Deep in the estuary of the Yangtze River, the Jiao Dragon Palace swayed gently.
"Sigh … Why did you have to provoke someone who can write imperial poems? The little princess has read many poems and likes him the most. It's fine if you win, but since you've lost, so be it. What a pity, what a pity … "
Above the Yangtze River, the Qingjiang Flood Dragon King opened his mouth and stared. He loosened his grip and the Jiao Sheng's dragon horn fell. However, he quickly grabbed it with his claws.
"Imperial poem, I have a bad feeling! He only wrote half of it. I still have a chance! "
The Flood Dragon King thought to himself. He held the Jiao Sheng's dragon horn in his mouth and injected his Qi and blood into it.
The sky changed color again. The dark clouds gathered again and the wind and rain returned. The curtain of rain that covered the sky gradually thickened.
The Jingguo literati felt their hearts clench. The first two lines, "Before leaving the deep sea, the mountains are dark. Only then will we reach the bright land in the sky" had the power of heaven and earth, but not enough "power". The last two lines were not important, but if the "power" was not enough, the dragon on the paper would not be able to transform into a real dragon. It would not be able to stop the rain and flood in Jiangzhou.
The poem that became a soaring dragon was a real imperial poem.
The Gyeongo literati repeatedly cursed Fang Yun's failure in their hearts.
Fang Yun started writing.
If the wind and rain cover my eyes, the sun breaks through the clouds and Shenzhou will be red!
Before he finished writing the last line, Feng Yuanjun shouted, "The sun breaks through the clouds, enough!"
Fang Yun wrote the words "Chanting the Sun" at the top of the poem.
When the poem was finished, the little dragon's shadow unexpectedly solidified and turned into a golden dragon. It could still swim on the page. The little golden dragon ate all of Fang Yun's words one bite at a time. It also made a smacking sound. Then, as if it was breaking out of its shell, it strenuously pushed the page of the poem.
With a puff, the page exploded into a cloud of mist. Then, the little golden dragon appeared from the mist. Its body swayed and flew into the sky, growing bigger and bigger.
"Roar …"
The golden dragon suddenly roared to the sky. The wind and rain in Jiangzhou stopped for thousands of miles.
The sun was supposed to set in two hours and was dim. Suddenly, boundless red light was emitted. It was like the sun rising from the east, breaking through thousands of miles of clouds and sweeping away the clouds and water vapor.
Wherever the sun shone, the river flowed and the rain evaporated. The terrible hidden danger of the flood was quickly resolved.
Under the sunlight, tens of thousands of water-kind spirit creatures quickly evaporated the water in their bodies. They screamed and fled into the water, desperately swimming towards the Yangtze River.
Then, the sunlight in the sky seemed to gather on the golden dragon that Di Shi had transformed into. The golden dragon suddenly shone brightly. Incomparably dazzling.
This golden dragon was right above the city gate tower. Other than Fang Yun, everyone had to cover their eyes with their hands. Even Governor Lu, the highest-ranking official, had to close his eyes to avoid being burned. Even Nunu had to squint her eyes.
The Golden Dragon seemed to have a mind of its own as it turned its head to look at Fang Yun. Then, he roared at the Flood Dragon King.
The Flood Dragon King was clearly a Demon King, one of the noblest bloodlines second only to the Dragons. But after being roared by the Great Sun Dragon, the scales all over his body exploded, scattering in all directions, and blood flew everywhere.
The Flood Dragon King was scared silly. He looked at the Dragon of the Great Sun in disbelief. He was a Fey King! It was just a Regal Poem, how could the Regal Dragon Qi be so strong!
Before the Flood Dragon King could figure it out … A white cloud suddenly rose from the East Sea. It was unknown what was wrapped in the white cloud as it rapidly flew over.
The Flood Dragon King's dragon horn seemed to grow wings as it suddenly left the Flood Dragon King's claws and flew into the water. It flew towards the Flood Dragon Palace.
"You are …"
Before the Flood Dragon King could speak, a clear and melodious voice in Draconic sounded in the sky.
"Clear River Flood Dragon King ignored the East Sea Dragon Palace's ban and attacked the Jade Sea's harbor at night. First sin, broken horn!"
Before the Flood Dragon King could react, a huge seal that was ten feet wide appeared in the sky. The seal looked like an ordinary imperial seal, but there was a dragon palace engraved on it.
The Flood Dragon King trembled in fear when he saw the Dragons' seal.
"Ah …" The Flood Dragon King suddenly screamed as two of his dragon horns were broken off from his head.
"You stole the Flood Dragon Sage's item, borrowed the waters of the four seas, brought chaos to a state, and plunged the people into misery and suffering. Second sin, flayed!"
The Dragons' seal did not move at all, but the Flood Dragon King suddenly screamed as a crack appeared on his chin. It extended all the way to his abdomen and finally to his tail. Then, a complete piece of dragon skin was peeled off.
The people on the city tower watched this scene in disbelief. The Flood Dragon King was the son of the Flood Dragon Sage, a Demon King of his generation. With the Flood Dragon Sage's bloodline, even ordinary Confucian scholars that did not engage in combat often could not kill him. For such a powerful Demon King to have his horns broken and his skin flayed in the sky above the Flood Dragon Palace was no ordinary punishment.
"On account of your meritorious service to the Water race, your third sin will be recorded for the time being. To prevent you from doing evil, I will cripple two layers of your Dragon Pearl's Divine Light! "
"No …"
The Flood Dragon King screamed as blood spewed out from his body. Large amounts of blood flew into the sky and into the Dragons' seal. The Flood Dragon King fell from Demon King to Demon Commander, equivalent to a human Grand Scholar.
The Dragons' seal released a chain of light that trapped the Flood Dragon King. Then, with a forceful tug, the Flood Dragon King was pulled into the seal and vanished.
"Follow me." After the voice finished speaking, the Dragon of the Great Sun looked down at Fang Yun and saw a little fox waving goodbye to it. Then, with a long roar, it rushed into the white cloud and disappeared.
The Flood Dragon King's horns, skin, blood, and scales were carried by an invisible force and thrown out of the south gate.
"This is an apology from my race. The dragon horns are given to Fang Yun. No one else is allowed to take them. Fang Yun, if you have a good poem, you can exchange it at the Dragon Luring Pavilion. "
The white cloud returned to the sea. The city tower was silent, then cheered.
"I'm impressed! I'm completely impressed! A scholar can write an imperial poem. In troubled times, this poem alone can gather the hearts of the people of a prefecture, "said an official.
"Before leaving the sea, the mountains are dark. Only then do we reach the ten thousand kingdoms in the sky. This sentence is really majestic. The ten thousand kingdoms are just ordinary, but the entire sentence contains the entire process of the Great Sun lurking at the bottom of the sea until it rises to the sky and illuminates the world. Among the poems written about the rising of the Great Sun, there might be some that are more exquisite, but in terms of grandeur, it's hard to compare. Just look at this magnanimity. I'm afraid only the founder of a nation can have it, "praised Feng Zimo.
"The wind and rain cover one's eyes. This sentence is also excellent. It has the characteristics of a noble."
"Recall the last word of the first, second, and fourth sentences. Black, bright, red, and the light gradually increases. Not only is it majestic, even the meaning is well connected. It's flawless. "
"That day, why did the breaking of the clouds make me shudder in fear? Fang Yun, what allusion did you use? "
Fang Yun was silent. He really couldn't say that allusion.
"Ah, it's really an eye-opener! Who would have thought? The Ten Nations have been in a stalemate for so many years, but I can actually see an imperial poem with my own eyes. How rare! "
"Fang Yun, how did you come up with this poem?"
Fang Yun was silent for a long time. With a mysterious expression that no one could see through, he said, "One day when I was young, the sky was still dark. I was playing by the Dao Enlightenment River and saw the sun rise from the east. I kept that scene in mind and never forgot it. Today, after helping Lord Feng complete the 'Locked Dragon', I've been racking my brains to come up with a poem that's comparable to 'The Sun Gazing at the Vast Ocean'. I suddenly recalled the scene of my childhood and wrote this sentence naturally. "" That's right. The door to Zhejiang's Tide is even more impressive. "
"So it's the Dao Enlightenment River. That's not surprising."
"Lord Feng was comprehending the Dao by the river. A painter from the Great Source Residence was also comprehending the Dao there. It's said that a few scholars have also comprehended many principles and will definitely be able to pass the provincial examination this year. Fang Wujia is really lucky. He has been comprehending the Dao Enlightenment River since he was young. I'm afraid no one can compare to him in the future. "
Fang Yun suddenly felt that the Dao Enlightenment River was really a good river.
Magistrate Dong laughed and said, "Very good! In the future, if anyone dares to say that the flood in Jiang Zhou was caused by you, I'll slap them! Good! Although Jiang Zhou has been affected by the disaster for many days, you've crippled a Demon King of the Saints that almost breached Jade Sea Harbor. Now, no one will be able to stop you from becoming a fifth-grade prefecture's count! "
"The Minister of the Left will not agree. I'm afraid he'll turn it into a literary merit," someone said.
"A literary merit is a literary merit! Fang Yun will pass the provincial examination this year and become a Grand Scholar next year. He'll become a magistrate in one step. That's even more domineering than an imperial poem! "Fang Shouye said with a smile.
Yuanjun joked, "There are still scholars who can become fifth-grade prefectures in one step. If Fang Yun becomes a third-grade prefecture's magistrate or a second-grade cabinet minister in one step, everyone will be shocked. That'll really scare the world. "
Fang Yundao said, "Don't talk about such unrealistic things. Do you know who the Dragons in the clouds are? Their voices are quite pleasant to hear. "
"After Dragons transform into humans, their voices can be distinguished. However, after they return to their dragon form, unless we're very familiar with them, we humans won't be able to distinguish them. After all, the language of dragons and demons is different from the language of humans. "
Fang Yun nodded.
Dinghai General Yu Xingshu said, "I'll send someone to clean up the rest. Don't worry. Since the Dragons said that the dragon horn is yours, we won't be greedy. You'll naturally have a share of the dragon scales, dragon skin, and dragon blood. "
Governor Lu said, "Let Fang Yun measure himself in the army. When the time comes, we'll give him a set of dragon scale clothes and dragon skin pants. The Flood Dragon King's dragon blood isn't as good as Jian Mei's dragon blood ink ingot, but it's still extraordinary. We'll give him a box after it's finished. "
"Lord Lu is very thoughtful. Fang Yun, what do you think?" Yu Xingshu asked.
"Thank you, Lord Lu." Fang Yun naturally knew that it was very troublesome to make dragon scale clothes and dragon skin pants. Since he had obtained the most precious dragon horn, he would have to give part of the other things to the Notre-Dame and the national treasury. He didn't get much, so he might as well take the finished product.
Yu Xingshu said, "Since the waterlogging is over, I'll take my leave. Farewell, everyone. "
Most of the generals and officers left with Yu Xingshu. Only a small portion remained.
Governor Lu didn't say anything. He just nodded and turned to leave.
"Farewell, Governor Lu."
Everyone's tone was much more polite than Yu Xingshu's, but there was less intimacy. After all, this person had an inextricable relationship with the Left Minister. The fact that the Jade Sea Prefecture officials didn't scold him was already out of respect for his outstanding military achievements.
Feng Yuanjun said, "You know about the Dragon Luring Pavilion. Even if you don't want to use the manuscript to exchange, the dragon horn can be exchanged for many things."
"I know that the Dragon Luring Pavilion is the largest independent trading company in Jade Sea City. It specializes in the treasures of the Eastern Sea. Is it really a shop of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace in Jade Sea City?"
"It is indeed. The people inside are not ordinary people. They all have the blood of Dragons and have extraordinary strength. Unfortunately, they can only become Elementary Scholars at most, and no one has ever become a High Scholar. "
"Then I'll go take a look in a few days. I want a Wenbao. Sister Yuhuan needs a zither. I want to get her a Wenbao Jinse in one go. "
"Tsk tsk, your little wife hasn't learned the zither for long, right? You can go take a look in a few days. "
"Alright."
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