Hearing Tian Songshi's words, not only were the people of the two fleets stunned, even the people of the other small fleets were stunned.
As a great scholar, Tian Songshi must have an unusual meaning for him to say such words at this time.
For a moment, no one answered. They were all trying to figure out Tian Songshi's intentions and ignored the Wenxin Fish in his hand.
After a while, Grand Scholar Lei Mo asked, "May I ask Mr. Song Shi, why do you want to participate in the race?"
"Old Man is too stupid, fishing in the Sea of Learning is a little difficult. After thinking about it, it seems to be a loss not to take advantage of the situation. So, Old Man wants to participate in the race."
Lei Mo looked happy and said, "The race in the Sea of Learning has already started, so you can't join again. However, we can make a gentleman's race, which is only a verbal agreement and is not bound by the Sea of Learning. On behalf of Zong Lei Fleet, I agree that as long as Fang Xusheng agrees, you can participate in the race. As long as you choose the winning side, you will definitely get the Wenxin Fish you want. "
Tian Songshi looked at Fang Yun and smiled, "Little County Magistrate Fang, do you agree to let Old Man participate in the race?"
Fang Yun had been practicing fishing and didn't know what Tian Songshi meant. He nodded and said, "Since Mr. Song Shi wants to participate, I will naturally agree."
Tian Songshi smiled and said, "Does anyone have any objections?"
No one spoke. The other party was a great scholar.
The people of Zong Lei Fleet smiled. With the great scholar joining, the fleet's reputation would be improved a lot. Moreover, the stupid scholar was a famous figure of Qi and had high prestige. After the victory, Fang Yun's Literary Name would be hit even harder.
Many people on Fang Yun's fleet sighed secretly. The matter was obvious. This stupid scholar was not stupid at all. He didn't participate in the race before because he was waiting for the best price. Now that he saw that Fang Yun was weak, he would definitely choose to join Zong Lei Fleet.
Everyone wanted to have more literary heart, and the great scholar was no exception!
In the future, the war between the human race and the barbarians would be protracted. The higher the civil rank, the greater the possibility of participating in the war, whether it was to protect oneself or to kill the demons and barbarians. They all had to obtain a better literary heart.
This was also the reason for the opening of the Sea of Knowledge.
"Good! That Old Man will join Fang Yun's fleet and cooperate in the race. I hope both sides won't go back on their words. "
"What?!"
The people of Zong Lei Fleet widened their eyes in confusion. The people in Fang Yun's fleet were confused. They thought that Tian Songshi would go to Zong Lei's fleet, so why didn't he go?
He didn't even want to go to the Wen Xinyu for free?
A faint smile appeared on Fang Yun's face as he thought to himself, A great Confucian is indeed a great Confucian. Others may not be able to see it, but a great Confucian can see the clues.
Fang Yun cupped his hands. "We welcome Mister Song Shi to participate in the race. When the race is over, my fleet will naturally give you the Wen Xin you deserve. "
"Thank you, County Magistrate Xiaofang. Old Man only wants a middle-grade Spring and Autumn Sequence Fish. If you don't have it, I will use this low-grade Wen Xin Fish."
"I admire Mister's noble character and unquestionable integrity."
Everyone was even more confused. As a great Confucian, Tian Songshi would be of great help to the fleet and raise their morale. He was even qualified to take a high-grade Wen Xin, but he said that he would only take a middle-grade Wen Xin before the race was over. This was clearly to reassure Fang Yun's fleet and show that he was not greedy.
With his status, he would never go back on his words.
The foolish Confucian didn't care about the others. He stood on the sailboat and stood side by side with the two great Confucian scholars' ships. He was obviously old and his ship was small, but he had an aura that could calm the wind and calm the sea. As long as he was on the fleet, those hurricanes and huge waves were nothing to be afraid of.
The people of Zong and Lei families panicked and kept discussing with each other, trying to find out the reason.
"What's going on with Tian Songshi? I didn't hear that he was on good terms with Fang Yun! "
"Qi Country has some friction with our Gyeongo. Could it be to take revenge on Gyeongo?"
"Nonsense. Mr. Song Shi's reputation is very good. He didn't even blame the younger generation who offended him. As long as the Zong and Lei families don't obstruct him, he won't show up at this time. After all, he has never fought for anything and only focused on learning. "
"That's strange. Does he think that Fang Yun can win?"
"Impossible! Fang Yun's second poem strengthened the hook and had nothing to do with the speed of the boat. The third poem is even more off-topic. It's impossible for them to reach the end of the inland sea. They will definitely lose. What's more, if Fang Yun really has any signs of winning, how can we not see it? Although the great Confucian scholar is strong, he can't completely surpass the dozens of great Confucian scholars! "
"Is it because we are too far away from Fang Yun's dragon boat and missed something?"
"A few dozen miles is just in front of you."
A few great Confucian scholars had met Tian Songshi before. They wanted to say their guesses, but in the end, they didn't say it directly. The foolish Confucian was probably disgusted by the Zong and Lei families.
Lei Mo said, "Now that things have come to this, there's no need to worry. What we need to do is to face the wind and split the waves to win the race! No matter if the opponent is a great Confucian or a great scholar, even if it's Half-saint blocking the way, we should go forward bravely! As scholars, how can we be intimidated by a great scholar?! Fang Yun is our enemy, so we must win. The great Confucian is our enemy, so we must win! We must be at the end of the Sea of Learning and laugh at the heroes! "
"Brother Lei, you are right!"
"The Sea of Learning will become the place where Fang Yun's halberd is broken!"
The morale of Zong Lei's fleet was immediately raised. The fleet itself was not strengthened, but the waves and sea breeze around the entire fleet suddenly became smaller, causing the fleet to speed up again.
With the addition of Tian Songshi, Fang Yun's fleet was greatly boosted. The wind and waves weakened, and the speed of the fleet was faster than that of Zong Lei's fleet.
A young Jinshi on the sailing ship shouted, "All the owners of the turreted ships and Bi 'an ships, work harder. You may not believe in your own eyes, but you must believe in the vision of the great Confucian! Such a stupid person can become a great Confucian, he must have excellent vision! "
Tian Songshi coughed softly and said, "If you say that the Old Man is stupid to his face, do you believe that the Old Man will throw you into the sea to feed the fish? The Old Man is not stupid, but a wise man who looks stupid! "
Everyone burst into laughter. Although the stupid Confucian was a nickname, no one dared to call him stupid in front of Tian Songshi.
That young Jinshi laughed with a red face.
Fang Yun smiled and continued to fish in the third echelon.
No one noticed that his dragon boat was a little bit faster, the hull of the dragon boat was a little bit stronger, and his casting speed was also a little bit faster.
All the performance of the entire dragon boat was enhanced in an extremely subtle way.
Except for Fang Yun, no one could notice it.
The fleets of the Zong and Lei families were the first to rush into the inland sea!
Most of the turreted ships in the fleet braved the wind and waves and continued to move forward, but two turreted ships were pushed off the course by the huge waves.
As for the smaller ones. Nearly one-third of them suddenly slowed down, unable to keep up with the fleet of turreted ships in front of them.
There were still some sailboats in Zong Lei's fleet, numbering close to two thousand. However, 90% of the sailboats turned around before entering the inner sea and stopped at the end of the outer sea.
Only the owners of more than a hundred sailboats were confident enough to follow the waterway in front of them into the inner sea.
In the blink of an eye, more than fifty sailboats were swallowed by the waves. The other ship owners were so scared that they hurriedly turned around and sailed back.
The waves were even higher than the sails of the sailboats!
In the end, all the sailboats of Zong Lei's fleet were left in the open sea.
At the border between the Inner Sea and the Outer Sea, there was a fragment of a sailboat.
This scene shocked everyone. The journey before had been too smooth, so much so that many people had forgotten the terror of the waves.
Sailing ships were not allowed to explore the inland sea.
Everyone had yet to recover from their shock. One of the ships of Zong Lei's fleet encountered a huge wave. The entire ship was lifted high into the air and lost its balance. Then, it fell sideways onto the surface of the sea, stirring up monstrous waves. The hull of the ship broke in the middle.
"That's … a Grand Scholar's steward. It's just a little bit inferior to a turreted ship."
"What a pity. I'm afraid that person didn't even catch a single Wen Xin Fish."
"It can only be said that he was too greedy. If he didn't have the ability to suppress the wind and waves, even the steward wouldn't be able to enter the inner sea."
"That steward was at least ten zhang long. It sank just like that … "
"These people will probably reflect on themselves at the seaside."
The beach that retreated hundreds of li from the edge of the inner sea was the starting point for all the scholars to enter the sea of learning.
There were many intact ships at the seaside, but each ship was firmly locked to the shore by an invisible force.
There was a desolate-looking scholar standing on each boat.
"The wind and waves are too strong! I thought I could fish at the edge of the inner sea, but … sigh … "
"It's all Fang Yun's fault! If we hadn't competed with him, we would definitely have fished at the end of the outer sea. We would never have thought of entering the inner sea! "
"Everyone, don't be angry. Our Zong Lei's fleet is dozens of li ahead of them, and the distance is constantly widening. Even if Fang Yun's dragon boat grew wings. We won't be able to catch up. Fang Yun's fleet has many people. After the competition is over, we can at least get a few ordinary Wen Xin Fish. It'll be easy to get a low-grade Wen Xin Fish. "
"I kind of hope that Fang Yun can enter the heart of the sea, get an excellent Wen Xin Fish, and then lose it to us."
"The heart of the sea? It's said that there are many ordinary Wen Xin Fish there, and you can catch them with a hook. However, there are not only Wen Xin Fish there, but also sea beasts! It's more terrifying than any wind and waves. "
"Yes, you can avoid the wind and waves, but the sea beasts will keep chasing you, forcing you to keep sailing. You want to stop and fish? Impossible! "
"Zong Lei's fleet will win!"
"Fang Yun will lose!"
Everyone looked at the depths of the sea.
"Boom …"
Under the dark clouds, the dragon boat broke into the inner sea.
A huge wave of twenty zhang high rushed over like a wall, lifting the bow of the dragon boat. The bow of the dragon boat was raised high, and the entire dragon boat could be overturned at any time.
Fang Yun stood on the dragon's head, and his body shook violently. His will and the power of the dragon boat protected him, allowing him to stabilize after moving half a step.
The waves dispersed, and the tall bow of the ship fell heavily into the sea.
"Boom …"
White water splashed into the sky, and then fell like rain, drenching the entire boat.
Fang Yun's body shook violently again, and he was almost sent flying. That invisible force protected him again.
The dragon boat continued to move forward. There were no big waves nearby, but the waves rose and fell, and the entire boat rose and fell.
Fang Yun saw a five feet long mid-grade Wen Xin Fish and quickly cast the rod. However, the undulating dragon boat and the surging sea made the hook two feet away from the fish, and the fishing failed completely.
The entire Fang Yun's fleet rose and fell with the waves, as if they were sailing on a hill.
"No! The wind and waves in the inner sea are too strong, I'll take my leave! "The owner of a Wen Xin ship had no choice but to turn the ship around.
Fang Yun grabbed the dragon horn and looked back. At the border between the inner sea and the outer sea, there were countless sailboats and a few Wen Xin, and there were even more than ten ships!
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