Chapter 23 - Young Man, You're Truly Brave

Chapter 23 - Young Man, You're Truly Brave

Chapter 23: Young Man, You’re Truly Brave

Ye Ning sat in the elegant room, showing no intention to compete further.

Cai Xianggao also kept his eyes closed, showing no haste to take the stage.

“These two have already started their contest,” many whispered privately.

Regardless of Cai Xianggao’s intentions, Ye Ning certainly had no such intention.Nêww chapters will be fully updated at novelhall.com

He curiously watched the competition below.

About thirty or so talents were lying on the desk, composing poetry.

As soon as the brush touched the paper, their literary talents began to surge.

The entire Spring Wing Pavilion exuded a refreshing fragrance of ink.

“The taste of poetry and prose is truly extraordinary. Being able to appreciate a good poem or verse, I can go without eating meat for three months,” Liu Sanyuan shook his head and said with a smile.

He seemed a little tipsy, his face flushed. Watching the scholars below indulging in literary pursuits, he couldn’t help but feel a bit reckless himself.

After all, he was also a man of letters, easily intoxicated by such a literary atmosphere.

“Huang’s poem lacks flair, it’s difficult to capture one’s attention without a twist.”

“Zhang’s lyrics are not bad, but they suffer from excessive homogenization, lacking in brilliance.”

“At the moment, Wang’s skills seem superior, towering above others, truly outstanding!”

People discussed one after another.

Who was superior and who was inferior could be clearly seen from their literary talents.

At the moment their brushes touched the paper, threads of literary talent emerged, tinted orange, floating above the poetry and prose, exquisite and beautiful.

From the richness of literary talent, one could effectively judge who was more talented.

Currently, there were no outstanding figures.

Let alone impressing Xiao Qianqian, even the eight renowned courtesans would find it hard to appreciate.

“Pretentious.”

Cai Xianggao finally opened his eyes, his gaze sweeping towards the elegant room. Seeing Ye Ning still motionless, he sneered and went up to the stage.

“The top scholar is about to write!”

Expectation gleamed in everyone’s eyes.

This was the top scholar!

In this era where literary talent wasn’t abundant, reaching the Mingzhou level of poetry and prose was even more difficult.

Moreover, Cai Xianggao was improvising, adding a few more layers of difficulty.

“This young man, indeed very brave.” Liu Sanyuan said, glancing at Ye Ning.

He wanted to see Ye Ning’s reaction.

Unfortunately, Ye Ning remained expressionless.

It was hard to say whether he felt pressured or confident of victory.

Cai Xianggao continued to write, beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. His literary courage was shaking, and the literary energy within him surged, supporting his spirit and allowing him to write a masterpiece.

In the end, he stopped writing.

The literary talent surged, rose several times, but it always fell short, not reaching the level of Mingzhou.

“It’s a pity, just a little short.”

“A work famous in Mingzhou is truly rare.”

“Cai Xianggao being able to reach this level is already extremely difficult.”

People sighed, but it wasn’t sarcastic. Instead, they encouraged him one after another.

In their eyes, this was already quite good.

This poem had a solid foundation. After Cai Xianggao went back and polished it carefully, it was highly likely to become famous in Mingzhou.

For an ordinary person, having such a work in their lifetime would be something to boast about for a long time.

This was already an achievement they could aspire to but not necessarily attain.

Cai Xianggao apparently thought the same. Although somewhat regretful, a smile still hung on his lips.

He was satisfied with his work.

However, his smile didn’t last long.

Because he noticed that Ye Ning still hadn’t come down.

This dissipated much of his joy. Watching the elegant room upstairs, Cai Xianggao couldn’t help but say, “Lord Ye, why haven’t you come down yet? Could it be that your inspiration has dried up, and you can’t write?”

Ye Ning had watched everyone write for a while, satisfying his curiosity.

Originally, he intended to come down.

Seeing Cai Xianggao urging him, a smile appeared on his lips.

“Young man, you’re truly brave!”