Fang Yun vaguely understood what Fang Shouye was about to say.
Fang Shouye said, "He has his ear to the ground in Jade Sea City. The moment he learned today that your student registration was being transferred to Jade Sea Prefecture, he immediately sought out his grandfather's old friend, General Gan Luoxing, and denounced you as despicable and shameless. He said you were afraid you could not rank among the top ten Academy Students in Dayuan Prefecture, so you came to Jade Sea Prefecture to fight for a top-ten spot."
"This..."
"What Tong Li fears is not that you will take the Academy Student examination, but that you will snatch away his title of Maocai. Still, he is not the only one stirring up trouble. Many Licentiates with influential backing are accusing you as well. You need to understand that only the top ten in a prefecture may enter Book Mountain. If you take one spot, then whoever would originally have made the top ten will certainly be unable to enter Book Mountain, and the loss will be enormous. That is why people everywhere are saying today that you feared failing to enter Book Mountain in Dayuan Prefecture and could only come to Jade Sea City to compete for the top ten."
Fang Yun knew how important Maocai and Book Mountain were. Forget a Cold Gate genius like himself—even the children of great families would fight with everything they had for a place on Book Mountain.
Fang Yun sighed helplessly and said, "I did not want to come at the time either, but there was no helping it. Teacher Wang and Registrar Zhou jointly petitioned Lord Li Wenying, and in the end, Lord Li made the decision. I had originally intended to come after finishing the Prefectural Examination."
"You are