"My First Letter of Challenge", written in vernacular, appeared in the first issue of "Min Pao". Although many scholars were dissatisfied, many people were very happy because even those who were illiterate could understand it. It was not like those colorful words that gave people a headache just by looking at them.
On the second issue of the Min Pao, Yang Lin saw that the title was "My Second Letter of Challenge".
Yang Lin did not care about the people behind him and quickly read the contents of the letter of challenge on the front page. At the end, he could not help but read it out.
"On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, at Yueyang Tower, Bensei respectfully awaits the arrival of Zhang Mingzhou, the head of the Four Great Scholars of the Literary Competition. When the time comes, we welcome all scholars from all over the world."
"What? Fang Xusheng issued a letter of challenge to Zhang Longxiang? "The crowd suddenly exploded.
"Hurry up and buy it!"
"Don't block the way!"
"If you don't hurry up, I will scold you! Even an Elementary Scholar has a temper! "
"Hurry, hurry, hurry …"
The people in the queue were like ants on a hot pan, their eyes full of impatience.
"Get out of the way!" The person behind him pushed Yang Lin aside and rushed forward to take out ten taels of silver and shouted, "I want ten thousand copies!"
The shop assistant smiled and said, "I'm sorry, each person can only buy one copy. If you want to buy a second copy, you have to queue up again." He quickly handed over a copy of the Min Pao and stretched out his hand.
The person reluctantly took back the ten taels of silver and handed over a copper coin to take the Min Pao.
After being pushed aside, Yang Lin was too lazy to pay attention to the person. He held the newspaper with both hands and read as he walked. The people on both sides of the street all looked at the Min Pao in his hands, whether it was a peddler or an Elementary Scholar. Even an old Grand Scholar wanted to join in the fun.
Fang Yun's attractiveness was the best in the Sheng Yuan world, and the Min Pao's attractiveness was equally deadly. The two combined made the scholars in the world unable to resist the attraction of the Min Pao.
Many scholars from other places came here in groups. After knowing the contents of the headlines, they were extremely excited.
As Xiangzhou was right across from Jiangzhou, there were many scholars who had crossed the river to Jiangzhou yesterday. If Fang Yun were here, he would definitely recognize some of them. Lu Yu, Ning Zhiyuan, Du Shudai, Tang Shanyue, Ma Yuan, and so on were all his classmates and friends in the College of Literature in the Dayuan Mansion. Some of them had even fought against the Ming Qi Bird and the Demonic Tortoise, and were comrades who had gone through life and death together.
These people were all Elementary Scholars in the past, and were extremely intelligent. However, there was still a huge gap between them and the top geniuses. It was extremely difficult for them to become High Scholars within five years. But now, all of them were High Scholars, and the latest to do so was last year. Their achievements far exceeded those of the other Elementary Scholars.
The few of them lined up in a row, laughing and chatting. Even though they lowered their voices, the people nearby still looked at them with surprise and envy, and listened attentively.
"Do you still remember the first time you met Fang Xusheng … no, Fang Shuangjia?"
"Of course. At that time, Fang Xusheng was still a scholar, and Mr. Wang was teaching us about scriptures. After the lecture, he asked us to write. In the end, Fang Xusheng's writing was excellent, and everyone praised him. Mr. Wang was afraid that Fang Yun would be complacent, so he asked us who was the second place when Chen Sheng became the Top Scholar. Who would remember something that happened more than a hundred years ago? This also achieved Mr. Wang's goal of teaching us. He wanted us to understand that studying was like sailing against the current. If we didn't advance, we would fall behind. Otherwise, it would be difficult to leave a mark in history. However, when Fang Shuangjia opened his mouth and said, "Wu Huanyi," the atmosphere was extremely awkward. Mr. Wang was the lecturer after all. He had an idea and asked who the third place was. In the end, Fang Yun immediately said, "Zhao Linjia." I glanced at Mr. Wang's face, and I laughed to death. Haha … "
Although his friends in the Dayuan Mansion knew about this, they couldn't help but smile when they talked about it after so many years.
The people nearby who didn't know about this also laughed. They didn't expect Fang Yun to have such an interesting story.
Suddenly, someone next to him asked, "Is this Mr. Wang the righteous man who used the Heart of Emerald Blood? Later, the Prolongation Fruit that Fang Xusheng gave him was forcibly taken away by a criminal. In the end, Fang Xusheng found out and solved the problem. Later, Mr. Wang's son somehow got close to Fang Xusheng, and he got a poem from Mingzhou … No, it's already a national poem. "
Someone asked softly, "Is it the poem, 'My belt grows wider, but I don't regret it, I'm haggard for her'?"
Lu Yu nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, it's Mr. Wang. Before we left, we had a drink with Mr. Wang. When we talked about this, Mr. Wang was very grateful to Fang Xusheng. If it weren't for the fact that he had a lot of things to do at home, he would have crossed the river to come here."
Yang Lin, who was passing by, couldn't help but say, "Since Fang Xusheng is competing with Zhang Longxiang in the Mid-Autumn Festival and has invited scholars from all over the world, why don't you stay here and cheer for Fang Xusheng? You can leave after the Mid-Autumn Festival!"
Lu Yu and the others looked at each other and nodded with smiles on their faces.
"Thank you for your reminder, brother!" Du Shudai cupped his hands and thanked him.
"You're welcome."
According to the rules set by Fang Yun, the contents of the < Min Pao > would appear on the rankings at noon. However, before noon, the rankings were already in an uproar because of Fang Yun's competition with Zhang Longxiang.
Some people accused Fang Yun of being arrogant. The four great scholars were chosen by the Notre-Dame, so why did he think that he could decide them through the competition?
There were also people who thought that Fang Yun had set the competition venue at Yueyang Tower because he had a guilty conscience. Otherwise, he would have let Zhang Longxiang choose the time and place.
Many scholars on the rankings were complaining. However, they were complaining about why Fang Yun didn't issue the challenge earlier. It was already the twelfth of the eighth lunar month, and there were only three days left until the Mid-Autumn Festival. Even if one rode on an excellent dragon horse and didn't stop for a moment, they could only travel ten thousand li in three days. This meant that only ordinary scholars from Gyeongo, Jingguo, Qi State, and Wu State could reach Yueyang Tower in three days.
Some disciples from the various holy clans were discussing whether they could think of a way to use a flying airship. If they squeezed together, a flying airship could carry close to thirty people.
Some people came up with a plan to ask the Kong family to use a flying airship that could only be made by Half-saint. If they squeezed together, a flying airship could carry tens of thousands of people.
There were even people who thought of asking the various holy clans to open up the literary world for free and send people to Gyeongo or Xi State's Feng State. Then, they could ride on a dragon horse to Baling and reach there on the same day.
The scholars wanted to go to Yueyang Tower too much. After all, it was possible to see the battle between the top poetic geniuses of the human race.
However, while everyone was discussing, some rational scholars poured a bucket of cold water on them.
"Will Zhang Longxiang agree?"
This sentence caused the number of discussions on the rankings to decrease sharply.
Therefore, everyone was waiting for Zhang Longxiang's news.
In Baling City, Fang Yun sat in his study. Zhang Longxiang's Pearl River official seal was floating in front of him, constantly vibrating.
After the Book Hill incident, not only did Fang Yun obtain the Unparalleled Ability to Multitask in the Ninth Mountain, not only did he discover the great secret of the Book Hill and the human race, but he also inexplicably inherited Zhang Longxiang's identity forever. The old man of Book Hill did not retrieve the official seal. Moreover, because Zhang Longxiang's position was extremely high, no less than that of a great scholar, the Pearl River official seal could be connected to the Saint Origin World Rankings, Two World Mountain Rankings, and Kong Shengwen World Rankings at any time.
Recently, Fang Yun had not used Zhang Longxiang's official seal. He did not even contact Zhang Jingan and his friends and subordinates in Kong Shengwen World.
However, Fang Yun would often read the contents of the letters.
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(To be continued.)
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