Feng Yu Jiu Tian Volume 15 Chapter 5.4

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The hand holding the sword automatically gripped harder as Zi Yan hesitantly asked, “Duke Ming… you want to send me to Dan Lin as the special envoy?”

“Well, there’s no one more suited than you.” Feeling his tone was a bit strange, Feng Ming further asked, “You’re not willing?”

“This subordinate doesn’t dare to refuse. Duke Ming’s order, this subordinate will of course comply with.”

His answer was given with composure.

However, he felt as if that man’s lascivious and wicked eyes were looking at him from afar in ridicule, filling him with dread.

Zi Yan restrained the overflowing waves of emotion deep inside and asked in a calm and collected tone, “Duke Ming, during my stay in Dan Lin, may I know who the person in charge of our liaison is? And when do I need to set off?”

“About this…” Feng Ming scratched his head while deep in thought for a while. He then muttered to Rong Tian asking for an opinion. “The peace treaty was signed with Dan Lin’s prince, He Di. All matters regarding the luminous sand’s profit and the trading details were designated to him… so… wouldn’t that make him the person who will be working with Zi Yan?”

Rong Tian nodded in agreement.

The contents of the peace treaty were already shown to him the previous night by Rong Hu.

He already knew that Zi Yan would be sent to Dan Lin.

Zi Yan was Rong Tian’s loyal follower. Anywhere he was ordered to go, he would, even if he felt slightly reluctant. But Dan Lin was too important. Not only did they need access to the trading route, they also needed to get their hands on the sand to make weapons.

Even if Feng Ming hadn’t signed him off as their representative, taking the overall situation into consideration, perhaps Rong Tian still would have sent him off to Dan Lin because he was capable of working independently and had always been loyal to him.

This was Feng Ming’s first time signing a treaty and dispatching an envoy, therefore in front of his beloved, he couldn’t help but want to show off his splendor. He switched to a more serious and conscientious manner of speech.

“Zi Yan, we will follow the treaty accordingly. You will keep in touch with Dan Lin’s second Prince He Di and establish a good rapport. Oh, right… he kind of looks evil, so he probably isn’t a good person. You should always take a little precaution when dealing with him. However, returning to our main topic, he is an important ally and the navy under his command is very powerful, brave and skilled in naval warfare. We don’t have any other alternatives, so make sure not to offend him. Hehe, in fact, it’s fine if there is no sincerity in your heart as long as you deal with him courteously.”

“This subordinate understands.”

“As for when…” Feng Ming thought for a while before saying, “We made an arrangement with Prince He Di to meet in Tong’s capital, so wait until we arrive and I will take you to meet him. Anyways, we have already arrived in the Tong Kingdom and their seaside is not very far from Dan Lin’s. Coincidentally, my current relationship with the Kingdom of Tong’s Royal Uncle is quite good, so perhaps we can accomplish our goal of establishing a trading route sooner than we expected. Hey, Rong Tian, my old man gave us one year to complete the task, right?”

Rong Tian had numerous headaches trying to find a solution to Master Xiao’s requirement.

Now that a ray of light had shined down on his problem, his heart felt extremely light from the lifted burden, but of course he knew the sun wouldn’t shine forever. Something was sure to happen in the future to upset things. But how could it compare to the way they were originally stuck doing nothing. So, with a smile on his face, he replied, “Yes, therefore we need to make the best use of our time. If this matter can be accomplished, Teacher should also look at you in a new light.”

“The fact that he didn’t use his sword to deal with me was already good.” Feng Ming really felt fearful regarding the matter. He weakly whispered his words while completely oblivious of Zi Yan’s inner turmoil. 

On the outside, he looked calm, however, internally there was a raging storm of emotions wreaking havoc.

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