The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1120 Lotus Pond

The afternoon sun shines through the gaps in the leaves on both sides of the streets of Chongwenyuan, and is scattered on more than ten flying boats, on which stand many ancient national sites such as Jingguo, Qingguo, Wuguo, Kongcheng, Liangjie Mountain, and Shihan Ancient Land. champion.

After Dai Cheng finished speaking, he looked calm on the surface, but his eyes flickered, and his half-clenched right fist revealed his worry. Fang Yun has too many deeds, and no one who offends Fang Yun has a good ending.

Fang Yun smiled and said: "What Brother Dai said is that no matter who you are, you must go all out to fight for the capital of the country. This is how you can live up to the high expectations of the people of the country and the place, live up to the cold window for ten years, and live up to the title of number one scholar." ! Everyone fights with all their strength, and the one who is determined is the leader of the country. If it is based on seniority, he can only be called the bandit leader! "

Everyone nodded and smiled.

The number one scholar in the Shihan Ancient Land Zeng Nianhai said: "No matter what the final result of the fight for the head of the country is, everyone should accept it calmly. Back then, some people fell out because of the fight for the head of the country and ended up becoming mortal enemies for life. With good luck, When old people are old and unlucky, even their descendants will criticize each other.”

Fang Yun nodded. Competing for the head of the country is a little different from the imperial examination or other competitions. Often a few people can give in to make someone the head of the country. But everyone is the number one scholar, and no one is nobler than anyone else. If you want to be the head of the country, you have to We must compete openly and honestly.

"I heard that Brother Zeng has a strange encounter in Shihan Ancient Land. Even if you meet Fang Xusheng this year, you may not be able to lose."

Zeng Nianhai waved his hand and said: "No, we top scholars in various ancient places are far behind the top scholars of Shengyuan Continent in terms of literary comparison. In terms of literary warfare, we can compare with others, but we cannot compare with Fang Xusheng. His war poems It's too strong to fight with each other. We said we will fight for the top of the country, but we can't weaken our momentum. What's more, our Shihan Ancient Land has a small population, and I am not worthy of my title. "

"Brother Zeng is too modest."

It is true that there is a quota for the number one scholar in the ancient land. Some children of aristocratic families know that they cannot get the number one scholar in the Ten Kingdoms, so they will enter the ancient land before the Jinshi Examination, wait until they get the number one scholar in the ancient land, and then participate in the fight for the top of the country.

However, after the Two Realms Mountains, those ancient lands were taken seriously by various aristocratic families and they increased their management of the ancient lands. Although the status is still not as good as that of Shengyuan Continent, it is already considered a must-win place, and it is not as dispensable as before.

For example, Zeng Nianhai was sent to the Shihan Ancient Land by his family since he was a child. He lived in a Cold King's City. He became more and more in tune with the power of the Shihan Ancient Land and prepared for the future battle of life and death. He was the best among the best.

"It is said that the Zeng family invested one-third of their strength into the Shihan Ancient Land in order to compete for the position of King of Shihan after the next battle of life and death..."

"The Yan family occupies the position of one of the ten cold kings, and has invested even more in the ten cold ancient lands..."

Everyone chatted for a few words about Shihan Ancient Land.

"It's just the head of the country. Everyone can do their best without worrying too much. When the fight for the head of the country is over, I will invite you to go to the Kongjia Tower tomorrow to have a drink and have a good chat." Kong De, the number one scholar in Kongcheng, argued.

"I'll definitely arrive tomorrow." Yan Yukong nodded.

"I will study in the Holy Academy for three years and will not return to Zhenyuhai for the time being. I have plenty of time." Wang Guodong, the number one scholar in Zhenyuhai, said.

Fang Yun said helplessly: "I may not be able to go tomorrow."

"What? I heard that you are getting married soon, can't wait any longer?" Sun Naiyong said with a smile, and the people around him immediately showed ambiguous smiles.

"That's not the case. I'm going to the Blood Mongolian Land tomorrow..." Fang Yun told the whole story.

"We all know this. We thought we would leave at least three to five days later, but we didn't expect to leave tomorrow. The Dragon Clan is too bullying!"

"Fang Xusheng peeled off a layer of the Dragon Saint's face in the West Sea and killed the Dragon King of the North Sea. Before Fang Xusheng completely became the Wenxing Dragon Lord, they would naturally try their best to take revenge. When Fang Xusheng became Wenxing Dragon Lord, they will not dare to take action. By then, Fang Xusheng will have the same status as the Dragon King of the Four Seas, second only to the Dragon Saint of the Four Seas."

"As for the Ancient Blood Mang Land, you have to think carefully. If it were me, I would rather leave Wenxing Longjue than go to the Ancient Blood Mang Land. It's too evil there." Sun Naiyong said.

Yan Yukong nodded and said: "I agree with Nai Yong. No one knows whether there are fragments of the Dragon-Slaying Sword there, but it is well known that the future of those who go there will be ruined."

"The Ancient Land of Blood Mang is cursed by a big figure at the level of the Ancestral God. It's best not to go."

"The world is so vast, and there are all sorts of weird places. I've also heard of places where only shadows can exist. The creatures there are thinner than pieces of paper, as if they've been flattened."

Fang Yun listened to their persuasion many times and did not refute, but listened quietly.

Everyone walked while talking, and soon arrived at the large square at the entrance of Chongwen Academy.

Fang Yun glanced around. There were a large number of flying boats parked around the large square, and there was at least one scholar standing on each flying boat.

Under the statue of Confucius in the square, three great Confucians and six great scholars stood.

Opposite the three great scholars, there were also several ships with champions from other countries standing on them.

Fang Yun and others arrived in front of the three great scholars by boat, saluted and greeted them, and stood motionless on the flying boat.

The three great Confucians and the six great scholars were serious in speech, and the others did not know what to say and remained silent.

No one spoke, and the atmosphere in Chongwen Academy was a little awkward. Many champions looked at their noses, noses, and hearts, waiting quietly.

Not long after, a great scholar with an expressionless face said: "The time has come. Let's immediately enter the first of the three places in the country, the lotus pond."

He saw the great scholar wave his hand, and an infinite amount of white light fell from the sky. Fang Yun instinctively squinted his eyes. When the white light dissipated, he found himself at the edge of a lotus pond.

The lotus pond is a standard circle with a diameter of nearly 100 feet. The lotus leaves in front are lined up in a row, forming a road on the water, leading directly to the center of the lotus pond.

The water in the lotus pond is clear, and there are round lotus leaves in the center, and each lotus leaf has a lotus flower attached to it. These lotus leaves are very large, with a diameter of about 10 feet.

After looking at the lotus pond, Fang Yun looked around. Sure enough, this place is the same as when Wenzhan fought against Qingguo in the past. There are many stepped stands around. Scholars can use official seals to enter this place with their divine thoughts and watch the process of fighting for the head of the country.

Now there are thousands of people sitting on the stands, and there are more and more.

By the lotus pond, dozens of champions stood upright.

The great scholar in front of Fang Yun coughed lightly and said, "There are three rounds of competition for the head of the country. The first round is the lotus pond. Now you step on the lotus leaves and walk to the center of the pond. Each of you chooses a lotus leaf and sits in the middle."

"Yes." More than a dozen champions bowed, lined up, and stepped onto the road formed by lotus leaves.

Fang Yun randomly picked a large lotus leaf and sat in the middle.

When everyone sat down, the lotus leaves that formed the path all sank, and finally only a dozen champions and the lotus leaves they sat on were left on the lotus pond.

A great scholar said: "All champions, please be patient. In a quarter of an hour, the competition for the top spot in the country will officially begin."

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