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Chapter 434 I Want to Sing Too!

"Our master wishes to invite Young Master Feng..."

"I'm sorry, my young master already has plans for today."

As soon as Liu Yunxi finished speaking, she slammed the door shut without waiting for the other person to say anything more.

It wasn't because she was impolite, but because the same thing had happened several times in just fifteen minutes.

At first, Feng Xue responded to them personally, but as the number of responses increased and their responses became monotonous, Feng Xue simply had Liu Yunxi dismiss them. After all, they were just servants who came to her door, so there was no need to observe any aristocratic etiquette.

"These people made an appointment, didn't they? They came as a group before dawn..." Feng Xue muttered helplessly, when Huiye suddenly spoke up:

"This is just the outpost. According to the surveillance cameras around the hotel, quite a few people have already approached with gifts. From their conversations, we can tell that they are probably here to see you."

"Ah this..."

Feng Xue grinned, sighed, and said directly:

"Yunxi, let's go out!"

"Huh? Now? Aren't you going to pretend for a bit?" Liu Yunxi glanced out the window, a look of confusion on her face. Feng Xue shook her head and said:

"The Heart Candle has a high resistance to illusions and similar techniques. It would be better if it were seen through. Let's just participate in the Hundred Schools of Thought event!"

"What kind of research topic are you planning to do? I heard that Confucianism has a theme of great revenge. You're not planning on something like a grand act of repaying a debt of gratitude, are you?" Fina, looking utterly dejected, peeked out from the corner. Feng Xue's expression darkened upon hearing this, then she shook her head and said:
"No, what I'm going to demonstrate is the theory I'll be using to train my body, which is both in line with the identity of the Yin-Yang School and with the worldview I've built up since I was a child."

"What?" Fina frowned slightly upon hearing this, while Feng Xue smiled without saying a word. He simply sat in his wheelchair, took out a hastily made wooden box, and hugged it to his chest. Seeing his posture, Liu Yunxi immediately and tacitly pushed the wheelchair forward. Watching the two of them like this, Fina glared fiercely at Feng Xue's back, then reached out and slapped the dog's head, saying:

"What are you looking at? Keep up!"

“But I think what you’re doing is a bit childish.” Sarah’s voice came from the dog’s collar. Fina’s face turned red and white in turns, and then returned to normal. She simply pulled a leash out of the dog’s collar, grabbed the dog, and chased after them.

"Hey! There's no point in you torturing the wild wolf. You'd be better off slapping yourself and hurting me more!"

Sarah offered a cold protest, but Fina rolled her eyes and said:

"You think I'm stupid!"

……

Because of the flourishing of diverse schools of thought, many people arrived at the city gate with their children before dawn. When the city gate opened, they poured into the city in one go.

It was one thing for the young masters and nobles to flock to the city, but the ordinary people were also vying to enter, not just to watch the spectacle, but because they hoped to seize this once-every-four-years "opportunity".

Compared to the education that the children of the Hundred Schools of Thought receive from a young age, these children from ordinary families have very few opportunities for upward social mobility. The Hundred Schools of Thought Contending every four years is the opportunity for them to ignite their inner flame at the lowest cost.

Adults are one thing, but young children are the most lively and curious. If these little ones, who have not yet been numbed by the pressures of life, can develop enough interest in a speech, a story, or an achievement during the Hundred Schools of Thought event and have the thought, "I want to be like that too," they may ignite a candle in their hearts and transform from ordinary farmers into promising young talents.

From a certain perspective, this could be considered one of the methods used by the various schools of thought to recruit new members. It was precisely because of this that, even though it was still early, the city was already teeming with people. And just then, someone suddenly exclaimed—

"Hey, look, isn't that Feng Xue, the author of the Zhuye School of novels, who enlightened the authors yesterday?"

Every birth of a school of thought that has been cut off from the future represents a bright future, let alone the sudden rebirth of a school of thought that has been cut off from the future.

After this bombshell news had been circulating overnight, even many people outside the city had heard about it from the villagers. Upon hearing it, countless eyes instantly focused on Feng Xue.

However, soon after, some people questioned:
"You must be mistaken. How could something as dimly lit as a candle possibly be worthy of the title 'Master of the Calendar'?"

"How is that possible! Look at the maid behind him, a maid at the Sun and Moon Radiance Realm, it would be difficult for her to impersonate someone, right?"

Those who had seen Feng Xue and those who hadn't started arguing, but then someone suddenly said:

"By the way! I remember the reason why Feng Zhuli exchanged ideas with that Zhuye Sect's Han Palm Scripture yesterday was that Feng Zhuli said he planned to start his own sect and wanted to comprehend the Zhuye Sect's classics. Do you think this Zhuli might have rekindled his inner flame, which is why he is only at this level?"

"Hiss—! Now that you mention it, it's quite possible! His wheelchair might be due to the backlash from his body tempering caused by the loss of all his cultivation! But if that's the case, his new school of thought probably conflicts greatly with the Yin-Yang school system he originally practiced!"

"Which faction did he originally belong to?"

"It seems to be called the Divine Firmament Sect. I've never heard of it before. It must be a rather obscure sect..."

"We've never heard of it. Calling it a minor sect is too small. Why don't we be bolder and see if the Shenxiao Sect is something they just founded?"

"Could it be that he came here this time to take advantage of the Hundred Schools of Thought to publish his own school of thought?"

"Now that you mention it, it's quite possible. Look at the box he's holding; it might contain some kind of achievement!"

……

Amidst the noisy chatter of the crowd, a group of people immediately surrounded her. Putting aside Feng Xue's experience of enlightening the Sun and Moon Realm, the mere announcement of a new faction was enough to attract a great deal of attention.

If this faction disappears like a shooting star, that's fine, but if it really rises to prominence, wouldn't these onlookers be witnessing history?

As for the common people, they had already taken their children to visit the Hundred Schools of Thought yesterday. Since they hadn't lit the heart candles, it meant that it wasn't enough to arouse their children's interest. Instead of continuing to struggle, they might as well choose something they hadn't seen before. What if the children became curious?

They don't care about the size of any school of thought. As long as they ignite the candle in their hearts, even if they remain in a state of dim light for their entire lives, it is far better than being an ordinary person!
Seeing the crowd following behind him, Feng Xue remained calm, or rather, this was exactly what he wanted.

Among the hundred schools of thought contending, the stage of "Hundred Schools of Thought Contending in the Wilderness" is the most relaxed. Anyone who wants to can set up a stall and give a speech. However, only those who pass the initial examination are qualified to enter the stage of "Scholarly Competition".

Although he has already lit the candle of his heart and understood his true nature, completing the body tempering method is not something that can be done simply by finding a theory.

The more people help him put it into practice, the faster he can perfect the system. Otherwise, without the support of big data, it would take a long time for Xiaolingdang and Huiye to create a perfect result based solely on their imagination.

(End of this chapter)