Kong City still held a grand Literary Assembly on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, but not a single work reached Nation-Quelling, let alone Transmitted Under Heaven.
After the assembly ended, many people in Kong City began to miss last year's gathering.
On the Discourse Ranking, many scholars also felt that this year's Mid-Autumn Festival was dull, nowhere near as breathtaking as last year's.
Those who had attended last year's Mid-Autumn Literary Gathering in Kong City began recounting what had happened that day: the Transmitted Under Heaven lyric that represented the highest realm of poetry, the miraculous scene that had summoned the peerless beauty Yang Yuhuan, the Fierce Lord's insufferably arrogant expression, and the wondrous sight of a brush and an Imperial Jade Seal colliding in the sky. Finally, a few people mentioned the fat rabbit on the raised platform.
Literary Assemblies were held everywhere for the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Ning'an City was no exception. Many invited Fang Yun, but he politely declined them all.
That night, Fang Yun stayed in the rear residence of the county office, keeping his family company.
Once the fifteenth day of the eighth month had passed, Ning'an County returned to its usual bustle.
After the Anti-Thug Campaign, public security in Ning'an County had been swept clean, and everyone felt as though the clouds had parted to reveal the sun.
After more than a hundred local thugs who had lorded over others were paraded through the streets for public humiliation, Fang Yun's standing among the people soared once again. A very ordinary remark of his also began circulating throughout Ning'an County.
"The people's other needs are secondary; their need for safety always comes first. Whether an official can govern a place well, and whether he truly holds the people in his heart, depends on