"The King of Chu's brutal rule" became the hottest topic throughout Sage Kong's Literary World. Outside the Great Zhou Academy in the Zhou Capital, some students even smeared their clothes with thick black ink en masse to protest the darkness of his reign.
When word reached the Saint Origin Continent, many people published articles condemning him. Everyone knew that the scholars of Sage Kong's Literary World were weaker, but a man who could kill five Barbarian Kings single-handedly should surpass an ordinary Grand Academician even on the Saint Origin Continent. Someone with such talent and military accomplishments should not have been treated that way by the King of Chu.
To the King of Chu, condemnation from the various nations of Sage Kong's Literary World was neither an itch nor an ache, but criticism from the Saint Origin Continent brought immense pressure.
Whatever else might be said of Sage Kong's Literary World, it ultimately stood a level below the Saint Origin Continent.
Scholars from the various nations began seizing the opportunity to stir up trouble, repeatedly posting statements by renowned scholars of the Saint Origin Continent on the Discourse Ranking of Sage Kong's Literary World.
At first, the King of Chu and some officials intended to subject Fang Yun to the harshest possible investigation. After a few days, however, pressure over the matter of protection led the king and his officials to stop mentioning it during court assemblies. They still decided to send people to Pearl City, declaring their willingness to accept supervision from the Great Scholars' Hall and thoroughly investigate the entire affair from beginning to end.
Once the King of Chu and the Chu Kingdom's officials stopped bringing up the matter, discussion on the Discourse Ranking gradually dwindled. Yet the poem "Long Night" continued to be recited and passed