Everyone was stunned, especially Dong Chuan and the others. They had been in contact with Zhao Hai for a long time. Zhao Hai had always been very gentle and polite. Moreover, he always had a smile on his face and didn't speak with arrogance. This made Dong Chuan and the others treat Zhao Hai as a friend instead of a Sky Dance Expert.
But now that Zhao Hai said this, Dong Chuan and the others suddenly discovered that Zhao Hai wasn't just a friend, he was also a Sky Dance Expert. And the dignity of a Sky Dance Expert wasn't something that could be blasphemed.
When Mai Fei heard Zhao Hai, his expression couldn't help but change. Although Zhao Hai still had a smile on his face, Mai Fei felt a chill run down his spine. He didn't think that Zhao Hai would be so ruthless. Not only did he want to kill him, but he also wanted to kill his entire family.
Most importantly, Zhao Hai's words hit the nail on the head. The reason why Mai Fei dared to treat Zhao Hai with such an attitude was because of his family's command. At the same time, it was also the command of the academy behind him. The Chess Hall was one of the eight great academies of the Wenji Continent, and Mai Fei was a student of the Chess Hall.
One shouldn't think that the eight great academies of the continent didn't have any conflicts. In fact, the conflicts between the eight great academies weren't small. However, these conflicts were generally directed at the back of the academy. Because of this, nobody cared about the interactions between the eight great academies.
This time, Zhao Hai, the emissary of the Soldier Spirit Continent, suddenly appeared in Tideview City. Moreover, he entered the Book Hall. This made the Chess Hall feel a lot of pressure. This was because the influence of the Book Hall overlapped with that of the Chess Hall. Moreover, the two academies were right next to each other. It can be said that they were in direct competition. Because of this, Mai Fei received this mission. They wanted to question Zhao Hai's identity and see if this matter was a conspiracy of the Book Hall.
Mai Fei didn't think that things would be this serious. Zhao Hai actually wanted the lives of his entire family. Moreover, he even wanted the Chess Hall to apologize to him. This was something that Mai Fei absolutely couldn't agree to.
He originally thought that this mission wouldn't be dangerous. He also had the Chess Hall behind him. Because of this, he used this method to test Zhao Hai's reaction. However, he still underestimated Zhao Hai's reaction. He didn't expect Zhao Hai's reaction to be this intense.
Zhao Hai looked at Mai Fei, then he smiled faintly and said, "Rest assured, I won't kill you today. I'll give you a chance. After you go home, tell your people about this matter and see how they react. If they dare to provoke me, then I'll do as I said. I'll take your life and your family's lives. I'll also ask the Chess Hall to make a public apology and let the entire continent know about it. If they don't want to do this, then it's very simple. Just give me your head. If they don't, then I'll take it myself." Then Zhao Hai ignored Mai Fei as he walked towards the table and sat down.
Mai Fei looked at Zhao Hai with an uncertain expression. Finally, he coldly snorted and turned away. Dong Chuan and the others looked at each other at this time, not knowing what to say.
After a while, Du Wei opened his mouth and said: "Dong Chuan, you guys also sit down." With that, he turned to Zhao Hai who had already sat down and said: "I'm sorry Mr. Zhao Hai. I don't know what that kid is up to today. I'm really sorry for ruining your mood."
Zhao smiled faintly. "It doesn't matter. It's not a big deal. I already told him what I wanted to say. Let's see how their family reacts. I hope they don't disappoint me. To be honest, I haven't killed anyone in a while." Zhao smiled faintly and said, "That's not a big deal.
Zhao Hai's words were said in a flat tone, but Dong Chuan and the others felt a chill in their hearts. Zhao Hai's tone clearly showed that he didn't take human life seriously. For these greenhouse flowers who haven't even left the school, it was really too lethal.
Although Dong Chuan and the others sat down, their faces were very strange. Looking at Zhao Hai's eyes, there was a trace of strangeness. It was like today was the first day they saw Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai didn't pay attention to them and still talked to them as usual. From time to time, he would drink wine and eat food. His expression was very different from before.
However, Dong Chuan and the others still felt uncomfortable. They finally knew the difference between them and Zhao Hai. This difference was too big, causing a deep generation gap to appear between them and Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai didn't care. In the end, he was an outsider in the Wen Ji Continent. Dong Chuan and the others wouldn't understand his thoughts. This was the difference in strength. If a Void Dance Expert allowed others to provoke them, then they wouldn't be worthy of being a Void Dance Expert.
After eating, Dong Chuan and the others took Zhao Hai to the Wu Family Manor outside the city. When they arrived at the Wu Family Manor, Dong Chuan and the others were preparing to participate in the Winding Water Festival. At the same time, Zhao Hai went to the audience area.
Under the guidance of the people in the manor, Zhao sat down in the audience. He could clearly see the place where the water was flowing. It was a man-made river paved with bluestone. The river was about a kilometer long, but there were some bends everywhere. Boats were slowly moving along the river.
On both sides of the river, a lot of scholars were sitting. These scholars were staring at the boats in the river. There were also a lot of people sitting in the audience area. These people were whispering to each other.
Zhao Hai saw Dong Chuan and the others. Dong Chuan and the others still didn't have the opportunity to go on stage. They were waiting in the back. However, looking at their appearance, it seems like they wouldn't be able to go on stage for a while. This was because there were a lot of people waiting in front of them.
At this time, a boat suddenly stopped in front of a scholar. The scholar smiled faintly as he reached out and took a glass of wine from the boat. Then he drank the wine in the glass. Then he looked at the words in the glass and handed it to a waiter behind him. After the waiter received the glass, he looked at the words in the glass and then loudly said, "Let's ask, Li Zhengye's version. What is the tenth sentence on page 15?"
The scholar thought for a moment and then said, "It should be. A gentleman, no matter what situation he is in, should be at ease."
The waiter didn't say anything. Before long, a deep voice said, "Correct. An Dao is correct. Up until now, An Dao has answered 15 questions correctly."
Upon hearing this voice, the crowd went into an uproar. They didn't think that An Dao would be able to answer 15 questions correctly. One must know that the Winding Water Festival's questions were very difficult to answer. But An Dao was able to answer 15 questions correctly. This was inconceivable.
Then the Winding Water Festival continued. Before long, the boat stopped in front of a scholar. After drinking the wine, the scholar looked at the wine in his glass. His expression changed, then he smiled bitterly and handed the glass to the waiter. Then he stood up and cupped his fist before turning around and leaving.
Upon seeing this, everyone knew that the scholar couldn't answer the question. The other people also didn't complain. But before long, someone else went to the scholar's seat and sat down.
To be honest, this kind of competition was very unfair. This was because you didn't know where the boat would stop. If a person sat there for a long time, and the boat didn't stop, then no matter how long he sat there, it would be a waste. Not only would he not be able to drink a mouthful of wine, he also wouldn't be able to answer a single question.
However, some people also said that luck was also a part of strength. Moreover, there was no absolute fairness in this world. Therefore, this Winding Water Festival wasn't a big deal.
From afternoon to night, Zhao Hai kept watching the Winding Water Festival. To be honest, it looked very simple, but it was very difficult to answer the questions. Zhao Hai discovered that during the entire competition, the average number of questions that each person could answer was no more than 5. Some people couldn't answer a single question, while others could answer more than 10 questions. For example, Li Zhengye answered 18 questions before he was stumped and had to leave. But although he left, he received applause from the audience. It was clear that his performance made many people's eyes light up.
Moreover, Zhao Hai also discovered that during the competition, the questions were very complicated. There were music, chess, painting, calligraphy, arithmetic, and even divination. Sometimes, these questions were the most difficult to answer. A lot of scholars were defeated by these questions.
It wasn't until dawn that the Qu River finally stopped. However, this only meant that the problem had stopped. People could still go to the Qu River to drink and chat. There were still boats floating on the river with wine on the boats. However, the number of boats was much more than during the day.
Most importantly, at this time, all the audience could come to Qu Shui's side to drink. The fine wine provided by the Wu family was unlimited, and there was no restriction on status. Therefore, at this time, many people came to Qu Shui's side to drink and chat.
Zhao Hai also went to Qu Shui's side, casually holding a glass of wine in his hand. But he only took a sip before he went to Dong Chuan's side. Dong Chuan was talking to a scholar. Zhao Hai looked at the scholar and saw that he had seen him before. It was the same scholar who had been in the limelight this afternoon.
When Dong Chuan saw Zhao Hai, he immediately said, "Senior An, let me introduce you. This is Mister Zhao Hai from Soldier Spirit University. Mister Zhao Hai, this is Senior An. You should've seen him this afternoon. He's a student of our university's advanced class. He's the pride of our university. Senior An has already started to write his own books. His book, The Analects of Confucius, has already been placed in the university's library."
An Dao gave Zhao Hai a salute and said, "So it's Mister Zhao Hai. Nice to meet you. I've already heard of Mister Zhao Hai's name. However, I've been busy these past few days, so I wasn't able to pay you a visit. I hope Mister can forgive me."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Mister An is too polite. You're an advanced student of the university. Wouldn't that be too much for me? I can't afford it. "
An Dao laughed and said, "Mister Zhao Hai is too modest. You're a guest from the Soldier Spirit Continent. How can you not be able to afford it? Mister coming here today really surprised me. What does Mister think about this Winding Water Festival?"
"It's elegant yet competitive. Good, very good." Zhao Hai replied.
An Dao smiled and said, "I wonder if there's such a competition in the Soldier Spirit Continent? I'm very curious about the Soldier Spirit Continent. I hope Mister won't be offended. "
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "I don't blame you. You can't see such a competition in the Soldier Spirit Continent. This is because the continent doesn't have any scholars. In the Soldier Spirit Continent, the university doesn't allow private matters. If you want to compete, you need to apply to the university. Once the application is approved, the university won't interfere with anything that happens during the competition. In other words, life and death are the only things that can be done in the Soldier Spirit Continent."
Upon hearing Zhao Hai, An Dao and the others stared. Then the expressions of Dong Chuan and the others changed. An Dao pondered for a moment before he nodded and said, "So that's how it is. I've heard that the Soldier Spirit Continent values martial prowess. Now it seems like it's true. But won't there be a lot of casualties?"
Zhao smiled faintly. "Indeed, but under normal circumstances, such a competition wouldn't happen. This is because even if two people have a grudge, they can settle it outside the Academy. There's no way to settle it inside the Academy. If two people have the same status and family background, then under normal circumstances, there would be very few conflicts. Unless the two families want to go to war, at most, they would just fight each other. There wouldn't be any serious conflicts."
"So that's how it is. Mister also graduated from the Soldier Spirit Continent? To be able to produce a student like Mister, the school must be very good, right? "An Dao looked at Zhao Hai and said.
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Mister An must be joking. In the Spirit Weapon Continent, academies are generally run by the Imperial Family. And the purpose of the Imperial Family's academies is to recruit talents. Although there are a lot of students there, there are also a lot of Noble students. They don't go there to study, instead, they go there to establish connections and recruit talents. Noble students generally have secret techniques passed down by their families. And these secret techniques are much better than the ones taught by the academies. I'm a core disciple of the Hu Family, I learned all of my skills from my family. I only stayed in the academy for a few months in order to protect my elder sister's safety."
I only stayed there for a few months to protect my sister. "Upon hearing Zhao Hai, An Dao and the others were stunned. For the people of the Wen Ji Continent, the academies were sacred places. The power of the academies was incomparably great. This was because the academies were the true rulers of the continent. But now, Zhao Hai said that in the Soldier Spirit Continent, the families were the true rulers. And the academies were just tools in the hands of the rulers. This made them unable to accept it for a while.
An Dao muttered, "So it's like this. I didn't think that the academies in the Soldier Spirit Continent would be like this."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "It's just a different point of view. Mister An doesn't need to feel strange."
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