Military Way Duel, Military Sage Literary World

Qing Lord lowered his eyes, while Qing Kingdom's officials were both furious and worried.

If Xiang Prefecture was preserved, then so long as Qing Kingdom treated its people a little better, the poem's influence would naturally fade away. If Xiang Prefecture could not be kept, then this poem's impact would be limited to Xiang Prefecture alone.

However, Qing Lord had just made a grave mistake.

He had agreed to exchange people for this poem!

If this poem remained in Qing Kingdom, it would become a pillar of shame. So long as the Qing royal family refused the exchange, whenever Qing Kingdom suffered even the slightest mishap, other nations would surely use this poem to attack it. Even the kingdom's own scholars might use it to condemn the royal family.

Most scholars were naturally opposed to those in power.

Poetry and prose already held lofty status on the Saint Origin Continent. This was the Void Sage's first work, and Qing Kingdom absolutely dared not destroy it. Once Jing Kingdom seized the chance to accuse Qing Kingdom of deliberately ruining a Void Sage's poem, the royal family would inevitably be punished by the Sacred Academy and have its royal privileges reduced.

Seeing that Qing Lord still refused to admit fault, several Jing Kingdom officials exchanged meaningful glances in secret.

He Ludong appeared to be a burly general, but he was in fact deeply versed in military strategy. His eyes rolled once as he said, "This poem has not been verified by an Official Seal, nor was it written within a Literary Academy. We still do not know how much Literary Qi it contains. Mister Riverstream, why not render the final appraisal?"

The Jing Kingdom people inwardly laughed upon hearing this. He Ludong's purpose was far too obvious. Since this poem had not