Lin Ke's words left many people silent.
They held a great truth, powerful enough to awaken the deaf and stir the dull!
Even Minister Gui seemed to glimpse an insight, standing quietly in midair as he pondered.
Many others were moved to try their hand.
"Writing novels-could I write one too?"
"Can you read?"
"I can learn!"
"Where would you learn? Can you afford brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones? Do you have time to write? Aren't you going to farm anymore?"
For many people, a few exchanges were all it took to go from enthusiasm to giving up.
But those were only a minority.
Most people here could afford to leave their work behind to study at the university, and their families were reasonably well-off.
Not just the students-even some of their parents wanted to try writing.
Especially those wealthy merchants, whose lives were legends in their own right.
Inspired by Lin Ke, they now felt an overwhelming urge to put their experiences into words.
"Well then, whose Novel Path do you all believe has prevailed?"
As the person with the greatest strength and highest standing here, Minister Gui spoke once he finished reflecting.
Without question, Lin Ke had won!
With a single sentence, he had defeated Yu Kong and his painstakingly prepared novel, undoubtedly raising his prestige to new heights.
Yu Kong knew he had lost. He was not discouraged, though handing over his Red Jade Brush did make his heart ache a little.
At least Lin Ke had used up his "one" novel, giving Qi Ye something to prepare against.
"Who wants to compete next?"
Lin Ke swept a disdainful gaze over those so-called prodigies of the Sage Domain. The pressure of his consecutive victories was more than most people could withstand.
The Sage Domain's prodigies avoided his