Enlightenment in Prison, the Scholars of Southern Yu Prefecture Rise Up, and the World Is Shaken [Massive Ten-Thousand-Word Update]

Southern Yu Pavilion.

Devastation filled the eye.

Xu Qingxiao's uproar at the grand banquet was still vivid in everyone's minds.

The students of Bright Dawn Academy lay on the ground like dead dogs. They no longer cried out, but their tears flowed silently.

Anyone could tell, even thinking with their toes, that this enormous humiliation would spread throughout the world. Such disgrace was truly unbearable.

Still, at least they no longer had to endure a beating.

"Prefectural Lord Li, today's banquet has truly opened my eyes. I have weathered many storms, but this is the first time I have seen a spectacle like this."

"Splendid, splendid, utterly splendid!"

Mu Nanping rose, a smile on his face as he spoke with immense delight.

What Xu Qingxiao had done was so satisfying it made his scalp tingle.

When had anyone ever seen such a scholar?

When had anyone ever seen someone so domineering?

A sage within and a king without, indeed.

Unity of Knowledge and Action, indeed!

For a moment, Mu Nanping felt an inexplicably powerful interest in the Unity of Knowledge and Action Xu Qingxiao had spoken of.

"Does such vulgarity seem splendid to you, young prince?"

At that moment, Yan Lei spoke. He had been holding in a breath-a breath of bitter resentment.

It did not matter if Xu Qingxiao disrespected him, but disrespecting scholars and sages had touched his reverse scale.

Especially that principle he had established.

Unity of Knowledge and Action.

It was utterly absurd.

Yet Mu Nanping's gaze instantly sharpened. He looked at Yan Lei and bowed deeply.

"Yan Ru, although I have entered a rank, I have yet to earn scholarly honors, so I hardly count as a scholar recognized by the court. I address you as Yan Ru out of respect."

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