"We won! The race is over!"
When Lei Mo stood on the ship and announced his victory with a smile, there was a brief silence on the beach, and then all the scholars in Zong Lei's fleet cheered.
Even some very old scholars were very excited, as this meant that everyone would get at least one more Wenxin fish, and since many people joined the Fang Yun fleet to participate in the race, many people might even get two Wenxin fish!
If a scholar has two literary hearts, he will definitely become a leader among his peers!
Li Fanming looked at Lei Mo in silence.
The three ships of Lei Mo, Gu Yuan and Zong Qingying appeared on the seashore at the same time. Unlike others, the three of them woke up quickly, which showed that they had strong wills.
Lei Longkuo was extremely excited, his eyes were red, and he shouted: "Thank you Uncle Mo for avenging my Lei family! From today on, our Lei family can proudly say that we defeated Fang Yun!"
Everyone was stunned. Why did this sound a bit wrong? How could the Lei family defeat Fang Yun in the academic competition as if they had killed the enemy of the whole family? But after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there was nothing wrong. In the past two years, the Lei family had been tormented too badly by Fang Yun. They were even ridiculed for changing the head of the family more frequently than changing socks.
"Yes, the Lei family will not fall!"
"The Lei family is undefeated!"
All the Lei family disciples in Xuehai cheered loudly, and some of them even shed tears of excitement.
As descendants of Thunder Ancestor, and as a family that even the Dragon Clan respects very much, many members of the Lei family believe that only the Lei family is the supreme family, and even the Kong family is a nouveau riche. Moreover, they themselves are the greatest contributors to the Battle of the Two Realms Mountain and the contributors who saved the human race.
But in the past two years, the phrase most often said privately by the scholars of the Lei family was "Fang Yun is too bullying!"
The reputation of the Lei family suffered an extremely huge blow. The Lei family would be whispered about in other countries, even in their own Jia country. Those Jia country scholars with backbone even dared to roll their eyes at them.
The Lei family used to be very powerful in the court of Jia State, but they have been marginalized by other factions in the past two years. In particular, the Minister of Literature of Jia State was known for his uprightness, and he uprooted the Lei family members of the Liberal Arts Department, so many people laughed at the Lei family for being shaved bald.
Compared with the Lei family, the scholars in the Zong family are better.
"Finally, we have eliminated this powerful enemy for our ancestor!"
"His undefeated streak is a good thing. But if he loses just once, he could be completely defeated!"
"The reason why my clan had been so tolerant and seemingly at a disadvantage was actually to slowly nourish his pride! After he became one of the top ten saints, his complacency and pride reached its peak. At this time, my clan and Lei clans joined forces to attack and take him down!"
"Hahaha... This year's top scholar from all over the country will probably be extremely grateful to our Zong and Lei families. Because Fang Yun is basically unable to compete for the top spot in the country!"
"Yes, that's the truth! Fighting for the top spot in the country involves determination, heart and way. Fang Yun suffered a setback in the sea of learning, and his literary heart has not gained anything, let alone the holy way. What heart and ambition is left? I'm afraid he will be forced into the water by others in the lotus pond in the first round. Don't even think about getting the lotus heart. As for the benefits that come later, he won't get any at all!"
"One strike is not a big deal, but if he fails twice in a row, then he is probably finished!"
People from the Zong and Lei families were talking about it.
Many people couldn't stand the expressions of the Zong and Lei families, cursed them in a low voice, and stayed away from them.
After a moment, Li Fanming asked with a swift tongue: "May I ask Master Lei, why did you say you won? But when the three of you came back, Fang Xusheng's ship did not sink!"
Everyone was stunned, thinking that Li Fanming was right. No one asked before because Lei Mo couldn't lie at this time. Otherwise, not to mention Lei Mo, the entire Lei family and even the Zong family would become a laughing stock, and it might even lead to the Lei family changing the head again!
Lei Mo was dressed in green, stroking his long beard with his hand, with a kind smile on his face, his eyes full of wisdom, showing strong confidence.
"Friend Fanming, I know you are on good terms with Fang Yun, but the three great masters of our school are all here, how could I deceive you?"
When Lei Mo mentioned the "Three Heroes of Learning", everyone was stunned, while Gu Yuan and Zong Qingying next to them straightened their bodies slightly and looked at Lei Mo with gratitude. From today on, the two of them will be famous all over the world!
It would be a great honor for the three men to defeat Fang Yun for the first time, and their names would surely go down in history!
"Please give me your instructions, Grand Master!"
Li Fanming was polite in his words, but the word "instructions" sounded too serious. If Lei Mo and the other two did not win, Li Fanming would definitely not be polite.
Lei Mo smiled and said, "Gu Yuan, Zong Qingying, I and the other two were the first to arrive at Xuehai Island!"
"What!"
Tens of thousands of people were shocked.
"I can testify to this!" Tanigaki said with a smile, his face full of the glory of a winner.
"I am also here!" Zong Qingying glanced at the entire audience with just the right smile on his face, neither appearing aggressive nor too frivolous.
Afterwards, Lei Mo slowly recounted the process of discovering Xuehai Island, and then talked about his collision with Fang Yun. Finally, under the flattery of Gu Yuan and Zong Qingying, he recited the poem. After reciting the line "I bitterly regret having to weave golden thread year after year to make wedding dresses for others", the whole place fell silent.
Li Fanming gritted his teeth and refrained from cursing loudly, because he knew that if he cursed the Zong and Lei families now, it would be equivalent to giving the Zong and Lei families an excuse to humiliate Fang Yun.
Many scholars did not expect that the so-called three great scholars would humiliate Fang Yun in such a way, and waves of anger rose in everyone's hearts.
An old scholar from Jing State said angrily, "Whether we win the race is determined by the power of the Sea of Learning, not by the three of you! If Fang Xu Sheng finds a bigger Sea of Learning, won't you lose?"
"Old sir, you are not from aristocratic family, right? There is only one Xuehai Island in Wucuo Novel Network, how could there be a second one! In short, our Zong Lei fleet won. As for the people in Fang Yun’s fleet, don’t cry!" Zong Shibing said.
An old Hanlin from Wu State said, "Please have some scholarly hearts from the Zong and Lei families. You first used despicable means to provoke him to compete, then used despicable means to hit the dragon boat to delay time, and finally used despicable means to ridicule him. You may have won, but we are not convinced!"
"Yes! We admit that you won, but we won't accept it!"
Li Fanming said: "Fang Yun did lose, so what? Who hasn't lost before? First of all, congratulations to the Zong and Lei families for their victory. I am convinced, but I, Li Fanming, still look down on you!"
The Zong and Lei families were furious, and before they could say anything, the scholars around them began to speak eloquently.
"Congratulations to the Zong and Lei families, but I still look down on you!"
"…still look down upon…"
Thousands of tongue-blasting spring thunders exploded one after another, and the Zong and Lei families were almost furious, but they could not stop it.
Some old scholars nodded slightly with smiles on their faces. The Zong and Lei families would never be the mainstream of the human race. It didn't matter whether Fang had been transported or not. After Fang had been transported, the attitude of the majority of scholars was the most important.
Li Fanming expressed the thoughts of many people. He admitted Fang Yun's failure and also acknowledged the success of the Zong and Lei families. He would not quibble. However, this kind of victory did not bring any honor at all!
A true scholar would not bother to achieve such a victory!
Lei Mo was extremely annoyed. When Fang Yun won before, 99% of the scholars congratulated him. Now it was his turn to win, many people also congratulated him. But why did he feel even more uncomfortable than when he lost
"No matter what, you can't change the fact that the three masters of Xuehai have won!" Lei Mo snorted coldly and walked down the ship.
(To be continued…)
ps: I recommend the book "Zhenwu World", a fantasy novel with a different style, which is one of the few new books I have read recently. The author, Niu in the Cocoon, has written "Wu Ji Tian Xia", which I have also read, and it is absolutely good.