Core of the Sage.

Summary

The emperor was furious that someone might take the top scholar position from him, and Li Bi assured him that the exam questions had been leaked and the rankings set, guaranteeing the emperor's desired outcome. The emperor was pleased, knowing the powerful families had pledged loyalty to him. However, Du Yu, a commoner scholar, was a concern, and the emperor wanted to suppress him. Meanwhile, Du Yu was on a ship on the Luo River, sensing that something was off, as the journey had been unusually smooth. He then discovered a treacherous wave, which he believed was not a natural occurrence, and suspected Guiguzi, the Sage of Schemes, was behind it. Guiguzi had the ability to make the Yellow River surge and was using his supernatural powers to deceive the saints and quasi-saints of the Wenyuan Pavilion. Du Yu knew that saints had restrictions and constraints, and Guiguzi had to act sneakily to threaten him.

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