"Killing evil is doing a good deed." Fang Yundao said.
The county magistrate said, "Words have no proof! Xiang Wenxuan only had bad intentions towards Yang Yuhuan. He didn't really do anything. What you did is murder! "
"When he did, it was too late." Fang Yundao said.
The county magistrate knocked the gavel again and said, "Do you know your crime?"
"According to Jingguo's law, I committed murder. Of course I know my crime."
"Then you should feel guilty."
"Yes."
"How dare you!" The county magistrate shouted.
Fang Yundao looked at the county magistrate indifferently and didn't say a word.
"If everyone is as daring as you, where is the law?"
"At least there will be less bastards who steal people's wives and daughters."
"Guards, take him to prison and wait for the case to be investigated!"
Fang Yun was handcuffed and shackled, and brought into a dark cell.
For several days, no one came to ask about him. But on the third day, the prison guard, Pang Ban, suddenly came with good wine and food. He loosened Fang Yundao's handcuffs and put the table and chair in Fang Yundao's cell.
"Young Master Fang, I hope you can forgive me for not taking care of you these days. But I didn't do anything bad to you. I was just doing my job. Please don't take offense." Pang Ban said with a smile.
Fang Yundao smiled and said, "What do you mean by that? I don't understand."
Pang Ban coughed and said, "Your child bride's identity is not simple. She is from the Yang family in Beijing. The head of the family is a great scholar. It is said that the Xiang family has completely collapsed. Someone will come to take you out soon. "
Fang Yundao looked at Pang Ban in disbelief. After a while, he suppressed the excitement in his heart and said, "You can't make a conclusion until the last moment."
Two days later, the imperial court issued a decree. The Yang family's great scholar used the Notre-Dame's military service to reduce his crime and sentenced Fang Yundao to three years of hard labor.
Three years later, Fang Yundao and Yang Yuhuan went to Beijing to get married.
Five years later. Fang Yun and his wife brought their two-year-old son back to Ji County, where the Fang Enterprise was established.
Another year, Fang Yun was sightseeing in Ji County. At Ji Ling Mountain, he found a crow perched in front of a cave and refused to leave. Fang Yun was curious. He entered the cave and found an ownerless treasure. There were all kinds of literary treasures and divine objects worth millions of taels of silver.
New calendar year 216, Fang Yun was 30 years old. He became a famous businessman in Jingguo.
In the past few years, Fang Yun had encountered many things. Even though he was not a scholar, he still read books every day. He used the standards of a scholar to strictly control himself and respect himself.
Autumn of the year 226 of the new calendar. Fang Yun was reading in his study.
"Father! Fang Yun's son, Fang Yun's son, Fang Zhi Xue, suddenly barged into the study and knelt on the floor. He hugged Fang Yun's leg and cried loudly.
"Why are you so flustered?" The mature Fang Yun lowered his head and looked at his son. His expression did not change in the slightest.
Fang Zhi Xue cried, "I … I accidentally set fire to the Liu family's house. Their family of three died inside. I'm afraid the county yamen is looking for me now. I hope father can save me!"
Fang Yun's eyelids drooped. The veins on his hand were bulging. After a while, he said, "Did you just come from your mother's place?"
Fang Zhi Xue lowered his head and nodded, "Mother was just crying. She said she couldn't help me and told me to come find you. "
"Oh? You really set fire to it by mistake? "Fang Yun sat on the armchair and looked down at his son kneeling in front of him.
"It's father! The Liu couple slandered me. In a fit of anger, I wanted to set fire to them to scare them. Who knew that I would accidentally burn them to death. "
"Well, then you go to the county yamen." Fang Yun stood up and said.
"Ah? The county yamen is looking for me. "Fang Zhi Xue said.
Fang Yun scolded, "How can a dignified scholar be so timid? I've been friends with County Magistrate Ji for many years. I'll plead on your behalf and let you off the hook!"
"Thank you father! Thank you father! "Fang Zhi Xue's face was full of tears.
The two of them sat in a carriage and arrived at the county yamen. Fang Yun walked inside and County Magistrate Ji quickly came out to greet him with a smile, "Brother Fang, I'm honored by your presence. Please forgive me for not going out to meet you."
Fang Yun cupped his hands towards County Magistrate Ji and said, "My son Zhi Xue has committed a grave crime. Although I'm not a scholar, I won't cover up for him. County Magistrate Ji, please handle this case fairly. If my son killed the Liu family, he will pay with his life! "
"You lied to me!" Fang Zhi Xue turned around and ran.
Fang Yun said neither quickly nor slowly, "County Magistrate Ji, please arrest the suspect and bring him to justice."
"I'm sorry for offending you." County Magistrate Ji said and stopped Fang Zhi Xue with his sharp tongue.
Fang Zhi Xue fell to his knees and shouted, "Father! Father! Save me, save me! You just have to write a letter and ask the great grandfather of the Confucian scholar to come forward. Just like that year, my death sentence will be reduced. Father, I'm your son. "
"Back then, I killed those who deserved to die. Today, I won't spare those who deserve to die! I'll have to trouble you, County Magistrate Ji. "Fang Yun cupped his hands towards County Magistrate Ji and left expressionlessly.
"Father, father …" Fang Zhi Xue shouted.
Fang Yun got on the carriage without looking back. After entering the carriage, he wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve as if sand had gotten into his eyes.
Three days later, the trial was completed. Fang Yun's son, Fang Zhi Xue, failed to kidnap an innocent woman and forced a family of three to their deaths. County Magistrate Ji sentenced Fang Zhi Xue to death according to the law.
Fang Yun personally went to the victim's parents to ask for forgiveness. He buried the family of three and took care of the elders of the two families. No one objected to this.
In the year 228 of the new calendar, Fang Yun opened a family academy. All the children of the Fang family in the Grand Source Manor could study in the academy.
In the year 232 of the new calendar, the Fang family's academy spread throughout Jiangzhou and became the cheapest academy in Jiangzhou. They were even responsible for all the expenses of the outstanding students.
In the year 245 of the new calendar, the Yang family's patriarch committed treason. The Yang family's great scholar passed away, and the entire Yang family became prisoners.
Fang Yun didn't care about arousing suspicion. He spent all of his family's wealth to help the elderly, women, and children of the Yang family.
In the spring of the year 248 of the new calendar, the Yang family's enemy, the Ai family, demanded that Fang Yun sever his relationship with the Yang family. Fang Yun said that he could draw a clear line with the Yang family's patriarch, but he would never sever his relationship with the Yang family.
In the second year, Fang Yun was falsely accused of colluding with the Yang family's patriarch and was imprisoned. Because there were rumors that Fang Yun would be executed, Yang Yuhuan committed suicide by hanging herself.
In the year 226 of the new calendar, Fang Yun was seventy-one years old. The matter of the Yang family's great scholar was cleared. It turned out that it was the treacherous plot of the traitor, and Fang Yun was released.
After being released from prison, Fang Yun secretly plotted for ten years. When he was eighty-one years old, he released evidence of the Ai family's crimes and destroyed the Ai family to avenge his beloved wife, Yang Yuhuan, and the seven years of imprisonment.
The Fang family's reputation was greatly boosted. They entered the ranks of Gyeongo's rich and powerful families. They had many children and grandchildren and old friends all over the world.
On his eighty-second birthday, Fang Yun received a twenty-year-old Longevity Fruit. Just as he was about to eat it in front of all the guests, the gatekeeper announced that someone had come to visit, claiming to be an old friend of the Ji Ling Mountain.
The doddering Fang Yun immediately sat up and went out to greet him. He saw a black-robed elder with white hair and a beard. This black-robed elder had a tall figure. His eyes were clear and there seemed to be a faint trace of hatred in them.
The old man in black smiled and covered up the hatred in his eyes. He said, "You have stolen the treasures of the Ji Ling Mountain for many days. Are you willing to return them today?"
Fang Yun was stunned for a moment before he laughed out loud and said, "You can take all of my Fang family's wealth, but you can't take away my reputation, nor can you take away the thousands of students nurtured by the Fang Clan Academy. You can't take away the longevity tablet erected for me by hundreds of thousands of people in Jingguo. This Longevity Fruit can also be yours. "As he spoke, he threw the Longevity Fruit to the old man in black and returned to his bedroom with a smile.
That night, the eighty-two-year-old Fang Yun closed his eyes and passed away.
Fang Yun opened his eyes in a daze. He found himself standing on a green grassland with blue sky and white clouds in the distance.
Fang Yun felt a slight headache and was filled with doubts. He had clearly just entered the Seventh Mountain's light door. However, it felt like a lifetime had passed. His heart was empty, as if he had lost something.
Fang Yun only felt the corners of his eyes wet. He reached out to wipe them, but there was nothing. Only then did he realize that he was only a spiritual will and his body had not entered the Book Hill.
An unfamiliar voice suddenly sounded.
"Stupid scholar, stupid scholar. You're not even a scholar anymore, but your bones are still so stubborn! I stole your wife as Xiang Wenxuan. If you didn't move, you would regret it for the rest of your life. If you moved, you should feel guilty, but I didn't expect you to not. I used treasures as bait to achieve your life's glory and finally took away your wealth. If you didn't give it up, it was greed. If you couldn't give it up, it was love. But you actually gave it up. I used your son as bait. If you protected him, you would be immoral. If you didn't protect him, your heart would be filled with regret. As for saving the Yang family, you still didn't change your mind. This kind of stubborn scholar is annoying! "
Hearing this voice, Fang Yun vaguely guessed a possibility. All the doubts and inexplicable reluctance in his heart disappeared with a smile.
"This matter is not over. I will look for you again! Strange. Bensei can clearly arouse the deepest fear and reluctance in people, but why can't he make you yield? Strange! Strange! Strange! "
Fang Yun's vision shattered, and then he found himself still standing on the Seventh Mountain.
"You can actually pass the Seventh Mountain?" The old man in the Book Hill appeared, his eyes filled with curiosity.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "Maybe it's luck. I don't even know what was tested in the Book Hill. It was probably some illusion."
"The Seventh Mountain is not an illusion. It's the Book Hill." The old man in the Book Hill looked melancholy.
"Oh?" Fang Yundao said.
"Last time you entered the Book Hill, you didn't forget what you experienced. Today is different. There's no harm in telling you. "The old man in the Book Hill kicked the ground, and the ground cracked.
Fang Yun looked down and saw that there were books everywhere in the crack. Some were old, some were new, some were thin, and some were thick. A rotten smell came from the books, and some of them even had traces of worms.
Fang Yun couldn't help but frown. He took a step back and said, "All nine Book Hill are like this?"
"No, only the Seventh Mountain is like this," the old man in the Book Hill said.
Fang Yundao said, "I just heard someone inside say that he'll look for me in the future. Can he really do it?"
The old man in the Book Hill smiled and said, "Every great scholar hates him to the bone. Li Wenying went to the Notre-Dame to deal with him. You have to be careful in the future. I'm afraid that when you become a great scholar, he'll look for you. "
"What's that?"
"I can't say." The old man in the Book Hill shook his head.
Fang Yun didn't ask anymore and looked at the Eighth Mountain.
There was nothing between the Seventh Mountain and the Eighth Mountain. There was no rope bridge, no passage, only a strange wind.
"How do I get to the Eighth Mountain?" Fang Yun asked.
"You can walk when you can." The old man in the Book Hill disappeared.
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