Mu Zian glanced at Pei Shaoji and said disdainfully.
"What's the rush? Are you waiting to be reincarnated?"
Having said that, he drank another cup in one gulp.
The surrounding students started talking amongst themselves upon seeing this.
Lu Zhengping crossed his arms over his chest and sneered.
"In my opinion, he must have bought that poem and lyrics. Now that he's out of ideas, he's trying to get away with it by getting drunk!"
Upon hearing this, Pei Jianzhi immediately echoed loudly.
"That's right! As everyone knows, Mu Zi'an has never published a single poem in the capital. How could he possibly compose two timeless masterpieces overnight? Therefore, he must have bought those poems from somewhere else!"
Xiao Xiuning frowned upon hearing this and spoke coldly.
"If I give you money, do you think you can buy these two timeless masterpieces?"
"Besides, only half the time has passed yet. How can the art of poetry be mastered overnight?"
This is blatant favoritism!
This immediately made those around them smell the scent of gossip.
Mr. Dongshan also spoke up.
"There is still enough time, why are you all in such a hurry?"
Ning Hongye picked up a glass of wine and held it to Mu Zi'an's lips, smiling.
"My young master is a man of great talent; how could you mediocre people possibly understand him?"
Having drunk his fill, Mu Zian sat down directly on the table.
Fine wine, beautiful women, gentle breeze, and bright moon.
How delightful!
Mu Zian's wild and unruly appearance made Xie Yuyao's heart itch.
A blush crept onto both sides of her cheeks.
"Young Master Mu, drink as much as you like! There's plenty of wine at Tingzhu Pavilion!"
Lu Yunxue frowned upon seeing this. He had never seen Mu Zian so dissolute before, and he couldn't help but remind him.
"Mu Zian, you are the current Duke of Zhenguo, representing the face of the court. How can you be so dissolute? Young Master Pei is the leader of the younger generation of the literary world. It is not unjust for you to lose to him. Can't you just admit defeat?"
In Lu Yunxue's opinion, Mu Zian was just putting on a brave face, and in the end, he would only make himself look worse.
Upon hearing this, Liu Rushi stepped forward and said.
"My young master is none of your concern, Lady Heroine. You have no relation to him whatsoever, so please show some self-respect, Lady Heroine."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yunxue felt annoyed. She was clearly the first one, so why did you overtake her?
Just as Lu Yunxue was about to step forward to argue, Mu Zian suddenly jumped off the table.
He threw the wine glass in his hand directly into the lake, creating ripples.
"The wine is good, but the people are too noisy."
"Since he wants to die, then I, the Duke, will grant his wish."
"Bring me a pen!"
Having prepared for this moment, Liu Rushi immediately handed a calligraphy brush to Mu Zian.
Mu Zian staggered to the wooden wall of the painted boat.
Before anyone could understand what Mu Zi'an was planning to do...
Mu Zian's brush had already fallen.
The wine, once poured into his heart, transformed seven parts into moonlight, while the remaining three parts became sword energy.
A single utterance from her embroidered mouth reveals the grandeur of half of China!
With a flourish of his pen, fueled by the alcohol, he completed the first line in one stroke!
Xiao Xiuning, who was standing to the side, began to recite.
"I stand leaning against the high tower, the wind is gentle, I gaze into the distance and spring sorrow rises darkly on the horizon."
"It's a poem!"
"What a bleak feeling of autumn wind!"
The moment the first sentence was uttered, everyone was amazed!
A short sentence, yet it expresses endless sorrow.
Before anyone could grasp the deeper meaning, the second sentence rang out again.
"Amidst the fading light of the setting sun and the verdant grass, who can understand the unspoken thoughts of one leaning on the railing?"
The previously noisy surroundings immediately became quiet.
Pei Shaoji's manic and ferocious expression began to disappear.
Mu Zian picked up another cup of wine from the maid's tray and drank it all in one gulp.
His movements were graceful, and the ink in his hand moved freely, as if dragons and snakes were swimming across it.
After downing a cup of wine, the third line was written down.
"I intend to indulge in unrestrained revelry and get drunk, singing and drinking, but forced joy is tasteless."
A cold wind swept across the lake.
The banners fluttered in the wind, and suddenly a faint sobbing sound drifted over.
I wonder who it is that has brought up his lost love again.
Clang! The dagger in Pei Shaoji's hand fell to the ground.
Her originally rosy cheeks began to turn somewhat pale.
Each sentence struck his heart like a heavy hammer.
It made his breathing rapid and his hands cold.
The incense in the burner burned out abruptly as it reached its last flame!
Mu Zian's last sentence has been completed!
Xiao Xiuning recited the words softly, one word at a time.
"I grow thinner and thinner, yet I have no regrets, for I am wasting away for her sake."
Boom! In an instant, everyone present felt their minds go completely blank!
Looking at the words on the wooden wall, Lu Yunxue felt a wave of bitterness wash over her.
"Though my clothes grow looser, I will never regret it."
"I have grown thin and haggard for her sake."
Lu Yunxue murmured the last two sentences, tears streaming uncontrollably from the corners of her eyes.
All the prostitutes present involuntarily lowered their heads, tears streaming down their delicate cheeks and onto the ground.
Who hasn't fantasized about love? Who hasn't had a secret crush on someone?
But reality separates them.
Social status and background are insurmountable barriers for them.
How pathetic! How lamentable! How laughable!
For a moment, everyone on the pleasure boat fell silent.
Silence the world, and listen to the sound of my heart breaking.
Mu Zian smiled and said in a slightly lazy voice.
"Where's the wine?"
Before Ning Hongchen and Liu Rushi could react, Xie Yuyao had already handed the wine glass to Mu Zian.
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