The officials of Wu State were both angry and annoyed. Originally, it was Wu Jun who started the search for an opportunity to compete with Qing State in literature. If nothing unexpected happened, Fang Yun would also go there to cheer for Wu State. In this way, Wu State would be able to suppress Qing State in literature, which was what every Wu State citizen wanted to see.
But now, Fang Yun seems to have no chance to go to Qingjing to participate in the literary competition.
Not only were the officials of Wu State anxious, but the officials of Jing State were even more anxious. They were like ants on a hot pan, constantly passing letters to Fang Yun or discussing the matter with each other through voice transmission.
Especially the officials who had the closest relationship with Fang Yun, such as Dong Wencong, Fang Shouye, Feng Zimo, etc., they wished they could bear the punishment of Jiao Sheng for Fang Yun.
Fang Yun's friends stared blankly to the east. After a long while, Li Fanming said dejectedly, "I never thought that they would let the dignified Jiao Sheng target Fang Yun! Forget it, losing to Jiao Sheng is not shameful."
"If another half-saint dared to come, the other saints would have taken action to eliminate the hidden danger long ago. However, Jiao Saint is an ally of the human race. If he were to teach a lesson to anyone below the half-saint, the half-saint would not be able to intervene."
"Why not ask Chen Sheng from Jingguo to protect Fang Yun before Jiao Sheng emerges from the water?"
"Not appropriate. Everyone knows that Chen Sheng is injured. If he takes action and clashes with Jiao Sheng, causing his injuries to worsen, then we will be sinners of the human race and will be cursed by the people of Jing for a thousand years."
"Then... Yan Yukong, how about asking the head of your Yan family to come forward? The Yan family would like you to beg them."
Yan Yukong shook his head lightly and said helplessly: "If the Jiao Sheng goes to the Yan family's old house or the Yan family's former residence, I will kowtow to the head of the family without saying a word and ask him to use the Yan family's treasures to stop the Jiao Sheng. But this is Baling City, which is not the traditional sphere of influence of our Yan family. Unless the Jiao Sheng wants to kill me, the Yan family does not have enough excuses to take action."
"To save Fang Yun, isn't that an excuse?"
"As long as Jiao Sheng wants to kill Fang Yun, the Yan family will definitely go all out!" Yan Yukong's answer left the person who asked the question speechless.
Li Fanming sighed and said, "Forget it. Our literary status is too low. No matter what we say, it's just empty talk. Since the Zong and Lei families can invite the Jiao Saint, they must have invested a lot of money. Unless the Half Saint comes in person, the situation today has been completely determined. There must be someone in the human race who has a good relationship with the Jiao Saint Palace. We find them to be lobbyists. We don't ask the Jiao Saint for anything, but just ask him to save some face for Fang Yun."
"Face? Look at the appearance of the Zong and Lei families and the scholars of Qing Kingdom. Is it possible that they will give Fang Yun face?"
“Everything depends on human effort.”
The Yangtze River kept changing. After three straight tides and three raging battle platforms appeared one after another, the river surface stopped changing. But suddenly someone shouted, "Look at the sky!"
Everyone looked up at the sky and was horrified to see that the Milky Way composed of stars in the sky had turned into a waterfall like water and light, pouring down and straight into the mouth of the Yangtze River.
Then, a strange scene appeared. The water of the Milky Way seemed to merge into the entire Yangtze River in an instant.
The water along the entire Yangtze River is clear and transparent, and below the river is not the river bottom, without silt and stones, but a starry sky.
People could no longer tell whether it was the river reflecting the Milky Way in the sky, or the entire Milky Way in the sky falling into the Yangtze River, or whether there was another mysterious world below the Yangtze River.
The world was so beautiful that some painting masters instinctively took out their painting tools and wanted to paint the galaxy-like Yangtze River.
This time, many scholars have confirmed that the Dragon Saint is indeed going to travel, because the Milky Way and the Yangtze River are the rituals of the Dragon Saint Palace, and will only appear when the Dragon Saint goes out.
Everyone was looking at the mysterious and beautiful Milky Way and the Yangtze River. Before they could come to their senses, the unusual movement on the river surface broke the peace.
Every three miles on both sides of the Yangtze River, a water column dozens of feet thick began to rise. As the water column rose, its shape changed, as if an invisible giant hand was carving it.
When the water column rose to a height of a hundred feet, the river water sculptures had been fully formed. Each statue made of river water was a giant aquatic monster, flowing from the entrance of the Yangtze River thousands of miles away to Dongting Lake.
These water statues of aquatic monsters are crystal clear and lifelike, and each statue has a special charm and even reveals a variety of expressions, whether pain, happiness, anger, or fear.
Seeing these river water statues, many people even had the illusion that it was the Dragon Saint who imprisoned the souls of these monsters and then reshaped their bodies with river water.
The scholars who saw this scene from high in the sky were deeply shocked. They all knew that the methods of the Semi-Saint were very powerful and could even change the world, but they did not expect that the Dragon Saint could mobilize such a huge force just by traveling.
These river statues are spread across the vast Yangtze River and are majestic and imposing. Even before the Dragon Saint appeared, they had already made a great impression and shocked the world.
Ge Yiming asked in a clear voice: "Brother Wuyuan, why do you think Jiao Sheng appeared this time?"
Zong Wuyuan pretended to think for a while and said, "How can I guess this? I think it's because of two things. The first thing is naturally related to the Xiangzhou section of the Yangtze River. These days, the Xiangzhou officials have been overbearing and offended the Jiaolong Palace. As for the second thing, it is that Fang Yun killed Lei Chongmo. Jiao Sheng is also a member of the Dragon Clan. The descendants of Master Lei were killed, so it is reasonable for him to come forward."
"Brother Wuyuan's explanation is reasonable, but how do you think Jiao Sheng will punish him?" Ge Yiming said with a smile.
Zong Wuyuan smiled grimly and said, "I am not a member of the Lei family, so there is no question of how to punish me. Mr. Tingzhen, what do you think of this punishment?"
Lei Tingzhen suddenly pointed at Lei Chongmo's portrait, looked at Fang Yun and said, "Fang Yun, that is Chongmo's portrait! Do you know what I said to Jiao Sheng?"
Fang Yun didn't look at Lei Tingzhen either. He still held the brush in his hand, as if thinking about what to write.
Lei Tingzhen didn't care and continued, "I have said that at the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will definitely make Fang Yun kneel down at the foot of Luoyang Tower, kowtow in front of the portrait of Chong Mo and confess his guilt!"
"presumptuous!"
"It's a lie to disobey your superiors. It's nonsense!"
"Bold!" Many Jing State officials fought back loudly.
No one in Jing could accept asking a dignified Xu Sheng to kowtow and beg for mercy from the enemy.
Lei Tingzhen looked at Fang Yun on the city wall and said proudly, "I know you don't want to kneel, so today I will hold your head down and make you kneel before Chong Mo and repent! You will know that the dignity of the Lei family cannot be offended! The enemies of the Lei family will never be forgiven! Even if the human race's virtual saint insults the Lei family, he will pay a hundred times or a thousand times the price! Fang Yun, why don't you kneel? Do you have to wait until His Majesty Jiaosheng comes in person and crushes you to death like a chicken?"
Zong Wuyuan walked up to Lei Tingzhen, smiling, and said, "Fang Xusheng, do you dare to say that the victory or defeat has been decided now?"
Ge Yiming also walked over and said with a smile: "Fang Xusheng, I think you should just listen to Mr. Tingzhen and kowtow and admit your mistakes. If you drag it to His Majesty Jiaosheng, I'm afraid it will not be as simple as just kowtowing and admitting your mistakes!"
Qing Jun stood up and said as he walked away: "This is retribution!"
"Are you done? If you're done, I'll start writing." Fang Yun glanced at them coldly.
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