"Rewrite a poem? Isn't that too exaggerated? For example, when I was writing "Song of the Yi River", after writing the first sentence 'The wind is whistling and the Yi River is cold', I found that the enemy had run far away and I couldn't catch up with him with this poem, and it was too late to write a new poem. If I could rewrite a poem, I could rewrite "The Arrow in the Stone", omit the first sentence 'The forest is dark and the grass is startled by the wind', and start from the second sentence 'The general draws his bow at night'. This... is simply magical." Fang Yun said.
"Yes, this is the strength of the middle-grade duplicity. You said before that using fake poems to cover up real poems is not very effective, but that's because you don't have much actual combat experience. Not only those saints master the human language, but also the barbarian demon commanders and above will definitely learn to listen to the human language and distinguish the human battle poems, even if they can't speak it."
Fang Yun understood immediately and said, "Indeed, once our human race can speak eloquently, the monsters can avoid us in advance if they know the effect of poetry. However, there are very few people who can acquire the literary mind of saying one thing and thinking another. In war, their number is so small that it can be ignored. It is impossible for them to have a decisive impact on a war, so they are not very useful. But in small-scale battles, if saying one thing and thinking another can deceive those monsters, it will play a decisive role in winning or losing."
"Yes. The reason why saying one thing and thinking another is more difficult than writing quickly is because it has two functions, one is 'fake', the other is 'transformation'. If used well, it is enough to play with the enemy at will." Yan Yukong said.
"What about the top-grade hypocrisy?" Fang Yun said.
"Low- and middle-grade duplicity can only use one false poem or one altered poem, but high-grade duplicity can use two false poems and then alter the poem. Moreover, it can use twice as much talent as the cost to make the false poem reach three sentences, and it can also alter the poem in the third sentence!"
"As expected, you have a literary mind that is good at writing. If you use it well, it will be very wonderful! By the way, you don't need to use one of the three fake poems."
Yan Yukong smiled and said, "Your idea is very good, but the problem is that the top-grade duplicity is more difficult to obtain than the top-grade writing. Even for you, the chance of success is only one in a hundred. However, you have a great chance of becoming the head of the country. With your talent, it is your third time to enter the Book Mountain after becoming a Jinshi. The 'duplicity' is not a problem. The problem is whether it is a low-grade or a medium-grade one."
Fang Yun thought of everything that happened in the Book Mountain. When he was in the fifth mountain, he encountered hundreds of monsters. What kind of test would he encounter in the sixth mountain? What about the seventh, eighth, and finally the ninth mountain
Li Fanming said: "Yukong underestimated Fang Yun. Since he could pass through three mountains when he was a scholar, why couldn't he pass through six mountains when he was a juren?"
Yan Yukong shook his head and said, "Although we don't know what the specific test is in Book Mountain, there are some rumors. It should be that the saints accidentally said some of their opinions, and others wrote them down. For example, they said that the first three mountains only test the basics, but the middle three mountains and the last three mountains are different. The difficulty of the test is unimaginable. Without verbal battles, it is impossible to pass the sixth mountain."
"Don't forget that Fang Yun has reached the second level of literary courage."
"After all, a literary talent is more than capable of protecting himself but not capable of killing others. He may be able to pass the fifth hill, but not the sixth hill. Before I became a juren and went to the Book Mountain for the second time, I asked my mentor if it was possible for me to pass the sixth hill when I was a juren. My mentor said that it was impossible for a juren to pass the sixth hill." Yan Yukong said.
Since the Semi-Saint had said so, no one else objected.
Fang Yun said: "The saints should have a way to obtain the literary mind from outside the mountain of books and the sea of learning, right?"
Many of the noble family disciples looked at each other, and Jia Jingan said, "Yes, but the price is very high. Yan Yukong should have the most say. We all guess that he has obtained the literary mind outside of the mountain of books and the sea of learning, but what it is, the previous literary battles or tests have not forced him to use it. If you don't reveal the breath of poetry at the avalanche slope, he might use it."
Yan Yukong said: "On the avalanche slope, if it weren't for Fang Yun, I might only be able to save myself in the end, and I wouldn't be able to save you."
Fang Yun immediately said: "So it's Wen Xin who is used to save your life, then there's no need to say more, if people know about it, it will be bad for you."
Yan Yukong smiled and said, "Fang Yun showed a breath of poetry to save us, so I can also reveal some. In fact, some people can guess that my literary heart is not complete. Once it is used too many times, it will dissipate. You should have seen it in some books, such as Sima Xiangru, the sage of fu, Cao Cao and other celebrities, they all had this kind of literary heart."
"That's enough to save your life. Alas, we really envy you for having a semi-saint mentor. Look at my mentor, he's even younger than me! How will he support me in the future!" Li Fanming looked at Fang Yun and said half-jokingly.
“Master Fang, you must work hard in order for us to become disciples of the Half-Saint,” Shi Tang said.
"Teacher, our future depends on you!"
"Please reward me with a great scholar!"
The others laughed, it was really unheard of for students to make their teachers work hard.
"People have no respect for their elders and the world is going downhill!" Fang Yun smiled, shook his head and sighed.
Near noon, some people in official uniforms came in through the door, led by Prefect Dong.
Everyone stood up immediately, and Li Fanming said, "Then we won't bother you. Just prepare for the exam. We will go to Dayuan Mansion on September 1st and have a party after the exam."
"Goodbye." Everyone said as they went to greet Governor Dong.
Nunu and the big rabbit were still catching little meteors. Nunu was in high spirits, while the big rabbit looked like he was going crazy. When he saw Li Fanming was about to leave, he called out to Nunu twice, then desperately threw himself on Li Fanming, grabbing Li Fanming's robe tightly, for fear of being left here.
Nunu was a little annoyed, but soon ignored the big rabbit and continued to play with Little Meteor.
They welcomed Governor Dong, and the two sides exchanged greetings and chatted. After a while, they said goodbye. Governor Dong and Fang Yun went out together to see them off.
After seeing off the scholars, Fang Yun, Prefect Dong and several civil servants entered the house.
"I wonder what can I do for you, Mr. Dong?" Fang Yun asked.
Prefect Dong raised his chin toward the door and said, "With such a big commotion here, of course I have to come and take a look. I knew a long time ago that someone would come to your place, and I thought they were just on a whim and came to comfort you after hearing the news in the Wen Bao. But I didn't expect that there would be quite a lot of people on a whim today, and I guess there will be people tomorrow. On the way, I also saw students from Mingxing Academy lining up to come. I have lived for so many years, and I have never seen such a strange sight."
Prefect Dong looked at Fang Yun with great emotion.
Fang Yun said: "I just did what I should do. I don't deserve such kindness."
"Don't be modest at a time like this. But you have to be careful. Scholars have always looked down on each other. Your contribution this time is so great that you deserve to be awarded a title of nobility. They dare not slander you for this matter, but will definitely keep an eye on you for other details. If you make the slightest mistake, they will attack you with all their might."
"Did Lord Dong hear any news?" Fang Yun asked.
Prefect Dong hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's talk about other countries first. Some families that are friendly with the Xunzi family are criticizing you, thinking that you don't know the big picture, and in short, they are accusing you of "propriety". Fortunately, some families such as the Mengzi family and the Mozi family fully support you, believing that literary duels are literary duels, and are exchanges between scholars. But you don't have to worry too much. In the end, the praise for you prevailed, especially the praise for the poem "The Arrow in the Stone". Now, everyone who has studied this war poem will find it difficult to say anything bad about you."
At the end of his speech, Governor Dong laughed happily.
"That's good. How was the court?" Fang Yun asked.
Prefect Dong restrained his smile and said, "The palace gates are closed and the court has not yet been dismissed. This matter is of great importance, and today's court meeting may last very late. However, there is news from the demon world that because of the literary duel and "The Arrow in the Stone", your ranking on the Grand Scholar Hunting List has risen again and has risen to 15th place!"
Fang Yun showed no fear, and said: "I have a bounty of 100 bloods, and there are so many bonuses, it doesn't matter whether I'm the twentieth or fifteenth."
"No, it is very important. The bounty reflects your potential, while the position reflects your strength, power and influence. Why did the dragon of the Kong family become the first on the list of university scholars after leaving the Holy Ruins? Because he is the descendant of the Holy Confucius! He is from the Kong family! If you are ranked first on the list of university scholars, you will be in danger."
Fang Yun's heart trembled, he nodded, and understood the key.
"The demon world must have reached a consensus on their attitude towards you. The question for the demon world now is what price they can pay for you. Grand Secretary No. 15 may not be worth it, but Grand Secretary No. 1 will definitely prompt them to make up their minds. At that time, if they use the Four Directions Demon Moon, or use those demon clan secret treasures that we don't know about, they can kill you directly even if they cross two realms."
Fang Yun's pressure doubled, because a semi-saint has the ability to kill people with a single word. Back then, the great Confucian scholar Fan Ju harmed the military strategist Bai Qi in order to fight for power, and was killed by Sun Bin with a single word from tens of thousands of miles away.
Fang Yun thought for a moment and said, "If the Demon Saint doesn't come in person, and uses his power from another realm, the cost will be very high. I can guess that. But they are willing to give me a reward, but are not willing to kill me from another realm. Is there any reason for this?"
Prefect Dong smiled slightly and said, "What do you think the Holy Court is for? Why do you think your Three Character Classic is placed in the Holy Hall?"
Fang Yun suddenly realized. At that time, someone said that there would be huge benefits to having "Three Character Classic" included in all the holy temples, but he didn't guess what it was. Now he knows another benefit.
Fang Yun said: "So, the Demon Saint cannot easily exert power across the boundary because the Holy Academy is protecting me?"
"Of course. Otherwise, you would have been killed by the demon saints long ago. But because you are protected by the power of the Saint Academy, if they want to kill you, they will have to pay a greater price, so I said those words before."
Fang Yun felt much more relaxed and was grateful for the silent contributions of the Holy Academy and the saints. He was afraid that a semi-saint had been planning the protection a long time ago.
"Can the demon world break the protection of the Holy Academy?" Fang Yun asked tentatively.
Prefect Dong pondered for a moment and said, "The strength of the demon world is far beyond your and my imagination. The reason why the demon world failed to conquer Liangjie Mountain is not because of the help of the dragon clan, but because the demon world does not have a common leader and is not united. I wonder if you have read the legend of the demon world?"
Fang Yun said: "Of course I have read it, and I have read a lot of books about the demon world in the Holy Ruins."
"When I was in Kongcheng, I heard someone say that some legends in the demon world are true. Think about whether those legends you have seen have the ability to kill you across the two worlds."
Fang Yun was silent. There was no need for legends. This kind of power existed in the ancient demon inheritance. However, that kind of power required special treasures. A semi-saint would never be able to break through the protection of the Saint Academy. (To be continued...)