Almost all the Great Scholars, clan heads, and sovereigns in the Assembly Hall had sunk into bewilderment. The entire affair was far too strange, yet the Sages would not explain themselves. Even Yan Ningshan could only infer part of the truth from common sense, unable to reach a definitive conclusion.
One thing, however, was all but certain: the Sages were not united on this matter. But however divided they were, they could never tell these Great Scholars.
"We will discuss this motion no further today. We will revisit it tomorrow. It is nearly noon, so this assembly will adjourn for now. We will discuss the remaining motions after noon. My thanks to you all."
Yan Ningshan rose to offer his thanks, and everyone stood to return the courtesy.
The people in the Assembly Hall left one after another, but Fang Yun and Yan Ningshan remained seated. Once most of the others had gone, Yan Ningshan cupped his hands and lowered his voice slightly. "Void Sage Fang, this old man has some doubts. Please enlighten me."
"You are too kind, Mr. Half-Sea. Please ask whatever you wish. As your student, I will speak of everything I know," Fang Yun said.
Wei Huangan was nearby. Hearing Fang Yun's words, he smiled faintly. Fang Yun had only said he would "speak of everything he knew," not that he would "hold nothing back."
Yan Ningshan reacted much as Wei Huangan had. Smiling, he said, "Though your literary reputation is great and you hold the honored position of a Void Sage of the Human Race, the result of this assembly's vote would inevitably have barred Grand Academicians from the Bloodmang Realm from serving as grand secretaries. Yet the Sages vetoed it. I have turned it over a hundred times and still cannot understand. You said