Vol 2 Chapter 252 (1/2)
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Chapter 252: Carry on the Torch
In the woods, two people alking on the stone-paved path of the palace In the sky was a fullhihed and patted his chest—there was still souessed I was the… author Then why didn’t you say so to me? That ehed ”It’s your fault for fooling everyone for so long” She rolled her eyes ”Say, if it wasn't about your identity as the author, what could His Majesty possibly say that would make you so afraid?”
Fan Xian didn’t even think about his answer He smiled warmly and asked, ”What do you think?”
The corner of Haitang’s lips curled up just so slightly, but she didn’t say anything Fan Xian tilted his head and saw there was a char eyelashes, while her eyes, the ht in the night There was no denying that the ical Its silver haze see wo fairy
Fan Xian didn’t feel much, however, and simply put his hands behind his back and continued to walk slowly ”You gotfor payback You should knohy”
”You wantsmiled ”While I don’t knohat, I suspect it has to do with the south, which is why you want an outsider like me to help you”
”Correct You and I… are both hypocrites” Fan Xian se way, partly to mock hi with each other The thing I need your help with ardless, when the ti looked at him and said suddenly, ”I heard you are extrehter, so rand around what happens in h of this”
Haitang smiled and nodded ”Actually, I’m just curious What kind of man is moved when he meets a woman, but feels uncomfortable when he meets a man? Who believes that an un Who believes that women are made of water, while men are made of mud Who thinks wo string of words later, Haitang looked into Fan Xian’s eyes and said gently, ”I’m very curious The world has always respected hts?”
Fan Xian only s suddenly put on a serious expression ”Mister Fan, on behalf of all woainst injustice”
Fan Xian was silent for a moment Suddenly, he said, ”I am… fundamentally different froate, Haitang, to her surprise, discovered that the grand tutor was still waiting outside Fan Xian didn’t react to seeing the e saluted the grand tutor She then turned around ”Sir, I shall come send you off in two days”
Fan Xian knehat she e
Watching the three carriages gradually disappear into the night, Haitang’s bright gaze suddenly becaht about what the handsome southern official said before he left Different from others? Well, in others’ eyes, Fan Xian was certainly unique But Haitang didn’t knohat Fan Xian considered unique about hie stopped outside a quiet yard The troops ere assigned to guard the envoy only now realized the young genius fro, for his last visitation in Northern Qi, was here to see
this ht's poetry battle, stories of which had been spread across the land, they beca as they were outside a courtyard of such civility, they soon cale and secured the few crucial checkpoints
Fan Xian and the grand tutor of Northern Qi got out of their carriage together, hand in hand While they didn’t appear to be friendly with each other by anyco to Fan Xian before the two of theer Guards not to follow
Having arrived at a house in the yard, the grand tutor bowed deeply toward the inside He then turned to Fan Xian and said, ”Mister Fan, thetoo well as of late Please do not talk for too long”
Fan Xian politely saluted this great scholar He adjusted his clothes and gently pushed open the door He saw an oldwith a little brush
That old man was the current master scholar, with students all over the world Northern Qi’s grand tutor and Southern Qing’s great academician were both his proud disciples Before Fan Xian came onto the scene, no one could match this old man in scholarly ht, no one believed Fan Xian matched the old man in areas other than poetry
Because this oldMohan
There were neither servants nor bookboys inside; only the oldincessantly Occasionally he would stop to stare at the paper with a frown and to flip through the books nearby, as if trying to find so Mohan seeray hair was still tied back tightly, but the age spots on his cheeks had grown darker; an on
Fan Xian did not want to bother the old man He approached quietly and peeked over the old man’s shoulder To Fan Xian’s surprise, on the old y! The blank spaces of the anthology were filled with notes Could this world-leading scholar be taking notes on the poe Mohan pointed to a line of the anthology: ”There are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has scaled Mount Wu” He kept tapping on the page and said, somewhat painfully, ”This doesn’t work The aesthetic of contrasting words is empty; the latter half of the line really doesn’t work Tell me, Fan Xian, what does this entle voice rang out, ”Mount Wu is a sacred ion, surrounded by clouds yearlong It rains in the evening and it is cloudy in the er be a clouds in the sky anywhere else Those tords offset the next two lines It's about loyalty”
”I see…” Zhuang Mohan smiled bitterly and pointed at a thick book on the corner of his broad desk ”I could have guessed that It’s just that I could not find reference to this 'Mount Wu' surrounded by clouds anywhere So it turns out it’s a sacredthat Zhuang Mohan did not realize he was entle and generous person Fan Xian s the blank spaces of the pages, Zhuang Mohan’s handwriting Zhuang Mohan was also faraphy, which was undisputed in quality But now the oldhad waned
”In olden ti Chen held a fabulous feast Ten thousand casks of alcohol were enjoyed… What is that a reference to?” Zhuang Mohan asked without looking at Fan Xian
Fan Xian felt aard When he published the anthology, he had purposely taken out that poeain?
Zhuang Mohan sighed ”Since I was a young boy, I never forgot the things I saw and heard As you can iine, I took pride in that On that day, you churned out poems like the rivers and seas Inevitably, hed at himself ”But thankfully, because of that, I was able to remember all the poe once the anthology ca”
Hearing Zhuang Mohan call hi He tried to explain ”King Chen was a prince, surnarand feast…”
”Prince Cao?” Zhuang Mohan raised his head, there was disbelief in his murky eyes, ”But… there have been no dynasties with that nahed and said, ”It’s so Iabout it”
”That won’t do!” In certain areas, Zhuang Mohan could be described as stubborn He flipped through the pages, pointing to another poem ”'Xiao Xie's fine, black hair' Who is this Xiao Xie?”
Fan Xian was turning various shades of pale A while later, he responded, ”Xiao Xie was a disappointed lyricist His works were too vulgar to be well known, but he has so the common folk”
”Then…”
Ti out of ways to reply, Zhuang Mohan finally sighed and rubbed his eyes Throwing down his brush on the inkstone, he said, slightly dejected, ”The oil la out I can't keep up like I used to”
The two coot the chance to greet each other Now, Fan Xian rolled down his sleeves and boith extre Why have I been summoned here today?”
The roo Mohan abruptly forced his withered body to bon to Fan Xian
Fan Xian was so shaken up he forgot to help support the old hest positions in the land How could he bow to Fan Xian?
Zhuang Mohan straightened hi into a s My whole life, I conductedto morals Sir Fan, last year I tried to frame you, and my heart has never been at rest I have called you here today to apologize for my crime”
Fan Xian was silent Needless to say, he are of why Zhuang Mohan would agree to Eldest Princess’s request to act so despicably and sacrifice his dignity, which he had built up over decades It was all because of what Xiao En had explained in the agreement This kind of brotherly bond hat Fan Xian lacked the most at the moment