Under the pouring rain, the armored ox cart was tightly wrapped, but a few drops of rain still managed to seep into the cart.

The sound of rain hitting the cart’s canopy echoed loudly, but it couldn’t drown out the anger of the people inside the cart.

A scholar younger than Liu Zicheng said, “We’re almost at Yuhai Prefecture! We must tarnish Fang Yun’s reputation for eternity, and then have the Left Chancellor and the ministers strip him of his title as a role model for scholars! Those who have had their titles stripped in the past have all committed treason. Once his title is stripped, his position in the literary palace will surely be lost!”

“If the people of Yuhai Prefecture dare to stop us, they can’t blame us for being ruthless! The two concubines left by Zicheng can be kept as a burden, they can go to Yuhai Prefecture to accompany Zicheng, which can be considered as preserving their chastity. As for the boy and girl, they are ultimately the bloodline of the Liu family. If they recognize me as their mother in the future, I won’t treat them badly.” After Liu Qu finished speaking, she glanced at the man across from her who bore a slight resemblance to Liu Zicheng.

Liu Zizhi nodded and said, “Although Zicheng was wrong, he is still my brother. He can be punished, but if Fang Yun forces him to death and doesn’t apologize at Zicheng’s grave, I will not let it go. Moreover, my uncle is watching me in the capital! If I can’t restore the face of the Liu family, he will definitely not value me as much as before!”

Liu Zizhi’s face was resolute, his eyes were spirited. The frivolity and arrogance of the first son of the Dayuan Prefecture’s flower building had all disappeared. He was far more heroic and mature than Liu Zicheng, but he was too gloomy.

“Alas, you’re not in Dayuan Prefecture, you don’t know how our Liu family has been living these days. We are being pointed at our backs every day, and many people are cursing our family as traitors and rebels. Alas… If Fang Yun doesn’t die, our Liu family can only move away. We can’t stay in Jing Kingdom anymore.” An old man sighed lightly.

“The Liu family has worked hard for two hundred years to have this family business. How can I, Liu Zizhi, watch it be destroyed by Fang Yun! Today is the day when Fang Yun’s infamy will spread throughout the world!”

The people in the cart from the Liu family all nodded in agreement. If Fang Yun didn’t die, the Liu family’s crime of harming the great talent of Jing Kingdom would always exist. The higher Fang Yun’s literary position, the greater the pressure on the Liu family, until they were completely crushed by Fang Yun’s literary reputation.

The white cloud that swept across the sky suddenly stopped, then hovered over the armored ox cart.

Above the white cloud, a thin old man stood. He seemed to have a power that could reverse nature. The storm gradually diminished as it approached him, and there was no wind or rain near him.

If you look closely, you will find that there seems to be an invisible umbrella above his head, like a canopy covering his head, blocking all external objects.

The gaze of Wen Zong Luo Jingting was colder than the rain. He looked at the “Liu” character on the armored ox cart and snorted coldly.

“You’re really lucky. Even if it was ten years earlier, you would be dead by now. Go back.”

As soon as Luo Jingting’s words fell, the heavens and the earth within a hundred miles trembled slightly, and the elemental energy was drained. Then a strange force fell on the two armored ox carts, and the two armored ox carts actually turned around and returned to Dayuan Prefecture.

The cart was clearly turning and changing direction. But the people in the cart didn’t feel any problems at all, they were still cursing Fang Yun.

As they cursed, they felt tired. They didn’t feel that there was any problem with not arriving at Yuhai Prefecture for a long time, and they completely lost their sense of time.

Luo Jingting’s “Walking on Clouds” flew over the sky at a very fast speed, flew to the vicinity of Yuhai City, he swept his eyes, his gaze fell on the city tower of the South Sub-city, he rushed over and slowly descended. The people of Qing Nation inside were mocking and ridiculing.

“What, Fang Maocai doesn’t dare to speak? So majestic, forcing a famous family to such a point, and he is worthy of being called a role model for scholars?”

“Although Liu Zicheng was wrong, he definitely couldn’t have killed anyone. But you used the title of a role model for scholars to pressure him. Who could bear it? He could only resist with death!”

“The Liu family, a loyal and righteous family, has suffered such humiliation. We, the scholars of Qing Nation, must seek justice for him!”

The people of Jing Kingdom were so angry that they were about to explode. Liu Zicheng was already dead. There was no way to prove his innocence. Even if they praised Liu Zicheng as a role model for scholars, others couldn’t say anything, because unless Liu Zicheng committed a major crime of treason, the dead should be respected and not overly defamed.

If the Jing Kingdom’s government investigates thoroughly after the fact and determines Liu Zicheng’s murder, these people will definitely immediately slander Fang Yun for not even letting the dead go.

The tongues of scholars are sharper than swords.

Fang Yun decisively said, “Ridiculous, this will never happen.”

A man from Qing Nation laughed and said, “Of course the Liu family can’t get here, because you will instigate the soldiers of Yuhai Prefecture to stop them. But let’s wait and see what the Liu family will do in the end. Alas, a small famous family like the Liu family, how can they be a match for a national role model!”

All the people of Jing Kingdom felt a chill, realizing that the intention of the Liu family was even more terrifying than they had previously thought.

Just as Fang Yun was about to speak, the thin Luo Jingting slowly entered the city tower and said slowly, “Who said that Fang Yun forced the Liu family to come and beg for mercy? Spreading rumors and misleading the public, slap them!”

Luo Jingting’s voice was not loud, but it fell into everyone’s ears, each word was like a howling gale, each sentence was like a surging wave.

Six crisp slaps rang out in succession, including the first disciple of the Poetry King, six people from Qing Nation were all slapped by an invisible hand and flew off the ground. The six people hit the wall of the city tower, their mouths full of blood, their left faces purple and swollen, but they were so scared that they didn’t dare to say a word.Everyone looked at Luo Jingting in horror. It took a Great Scholar to make the wind blow with his words, and a Cultural Sage could create a tide with his speech, casually uttering profound truths with terrifying power.

Feng Yuanjun recognized him immediately and hurriedly bowed in respect, “Student Feng Zimo, I have the honor of meeting Jingting Cultural Sage!”

Everyone else quickly followed suit, bowing deeply.

“We pay our respects to the Cultural Sage…”

After becoming the Cultural Sage of a nation, he could scold the foolish ruler above him and the ministers below him. No one under the Semi-Saints could stand against him.

The six people who had been beaten to the point of vomiting blood were terrified when they heard that it was Jingting Cultural Sage. They tried their best to stand up, but one of them simply couldn’t, so he knelt down to greet him, not daring to sit on the ground even though he was injured.

The reason why Luo Jingting was known as the “Lazy Cultural Sage” was not because he was truly lazy, but because when he first became a Great Scholar, he was assigned to guard the frontier for three years. So, he went to a border town on the edge of the Lin Barbarian territory, one of the three Demon Barbarian territories.

However, on the first day at the Lin Barbarian border, Luo Jingting didn’t even enter the border town. He went alone into the Lin Barbarian territory and wiped out nearly a hundred barbarian tribes of various sizes near the border town within three days. More than two hundred thousand barbarians were killed, including three Great Barbarian Kings who were equivalent to Great Scholars. Countless barbarians under the Great Barbarian Kings were killed or injured.

When he returned to the border town, the shocked commander asked him why he did this. Luo Jingting replied, “Three years is too long. I’m too lazy to stay here that long. I’ll wait here for three days. You send someone to ask the surrounding Lin Barbarians if they can refrain from invading our human territory for three years. If any tribe says no, I’ll personally go and ask them again.”

As a result, all the surrounding Lin Barbarians promised not to appear within a hundred miles of the border town for three years. Luo Jingting returned to the Holy Academy after waiting for three days.

Not only did no barbarians dare to invade that border town for three years, but even now, no large group of Demon Barbarians dares to approach it.

The title of “Lazy Great Scholar” spread with this story, and when Luo Jingting became a Cultural Sage, he became universally known as the “Lazy Cultural Sage”.

It was said that Luo Jingting was as unreasonable as the Demon Barbarians, using laziness as an excuse to quickly resolve anything. Therefore, the people of Qing Nation were terrified, fearing that they might offend Luo Jingting and be punished.

After everyone had paid their respects, Prefect Dong asked, “May I ask why the Cultural Sage has graced us with his presence?”

Luo Jingting scanned the crowd, his gaze finally landing on Fang Yun. He smiled slightly and said, “I came from the Holy Academy. I have important matters to discuss with you. Come with me.”

“Are you sure you’re looking for me, Fang Yun?” Fang Yun asked as they walked.

From the top of the city tower, you’re the only one who could make me come here!” Luo Jingting said lazily.

The people of Jing Kingdom were convinced, while those from Qing Nation were not happy, but they could only continue to be unhappy.

Luo Jingting walked out of the city gate and suddenly stopped. He turned back to look at the six Qing Nation people leaning against the wall and said, “After the literary meeting is over, you six will go to Yuye City in the southern border and serve in the army for five years.” After saying this, he turned around and left.

The six people from Qing Nation helplessly stayed there. Yuye City was the border town that Luo Jingting had visited. The people of Yuye City regarded Luo Jingting as their guardian deity. Their life would be miserable if they went there.

Fang Yun followed Luo Jingting towards the city wall.

“May I ask why the Cultural Sage is looking for me?” Fang Yun asked.

“Do you still have the original manuscript of ‘Three Character Classic’?” Luo Jingting asked as they walked.

Fang Yun was stunned. He thought to himself, this Cultural Sage actually came all this way for my original manuscript… should I give it to him or not?

“Why aren’t you speaking?” Luo Jingting turned back to look at Fang Yun’s expression and couldn’t help but laugh, “Before I left the Holy Academy, I heard about your… situation. It seems that people were fighting over your manuscript. But don’t worry, I wouldn’t dare to snatch your ‘Three Character Classic’. The Eastern Saint sent me to retrieve the original manuscript of the ‘Three Character Classic’ to be placed in the Hall of All Saints.”

“What?!” Fang Yun couldn’t help but exclaim. He knew very well what it meant to place the ‘Three Character Classic’ in the Hall of All Saints. Only works or sacred objects that could greatly enhance the luck of the human race could be placed in the Hall of All Saints. They were said to suppress the luck and prevent the luck of the human race from leaking out. They also had a mysterious function.

Even the most famous poems and articles in the world were not qualified to be placed in the Hall of All Saints. Once the ‘Three Character Classic’ entered the Hall of All Saints, it would definitely be a tremendous achievement.

Fang Yun had read in unofficial histories that there were other benefits to entering the Hall of All Saints, but he didn’t know what those benefits were. The author of those unofficial histories said that even Great Scholars would go crazy for it.

“Do you not have the original manuscript?” Luo Jingting asked with a smile.

“Of course I do! Let’s go, I’ll take you to my house to get it.” Fang Yun said.

“Yuhai City is so big, it would take too long to go there and back. Where is your house? Point it out to me.” As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed the air in front of him. His energy surged and formed a one-zhang square map of Yuhai City. From the large lake to the small houses, everything was vividly depicted.

Fang Yun looked closely and saw people coming and going.

Fang Yun pointed to his house. As his finger moved forward, the place he pointed to enlarged. In the end, the entire Fang family’s courtyard occupied the one-zhang square map.

Nunu was playing with a butterfly in the courtyard. Suddenly, she looked up at the sky, then continued to play with the butterfly.

“I didn’t expect you to raise a Fragrant Fox.” Luo Jingting waved his hand, and the energy image shattered. Then, a cloud appeared under his feet, carrying Fang Yun and quickly flying towards the Fang family’s house.

The scenery on the ground quickly receded. In just a few moments, the two of them appeared above the Fang family’s house and slowly descended.

(To be continued.)