A strange look flashed through Fang Yun's eyes. If this had been a minor matter, Wang Tongfu, an elder of the Eastern Sage Pavilion, would never have mentioned it. Yet he had. First he had called it neither great nor small, then warned that Fang Yun absolutely must not let it ruin his future. The contradiction was hardly something a dignified Great Scholar would utter. Most likely, because it involved the Palace Examination, Wang Tongfu could not say more and could only warn him this way.
Naturally, Fang Yun would not put Wang Tongfu in a difficult position. Rather than bring it up, he rose and smiled. "I still have the Palace Examination to attend to and cannot linger at the Sacred Academy. I shall take my leave."
"Very well. Void Sage Fang, hold your official seal and silently think of returning to the Jing Kingdom Capital. You will arrive there directly. Once there, the attendants assigned to you will escort you back to Ning'an City."
After Fang Yun left, several Great Scholars stood in the War Hall.
"Neither arrogant in victory nor discouraged in defeat. He is far steadier and more seasoned than the rumors suggest, nothing like a youth at all."
"He did not ask a single question about what Brother Tongfu said just now. Clearly, he has depth and knows how to hold his composure."
"Let us cancel the celebration of our victory in the Three Valleys Battle."
"We must not leave Void Sage Fang disheartened. He will not care about this honor."
"He... if he could, he would gladly give up these honors to bring those people back alive..."
Fang Yun returned to the Ban Family through the Confucius Literary World. Without pausing, he traveled toward Ning'an City on a Great Scholar's Walking the Blue Clouds,