the battle between Ruo Yan and Rong Tian ended in bloodshed, coloring the river a bloody red.

Although Xi Lei had won that battle, Ruo Yan still sat on the throne after recovering, while many countless lives were forever lost. The situation at that time was unavoidable and there was no other choice. However, those people could have had a life of peace. They could have simply become a farmer or a hunter...

FM: On the battlefield, there might be fire or water attack. Some scumbags might use poison. There also might be those who use strategies and tricks to gain the upper hand on the battlefield. That day at Dong Fan, if you had been there to assist us as Prime Minister, then we might have avoided the outcome where many innocent lives were lost because of smallpox.

Everything had been expressed; the meaning is within the words.

FM: Even right now, if it hadn’t been for you, there would have been many difficulties and casualties during the overtake of Yue Zhong...Therefore, Feng Ming sincerely requests for you to stay. I don’t want a future world in which wars lasts for decades, riddled with deaths in the battle for conquest. If my words have managed to persuade you, I kindly ask if you would consider staying beside Rong Tian?

While everyone was feeling a sense of sadness, Wei Chiu Niang, who was still tied, turned her head around and yelled at Lie Zhong Liu.

WCN: I won’t allow you to answer! You’ve always bragged how intelligent you are, but don’t you realize that if you help him, how many people will you be killing? Don’t all the people who want to conquer the world always see death and bloodshed? What are you waiting for, quickly refuse him.

FM: What Lady Lie said is correct. One step towards victory lays a thousand dead corpses. In the process of unifying the world, it is difficult to avoid bloodshed. Although one cannot avoid it, one can minimize the casualties. Therefore, I sincerely ask if Mister Lie would stay beside Rong Tian to change the outcome, and steer us from a situation where many innocent lives would be lost.

After finishing, Feng Ming stood in front of Wei Chiu Niang. With everyone as witnesses, he knelt down and bowed in respect, “I seek for your approval.”

She was surprised by Feng Ming’s gesture and was judging to see if there was any deception on his sincere face.

WCN: Do you think that just a few sweet words can impress me? You must be dreaming!

Every since Feng Ming gave his reply, Lie Zhong Liu made no movement at all. At this time, he finally looked towards the window with melancholic eyes and whispered, “One step towards victory lays a thousand dead corpses... For thousands of years, those who held the highest position—the high-status royalties—which one of them would think about the numerous corpses they step over in order to walk the bloody path of conquering the world?”

His shoulders slightly trembled as he turned around to face everyone and let out a long sigh.

LZL: The words Duke Ming spoke—although they are not the most comforting of words—they held a benevolence that is rarely seen in this world. In the many years that I have wandered about, secretly observing the royalties and nobles of the eleven kingdoms, I have never found anyone that can compare to Duke Ming’s compassion.

FM: Mister, can you give me a clear answer? I’m still not certain if what you just said is agreeing or refusing my request.

Lie Zhong Liu nodded his head, “Of course I’m accepting your request.” The corner of his mouth lifted as it revealed a calming smile.

After agreeing to become their Prime Minister, there was a banquet prepared for the event. As for Lie Er, he was still upset about Wei Chiu Niang shooting an arrow at Rong Tian and wanted to find some way get even with her.

Lie Er wanted to invite Wei Chiu Niang to banquet despite Feng Ming believing that it would be a bad idea if she stirred up trouble during the banquet. However, Lie Er convinced Feng Ming and told Feng Ming that he will personally invite her without having Feng Ming worry about it. Feng Ming agreed and Lie Er went off to check in on Wei Chiu Niang.

Wei Chiu Niang refused to go to the banquet. However, Lie Er wouldn’t accept that. While arguing, Wei Chiu Niang told Lie Er that if she went to the banquet, wouldn’t he be worried that she might tell everyone about his past? Lie Er didn’t stop there and instead prompted her to talk about his past since he already told everyone. Wei Chiu Niang only uttered the name, “Yu Lang,” and just that name made Lie Er uneasy and tremble in fear.

WCN: You don’t have to be afraid, I won’t tell anyone about this.

LE: Who’s afraid? If you want to say it then just say it, no need to cry over it. The words were clear, but yet his voice shook..

Ever since Lie Er was young, he was appointed as Rong Tian’s bodyguard. He was clever, cunning, no one could be compared to him. At a young age, he was already juggling the King of Yong Yin within the palm of his hands. But never had he met a second person like Yu Lang, a cold-blooded, heartless, cruel and vicious person.

Even though Ruo Yan is a ruthless person who was hated by all, judging by his scheming techniques that can cause one to choose not to live nor die easily, he was still a long way from Yu Lang.

At this point, Lie Er didn’t care whether or not Wei Chiu Niang attended the banquet as he felt it was best for him to leave the room. As he opened the door, to his surprise, Feng Ming was standing there, overhearing the conversation.

Feng Ming told Lie Er that he felt it was best for him to personally invite Wei Chiu Niang instead of leaving that duty to Lie Er alone. Lie Er informed Feng Ming that he tried to convince Wei Chiu Niang, but she still refuses to go. If Feng Ming wishes to persuade her again, then he can, while Lie Er took his leave.

Feng Ming still couldn’t convince Wei Chiu Niang to attend the banquet, but before he left, he wanted Wei Chiu Niang to tell him a bit more about Yu Lang.

WCN: If you really wanted to know, then why didn’t you ask him when he was standing in front of you, instead of asking me?

FM: You are very right, Feng Ming is wrong.

Feng Ming respectfully bowed to Wei Chiu Niang before leaving the room.

Even though Wei Chiu Niang did not know them for a long time, she had heard of Xi Lei Duke Ming’s reputation. The handsome man in front of her had once been kidnapped to Bo Jian, went to Fan Jia, and tore up Dong Fan in an earth-shattering event that caused even the talented Lu Dan to be defeated by his hands. With Xi Lei’s King, Rong Tian, as his support, Feng Ming has coincidentally become the most infamous figure in the world.

At this time, his stumbled words gave a different impression than one would imagine. Not only did he not have half the sharpness of the domineering Rong Tian, instead, he was like a little child without a clue, simple and naïve that can make anyone grow fond of.

But today, it had also been that little child who displayed his eloquent speech. If it weren’t for one sentence, “Shorten the time of unifying the world” and then another, “One step towards victory lays a thousand dead corpses,” then that bastard Lie Zhong Liu wouldn’t be moved to the point of aiding Rong Tian.

Her phoenix eyes diverted from where Feng Ming left as she pondered for a long time.

As for Feng Ming, he was still curious and wanted to investigate about the Yu Lang incident. Walking out of the hallway, he met with Chiu Lan and Rong Hu kissing each other and walking towards his direction. Feng Ming coughed once and told them, “I’ve caught you red handed. You think that after marrying a nice wife you can just be lazy?”

Chiu Lan and Rong Hu were caught off guard. They looked up to see Feng Ming laughing at them.

Chiu Lan distanced herself from Rong Hu. “Duke Ming is banding together with everyone to tease us. How annoying, it’s clear that His Majesty gave the order for marriage and yet you are still teasing us.”

RH: It’s not that Chiu Lan and I are lazy, Chiu Yue and Chiu Xing are taking care of the entertainment portion. Chiu Lan said that since we were on the mountains for several days, Duke Ming couldn’t enjoy a decent meal; therefore, she purposely made several new dishes and wanted me to do a taste test.

FM: Then hurry up and test them, remember to leave half of it. Don’t use the excuse that it’s not good to eat everything. And Chiu Lan, don’t be like that, I’m not as loud-mouth as everyone so no one will tease you. On the way here, did you two see Lie Er?

CL: We did, but he only said a few words. He saw us and slowed down his pace, saying that he needed to check the storage room outside the city wall and left.

FM: How was his facial expression?

CL: He was not like usual, grimacing and poor eye contact.

RH: Why? Is something wrong with Lie Er?

FM: Nothing. I ordered him to invite Lady Lie to the banquet, but that person is not easy to talk to. I’m just afraid Lie Er had an argument with her. You two should hurry and go.

Feng Ming went back to his room where Rong Tian hugged him from behind.

RT: Where did you run off to? The banquet is about to start, and you took advantage of when I’m not looking to sneak away?

FM: I’m hungry, is there anything to eat?

Rong Tian carried him into the room. Not wanting to put Feng Ming down, he allowed him to sit on his lap as he served Feng Ming some snacks.

RT: You’re more and more high maintenance now. Within the entire world, only you receive fortune of having a king carefully serving you like this.

While feeding Feng Ming, Rong Tian lightly kissed him on the lips and whispered, “That sheep intestine skin, I’ve sent someone to create a good one. Luckily, there was someone in Yue Zhong who raised sheeps and so I’ve finally found ... Ah! Little Monster!” A sudden pain was felt as he cursed in shock and withdrew his finger.

It was too late, Feng Ming had angrily bitten his finger, imprinted by teeth marks.

Zi Yan and a few other soldiers came in to report some updated news. Feng Ming quickly freed himself from Rong Tian and sat on a chair next to him.

Mian Ya reported to them that Long Tian has recently passed away. Rong Tian and Feng Ming were not surprised since Lady Yao Ye had already informed them about poisoning Long Tian and his death was imminent.

It was unfortunate that Ruo Yan had brought an army to ambush them, causing Rong Tian to lose his advantageous point–Third Princess Fan Zhi. It seemed that this exclusive gift wouldn’t be received after all.

RT: When did Long Tian died? Was it because of poison? At that time, was anyone present?

MY: (shook his head) The spies we’ve sent only heard a little bit of news. The overall situation was strictly concealed, but according to my guesses, he has been dead for some time now.

Rong Tian ordered Mian Ya to follow up with it.

FM: What’s the current situation? Third Princess is no longer alive, Long Tian is dead, the royal bloodline of Fan Jia seems to be over. Perhaps Ruo Yan will try to take over Fan Jia.

RT: It isn’t that he’ll try, he will most definitely want to overtake it. Ruo Yan has always been hungry for Fan Jia for some time, and had placed many different pawns to take advantage of. Fan Jia is a place that holds the Aman River, with fertile lands and great for irrigation. Once he conquers Fan Jia, it will give Ruo Yan power to dominate the world.

FM: If his strength is increased, then it will be a huge disadvantage to us. What are we going to do now? It’s bad, you still haven’t recovered your place on the throne of Xi Lei. If Tong Er continues to join forces with Ruo Yan, then we’ll be in a bad situation.

RT: That’s right, that’s right. The situation is unfavorable to us. Duke Ming should quickly find a way to help me resolve this problem. If not, then you are deemed incompetent and tonight I’ll punish you in bed. Ah, how many times should it be?

Awhile ago, Mian Ya had gone outside, but right at this moment, two guards rushed in and heard Rong Tian’s words.

Feng Ming was so embarrassed that he started cursing, “A dog’s bark can’t even spit out an elephant’s tusk! You are still the Great King and yet you use politics as something to joke about. Why are you threatening me? Haven’t I, Duke Ming, help find you a great and powerful Prime Minister? I just think that the most important thing right now is to quickly depart and recapture your rightful throne.

Rong Tian nodded his head and sternly said, “You’re right, we should do that.” Thus, Feng Ming’s plan was recognized.

CHAPTER 2

The banquet finally started. Though it was not as extravagant as the previous banquets held in the palace (due to lack of food and wine within Yue Zhong), it was a meaningful one.

In order to express the importance of Lie Zhong Liu, they arranged his position next to Rong Tian and Feng Ming’s sitting.

It wasn’t for long until they heard one of the guards said, “Prime Minister, this way.”

Feng Ming was sitting at the same table as Rong Tian, he raised his foot and kicked him, “Hurry and stand up to greet him.”

Rong Tian also whispered back, “I am the Great King, he is a Prime Minister, why should I give him my greetings?”

FM: Idiot, showing your respect and courtesy will win over any talented people. Seeing Feng Ming staring at him, Rong Tian decided not to tease him anymore. RT: The person you put in much effort to invite here, why would I dare to neglect?

After finishing, he took Feng Ming by the hand and led everyone outside to greet the new Prime Minister. Lie Zhong Liu was wearing a white robe and blue belt, which made him appear very similar to Lu Dan.

The food and drinks were brought forth, Feng Ming couldn’t help complimenting Chiu Lan for the excellent food. Looking over at Lie Zhong Liu, Feng Ming said to him attentively, “All these dishes are very good, Chiu Lan’s cookery is great, you should eat a bit more.”

LZL: (laughing) I’m not fortunate like Duke Ming—having beautiful ladies serving you left and right, how can I have the appetite?

He then looked over at the maids standing behind Feng Ming.

Rong Tian gave Lie Zhong Liu a toast and asked him which of the maids he prefer (to help serve him).

“Ah?” Feng Ming looked back in shock.

Chiu Yue and Chiu Xing look terrified as they hid behind Feng Ming, afraid of being chosen by Lie Zhong Liu.

LZL: Anyone is good, anyone is good. Haha...as long as it’s a beautiful person, I’ll love them all.

This person who laments about world and always have a pondering demeanor, once he sees a beautiful person, he lost all of his Prime Minister attributes, a huge change that made everyone drop their jaw in disbelief.

Chiu Yue and Chiu Xing were whimpering to Feng Ming, pulling his sleeves in hope for him to help them.

FM: Your honor, with your grace and talent, there must be lots of beautiful women who admire you. If you give me some time, I’ll find someone to fit your needs...

“Here I am....” A clear voice suddenly interrupted Feng Ming’s words.

Everyone lifted their heads to see, it was no one else besides Lie Er, who just came back from who knows where.

Lie Er giggled as he ran forward and sat down beside Lie Zhong Liu, tilting his head as he smiled at him, “Although I’m not the number one most beautiful woman, but I’m a lot better than those twin sisters.”

Not caring for Lie Zhong Liu’s reaction, Lie Er wrapped his arms around his neck and gave him a forceful kiss on the face.

After the kiss, he glanced over at the food on the table and his two eyes lit up as he shouted out excitedly, “Wow, only sitting alongside the Prime Minister that one will enjoy such delicacies. No other people have these delicious foods.” He pulled up his sleeves, grabbed some food with his chopsticks and continued praising nonstop.

Seeing how Lie Er was so carefree, the corner of Lie Zhong Liu’s mouth curved as if smiling but not smiling. He also withdrew his glance from Chiu Yue and Chiu Xing as he followed Lie Er’s style of eating and gave a toast to Feng Ming.

Feng Ming accepted the toast. At this time, Chiu Yue and Chiu Xing’s hearts were beating wildly and were grateful to Lie Er. Taking the opportunity, they quickly excuse themselves to arrange for the dance entertainment, hoping to slip out from Lie Zhong Liu’s point of view.

During the dance, Feng Ming had a shocking surprise because Chiu Yue and Chiu Xing used his poems to create a song out of it. Of course, the poems were not originally created by Feng Ming, but by Li Bai (a famous poet during the Tang Dynasty). Feng Ming quickly told Lie Zhong Liu that the lyrics were not by him, which Lie Zhong Liu agreed – since those words didn’t seemed to be something Feng Ming would come up with judging by his age.

As for Lie Er, he drank a bunch of wine. He even ran towards Feng Ming and gave him a toast. After the second toast, Rong Tian stopped Lie Er and told him that the main guest of honor is Lie Zhong Liu and he should go over there and toast Lie Zhong Liu instead.

Lie Er did as ordered and Lie Zhong Liu didn’t refuse Lie Er’s toasting. While watching the dance, Lie Zhong Liu praised the beautiful outfits and asked whose needlework made them. Lie Er yelled out to Chiu Yue to come over and give Lie Zhong Liu a toast for his praises.

Chiu Yue and Chiu Xing were sitting besides Rong Hu and Zi Yan and had long taken over their spots as they gobbled down the delicious foods on the table. After hearing Lie Er, they made a face and continued to finish the dishes.

Soon the banquet ended and after the dancers left, the whole room was silent.

CHAPTER 3

Seeing how Lie Er was still drinking until his face became red, Lie Zhong Liu told him to take care of himself. Feng Ming also added in that if Lie Er continues drinking, how will they be able depart if he is still not sober?

That was when Lie Zhong Liu asked Feng Ming where they are planning on heading to.

FM: Returning to Xi Lei of course. Ah, I forgot to tell Prime Minister about our plans. From today onward, we will discuss everything with you.

Just like that, Feng Ming informed Lie Zhong Liu about the recent news they discovered about Long Tian’s death. Mian Ya interrupted and stated that ever since the rumors of Long Tian’s death spread, Ruo Yan immediately rushed over to Fan Jia, determined to overtake it.

LZL: The timing is not right. If Ruo Yan headed over there from Yong Yin, then the number of troops he has on hand are not many. Li Kingdom and Fan Jia are like fire and water, according to the people of Fan Jia, Ruo Yan is like an evil nemesis. Even though Fan Jia is like a snake without a head right now, Ruo Yan can also make inside arrangements. However, if he doesn’t have a strong army for support, he will definitely not charge into Fan Jia.

MY: You’re completely right, Prime Minister. According to the news we secretly obtained and the timing of when our campsite was ambushed, Ruo Yan indeed did not return to the capital of Li Kingdom, instead he headed straight to Fan Jia’s borders from Yong Yin after hearing the news of

Long Tian’s death. On the other side, Li Kingdom’s military army quickly mobilized, heading towards Fan Jia’s borders, just in time to join up with Ruo Yan’s troops.

After hearing about politics, Lie Er was somewhat awake and added in his thoughts, “The people of Fan Jia are so pitiful. After a cruel wolf like Long Tian passed away, they attracted yet another ruthless wolf like Ruo Yan lurking at the borders.”

“Once Ruo Yan is in Fan Jia, it’ll be hard for them to protect themselves.” One soldier named Qian Lin also lamented loudly.

LZL: (asking Mian Ya) You said that Li Kingdom’s military army quickly mobilized and headed towards Fan Jia’s borders. Ruo Yan wasn’t in Li Kingdom at the time so who made the decision to send the military army to the borders?

MY: This...we haven’t confirmed who made the decision, but according to our guesses, it must be Princess Miao Guang.

LZL: (shook his head as he laughed) Even though Miao Guang is more intelligent than the average person, she is still a woman who is not accustomed to warfare and would not have the power to control the military army. This decision is something she would not dare to be involved in unless...Ruo Yan had already ordered her to do so. Once Long Tian is dead, she has to quickly send military army to the borders of Fan Jia. However, wouldn’t this conclude that Long Tian’s death was arranged by Ruo Yan?

Feng Ming clarified to Lie Zhong Liu that the death of Long Tian was due to his mother, Lady Yao Ye’s poison and had nothing to do with Ruo Yan. Lie Zhong Liu nodded his head since he also heard a bit about Feng Ming’s background, but he didn’t say anything further.

RT: Does Prime Minister feel something is wrong?

LZL: The mobilization of the army cannot be by Ruo Yan, and definitely cannot be Princess Miao Guang, so who can it be...

MY: Ruo Yan’s closest confidant is General Zhuo Ran. His influence in the military army is just as great, could it be him?

LZL: General Zhuo Ran’s age and influence meets qualification, but he is too calm and cautious to make a definite decision. If he’s in charge, Li Kingdom’s army will not immediately mobilize to Fan Jia’s borders in time to join up with Ruo Yan’s troops.

FM: Who could it be? Not only is this person highly trusted by Ruo Yan, but he can command Li Kingdom’s army. A person who understands Ruo Yan’s mind and is extremely talented.

That year when Ruo Yan imprisoned him, Feng Ming had met all of Li Kingdom’s trusted soldiers and generals, but there was no such person who left that kind of impression.

RT: If you can’t figure it out, it’s fine. No need to worry about it. If it’s an enemy, we will eventually face him, so don’t worry that we might not meet him.

MY: It’s because your subordinate is useless and didn’t look over everything. I will quickly send people to find this out.

LZL: (smiled at him) Yue Zhong is a secluded place. For you to find out about these news quickly is already not an easy thing to do.

Mian Ya’s impression of Lie Zhong Liu immediately raised higher in admiration. Rong Hu quickly drew the conversation back to the main topic of departing for Xi Lei the next day.

Lie Zhong Liu had already thought of an answer, but did not reply immediately. He placed the dishes of food that had gone cold to one side of the table. Chiu Lan picked up the dishes and cleaned the tabled before Lie Zhong Liu pulled out something from his sleeves and asked everyone to have a look.

It was a detailed map of the 11 kingdoms that Lie Zhong Liu drew.

LZL: This is a map that I drew during my spare time today. There wasn’t much time so it’s not carefully drawn. Also, I haven’t traveled to Dan Lin so I only could wrote in the Eastern Sea and Strait since I’m unsure of where Dan Lin is located.

Feng Ming finally realized why he didn’t see Lie Zhong Liu when he went to invite Wei Chiu Niang. Apparently, he hid away to do this instead.

Lie Zhong Liu pointed at Xi Lei on the maps and said, “The southwestern border of Xi Lei faces the sea, and Xi Lei also borders Tong Kingdom, Yong Yin, and Zhao Bei. Judging by the size of Xi Lei’s territory, only Li Kingdom can compare with it.”

LZL: (glancing around at everyone) Do you all know what is the difference between Li Kingdom and Xi Lei?

Lie Er spoke first, “Xi Lei King is talented and benevolent, Li King is ruthless and cruel. Two different kings, of course would have two different kingdoms.”

LZL: Our Xi Lei King is currently wandering in a foreign land, the throne is not even in his hands. At this point, what’s the meaning of being talented and benevolent?

Zi Yan carefully examined the map and replied, “Apart from the territorial differences, the barren and fertile land, along with the distribution of forests, mountains, and wetlands are different. What Prime Minister is trying to say is that Li Kingdom has more plains while Xi Lei has more mountains? If it comes to harvesting, Li Kingdom would be the more powerful one.

Qian Lin added in a few words, “But ever since Xi Lei used the irrigation technique by Duke Ming, the harvesting had greatly increased. This aspect should not be a problem.”

RH: Can Prime Minister give us a little hint? LZL: Just look at the map.

They have already seen the map and did not find anything new. Within a short moment, the whole room was silent.

Lie Zhong Liu noticed that no one was saying anything, he glanced over at Feng Ming and chuckled, “I would like to hear Duke Ming’s take on this.”

“Ha? Me again?” Feng Ming pointed at his nose.

Seeing Lie Zhong Liu’s nod, Feng Ming grimaced. Oh God...are these riddle games still not done yet? He just barely passed one today and was still feeling terrified about these riddle games.

If he...answered incorrectly...he won’t be punished, right?

He looked down at Lie Zhong Liu’s map and thought for a long while but still couldn’t come up with any astounding answer. He glanced over at Lie Zhong Liu and seeing how patient he looked waiting for an answer, Feng Ming knew he couldn’t stall much longer.

FM: I think...um...that...Xi Lei resides at the border of the sea and Li Kingdom does not; instead, it is surrounded by different kingdoms.

No one could blame him for coming up with a casual answer that everyone there already knew about. If he was as great as the rumors, then he would have been Prime Minister already.

However, unexpectedly Lie Zhong Liu clapped his hands and happily smiled, “It really does appear that only Duke Ming can think of this. Haha, the biggest difference between Xi Lei and Li Kingdom is this one point.”

This time, not only was Feng Ming wide-eyed and open mouth, everyone else present were also surprised.

LZL: Those that border Xi Lei are only three kingdoms and within those three, only Tong Kingdom has a tense relationship with Xi Lei. As we speak about Tong Kingdom, there was a wonderful thing that occurred not long ago.

Qian Lin: I know, Prime Minister is talking about the assassination of Qing Ding, the King of Tong Kingdom. After the death of Qing Ding, the situation within Tong Kingdom must be chaotic. Tong Kingdom will definitely not threaten Xi Lei at this time.

LZL: You’re correct. Can I ask for this young general’s name? QL: My name is Qian Lin, I bid my respect to Prime Minister.

LZL: Qian Lin.... (Lie Zhong Liu memorized his name and continued explaining) Therefore, Xi Lei does not need to be concerned about its welfare at the moment.

FM: You’re correct. However, Prime Minister, if the neighboring nations were to invade then would we still not be concerned?

LZL: The problem Duke Ming stated is really good, but I will not answer it at the moment. Speaking of Li Kingdom, it does not border the sea but is a nation completely on land. All four directions are surrounded by nations such as Yong Yin, Bo Jian, Bei Qi, Dong Fan, Pu Rong, Yan Ting, and Fan Jia.

CL: (counting with her fingers) Ah, so there are 7 different nations, right?

RT: Haha, Prime Minister is amazing! Even though the 11 kingdoms have been in dispute for a long time, they would declare war and then stop and then declare war again. Those who are defeated will have to put out a heavy offer or cede their land. There has never been a kingdom that was completely annexed by the neighboring nation. Once Ruo Yan actually overtakes Fan Jia, the other remaining six nations will have a violent reaction.

FM: That’s right! It makes sense! Those six kingdoms will definitely be worried that Ruo Yan will take over them as well so they must try to take action first, joining together and fighting against Li Kingdom, that must be why Ruo Yan is vexed over this. That year, the State of Qin also was like that and therefore created an alliance like...Ah...haha, you all don’t need to pay attention to the last sentence I said.

RT: So Prime Minister believes that once Ruo Yan received Fan Jia in hand, his power will increase, but the consequence will be massive. Just dealing with the strength of Fan Jia will be difficult, but also dealing with the other six nations who are fighting in order to protect themselves will cause Li Kingdom to lose a lot of strength.

After analyzing the situation and coming to the conclusion that Xi Lei is fairly in a safe position, Rong Tian realized that Lie Zhong Liu did not agree for them to head back to Xi Lei at this time.

Feng Ming was shocked as he believed that since Ruo Yan does not have much power to deal with Xi Lei at this moment then they should take the opportunity to retake the throne.

This time the person that Lie Zhong Liu had his eyes set on, Qian Lin answered.

QL: If the Great King does not a hold a position, then the other smaller nations will put Li Kingdom as their priority to defeat. However, if our Great King were to return to his rightful place on the throne, not only will the world be fearful, they will join their forces together to deal with Li Kingdom and also Xi Lei. Does Prime Minister want the other kingdoms to make way for Xi Lei, and diminish the strength of Li Kingdom?

Everyone was mentioning how smarter Rong Tian was in lurking behind the scenes and waiting for the perfect moment until all the kingdoms are tired and worn out from fighting that he will overtake all of them.

Lie Zhong Liu told all of them that they are wrong.

LZL: It isn’t that your Great King is better than Ruo Yan, but he was fortunate enough to meet me. (very prideful, huh?)

FM: Then Rong Tian should not return to Xi Lei?

LZL: If His Majesty were to depart for Xi Lei tomorrow, with his talent in strategizing, sending secret troops to contact those still loyal to him within the palace of Xi Lei, along with my assistance, I believe that within 15 days we can retake the capital of Xi Lei and regain the throne back. If that’s the case, the battle of Xi Lei will lose a lot of troops and will damage part of the city’s defense. Not only that, His Majesty will have to clean up the mess after the battle, appease those who oppose him and have to rely on the remaining troops to defend from the three neighboring nations who will join forces to suppress Xi Lei’s expansion.

“Once that happens, we will be no different than Ruo Yan.”

LE: We’ll spare Tong Er for the moment, since allowing him to sit on the throne for several more days will not be a huge deal. However, isn’t Prime Minister afraid that the longer he sits on the throne, the more stable he will be? Then when our Great King returns, the situation would be more difficult?

LZL: There’s no foreign invasion, but there’ll be worries within. Rong Tong previously occupied the throne, the thing that worries him the most is His Majesty’s return. Therefore, he will rely on the nobles’ power, hoping to gain support from them. But if His Majesty were to disappear out of sight, then he can breathe a bit easier. The first thing he’ll do would be to deal with the nobles and build up a group of trusted men.

CL: That would be bad. If he uses this opportunity to replace the officials in courts with his own group of people, then they will definitely oppose our Great King. Then wouldn’t those who are loyal to His Majesty, who are our informants, be completely gone? At that point, wouldn’t our power be diminished?

CY/CX: That’s right! That would be dangerous! So terrifying!

Lie Zhong Liu loved to tease them and seeing them like that, he chuckled, “Is it really terrifying? Little Beauties, come over here and let me hold your hands a bit then I will tell you a way to avoid this terrifying event.”

Rong Tian already understood what Lie Zhong Liu had in mind, but did not bother to say it aloud.

CY/CX: I don’t want to. You are already a Prime Minister, why are you still bullying a maid? A high status official should act in a dignified manner; you can’t just leave us hanging. Hurry and say it, what is the method of avoiding this terrifying event?

Unexpectedly, Lie Zhong Liu was very compliant as he placed his hands on his hips, displaying a dignified manner but did not say anything.

Chiu Lan saw that so she slowly walked over to Lie Zhong Liu’s side and said gently, “Prime Minister, what you said just now is very interesting, making me very curious. How about if I let you hold my hand, will you continue to explain for us?

Lie Zhong Liu was a bit stunned for awhile, seeing a delicate, white, smooth small hand held in front of his eyes...his heart was trembling...and he felt a bit embarrassed as he quickly laughed in reply, “If you want to hear, I will quickly tell you everything.” He didn’t even bother to touch that small delicate hand.

“Not fair, not fair!” Chiu Yue and Chiu Xing protested loudly.

Chiu Lan withdrew her hand and gratefully smiled at Lie Zhong Liu.

Lie Zhong Liu picked up a cup along with a jug of wine and poured himself a cup, “First off, because of the person sitting on throne, Rong Tong, we’ll give him a toast.”

LZL: If the person sitting on the throne is Ruo Yan or the veteran general Tong Jian Min, then the situation will not be as interesting. But because Rong Tong is the one sitting on the throne, the situation is quite interesting. Rong Tong is still a young noble and will not handle matters with sophistication. With his experience in governing, the people will not be satisfied. I’m afraid that the more involved he is in, the more chaos he will bring.

CHAPTER 4

Rong Hu: He is that type of person. He acts willfully, is very impatient and does things when he is in the mood. Once he’s in power, I don’t know how many dreadful things he will do. Later, whenever the officials are disliked by him, they will live in fear every day and will miss the days that Our Majesty had once ruled. Then when he is ostracized by them, he will be much easier to deal with.

CY: What will happen afterwards?

LZL: Afterwards.... (he paused and smiled) What happens afterwards, Duke Ming will tell you.

FM: Ha? Me again?

He had tried hard to obediently stand still without saying anything so how did a problem like a rock fell on top of his head like this?

LZL: Duke Ming?

FM: Ummmm....afterwards?? Give me some time to think, haha...a bit more.

Feng Ming tried hard to think but couldn’t come up with anything, he secretly kicked Rong Tian’s foot who was standing idle next to him. He whispered, “Hey, so what happens afterward?”

RT: “Yang Zhang”

This....why does it feel as if you’re sleeping in class and the teacher calls on you to provide an answer.

FM: Ah!~~ I know now, it is...Yang Zhang!

Although he didn’t hear clearly, but the answer Rong Tian gave should be right. LZL: Yang Zhang?

Lie Zhong Liu was not very clear with this new term and requested Feng Ming to explain further. FM: Ha? Explain it? Uh...give me a little more time.

Luckily, Feng Ming already guessed earlier and stood behind Rong Hu so he didn’t have to worry about his little action being discovered. He again kicked Rong Tian on the foot and whispered softly, “Hey, what is Yang Zhang?”

Rong Tian was kicked twice by him and was not angry one bit. He turned his head and with a hateful smile, he replied sweetly with a deep voice, “If you agree for us to try the new “Yang Chang” tonight, I will help you answer this.” (Yang Chang: the sheep gut condom – maybe I’ll just use condom instead of sheep gut or sheep intestine...)

Feng Ming almost sprayed a mouthful of blood onto his face.

Perverted devil!

LZL: Duke Ming?

RT: In addition, the second weakness of Rong Tong is that he has not made any military accomplishment; therefore, does not a hold any prestige within Xi Lei army. In order to be a King of a nation, he has to firmly grasp military and political power in hand. Tong Er isn’t familiar with politics and military power is also not entirely in his hands. He cannot even grasp one of them fully in his hands so even if he sits high on the throne, he will meet with disaster.

ZY: That’s right, most of the military power should belong to his uncle, Tong Jian Min. If Rong Tong wants to grasp the military power in hand, then he and his uncle will surely dispute over it.

FM: Oh! No wonder last time at the camp, you agreed to spare Tong Jian Min and let him go. Just like that, you have left Tong Er with a tough opponent. First, allowing them to fight each other and then we’ll deal with them when the time comes. Ah, it’s great that you’ve thought ahead. I was feeling strange about it since it was hard to capture a great general and then releasing him so easily.

RT: Shame on me. I released Tong Jian Min because I’m familiar with his defensive strategy. So if in the future when we want to attack, we will hold an advantage. The Prime Minister is the one who has been thinking ahead.

So after reaching the conclusion that Rong Tong sitting on the throne will not cause them any trouble, the group dissolved.

Zi Yan and Qian Lin headed out to continue with their duty of guarding the area. Lie Zhong Liu left.

Lie Er drank heavily and was tipsy. Rong Hu scolded him, stating that since Yong Yi is not here to look after him, Lie Er went overboard with the drinking. Though drunk, Lie Er told Rong Hu to head back with Chiu Lan.

Feng Ming ordered Chiu Yue and Chiu Xing to follow Lie Er back to his room and make sure he’s alright.

Once everyone was gone, Rong Tian turned to look at Feng Ming and smiled at him. RT: Now it’s time for Duke Ming to repay me.

FM: Repay what? (trying to act dumb)

RT: Repay me for helping answer the question.

FM: I haven’t agreed.

RT: Then you’re not willing to comply with the promise?

FM: Rong Tian, if it’s a new condom, then can I wear it this time? You already got to wear it once, I haven’t worn it yet.

Feng Ming blinked his big round eyes a few times, with a look of anticipation.

Rong Tian pinched his smooth cheeks and laughed, “That was made according to my size. If you wear it, won’t it be too loose and immediately fall off?”

FM: Nonsense! Comparing to yours, mine is bigger!

Feng Ming was so angry his cheeks were red, knowing that his words were quite exaggerated.

FM: Even though it can’t compare to yours, but the condom is flexible, so how can it be loose? Are you calling me an idiot, believing that I never saw a sheep gut before?

RT: Who would dare to call you an idiot?

After finishing, he didn’t allow Feng Ming to continue speaking nonsense as he picked him up and carried him over his shoulder, both heading straight to the bedroom.

CHAPTER 5

The results proved that Rong Tian was wise and brave in bed as he was on the battlefield.

No matter how famous Duke Ming was in using tricks and cheeky tactics, he still suffered a crushing defeat under Rong Tian’s tender advances. It was hard to avoid another night of lovemaking and once again he experienced a different unique sensation of having the condom inside his body.

Fortunately, the new condom was greatly improved and was no longer falling off during movement again.

After the intense physical labor, both of them felt a slight numbness throughout their body, just like floating on the clouds. They continued to pant heavily, lying side by side, and enjoying the subtle pleasure of each other skin contact.

In a short moment, Feng Ming opened his large eyes and stared at the wooden carving on the head of the bed as if he was concentrating intently about something. He suddenly said, “Our Prime Minister is quite capable.”

Rong Tian swatted heavily at Feng Ming’s bottom and said angrily, “How dare you mention another man’s name at this time.”

Feng Ming lazily turned over, choosing the most comfortable position; he placed one of his legs across Rong Tian’s body and laughed, “So you do get jealous. It’s understandable. Lie Zhong Liu is very skillful, handsome and has a pleasant temper. You should be worried.”

The naked young man next to him was like a sparkling jade that was carefully carved out. His undulating curves in the dark, looming in front of him couldn’t resist Rong Tian from using his hand to caress the lovely buttocks and gleefully praised, “So smooth.”

Feng Ming’s body became weak under his touch; a burst of numbness was felt from his lower back. He gently bit his lips as he fell against Rong Tian’s broad strong chest.

“Who did you said was more skillful than me? More handsome and had a pleasant temper?” Rong Tian deliberately asked.

Feng Ming laughed in a low inaudible tone.

Rong Tian snorted coldly as he aggressively stroked the cute little object located between the two small jewels with the tips of his fingers in a sliding motion. He purposely abandoned the small opening that was contracting nervously inside.

This body, Rong Tian understood it even more than Feng Ming.

Not for long, Feng Ming’s eyes was in a daze, exposing an unbearable pathetic expression. Rong Tian was very hateful since he refused to move his fingers further down a notch.

“Hey!”

“Ah?” Rong Tian leisurely glanced at him.

Feng Ming’s heart was beating faster, his breathing became rapid and his legs were weakened. Lying supine, he held onto Rong Tian closely, waiting to be filled with tender love. Rong Tian still had a calm expression. Feng Ming couldn’t wait any longer as he lifted his bottom half against Rong Tian’s chest. Arching for a while, he not only did not get a reaction from Rong Tian, but instead the area below his abdomen was burning up under the pressure. He opened his mouth to let out a moan before biting the small red bump on Rong Tian’s chest.

“Ah!” Rong Tian laughed in excitement„ “Just a while ago, who said that he didn’t want to continue again tonight?”

Feng Ming was embarrassed, he couldn’t resist and softly punched Rong Tian’s pillow as he fiercely threatened him, “Hurry up and do it, don’t be wordy! Otherwise, you’ll end up like this pillow!”

Rong Tian didn’t want him to continue mouthing on so he turned Feng Ming around, lying prone on the bed and tucked the pillow underneath Feng Ming.

He patted Feng Ming’s lovely buttocks, issuing a crisp “flapping” sound as he arrogantly asked, “Who did you just say was jealous?”

“Are you planning on bruising my butt?” Feng Ming wailed out loud.

“Alright, alright, I won’t hit it, I won’t hurt you.” Rong Tian had another intention in mind, “But I can touch it, right?” Indeed, Rong Tian no longer slapped Feng Ming’s buttocks, but instead used another type of torture, stroking the area.

Rong Tian’s touch and examination caused Feng Ming to inhale a cold breath of air, still moving his waist in anxiety. The same sensation was felt, using the remaining body fluids from the passionate intercourse from a while ago, the entrance swallowed the foreign object inside, reaching straight to the hilt.

Pleasure and pain overflowed at once as Feng Ming cried out.

Rong Tian continued thrusting while he let out a mischievous smile, “Ah, Lie Zhong Liu is not bad. If it wasn’t for his proposal, then we would be departing tomorrow. How would we have a chance to enjoy this moment?”

Feng Ming could feel the fiery rampage through his entire body. The thought of Lie Zhong Liu was long forgotten when he closed both of his eyes tightly and he moaned inconsistently underneath Rong Tian....

The next morning, it was inevitable that his entire lower back was in pain. But last night, it was him who had boldly initiated and pleaded to Rong Tian. Therefore, Feng Ming silently endured the consequences of his over-indulgence.

Chiu Lan, Chiu Xing, and Chiu Yue came to serve them as usual in their grooming and dressing. Feng Ming suddenly remembered about Lie Er and asked Chiu Yue and Chiu Xing about him.

Chiu Xing’s face grew bright red, her lips pressed tightly together without saying anything.

Chiu Yue replied, “Last night, he drank so much, he was walking unsteadily. The two of us accompanied him back to his room, placed him onto the bed and helped wash his face with water before leaving. Rong Hu said he was afraid Lie Er might drink some more. Last night, I secretly checked up on him and indeed he was still awake. His hand was still holding a bottle of wine he had stolen from who knows where. I had to persuade him many times before he agreed to hand over the bottle to me and go to sleep. Lie Er was too stubborn, if Prince Yong Yi was here, perhaps he would be more obedient.”

Chiu Yue suddenly covered her mouth, still laughing hysterically as her whole body trembled.

Feng Ming and Chiu Lan were surprised, “Chiu Yue, what are you laughing about?”

“Chiu Xing, she....”

“Chiu Yue, if you dare to say anything, I’ll hit you!” Chiu Xing’s face was bright red as she quickly grabbed her pigtail in her hands and gave a warning stare at Chiu Yue.

Chiu Yue wasn’t afraid of the warning as she sneered back, “If you beg me, then I might be able to hide it for you, but since you threatened, I really want to say it.”

Feng Ming anxiously asked, “So what is it exactly?”

Chiu Yue loudly replied, “Last night, Chiu Xing was hugged by Lie Er and even kissed by him!” Everyone’s curiosity rose as they eagerly questioned about the overall situation.

Chiu Yue triumphantly spoke, “Last night when we accompanied Lie Er back to his room, Chiu Xing helped make the bed and I went outside to get the water for his face wash. I didn’t expect that when I came back, I saw Lie Er hugging Chiu Xing tightly.”

Chiu Xing angrily stomp her foot, “Chiu Yue, you’re dead meat! You shut up, shut up! You better watch out for I’ll tell everyone about you!”

“Ha, what’s there to say about me?” As Chiu Yue retold about the exciting part, she began acting out the gestures, “Lie Er was holding onto to Chiu Xing like this and was desperately saying, ‘I beg you, I beg you.’ Chiu Xing was hugged tightly by him that she didn’t dare to fight back. She was so scared, she yelled out, ‘Let go, hurry up and let go. I’m not Yong Yi, I’m not Yong Yi!’”

“Who said I wouldn’t dare hit him, I just didn’t want to.” At this time, Chiu Xing was helping Feng Ming with his clothes, but she left his sleeves hanging as she rushed over to Chiu Yue and gave her a kick.

Chiu Yue dodged the kick and continued to chuckle, “Yes, yes, he was holding you so tightly, that you weren’t able to hit him.” Her petite figure suddenly ran across the room and hid behind Feng Ming to avoid Chiu Xing’s retaliation.

FM: You two are very bold, using me as a shield. CL: What happened afterwards?

CY: What happened afterwards was interesting, Lie Er was getting emotional, saying ‘You’re not Yong Yi, of course you’re not Yong Yi. Who said you were Yong Yi?’ He continued yelling out which gave us all a shock. Chiu Xing, you heard him. Lie Er was clearly aware of the situation, he obviously knew the person he was holding was you and not Prince Yong Yi.

Feng Ming held the sisters’ hands tightly and asked what happened next.

Chiu Yue laughed, “And then while he was holding Chiu Xing tightly, he gave her a kiss on her lips.”

“Not true, not true! He just leaned his head over. I quickly blocked him and he just touched his lips on my hand.” Chiu Xing was embarrassed while trying to quickly dissolved the situation.

“What do you mean touch your hand?” Just then, a voice suddenly traveled forth.

Lie Er, Rong Hu, and Zi Yan suddenly appeared at the door.

With the new appearance of the group, the atmosphere became more lively.

As if she had found solid proof, Chiu Yue pointed at Lie Er’s nose, “Hurry and admit it, Lie Er. Last night, you obviously held Chiu Xing and kissed her on the lips.”

Chiu Xing whined at the accusation, “No, it’s not true. Chiu Yue is making things up! Lie Er, hurry and clarify the situation.”

Lie Er had just gotten over his hangover, his beautiful eyes were a bit swollen, but he was still the same as usual, lively and carefree. Just listening to the two sisters for a bit, he already knew what they were fighting about. He chuckled, “Being hugged and kissed by a handsome man like me is a blessing you don’t encounter in three lifetimes. Come here, Chiu Yue. Don’t you want to have a piece of this blessing as well?” After finishing, he stretched out his arms towards Chiu Yue and ran over to her.

Chiu Yue screamed as she turned and fled from him.

Chiu Xing was standing behind her so she mischievously pushed her into the direction of Lie Er.

Lie Er accepted the “gift” with open arms as he embraced Chiu Yue tightly, he gave a smirk and leaned his head over the horrified face of Chiu Yue. He gave a fierce “popping” kiss and loudly praised, “Not bad, not bad. It seems normal at first glance, but once kissed, it’s quite smooth. That’s right, Zi Yan,” Lie Er turned around to face Zi Yan and asked, “Do you want to have a try?”

“Don’t, don’t!” Chiu Yue almost burst into tears.

“I declare everyone to stop, are you done causing trouble now?” Still sitting quietly to the side, Rong Tian finally spoke up, “Chiu Yue, Chiu Xing, quickly prepare Feng Ming’s clothes. Chiu Lan, quickly bring over the morning meal. Lie Er, quit stirring up trouble and stand to the side while reflecting on your behavior for me. Zi Yan, if there is something to report, please say it.”

ZY: After arriving at Yue Zhong, one of the spies I’ve sent had came back. He had met with Empress Dowager at the designated secret location. Coincidentally, Empress Dowager had just arrived there. According to her, after Your Majesty was no longer on the ship, the route of Aman River did not have any more blockage. But in order to avoid the disclosure of the trail, Empress Dowager disembarked and came ashore, disguised herself and continued traveling on the road. Even though they were traveling on land, it was a smooth trip compared to ours. They were able to use the horse carriage; therefore, they quickly arrived at the designated location.

Thinking about his huge family assets, Feng Ming interrupted Zi Yan, “Then what happened to the fleet of ships?”

ZY: The fleet of ships continued traveling along the Aman River under Luo Deng’s instruction. Duke Ming doesn’t need to worry. The Holy Master Xiao is a person with frightening reputation. As long as His Majesty is not aboard the ship, with no important political figure involved, no one would dare to provoke a fleet of ships owned by the Xiao family and offend the Holy Master.

RT: Empress Dowager still doesn’t know that our plans have changed.

“That’s right. Therefore, I have sent someone to give this message to Her Majesty.”

After listening to Zi Yan’s report, Rong Hu was a bit puzzled, “If the new Prince of Yong Yin knew that we have boarded the ship and purposely threw the rocks into the river to disrupt us then why after we came ashore, the fleet of ships no longer encountered obstacles? If he is cohering with Rong Tong, then he had to stop the ships at any cost.”

When Rong Hu finished saying that, Feng Ming also realized something.

“That’s right, it’s really strange!” Feng Ming felt startled, “Could it be that he knew we had left the ships?”

Rong Tian shook his head, “Yong Quan could not have known about that. Not just that, this fool probably didn’t know our whereabouts let alone place rocks obstructing our fleet of ships. If he was a wise man, then that year, Lie Er wouldn’t have allowed him to sit on top of Prince Yong Yi’s throne.

FM: If it’s not Yong Quan, then who could it be?

RT: Who else could it be? (Rong Tian gave a wry smile).

FM: Who?

Rong Tian let out a helpless sigh, motioning his finger for Feng Ming to come. Feng Ming just finished dressing so he obediently walked up next to him.

RT: Use your simple minded little head and think about it. How did we arrive at Yue Zhong? Who was the one who had the knowledge and carefully planned everything, bringing this small remote defensible city within our hands?

FM: It couldn’t be Lie Zhong Liu, could it?

“What did Duke Ming said about it couldn’t be me?” A vibrant voice came from behind.

Feng Ming was scared that he suddenly turned around; the handsome face of Lie Zhong Liu fell within his sight.

It’s true that in the daytime, you shouldn’t mention the person and at night time you shouldn’t mention ghosts —- Indeed when you mention Cao Cao, Cao Cao really arrives.

LZL: What did Duke Ming just said about me? Feng Ming coughed loudly.

Lie Er answered on behalf of Feng Ming, “Duke Ming wanted to ask, at Aman River the person who threw the rocks into the river couldn’t have been Prime Minister, could it?”

LZL: Ah, so that’s what this is about. Of course it was me.

FM: If Prime Minister didn’t want us to travel by water route, then why didn’t you tell us directly? You have great persuasion skills so I believe everyone would be convinced by you. Why did you have to resort to a disruptive method? Making us believe that our whereabouts were exposed. Not only did this hinder our travel but other vessels will be concerned as well.

LZL: Doesn’t Duke Ming think that this is more interesting? You don’t need to worry about other vessels. Xiao family’s cargo ships have a deeper draft than the other ships; therefore, the other vessels will not be trapped by the boulders within the river. I have already calculated this.”

ZY: This isn’t right. During that time, Prime Minister was still on the ship and never left my sight. How could Prime Minister have arranged for the boulders underneath the riverbed?

LZL: I have already arranged them earlier. My guess was very exact. Apart from Xi Lei, where else would you go? The day before, I ordered someone to place the rocks there and rode a horse along the shore, waiting for you to pass by.

LE: (laughed) That is really interesting. Come here, let me give you a hug to show my admiration. Lie Er held out his arms in hope to give Lie Zhong Liu a warm hug.

Lie Zhong Liu’s face became pale. He desperately flung the arms away, “No, no. I have always been an up-right person and dislike touching hands and feet...”

Everyone was surprised for a moment, regarding Lie Zhong Liu’s reaction.

With other people, it’s understandable, but with Lie Zhong Liu who is a hopeless romantic and beauty hungry pervert, as long as someone is pleasing to his eyes, he would eagerly hug that person without hesitation.

How come he suddenly had a change of personality?

Being rejected by Lie Zhong Liu, Lie Er sneered, “Alright, we won’t touch hands and feet so we’ll use a different method. Kissing should be fine then.” After finishing, his thin red lips puckered up as they advanced forward.

RT: Lie Er, quit stirring up trouble.

Lie Er shuddered and didn’t dare to joke around anymore. Feng Ming gently told Lie Er to come over and sit next to him, which he did.

Chiu Lan prepared the morning meal and brought it over to them. Feng Ming asked if everyone had ate. Lie Er shook his head. Rong Hu was silent. Zi Yan ate some gruel earlier.

LZL: I have already eaten, but seeing these delicious dishes, I can’t help but feel a bit hungry.

FM: If that’s so then no matter if you ate or not, everyone can eat this meal together and converse. Chiu Lan, bring over some more chairs and tea over here.

CL: Aiya! I only thought His Majesty and Duke Ming would eat the meal. The dishes are not many as I don’t think we’ll have enough for everyone. It seems that I will need to make a bit more.

Chiu Lan quickly rushed outside the room with the other two maids and headed straight for the kitchen.

Chiu Xing and Chiu Yue immediately brought over more tables.

LE: These heavy tasks, how can I let the women take care of it, allow me to help you.

Lie Er brought over the chair he was currently sitting on.

Zi Yan and Rong Hu also took action and brought over tables and chairs.

Feng Ming looked at his weak hands, straightened himself up as he said, “I also need to be a gentleman.” He carried the chair he was sitting on towards the direction of the dining room.

If he hadn’t carried the chair, he would have not known how heavy it was. Feng Ming realized he shouldn’t have ordered Chiu Lan to bring some more chairs over.

Lie Zhong Liu was still sitting, leisurely watching everyone carrying the chairs and tables. He didn’t say anything as if waiting for something.

In a short moment, Rong Tian also stood up.

Rong Hu, Zi Yan, and Lie Er quickly rushed over to him, but Rong Tian waved his hand dismissively and asked, “Could it be that a King like myself can’t even carry a chair?”

He pulled up his sleeves and carried the chair and table over.

The corner of Lie Zhong Liu’s lips curved upward but did not said anything, still sitting like a solid rock.

Rong Hu and everyone else saw him like that, they went over and asked him to move aside.

“Prime Minister, the dining room does not have enough seating, I request for you to move about. Once we’re done, you can continue sitting.”

“Ah?...” Lie Zhong Liu nodded his head as he casually commanded, “Tell Duke Ming to come here and move it.”

Feng Ming had just moved the chair he was sitting and was still breathing heavily. Hearing Lie Zhong Liu suddenly call out for him, he lifted his head up and stared at him wide-eyed.

Thinking a bit, he obediently went over and nodded his head, “No worries, I’ll carry it over.” Once more, he pulled up his sleeves.

Feeling a bit disgruntled, Rong Hu shouted out, “Duke Ming...” “Allow me to carry it.” A voice from behind was heard.

Rong Tian had came back from the dining room. He also pulled back his sleeves and stepped forward in front of Lie Zhong Liu.

“Ha ha ha ha ha...!” Lie Zhong Liu suddenly laughed loudly. He stood up, with one hand holding onto the back of the chair and the other rubbing his belly, laughing without any manners.

Seeing him laugh, everyone looked at each other in confusion. They didn’t know what wrong nerve the Prime Minister had plucked.

Everyone was still not over the shock when Lie Zhong Liu suddenly stopped laughing and exhaled a long sigh.

Feng Ming looked at him strangely and carefully lay out his question, “Prime Minister, why did you suddenly laughed and then suddenly sighed?”

Lie Zhong Liu stared deeply into the flawless eyes, his lips revealing a wry smile, “I was laughing at the God’s will.”

“The God’s will?”

What kind of mysterious answer is this?

Feng Ming scratched his head in curiosity.

“It is the God’s will that brought Duke Ming and Xi Lei King together.” “Ah.” Feng Ming nodded his head in agreement.

Chapter 6

If it wasn’t for God’s will, then how would his soul have drifted into the body of the fake Crown Prince of Xi Lei – An He.

If it wasn’t for the help of the Gods, then he would never have met and loved Rong Tian nor would they be together again despite countless obstacles.

Feng Ming expressed a sense of happiness, while Lie Zhong Liu was shaking his head at the other end. He faced Feng Ming and said, “Duke Ming seems to not understand what I mean.”

“I understand.”

Chapter end