"I don't believe the other Saints won't stop them!"
"They are Half-Sages. The Saints have already fallen."
"Heaven never seals off every road. I believe there will always be a turn for the better."
"Let's hope so. Since Lord Feng has gone to see Lord Swordbrow, Lord Swordbrow will surely find a way to help Fang Yun."
"Lord Swordbrow is only a Grand Academician in the end. Even if he becomes a Great Scholar, he cannot stop the Second Saint Family. However, if those Sacred Academy Imperial Examination Inspectors truly intend to break the rules, Lord Swordbrow likely will not stand idly by."
Prefect Dong said in a grave voice, "If that day truly comes, Lord Swordbrow will not need to act. I command the fortune of an entire prefecture; I will see that he dies on the spot. Then I will kill myself before the Temple of Sages, so all under Heaven will know that Jing Kingdom scholars cannot be bullied!"
"Brother, such righteousness!" Though the officials all praised and admired him, every one of them felt bitter inside.
Jing Kingdom was too weak.
By the river, Tong Li watched everyone's joyful smiles and listened to the cries ringing everywhere. A faint trace of regret surfaced in his heart, but that regret was instantly torn to shreds by overwhelming humiliation. So what if the Sage Page was gone? He was the descendant of a distinguished family, the grandson of a third-rank minister, yet he had knelt and kowtowed to Fang Yun in public. That was something he could not endure.
"Qing Kingdom trash!" Tong Li squeezed the words from his throat in a low voice.
The imperial guard said, "The local officials will host a banquet at Pacifying Sea Tower for those who competed in the dragon boat race.