Chapter 134: The Desolating Gale Freezes River Yi (1/2)
Chapter 134: The Desolating Gale Freezes River Yi
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At this moment, even Yan Xiu looked at Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan, his face filled with shock. He really couldn't understand why would the pride of the Heavens, Chi Guyan, suddenly make such an invitation towards Fang Zhengzhi?
Sitting together!
Yan Xiu wasn't one who valued family backgrounds, but, these two people in front of him…
One was the daughter of the Northern Desert Divine Constabulary, the number one talented girl in the Great Xia Dynasty, the Double Dragon Roll Champion, the future assigned number one marshal of the Great Xia Dynasty.
How about the other?
He was just a scholar from a faraway village, who had never even entered a Hall of Dao before.
These two people, no matter how he looked, shouldn't be able to interact with one another, right?
Furthermore, most importantly...
Not too long ago, Chi Guyan had even sent out a criminal demand order. The accusation and harming power in her words didn't require further guessing, but now…
Wasn't the change in attitude too fast?
Just because Fang Zhengzhi attained the River of Trust Capital double roll champion?
No matter how he looked, he didn't seem quite possible.
”Don't tell me that between them… there really is a secret that nobody can know about?” For the first time, Yan Xiu seemed to feel that his brain wasn't useful enough.
The officials of the Northern Desert five capitals also dropped their jaws. How can a person who was only a double roll champion of a capital examination receive such treatment?
That seat…
Other than the master of the Divine Constabulary, only people with statuses such as King Duan or the crown prince would be able to sit there, right?
An ordinary civilian...
Why?
…
Actually, Fang Zhengzhi also really wanted to ask why. Because, once Chi Guyan's words left her mouth, he felt the deep implications of Chi Guyan's words.
Looking at Chi Guyan's clear yet bright eyes.
Too cold at the top?
This top was really high up!
As the saying goes, evil stems from not being content, mistakes stem from greed, from only when one knows how to be content can one be truly happy. The meaning was clear. The root of all evils and mistakes was not knowing contentment.
Chi Guyan's invitation seemed to be raising him high, and giving him the highest honour and unlimited glory. But, this glory seemed to be approaching dusk.
Do I have the ability now to sit at that main seat?
Definitely not.
Hence, Fang Zhengzhi's current situation was just as she said. It's too cold at the top, furthermore, it was a very bone-chilling frost.
Now, he had also suddenly understood why Chi Guyan would send out the criminal demand order. From the very start, Chi Guyan had intended for him to stand at the top.
Without that criminal demand order, naturally, the incident of scholars from the five capitals gathering at the River of Trust Capital wouldn't had happened, and such a difficult capital examination wouldn't happen.
But...
He still attained the River of Trust Capital double roll champion.
Such an outcome naturally wasn't what Chi Guyan wished to see. Hence, at the great feast, Chi Guyan once again placed him at the top.
But this time…
It was really a little too high.
If I sat down there, I believe the scholars of the entire Great Xia Dynasty would be discontented.
The final results would be very obvious. In the entire Northern Desert, or even the entire Great Xia Dynasty, people who wanted to sit at this seat to become successful overnight would challenge Fang Zhengzhi. Then, tell everybody in the world, look, I have defeated Fang Zhengzhi, the person who sat at the main seat at the great feast of the Divine Constabulary…
How domineering, how satisfying.
As for Fang Zhengzhi? He would undoubtedly be a stepping stone that all the scholars under the world would wish to step upon.
After the stepping stone had been stepped on over and over again, so many times that it loses its value, it would likely be the time when it was kicked away.
At that time, whether it was death or disability…
It was really hard to predict.
Fang Zhengzhi understood this point. After a moment of shock, Chi Hou and the officials of the five capitals naturally also understood this point. Hence, after thinking about the criminal demand order that Chi Guyan sent out not too long ago, and then thinking about Chi Guyan specially pointing out Fang Zhengzhi at the great feast a moment ago...
The shock on their faces began to gradually turn into mock and ridicule.
Lu Yusheng hadn't understood, but, he had seen its effect. Because, he could already see the bright glow that flashed in the eyes of the surrounding scholars.
That was a cold glow which appeared when a wild beast met its prey.
At this moment. Yan Xiu also understood. His lips parted slightly. Just as he prepared to stop Fang Zhengzhi, he saw Fang Zhengzhi shaking his head lightly towards him.
Fang Zhengzhi naturally knew that refusal was an inferior plan.
Not even mentioning that after he rejected, Chi Guyan might even punish him for being ”unable to differentiate good from bad”, just this action of rejecting alone might not even be possible.
If he was Chi Guyan.
Then, definitely, she would invite over, and over, and over again...
And when that time came, Chi Guyan would naturally be respected for valuing meritocracy. As for himself? Most likely, he would become a criminal condemned by everybody?
Both ways, he could be killed by everybody.
The difference was, one was being killed at the top, the other was being killed deep down the valley.
”Checkmate!”
Sitting meant death, not sitting also meant death!
”Young Master Fang, please!” Chi Guyan saw that Fang Zhengzhi didn't move, and bowed lightly once again. That attitude definitely seemed like a supreme commander that thirsted for worthy people.