Confucianism under Heaven

Chapter 466 Literati from All Sides Gather

Chapter 466 Scholars from All Sides Gather

Ye Ru's words echoed in the area, causing the Jin scholar's expression to turn quite unpleasant.

"Where do you get the audacity to act so recklessly on the territory of my Jin state!"

The Jin scholar took a deep breath, suppressing his rage, and then said coldly.

"Behave yourself? If these people hadn't provoked me, I wouldn't have bothered with you. If you want to exchange a few blows here, then feel free to come on over. There's no need to waste any more words."

Ye Ru shrugged, speaking indifferently.

To be honest, this is a competition among scholars from the State of Jin. If scholars from Jin were to bully scholars from other states here, it would likely draw condemnation from the other nine states. If this were to spread, it would not be good for their reputation. Therefore, Ye Ru knew that the other party would not make a move against him.

"Fine, then I'll teach you a lesson!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Jin scholar was about to make a move, but at this moment a deep bell rang out here. The sound came through the competition passage, which made the scholars pause for a moment, and then they walked towards the exit of the passage.

This is the bell that signals the start of the competition, requiring all scholars to be present.

"Consider yourself lucky! We'll see how things go at the literary conference."

The Jin scholar gave Ye Ru a cold look before leaving, brushing past him.

As they brushed past each other, Ye Ru coldly said:

"Okay, I'll wait."

After saying this, the Jin scholar hurriedly left.

After glancing at Yuwen Feng lying on the ground, Ye Ru turned and left without any emotion.

"Damn it, who is this guy?!"

Watching Ye Ru's departing figure, Yuwen Feng's face turned ashen, and he muttered to himself.

As they passed through the passage, a ray of light appeared, causing Ye Ru to instinctively shield his eyes with his hand before slowly moving it away.

When he fully opened his eyes, the vast space came into view, which brought a look of admiration to his face.

The place was enormous, with a huge platform slowly rising up, surrounded by extremely luxurious seating areas.

These seats stretched as far as the eye could see, with only a dark mass of heads moving about in the distance. The cacophony of sounds surged like a torrent, like thunderclaps, soaring into the sky.

"It's really luxurious. Scholars have always been considered useless, but that's not the case here."

Ye Ru's gaze slowly swept across the stage, and he saw dozens of empty seats. These ten empty seats were more luxurious than the audience seats. Ye Ru knew that these should be the seats for the key personnel.

Moreover, the luxurious furnishings here once again demonstrate the status of scholars in this Confucian and Taoist continent.

"Look, Ye Ru has come out, along with those men in black robes."

Zhang Dong and the others chose a nearby audience seat, looked towards where Ye Ru was, and spoke to Zhang Zhi and Star Ape King.

"Hmm, those few men in black robes are probably the rivals of the entire literary world. It would be better if they didn't win the title. But if they do, the reputation of our human race will probably suffer."

Zhang Zhi pondered for a moment, then spoke in a deep voice, a solemn expression on his face.

After all, the presence of demons at a human literary gathering would be a fatal blow to the reputation of the human race.

Because if the results of this competition were to spread among the four races, it would be no laughing matter.

"Sir and the other literati are unlikely to be paper tigers. Let's wait and see. We have no way to stop this game from ending."

Star Ape King shook his head and said slowly.

With the arrival of all the attendees, the Wenrentai venue became even more lively.

Countless eyes swept around the crowd, seemingly quite curious about who would take first place.

call out!

At that moment, a whooshing sound swept towards them, followed by a figure slowly taking a seat.

"The head of the Shi family? I didn't expect him to come."

Upon seeing this person, everyone spoke slowly.

Ye Ru also looked at Shi Tianze. The other party's expression did not look so good. Instead, it was extremely gloomy, and there was a sense of oppression around him. The pain of losing his son had only lasted for less than half a month. No one would have a good expression.

However, Ye Ru did not feel any psychological burden. After all, if Shi Yu had not provoked him, he would not have bothered to kill her. It was all her own fault.

"Master Shi, it's been years since we last met. You never used to come back to participate in this literary gathering. Why are you here now? Are you considering having them marry into your family?"

At this moment, a huge book came flying from afar. This sight made Shi Tianze stand up, a look of respect appearing on his face. He then smiled and said loudly, "I wonder if you would stop teasing us, sir. Although our Shi family is small, we have not yet reached the point where we need to force them to marry into our family."

"Haha."

As Shi Tianze finished speaking, the unknown gentleman slowly appeared from the giant book, and finally jumped down from the book, looking at Shi Tianze and smiling.

"I don't know, sir? Why does that name sound so familiar?"

Zhang Dong frowned, seemingly wondering who this unknown gentleman was.

"Have you forgotten? This Mr. Bu Zhi is a veteran official of three dynasties in the Jin Kingdom. He was famous throughout the world during the reign of the first emperor of Jin. After breaking through the Hanlin Academy to become a great Confucian scholar, he went to serve in the National Academy of Sages and created a new type of script, the Bu Zhi style."

Seeing Zhang Dong's reaction, Zhang Zhi shrugged and smiled.

"I wonder how you have been, sir, Master Shi?"

At that moment, another sound of wind breaking came, followed by another beam of light. This beam of light was extremely fast, and along with the beam of light, a faint laugh echoed throughout the world.

"Mr. Kong? What brings you here?"

When Shi Tianze saw this person, his expression changed and his heart skipped a beat. This was just a literary gathering of scholars, how could it attract so many family elders and famous hermits?

"I have come here on important business."

A beam of light pierced through the air, finally revealing a thin old man, so frail that a gust of wind could blow him over. This Mr. Kong sat down shakily, his hands gripping his cane, and said...

"Important? What important matter?"

Unable to contain his curiosity, Shi Tianze asked.

"You'll find out soon enough, Patriarch Shi. Be careful what you say."

A voice like a booming bell rang out, and finally a tall, scholarly man appeared out of thin air on the platform.

The moment the scholar appeared, his gaze was fixed on Ye Ru, a sight that made the latter's heart skip a beat.