"Senior Brother Kou, this is the Xiyue Inn, and Xue An from the Ling’an Domain is staying here right now!" someone explained to him.
The man’s name is Kou Zhengfeng, an outstanding student from the Jinhan Academy, and even in Xihua City, he is quite well-known.
He naturally recognizes the building in front as the Xiyue Inn, but he’s playing the part. After hearing the follower’s explanation, he snapped open his folding fan and said calmly,
"Oh! So this Xue An really has quite the airs, doesn’t he? We’ve all come here, and yet he hides inside refusing to show himself?"
He ended with a sarcastic tone.
Everyone around burst into laughter, and someone said,
"Senior Kou, I think it’s not that this Xue has airs but rather lacks courage!"
"That’s right, he’s probably too scared to come out seeing us coming to demand an explanation!"
For a moment, the crowd was buzzing with hostility, and a glint of satisfaction flashed in Kou Zhengfeng’s eyes.
This was exactly the response he desired.
For this, he went to great lengths to secretly stir up the atmosphere, causing people to come here to make a scene, all to build his own reputation.
As for why he was doing this...
It was all because of the upcoming Grand Literary Gathering.
This event was drawing talented literati from all over the world, and the major academies in Xihua City were restless.
Jinhan Academy was no exception.
Though Jinhan Academy was funded by wealthy merchants and thus rich and powerful, its foundation was still shallow; previously, it could maintain some reputation by spreading money around.
But at the Grand Literary Gathering, that would mean nothing.
But Kou Zhengfeng is a very ambitious person.
He wants to gain fame at the Grand Literary Gathering instead of being just a supporting character in someone else’s story.
However, that’s easier said than done. Kou Zhengfeng is confident but knows that his own talent is not enough to stand out among the world’s contenders.
To achieve his goal, he must find another way.
For this, Kou Zhengfeng thought long and hard, and indeed, he found a feasible way.
That was to build up his reputation as much as possible before the Grand Literary Gathering.
Once his reputation reached a certain level, even before the gathering began, he would have already taken the initiative.
Then, combined with the financial might of Jinhan Academy, he would surely make a name for himself at the gathering.
This plan, once proposed, immediately received strong support from the wealthy merchants behind Jinhan Academy.
This greatly encouraged Kou Zhengfeng.
Though he had a plan, the most crucial step was how to execute it?
For this, Kou Zhengfeng racked his brains but remained clueless.
Until a few days ago, he accidentally heard some news.
Xue An from the Ling’an Domain had also come to Xihua City and signed up to participate in the Grand Literary Gathering.
Initially, Kou Zhengfeng didn’t pay much attention to this matter.
Though he knew that Xue An was the one accused of "deceiving the world with stolen fame."
But what was that to him?
In fact, deep down, Kou Zhengfeng envied Xue An!
If only he had those kinds of resources!
Then he wouldn’t be foolish enough to copy all the poems at once but rather slowly dole them out.
That way, he wouldn’t have to worry for the rest of his life.


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