Zhuge Yanyu's feelings were somewhat complicated. He didn't want to see Ye Tian looking so smug in front of him. However, the pride of a scholar made him unwilling to keep the news of the Ten-Mile Pavilion a secret.
Thus, in the face of dignity and pride.
Zhuge Yanyu chose pride.
When Ye Tian directly and ruthlessly asked him about the outcome of the Ten-Mile Pavilion incident.
Zhuge Yanyu remained silent for a long time before speaking: "Everyone is convinced. This poem is universally recognized as the best. Before I mentioned the name, everyone agreed that it was the masterpiece of a great Confucian scholar."
"Later I said it was done by a fellow Taoist, and almost everyone thought it was impossible."
Zhuge Yanyu recounted the story in detail, and it was almost exactly as Ye Tian had predicted. This poem was hailed by many as the foremost poem praising autumn.
Although short, it is concise and effective.
Poems that can be recorded in history are never simple works. Overpowering the mere ten-mile-long pavilion of the Hanlin Academy is a piece of cake.
Since you're already putting on airs, you might as well do it perfectly. You have to act nonchalant, like you don't care at all.
With his hands behind his back, Ye Tian looked up at the sky and said leisurely, "All of this was within my expectations. If Heaven had not given birth to me, Ye Tian, the path of poetry would have remained in eternal darkness. What is the stunning beauty of the ten-mile pavilion? If I wanted to, I could easily amaze the world."
hiss.
When a weakling tries to show off, he's seen as an idiot. But when a powerful person tries to show off, it's perfectly natural.
Ye Tian is now, of course, the latter.
Even if Zhuge Yanyu was unwilling to admit it, she had no choice but to say it. Ye Tian, who had shocked the Ten-Mile Pavilion, was now putting on a show of arrogance in front of everyone.
It's really annoying, but I have to say it.
He got away with it!
It had already struck a chord with Zhuge Yanyu, equivalent to a powerful move with a power of 999, and was about to pierce through him.
Chen Zhang felt that Ye Tian's current performance was slightly exaggerated and a little excessive.
But his talent certainly justifies this assessment.
Climbing to the ninety-ninth floor, a single poem he composed astonished the pavilions stretching for miles.
Confucian academies have never produced such a great talent before.
Chen Dexing was deeply shocked. After being proven wrong by his repeated doubts about Ye Tian's talent, he was now completely convinced.
Let alone Ye Tian spouting nonsense like "If Heaven hadn't given birth to me, the Way of Poetry would have remained in eternal darkness," Chen Dexing would applaud and praise Ye Tian even if he claimed to be the genius who created the Way of Poetry.
"Fellow Daoist Ye, you deserve this title. If Heaven had not given birth to me, the way of poetry would have remained in eternal darkness." Chen Zhang remained silent for a few seconds before uttering these words.
This startled Zhuge Yanyu, sending a chill down her spine.
He even doubted whether he had heard correctly. Although Zhuge Yanyu had tried his best to ignore Chen Zhang and Chen Dexing, two great Confucian scholars with surprisingly high seniority in the Confucian Academy, in order to be on equal footing with Ye Tian, he was still in a position to be treated as an equal.
However, this does not mean that Zhuge Yanyu did not recognize these two people.
Both are top academicians of the academy and great Confucian scholars.
Ye Tian boasting is one thing, but Chen Zhang saying this is practically tantamount to the academy officially awarding him recognition.
Does he deserve this kind of praise? Or rather, does Ye Tian deserve this kind of praise?
Zhuge Yanyu was shocked. He stood there stunned for a long time before asking, "Academician Chen, although this Taoist priest has some talent, isn't what you said about 'If Heaven had not given birth to Ye, the Way of Poetry would have remained in eternal darkness' a bit too much?"
Chen Zhang chuckled coldly, a playful look appearing on his face.
It seems that Ye Tian's ascent to the ninety-ninth floor wasn't just a shock to the two of them. Zhuge Yanyu was also quite taken aback.
"Ignorant fool! You have no idea what miraculous things have happened to Fellow Daoist Ye! How dare you doubt Fellow Daoist Ye?!" Before Chen Zhang could speak, Chen Dexing roared hysterically.
For Chen Dexing, who now believes that Ye Tian came first and then Heaven, Ye Tian is the only faith he has in his poetry amidst the ruins.
Over the years, the academy has flourished in all aspects.
Talented people abound, but in the realm of poetry, truly gifted individuals are extremely rare.
Especially when Ye Tian stepped into the ninety-ninth floor of the Confucian and Taoist Tower, Chen Dexing already regarded Ye Tian as a flawless saint.
His grand ambition must be terrifyingly great, otherwise how could he possibly have stepped onto the ninety-ninth floor?
"Academician Chen... are you really not possessed by evil spirits?" Zhuge Yanyu swallowed hard when she saw Chen Dexing's reaction, and suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.
Chen Zhang, and especially Chen Dexing, are reacting in a way that resembles the aftereffects of being possessed by an evil spirit. They both spout the same nonsense, exaggerating facts and distorting the truth.
Chen Dexing's hysterical praise of Ye Tian is entirely plausible.
"How dare you speak like that?! Do you even know how astonishing Fellow Daoist Ye's talent is? I can only say that, even disregarding poetry, in terms of overall Confucianism and Taoism, Fellow Daoist Ye's talent is absolutely as dazzling as the stars in the sky, unmatched by anyone in this world. Not even the dean of our Confucian Academy can compare!" Chen Dexing started praising him, and Chen Zhang couldn't be outdone, practically roaring out these words.
Zhuge Yanyu swallowed hard, a flicker of fear flashing in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "An evil spirit! It must be possessed by an evil spirit! It must be a powerful one, otherwise it could never have defiled two great Confucian scholars of my Confucian Academy. It must be!"
"You wait here!! I'll go back right now and get all the great scholars from the academy. They will definitely help you exorcise the evil spirit! How dare you touch such a small evil spirit, even our great scholars from the academy? You're simply courting death!"
Zhuge Yanyu roared hysterically three times, then took off running and ran forward, tripping and falling because she was running too fast.
"This...is she an idiot?" Ye Tian looked at Zhuge Yanyu fleeing in panic, and couldn't help but put up a black line on his forehead.
This caused both Chen Zhang and Chen Dexing's lips to twitch simultaneously. Chen Zhang sighed and said, "The academy has made a mistake in selecting students. It's a disgrace to our Hanlin Academy that such a person could be chosen."
Chen Dexing agreed, coldly scoffing, "Fellow Daoist Ye's talent is so astonishing, yet he dares to slander him; he's practically courting death."
wrong.
Ye Tian felt a chill run down his spine. These two old Chens... why were they suddenly being so obsequious? They'd suddenly become lapdogs.
Are they plotting something?!
Ye Tian immediately stared at the two people with a serious expression.
"cough."
"You two flatter me. I am only unparalleled in the realm of poetry. I only have a slight understanding of other areas," Ye Tian said with a smile.
"Don't hide what you two want to say."
Chen Dexing and Chen Zhang smiled awkwardly and revealed their true thoughts.
"We want to see Fellow Daoist Ye's grand ambitions..."
Okay.
It was actually the raging gossip fire of scholars!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
