All large-scale cultural gatherings had some fixed procedures. For this Mid-Autumn Festival gathering of millions of people, it was impossible to have Fang Yun and Zhang Longxiang compete right from the start.
There were many customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they were gradually integrated into the cultural gatherings.
The opening ceremony of the Mid-Autumn Festival Gathering was the "Moon Praying Dance" performed by the dancers of Kong City.
Kong City's dancers were all one in a hundred, the best of the human race. When the Moon Praying Dance began, everyone's attention was drawn to it.
The scholars were fine because most of them had seen such high-level dances before. However, the ordinary people of Baling City rarely saw such a high-level dance. They were mesmerized by it.
The water demons in the distance were also mesmerized. Some water demons even forgot themselves and danced in the water, responding to the dancers.
Fang Yun returned to his seat and faced the stage, listening to the music and watching the dance.
After watching for a while, Fang Yun felt something approaching. He turned his head and saw a big rabbit that was half the height of a human walking over with a smile. It raised its two front paws and bowed to Fang Yun.
Fang Yun smiled and glanced at Li Fanming. Then, he smiled and said, "I haven't seen you in years. You've gotten fatter."
The big rabbit smiled and patted its round belly with its paws. It walked to Fang Yun and lay down beside him. Then, it looked at the fruits on the table and drooled. The food in the first table was much better than the third table.
Fang Yun smiled and handed a piece of refined mooncake to the big rabbit.
The big rabbit immediately squeaked and thanked him. Then, it held the mooncake with its paws and quickly ate it with its mouth.
Looking at the big rabbit, Fang Yun remembered the Mid-Autumn Festival Gathering in Kong City when he entered the Holy Ground. He thought of his experience in the Holy Ground, so he took out a thumb-sized red fruit from his Sea Swallowing Seashell. This fruit was called the Scarlet Jade Fruit. It was unique to the Bloodlight Realm. It was not a divine item, but it contained a lot of Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi. People could absorb it directly after eating it. It was the most high-end fruit below divine items.
Fang Yun usually used this fruit to entertain his scholarly friends. He often gave it to Nu-Nu. Now that the big rabbit was so obedient, he gave it one.
The big rabbit immediately gave up on the mooncake and stared at the Scarlet Jade Fruit with its nose twitching.
After three breaths of time, the rabbit took a step back and shook its head at Fang Yun.
"What? You don't want it?" Fang Yun asked.
The big rabbit nodded vigorously, indicating that it was too precious and that it couldn't accept it. But, the two lines of saliva at the corners of its mouth exposed its true thoughts.
The people on the side couldn't help but laugh when they saw the big rabbit drooling so much.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "We haven't seen each other for many years. You can be considered a little friend of mine and Nuu, so I'll give you a fruit. Eat it, I have a lot here."
The big rabbit hesitated for a moment and then gently shook its head, indicating that it couldn't accept it.
Fang Yun's face darkened, and he said, "If you don't want it, then I'll throw it away!" After saying that, he pinched the Scarlet Jade Fruit and was about to throw it out.
Who would have thought that the big rabbit would rush forward and sweep the Scarlet Jade Fruit away with its tongue and swallow it into its stomach?
But soon after, the big rabbit froze in place. Its eyes went blank and it smacked its lips. Unfortunately, even after smacking for a long time, it still couldn't taste anything. It sighed and regretted eating too quickly.
The surrounding people laughed loudly. They didn't expect this rabbit to be so interesting.
Fang Yun knew that the big rabbit wouldn't accept it if he gave it more, so he took out a plate of fruit and placed it in front of the big rabbit. The big rabbit immediately forgot about what had just happened and happily ate it. As it ate, it also watched the dancers on the stage dance. It even swung its two big ears when it was happy.
After a while, Fang Yun suddenly said to the big rabbit, "This Moon Praying Dance has a part where the Jade Rabbit is seen. You can go up and circle around them."
Hearing this, the big rabbit became excited. It nodded vigorously and suddenly jumped up the stage. Then, it began to run around the dancers and even jumped according to the rhythm of the music.
The people in the distance didn't know that this was a sudden appearance and thought that it had been prepared in advance. Moreover, it didn't seem out of place and instead made the Moon Praying Dance more lively. Thus, they all cheered.
But some people found it funny. This rabbit was like a happy puppy.
In the distance, Li Fanming was drinking wine, but he almost spat it out when he saw the big rabbit go up on stage. In the end, he guessed that it had something to do with Fang Yun and could only shake his head with a smile.
As the music ended, the dance stopped. The big rabbit also returned to Fang Yun's side and continued to enjoy the food.
The opening Moon Praying Dance was performed by dancers. The second dance was performed by men.
The first half hour was all dancing. After that, some famous scholars went up on stage. They either painted in public or played the zither to liven up the atmosphere.
Two hours later, Dong Wencong walked up to the stage and began the most common part of the Literary Meeting. Composing poems on the spot and competing for first place.
Many young scholars were full of energy. They rubbed their fists and were eager to give it a try.
Because there were too many people participating in the Literary Meeting, Dong Wencong decided that each country would send out five people. Moreover, they had to be young people under the age of twenty and under the title of Grand Scholar. They would go up the stage together and draw lots to decide the type, rhythm, or theme of the poem.
Some people urged Fang Yun to participate, but Fang Yun just smiled and didn't say anything.
Not long after, each country and Kong City sent out five people. A total of fifty-five young people went up the stage.
When Dong Wencong announced the rules, Qing Jun, who was a few feet away from Fang Yun, said, "Fang Xusheng, I think highly of our Gyeongo's Xiao Shi Jun Ge Yu. He is very likely to be in the top three of this Literary Meeting. Why don't you also pick a young Jingguo person and compete with Ge Yu? You and I will both show off and the winner will be the sole winner. What do you think? "
Fang Yun smiled and said, "I won't be fooled. Although I wasn't in Shengyuan last year, I still know that this little scholar shocked the world. He reached the second level of calligraphy at such a young age and won the Junior Scholar Regular Script Competition. Oh right, I also remember that he used the Liu Style. "
Qing Jun was most proud of last year's Literary Meeting. When he heard Fang Yun mention it, he laughed and said, "That's right, it's this little scholar. And the person behind him is your Jingguo youth. "
Fang Yun nodded lightly. Ever since the Liu Style and the Yan Style appeared, Jingguo scholars studied these two styles. In the end, the champion was taken by someone from Gyeongo who also wrote the Liu Style. Therefore, it caused a heated discussion in Jingguo. Many people were indignant and swore to beat Gyeongo in the next Literary Meeting.
Qing Jun smiled and said, "I was also present at the Junior Scholar Regular Script Competition. It's strange that when the other countries' youths wrote, our Gyeongo audience quietly watched. Only when you Jingguo youths wrote, the Gyeongo people would hiss. Why do you think this is? "
Although Qing Jun's words were not as loud as spring thunder, because the two of them were far apart, Qing Jun's voice was very loud. Not only could the people in the First Seat hear it, even the scholars in the Second Seat could hear it.
After Qing Jun finished speaking, everyone in the First and Second Seats were no longer looking at the high platform. Instead, they were looking at Fang Yun or Qing Jun.
Many people realized that Qing Jun finally couldn't help but start to make trouble.
Now it was the official Mid-Autumn Festival Literary Meeting, not the Dongting Banquet. Fang Yun didn't say "only talk about the wind and moon" and didn't set any rules.
What's more, everyone believed that Zhang Longxiang could appear at any time.
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