"What do those numbers mean?" Lei Mo asked with a frown.
"The numbers of the ships I sank!"
The Dragon Boat continued at full speed, but the sea beasts charging toward it hesitated. It was moving too fast, and it was flying through the air. Even if they swam over, the Dragon Boat would already be within the area they dared not enter. Their swimming slowed as a result.
Seeing the Dragon Boat's terrifying speed, the three men's expressions shifted slightly. They soon realized that Fang Yun might truly have sunk those ships.
"Fang Yun, you deranged lunatic! We three are your opponents in the race. If you sink us, you will inevitably face the Sacred Academy's Heart Inquiry, and your Literary Guts will suffer! Do this, and you will become the target of every scholar's verbal condemnation and Written Censure!"
"I don't care. I don't have time to devise other ways to strike back at you. Since you're all in the Sea of Learning, I'll sink you one by one and settle this in the simplest, most direct way!"
"You'll have to bear the consequences!" Gu Yuan shouted.
"The consequences? The consequences are that I'll pass the Heart Inquiry completely unscathed, and the next time you move against me, you'll all have to consider whether I might become a deranged lunatic! Let's all meet on the beach!" The corners of Fang Yun's mouth lifted slightly. His smile held a little contempt, a little pleasure, and a resolve no one could shake.
"Since you insist on your course and still refuse to repent, from this day onward, I shall make you forever rue the golden threads you stitch year after year, sewing wedding clothes for us! Brother Zong, Brother Gu, this young upstart seems to have forgotten how we climbed,