The scholars were very relaxed and chatted about all sorts of things.
Although the more than 300 Jinshi scholars had fought together for less than three days, they had become true comrades-in-arms because they shared life and death. Their friendship was the same as that of classmates, fellow townsmen, and classmates on the same list. They became much warmer to each other and even joked with each other.
Some people talked about the battle, some asked the middle-aged scholar for advice on fighting techniques, and some talked about things happening in various countries.
After more than an hour, the heaven and earth suddenly shook.
Everyone immediately realized something and looked up.
Then the shadow of the moon tree collapsed and turned into countless points of light that shot in all directions.
"snort!"
A cold snort filled with resentment sounded in the sky, and then a skinny old man soared into the sky, flying hundreds of miles in an instant, holding an unknown strange book in his hand. He threw it into the air, and the book covered the sky for thousands of miles. With a light roll, more than half of the light that burst out from the shadow of the moon tree was rolled into the book.
The old man stretched out his hand and the book returned to his hand.
The old man was too far from the ground, and even Fang Yun could only see a dot.
Then, the old man looked down and praised.
"With courage and strategy, courage and knowledge, the three hundred scholars will surely go down in history."
After the old man finished speaking, Fang Yun felt dizzy and surrounded by darkness. Then he blinked instinctively and found that he had left the Jinshi hunting ground and even the ancient land of the deserted city and appeared in the Cui family's courtyard.
Fang Yun remembered that three days ago, he entered the Confucius Literary World here with the Patriarch of the Cui family and twenty-nine Jinshi of the Jing Kingdom, and then entered the ancient land of the deserted city.
At this moment, the courtyard was filled with people from noble families and officials of Jing State, but there were very few great scholars, only the Minister of Literature Jiang Hechuan.
"Welcome the triumphant return of Saint Fang Xu!" Everyone bowed to greet him.
"You're too polite." Fang Yun bowed calmly. Having seen many big scenes, he had a clearer understanding of his own identity.
"But... why did the other scholars fall to the ground and not get up?"
Fang Yun looked down and saw that the other 29 people from Jing Kingdom were lying on the ground, sleeping soundly. Some were snoring, some were grinding their teeth, and some were talking in their sleep, which was extremely strange. These people were originally seriously ill and dying, and they would not live for more than a few days. Now the green plague power on their bodies has dissipated, their skin is ruddy, and they are out of danger.
The scholars who came to greet him were all confused and puzzled, and most of them had no idea what was going on.
Fang Yun remembered what the great scholar Ye Ling said, that this matter had not been made public. Anyone who was recruited into the ancient land of the deserted city was not allowed to contact the outside world. Most of these people should not know, but they should be able to guess that something had happened in the ancient land of the deserted city.
"They were injured during the spring hunt. They will recover after a few days of rest. Please ask the literary friends of the Cui family to send someone to take them to the bedroom."
"I'll go and tell the servants right away!" Someone from the Cui family left in a hurry.
"Are you feeling well?" Jiang Hechuan asked with concern.
Fang Yun knew that Jiang Hechuan must know the inside story, so he smiled and said, "Everything is fine. Thank you, Lord Wen Xiang, for your concern."
"That's good." Jiang Hechuan breathed a sigh of relief and slowly stroked his beard with his hand.
One person asked, "Fang Xusheng, is there something wrong with the Jinshi Spring Hunting List? Is the number of 14 million real?"
"Yeah, we were laughing at first, but the number was so big that we couldn't laugh at all."
Fang Yun didn't get any definite news. He was just guessing before, so he said, "I don't know, maybe there will be a result in the end."
As soon as Fang Yun finished speaking, he heard a voice coming from the direction of the holy temple.
"The Jinshi of Jing State, led by Fang Yun. They have killed countless demons and barbarians, and used a trick to kill the two clones of the demon clan's semi-saints, which is a great contribution. Therefore, they have received tens of millions of points on the list, which is well deserved and without any mistakes. This year's Ten-Nation Spring Hunt has officially ended, and Jing State ranks first!"
The people of Jing State finally felt relieved, and people from all over the country cheered loudly to celebrate this great victory that had never been achieved since the founding of Jing State.
However, after the joy, most readers fell into deep thought.
The incarnation of a half-saint from the demon race
"Congratulations Fang Xusheng!" Everyone congratulated again.
"It's the concerted efforts of all the Jinshi of Jing State, and I'm just one of them." Fang Yun was very humble.
None of the scholars present were stupid. If Fang Yun had not made such a great contribution, Dong Sheng would never have said "Jingguo Jinshi headed by Fang Yun". Obviously something had happened. Dong Sheng could not praise Fang Yun directly, so he could only point out Fang Yun's importance in this way.
"But what about the half-saint clone of the demon clan? I heard that a large number of scholars were transferred to the ancient land. Could it be related to this matter?" someone asked.
Everyone stared at Fang Yun.
Fang Yun hesitated for a moment and said, "This is a long story. If it can be announced, there will definitely be news in the Wen Bao tomorrow."
"That's right. I shouldn't ask questions that I shouldn't ask. Anyway, my Jing country won first place in the spring hunt this time. More scholars will be eligible to enter the Hanlin Palace, and the number of times the Hanlins will enter the Seven Palaces will increase! The number and strength of my Jing country's Hanlin will be greatly improved!"
"That's true! The country that used to be ranked first had dozens of times more Jinshi scholars entering the Hanlin Hall every year than our Jing Country!"
"It really is a great contribution to the country!"
Fang Yun didn't want to hear these people's praise, and said: "You are too polite, I have been fighting for three days and I am a little tired. I will go back to 'Quanyuan' to rest. I hope you will forgive me."
"No, no, Fang Xusheng's body is more important!"
"Yes, yes, yes. Fang Xusheng will go to Ning'an County in February to serve as the acting magistrate. You must get enough rest!"
"Fang Xusheng, take care."
Everyone went out to see him off, and only after they saw Fang Yun get into the Jiaoma luxury car and leave did they start a very heated discussion.
At the same time, the monsters on the sacred trees in the demon world were also having heated discussions, but the atmosphere was different.
The Tree of All Saints is another name for the Eastern Moon Tree among the Four Moon Trees.
The Tree of Saints is extremely thick, with the diameter of the trunk alone reaching three hundred miles, and the diameter of the crown reaching five thousand miles. It has been transformed by the Saints into a place suitable for living, like layers of continents stacked up, home to countless monsters and barbarians.
Only the most powerful people among the demon and barbarian tribes are qualified to live on the sacred trees.
The Tree of All Saints is divided into three layers. The upper layer is the Temple of All Saints, the middle layer is the tribe that handles the affairs of the demon world and serves the saints, and the lower layer is the residential area.
The demon world has clear class divisions. In the lower level of the Tree of Saints, there is a place called the Holy Son District, where the children of the saints live.
In the tradition of the demon world, the number of children a demon has is one of the criteria for measuring its strength. Even the saints are no exception and take pride in having many children and grandchildren.
A demon half-saint can live for thousands of years and have at least a thousand and at most tens of thousands of children. The most indulgent demon saint even has a hundred thousand children, making him a stud among demons.
In the center of the Holy Son District, there are four huge stone tablets, each as high as a ten-story building, which respectively display the contents of the Great Confucian Hunting List, the Grand Secretary Hunting List, the Hanlin Hunting List, and the Jinshi Hunting List.
Countless monsters were gathering in front of the four stone tablets, staring with wide eyes in disbelief at a scene that had never been seen before.
Fang Yun's name ranks first on the Great Scholar Hunting List!
Even the name of Yi Zhishi, the greatest Confucian scholar of the human race, was suppressed by Fang Yun!
Fang Yun’s academic rank was merely Jinshi!
After Fang Yun's bloody name, the bounties kept increasing. (To be continued...)