Jiang Hechuan is a great scholar of Jing State. He has been in charge of the Ministry of Culture for several years and has become calm in the face of emergencies. Even if the demon army invaded Liangjie Mountain, he would not frown at all.
But now Jiang Hechuan's face was as gloomy as water, his brows were gloomy, and he was thinking about something with his head down. He didn't even notice Fang Yun and others returning from Denglongtai. It was not until the president of the academy, Guo Zitong, gently touched him that he woke up.
Jiang Hechuan's eyes fixed, and he regained his usual composure, but with bloodshot eyes.
Fang Yun and other Jinshi from the Holy Academy were secretly shocked, this is a great scholar!
A great scholar can stay awake and eat without eating, and always stay energetic. No matter how tired he is, he can recover in the blink of an eye. The great scholar's eyes actually had bloodshot, which was a sign of exhaustion, meaning that he was troubled by a huge problem, which usually only happened after failing to comprehend the holy way.
The other scholars of the Holy Academy looked at Fang Yun with worry. The Jing Kingdom was on the verge of collapse. If Fang Yun was given another 20 years, he would be able to turn the tide. But now even the Prime Minister was so exhausted, the future of the Jing Kingdom was even more bleak.
There were twenty people when they went in, but now there are only sixteen left. Four of them died on Denglongtai, while the seven Jinshi of Shengyuan are still here.
Fang Yun looked around at the people around him. Except for Jiang Hechuan and Guo Zitong, there were no other humans. The rest were all dragons.
The dragons looked at Fang Yun in different ways. Some felt regretful, some didn't dare to look at Fang Yun, and some shook their heads and sighed.
Jiang Hechuan quickly suppressed his sorrow and said with a smile: "Congratulations to all the great talents of the human race for leaving Denglongtai safely. They will surely rise to prominence in the future and make great achievements for the human race. Fang Yun, you and I will return to Jing Country as soon as possible and will not stay in Dragon Palace."
A green dragon complained in a low voice: "Then I can't finish listening to Journey to the West."
The Green-Clothed Dragon Marquis glared at the Green Dragon and told him to shut up.
Fang Yun nodded and said nothing.
A white cloud rose from under Jiang Hechuan's feet, and then flew to Fang Yun's side. When Fang Yun was on the road to success, he left quickly, followed closely by Guo Zitong.
Those successful candidates from the Holy Academy lost their joy of victory and vaguely guessed that Fang Yun was going to be in great trouble.
Jiang Hechuan flew out of the Dragon Palace on a flat surface without saying a word on the way. He soon arrived at the sea eye. Passing through the sea eye, the three of them traveled hundreds of thousands of miles in a short time, arrived at the coast of Shengyuan Continent, and then flew towards Jing Country.
Seeing that Jiang Hechuan didn't say anything, Fang Yun didn't say anything either.
After a long while, Jiang Hechuan asked, "Did you get a good harvest in Denglongtai?"
"Beyond imagination." Fang Yun said.
"Congratulations on becoming a saint." Jiang Hechuan said.
"Thank you, Lord Minister of Literature." Fang Yun naturally knew that Jiang Hechuan could not help but see that he had become a Jinshi.
"During your time on the Dragon Platform, several major events occurred. The first major event was the arrival of the Wenqu Star. The star's light became even brighter, almost ten times brighter than before. The human race will surely prosper!"
"Good news." Fang Yun was sincerely happy. This meant that the human race would begin to grow at an unprecedented speed. The effect on the human race would be only slightly weaker than Confucius's teaching the world, and the contribution would be comparable to that of several semi-saints combined.
Jiang Hechuan showed no joy at all, and said, "The second major event is that the Dragon Clan issued a secret order, saying that an ancient remnant has appeared. The Dragon Clan does not know what clan it is or what it is like. Whether it is the human race, the demon barbarians or the dragon race, they have all held a gathering of saints for this matter."
"Oh." Fang Yun agreed softly. He felt more and more that Di Luo was more extraordinary than he had imagined. He could actually force the saints of the three tribes to do this.
"As for the third important event. The demon saints have officially started the Moon Tree Divine Punishment and are accumulating strength. They will punish you in early December. I shouldn't have told you about this. But after thinking it over, I decided to tell you the truth. What do you think about this?"
Even though Fang Yun was mentally prepared, his heart still skipped a beat and his breathing became temporarily disordered when he heard the bad news that the Moon Tree Divine Punishment would be activated next month.
That is the Moon Tree Divine Punishment!
Not to mention a mere Jinshi, even a half-saint of the human race would surely die if he encountered the divine punishment of the Moon Tree!
"Well, I expected it." Fang Yun took a deep breath, but his heartbeat still couldn't recover.
This was the only time Fang Yun felt an irremovable feeling of powerlessness. No matter when he was beaten before the imperial examination or was unable to enter the provincial academy due to Liu Zizhi's scheme, no matter when he was threatened by the turtle demon or trapped by the mirage, Fang Yun always had a glimmer of hope in his heart.
But now Fang Yun can't touch hope, can't see hope, and can't even sense hope.
Fang Yun knew clearly that, not to mention that he was unable to unleash the power of the Ancestral Dragon's true blood, even if he could unleash all his strength, he would not be able to withstand the power of the Moon Tree's divine punishment!
The power of the sub-sage King Wen of Zhou far exceeded that of a single drop of Ancestral Dragon's true blood, but he was still severely injured by the punishment of the Moon Tree God and could not even protect the Zhou royal family.
Not to mention that the Ancestral Dragon's true blood can only withstand one-third of the power of the Moon Tree's divine punishment. Even if it could withstand 9,990 percent of the power, that insignificant trace of power would still be able to kill Fang Yun if it fell on him.
Fang Yun didn't want to make Wen Xiang worry, so his expression didn't change much.
"According to the news from the demon tribe, the Great Sage of the Lion Tribe said that you killed his own son, Lion Wang, and that's why he started the Moon Tree Divine Punishment early. Is this true?"
Fang Yun nodded and said, "It was indeed me who did it, and I also killed more than half of the monsters who entered the Denglongtai!"
"Ah?" Jiang Hechuan and Guo Zitong looked at Fang Yun in surprise.
"Then tell me quickly!" Guo Zitong said.
Fang Yun then recounted in detail some of his experiences in Denglongtai, but concealed the vision of his promotion to Jinshi and all matters related to Emperor Luo.
After Fang Yun finished speaking, Jiang Hechuan and Guo Zitong looked at each other, both unable to believe that such a thing would happen in Denglongtai.
"Is the true blood of the Ancestral Dragon really in you?" Jiang Hechuan said.
Fang Yun nodded.
"Did you really kill dozens of demon saints with one sword?" Guo Zitong asked.
Fang Yun nodded.
"Can you really kill Shi Wang, Gu Jiao Hou and the Evil King by yourself?" Jiang Hechuan asked again.
Fang Yun nodded once.
"You have become the ancestor of poetry..."
Guo Zitong wanted to ask more, but Jiang Hechuan smiled helplessly and said, "That's all. No wonder the demon saints used the Moon Tree Divine Punishment in advance. Fang Yun is such a demon, he has already surpassed the dragon of the Kong family! If Fang Yun was born in the Kong family, he would have become the first university scholar long ago."
Guo Zitong suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "I am only ranked 20th on the demon clan's Grand Scholar Hunting List. I was famous in the past, but compared with Fang Yun, I am far behind. If I am right, Fang Yun is now ranked first on the Grand Scholar Hunting List!"
"Fang Yun, what are you going to do next?" Jiang Hechuan asked.
"Go home, eat, sleep, continue studying, and prepare for the imperial examination." Fang Yun said.
"Then what?" Guo Zitong asked.
"Then? There is no then. Just do these, the same as before." Fang Yun said.
"You... don't you want to take care of your funeral?" Jiang Hechuan sighed.
"What about your afterlife? I've been famous for less than a year and haven't built up much power, so there's nothing to deal with. If I die, everything will take its course naturally and it's not worth my trouble." Although Fang Yun said this, his eyes flickered.
Both of them have been through a lot, and they can see that Fang Yun is unwilling to accept this. But now Fang Yun has no way to resist. Instead of living in constant fear, he might as well continue doing his own thing, reading his own books, and spend the rest of his life in peace.
"Maybe... the saints will do their best to save you!" Jiang Hechuan said.
"If the saints use all their strength to save me, the Two Worlds Mountain will certainly not be saved, and the foundation of the human race will certainly be damaged. You and I both know that this is impossible. When the Kong family dragon was killed, the Kong family actually had a way to save it, but in the end they didn't. No matter who it is, it is not worth it for the human race to exhaust all its strength to save it, unless he can save the human race!"
Jiang Hechuan and Guo Zitong were speechless. Fang Yun's words were absolutely correct. If a sub-saint of the human race encountered such divine punishment, the human race would certainly do its best to save him, but they would never save a "person with the potential to become a sub-saint."
Whether it is the dragon of the Kong family or Fang Zhenguo.
"Then you really don't want to say anything?" Jiang Hechuan was originally very indifferent, but he worked so hard for Fang Yun that he completely lost his usual demeanor.
Fang Yun took a deep breath, exhaled a long breath, and shook his head gently.
Whether you can keep things to yourself and bear them alone, and whether you can suppress the urge to confide in others, are important signs of maturity.
"No matter what, you should not give up hope! Perhaps by then the power of the Moon Tree Divine Punishment will be weakened, and the saints of the human race will surely join forces to help. After all, there is only one great saint in the demon race now, and he can only barely use the Moon Tree Divine Punishment! Fang Yun, you are an upright scholar, the number one among the young people of my human race, how can you give up hope!" Jiang Hechuan's voice suddenly rose.
Fang Yun was stunned. Looking at the bloodshot in Jiang Hechuan's eyes, the confusion in his eyes disappeared, as if he had suddenly regained his vitality.
In Denglongtai, Fang Yun talked with Ao Huang. At that time, he just speculated that Yaoman would use the Moon Tree Divine Punishment, so he could remain calm.
But after hearing the exact news from Jiang Hechuan, Fang Yun felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness in his heart, and even a hint of self-abandonment.
But now he found that the eyes of such a great scholar were bloodshot due to his anxiety for him. Fang Yun seemed to see Yang Yuhuan, Nunu, the expectant eyes of relatives and friends in Ji County, the admiring eyes of the people of Jing, and the determination of billions of human beings to resist the monsters together through these eyes.
"Thank you for your advice, Lord Wen Xiang! I shouldn't give up on myself. No matter what, I should have hope, even if the hope is very slim! The first test of the Jinshi exam, the 'Hui Shi', is probably the last stage of my life. From today on, I will go all out to win the first place in the Hui Shi and become the Hui Yuan! I want to be the first person in the history of the human race to pass the titles of Tongsheng, Xiucai, Juren and Jinshi in the same year, becoming four in one! Moreover, I want to be the first in the case, Maocai, Jie Yuan and Hui Yuan in a row!"
Jiang Hechuan laughed heartily and said, "Great! This is the model of the literati of Jingguo! But you have already finished it!"
"Accomplish what?" Fang Yun didn't know what Jiang Hechuan wanted to say.
Jiang Hechuan smiled and stroked his beard, saying: "You are already the first Four Sames in the history! And you are even better than the Four Sames, the Pre-Saint Four Sames!"
Guo Zitong smiled and said, "Or maybe it can be said that it is a step further and further to reach the Saint's Four Armored Ones!"
Fang Yun and Jiang Hechuan were amused by Guo Zitong's three "更" characters and laughed together. (To be continued...)