Everyone watched helplessly as Fang Yun walked to the edge of the third floor and pushed open a window.
Two streets away lay the famous Illustrious Hall Street, and directly opposite stood the Bright State Duke Residence.
With New Year's Eve approaching, the Bright State Duke Residence blazed with lights, and people streamed in and out.
Fang Yun gazed quietly at the Bright State Duke Residence. Everyone behind him remained motionless.
Occasionally, Fang Yun shifted his gaze to a mansion on a street not far from the Bright State Duke Residence. That was the Qishan Marquis Residence, where Gou Bao lived.
Everyone on the third floor felt that the man at the window was like a great demon lying dormant. Once he awakened, his might would swallow the world.
"Continue the Literary Assembly. Pay no attention to me," Fang Yun said calmly, without turning around.
Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief. They thanked him one after another. "Thank you for showing mercy, sir."
By now, even the waiter understood that this man was clearly no ordinary person. He had worn coarse blue clothes only to conceal his identity.
The scholars dared not say much either. One after another, they retreated far from Fang Yun and exchanged glances. For a long time, no one spoke.
Before long, someone whispered, "Brother Liu, you truly were fortunate. Still, we owe you our thanks."
Everyone looked enviously at Academy Student Liu.
Academy Student Liu smiled sheepishly. He had been the one who kindly reminded Fang Yun that they were not trying to make things difficult for him; it was merely a custom among scholars. Those words were nothing special, but they had conveyed his goodwill to Fang Yun in advance and defused a potential conflict.
An Academy Student's eyes darted as