Volume 2 Chapter 20 (1/2)
Notes:
‘A weak stream flows three thousand but there’s only one ladle’ This is the forinates from one of the most famous novels written in China It is called ‘A Dream of Red Mansions’ by Cao Xue Qin My interpretation: Water is necessary for life Thus the ladle (spoon) is what feeds you life by transferring the water It can iven from one source The authoress inserted ‘Dare’ and I inserted ‘Li’ to allow a relative comparison
Li an old Chinese measurement equates to 500 meters (03 Miles)
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Once Feng Ming slipped quietly froreeted with pitch black As heTian, he occasionally encountered guards on patrol Each personnel carried a handy spear to ward off attackers
The warm atmosphere of the party and the lively music was isolated within the banquet roo to pick up and its tendrils attacked Feng Ming’s bare skin The Prince shrugged and nestled his head into his collar hoping to trap what heat he could
The Regent King’s suspicions he had desperately tried to deny were now a harsh reality Hearing the King’s accusations was one case, when it came to play it left him numb
With a deceitful smile Official Xia had atteoes he was surrounded by conspiracies waiting to juht and an uneasy feeling welled inside the pit of his sto Tian…” he choked out as he entered the bedcha the banquet cru Tian’s arms and whispered incoherently, “Official Xia really…he really…”
Finding his lover treht his arvoice he reassured the Prince, “Everything will be fine He can’t hurt you”
Fenglooked up, his eyes atery and innocent like a newborn fawn Feng Ming’s distress was pulling at the King’s heart strings He planted a soft kiss on Feng Ming’s ear
“As long as I a Ming was caught up in their hts wavered to rerunted and wiggled out of the King’s hold
He dabbed at his eyes before reporting in detail the conversation he had with Official Xia
Once he reached the tale of a young man on over the world’sTian understood why the youngwas embarrassed as he aardly explained, “I was a hot blooded youth, I heard about this incoave hilare that had the intensity of a thousand suns “Here I was assu it was just a ridiculous story Official Xia spun to coax ’s flirtatious nature, perhapsTian had a beauty hiding in seclusion waiting for the day he beca serve as a concubine’
Feng Ming thought about the eleven countries that were in disagreee sum He couldn’t help but to vent his frustration He snatched up the bedside curtains, squeezed it between his clenched fists and gnawed the ’s reaction aently yank veil froe hand delicately caressed the boy’s cheek, “If you hate erly replaced the curtains with his hand for Feng Ming to punish
Feng Ming wasn’t willing to carry out his anger on the King, his face darkened and he turned his head away fron an injury to boost an enemy’s confidence’ won’t work this time Our time should be used to focus on how to deal with Official Xia”
Rong Tian repeated Feng Ming’s interesting use of words ‘feign an injury to boost an ene on to the critical situation
“As matters have reached this point, I have no choice but to revealyour arrival in the courtyard I will order Rong Hu to capture him from the shadows and keep hi and have him lead our three thousand troops to surround and scour the valley If they discover Li’s soldiers staging an aainst Xia In case there is no a Hu has always on the low and his identity is always masked We can pass Xia’s abduction off to an unknown assailant fro Tian had given their proble his tactic He even calculated room for error and how to deal with the after and he , “You better order General Tong’s troops to be careful, if Mei Ji truly lives in seclusion in that valley we don’t want to accidentally bring her any har’s face blanked from surprise before it transited into an appreciative s so attentive towards Mei Ji? I just saw soer on an inani was not amused nor did he yield He coldly replied, “This is the world’s greatest beauty that on over by a four hour staring contest She is in line to be a concubine Naturally, we have to protect her so she can fulfill her wishes”
Rong Tian clicked his tongue and shook his head He ’s hands in his own and stared deeply into his lover’s eyes
His deep voice masked with sultry seduction, “The land is vast under the heavens but there will only be one Feng Ming”