Feng Yu Jiu Tian 28 *spoilers!*

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

I have just finished reading Feng Yu Jiu Tian ( 凤于九天 ) volume 28!

I must say, Feng Nong never fails to amaze her readers! In this volume, the long anticipated character Du Feng (杜風), who is a widely renowned handsome man, finally makes his grand entrance!

This character was first introduced in the Tong Guo (同国) arc when Yu Lang (余浪), a very loyal subject under the Li Guo King Ruo Yan, impersonates himself as Du Feng to get closer to Feng Ming and his companions. Since no one has really seen Du Feng in person, having heard only about his handsome appearance and gentlemanly character, Feng Ming and company was easily tricked into believing that Yu Lang was indeed Du Feng! At the end of the Tong Guo arc, Yu Lang successfully poisoned Feng Ming!


                         Du Feng (杜風)
 

               Yu Lang (余浪)



I was so thrilled when I saw Du Feng in volume 28！He saved Feng Ming's little brother, Luo Yun (洛云), who was gravely injured from a hot chase after Yu Lang. Luo Yun who is nicknamed Bitter Gourd Face (苦瓜脸) because of his stone cold face, took an immediate dislike to Du Feng because he blames Du Feng for being at least implicitly involved in Feng Ming's current poisoned state. Thus, despite Du Feng being his savior, Luo Yun treats Du Feng very coldly. Du Feng, not knowing why this handsome young man treats him with such obvious dislike, develops a keen interest towards Luo Yun - much to the dismay of Du Feng's female companions.

I sense the blossoming of a new BL couple! I can't wait to see how the Feng Yun (Du Feng x Luo Yun) couple develops!

Unfortunately, I do not have a picture of Luo Yun. In the book, he is described to be rather handsome, and his physical stature is similar to Feng Ming to the extent that he can serve as Feng Ming's double in the Tong Guo arc. Luo Yun and Feng Ming share the same father, making them half-brothers. In terms of personality and outlook, Luo Yun is the complete opposite of Feng Ming. The former carries a cold attitude towards almost everyone he meets, including Feng Ming although he himself is aware that Feng Ming is his elder brother. Despite his cold and reserved personality, however, Luo Yun is genuinely concerned for Feng Ming's safety and sees it as his personal duty to protect Feng Ming.

For his part, of course, Feng Ming is ecstatic to have a little brother in this other dimension, and thus he always tries to act like a kind and caring elder brother such as sleeping together in the same room, personally redressing Luo Yun's wounds, sticking close to Luo Yun, adding food to his rice bowl, and even asking (almost pleading) Luo Yun to call him "brother"! For the cold and reserved Luo Yun, Feng Ming's undivided and brotherly affection for him makes Luo Yun really uneasy. Rong Tian is, of course, envious of Luo Yun!

This is just a small 'awkward' conversation among Feng Ming, Luo Yun, and Rong Tian that made me laugh so hard.

Volume 25, Chapter 3

The female servants quickly arranged the dining table in the cabin. With his stomach already grumbling, Feng Ming was the first to sit at the table. He pulled Rong Tian to sit on his left side, and then waved at Luo Yun, "Little brother, come sit down, let's eat together."

Luo Yun stared coldly at him. After a while, with slow steps, he walked towards Feng Ming and took the seat on Feng Ming's right side, his spine was even more stiff than a door.

Feng Ming widened his eyes. "You...you actually really came over?"

Luo Yun knitted his eyebrows, and shot a glance at Feng Ming, "Didn't you want me to come over and sit?"

"Ha ha, I thought you would have rejected me." Feng Ming responded while raising his hand to affectionately rub Luo Yun's earlobe.

With a movement of his wrist, Luo Yun almost reflexively hit the back of Feng Ming's head, but a warning look from Rong Tian stopped him. He gritted his teeth to endure Feng Ming's 'harassment'.

"Don't touch me."

"Your ear is so soft. I heard that people with soft ears are actually really soft-hearted. You see, my ears are also very soft."

"Stop!"

"Aye? Your face, and even your ears are red... are you shy?"

"You... you..."

"Oh yes! In order to further develop our brotherly bonds, let's sleep together again like the other night, okay?"

"No!"

"No!"

These two words were shouted out at the same time from Luo Yun and Rong Tian's mouths.


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Feng Yu Jiu Tian craze

Saturday, January 28, 2012


I have just read finish all 27 volumes of Feng Yu Jiu Tian (鳳于九天), an epic Taiwanese Boys Love novel written by Feng Nong (風弄). To use just one sentence to aptly describe my current feelings would be: I felt my life has come to a complete halt, my thirst to know more is killing me from within! 

 Many (including you, my good reader for whatever reason brings you here) would believe me to be insane or at least a melodramatic individual whose exaggerated claims are better off used for a drama script. But voracious readers or at least fellow readers of Feng Yu Jiu Tian will, without hesitation, nod fervently in acknowledging how tormenting it is to wait for the next installment of a good book you find hard to put down! Put simply, if you had ever once been part of the 99.9% of the population waiting for J.K Rowling to complete her masterpiece and publish her Harry Potter novels, you are sure to comprehend and empathize with my current feelings of anxiety and restlessness.

 Getting back to the main topic, I was conveying how restless I am at having to wait for Feng Nong to complete volume 28. I cannot help but wonder...我是否能在這一生中等到，看到，讀到鳳於九天的結局嗎？In this lifetime, is it even possible for me to wait for, see and read the ending of Feng Yu Jiu Tian? I am pretty much convinced by the time I hit the age of 50, the Taiwanese novel might still be ongoing because the plot just keeps building up, loose ends are still left untied as one arc closes and another begins almost immediately, more characters (both major and minor) are being introduced, the main protagonists and antagonists are in a continuous process of development, and the overarching goal of the narrative (I refer to Rong Tian and Feng Ming's ambitious plan to unite all 11 kingdoms under one single ruler, the Xi Lei King Rong Tian himself) is far from being achieved. Both directly and indirectly, Ruo Yan's malevolent plots to capture Feng Ming and possess him completely in body and spirit impede efforts made by Rong Tian to reclaim his throne and thus set in motion plans to conquer other kingdoms.

Before I continue my ramblings, I shall provide more descriptions of the main characters just to exhibit my great love for these fictional beings! Oh, how I wish they were real~!


Ruo Yan

Ruo Yan (若言). King of Li Guo (離國). Having witnessed Feng Ming's lovable character and remarkable intelligence, Ruo Yan is deeply smitten by Feng Ming, much to the latter's dismay and misfortune, to the degree of possessiveness. He is willingly to sacrifice anything just to attain Feng Ming. Ruo Yan's feelings for Feng Ming are highly ambivalent . On one hand, he displays worry and concern when Feng Ming is in distress, on the other hand, he does not bat an eyelid when 'abusing' Feng Ming's body. However, it is undeniable that Ruo Yan habors romantic feelings for Feng Ming.


Highly intelligent. Brilliant military strategist. Manipulative. Malicious.



Before I end this blog entry abruptly (it is already 4 plus in the morning!), I shall shamelessly showcase my latest digital art recently submitted to DeviantArt.



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Feng Yu Jiu Tian (鳳于九天)

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Oh my good lord! I think I may have just found the perfect Yaoi (Boy's Love) romance novel in the entire world - Feng Yu Jiu Tian (鳳于九天). (I am NOT exaggerating at all in saying this). I can't even begin to express how absolutely thrilled and euphoric I am to have stumbled across this marvelous Chinese literature! This is the first Chinese novel to have made me wish that I was perhaps more gifted in my Mother Tongue and had taken my learning in the Chinese language more seriously.

Putting the issue of language barrier aside, I will spend a little more time to explain the reason for my joy in finding this precious Chinese novel by Feng Nong.

Before I begin however, here's a little summary about Feng Yu Jiu Tian.


Feng Ming was only 19 when he lost his life saving a child from death without hesitation. The grateful father of the rescued child grants Feng Ming a second chance at life. Unknown to Feng Ming, his soul is whisked away to a far away ancient land (resembling the dynasties of China). Upon waking up, he finds himself inhabiting the frail body of Thunder Kingdom's crowned prince who is also graced with the title of the most beautiful man across all the lands. However, his beauty has a price as he attracts the unwanted attention of the minister of affairs, Rong Tian who finds every reason to torment the prince mentally and physically. As Feng Ming starts to get a hold of the conspiracies surrounding him, what will happen when the prince's true identity is revealed? And what happened to the 'real' prince?




You can find the English translated version of the novel here: http://sookybabi.livejournal.com/.



Feng Ming, the most beautiful uke to have ever graced my eyes, is an absolutely delightful character! He is quite unlike the usual 'play submissive' or 'act spoilt' uke, but instead has a distinctive personality of his own. He is quick-witted, a tad naive, childish at some point in time, and also a remarkable genius with the brains of a typical university student from the 21th century. The fusion of his extraordinary beauty and intelligence captures the heart of the wise and handsome King Rong Tian. He also has a deep and undying love for Rong Tian.










Rong Tian is our seme who is not quite the gentleman but not quite the cold-blooded whip-in-hand villain either. He is ruthless and unrelenting in the world of politics, but carries a soft and tender heart towards Feng Ming. He is so devoted and deeply in love with Feng Ming that not even a maiden of goddess-like proportions can stir his heart. Also, his love and dedication to Feng Ming runs so deep that when his lover was kidnapped by Ruo Yan (a king from another kingdom who also harbors a love interest towards Feng Ming), he would willingly engage in an open war to rescue Feng Ming.





The interaction between the two lovers is so endearing! I can't help but gush and squeal about the way they whisper words of promises and sweet-nothings to one another. These are some of the few famous lines spoken by the two steadfast lovers.

天下壮丽江山 吴与你共享
世间轰烈快事 吾与你分尝
惟有灾难 吾一人独挡

I will share this beautiful world together with you.
I will share this world's most happiest things with you.
Only disaster I will bear it alone.
- Rong Tian to Feng Ming

纵使成为十一国之主 你是我的容恬
纵使兵败国亡 你是我的容恬
就像我 永远是你的凤鸣

Even though you become the king of the 11 kingdoms, you are my Rong Tian.
Even though you lose in the battle, you are my Rong Tian.
Just like me, I am always your Feng Ming.
- Feng Ming to Rong Tian


There is a manga based on the Chinese novel itself, which you can easily find on any manga site, but the manga artist Wang Yi takes quite a fair bit of time to update so the manga has only covered Volume 1 of the novel. I would therefore recommend any Yaoi fans to read the novel first. You won't be disappointed. ;)

This is a beautiful cosplay video of Feng Yu Jiu Tian which I found on youtube. The dude with the red hair is Rong Tian, and the brown Feng Ming. The beautiful lady is a character which I'm not yet familiar with, though I suspect she is Rong Tian's old flame.


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