The five university secretaries were so angry that they were fuming, and the Xuanwu Army soldiers who were watching the battle from a distance were even more furious.
In any case, he is a virtual saint of the human race. His real power in the human race may not be as good as that of the King of Qing, but his actual status among scholars is far higher than that of King Qing. Even if some of these Xuanwu Army soldiers are Hanlin, they dare not scold Fang Yun in public.
If someone accuses or criticizes Fang Yun, Fang Yun cannot take action, but if someone starts cursing, Fang Yun can kill them on the spot. The Hall of Rites and the Hall of Punishments will never come to Fang Yun, but will instead severely punish the family of the person who was killed.
Most of the Xuanwu Army soldiers were sulking, but there were some who were not only not angry, but felt relieved instead.
Not all people in Qing wanted to attack and humiliate people in Xiangzhou. A minority of people in Qing still had justice and fairness in their hearts, and they knew very well that the Xuanwu Army was just a tool of miscellaneous forces and had done things that they should not have done. It could even be said that everything the Xuanwu Army did was a disgrace to the soldiers.
This behavior of suppressing Fangyun by humiliating civilians is as despicable as driving civilians to attack a city during war.
Due to national laws and military orders, these Xuanwu soldiers had to do it. If they were defeated by Fang Yun and confessed their crimes to those innocent people, it would be a good thing in the eyes of these real soldiers.
The five university scholars led by Chai Zhi captured three gathering places of monsters and barbarians, but their military achievements were limited to ordinary monsters and barbarians. All the monster kings were killed by Fang Yun, and even some monster lords were killed by Fang Yun.
The military exploits of a demon king are equal to those of all the other ordinary demons on a mountain.
Continuous fighting reduced the talents of the five grand secretaries to less than 30%, and they had to retreat back to the Xuanwu Army to recuperate and recover their talents.
In the distance, Fang Yun was hovering in the air, reading carefully.
The five men dismissed everyone else and sat in the central army tent with worried looks on their faces.
Chai Zhi glanced at the other four people who were dejected, feeling a little disappointed. Although he was also suppressed by Fang Yun, he was not discouraged and was still looking for a way to win, but these four people were obviously greatly affected.
However, Chai Zhi did not blame these people. After all, they had not yet reached the state of a righteous mind and were easily influenced by external things. What's more, even if they became university scholars with a righteous mind, once they encountered major events, their minds might be shaken and it would be difficult for them to have a righteous mind.
"As you all have seen, I have sincerely apologized to him, but not only did he not accept it in good faith, he turned the tables on me. There was nothing I could do." Chai Zhi sighed softly.
The other four people looked at each other and didn't say anything, but they all knew in their hearts that Chai Zhi was not apologizing sincerely at all. He was just trying to buy time but was seen through by Fang Yun.
"I think we should just withdraw from this competition and say that he stole military merits. On the way back, we can apologize to those people and at least save some face."
"That's right. In this way, it's only the five of us who will lose face, not the entire Qing Kingdom."
"Before we retreat, we can also create a conflict to show Fang Yun's tyranny. In this way, scholars from various countries will definitely support us."
"good… "
Chai Zhi didn't expect that the four of them had already retreated. After hearing them say enough, he said, "Keep fighting!"
The four university scholars were stunned and followed Chai Zhi out silently.
The fourth place, the fifth place, the sixth place... all the way to the ninth place, Fang Yun kept snatching their demon kings. Including the previous ones, Fang Yun had hunted down a total of forty demon kings.
It was almost early morning of the next day, and the five university scholars returned to the military camp exhausted.
When landing over the military camp, many soldiers suddenly cheered.
The five university scholars were stunned for a moment, then turned back together and saw Fang Yun galloping towards another mountain on Pingbu Qingyun, as if he had given up on continuing to fight for military merit.
The five grand secretaries did not relax their vigilance like the ordinary soldiers.
"This is just a small punishment. If there is a next time, I will not let you off so easily." Fang Yun's voice was like spring thunder that exploded in the sky.
The five grand secretaries breathed a sigh of relief.
Returning to the central army tent, Chai Zhi snorted coldly and said, "As a scholar, you must study and reflect on yourself every moment. What did you learn from this battle?"
"Don't offend Fang Xusheng..." the university scholar blurted out, but shut up before he finished.
The others seemed a little embarrassed. This was obviously a post-war review and self-examination. It was really shameful to say such truths that everyone wanted to say but couldn't.
Unexpectedly, Chai Zhi nodded and said, "That's right. If you are not a great scholar or a noble family of the human race, you should never be an enemy of Fang Xu Sheng. Fortunately, as long as we keep the bottom line, Fang Xu Sheng will at most punish us instead of killing us. Next one."
"Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Fang Xusheng is much stronger than the rumors say. Much, much stronger! If I had known Fang Xusheng's true strength earlier, I would have pretended to be sick before this trip."
Everyone, including Chai Zhi, was silent, because each of them had personally experienced Fang Yun's strength. Up to now, Fang Yun had only used verbal sparring, and apart from the poem of hiding the blade and the poem of summoning the sword, nothing else was useful.
"Although the literary reputation of the five of us is far inferior to that of Fang Xusheng, we are also well-known in the ten countries and are well-known among the scholars of Qing. Fang Xusheng is a genius scholar. It is not difficult for him to snatch one or two demon kings from us. The difficult part is to snatch them all away without leaving a single one. There is no holy temple here, so we cannot send letters. I will write a letter and have the scout take it back to Qing, so that the King of Qing and the Marshal's Office can re-evaluate Fang Xusheng's strength."
"Yes, the intelligence that Qing Kingdom had obtained before is outdated. In other words, the intelligence about Fang Xusheng is always outdated."
Chai Zhi said nothing, feeling bitter in his mouth, because before when everyone discussed privately, they only mentioned "Fang Yun", but now they said "Fang Xu Sheng". This was related to being forgiven by Fang Yun, but more importantly, it was because these people had begun to face Fang Yun squarely, and they respected this Xu Sheng of the human race more and more in their hearts.
Every Grand Secretary is well-read. If there is no life-and-death grudge, he will naturally change after being taught a lesson by people who are far more distant from him. If he still refuses to repent after seeing and experiencing it with his own eyes, he is not worthy of being a Grand Secretary.
Chai Zhi's heart was full of contradictions. On the one hand, he really didn't want to go against Fang Yun, a genius with unlimited future. But on the other hand, as an important official of Qing State, if he didn't become an enemy of Fang Yun, it would be tantamount to losing all his foundation in Qing State. It was impossible for Qing Jun and other officials to remain indifferent.
Finally, Chai Zhi said helplessly: "Rest for a few hours, and continue to kill monsters after dawn, stay away from Fang Xusheng."
"We agree!" The four university scholars responded hastily, and they finally felt relieved. If they continued to confront Fang Yun head-on, the end would probably be extremely miserable.
But Chai Zhi continued, "Everyone, don't give up! The real crisis has not yet happened. Once it happens, even if Fang Yun is not shattered to pieces, he will be forced to leave Moyao Mountain. Once he leaves, no matter what the results are, we can declare victory. After all, he escaped from the battlefield."
"Could it be..." The four university scholars immediately looked outside the tent.
Oh…
A loud howl spread over thousands of miles around Qingtian Peak.
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