Volume 13 (1/2)

Feng Yu Jiu Tian

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Translator: Christy Editors: Fern, Joy, Manu, Jolly

Chapter 1

It drizzled for several days

The spring rain continued to drag on, falling subtly but yet lightly It wasn’t cold and even if so and drenched wet, he would not feel unco rain came quietly and stopped silently The fresh air in the early et up early, surprised that the eather had passed The sun rose fro across the land, bringing happiness within the hearts of everyone

The orchestratedcarefully planned had almost reached the co?”

The spacious living roo and the others’ secret location There were 20 highly skilled hench the outside and another 20 elite bodyguards of Rong Tian’s, along with Rong Hu and Luo Yun, the two lead bodyguards in charge Those who participated in the secretYin General Le Ting

“Everything is prepared” In these recent days of close liaison, Le Ting and everyone within Feng Ming’s circle beca was completely put

aside and now everyone had co arrived he wore a large black hat covering his face and softly said, “The execution ground has been dug up and can hide a person The wooden box that I ordered has also been nailed properly and can be used on the execution day”

Feng Ming quickly crossed his arms and said, “The wooden box doesn’t need to be prepared properly This ic trick will make everyone aht speculate that so on In my opinion, you just need to prepare a pile of wood, then at that time, the wooden box can be made to indicate that you weren’t involved and did not have any ulterior ht about it, raised his head and laughed, “You’re right I’m not involved, even the box will beQuan won’t suspect anything as they flee in anger, haha”

“Oh? And regarding your brother­in­law” Feng Ming turned around to look at Tai Can

Tai Can’s dead­end situation had been saved; therefore, he was very grateful to Feng Ming If Feng Ming were to say so questioning hi’s words I’ll pretend to be bedridden, stricken by sadness Yesterday, I pulled myself up to visit my brother­in­law for the last ti’s plans as well”

“Did you carefully relay the e? This skit is very iic shoill be foiled” Feng Ming gravely reiterated his concerns in the , please rest assured This matter is related to my brother­in­law’s life, how can I mess it up? I have repeated it to him many times and he has uttered it back sood, very good” Feng Ming let out a long sigh

It’s so tiring! Everything is easier said than done, and this h he see all these people, the person who is most worried is him Because the consequences are very serious With any other ic show, if it fails, thethat, there won’t be many people to praise it But this is not like that If there is the slightest flaw and someone were to create suspicion, then the Xiao fa Yin conflict The consequences will also put the warround is like belittling the law, the punishment is the sa and everyone else will lose their lives

That wine brewer must die in a way that won’t cast any shadow of doubt

Le Ting was familiar with the battlefields and had killed e person This invigorating gaht now, everything is ready The execution had been announced three days ago, I have ordered people to spread the news and the execution ground will be held at the gates of Fan Cheng Since the prisoner in Fan Cheng is a famous wine brewer and an innocent person nonetheless, there will be a huge crowd of people”

“With sokilled my brother­in­law”

“Blessed the heavens, this innocent person can finally be saved” Chiu Lan placed her pal her eyes Opening theain, she quickly said, “I hope everyone will be safe, Duke Ming will accoood deed”

FM: What does this have to do with accoood deed? Since I’ve witnessed injustice, I just wanted to help out It isn’t about fulfilling a good deed

CL: Duke Ming, saving ood fortune You can’t look down upon good fortune If in the future you were to ht be ood deeds you’ve done, they will help Duke Ming

CX: Duke Ming doesn’t need to pay attention to her Chiu Lan was feeling bored these past few days and went to the library on the shi+p to read so the books, she found one that talked about Good Fortune After reading it, she’s been doing all sorts of good deeds to create good fortune

FM: A couple more days when I have free time, I would like to take a look at that book Since we’ll have lots of free time, we can both read and discuss it

CL: This isn’t so fondly touched her face and pinched her cheek, no longer arguing with her

He turned around to glance over at Tai Can and Le Ting After a while, his handso a rare sole event, does anyone have any concerns after thinking it over carefully?”

LT: We have gone through this for a few days now, all the issues we’ve co shouldn’t worry toodown as he thought once s that we can do have been done carefully”

“Then that’s good” Feng Ming asked, “When is the execution ti went silent for a bit, then hollered out that even his loud voice frightened hiht, ju while he tilted his head and s is ready, noait for the opportune ti a dead person to life can officially o and prepare No need to worry, just do it This plan of Duke Ming will be successful!”

LT: I will immediately head back now In the afternoon, I will personally travel to the execution ground at the gates of Fan Cheng and take on the responsibility of Execution Supervisor

TC: I also have to quickly go home and pretend to be sick At the time of the execution, I also want to pretend to be overly emotional and faint Once I return home, I will powder my face pale white and practice my lines so Ming escorted the at his maids, he spread his hand and asked, “Hoaswas the first one to answer

Chiu Yue said, “Very deter’s plan will be successful” Chiu Lan added, “The way Duke Ming ju exhaled a long breath, “I still can’t convey the sa Tian Ah, I’er will turn into a puppy Actually, theand my back was filled with cold sweat” He wiped his forehead that was also covered in cold sweat

CY: I’ll help wipe it for you, Duke Ming If Duke Ming is afraid, then you shouldn’t worry yourself with thisis , thinking about how to save people This ic trick We have accepted His Majesty’s order to look after Duke Ming, hoping that, while Duke Ming is on the road, the less he involves hiot himself involved in this

CX: This matter will be over in the afternoon, why are you still ic, weren’t you the one who clapped and yelled that it was exciting?

CY: It is exciting, but it’s still scary when the tiht, alright I’ue anyht This ives

CL: Actually, I was hoping to persuade Duke Ming out of it The seven nation trip has just started and we still don’t knothat isn’t related to us, it would be best to not be involved

FM: Ah, now I’ to you The three of you just said that saving an innocent person is a good thing and then later said not to get involved, that there’s no need to stir things up Can all of you give me an affirmable opinion?

Before he finished, the three h, they blurted out, “We are also very troubled! We don’t want to see an innocent person suffering and hope that Duke Ming can be safe without having to worry about outsideof us?”

All threehow they hated it when he thinks about others first and forget about how he’s putting hi ad so he looked over at Rong Hu for help However, Rong Hu didn’t knohat to do, so Feng Ming glanced over at Luo Yun, “Why don’t Luo Yun express his thoughts about this?”

Luo Yun was sitting to one side holding his sword across his chest, leaning against the ith his eyes closed He opened his eyes i as he coldly stated, “If you’re afraid then don’t get involved If you’re already involved, then don’t be afraid Young Lord is both afraid and involved, which is very puzzling to others”

Feng Ming wrung his hands, feeling depressed, he said, “Even though I’m afraid, I have to intervene”

Luo Yun scornfully asked, “Why?”

FM: Because avoiding is not thehe is afraid of will he be able to gain courage

Luo Yun’s eyes suddenly shi+ned, he slowly turned around and stared at Feng Ming Feng Ming changed his expression fro at hiht?”

LY: They are not wrong

Feng Ming shtly, then asked in a friendly e your attitude towards me, so can you not be cold as ice anyht and day, you always have a sullen face towardsme so much pressure”

“I can’t” Luo Yun lazily stood up, “I’ Lord doesn’t need to waste such thoughts on ht, and will return shortly”

Without waiting for Feng Ming’s reply, he carried his sword and walked straight outside

Feng Ming stared as his back slowly disappeared Feng Ming began scratching his head and said in agony, “How coivesLord?”

CY: Duke Ming shouldn’t worry about it He was born with that gloo to do with Duke Ming

CX: Why does Duke Ming want Luo Yun to have a different attitude towards you? This person, if compared to a rock, is even more stubborn He is not the type of person toneeds to do to eneer Therefore, before we head there, we have to first resolve our internal conflict so the people of Xiao faive their respect to Duke Ming and faithfully protect him Otherwise, there will be a repetition of the events that occurred on the shi+p on the first day A family confronted by two sides is not the way it should be

CX: Chiu Lan is as that she just saidHu, I don’t believe that she thought of it

FM: I’ of a way to help me Anywayit wasn’t because of the Xiao Family’s henchmen that I wanted to please him

“Then what is it for?”

FM: It’s just because I feel that there’s some sort of closeness between him and I

The three maids looked at each other Closeness between Luo Yun and hi’s view about others see Ming is alright and Feng Ming replied that he tried very hard to come up with an impressive speech for Luo Yan, but yet it didn’t have any effect on hi Hu where he just went

RH: Ah, I went to see Luo Deng The upco execution, no matter if it’s successful or not, the Xiao fa to do with it Our shi+p ’s shore before the scheduled ti forward

FM: (nodded his head) You are still the attentive one Tell Luo Deng to set sail to leave It seeic trick ofthe shi+p forward and stop up ahead, then use a s, sneak you into the crowd observing the execution However, this relates to Duke Ming’s safety Leaving the large shi+p and sneaking into a huge crowd of people is very dangerous This o over with the Xiao Faree, I’ the shi+p will be a bit difficult

Feng Ming shrugged, then turned towards Chiu Xing as he reluctantly chuckled, “See, now do you understand why I need to be on friendly tero now, I have to consult with hi’s subordinate, how can that be? If Duke Ming wants to go soo talk to him

Chiu Yue pulled up her skirt, stood up, and then disappeared off

A short moment later, Chiu Yue triumphantly returned and announced, “Luo Yun said he has no objections If Duke Ming wants to go see it, he’s only responsible in protecting you as long as Duke Ming doesn’t cause any trouble while observing the lively event”

Feng Ming was extreratitude to Chiu Yue, but his feet suddenly jolted, a surprisedfro shore Wait until we head forward to a place without people and then we’ll sneak back to Fan Cheng

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Leaving Fen Chang port, Le Ting unobtrusively rode his horse slowly towards the sandy road heading south After riding for half a , the

passersby reduced in number He was about to pull out his whip to hasten his trip back to his estate andwas aes dashed in front of hi horses beside the carriages The two carriages were side by side and the line of guards conveniently blocked the road ahead Everyone’s sullen eyes were staring silently at Le Ting and they approached him

Needless to say, these people were here for hi unnerved, Le Ting slowed down his pace Pretending that sand got caught in his eyes, he raised his hand and rubbed his eyes as he took the opportunity to survey the situation behind hiot closer In fact, both sides got closer, pushi+ng Le Ting, one person on one horse, into the middle He could only pull the reins to his horse to a halt, and coldly shout out, “The world is filled with large roads, no one is without an alternative route Who is so arrogant that even this road cannot be traveled? Or do you intend to rob others instead?”

At this moment, both sides cae before a pleasant ?”

Because Le Ting was in a secrethis estate, he had changed his attire and disguised himself The clothes on him were civilian clothes and he deliberately placed a beard on his face and wore a large black hat He didn’t expect anyone to recognize hi was surprised, he tried to find a way to escape while asking, “Who are you?”

The person in the carriage laughed, “If you want to knoho I ae”

Le Ting looked around in all directions If it was under noruards; thus, he wouldn’t have to worry about these people Unfortunately, today was a secret ht now, it’s hard for his hands to counter the enemies’ four fists In a very desolated place, if he were attacked, his rotten corpsebe useless?

Le Ting looked left and right, he could no longer stall for time, therefore he could only te, several talla prey They i at his waist and searched his body When no other weapons were found, they finally lifted the curtain and allowed hi was so upset he clenched his teeth, and angrily stepped inside the carriage When he lifted his head, he was co man of only 19 or 20, a handso was quite normal There was a small square table in front of hih there was nothing special about the food, the plates holding the food were of pale green, an extre knew that at thiscoldly across at the young lad as sitting leisurely, he said, “How dare you! Kidnapping a General is a capital offense, are you aware of this?”

The person in the carriage was Xiao Liu He was in his early twenties, but his appearance was similar to Lie Er He has alreadylad However, compared to Lie Er, Xiao Liu see Tian, and under Rong Tian’s instructions, he raced towards Fan Cheng He wanted to stay there for a bit in order to figure out a way to save Tai Can’s brother­in­law, hoping that Tai Can will avoid i’s poon’t be further weakened He never i, he would hear news that Le Ting ordered to execute the prisoner today

Xiao Liu was very surprised Le Ting had always assumed a position of impartiality, and even if execution is inevitable, he shouldn’t be t hat eager to execute Tai Can’s brother­in­law He didn’t expect so Quan Without any other options, he could only send hiswas alone, capture him

Because the circumstance was too sudden, even with the person captured, what should he do? He still haven’t figured out a plan Although he was inwardly worried, Xiao Liu seeave a faint suts to do so Xiao Liu was ordered to come here I just wanted to request General to coe and ask a few questions That can’t be seen as kidnapping”

“Oh? On behalf of whose order?”

“Please have a look, General” Xiao Liu untied the token hanging on his waist and gave it to Le Ting He had been secretly lurking beside Yong Quan, working within Prince Yong Quan’s estate, so the token he pulled out was naturally fro’s eyes fell upon it, his face aled color and he whispered, “The Crown Prince’s estate?”

“That’s correct” Xiao Liu sainst the velvet walls of the carriage cos His Highness, Yong Quan, orderedthis up AfterTian, he didn’t have ti Quan Thinking that saving a person takes priority, Xiao Liu wanted to hand over the token, rescue the prisoner and then explain to Yong Quan

He just si suspicious of hi cold sweat

After hearing that he is one of Yong Quan’sfelt a sudden chill down his spine This was indeedQuan would care so ’s port, that he would dispatch his henchmen here Not only was this time different, they didn’t just discreetly observe the execution’s progress, but installed countermeasures as well

Could it becould it be that they have already figured out Feng Ming’sabout this, the cold sweat continued to flow If this is discovered, the prisoner and Tai Can will undoubtedly die Even he, Le Ting, had no chance of escaping For hi, but his wife and the three concubines, along with his children inside his residence will not be spared If Yong Quan dealt with his brothers without

Inside the narrow coht about it, the ’s plan was extrehtest hint or exposure, how did the Crown Prince find out about it? If the people of Yong Quan did not receive the news, then why are they deliberately stopping hi had been an official for many years, had he been fooled by the court? He orried inside, but his face did not reveal the slightest change Still keeping the same composure, he said, “So it’s Mister Liu from the Crown Prince’s estate The capital is quite distant and Mister Liu has been traveling hard, not caring for the trouble to co you would like to infor the wine brewer called Chao An”

“So it’s regarding that” Le Ting carefully re­examined his words as he slowly replied, “Then, Mister Liu, please report back to His Highness, Yong Quan, that this matter has been properly taken care of The prisoner will be sentenced today, and I will be the one to personally supervise the execution There will not be a single proble a headache because of Chao An’s execution today If that’s the case, then he cannot fulfill Rong Tian’s task Furrowing his eyebrows, he said, “Isn’t General a bit i eyed Xiao Liu suspiciously

Fro Quan’s point of view, his people are upset that Chao An couldn’t be killed earlier so that they could implicate Tai Can Unless they already knew about the plan later today If that’s the case, then the lives of those people involved will be at stake

Le Ting’s heart suddenly tightened, he could barely maintain his cal this case in a haste? This prisoner has given the King a barrel of sour Youzhi wine, going against the King’s orders, and is extre overdue Didn’t His Highness, Yong Quan, send a letter urging for the sentencing to be carried out as soon as possible and without further delay? I ahness”

This re Quan, pledging his allegiance with him, made Xiao Liu speechless

How could Xiao Liu not know that Yong Quan had been eyeing the city official post at Fan Cheng’s port? Right now, he was acting as a representative of the Crown Prince’s faction so how can he reveal his true intentions for co and was upset that he couldn’t just kick the fahteous General is this? Bullshi+t, he’s just like those bootlickers!

It see to take a neutral stance, when in fact, he was afraid of Yong Quan’s power Figures, he disregard sha Tai Can’s brother­in­law’s case to suck up to Crown Prince Yong Quan And thewas, Xiao Liu had to co a huhness, Yong Quan” Xiao Liu clenched his teeth as he forced hi very hard I will have to announce this to His Highness in the future However, what I said about General handling this matter hastily is justified You should know that the Cai Faenerations, executing a fa this case quickly ood for His Highness’ reputation”

After listening, Le Ting secretly let out a sigh of relief

So this stunt of seizing hie was because of this and here he thought this person had realised so was less worried and a bit calhteous look, he said, “Regarding thisQuan can rest assured This case has been delayed for a long time, and now is the best time to take care of it Nois in full accordance with the law of Yong Yin No one can criticize Prince Yong Quan about thisQuan only hopes that this case can be postponed for a fewwould be extrereement He also didn’t want to execute an innocent person However, theis ready to be iround had also been dug up in advance and if this cannot be carried out today, then traces of evidence will be present

Thinking about this, Le Ting responded adao, everyone knows that today will be the execution day If it is suddenly postponed, it will arouse criticism fro this for the sake of His Highness Yong Quan The sooner this matter is settled, thecontinuedQuan Xiao Liu was so angry he stared wide eyed at Le Ting for he could not find any other reason to stop hi to be h for Xiao Liu to hide his identity inside Yong Quan’s estate, yet to expose himself because of this trivial matter was not worth it Given the situation, had been soiven up and not pursue the matter further Xiao Liu may appear simple, but he was far h self­estee Tian and after h this task was not important, he made a promise to His Majesty He had to co a ed fro was captured without anyone’s knowledge and the uards and loyal to hiet rid of Le Ting without anyone knowing?!

Then when noon comes, without the appearance of the execution supervisor, the prisoner cannot be executed If Tai Can’s brother­in­law is not officially put to death, then Tai Can

won’t be implicated because of this case At the very least, before the court sends another new General, the city official post at Fan Cheng’s port will not be replaced

Xiao Liu thought for a , carefully calculating his next ed into this political battle of the two princes had no quarrel with this person, yet right now, this person has no regard for a hu Quan’s approval So why not just kill this co about it, Xiao Liu’s eyes flashed with entle arc as he methodical answered, “What General just said is correct It seems that I was overly worried Since that’s the case, please return to your estate I’ll leave the wine brewer, Chao An’s case in your hands”

How could Le Ting guess as going on inside Xiao Liu’s mind? It’s hard to blame hiine that Xiao Liu was Rong Tian’s spy Everything Le Ting said and done was in favor of Yong Quan It was obvious that Xiao Liu will have to release hi did not suspect a thing “That would be best Noon will coround I hope Mister Liu will report theQuan forXiao Liu farewell, he turned around and got out of the carriage

As his feet landed on the ground, behind hie Le Ting didn’t have tiathered around the carriage with a griht unawares, Le Ting received a strike to his nose and was suddenly dizzy He was taken aback With the skills he gained on the battlefields, he retreated in panic, raising his arm to fend off another strike, while the other hand was searching along his waist But he couldn’t feel anything By then, he realized his sas confiscated before entering the carriage With this second of hesitation, he suffered several blows to his back, it was so painful that he wanted to curl up on the floor Feeling afraid and uys want?!”

His mind quickly raced back For them to take action ruthlessly ’s plan! Otherwise, ould the people of Crown Prince do this?

It was upsetting that he didn’t kno theyand Tai Can were unaware of this If they act according to the plan, then they too ht fall into this trap No! Nocaptured by the Crown Prince’s henchardless of the attacks coht his way forward, pushi+ng the two brawny s, “Murderer! Murderer! I a Yin General Le” Before he could finish, he was knocked out hard and his body collapsed onto the soft yellow e was lifted “How’s the situation?”

“Reporting to Young Master, he’s lost consciousness” One of Xiao Liu’s subordinate used his foot to check for h “Just now, this person tried to shout for help Haha, this place is covered in sand, not a single spirit can hear hi Master, do you want to kill hier fro people without batting an eye All of them were not afraid of death With just one word fro the throat of a General was no different than killing a chicken

Xiao Liu was planning on nodding his head, but then re, he asked, “You have closely followed hio?”

“This person was sneaking into Fan Cheng’s port, we're not sure where he went because he disappeared in a blink of an eye We al him and cut off our trail Half an hour later, we found hi’s port”

Fan Cheng’s port? According to the news, the large shi+p of Xiao Fa? Could it be When thinking about this, Xiao Liu was horrified He stared down at the unconscious Le Ting lying on the ground Could this vicious person really want to kill Duke Ming to please Yong Quan?

The thoughta wine brewer to his death was not a big deal for Yong Quan But if he were to kill Duke Ming, the one who Xi Lei King Rong Tian loves the , would be very grateful to Yong Quan It would be a huge achievement Huh! How hateful!

Xiao Liu stared ferociously at thehim, but hesitated He ordered coldly, “Tie hi Tai Can is resolved, I would like to interrogate and torture hi today’s event, no , understand?”

His henchmen responded with a roar of coed his clothes then slipped into the croith Rong Hu on his left and Luo Yun on his right

The Youzi wine beco is a fact that everyone knows This case regarding Chao An is a criets executed, nine out of ten people in Fan Cheng will rush forth to see the boisterous event held at the city gate

“What a shame”

“Ah, I heard he offended the Prince”

“Quiet! You don’t want to live? Lower your voice”

The afternoon hasn’t arrived, yet everyone hispering non­stop along the sideline

“How are they going to live? An honestht, what a pity, his wife is also pregnant”

Feng Ming squir Hu and Luo Yun’s trifled look, he knew he had reached the closest point to the execution ground

The execution ground contained a wooden platfore stairs, rows of chairs were placed below and a table spread with satin cloth; which appears to be the seating for the execution supervisor and other officials In the middle of the platform was the place where the execution will be held, a thick wooden stump ­ the place where the prisoner will kneel down, and place his head onto before beheading

Feng Ming knew that the wooden stump wouldn’t be necessary for this plan of theirs No ’s ability was, he was not able to reconnect a person’s head back to the original foric, he only watched it on television Therefore, whether this plan is successful or not, will depend on everyone’s perfor to help out

Chao An’s wife and side with the to be “ill”

“Sistersister please don’t cry You’re still pregnant This is the lae have no other way, if you want to take a look” Not sure what kind of powder coating Tai Can placed on his face, but his face hite as a ghost Crying with tears and snot all over his face, his sobbing was even louder than his sister’s, “It’s all because of e This is not a good e and now you’ll become aWhat a pity forknew that he was acting, but he could not help but stare wide , the prisoner is here” Rong Hu’s voice whispered against his ear

Feng Ming stretched his neck up to look Indeed, there were a group of people corounds They earing the regular soldier outfit, ar a prisoner unifor while walking in the middle as if his soul was scant

“He’s here! He’s here!”

“About to be beheaded?”

When they saw the prisoner, the crowdisn’t here yet Rong Hu felt so should have arrived here much earlier

They both tried to rationalize that Le Ting htly delayed However, Luo Yun felt differently, stating, “So hi felt nervous, his face went pale and he tried to force a laughter

“That can’t be? Our planwas so perfect”

Rong Hu wasn’t pleased with Luo Yun scaring Feng Ming Glaring at hi happened?”

“This is a killer’s instinct” Luo Yun answered, ignoring Rong Hu’s glare, he turned his head to face Feng Ming, “Didn’t Young Lord said ‘to face your fears to build courage’? Your chance has coh After listening to him, he became more uneasy, and he stammered; “What IYin aruards We ht really beco wasn’t very good at converging his inner thoughts With his handso eyes, his pitiful look after being scared was too adorable

Luo Yun never expected that his words would scare Feng Ming like that He was both a his eyes to look at hi an insensitive tone of voice, he said, “If it’s leaked then it’s leaked The Xiao Family is unafraid of anyone If someone dares to hurt you, they will have to walk past h his expression was cold, his intention of protecting Feng Ming were clearly conveyed in his words

Feng Ming was deeply ht smile “Thank you”

Surprised, Luo Yun looked down in disgust at the hand Feng Ming was holding He tried to struggle free but couldn’t This place was filled with many people so he didn’t dare to use ave up on struggling, feeling e to continue hold his hand

Just then, Rong Hu suddenly said, “He’s here!”

Sure enough, a carriage cauards,held the highest position within the area He made the announcement that he will be there personally at noon to convict the prisoner according to the laws of Yong Yin During the ties were not allowed near the execution ground Everyone are of this

The curtains to the carriage lifted and the dignified person stepped out However, the i, whowas shocked, he thought that he didn’t see clearly so he quickly rubbed his eyes After taking a closer look, his face went pale, his heart dropped It wasn’t Le Ting at all Could Luo Yun’s words be true, so happened

“The Prince sent an envoy! Pay your respects!”

Feng Ming was still shocked wondering where Le Ting could be If it wasn’t for Luo Yun, pulling hi would have stood out froer

As the croas ordered to stand up, Feng Ming followed along There were no news about Le Ting and yet an envoy fro they were all afraid of

Tai Can, as sobbing on the sideline, noticed that soht His er than a pair of bells, a horrid look on his face displayed after seeing the unknown Crown Prince’s envoy

The crowd belohispering to each other, wondering why the Crown Prince’s envoy was here

Luo Yun knew that the situation had changed and could result in extrearding this unexpected change in events

Feng Ming was at a loss for words He didn’t knohat to do and bla Hu, Luo Yun, Tai Can and Le Ting were to meet with ic trick is this? Great, with all the preparations, the execution supervisor went ic trick is the worst one ever!

“This Crown Prince’s envoy is really strange” Rong Hu was e, but this isn’t the tiht now, the i iswhat should we do? God, if that envoy takes charge of the execution, do we really have to snatch the prisoner? Ah, Iit’s allHu stared at the Crown Prince’s envoy as standing on the platforlance, he couldn’t recognize hi, it see Ming thought Rong Hu said so off, so he responded, “Run? Where should we run to? No, I came up with his plan, I have to save the prisoner before the execution ti an innocent person?”

“Duke Ming, that person is Xiao Liu”

FM: What? Rong Hu, you know that person? Can you think of a way to resolve thisYin officials love bribery?

RH: He is originally one of us

FM: What? One of usHe he hethis Crown Prince’s envoy Say it one more time?

RH: He was sent by His Majesty as a spy within Yong Yin

Feng Ming stared at Rong Hu several ti, he let out a huge sigh of relief

FM: One of us?

RH: That’s correct

FM: One of us?

RH: Hush, Duke Ming Please don’t raise your voice, it will arouse attention FM: That’s rightone of us silently thank that his ic trick was still supported by the Heaven

He tilted his head and filled with e Hu He didn’t knohether to hug Rong Hu or give hiood kick Unfortunately with the present circumstances, he couldn’t do any of these two actions The only thing Feng Ming could do was to clench his teeth in dissatisfaction, “Why didn’t you say so earlier, do you want to scare your Royal Highness to death?”

RH: I just knew about it

LY: What should we do now?

FM: Whew, it turned out to be a false alarm The next course is to follow our plan Rest assured, if he is one of us, he will help us co Tian to be so aood

LY: I still don’t see how this Crown Prince’s envoy will help with co our plan FM: Hah?

LY: I don’t think he knohat our plan is

FM: Hah?

This can’t be! Could this pawn be placed rando Tian? He wasn’t ordered here to kill Chao An, was he?

They’re finished

TheHu decisively went to the edge of the execution ground, grabbed the panicky Tai Can and whispered in his eyes, “Quickly run up on the platform towards the Crown Prince’s envoy, cry to him and then”

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On the execution platfor was knocked out unconscious, he wasn’t planning onabout it, he felt a bit uneasy The execution notice was announced, so if the main execution supervisor was not present, there will still be a deputy execution supervisor And if that person were to put out the order to kill Chao An, then his hard ould go to waste To ensure that such things won’t happen, he had to personally take a trip to come here

“Master Liu, please drink so was the major General to execute the prisoner, therefore, officials fro ca unexpectedly disappeared; and the envoy of the Crown Prince who ca the tea, they showered hi words

“Haha, the weather is very sunny, Master Liu didn’ttirelessly from miles away, you are very loyal to the court”

“I’ve heardMaster Liu is a hly respected by Prince Yong Quan”

Xiao Liu forced a slanced around and then asked, “How co?”

“This” The deputy supervisor for Le Ting was silentlyto hi was, but while looking up at the colorful sky, he replied, “The General is probably ridden with a bunch ofhim, he will arrive shortly”

Xiao Liu secretly sneered Your general is currently tied up like a pastry, placed underneath the seat within e, perhaps he’ll never be able to arrive here at all

There was one official who told Xiao Liu that if General Le Ting doesn’t arrive, then Xiao Liu could always use his title as the Crown Prince’s envoy to execute the prisoner Xiao Liu knew this official pledge his loyalty to Prince Yong Quan and was disgusted by it, but he kept on a poker face

XL: We absolutely cannot do that His Highness is kind, benevolent and abides by the law If you want the person froe of this execution just because the main execution supervisor is not here, then if this rumor were to spread in the future, wouldn’t this tarnish His Highness’s reputation?

Xiao Liu knew that if an hour passed and Le Ting still hadn’t shown up for the scheduled ti to the law, the prisoner will be sent back to prison So right now, he had to endure all the flattery and sweet talk by the other officials for an hour

During this ti out

“He’s innocent! He’s innocent!” Tai Can burst into tears while he was crawling and scra onto the execution platform “Official, please re­examine the case! My brother­in­law is innocent! My sister is currently pregnant, a futureand a fatherless child, ill happen? Pleaseplease have e chubby physique, his actions were surprisingly swift Before anyone could react, Tai Can had already clung onto Xiao Liu’s leg and started crying If he was a noruards However, no matter what type of person Tai Can was, he was an official in Fan Cheng for several years Since the guards knew that he was an official, they didn’t dare to take action As for the other officials ere sitting on the platform, they shook their heads and half­heartedly said, “Brother Tai, please quickly stand up, if you need to say so”

“Brother Tai, I can understand your sadness, but regarding your brother­in­law’s matter, the law is ruthless”

“Let’s talk about it slowly, Brother Tai and quickly let go, this person is the Crown Prince’s envoy”

Xiao Liu’s leg was held tightly that he couldn’t move He was overly embarrassed, but felt a bit sympathetic towards Tai Can He wanted to tell Tai Can that he came here to save the prisoner, but since he couldn’t clearly state it, he placed a stone face and said, “Who are you? Being so rude towards ave the

conviction according to the law, are you saying that he is doing this because of personal interest? What nonsense! Quickly let go!” While bending over, he tried to push away the hands that were grabbing onto his leg

Tai Can aiting for this opportunity Seeing hi down, he i bolt, “Rong Hu requests that you meet up with him”

Xiao Liu was surprised that this person knew his identity and even Rong Hu While wondering what Rong Hu had to do with thiswithin the audience The other officials ere standing to the side were afraid that Xiao Liu would be angry so they rushed over to pull hied off the platform, Tai Can wiped his tears and comforted his sister

Xiao Liu was shocked, but he eventually swept his eyes over the people below the platfor Hu esture, which Xiao Liu silently understood

XL: Is there any place to let loose? (restroo, “Are you in a hurry? The city gates have a place which is fairly clean, allow me to show you the way”

XL: No need This

After asking for the direction, Xiao Liu brought two of his guards to follow behind Once he ca Hu was already waiting right there for his to ask ht now there is so out of time First off, take this paper

Xiao Liu took the sheet of paper, glanced over it quickly and asked, “What is this?”

RH: Duke Ming is determined to save Chao An’s life This is the rescue plan that our teah to bring this just in case Just follow the plan that is written, you have to rele word

XL: What?

RH: We have no other choice Originally, we discussed the plan with Le Ting and would perfor the execution, but we didn’t expect hi someone to find him will be too late, therefore, you will have to replace him Just take some time to memorize these lines, then head up to the platfor your position, you have all the qualification to take charge of the execution on Le Ting’s behalf Xiao Liu, this role is very important, whether or not Chao An can be saved depends on this ht? Why do you have a weird look on your face?

XL: Uh, Rong Hu

RH: If you have so to say, let’s talk about it later If noonti’s plan would becoht now is for you to memorize your lines, we don’t have much timeI knoe have to bother for your assistance this time

XL: Did you just said that this plan was discussed with Le Ting?

RH: Yes, it was At the criticalhad run off to, if he XL: I know

RH:could coreatAh? What did you just say?

XL: I said, I knohere Le Ting is

RH: You do? That’s great! That’s great! Where is he? How long until he arrives here?

XL: He’s in e? What is he doing on your horse carriage?

XL: Actually, he’s tied up and stuffed beneath the seat of e

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Those ere not involved with the plan wouldn’t know that even though the execution this time was ordinary, there were a lot of chaos within After knohere Le Ting was, Rong Hu used his fastest andand then with the sae and rescue Le Ting, pulling out the s a bowl of water on hiave two heavy slaps to his face, thus finally waking Le Ting from his unconscious state

RH: The Crown Prince’s envoy is a good person, because of his righteousness, he caic trick Hereanywaylet’s follow through with the plan

After explaining the current situation to Le Ting in the most si had iht inconspicuously to the re, and there he climbed onto a horse

In a short while, before noonti, suddenly appeared around the corner of the gates, as if he had experienced a long arduous journey, answering the eagerness cry of the people

“Look! Look!”

“The General is here!”

“That’s right! General Le Ting is finally here!” “Oh! The prisonerappeared, a sudden burst of noise was heard froht that their plan of bringing a dead person to life was exposed, silently glancing at Le Ting riding towards the execution platforuards onto the platform, did Tai Can remember what his responsibilities are He quickly rushed forward and started crying loudly

On top of the platfor who just arrived becao off to?”

“Reporting to the General, Master Liu of the Crown Prince’s estate has been waiting for a long ti with the General’s face? You’re bleeding!”

Co face to face with the polite and courteous words of his fellow officials after being knocked out unconsciously and reawaken afterwards, Le Ting was a bit overwhel his face, he unnaturally snorted, the corner of his eyes swept over towards Xiao Liu as sitting innocently to one side Le Ting could only reply, “Thisout of my estate, then that crazy ani me to injure myself”

“Ahso it was a horse” The officials answered in abrupt astonish u t s t o a s k L e T i n g : if h e h a d f a l l e n o f f t h e h o r s e , t h e n w h y d o e s h e have two hand ihing on the sideline, but he couldn’t expose himself so he could only quench his thirst with a cup of tea Those who did see Xiao Liu’s slight smile, secretly confirmed that the Crown Prince wanted Chao An to die and since Le Ting is present, the chances of that happening is most likely, which correlates with the reason for Xiao Liu’s s out, does General still wish to execute the prisoner?”

“Of course!” Apart fro immediately nodded If this ic trick can't go on and he will be pressured again!

“Guards! Bring the prisoner onto the platform!”

A loud noise could be heard on the platfor on the side A loud commotion was also heard fro someone! It seems as if this pitiful Chao An will be unjustly killed today!

Feng Ming pushed his way through the crowd He was shi+vering in excite up This plan that Duke Ming had ic trick of this generation, bringing a dead person to life, is finally, finally, beginning after going through all sorts of difficulties and encountering all kinds of twists and turns

Chapter 3

“Reporting to the General, the prisoner is here!”

Chao An, wearing a tattered prison uniforuards An extra chair was then prepared for Xiao Liu to sit next to Le Ting, see the third execution supervisor on the scene

The show has finally begun!

Le Ting regained his co and coiled up in front of hi displayed a dely;

“Prisoner, lift your head and address your name!”

“Myna down, Chao An ht What is he supposed to do? Yesterday, Tai Can ca hi hih with the plan today No matter how much Tai Can reassured hient, Duke Ming­­ the one that would save his life; but honestly, this was the boldest plan he had ever heard of and no one has dared to use it before If the plan is unsuccessful then he, Chao An, will undoubtedly die today

Life and death is a hugeabout this, wouldn’t anyone’s voice also tremble in fear?

LT: Chao An, you have disrespected the royalty by offering sour wine to His Majesty as a tribute This crime is worthy of a million deaths I a you would like to say?

“II”

Chao An’s hands started trehtly onto the wooden block on the platfor the scene from belo that he was innocent Everyone looked at him with sympathetic eyes

Then a soft broken mutter was heard from Chao An “I’mI’ shouted out sharply, widening his eyes “We have conclusive evidence of your crime! The wine you offered to His Majesty was sour and yet, you dare to say you were accused unjustly? You’re a guilty prisoner, why shouldn’t we kill you? I aain Before you die, are there any last words you would like to say?”

Feng Ming was standing in the crowd listening to their conversation He was filled with overwhelhtfully

So perfect! So perfect!

Tai Can’s perfor and worthy of praises He also couldn’t have i His shout a while ago was on spot, given how quick the skit ritten up

He had anticipated this for so, why did it becainal plan, Chao An should’ve followed behind, and spoke thelooked up onto the stage He wasn’t the only one looking, in fact, all eyes were trained on Chao An

“Chao An, do you have anything to say?” Le Ting lifted his eyebrows, slightly feeling that soht

He cleared his throat, “I a?”

Please quickly say the following lines of the skit!

Chao An was still kneeling on the stage with his face dropped down that no one could clearly see it One of the guards went over to hi a clear look on his face, he suddenly exclaione crazy!”

Chao An stared blankly while foa at the mouth A loud commotion was then heard from the audience

“Crazy! He went crazy!”

“What a pity! He’s scared to death Beco co beheaded”

The situation had changed drastically A short while ago, Feng Ming was excited and noas stiff C razy? Foa a seizure?

Oh God! This idiot Tai Can, why didn’t he tellstrongly evoked?

They’re finished

The protagonist suddenly lost all ability to perform, how can this impressive supernatural trick continue?

This time, it’s really the end

On the sideline, Tai Can was shocked that his brother in law’s illness started again The deputy supervisor suggested to Le Ting that since the prisoner had beca hiiven the fact that the execution hour has passed and Xiao Liu is present

Le Ting was silently upset W hy is it like this? Chao An couldn’t wait until later to start having a seizure and yet chose this very moment to do it At least finish up your lines and then start having one! Causing me so much effort to rescue you

LT: ThisLet’s wait for a little bit Before executing someone, ays allow the prisoners to have a feords according to the court law Umthisalso shows that the law is , the deputy supervisor was greatly puzzled Why is General Le Ting acting like this today? He al Then he arrived here disheveled with two hand prints on his face, and now he is speaking incoherently He wasn’t injured badly that his brain beca time now and didn’t want to continue This prisoner will die sooner or later, so why should they waste time?

The deputy supervisor tried to persuade Xiao Liu to side with him, but Xiao Liu just replied that he’s only here to watch fro the decision

After a short while, Chao An finally stopped convulsing and recovered his consciousness; however, his body becauards to support hiain if he had any words to say Chao An only gasped heavily the words “II” and went silent again

Feng Ming pushed his way to the front, just enough to see Chao An’s face, but even though his seizure stopped, his eyes stared blankly as if he forgotten his lines

Le Ting tried hard to ask one last ti the sweat off his forehead If he asked onceon

“General, the prisoner doesn’t have anything else to say It’s clear that he’s admitted his crime I think, it is best if we”

“He’s innocent! He’s innocent! I have so to say!” A shrill voice of a female interrupted him Everyone looked towards the direction of the sound, in which, Chao An’s ho have been crying endlessly on the side, stood up and rushed towards the execution platform She kneeled down beside her husband and cried out, “General, my husband is innocent, I request the General to seek the truth behind this! He rongly accused, he rongly accused!”

Although she was six ed clothes, her eyes were boiling red with a surge of anger when she lifted her head The guards on both sides wanted to drag her down, but her ferocious stare kept the so

“General, if you kill my innocent husband today, then God will have mercy and will most definitely norant wo didn’t kno to continue, but luckily Chao An’s wife had resolved this rave crily accused? You, you, youyou even dared to curse nant, I would have strictly punished you Guards! Drag this wouards followed through with the order As for Feng Ming, he thought that the plan failed, but didn’t expect that Chao An’s ould ju! If you kill an innocent person, you will not be able to die peacefully! If fully today, and his blood spilled on the very grounds of Fan Cheng city, grievances will be heard throughout heaven, then one day, you will have to pay in blood!”

Once the words were spoken, everyone in the audience were startled Executing prisoners is co the execution supervisors were so almost jumped in joy because that was the most important key lines within the skit, and now Chao An’s wife had finally said the time to hear these lines, he was so moved that tears almost fell out, however this isn’t the time to cry, but to ie

“How dare you! Youyou dare to make a vicious curse like this? Do you think that just because of your death threat I would be inti paused for a bit, displaying a hesitant expression Looking over at the deputy supervisor in an uneasy manner and whispered, “Thishow should we deal with this?” Le Ting hopes that his action will not cause any suspicion towards his official

The deputy supervisor was evenwhether Le Ting was tricking hi to use the death of a prisoner to curse the execution supervisors Theis that this case is unjust, so if Chao An dies, then

The majority of the people in this world believes that a blood curse involving the blood of the dead is the s who are blessed by God would be afraid, not tothat he too is an execution supervisor, cold sweat started running down his body, “Thisthisthis”

He hesitated for a long ti, “General, do you think that we should postpone this execution?”

LT: No the prisoner should be put to death according to the law We are Yong Yin officials, how can we spare him for the fear of a curse? If we do this, then the loved ones of every prisoner will start cursing and we’ll just spare the had pondered word per word to write out, so that Chao An can be rescued in a mysterious way in which no one knows Words that wouldhad no sympathy for Chao An

“Butbutthat woman’s curse, I’m afraidthis case is really”

“General” One of Le Ting’s bodyguards as standing behind, suddenly stepped forward and whispered, “Your subordinate has aafraid of the curse”

“Oh? What method?”

“That curse only says that the prisoner has to spill blood onto the grounds of Fan Cheng so that his grievances can be heard by heaven” This guard was also part of Feng Ming’s plan He had already e in the situation, he alht he wouldn’t have the chance to perform his act However, since it’s his turn to perform, he revealed an eerie smile and said, “General, you just need to prevent the prisoner’s blood fro the earth, then you can escape the curse”

Before Le Ting could answer, the frightened deputy supervisor quickly ran forward and nodded his head, “That’s great, this is a great idea Which is” He frowned, “But what is the method in which the prisoner’s blood won’t splatter the earth?”

Le Ting was so elated, that he secretly applauded The lines that he needed to say was spoken for hi an unwitty assistant like this deputy supervisor made the effect uard thought for a , “We’ll put him inside the box, place the box up That way his feet won’t touch the ground, his head won’t face the sky”

“But wouldn’t his blood be dripping onto the ground? Or do we need to pick up all his blood? When we behead him, wouldn’t his blood spill, unless there’s no blood”

“Ha ha, this is even more simple We won’t behead him, we’ll just burn him alive”

The deputy supervisor’s eyes lit up, “That’s right! Burn hi that he was the one responsible in co the execution and didn’t have to worry about the curse, he got carried away for a long while before re that he was only the deputy supervisor and there was the hted expression and carefully consulted with Le Ting, “What does General think”

“Ah, this ave his opinion and then tilted his head, looking over at Xiao Liu, “How about Master Liu”

Xiao Liu gave Le Ting and his bodyguard a cold glance regarding their dirty trick that left this poor deputy supervisor confused He was silently laughing inside as he said, “It’s the sa the decision here, I will not intervene”

“That’s great” Le Ting raised his voice and ordered, “Guards!” “Yes!”

“Prepare the woods immediately and build a wooden box that can fit a person Remember to drench the inside and outside with oil, so that burning it up will be of great pleasure!”

The guards went and built a wooden box, then drenched it in oil in front of all the viewers There were several clever people who have guessed what the box was used for They gasped in a cold breath of air General Le actually wants to burn the prisoner alive?

Once the wooden box was prepared, Le Ting ordered the guards to pour oil onto the prisoner’s body given the reason that his blood will burn quicker He also told them to cover the prisoner’s mouth so that he won’t be able to make anythat the prisoner is frightened to the point that he can’t speak, so if they should cover someone’s mouth, it should be the wife’s uards to cover both Chao An and his wife’s inal plan was to cover Chao An’s mouth because he made the curse The reason for this was because, if there was no sound enited, wouldn’t that provoke suspicion?

In order for the plan to be i so nothing appeared suspicious Once the wooden box was completed, Chao An was placed inside

The deputy supervisor hoped that the curse will be lifted soon, so he whispered, “General, we need to quickly hang this box up and burn it”

“No hurry” Le Ting lightly replied, “Tell thehtly”

In fact, the box cannot be hung immediately The plan had proceeded to the most critical step, whether the person is alive or dead depends on thisof nails, it was able to cover up the noise of their hench the box fro Chao An from the inside, and then stuff a similar physique and same clothed body as Chao An inside the box After that, the bottom of the wooden box will then have to be nailed back in place Otherwise, when the wooden box is hung up, there will be a large hole, then wouldn’t it beco out the ti almost done?”

“Let’s nail it down for a bit more, it still looks loose”

“”

“General, lookit should be done now, right? They’ve nailed it for quite a long tihtly, the prisonerit and fall out of the box If the blood splattered onto the ground, wouldn’t you be afraid of the curse?”

“Thisthis”

“Be patient, once it’s nailed down securely, it would be for the sake of both of us”

After nailing for nearly half an hour, the guards soaked in sweat finally received the order by Le Ting to hang the box up

Once the box was hanged up for everyone to see clearly, the box was lit up, and then engulfed by a large fireball There was also a loud sound co inside

Witnessing the raging fire above the execution ground, a few faint­hearted people already fainted In fact, they were the relatives of the prisoner; Tai Can, his sister, and the nited, they “fainted in grief”

Originally, Xiao Liu leisurely watched the play, but after hearing movements from inside the box, he was shocked Could it be that he was burned alive? If not, then ould there be , but Le Ting didn’t have a change in expression, nor horror on his face

Soon, the box was burned about 80 The botto itself and cracked opened a big hole, a large black dusky object fell straight through, hitting the execution stage as sparks flew in all directions Needless to say, that was the prisoner’s body, burnt to the point of unrecognition The audience screaht Even the officials on the platform couldn’t bear to watch as they quickly covered the looked at the corpse, the tension in histhe pale looking faces of the official and smiled, “The prisoner is finally executed, the curse is also lifted, hurry back hohed, clapped his hands, strutted down the steps, uards

The audience who had watched the horrible death, shook their heads and dispersed Luo Yun and Rong Hu, one left and one right, with Feng Ming tucked in the round Behind theuised as commoners distributed themselves around the three They immediately headed to a re back to the large shi+p

Chiu Lan was so anxious, after seeing the, “So hoas it? Was he rescued? Was the , how co?” “Was it a failure?”

“Aiya, Duke Ming, what is with that face? Duke Ming, don’t scare us, hurry and say so you could, if Chao An couldn’t be rescued, you shouldn’t keep it inside”

“If you have co”

Feng Ming stood foolishly for a long ti at the three ”

“Duke Ming, what is it that you realized?”

“I realized,” Feng Ming whispered oncean extreht s potential of a Great Magician! Not just that, but the ician in the entire world! Ha ha ha, I aician ever!”

He was so carried away that he gave Chiu Lan a passionate hug and continued laughing, “I have never saw anyas this Chiu Lan, it’s a pity that the three of you didn’t get to see it Chiu Yue and Chiu Xing, don’t be too sad, let Duke Ming, I, give you all a kiss to co screa in e is so ecstatic that he has gonepeople, aren’t you afraid that His Majesty will punish you?”

“Heaven blessed” Chiu Lan was praying while reciting a few lines, thanking the heaven above, “Duke Ming has save an innocenthas done and bless hi the way”

Chapter 4

Late that evening, Tai Can, Chao An, his wife and ive their thanks to Feng Ming and the others for saving Chao An’s life

Le Ting also arrived and told the in the battlefield for years, this was thehe ever had and participated in He also asked the Hu replied that since Xiao Liu had agreed to co, they had so praised her cooking During the celebration, Feng Ming tried to refuse drinking wine, but was pressured into drinking

Feng Ming then ordered for souests However, before the entertainan, they heard a heavenly melody from a flute that made everyone mesmerized They learned that the sound ithin the shi+p’s vicinity however they were unable to identify where and as playing the flute Soon the sound drifted off further away

After hearing theand music entertainment on the shi+p couldn’t compare to the flutelate into the night, Xiao Liu still hadn’t appeared and Chao An’s wife, along with the others were getting restless Feng Ming told the that, Tai Can was relieved since he had been worrying that if they continued waiting into the night, the boat rower they hired to send them off wouldn’t wait for them

After Tai Can and his fa also decided to take his leave, hoping that he didn’tfrouards to avoid traveling alone again and repeating the same incident that happened with Xiao Liu

Even after everyone left, Feng Ming and the others still hadn’t seen Xiao Liu

Chapter 5

After sending his guests off, Feng Ming felt tired and began yawning

CL: Duke Ming, you drank quite a lot tonight, please have a rest

FM: Isn’t it because of you? I also want to rest, but didn’t Xiao Liu say he’ll come?

RH: Let me wait for Xiao Liu Even if he did come, he’ll just have a friendly chat with everyone Unfortunately, his status as an envoy does not allow hi wishes to see hi after he arrives Will that be alright?

Feng Ming nodded in reply like a young chick pecking food Theinto bed It was Luo Yun’s turn to stand guard so he stood next to the bed with his ar quickly fell into a sound slu Tian and how the two of the While drea suddenly heard a faint tune As he concentrated harder into

listening, he realized that that ht The sound woke both Feng Ming and Luo Yun Feng Ming quickly sat up and got dressed

Chiu Yue rushed in and shouted out, “Duke Ming, hurry and look, that flute player is currently on the river I finally spotted hinoring whether or not Luo Yun approves

A group of people ran out onto the deck, looking outward towards the river, sure enough, not far fro on top of the river There was no boature with his back to the crowd, playing the flute while standing

The sky was beginning to light up into athe river below created a ave a hint of fa up the tune, that flute player slowly turned his head, his eyes filled with joy and curiosity looked upward and rested on Feng Ming’s shi+p

“I know that I shouldn’t disturb your beautiful drea sunrise is so beautiful If Duke Ming were to miss it, wouldn’t it be a shaht, war saw clearly who that person was, he was overjoyed that he laughed and shouted out, “No wonder wo Your romantic aura is incomparable Ah, the sunrise is beautiful Unfortunately, I a lady who is easily seduced by you”

Feng Ming put on a serious face, assu that it was indeed a very serious expression, “I still relikeMu Sa Ha ha, if you don’t coive you”

Du Feng couldn’t guess that Feng Ming would have that kind of reaction Slightly surprised, he revealed a hed, “Since you've said that then I have no other options except to cli the flute to his waist belt, he rowed the boat near the shi+p and proudly boarded it

Once on the shi+p, before he could reach Feng Ming, Du Feng was surrounded by five or six of Xiao’s bodyguards

Feng Ming kne fierce they could be so he quickly shouted out, “I want hi of Bei Qi! Hey, hey, he’s the “Reluctant King,” haven’t you all heard of him?”

A cold voice traveled into his ears, “Who cares who he is, even if the R eal King is here we still need to search him, not toaround, everyone knew the one talking was Luo Yun, standing beside theuards, only Luo Yun’s voice holds hly from top to bottom and then reported, “Only a flute, no weapons found”

Feng Ming silently thought, as long as Luo Yun is here,new friends will be difficult, yet he didn’t want to scold hiize for the inconvenience, “Young Master Du Feng, please don’t be angry, this is justuhhahanecessary fors, no need tois of noble status so it’s better to bewith a gentle warm tone, he then added, “I have h this is the first ti Ming was extre to be surprised, he asked, “Is it true that during that day when you accodo knew Feng Ming wanted to change the topic Not wanting Feng Ming to be eently smiled and explained, “Why would Ruo Yan want to searchweapons into the palace just so he had an excuse to kill However, weapons are evil objects, and it’s notAll oflet out an “oh” sound, as if he had realized solanced over at Luo Yun for a bit, silently thinking, ‘L earn so people is a good thing Without conflict we can still earn the hearts of the people Without weapons, one can still succeed in battles, which is a real talent No wonder the princess of Zhao Bei is infatuated over hi to beco submissively said, “Please coreed and everyone immediately entered the main cabin

Chiu Yue was left behind for she was standing to one side andto herself When Chiu Lan asked her, Chiu Yue replied that the Heaven had granted her wish of seeing “The Reluctant King” again Chiu Lan was curious as to when she had that wish and told her it would be ood husband or to stay forever beautiful Chiu Yue said she wished for those as well

When asked how many wishes Chiu Yue prayed for, Chiu Yue replied that she couldn’t re that, Chiu Lan placed both hands together and ive Chiu Yue, not to punish her for she had a moment of weakness

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Once everyone settled down inside the roo received the hot cup of tea offered by her with both hands He s at her with his painted eyes, her face suddenly flushed red to the tip of her ears Once the cup left her hands, she quickly ran off Even Feng Ming was amused

FM: I’ve heard of your reputation

DF: Is it “The Reluctant King?”

Feng Ming nodded his head, “Not bad, “The Reluctant King” is an interesting nahed loudly, “Does Duke Ming knohat the end result to this story is?”

Feng Ming never thought of this, he was slightly surprised and asked, “What is the ending?”

Recalling thewasn’t happy about, after a moment of silence, he finally answered, “The Princess’s na Liu, a passionate beautiful wodoe, her father, Zhao Bei King was upset and confined her HerLiu would not agree”

CL: Could it be that Zhao Bei Princess is still locked up by her father?

Du Feng shook his head Seeing him shake his head, the two maids, Chiu Lan and Chiu Yue were relieved, “So she was released?”

Du Feng revealed an hesitant se between royalties has always been therefuse Tong King’s request for a politicalLiu, but could not find any e Therefore, Zhao Bei King decided to have his second Princess, Jin Liu sent over to Tong Kingdom”

It seems the story did not end there

“However, Princess Jin Liu and her older sister were alike, they both had so how Chiu Lan and Chiu Yue’s eyes had rested on hi explained, “The person Jin Liu loved was souard of humble status within Zhao Bei”

The two ht “oh” as their suspicion was lifted

Not just the was very doubtful

“Jin Liu knew that her father wanted to send her to Tong Kingdo understood his daughter well so he ordered a uard onto a boat, tied his hands and feet and threw him into the river to drown”

Before he finished, three gasping sounds interrupted hi a sense of shock The two sounds ca Ming, the third one ca who didn’t wander far and was hiding behind the curtains, eavesdropping on the conversation

Feng Ming was also shocked inside, but seeing his edy, he decided it would be best for the so to eat over here”

Chiu Yue was extremely concerned about Zhao Bei Princess who suffered and in a tre voice she asked, “So what happened next?”

Hearing Feng Ming order thehad in

This person was very observant and had the ability to understand people at one glance Feng Ming secretly praised him, but since Chiu Yue opened up to ask, even if he were to ask the out a sigh, he glanced over at Du Feng, “Please continue, I would also like to knohat happened to that Princess”

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After acame out from behind the curtains and sat next to Chiu Yue, silently listening along

Du Feng continued, “ The King of Zhao Bei thought that after killing the person his daughter loved, she would no longer have any hope and would peacefully beco Princess Jin Liu learned about the htshe couessed what had happened, but hearing Du Feng say it aloud, their hearts trehter’s death, Zhao Bei King was not only depressed, he was very heartbroken The news of Zhao Bei King agreeing to the dom had been sent out, but after the Second Princess’s death, ill take her place? Without no other choice, he decided to send his third daughter Princess Su Liu to Tong Kingdo mentioned a Third Princess, everyone was in shock For the situation to coedy was pitiful enough, does the story need tofinally understood whyshow such a sad expression

Chiu Yue bit her lips and said, “Is Zhao Bei King the real father of these three princesses? Even though women are not worthy, they shouldn’t be forced to suffer like this!”

“So did that little Princess go to Tong Kingdom?” The question Chiu Lan asked waschuckled bittersweetly, “Zhao Bei King only have three princesses, the second one had died, there was the eldest who refused the est as not even 13 The Third Princess was young and tiht and day Her cries were heard throughout the palace of Zhao Bei and eventually spread to the ears of Princess Chang Liu as i suspicious, she didn’t want to believe, “ThenPrincess Chang Liu”

“She accepted the do that line, the whole room went silent No one knehat to say

“Clear breeze gently passing by the self­injured branch, crying all her tears and yet still longs for that so your kindness as a consort, for I still wish for the Reluctant King, , Branch = Liu, Du = surna, does he really need to be the Reluctant King?” He sighed looking up at Feng Ming, “Does Duke Ming now understand the , and what they reatly ashaht, I’ released a faint laughter before falling silent

Chiu Yue asked, “But why didn’t yourescue the Princess and took her out of there? You and the Princesshow could you be willing to just”

“How did you know that I didn’t go to Zhao Bei?” Chiu Yue’s eyes lit up, “You did? Then?”

DF: Since I’ve been to Zhao Bei, I have several friends there After receiving the news, I’ve used all sorts ofLiu I was planning on bringing her faraway

CL: Were you discovered by Zhao Bei King?

DF: If I was, then I would have already been dead

“Then?”

DF: I saw Chang Liu and I wanted to rescue her, but she asked me a question

“What’s the question?”

DF: She asked me, you can rescuewith all the other noble ladies in Zhao Bei who can be sent to Tong Kingdom?”

This memory have been relived in his mind a thousand tirief of Princess Chang Liu were portrayed vividly Feng Ming was listening fro those words, his chest felt as if it was pressed with a heavy stone

They looked at Du Feng wanting to cole as spoken Anything said was useless After a asped, she stood up and softly said, “The tea is cold, let ’s cups and ran off as if escaping the tense at Liu still ends upaccepting do to answer The answer to this question was so Tian werethe story, he couldn’t help but co Tian and him were to be separated like that, then it would be best to die

His heart was in pain Recovering fro suddenly remembered that he is now a Leader If he cries, then others would criticize hi back inside, he tried to express sos of the past after all has already passed There’s no use in being depressed Also, our shi+p is planning on heading to Tong Kingdo Ming noticed that Du Feng was gently setic expression, paused, and then continued, “Does Master Du want to coet to see Princess Chang Liu”

Of course, the predoe, order his ar’s lips curved upward, displaying a helpless s Duke Ming see on hiding anything Originallyon heading to Fan Jia to see the current situation I also knowknohy I decided to turn back halfway and deliberately chase after Duke Ming’s shi+p?”

Feng Ming was surprised for aand hi intentionally chased after hi was also intentional

But why?

Even though he had been with Rong Tian for quite for so still could not contain his e Tian Encountering a

situation in which he didn’t quite understand, Feng Ming exposed a cute puzzled face, hu, “Then, what is the reason?”

Luo Yun sternly exa Master Xiao” dares tohis head in front of “outsiders” like Du Feng, then he will definitely use the hilt of his sword to knock Feng Ming’s skull

Chiu Yue was the most sensitive, at this tilances at Feng Ming She couldn’t help but gave solances at Luo Yun

Y ou stinky bastard, you need to display so did not see between the others His eyes were still on Feng Ming, he frankly answered, “Because I’ve received a long letter written by Princess Chang Liu”

”What?”

“Princess Chang Liu!”

“A personal letter?”

“!”

CY: Did the princess want you to co Master Du tell us what Princess Chang Liu wrote in the letter? Actuallythis is Princess Chang Liu and your own affairs, we shouldn’t have asked”

FM: For Princess Chang Liu’s letter, to force you to abandon your plans for Fan Jia and travel back here to chase after me must mean that there’s a relationshi+p between the contents of the letter and e relationshi+p FM: Oh?

DF: Chang Liu said she left her hon land and usually encounters ht and fallen sick

CL: Sick? Then what should be done?

DF: From the time I’ve received her letter, I have decided that no matter what she wanted ardless of the consequences to achieve her wish

CY: Princess Chang Liu told you to pick her up iht?

DF: If this was the case, then it would be h, I a Liu requested three things froard to the point of falling ill She said she doesn’t want to die, at least not now because if she died, her husband e to marry her third sister She doesn’t wish for her sister to suffer the sa Liu wants me to search for a medicine to cure her illness

FM: Mental worries are treated byLiu suffers is anxiety and I believe you are the cure to her worries

DF: The source of Chang Liu’s illness is because she cannot sleep What she needs is not me, but the treatment to cal

FM: Oh please, there is no such medication that can calm the nerves I see you’re in denial, hurryah? What did you say?

This ti’s last feords, hiswas now pointing at his nose, “Me? I have a medicine that she needs? What kind ofhas this object It is called the “An Shen Stone” just as fa

FM: An Shen Stone?

Feng Ming repeated the strange na Hu, “Ah, have you heard of this thing?”

“Yes”

“You have? Is it a treasure within the Xiao Fa it here, fast”

Co Hu did not ” “What is it?”

“ The An Shen Stone is the most famous treasure in the world”

“Why is that?”

Rong Hu exa, “It’s very expensive”

Once he said it, he suddenly suffered a veryaround, the person who kicked hi Hu, she softly scolded hi her life and you are thinking about how expensive the treasure is?”

DF: Even though Du Feng is not wealthy,in expensive items When I received the letter, I have sent an order toas Duke Ming state the price, I a off land and assets take ti it would take aAn Shen Stone to Tong Kingdoe it for gold and silver

FM: You don’t need to do all that, there’s no need to sell off your land The purpose of An Shen Stone is to cal it in my treasure safe would be a shame A treasure needs to be at a place where its purpose is played out, can it be regarded as a treasure

Feng Ming turned to Rong Hu and said, “Alright, where exactly is the An Shen Stone?”

Rong Hu understood Feng Ming’shandles his treasure and wealth worries Rong Hu

While Rong Hu was silently worrying, he received another kick Without asking, itHu looked up and saw Chiu Lan was pleading to hi, he said, “ The An Shen Stone is a one of a kind treasure in the world, for Duke Ming to easily hand it over to so’s stuff, he can give it to whoever he wants”

“The Xiao fahout the world If Young Lord Xiao wishes to give a few things as gifts, not to mention one, even hundreds, thousands, what is there to considered? If the Young Lord Xiao wishes to give it to that person, then it’s not up to Rong Hu to have a say in it” That sharp cold tone was Luo Yun

He wasn’t one of Rong Tian’s e hisLord Xiao still needs to have his subordinate agrees to people then that would be a complete shame

Chiu Yue did not expect that Luo Yun would speak for the surprised, she stared at Luo Yun for a bit

Seeing how e for adoesn’t need to giveLiu recovers, I will ask her to return the An Shen Stone iold and silver in exchange, just see it as a “borrowing” incentive for the An Shen Stone Would that be alright?”

His eyes fell onto Rong Hu He understood that the only obstacle left in having the An Shen Stone was only Rong Hu

Hearing this, even Rong Hu had no interest as it see’s side, especially his beloved wife, Chiu Lan If he didn’t nod his head today, then Chiu Lan would probably resent hi would also lose face if he were to refuse Looking down, he silently thought, the Xiao Fae thing, so why should he let Duke Ming be embarrassed in front of an outsider? Silent for a h I’m responsible for the Xiao Fa Whatever Duke Ming says, we’ll follow it”

FM: Do as I say? Then quickly do as I say (turning to Du Feng) You don’t need to worry, hurry and tell your subordinates to halt their property selling

DF: Du Feng cannot just gain without merit, not to mention that An Shen Stone is