After learning that the four seas and dragon palaces had jointly built a temporary sea eye, Dong Wencong hurried into Fang Yun's study.
"Fang Xusheng, something bad has happened!" Dong Wencong shouted before he even entered the door, then pushed the door hard, making a bang.
"Fortunately, I'm not behind the door." Fang Yun raised his head from behind a large amount of documents and looked at Dong Wencong quietly.
Dong Wencong looked embarrassed, straightened his robe, and said with a bow, "Your humble servant greets the Governor."
"It's okay, go on." Fang Yun said.
Dong Wencong walked to Fang Yun's desk, his face serious, and said, "The four seas dragon palaces suddenly joined forces to create a temporary sea eye. There must be something fishy going on. The dragon clan was once the master of all realms. They mastered the method of making sea eyes. It is not difficult to make a sea eye that does not cross the realm in Shengyuan Continent, but even so, it will consume a lot of resources. If those resources are converted into treasures, they are probably worth a semi-saint treasure. Even if the dragon clan is rich, a semi-saint treasure is still a lot of wealth for them. Among those great dragon kings of the dragon clan, only a few have the dragon clan's semi-saint treasures, and most of the great dragon kings do not have them."
Fang Yun nodded and said, "After I saw someone put forward this fantastic suggestion on the discussion list, I tried to contact Ao Qingyue. Unexpectedly, the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea agreed to help. However, the other three Dragon Palaces took the initiative to join in. Otherwise, with the power of the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, the temporary sea eye it could build would be limited."
"The other three sea dragon palaces took the initiative to join? There must be a big problem here! Could it be that the three sea dragon palaces are also planning to intervene in the Mid-Autumn Literary Festival? What basis do they have? With the power of the Holy Temple in Baling City, they can't do anything to you." Dong Wencong frowned.
Fang Yun smiled slightly and said, "When Ao Qingyue told me about this, he advised me not to agree to the help from the other three sea dragon palaces. At most, there would be fewer sea eyes. But I readily agreed. Since they are willing to spend their power and divine objects to build sea eyes, so that scholars from all over the human race can come to Baling City, boost Baling City's trade, and make my Xiangzhou more prosperous, why should I refuse?"
"But... they deliberately let so many scholars arrive at Yueyang Tower. It is very likely that they have some means to make you lose to Zhang Longxiang, and then make you look bad in front of all the scholars in the world. The more people see you make a fool of yourself, the happier the West Sea Dragon Palace will be. Why don't we just reduce the scale of the literary gathering? In case of failure, not too many people will see it, and there will be time to make a comeback." Dong Wencong advised.
Fang Yun nodded and said, "Wen Cong, your opinion is very pertinent and your vision is sharp. You can see that the Three Seas Dragon Palace has ill intentions. However, this Yueyang Tower is my place. In front of me, if you are a dragon, you have to coil up; if you are a tiger, you have to lie down!"
Dong Wencong looked at Fang Yun and felt a strong sense of confidence from his tone, expression and gaze.
"How confident are you that you can defeat Zhang Longxiang?"
Fang Yun found this question very interesting and couldn't help but smile slightly, saying, "100%."
"Ah?" Dong Wencong looked at Fang Yun in disbelief. He knew Fang Yun very well. They had a close relationship in Yuhai City and were both teacher and friend. Even when Fang Yun was at his most arrogant, even when he wanted to show his strength, he would never show such an attitude.
"The opponent is Zhang Mingzhou. Although he is not as good as you, Fang Zhenguo, since he is in charge of choosing the topic, if the essay is about frontier or military poetry, you may not have even a 50% chance of winning. I believe in you very much, but Zhang Longxiang's record in Liangjie Mountain is unmatched. Even if you go to Liangjie Mountain now, you may not be able to achieve such brilliant results. So, please answer seriously, I will ask again, how confident are you that you can beat Zhang Longxiang?"
Dong Wencong's eyes were as fiery as if they wanted to burn two holes in Fang Yun's eyes.
"100%." Fang Yun's answer was the same as before.
A hint of disappointment flashed across Dong Wencong's eyes. His reason told him that Fang Yun was probably too successful recently and had become arrogant and domineering. Although it was difficult to detect at ordinary times, it was exposed at the critical moment. However, Dong Wencong's feelings and experience told him that since Fang Yun had said it twice, he could not persuade him no matter what, and he had to firmly support him.
Back then, the two were indeed both teachers and friends, but now, Fang Yun’s status is at its peak, and the gap between them is getting bigger and bigger.
Dong Wencong concealed the disappointment in his eyes, his gaze became firm, he nodded gently, and said: "Don't worry, Governor, I will do my best to arrange this Yueyang Tower Literary Gathering, and ensure that there will be no mistakes, so that you can face Zhang Longxiang in the best condition!"
Fang Yun smiled and said, "Wen Cong, I understand your feelings. Your worries are not unreasonable, because I am worried too."
"Shouldn't Zhang Longxiang be the most worrying person in this literary gathering? Do you mean the mysterious 'big shot'?" Dong Wencong asked.
Fang Yun nodded gently and said, "When I learned about that 'big shot', I didn't care. It was just the nonsense of a few Xiangzhou officials. It didn't matter. But when Qing Jun wanted to come to Yueyang Tower in person, I had some doubts in my heart. It wasn't until the Three Seas Dragon Palace took the initiative to help me build a temporary sea eye that my vigilance was raised to the extreme. I just didn't show it."
Dong Wencong showed a look of shame. It was not until then that he truly realized that there was not only a gap between his status and Fang Yun, but also a huge gap in other aspects. As a virtual saint and a governor, even if he was only 10% sure in his heart, in many cases, he had to say 100%! No matter how powerful the enemy was, Fang Yun had to stay calm and not panic.
If Fang Yun showed the slightest sign of anxiety, the entire Xiangzhou would seem to have fallen down.
“Then why did you agree to build a temporary sea eye…” Dong Wencong was even more confused.
"There is a big difference between making a fool of yourself in front of one person and ten people, but not in front of one hundred thousand people and one million people. However, for Xiangzhou and Jiangzhou, there is a big difference between a hundred thousand people visiting and a million people visiting. In addition, no matter how many people come, it will not affect that important person. In this case, I will remain unchanged in the face of all changes and see which important person is here."
"Could it be a half-saint?"
"Losing to a semi-saint is not considered embarrassing." Fang Yun smiled indifferently.
"You are really free and easy." Dong Wencong shook his head helplessly.
"You can also say that I'm pretending to be calm." Fang Yun said with a smile.
Dong Wencong felt relieved when he heard Fang Yun say this. Fang Yun was not arrogant, but he had to maintain the most perfect state of mind. Now Fang Yun said "pretending to be calm", which just showed that Fang Yun has been able to control himself.
At this moment, a guard ran to the door and said, "Your Excellency the Governor, a man who calls himself Zeng Yuan wants to see you."
"Let him in." Fang Yun said.
When Dong Wencong heard this, his thoughts started to race. This Zeng Yuan was not only a big shot in the Zeng family, but also an important figure in the gambling incident back then.
.(To be continued.)