Chapter 265: Top ten (1/2)
Chapter 265: Top ten
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It was less than a month to the preliminary examinations of the court examinations. It would take about two weeks to reach the capital.
Fang Zhengzhi did not waste anymore time in the village. After making sure everything was in place, he went to pray at the shrine, accompanied by Zhang Yangping and his parents.
After everything was done, he began the journey back to the capital.
Just as he left the village, he heard of some shocking news. Chi Guyan did not return to the Divine Constabulary, choosing instead to go straight to the Heaven Dao Pavillion.
She also made an oath there.
She would accept Fang Zhengzhi’s challenge. However, Fang Zhengzhi had to qualify as a Heaven Dao Pavilion disciple. Furthermore, the duel would be held in public.
The loser would be a slave for a month.
When the news was broken, it swept across the entire empire like a tornado. In the camps, in the restaurants, in the alleys, even at schools and in homes, everyone was talking about it.
Is Fang Zhengzhi insane?
He actually challenged Chi Guyan!
If Fang Zhengzhi had just kept to their deal eight years ago and waited another two years, he could just lose quietly.
However, Fang Zhengzhi had no plans to do that.
Not only had he reminded the world of the challenge, he had brought it forward by two years?!
Someone could overestimate themselves, but they shouldn’t use their shamelessness and overconfidence to insult the top talent of the empire.
This was akin to someone announcing their scorn for a well respected god, denouncing the god and splashing the god with dirty water.
Who could ever accept that?
Even if the challenge was to be held two years later, everyone thought that it was impossible for Fang Zhengzhi to win this duel.
”That is ridiculous!”
”You would expect him to know himself better than that!”
”How overconfident!”
”Yes, someone who doesn’t even know where he stands is worse than scum!”
Intense discussions were held in every residence across the Great Xia Dynasty. The news was like a spark which ignited a pile of dry tinder.
In actual fact, any other duel would not have riled up the public this much.
However, the duel was between Chi Guyan and a villager. Furthermore, this villager had just broken through into the Heavenly Reflection State.
This had resulted in a very different reaction.
Everyone felt that their goddess was being insulted. They could not help but want to stand up for her.
Furthermore, the difference in their status and the stakes of the challenge fueled the fire in many hearts.
A servant!
Chi Guyan was the treasured daughter of the Divine Constabulary, the top talent of the empire, the future commander-in-chief, and the dream girl of the public. How could she ever be the servant of such a shameless person?!
No one would accept it, even if it was just for a day!
In fact...
It was unimaginable!
Chi Guyan was innocent, generous and classy. She could accept Fang Zhengzhi’s challenge calmly, but the public could not.
In times like this, there were people just waiting to fuel the flames.
Ping Yang was one of them.
Ping Yang had no idea that Chi Guyan had accepted Fang Zhengzhi’s challenge. When it had happened, she was sleeping soundly.
However, after knowing about it, Ping Yang ‘gladly’ took advantage of it.
”This shameless fella is also a bully. When we stayed there, he demanded that Sister Yan pay him 15,000 silvers a night!”
Ping Yang began to use this story to defame Fang Zhengzhi.
She successfully enraged the entire community. She then said that Chi Guyan probably only accepted this challenge out of fury.
”Fang Zhengzhi has to atone for his sins at the Heaven Dao Pavilion!”
”He has to start kowtowing from the foot of the pavilion all the way to the pinnacle!”
”He is incredibly shameless!”
Words of fury continued to spread in the capital.
Everyone was condemning Fang Zhengzhi for using such shameless methods to ‘force’ Chi Guyan into accepting his challenge.
Ping Yang was extremely happy with this result. She saw it as revenge for Fang Zhengzhi’s unwillingness to tell her about how he had managed to turn those 50 sensei. Fang Zhengzhi had it coming.
”When he is in the sh*t, I will ‘generously’ get him out of that sticky situation, hahaha...”
She smiled radiantly as she imagined Fang Zhengzhi’s expression when pleading with her to explain the situation to everyone. She couldn’t wait for that day.
Is this love and hate?
Ew!
Who would ever fall in love with that shameless guy?!
Ping Yang’s words began to gain traction. Many of the disciples of the most influential families discussed about gathering in the capital, preparing to ‘welcome’ Fang Zhengzhi.
Some of them were the top ten ranking youths in both the Hidden Dragon and Rising Dragon rolls.
Those on the Hidden Dragon Roll were furious, however, they knew that Fang Zhengzhi was already in the Heavenly Reflection State. As such, they could only speak, but they did not take any actions.
However, the Rising Dragon Roll was a different story.
Which of the top 10 on the Rising Dragon Roll was not at the pinnacle of the Heavenly Reflection State?
Anyone of them would easily defeat Su Donglin, who Fang Zhengzhi defeated in a 4v1 scenario. It was extremely difficult to climb the upper echelons of the Rising Dragon Roll.
This represented the differences in power even within the same state. Anyone in the top 10 was definitely a talent.
Each of this talents began to announce their participation in the court examinations and the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciple selection.
After all, some of them had already passed the court examinations and qualified for the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciple selection.