Fang Yun successfully passed the Third Mountain's Second Pavilion. When he reached the Third Pavilion, he saw the words "Poetry and Painting" written on the signboard.
The Third Mountain's test appeared in front of Fang Yun. It actually required him to use the second level of calligraphy, "Wondrous Blossom", and the second level of painting, "Lifelike Like Life" to create a poem about birds chirping deep in the mountains.
Fang Yun stared at the question in a daze.
"Impossible! If the Third Mountain's Third Pavilion had such a question, let alone Elementary Scholars, even Grand Scholars wouldn't be able to pass. Being proficient in poetry and literature and being proficient in a hundred arts is the highest pursuit. Only those who can't be proficient in poetry and literature would choose to be proficient in one or a few arts. Although the first two mountains are difficult, as long as one has enough talent, they can definitely pass. Even if they don't understand, as long as they find the method, they can slowly deduce the result. However, this second level of poetry and painting is a line that no Elementary Scholar or High Scholar can cross. "
"There's a problem, a big problem!"
Fang Yun thought about it repeatedly, but he still couldn't figure it out. He felt uneasy, but he faintly felt that there might be something else. After all, this Book Hill was created by Kong Sheng, so it couldn't be done to harm him. After thinking about it, he finally decided to give up. However, before he gave up, he seriously sized up the Book Hill.
A few hours later, everyone was sent away from the Book Hill.
"Am I going to fail just like that?" Fang Yun was very unwilling.
As Fang Yun reached the Three Mountains and Three Pavilions and reached the limit like the previous geniuses, the entire Jade Sea Prefecture's officials came to congratulate him. Even Li Wenying came personally.
However, halfway through the congratulatory ceremony, the Imperial Court was in an emergency. The Barbarian Wolves invaded, and Fang Yun didn't have time to react. Li Wenying took out a flying boat and brought some officials and Fang Yun to Mi Province.
Fang Yun sat in a daze on the flying boat. He still couldn't figure out why Li Wenying suddenly brought him there. This was completely different from what he had expected. Everything was too sudden.
On the Flyleaf Airship, Fang Yun's brows were furrowed tightly, as if he had encountered a huge problem.
The Flyleaf Airship soon arrived at the airspace above Mi Prefecture. Fang Yun was thrown down by Li Wenying.
"Ning An County isn't the frontline, but it's very important. It's the hub of the transportation of supplies. You can train here for a few days. Go to the prefectural army in Ning An County. Someone will be there to receive you. "Li Wenying left after he finished speaking.
Fang Yun always felt that since they left Book Hill, Li Wenying's behavior was also strange, or perhaps there was a deeper meaning. However, he couldn't figure out why, so he could only follow his orders and head to the prefecture army's encampment in Ning An County.
The officer in charge of the Ning An County Prefecture Army was a Secondary Grade Five Deputy General. When he saw Fang Yun, he immediately threw a waist token at him and said, "You're from the same hometown as Duke Jian Mei? Head to the Escort Division immediately. I'll temporarily appoint you as a Secondary class, rank nine secretary. You'll be in charge of transporting the rations with the Third Battalion. If you miss the time, you will be executed without mercy. "
Fang Yun did not expect that he would be treated so poorly. Before he even understood the situation, he had to participate in the dangerous task of delivering food. But now that he had been called up, he became a soldier and could not disobey orders. He had no choice but to go to the Escort Division as a clerk.
An hour later. Fang Yun followed the Third Battalion of the Tong Prefecture Army as a clerk and escorted the rations to Huaitian County. Before they left, the entire troop received the help of the Jinshi county magistrate's battle poem, "Chang Wu", which increased their physical fitness by several times.
Thousands of armored cattle and grain carts and a battalion of five hundred soldiers lined up on the road, stretching for several li.
Fang Yun was unfamiliar with this place, so he followed beside Zhong Yingxiao.
The entire troop was well-trained. Although they were prefectural army, because they were located at the border, their strength was not inferior to the army led by the Grand Marshal.
Fang Yun felt that the troop's atmosphere was very tense. He did not dare to ask too many questions. He just kept observing and learning the rules of the army.
Zhong Yingxiao had a tamed eagle demon soldier. That eagle demon soldier would fly into the sky every once in a while. Other than its body being larger, it was not much different from an ordinary eagle.
At night, the Third Battalion was about to arrive at Pine Forest Village. They prepared to stay in Pine Forest Village for the night and leave the next day. However, before they arrived, the eagle demon soldier reported a cruel news. Pine Forest Village had more than 200 people and more than 20 prefectural army soldiers. A team of 200 barbarians was carrying the villagers' corpses and fleeing towards the northwest. The leader was a barbarian general, similar to Zhong Yingxiao, who was a High Scholar.
"Team One, stay here and guard the rations. Team Two, Team Three, and the rest, follow me to kill the enemy! If we don't return, the task of transporting the rations will be left to you! "Zhong Yingxiao looked at Fang Yun and asked," Secretary Fang, will you stay here or kill the barbarians? "
To fight or not to fight?
Fang Yun said without hesitation, "It's all up to the general!"
"Good, then kill the barbarians with me!"
The team of 300 people immediately rested and ate before following the path of the barbarians.
Fang Yun groaned in his heart. Before the prefectural examination, he had gone to the Divine Temple to pay respects to the sages and learned the killing poem "Song of the Yi River", the defensive poem "Together with the Son", the inspiring poem "Ode to the Heavens", and the comforting poem "The Gentleman in Servitude".
However, these battle poems were not something that could be learned immediately. It required years of practice and comprehension. He originally wanted to learn them after he left the Book Hill, but who knew that he would be sent out now.
"These prefectural army soldiers were protected with battle poems before they left. With 300 prefectural army soldiers, killing more than 200 barbarians is not a problem. I received the blessing of the heavens four times. After the baptism of the eight pavilions, my literary palace, courage, and body have already surpassed that of a normal High Scholar. I can kill a demon soldier with one arrow. If it really doesn't work, I will reveal my battle poems. At worst, I will ask the sages to keep their mouths shut. After all, if there is a first time, there will be a second time. "
The team of 300 people rushed forward. Along the way, there were broken limbs and even traces of women being defiled.
The anger in everyone's heart grew stronger.
To hide or not to hide?
"I won't hide my strength anymore! I will use all my strength to kill these beasts first! If I hide my strength, it will lead to the deaths of more than 10 soldiers! If I am not careful, I will die here. "Fang Yun made up his mind.
After an hour, the team exited the forest and came to a plain. The barbarians noticed the human soldiers and immediately turned around to attack.
Under the night sky, the two sides were getting closer and closer.
"Defend!"
All the soldiers immediately got into action and got into a defensive formation. Zhong Yingxiao and the other Elementary Scholars put down their clothes and prepared to talk about strategy.
Fang Yun was like the other ordinary Elementary Scholars. He took out a brush and ink bottle and placed a piece of paper on top of a board.
At this point, Fang Yun's talent energy had reached six inches. He thought to himself, "Capture the King" only consumes one inch of talent energy. But the killing poem, "Stone Arrow", is too powerful. It is much stronger than the "Yi River Song", which consumes two inches of talent energy. Hence, I have to calculate the timing and not waste it.
Zhong Yingxiao was about to compose a poem when Fang Yundao said, "Official Zhong, I have learned a poem about archery. Please let me be in charge of the archers."
Zhong Yingxiao stared at Fang Yun for three breaths. Then he said, "You do it!"
The archery poem's power is much stronger than that of ordinary poems, but the duration is very short, about a hundred breaths. Hence, Fang Yun started to calculate the time it would take for the barbarians to charge. Then, he lowered his head and wrote "Capture the King".
After he finished writing the last sentence, "Capture the leader first." The paper burned. It turned into a ray of light and entered the bodies of thirty archers. There was no more light. There were still twenty archers who did not receive any protection.
At this point, the barbarians had entered the range of the arrows.
The barbarians at the front were all holding shields. Most of them were iron shields taken from the human race. Ordinary arrows would not be able to penetrate them. However, in front of Fang Yun's "Capture the King", their effectiveness was greatly reduced.
"Fire!"
Fang Yun and the others drew their bows and began to shoot.
The barbarian at the front suddenly shouted in the demon language, "Be careful." Then, his qi and blood surged, and he suddenly spat out a demonic gale.
This blood-colored gale blocked all the arrows. Even if the arrows were blessed with the poem, they would be easily blown away by this demonic gale. However, after these arrows passed through the demonic gale, their power was only reduced to the level of ordinary arrows. They either hit the barbarians' shields or their bodies. They accidentally killed a barbarian.
All the barbarians were shocked. All the human soldiers were ecstatic. Many of them turned their heads to look at Fang Yun.
Zhong Yingxiao laughed and said, "Good! One volley of arrows in exchange for one demonic technique. We have made a big profit! If our army can win today, you, Fang Yun, will have the greatest merit! Fire! "
The second volley of thirty arrows was shot. This time, the barbarian did not use demonic techniques. Instead, he roared for the other barbarians to disperse.
However. The thirty arrows had incredible power, speed, and accuracy. They fell on the foreheads of thirty barbarians and instantly killed thirty of them. The barbarians lost one-seventh of their numbers.
The barbarian was furious. He took a deep breath and suddenly howled at Fang Yun. All the other barbarians also howled as they ran.
"It's the wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves! Be careful! My human courage is not enough to offset it! Confucius said: You can steal the commander of an army, but you can't steal the will of an ordinary man! " Zhong Yingxiao roared. The power of human courage merged with the words of Confucius in the Analects of Confucius. It immediately formed an invisible force to protect everyone.
The wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves formed a black fog in the sky and fiercely smashed Zhong Yingxiao's power of human courage.
Zhong Yingxiao took a step back, his heart filled with hatred. If there were two High Scholars with human courage, they would definitely be able to block the wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves. However, there was only one High Scholar now. The forty to fifty people at the front would definitely be intimidated by the power of the wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves, thus losing their will to fight.
"Don't use unless it's profitable. Don't fight unless it's dangerous!" Fang Yun suddenly recited the contents of Sun Tzu's Art of War, especially the last sentence that said don't fight unless it's dangerous. It was very suitable for the current situation.
The power of human courage merged with Sun Tzu's words and immediately formed a force that was 50% stronger than Zhong Yingxiao's. It pushed aside the power of the wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves and howling of wolves and howling of wolves, and counterattacked.
The humans cheered thunderously.
The barbarian had no choice but to howl again and use the wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves to block Fang Yun's power of human courage. Because it had used three demonic arts in a row, its footsteps had slowed down a little.
"Good! Victory! "Zhong Yingxiao was encouraged by Fang Yun's power and immediately recited the Song of Gale.
The morale of the humans was greatly boosted. Another round of arrows was shot.
The two sides finally engaged in close combat.
At this moment, Fang Yun's energy had already stopped vibrating. He secretly hid among a few soldiers. He knew that since he had decided to make a move, he had to be more proactive. He was writing the 《Arrow in the Stone》 at an extremely slow speed, looking for an opportunity to strike instead of relying on Zhong Yingxiao to create the opportunity.
The human soldiers blocked the barbarian, but the barbarian was extremely strong. Its two claws could easily kill or send an ordinary soldier flying. Only the scholar soldiers could barely block its attack.
The barbarian charged into the crowd. Zhong Yingxiao was afraid of shooting the rat for fear of breaking the vases. He had no choice but to use the Song of Gale to kill the other barbarians.
While the barbarian was not paying attention, Fang Yun decisively completed the battle poem 《Arrow in the Stone》!
The original treasure light, the poetic treasure light, and the legendary treasure light appeared. With the addition of the power of the Demon-sweeping Pen and Dragon Blood Ink, the power of Fang Yun's 《Arrow in the Stone》 increased by 40%. Its killing power was already stronger than an ordinary battle poem created by an ordinary scholar. At the same time, it also had the poetic treasure light and had a terrifying penetrative power.
However, this time, the poetic treasure light did not summon Li Guang's shadow. Instead, it condensed into a three zhang long giant bow in the sky.
The arrow was shot, the wind rose, and blood splattered. The howling of wolves.
This arrow was too fast. The barbarian was only on guard against Zhong Yingxiao and did not pay attention to Fang Yun.
General Barbarian Wolf staggered back as he looked at the fist-sized bloody hole in his chest that ran through his chest and back in disbelief. It raised its head and looked at Fang Yun. It could not believe that a mere scholar could inflict such a heavy injury on it.
"Victory for the human race!" A man shouted. The morale of the human race was unprecedentedly high. Even the effects of the battle poem, the motivational poem, and the soldier poem were increased by 10%.
"Good!" Zhong Yingxiao immediately opened his mouth and continued to attack the barbarian.
The barbarian was unable to resist and wanted to escape. However, it was stopped and finally killed!
With the death of the barbarian, the other barbarians lost their fighting spirit. They were all killed by the human race.
"Fang Yun, take three men and search ahead. I think there are some fish that escaped the net."
"Yes, sir!" Fang Yun chose three men and a total of 45 men to search ahead. These soldiers were unruly and liked to bully the new officer. However, in front of Fang Yun, they were more obedient than rabbits. This was because they knew. If the battle had continued for another 15 minutes, at least half of the 45 men would have died.
A group of people moved towards the barbarians and soon found the human and sheep corpses that the barbarians had left behind.
The thick smell of blood filled the air.
"There are wolf cubs!" More than ten soldiers rushed forward and grabbed two three foot tall barbarians. They had the head of a wolf and the body of a human. Their whole body was furry.
One of the wolf cubs had an ominous glint in its eyes as it kept barking and biting people. There was also a cowardly one that did not move. It seemed to be frightened as it stared blankly at Fang Yun.
"Sir Fang, to kill or to release, please give the order."
Fang Yun froze for a moment. He did not expect that he would become Sir Fang in the army. He then looked at the barbarian that was barking crazily.
There was still blood at the corner of its mouth. There were pieces of human skin stuffed between its teeth.
To kill or not to kill?
"Kill!" Fang Yun shouted in a low voice.
With a flash of the blade, the head of the barbarian flew up.
"Wah … …" The other barbarian was so scared that it knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing to Fang Yun, begging for mercy.
"Sir, to kill or not to kill?" A soldier raised his blade and asked.
Fang Yun looked at the barbarian. He found traces of human blood in its small claws.
"Kill!"
With another flash of the blade, the two wolf cubs died.
"Go back."
The group of people returned to Zhong Yingxiao's side and reported what had happened.
Zhong Yingxiao praised: "In the past, a Han Lin let a few barbarian cubs go because of a woman's benevolence. A few years later, that Han Lin was killed by the barbarians that he let go. Letting the tiger return to the mountain is a taboo in war! This is not a civil war of the human race, but a war of extermination! "
Suddenly, the pile of barbarian corpses moved. More than ten wolves quickly stood up. Their eyes emitted a green light, which looked very frightening in the night.
"Not good! Wolf collusion! There is a wolf soul hidden in that barbarian wolf's body! "
Before Zhong Yingxiao could finish speaking, the corpse of the barbarian wolf suddenly jumped up and its two sharp claws pierced towards Zhong Yingxiao.
Two soldiers rushed forward to stop it, while the others were scared stiff. Zhong Yingxiao also hurriedly retreated.
Fang Yun was beside Zhong Yingxiao. At this moment, he only had two choices: escape or help Zhong Yingxiao.
"If I escape, Zhong Yingxiao will most likely die. Without Zhong Yingxiao, these corpse wolves will definitely kill all of us. I only have two inches of talent left, so I won't be able to escape. If I help Zhong Yingxiao, there is still a chance of survival. "
To save or not to save?
Fang Yun fiercely pounced towards the barbarian wolf.
"Zhong Yingxiao, it's up to you!" After Fang Yun shouted, a sharp pain came from his left arm and he fainted.
Not long after, Fang Yun opened his eyes and saw that he was lying in a large room. His left arm had actually disappeared.
"Forget it, losing my left arm is better than losing my life. If I have the thousand year life fruit, I will definitely be able to recover."
Not long after, Li Wenying rushed over and apologized to Fang Yundao before bringing him back to Jade Sea City.
Fang Yun studied in Jade Sea City while recuperating from his injuries.
A year later, Fang Yun participated in the state examination and obtained first place in the imperial examinations, becoming Jiangzhou's top scorer.
Another year later, Fang Yun went to the capital to take the imperial examinations and obtained third place in the imperial examinations, becoming the tanhua.
Another two years later, Chen Guanhai died.
Another year passed by ….
The autumn leaves fell, but they were still reluctant to return to the warmth of the branches. They spun in the air, unwilling to return to their roots.
On the streets of Jade Sea City, people came and went. In a place surrounded by people, the sound of a storyteller could be heard.
"It is said that the Monster King, White Lady, used the Dragon King Talisman to summon water and shrimp soldiers. Grand Scholar Cai He was not to be outdone. Boundless righteousness flourished, and ten thousand monsters bowed their heads … "
A group of children from six to ten years old were either sitting or squatting in the innermost circle. Many sluggards and young ladies were behind them. There were also some passersby standing behind them. Some stopped to listen, while others listened for a while but did not understand and left.
Not long after, two youths came over. Hearing someone telling a story, they came over.
The brocade-robed youth said curiously, "This beggar has a calm demeanor and an extraordinary temperament. He does not rely on kowtowing but on storytelling. His words are clear, without any flattery. His arms and legs are broken, but his expression does not change. He is truly a righteous beggar. Tip him one tael of silver. "
The servant hurriedly lowered his voice and said, "Young master, you must not."
"Why not? If this beggar's legs were intact, it would not be a problem for him to pass the imperial examinations. "
"Young master, this is Jingguo's tanhua!"
The brocade-robed youth's expression changed, and he said in shock, "He is Jingguo's number one scholar, Fang Yun, who scolded the Minister of the Left in the imperial court?"
"Of course it is him."
"But how did he become like this!" The brocade-robed youth was angry.
"Ai, although I am from Gyeongo, I also admire this kind of person with integrity. That year, he ascended to the Three Mountains and Three Pavilions as an imperial scholar. Although he did not pass the Three Pavilions, after passing the imperial examinations, he went to the Book Mountain and passed the Third Mountain. Afterwards, he passed the imperial examinations. "
The brocade-robed youth said, "I know this. Later, he joined forces with the Minister of the Left to fight against Mount Liu. Originally, he was in high spirits, but when he was at his peak, Chen Guanhai died. The Barbarian Wolves invaded. The Minister of the Left, Zhang Poyue, Li Wenying, and Fang Yun killed the enemies, but they were first betrayed by the Minister of the Left. Later, they were surrounded and finally lost. Li Wenying was the first to die, and the Minister of the Left sent Fang Yun a thousand li away before he died. I also heard a little about what happened later, but I am not very clear. "
"Later, my Gyeongo and Wu Guo's army marched straight in and divided up Jingguo. A few great clans joined forces to capture Fang Yun and break his literary courage. His literary palace was destroyed, his limbs were crippled, and he was forced to beg in Jade Sea City. However, this Fang Yun is really a talent, in a situation where no one dared to help him. Without any talent or limbs, he managed to unify the beggars of Jade Sea City, living more freely than many ordinary people. "
The brocade-robed youth sighed, "He is indeed a genius, the champion of scholars, the king of beggars. If I had fallen to such a state, I would have thrown myself into the sea to commit suicide. But he is good, unable to write books, he actually dares to say that he is a scholar, truly a peerless scholar. All the scholars in the world can't compare to him. "
The servant said with regret, "Fang Yun is too pitiful, first he was betrayed, then he watched his comrades die one after another, finally he was abandoned by the Notre-Dame, he was tortured … cough cough, but he is still alive. Just this courage alone is incomparable to ordinary people. However, he has offended my Gyeongo Great Clan, Young Master, you must not give him any money. "
"What a pity."
"Look at him, his spirit is not the slightest bit dispirited, and his temperament is even more restrained than before. If his literary position is restored, he might even become a Great Scholar. "
"Let's go."
Suddenly, time stopped, and everyone was motionless, except for Fang Yun.
Fang Yun's eyebrows moved slightly, and he continued to speak, "Little Qing was defeated by Cai He, vomiting blood and flying …"
The old man in Book Hill quietly appeared in front of Fang Yun.
"Why do you drag out an ignoble existence?"
"I have yet to avenge my good friend, the hatred of my country's destruction, I cannot die."
"If you had the ability of Half-saint, what would you do?" The old man asked again.
Fang Yun calmly replied, "Kill Mount Liu's entire family, slaughter the Qing and Wu Royal Clans, get rid of the two Great Clans, reform the Notre-Dame, and exterminate the demons and barbarians."
"Your ambition is not small."
"I only have ambition left." Fang Yun smiled faintly.
"Have you gained anything?"
Fang Yun said in a clear voice, "Therefore, when Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility on a man, it must first torment his will, toil his muscles and bones, starve his skin and starve his body, empty his body, and disturb his actions. Therefore, it must move his heart and endure, and help him achieve what he cannot."
Every word Fang Yun said was like an invisible hammer hitting the world, and the entire space trembled. In the end, a large number of cracks appeared in the space, like broken glass.
The entire world collapsed with a loud rumble, like countless pieces of glass falling down.
In front of Fang Yun, there was a pavilion, and the words on the plaque changed, and finally settled down.
Illusory Dream.
At this moment, Fang Yun was still in the second pavilion of the Third Mountain.
At this moment, less than an hour had passed since Fang Yun set foot here.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "I never thought that I would also be able to sleep on a golden millet and reach the top of the flower in a dream. Old Sir, can I pass this pavilion? "
"Of course." The old man disappeared.
Fang Yun turned around and saw the Jingguo people at the foot of the mountain looking at him.
"Jingguo is still here."
Fang Yun walked towards the third pavilion of the Third Mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, there was a roar that was loud enough to overturn the Book Hill.
Not only were the Jingguo people shouting, but people from other countries were also shouting and congratulating Fang Yun.
"I'm convinced!" A Gyeongo man jumped into the Ruo Shui River.
The rest of the Gyeongo people from Wu Guo also jumped into the river.
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Author's Note: In the previous chapter, it was not Xu Xiake, but Li Daoyuan.
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