The Path of the Sage

Chapter 64: Tavern Talks about Monsters

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The others all knew that Li Yuncong was from a famous family in Jiangzhou and knew more than ordinary people. They ate quickly and left the cafeteria. On the deserted path, Ning Zhiyuan said, "Yuncong, tell me quickly."

Li Yuncong said, "It's nothing strange. You all know that the Five Demons Mountain leads to the demon world. There are many rare treasures there, and even elixirs that can prolong life. Those people want to live longer, so they will naturally trade with the rebellious scholars. It is said that there are other things as well, but I don't know the details. Fang Yun, what Lu Yu said is right. Your current rank is not high, but your potential for growth is too terrifying. Once you become a scholar, those rebellious scholars will definitely find a way to deal with you. If you become a juren, they will probably mobilize their troops to target you."

Fang Yun said helplessly: "So there are so many troubles in being famous? Then I have to be extra careful in the future. If I can avoid leaving the city, I will do so. If I have to leave the city, I must leave secretly and no one can know."

"That's good."

Ning Zhiyuan said: "Fang Yun, since you are still young, you might as well keep a low profile and take part in the imperial examination every two years. You will surely pass the imperial examination when you are 22 years old."

Fang Yun was about to say that this was a good idea, but after thinking for a moment, he said, "Have you forgotten what Mr. Wang said? If you don't advance, you will retreat. If I have a chance, I will definitely strive for it. Those rebellious scholars are ultimately snakes and rats. If I pass the imperial examination and learn to talk about war on paper, I may not be afraid of them! I should not regard them as obstacles, but as my whetstone!"

"Well said! I'm not as good as you." Ning Zhiyuan praised.

"Oh, no wonder you are Fang Shuangjia! If I had your insight back then, I would have been a juren now." Tang Shanyue said.

"Will you die if you don't brag?" Lu Yu rolled his eyes at him.

Everyone laughed, and Fang Yun asked, "Since the five of you are among the top five in Dayuan Mansion, you must have been to the Book Mountain. How many pavilions have you passed?"

Lu Yu sighed and said, "Except for Li Yuncong who went to the second pavilion, we didn't even go to the first pavilion."

"No way? Liu Zicheng said he reached the second pavilion."

"He must be bragging! There are more than 800 prefectures in the ten countries. At a time, 8,000 scholars go to the Book Mountain. Half of them will be eliminated at the foot of the mountain. Less than 1,000 people can pass the first pavilion. There are only three or five scholars who can pass the second pavilion every year. Those who reach the second mountain are second only to the four great talents. How can he, Liu Zicheng, get a chance?"

"It turns out that he was lying to me before. How many mountains and pavilions can the four great talents usually visit?" Fang Yun asked.

"You will definitely be able to reach the second mountain, and when you become a juren, you will definitely be able to reach the third mountain and find your literary heart. It can be said that if you cannot find your literary heart when you are a juren, you are not a genius at all."

Fang Yun kept these in mind. After all, he was a child from a poor family and knew very little about these things. He asked again: "Then you really don't remember what the Book Mountain is? Do you have any feelings?"

"I have no recollection of what happened in there. If I have any sense, it's difficult."

The other four nodded in unison, showing that although they could not remember what happened in Shushan, they were still somewhat scared.

"Forget it, I won't ask anymore." Fang Yun said.

Li Yuncong said: "But I feel that you are not much worse than the four great talents. You should be able to reach the second mountain, and perhaps become one of the four great talents of the next generation! It's a pity that you were not born into a wealthy family, otherwise I am sure you will definitely be one of the four great talents of the generation."

"Yes! To be honest, your poems are no worse than those of the Four Great Talents, and even not inferior to the current poet."

"When you pass the imperial examination, you must win the literary heart!"

"I'll try my best."

Everyone returned to the classroom chatting and laughing.

After school in the afternoon, the scholars from the three classes gathered outside the gate. After greeting each other, the sixteen people walked towards Xiyue Tower together.

Fifteen scholars and one student together attracted the attention of many passers-by. Some parents with children pointed at these people and encouraged their children to become scholars when they grew up.

Although the three classes were in competition with each other, they were still talking and laughing at this time.

Fang Yun observed secretly and felt relieved. There were no conflicts among the people in each class. Although the three classes would bicker and joke with each other, they would also praise each other and there was not even any verbal attack.

The group entered Xiyue Tower. The first floor of the building was filled with noise, but as soon as the sixteen people came in, the noise immediately became much quieter.

Several people knew each other and bowed to each other as a greeting.

The waiter came quickly to greet them. Chang Wanxu gave his name and the waiter led everyone to the No. 1 single room on the second floor.

Entering the room, Fang Yun looked around. There were books, paintings, orchids, incense, and the four treasures of the study. If you ignore the two dining tables in the middle, it would be a very elegant study room.

Everyone sat down at two tables. As soon as they sat down, Lu Yu suddenly said arrogantly: "Since it is a gathering of three classes, poetry and prose are naturally indispensable. This time, you two classes and three classes can choose the topic, and we, class one, will accompany you to the end. As for rewards and punishments, I will not argue with you, you have the final say!"

Several people in the class immediately laughed, each of them full of confidence.

The two groups looked at each other.

"Today we are welcoming Fang Yuncai to the gathering, mainly to show the harmony among the students of our state academy. If we must compare, we are inferior!"

"That makes sense! If Fang Yun wins first, then we who invited him to the banquet will lose face; if Fang Yun fails to win, then he will lose face. Today we will only talk about romance, not poetry! Haven't you learned enough in the Academy of Literature?"

"Yes, let's not talk about poetry and prose, we need to be harmonious! We need to be friendly! That's what the teacher taught you!"

Lu Yu was dumbfounded. He had been holding back for the entire afternoon, waiting to avenge his previous defeat with Fang Yun at this gathering. Class 3 would compete in poetry and prose at every gathering, and Class 1 only won once. Every time they lost, they were either forced to drink or admitted defeat and did something weird to make a fool of themselves. It was extremely miserable.

Lu Yu shouted, "No! It is a rule for the three classes to gather together to compete in poetry and prose. This rule cannot be broken!"

"Next time! Next time, I must follow this rule, but I can't do this this time!"

"That won't do, Fang Yun, say something!" Lu Yu looked at Fang Yun hurriedly.

The five students in Class 1 looked at Fang Yun eagerly.

Fang Yun smiled and said, "I just started school today and I don't know anything yet. How can I say anything? Let you decide."

"Well said! This is the spirit of the top scorer in the Double Jia case! We will go to Qushui River to kill the monster in a few days. If you want to go, stay with me and I will protect you!" Chang Wanxu was extremely grateful to Fang Yun.

Lu Yu said: "Ah? How did you know that we would go to Qushui River in a few days?"

The people in the second and third classes smiled but said nothing. Chang Wanxu explained, "A member of the Juren class went to Qushui River three days ago. He must have killed the demon general, and then killed the demon soldiers and demon civilians, leaving some for us so that we, the scholars, can practice with them."

"You are really well-informed. What kind of monster appeared in Qushui River?" Ning Zhiyuan asked.

Fang Yun listened attentively. Apart from his contact with Nunu, this was the first time he had any contact with a monster since coming to this world.

"It is said that it was a water snake demon that escaped from the Yangtze River into the Qushui River and killed everyone in a village overnight."

Everyone in the group changed color. Li Yuncong said, "The demon snake is troublesome. It is a poisonous creature and much more difficult to deal with than an ordinary fish monster."

"That's why we let the Juren class go. If it was an ordinary demon general, we, the scholars from the third class, could handle it. After all, an ordinary demon general is only equivalent to a Juren."

"If we are just hunting down lone demon soldiers and civilians, our three classes will have to compete to see which class can kill the most demons. That's boring!" Lu Yu said.

Chang Wanxu said with a smile: "Your class has one more person, Fang Yun. Maybe you can win this time. Don't be discouraged." After saying that, he and a few people who liked to play around laughed strangely.

"He can't even talk about theory on paper. No matter how talented he is, it will be useless there. The master won't take him there." Lu Yu said.

Chang Wanxu said sternly: "Fang Yun, you have never seen a demon being killed, right?"

"No." Fang Yun said truthfully.

"Then I suggest you go with us. We will not only kill the monster with fifteen scholars, but also three scholars from three classes will follow and protect us, and each class can bring a total of fifteen soldiers. The monster general and most of the monster soldiers have been killed, so there won't be much danger there. There are only a few monster soldiers and monster civilians, and everyone is safe. At most, they will suffer minor injuries. Although you can't talk about it on paper, you can personally experience killing monsters, which will be of great benefit to you in the future."

Fang Yun smiled and said, "At noon, Lu Yu told me to stay in the city and not leave to avoid encountering rebellious scholars. Now you are urging me to kill monsters with you. Who do you think I should listen to?"

"Rebellious scholars? You think too much. How can there be so many rebellious scholars? Moreover, each of the three gentlemen brought at least two cultural treasures of the Juren scholars, so we are not afraid even if there are rebellious scholars."

"Who knows if Liu Zicheng will take advantage of the opportunity to kill the monster to harm Fang Yun." Ning Zhiyuan muttered in a low voice.

Many people laughed. Chang Wanxu said, "Liu Zicheng is bad, but he is not a fool. His current grudge with Fang Yun is just a personal grudge. If he disrupts our efforts to pacify the demons, he will be betraying the human race. Not to mention Liu Zicheng, even Liu Zizhi will be disqualified from participating in the imperial examinations, and even the left prime minister will be besieged by the censors of the Supervisory Council."

"That's true." Ning Zhiyuan was embarrassed to laugh. After all, he was only seventeen years old and not as experienced as the others.

"What's the matter, Fang Yun, are you going or not?" Chang Wanxu asked.

Everyone looked at Fang Yun.

Fang Yun saw temptation and test in these people.

In the original education of Shengyuan Continent, demons and barbarians are the number one enemy of mankind, but killing demons and barbarians is only second, and the first is to embark on the holy path.

But with the end of the thousand-year covenant of non-war, killing monsters has become as important as seeking the holy path. And in the eyes of these passionate young people, killing monsters is the holy path.

Fang Yun smiled slightly and said, "Killing monsters and savages is our duty. If I, as a pre-sage student, don't even dare to look at it, how can I write about military affairs and killing monsters after I become a scholar? I will definitely see your heroic figures in killing monsters."

"It's not easy for you to become a student of the Holy Front. It's impossible to become a scholar of the Holy Front in a few days. If you do that, you will definitely fail to kill the monster. So when we return triumphantly, how about you write a poem for me?"

"It's my duty!" Fang Yun agreed readily.

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