It could even be said that the great wager within the human race had originated entirely with Zeng Yuan and Feng Zimo, who had been the academy head of Jade Sea City at the time.
Back then, Zeng Yuan had not been close to Fang Yun and the others. He also placed great weight on the title "Master of the World," believing that no one should speak of it lightly. Feng Zimo held the opposite view: anyone could discuss becoming a Master of the World, and anyone might even become one.
Later, Feng Zimo believed that Fang Yun was very likely to compose sixteen works of war poetry, while Zeng Yuan believed he could not.
Neither would yield. With a heroic spirit that soared into the clouds, Zeng Yuan declared that, counting from that moment onward, for every work of world-passing poetry Fang Yun composed, he would donate one-tenth of his fortune to Fang Yun, provided it was used for good deeds. If Fang Yun's transmissible battle poems reached fourteen, Zeng Yuan would donate his entire fortune, leave the Zeng Family, and go to Jing Kingdom, where he would spend the rest of his life helping spread Fang Yun's literary fame.
If Fang Yun wrote fifteen, Zeng Yuan would have to establish longevity tablets for Fang Yun, to be honored by generation after generation. If he composed sixteen and became a Master of the World, Zeng Yuan would enter the Fang Household as a servant and help Fang Yun manage his lineage.
Dong Wencong had witnessed it himself at the banquet that year. Although Zeng Yuan and Feng Zimo held different positions, they appreciated each other's talents. In the end, the two had actually become relatives by marriage, and others had followed their example. Since Fang Yun had indirectly brought