Chapter 299 (1/2)

Chapter 299: Infamy

Translator: Yukidaruma Translations  Editor: Yukidaruma Translations

“On the training grounds of The School of Sword Arts, Fang Xingjian sent Kaunitz flying with one sword attack. The latter’s eyes rolled back and he was so angry that he spurted out three mouthful of blood before falling to the ground and fainting.”

‘Slander, that’s all blatant slandering!’ When Rebecca read to this point, her hands were trembling from fury. The more she read, the angrier she felt.

However, the group of kids all became very excited.

“Good one! He deserved it!”

“Kill that Kaunitz!”

“If I were Fang Xingjian, I’d just chop off his head.”

“You idiot! Kaunitz is an aristocrat. If Fang Xingjian were to kill him, he wouldn’t be able to take part in the Prefectural Selection.”

Unknowingly, over ten commoners started surrounding Rebecca, listening to her read the story.

When the leader of the group of kids saw Rebecca stop, he immediately shouted, “Why are you stopping? Continue! Tell us what happened next!”

Rebecca took a deep breath and continued, “Fang Xingjian defeated Kaunitz in a single sword stroke. In that instant, thunderous loud cheers filled the place, and Vivian’s face turned pale…”

Although Rebecca’s posture was rigid, she read the entire story expressionlessly, as if she was chanting a mantra. However, in the story, the young male commoner was extremely talented. The story of him defeating the vicious and terrible aristocrats and advancing forward was extremely attractive to the commoners.

As Rebecca read out loud, more and more people started gathering around her. In this world where there were no televisions, no telephones, and no internet, it was a rare enjoyment to the commoners to be able to listen to stories and think of themselves as the main characters.

They clenched their fists tightly when the First Prince appeared, looked worried when Charlie was conducting the interrogation, and cheered when the Governor appeared.

“Charlie let out a howl, dropped to his knees, and wailed as he hugged Fang Xingjian’s thigh, ‘Xingjian, Lord Xingjian, I beg of you, please let me off. Everything was the First Prince’s fault. I had eyes but failed to recognize a talent like yourself. Please let me off.'”

When Rebecca was reading this, the fury in her heart calmed down slowly and what remained was only cold laughs. In her eyes, the stories in this biography were totally illogical and were just random gibberish. How could Charlie be as weak as what was depicted in the stories?

However, the many listeners next to her cheered loudly.

“This is so satisfying!”

“There are too many of such corrupted officials in the Empire.”

“This Charlie really deserves to die!”

Seeing the commoners’ reactions, Rebecca no longer felt angry, shaking her head at their ignorance.

However, since this book was edited by Ferdinand and other people, the commoners could feel a stronger sense of connection for Fang Xingjian as well as all the antagonists in the story. Or rather, it could be said that it was more suited for the present people’s taste.

More and more people were gathered here, and Rebecca started reading increasingly faster, hoping to finish the story soon. However, fury once again appeared in her eyes.