Chapter 281: Light of the Buddha
# 281. Light of the Buddha
The three great scholars tacitly refrained from taking the paper and instead exchanged knowing glances.
Seeing this, Dean Zhao Shou reached out, took the folded rice paper, and slowly unfolded it. He then fell into a long silence.
Sensing something unusual, Zhang Shen cautiously asked, "Dean?"
But Zhao Shou ignored him, mumbling softly to himself, caught in some emotion he couldn't immediately shake off.
After a while, Zhao Shou stroked his beard and smiled. “What a fine poem! I will personally have this inscribed in the Hall of the Lesser Sage, making it a part of Cloud Deer Academy's legacy. In the future, when descendants look back on this history, this poem alone will suffice.
"Tonight, the three of you shall come to my residence. We'll drink and celebrate until dawn."
The three scholars found it hard to believe. For Zhao Shou, the leading figure of Confucianism in this era, to be so moved by a single poem was almost unheard of. Even when praised with masterpieces like "Drunk, he knows not if the sky floats in the water;
His dream laden boat sailing atop the Milky way", Zhao Shou had merely smiled in approval.