More than 500 people gathered at a place on the beach. Everyone had a sullen face and no one was smiling.
"You should all consider the overall situation and avoid internal strife now."
"The overall situation? If we really sacrifice for the overall situation, we will have no regrets, but don't you and the Zong and Lei families have any selfish motives? Even if you have selfish motives, we can sacrifice for the overall situation, but not only did you not give us any sweet benefits, you also directly forced several of us to rush into the Typhoon Wall, resulting in the premature end of the Crossing the Sea of Learning! If we return empty-handed today, don't blame me for falling out with the Zong and Lei families!"
"How dare you! I am also a member of the clan, but didn't I also finish my study abroad early? Have I ever complained?"
"Haha, Brother Zong, others didn't see it, but I saw it with my own eyes. You were just greedy. When we were charging into the typhoon wall, we found a top-grade Wenxin fish. It strayed slightly from the team and was overturned by the wind and waves! We were forced to rush in by Lei Mo and Zong Chengbing!"
"Oh? Brother Xue, you mean that if the Zong Lei fleet loses, they will cause trouble for our two families!"
Xue Daxueshi said: "How dare I cause trouble to the Zong and Lei families? However, I will slowly restore the justice that has been lost!"
"If you dare to say another word, even if the Zong Lei fleet wins, you won't be able to get Wen Xin!"
"Do you think everyone in the world is afraid of you, the Zong and Lei families? Do you think everyone in the world cares about Wen Xin? I, the old man, will fight for my dignity today! If Lei Mo and Zong Chengbing don't apologize to me, even if I am alone and weak, I will let you, the Zong and Lei families know the consequences of forcing us to be scapegoats!"
"you dare!"
Another university scholar came out and sneered, "With me included, if Lei Mo and Zong Chengbing don't give an explanation, I will never give up on this matter!"
Seeing several university scholars arguing, everyone else remained silent.
The two sides argued for a long time, and Shan Rong said, "Stop arguing. I guarantee with my life that Fang Yundu Xuehai will fail!"
"Oh? What do you mean?" Everyone's eyes were focused on Shan Rong. Even those far away hurried over to find out why he said that.
Chai Leng coughed lightly and said, "Brother Rong, the outcome has not yet been decided. It would be inappropriate to expose it now."
Shan Rong smiled and said, "I know my limits. Fang Yun may have already arrived at the Hailang Mountains, and no one can tell him. Moreover, Fang Yun has been prepared, and once he arrives there, he will surely discover their intentions."
Chai Leng nodded.
Shan Rong then said, "Then I will tell you the truth. After the Zong Lei fleet arrives at the Hailang Mountains, it will be divided into two teams. The strongest ships will enter the Hailang Mountains, go down the Haizhong River, and enter the heart of the sea! As for the other ships, they will block the entrance of the Hailang Mountains. Once Fang Yun approaches, they will definitely rush over with all their strength! The reason why Chai Leng and I lost to Fang Yun is because we didn't finish the fourth poem, but they have already finished the fourth round of poems, so Fang Yun will definitely lose!"
Suddenly, a barrage of curses rang out.
"brute!"
"Looks like a monster!"
"Worse than pigs and dogs!"
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Scholars from various countries cursed angrily and did not take the Zong and Lei families seriously at all.
Shan Rong and Chai Leng were spies trained by Zong Sheng, and they remained calm. The Zong Lei and the Lei family were used to it. They didn't care about the insults, but those who joined the Zong Lei fleet for Wen Xin instinctively retreated.
Chai Leng responded without hesitation, "Stop barking, everyone. In two quarters of an hour at most, Fang Yun's dragon boat will be silent and return to the seaside. You will definitely see him! And our Zong Lei fleet will be the final winner!"
Chai Leng said, looking into the depths of the ocean of knowledge.
While the quarrel broke out on the beach, the others in the learning sea were still diligently fishing for Wenxin fish. Now, there were less than two hours left until the end of the learning sea, so they had to hurry.
Those in coastal areas and the open sea had average gains, while those in the inland sea had huge gains.
The Hailang Mountains are located at the end of the inland sea. All the ships there should have been busy fishing, but there were fourteen tower ships scattered at the entrance to the Hailang Mountains. They were not fishing and seemed to be waiting for something.
Not far from the Hailang Mountains, a dragon boat came breaking through the wind and waves!
Fang Yun stood at the dragon head and did not show his ability to fly in front of these people.
Before the two sides got close, Fang Yun heard a thunderous sound coming from the left front.
"Fang Xusheng, be careful. These people gathered at the edge of the Hailang Mountain Range but did not go fishing. They must have a bigger plan. You must be careful. They might just want to ram your boat!"
"Nonsense, who are you?"
"Kong Xiangxi, the Heavenly Army that Slays Demons!"
After these words were spoken, the people in Zong Lei's fleet fell silent.
Fang Yun was also slightly stunned, and immediately bowed to Kong Xiangxi from a distance to express his gratitude.
When Fang Yun first heard the name Kong Xiangxi in the Holy Academy, he was a little hesitant, after all, there was another famous Kong Xiangxi. However, this Kong Xiangxi was not ordinary.
When he was young, Kong Xiangxi was not valued by the Kong family, but was later sent to the Kong family's holy land.
Not many people paid attention to him originally, but after he became a Hanlin at the age of forty, his abilities unexpectedly improved greatly, and he was promoted to Grand Secretary when he was just over fifty. Those talented Grand Secretaries were usually promoted in their forties or fifties, so he was hailed as one of the Grand Secretaries most likely to be promoted to a great scholar within ten years.
Even in Confucius' family, great scholars are very important.
This man achieved success late in life and was very good at fighting. Not only was he famous in the ancient land of the Kong family, his name had even spread to the Shengyuan Continent. What really made people fear him was that he held an important position in the Heavenly Army of the Kong family's Dingyao Army.
The Demon-Slaying Heavenly Army is not only the Kong family’s number one army, but also the human race’s number one army.
Kong Xiangxi's words prompted other scattered ship owners to look here. There were more than 30 ships on the edge of the Hailang Mountains. Everyone who could reach here was a leader of the human race.
After Kong Xiangxi finished speaking, he changed direction and headed towards the Hailang Mountains at a much faster speed than before.
Everyone was shocked. It turned out that Kong Xiangxi stayed here just to remind Fang Yun. Now that he had finished speaking, he naturally wanted to attack Hai Xin.
Several people in Zong Lei's fleet looked ashamed, but a few others were angry out of shame.
"Nonsense, we are here to welcome Fang Xu Sheng! Let's go and welcome Fang Xu Sheng!" said Hanlin Lei Longkuo.
The fourteen ships were arranged in a tight formation, like a large net covering the direction.
These people tried their best to hide it, but everyone had a look of uneasiness on their faces. The two friends had already stopped him, so how could Fang Yun still get here? Why did Fang Yun's dragon boat suddenly become bigger? How powerful was the ramming angle on the bow? Most importantly, why were there so many Wenxin fish on Fang Yun's boat
Fang Yun saw the ugly faces of everyone, and a trace of contempt flashed in his eyes. He smiled calmly and said, "Don't hide it, just ram me! If you don't ram me, I won't let you go! From now on, I will ram any ship of Zong Lei's fleet I see!"
Lei Longkuo pretended to be surprised and said, "Fang Xusheng, have you gone mad? We were clearly here to greet you, how can you say we bumped into you? You really disappoint us!"
"Stop pretending to be so annoying. I have already sent my friends back to the beach. It's your turn next!" Fang Yun said calmly and calmly, as if he was looking at a group of dead fish.
"Friends who play the piano and chess? What does that mean? We don't understand! Fang Xusheng, if you frame us again, we might get angry. Even if we bump into you, we will still be right after we graduate from the academy! Besides, we are all participating in the race and cannot bump into your boat. We just want to fish for literary fish. We don't want to accidentally bump into you! After all, if we bump into you, we will feel guilty and it will hurt our literary courage! If you bump into us, be careful that your literary courage will be cracked!" Lei Longkuo said.
"Literary courage? Did Chen Sheng and Wu Guang need to worry about literary courage when they started the uprising? Did Xiang Yu and Liu Bang need to worry about literary courage when they destroyed the Qin Dynasty? Did the various princes in the late Han Dynasty need to worry about literary courage when they fought for the throne? Did we, Fang Yun, need to worry about literary courage when we ram the ship of our clan, the Lei family? Not only do we not need to worry. It is quite natural and right!" Fang Yun's tongue was like thunder, and his voice was full of grandeur and vastness.
The scholars in the distance nodded in agreement, and some even laughed. They praised Fang Yun as a wonderful man, and his words were very convincing.
Fang Yun looked at the fourteen ships rushing over. He knew that not everyone in the Zong Lei fleet was racing against him. Some people joined later. Fang Yun remembered clearly how many people were racing against him. Among these fourteen ships, five participated in the race, and nine did not! The purpose of those five ships was to restrict their own route, and the remaining nine would actually collide with the ship.
Fang Yun even figured it out. The Zong and Lei families had already made preparations before entering the sea of learning. They deliberately prevented some people from participating in the race. If they were about to lose, they would let those people ram the boat as a last resort!
"You... when you leave the academy, the Holy Academy will punish you!" Lei Longkuo turned the tables.
The Xuehai race does not allow the two sides to collide, but if the two sides really collide in order to grab the Wenxin fish, Xuehai will have no way to punish them, and in the end the Wenxin fish can only be given to the winner.
Xuehai cannot punish, but the Holy Academy will!
Just like when Fang Yun became a scholar and went to Shushan, Shushan had no way to punish those who wanted to push him into the Ruoshui River, but Shengyuan punished those scholars.
If the academic competition does not follow the rules, it is equivalent to breaking the promise, and the Holy Academy will inevitably use the "Conscience Examination".
Fang Yun is confident that he can get through this.
What is more terrifying than asking one's conscience is the "heart-piercing question". However, Fang Yun is now a virtual saint, and even if the patriarch saint comes forward in person, it is impossible for him to use the heart-piercing question on Fang Yun.
Lei Longkuo became more and more angry. Their plan was perfect. They used the rules of the race to restrain Fang Yun and make him afraid to act rashly. Then the nine ships would go all out to collide with him. However, they forgot one thing: the current Fang Yun was no longer the Fang Yun of the past.
Fang Yun is now too lazy to reason with them. If they do something on the first day of the month, Fang Yun will do it on the fifteenth!
Including Lei Longkuo, everyone was a little hesitant. After all, no one had expected Fang Yun to have this attitude before. However, when they saw the Wenxin fish on Fang Yun’s boat, a glimmer of greed flashed in everyone’s eyes.
As long as the dragon boat is sunk, Fang Yun will fail in the race, and everyone present will definitely get the excellent Wenxin fish!
"Fang Xusheng has gone crazy. He actually dared to ram the racing boat. We can't just sit there and wait for death! If we don't ram it now, when will we? The middle-grade literary mind is waiting for you and me! The top-grade and supreme literary mind is waiting for you and me!"
Lei Longkuo finally tore off his last disguise, and madness appeared in his eyes.
"Fang Yun, you have been a disaster to our Qing Kingdom for a long time. Today, I will end your ambition to study for the sake of Qing Kingdom!" An old scholar shouted angrily. (To be continued...)