C692 Princess's Choice of Son-in-law(part I)
C692 Princess's Choice of Son-in-law(part I)
However, Qi Suifeng's attitude could not be described as passionate. Instead, it was more of a warning.
His words and words seemed to be warning Chu Yan not to be arrogant just because of his results this time. He had to be on guard against arrogance and focus on cultivation.
At the same time that Chu Yan responded to these thumping words respectfully, he was also a little baffled in his heart.
Logically speaking, this was the first time he had met Qi Suifeng, moreover, with Qi Suifeng's daily attitude, he shouldn't be paying so much attention to him, a disciple of the outer sect.
Since that was the case, why did Qi Suifeng seem to be dissatisfied with him?
Before leaving the Tianxuan Divine Palace for the capital city, Chu Yan quietly asked Su Yuqing who had an excellent relationship with him.
Su Yuqing's answer was just as Chu Yan had expected: Qi Suifeng belonged to the conservative faction in the Shattered Star Pavilion.
"He is from the conservative faction and my teacher is from the neutral faction. Even if he wanted to find trouble with someone, he should at least look for Senior Brother Li Xiu." Chu Yan said helplessly: "Senior brother Li's teacher, Elder Tang, is a radical faction."
"Have you forgotten about the matter between you and Mei Yunhe?" Su Yuqing reminded her with a smile.
Chu Yan blinked his eyes, and immediately understood.
Mei Yunhe's teacher, Wu Changyuan was conservative, and everyone knew that Mei Yunhe suffered a loss in Chu Yan's hands.
Qi Suifeng's attitude towards Chu Yan was more or less one of taking revenge for the younger generation of his faction.
After he understood this point, Chu Yan couldn't help but think in his heart: "The conflict between Mei Yunhe and I was initially due to Mei Yunhe's fault. Now, not only are the conservatives not pondering about where their problems are, the sky-high is even bullying the weak.
Su Yuqing seemed to have seen through the worry in Chu Yan's heart, and she softly consoled him: "Elder Qi is able to take charge of the Si Lai Pavilion, and do things fairly, and the attitude he showed you just now was not deliberately directed at you. He might have merely reminded you of a few things, and once you're done, he won't take it to heart anymore, so you don't have to worry about him making trouble for you."
"Mm, I know that." Chu Yan nodded.
The afternoon time passed quickly, and when night fell, the Yunao Kingdom's Imperial Palace was brightly lit, as if it was daytime.
Within the spacious courtyard, the entire place was filled with a lively atmosphere.
As he sat, Chu Yan suddenly realized something. He felt like he was back when he was at the Southern Yuan Kingdom's banquet.
At that moment, in the courtyard, everyone was drinking and chatting while listening to the melodious sounds of bamboo playing. Everything felt exceptionally familiar to Chu Yan.
"It really is a feeling I haven't felt in a long time." Chu Yan thought.
As the victor of the General Election of the Orthodoxy competition this time, Chu Yan and his peers were naturally arranged to sit in the main seat.
At this moment, he could clearly feel the gazes of jealousy from all around him.
Among these gazes, there were even disciples of the Blue Feather Sect s.
The reason was simple. Blue Feather Sect was determined to win and hoped to win another term, but lost to Shattered Star Pavilion in the first round.
Furthermore, if anyone paid the slightest bit of attention, they would realize that they had actually lost to Chu Yan alone.
It would be weird if the disciples of the Blue Feather Sect would be nice to Chu Yan since he had ruined his beautiful plan.
But of course, the only ones who didn't lie to Chu Yan were the ordinary disciples of the Blue Feather Sect.
If it was a deacon, or even an elder who was present, then the gaze that looked at Chu Yan, and even at Li Xiu, Su Jianyuan, Shen Qing and the others beside him, was naturally different.
As someone who was in a high position, he naturally had a much longer term perspective than ordinary disciples.
In their view, these few outer sect disciples of the Shattered Star Pavilion were all talented people, talents that any sect yearned for even in their dreams.
In the future, some among them might die due to various reasons during their advancement, but there would definitely be some among them who could advance into the celestial mood stage in the future and become the backbone of their sects, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the current elders.
If it weren't for the fact that they were forbidden to snatch disciples from each other due to their status and the promise between the sects, they would have absolutely been unable to endure it at this moment and would have thrown out all sorts of favourable conditions, promising all sorts of benefits in the hope that they could unearth these talents under their wing.
And the first target they wanted to uncover was naturally Chu Yan, who was quietly sitting in the crowd at this moment.
Actually, not only these elders, the other cultivators and even the officials of the Yunao Kingdom could notice that Chu Yan was different from the masses.
Although the hearts of Li Xiu, Su Jianyuan, and the others who sat in the master's seat normally far surpassed those of the same age as them, today was definitely extraordinary.
But Chu Yan was different. Even though he had a light smile on his face, it gave others a feeling of estrangement from the atmosphere.
It was as if in a lively and peaceful scene, there was a person who was cold and aloof, as if he could be noticed at a glance.
Furthermore, everyone could tell that Chu Yan's indifference was definitely not an act he forcefully put on. It was as if he had long since become accustomed to this kind of situation.
This temperament instantly caused everyone present to unconsciously view him with a higher regard.
"Miss, look at that idiot Chu Yan, he's putting on an act again." Fu Rui couldn't help but whisper into Lin Miaoran's ear.
But at this moment, she had no choice but to admit that the Chu Yan tonight was indeed like a star in the night sky, causing people to have no choice but to notice him.
He didn't know why, but as soon as his gaze fell on him, he couldn't move away anymore.
"Yeah, he's putting on an act again." Lin Miaoran's gaze was still fixed on Chu Yan, the corners of his mouth curled up as he smiled lightly.
Tonight, she had also drunk two more cups of Spirit Wine. At this moment, two intoxicating blush appeared on her cheeks. Ripples of emotion flickered in her eyes, revealing a rare flirtatious expression.
Seeing Lin Miaoran like this, Fu Rui could not help but inwardly cry out, "It's over, it's all over, Miss has completely fallen into depravity, what should we do?!"
Just as Fu Rui was feeling anxious, Lin Miaoran cupped her chin with both hands, with her eyes shining brightly, she looked at Chu Yan who was seated on the main seat not far away, with eyes filled with tender love, even a fool would be able to feel it.
After three rounds of drinking, the banquet was bustling with noise and excitement. However, some people knew that there was going to be a big announcement soon.
Sure enough, a moment later, the emperor and queen of Yunao Kingdom stood up and toasted to the crowd in the distance.
Chu Yan looked over. The emperor and queen of the Yunao Kingdom were both over sixty years old this year, but because they were properly maintained and had regularly taken the medicine to prolong their lives, they looked no different from thirty years old. Compared to the many officials present, they looked even younger.
However, the emperor's eyes flashed with a bright light from time to time, telling everyone that even though he wasn't a cultivator, he was still a rare talent in the mortal world.
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