Yu Bachi shot Shen Ming a glare. "The Void Sage has his eyes upon the entire Human Race. How could he overlook Ning'an County? Chief Clerk Shen, watch your words. This is the site of the County Examination; there is no room for your wild nonsense. If there is a next time, I will certainly memorialize the court and impeach you!"
Shen Ming gritted his teeth, not daring to retort. It wasn't that I hadn't thought things through. Fang Yun's mind is simply too clear. To launch two consecutive counterattacks in such a short time—no other county magistrate could possibly do it.
Fang Yun then said, "There are too many Child Scholars in Ning'an County, making it comparatively difficult to gather them. Therefore, I did not intend to lecture before the County Examination. Today, the examinees have gathered here, and the results will be posted tomorrow. The third day, the seventeenth of March, I will hold lessons here, teaching separately how to handle Appeal to the Sage's Words and Classic Interpretation. Any student of Ning'an County may come to the Literary Academy to attend."
"Thank you, Void Sage Fang!"
The many examinees were overjoyed. Fang Yun had produced the phenomenon of Heavenly Flowers Cascading last year; among teachers, he was unquestionably among the very best. Being able to hear him lecture would be an honor for a lifetime.
Shen Ming wished he could slap himself. If he had not brought this up, who knew how long it would have taken Fang Yun to think of teaching on such a large scale? Yet now that he had mentioned it, Fang Yun was taking advantage of the large number of people gathered for the County Examination to win hearts all over again.
At this point, even the officials of the Left Prime