Fang Yun dearly wished Yang Yuhuan would return to Xiang Prefecture immediately, but she was no longer a woman who never ventured beyond the inner gates of her home. She had become an important figure in the Heroine Society, helping Su Xiaoxiao oversee it on Fang Yun's behalf and foster its growth. At the same time, she studied there, reading the Four Books and Five Classics and learning the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
Although Yang Yuhuan was busy in Kong City and had to finish her own work before she could leave, her heart had long since flown to Fang Yun's side.
Fang Yun was a hundred times busier than Yang Yuhuan. Every day, he handled vast amounts of government business, while his nights were devoted to cultivation and study.
He studied books from the Strange Book World, read books from the Saint Origin Continent, practiced Lip Spear and Tongue Sword and War Poetry, wrote essays and classic interpretations, and practiced the zither. Meanwhile, he continued writing History of the Ancient Demons and compiling medical texts, military strategies, and the teachings of other schools.
Beyond that, Fang Yun spent an hour every day reading nearly all the articles and replies on the Discourse Ranking, keeping abreast of everything happening among the human race. He could not fall behind the times or retreat into a world closed off from everyone else.
One explosive piece of news after another burst across Xiang Prefecture.
Every three days, the prefectural government, the Legal Office, and the Criminal Office jointly issued documents to local authorities, which posted them on public notice boards.
The contents of these documents were remarkably similar: all listed evidence of an official's crimes. None of these officials held low positions. They were at least seventh rank, and their literary ranks