Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 289 Everyone Come and See Sun Yanwan
Sun Yanwan now understands why Tao Xuanzhang painstakingly cultivated the Five Elements and Five Transformations of the Xuanhuang Scripture.

No palm strike in the world can reach more than five zhang away, unless it is a martial art like the Vajra Prajna Subduing Demon Sword of Shaochan Temple that uses the spirit to control the long sword. The Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light is no exception, but the Great Extinction Sword Qi is incomparably condensed and hardly weakens with distance.

Secondly, it has an extremely wide attack range and is not afraid of being surrounded. With Sun Yanwan's skill, she can unleash twenty or thirty Great Extinction Sword Qi at once. Even if she is attacked by seven or eight martial artists of the same level, she can deal with them with ease.

Furthermore, each sword aura of the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Ray contains the five elements and five transformations, making it incomparably sharp and incredibly resilient, unafraid to collide with any divine weapon.

Sun Yanwan slowly opened his hands, and dozens of colorful silk threads danced at his fingertips. After a night of arduous training, he was able to use the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light with ease. If he encountered the Second Prince again, he would definitely not... turn around and run away.

At least you can show off a bit before you run away.

As dawn broke, the city gates of Luojing slowly opened. Sun Yanwan swaggered into Luojing, first registering his name at the Hanlin Academy and submitting the memorial he had prepared beforehand, before returning to his residence.

Sun Yanwan had anticipated that this case with Wenxi would be difficult, and she was even prepared to flee overnight if things went wrong. She had even contacted Ding Feng specifically for this purpose.

Ding Feng is now the most prominent figure among the wandering knights of Luojing, controlling more than 70% of them. After all, he has found a way to make money. Most of the wandering knights live in dire straits, and being introduced to work for the Tianma Gang or going to Black Dragon City can significantly improve their lives.

Sun Yanwan stayed in Luojing for seven or eight days but did not receive any further news. Several of her petitions went unanswered, but she did receive a job offer.

He is now a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy, a sixth-rank official, and therefore holds a rather prestigious position as a Doctor of Military Classics at the Imperial Academy.

Although martial artists in the Great Lang Dynasty held extremely high status and could serve as officials in the court, they could not take the military examination route, nor was there a military examination system. They could only pursue the civil service route or join the army.

Alternatively, one could study martial arts at the Imperial Academy.

The Imperial Academy of the Great Lang Dynasty held a position comparable to that of ancient China. Its dean was only a fifth-rank official, and it had six doctors under him. The highest-ranking doctor was the Doctor of the Six Classics, who taught Confucian classics. The next highest-ranking doctor was the Doctor of Martial Arts, who was responsible for compiling the martial arts classics collected by the court. The Nine Ranks of Martial Arts in the Great Lang Dynasty was proposed by the ancestor and compiled by the Doctor of Martial Arts of the Imperial Academy.

The position of Martial Arts Doctor was a permanent official post at the Imperial Academy, but it was a civil service position and was usually held by civil officials. Most Martial Arts Doctors had only read a lot of martial arts classics, but did not necessarily practice martial arts themselves.

Sun Yanwan didn't have any proper job, which is why he could come and go as he pleased. If he had become a martial arts professor at the Imperial Academy, he wouldn't have been able to leave Luojing so easily.

Although he had nothing much going on lately, and aside from being too lonely, he could stay in Luojing, Sun Yanwan still felt that this matter was somewhat targeted.

Luojing was not a good place for him, as it was home to the Second Prince and Grand Tutor Wenxi. Therefore, Sun Yanwan declined the offer, but a few days later, he received a private message from Zhang Qingxi, asking him to stay for the time being.

Helpless, Sun Yanwan could only listen to her senior brother and accept the position of Doctor of Martial Arts, and even went to the Imperial Academy to report for duty.

The dean of the Imperial Academy at the time was named Shi Bi, who was also one of the four grand masters of the Da Lang court. However, he was extremely low-key and almost never showed his face in public or got into fights. He only taught and nurtured students at the Imperial Academy.

He favored teaching students who hadn't received top-tier instruction but possessed the latest martial arts skills. He had taught dozens of individuals at the fourth rank or above, skilled in both literature and martial arts, making him arguably the most accomplished teacher in Da Lang. When Sun Yanwan paid his respects to Shi Bi, the head of the Imperial Academy met him with a detached expression, simply instructing someone to take Sun Yanwan to the Martial Arts Pavilion without saying much.

As a martial arts scholar, Sun Yanwan had more than sixty academic officials under his command and had to give lectures to students six times a month. Although he was a noble and respected man, he still had a lot to do.

After a busy day, Sun Yanwan finally figured out his responsibilities. He suddenly realized that several forces were trying to keep him in Luojing.

Sun Yanwan's expedition to the far west, using the names of King Harsha and Su Nanqiao, actually fooled the vast majority of people. Except for those like Zhang Qingxi, who knew his second junior brother well, or those from the Songyang Sect and Shaochan Temple who knew the inside story or even participated in it, outsiders would never have guessed that these two were the same person.

Even so, Sun Yanwan's raid on the Bo Shi Kingdom's fleet in Black Dragon City and his crushing defeat of Wuyinghou was still an extremely brilliant achievement. He righteously declared that he would release all the captured fleets. Although most people did not believe it, there were also those in the court who praised it as a benevolent act and a morally upright person.

Even Grand Tutor Wenxi found it very difficult to make a move against Sun Yanwan. He simply changed his approach, figuring that as long as Sun Yanwan was in Luojing, he wouldn't interfere with important military and national affairs, and there was no need to necessarily bring down this top scholar.

After settling down, Sun Yanwan wrote letters to Yang Diao'er, Shi Si, Nan Menggong, Sun Lingdie, and even Gu Tuoniang.

However, he also knew that Yang Diao'er commanded the Xuanhuang Army, and most of the cities in Northern Yan that he had conquered were under Yang Diao'er's control. This little saintess of the Demonic Sect simply couldn't come to Luojing. Shi Si was in the same situation; she had to be stationed in Black Dragon City. Although the Heavenly Horse Gang and the Black Dragon City fleet were respectively in the hands of Sun Lingdie and Nanmeng Palace, the actual masters were Shi Si, and she couldn't do without them either.

Namco cannot leave the fleet for too long, Gu Tuoniang...

Well, Sun Yanwan has another case involving this Gu family member, which makes her vulnerable to attack, so she has no choice but to reluctantly give it up.

The only person who might come to Luojing to be with him is Sun Lingdie, but Little Butterfly is busy with several big business deals and it will be a while before she can come to Luojing to see him.

Sun Yanwan was rather bored, and before he knew it, the day of his first lecture arrived.

Sun Yanwan didn't prepare any lesson plans; she simply took a folding fan and went to class with an air of nonchalance.

When he stood on the podium and glanced at the hundreds of students in the classroom, he almost lost his composure. He actually saw the Second Prince and his senior brother. These two were not the most important figures. He also saw Grand Tutor Wen Xi, Marquis Huo Feihu, and some other people who looked quite old and had a strong presence. They didn't look like students at all; they were probably big shots from all sides.

Sun Yanwan couldn't help but say, "Why are there so many people today?"

Wenxi's eldest son, Wen Zhuzhong, smiled slightly and said, "With the top scholar in poetry of this dynasty giving a lecture, how can everyone not be curious?"

"Everyone wants to hear what new insights Scholar Sun has into martial arts."

"After all, these students are the future officials of our Great Lang, and they must be taught carefully so as not to waste their talents."

(End of this chapter)