Words Strategize for the World

After Qu Yashi delivered a speech on stage expressing his respects, gratitude, and aspirations, all the students were freed and returned to the school.

As the students dispersed back to the school, Fang Wei heard some people asking who Fang Wei was, and saw some people pointing and whispering, as if saying, "This is Fang Wei? He's nothing special."

Of course, there were also many scions of noble families who looked down on Fang Wei with utter contempt, their eyes held higher than the sky.

There are many outstanding students from poor families here, and they were overjoyed when they heard that Fang Wei was also from a poor family.

Their thinking was simple: if such talent can emerge from a poor family, then as a poor family, they should definitely support it.

Sticking together for mutual support is a skill that vulnerable groups are born with.

Yashitang Advanced Class.

Zhang Fengyi returned to the school in an extremely unhappy mood.

Last time, Qu Yashi praised Fang Wei in front of him and Jin Jifang. At the time, he didn't know Fang Wei, so it was understandable. This time, the eulogy was again based on his poetry. How could his poetry be any better than mine? And he even encouraged everyone to imitate him! Humph, how can a poor family's son compare to a noble family? I'm furious!

Zhang Fengyi was considered a rare talent among the scions of prominent families. He excelled in all aspects, especially in the area of ​​refined scholarship, where he ranked among the top three. This time, he had the sacrificial text firmly in his grasp, hoping to win first place on the day of the ceremony and gain a better reputation as a talented scholar. However, Fang Wei intercepted it.

Thinking of this, Zhang Fengyi slammed his fist on the table.

Suddenly, a loud "bang" rang out, and the noisy schoolroom immediately fell silent.

"Fengyi, why are you slamming the table?"

The one asking the question was a student dressed in fine clothes. He was very surprised when he saw Zhang Fengyi slamming the table. The two had a very good relationship, and he rarely saw Zhang Fengyi get angry and slam the table, so he quickly asked what was wrong.

"Hmph, it's all because of that Fang Wei, who dared to bully my little sister." Of course, Zhang Fengyi wouldn't tell anyone the real reason. Besides, his little sister, Zhang Yin, had indeed come to him, asking him to help teach Fang Wei a lesson.

Previously, Zhang Fengyi thought Zhang Yin was just fooling around, but this incident aroused his jealousy, which is why he wanted to teach Fang Wei a lesson.

"Fang Wei? Is that the Fang Wei who received the memorial text?"

"If it's not him, then who is he? I'll make him pay."

"Hmph, I heard this guy comes from a poor family. Since he dared to bully my little sister, we can't let it go. While the teachers are all attending the city festival, let's go teach him a lesson."

"Let's go, Feng Yi, Li Jing, we'll go together."

In Zhongyuan Prefecture, although the Qu and Zhang families were the most prominent, there were many smaller aristocratic families, such as the Li family. Besides these aristocratic families, there were countless wealthy households. Throughout the entire prefectural school, apart from the Hall of Elegant Scholars, the Academic and Martial Arts Halls rarely had students from poor families.

Children from poor families have always been bullied by children from aristocratic families. Suddenly, someone said that children from aristocratic families were being bullied by children from poor families. This was outrageous.

The students called on their friends, and the word spread like wildfire, quickly turning Zhang Fengyi and Li Jing from two individuals into a large group. Even more outrageous, some people, not wanting to miss a chance to stir things up, continued to spread the word, turning it into a challenge between a prestigious family in the senior class and a poor family in the junior class.

This is really something. The elite families and the poor families are already at odds, and now this is the difference between the advanced class and the junior class. As soon as the news spread, it shocked everyone and immediately aroused everyone's interest.

When a large group of people escorted Zhang Fengyi towards the preliminary class, the event quickly shocked the academy. By the time Zhang Fengyi and his group arrived at the training ground in front of the preliminary class, they were already followed by no less than a hundred people, with many more on their way.

"Fang Wei, come out here..."

"Yes, come out quickly, come out quickly..."

When Li Jing shouted, a group of people behind him also shouted.

Fang Wei, who was cultivating, was unaware that obtaining the sacrificial text had triggered a chain reaction. When the commotion outside started, he heard someone calling him to come out.

The commotion outside naturally didn't escape the notice of everyone in the school. They peeked out the windows and, lo and behold, a fight was about to break out.

"Fang Wei, come out quickly, don't be a coward."

Another shout came from outside, and this time everyone in the classroom looked at Fang Wei with varying expressions. Some were gloating, some were extremely contemptuous, and some felt sympathy and pity.

When Zhang Yin saw his brother bringing people to cause trouble for Fang Wei, he became even more arrogant and said, "Hmph, Fang Wei, if you beg me now, I'll ask my brother to let you go."

After Zhang Yin finished speaking, the students who were close to him quickly echoed his words.

Hearing Zhang Yin's words, Fang Wei roughly understood what was going on. After glancing at Zhang Yin, Fang Wei ignored him and instead began to think about how to handle the current situation.

Fang Wei didn't know if all these people in front of him were there to see him. If they were, he would be beaten up by the group if he didn't handle one of them well.

Zhang Fengyi didn't want to give Fang Wei too much time to think, so he stepped forward and said, "Fang Wei, if you have the guts, come out. You have the guts to bully my sister, but don't you have the guts to come out?"

"Brother, it's not that Fang Wei is trying to bully Zhang Yin, it's just..." Zhang Nianwei quickly explained for Fang Wei after hearing Zhang Fengyi finish speaking.

Standing to the side, Zhang Yin couldn't stand it anymore. Before Zhang Nianwei could finish speaking, he interrupted her, saying, "You wild girl, you really are siding with outsiders. Get out of here. You have no right to speak here."

Looking at Zhang Nianwei, Fang Wei never imagined that she was a member of the Zhang family. But hearing Zhang Nianwei speak up for him, Fang Wei was still very moved.

Since it was Zhang Yin's brother who came looking for trouble, Fang Wei was naturally not afraid. At most, he would suffer a little, but would the other party dare to go too far?

Fang Wei immediately turned to leave, but saw Zhang Nianwei say to him, "Fang Wei, don't..."

Fang Wei understood Zhang Nianwei's meaning, but Fang Wei was not someone who was afraid of trouble.

Seeing Fang Wei walk out, ignoring her own wishes, Zhang Nianwei had no choice but to follow her out.

Upon arriving at the training ground, Fang Wei saw that the number of people had already exceeded 300, but more people were still arriving.

The more than 300 people present all stood behind Zhang Fengyi, forming a semi-circle.

The students from the same school as Fang Wei all ran to stand on the opposite side after they came out, but Zhang Nianwei stood with Fang Wei.

Fang Wei understood these students' thoughts perfectly. They simply didn't have high hopes for him and were unwilling to offend Zhang Fengyi. Therefore, Fang Wei was deeply moved that Zhang Nianwei would choose to stand by his side without hesitation.

Fang Wei was moved, but Zhang Fengyi didn't see it that way. "You wild girl, the Zhang family didn't kick you and your son out, yet you betray us by siding with outsiders."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Nianwei's eyes reddened, and she said, "I didn't."

"Hmph, I'll deal with you, you wild girl, after I've dealt with Fang Wei." Zhang Fengyi then turned to Fang Wei and said, "Fang Wei, you're a refined gentleman, so I won't bully you. Let's have a duel in the manner of refined gentlemen. Do you dare?"

"Brother, you're only at the first level of the General rank, while Fang Wei hasn't even reached the Law rank yet. How can he possibly defeat you?" Zhang Nianwei was startled by Zhang Fengyi's words.

"I don't have a sister like you. Fang Wei, if you don't dare, just kneel down and say three times that you were wrong, that you're a turtle and a bastard, and I'll let you go."

"Keep that fancy title to me. I, Fang Wei, am upright and fearless in the face of any challenge. But what if you lose?" Fang Wei was furious upon hearing Zhang Fengyi's words. He hadn't provoked them at all, yet he was being bullied by them.

A real man stands tall and is not to be bullied; there is only one way to fight.

"Hahaha... You think I'd lose? You, a mere scholar who hasn't even reached the Law level, can defeat me, a mere scholar at the first level of the General level? Fine, since we've agreed to a duel, it's good that we have a wager. If I lose, I'll give you 1000 taels of gold and apologize, saying I was wrong."

Upon hearing the bet, before Fang Wei could even speak, Li Jing, who was standing next to Zhang Fengyi, said, "Alright, then I'll set up the betting odds."

After saying that, Li Jing turned around and loudly announced to the crowd of onlookers, "I, Li Jing, am opening a betting market here to take advantage of the duel between Zhang Fengyi and Fang Wei. Everyone can place bets. Those who bet on Zhang Fengyi to win will get 10 to 1 payout, and those who bet on Fang Wei to win will get 20 to 1 payout."

Li Jing's blatant act of giving away money was met with enthusiastic cheers from onlookers.

When Li Jing asked a few familiar students to help collect the money, Fang Yue finally came to Fang Wei's side. Just as Fang Yue was about to say something, Fang Wei stopped her.

Because of the opening of the betting market, Zhang Fengyi and Fang Wei could only wait quietly.

After collecting the money, Li Jing noticed that no one had bet on Fang Wei, so he read the results aloud: "Zhang Fengyi, 338 people bet. Fang Wei, 0 people bet."

Li Jing's purpose in opening the betting market was to use money to suppress Fang Wei, and this result was exactly what he wanted.

But as soon as Li Jing finished speaking, Zhang Nianwei said, "I'll bet 1000 taels of silver on Fang Wei."

Zhang Fengyi was furious when he saw Zhang Nianwei bet 1000 taels of silver on Fang Wei. Wasn't this blatant defiance? So he said, "Fang Wei, if you lose, you must do as I just said."

"it is good."

Since things had come to this point, Fang Wei readily accepted the bet.

After Zhang Nianwei handed the silver to Li Jing, Fang Wei and Zhang Fengyi came out.

The duel was about to begin, and everyone around consciously stepped back, giving the two sides room to fight.