Chapter 259

It was a student from the Wondrous Spells Academy who sent an invitation in the name of the Sky-sea Pavilion.

"Saintess Yao will hold a banquet for the young talents from both academies tomorrow night at Lingnan Lake. I hope Brother Chen will do me the honor of attending."

The student was very polite.

Gu Chen couldn't help but squint his eyes.

The Sky-sea Pavilion was one of the five sacred sects in Middle Earth.

The Saintess Yao mentioned by this person should be the extremely famous Yao Yufei who was said to be the Saintess of the Sky-sea Pavilion.

However, this person had no relationship with him. Why did he invite him?

"I don't know Saintess Yao, and I'm not a young talent. Did you send the wrong letter?"

He asked.

The student hesitated and looked at the address carefully. "The address is correct. You must be Brother Chen, a steward of the Library of True Martial Arts Academy, right?"

As he said this, he felt puzzled and wondered if the invitation had been printed incorrectly.

The people who were able to receive Saintess Yao's invitation tomorrow night were all dragons and phoenixes among the people of the two courtyards. Their talents were outstanding, and a mere steward should not have the qualifications.

Although he was puzzled, he explained with great self-restraint.

"Saintess Yao has sent out invitations to all the famous youths from both academies. Everyone is not familiar with each other. Moreover, Saintess Yao has also invited Imperial Preceptor Shen, who rarely agrees to come and give some pointers to the youths from both academies.

"Since Brother Chen has received the invitation, just treat it as a chance to build your network. Go there and take a look. If you can listen to the Imperial Preceptor's advice, you might be enlightened. "

Gu Chen's heart stirred and he smiled. "Since that's the case, I'll accept the invitation."

He sent the student away and returned to his room. His eyes flickered.

"I'm a nobody in the True Martial Arts Academy, but this Saintess Yao invited me for no reason. There must be something wrong.

"However, this banquet is really tempting. It's hard to refuse."

Gu Chen weighed the pros and cons. After thinking for a moment, he smiled.

"Forget it, I'll go take a look. Whether it's a Hongmen Banquet or not, I'll take it."

…

The next day, the Wind and Cloud Grand Meet continued to unfold like a raging fire. Every day, there would be students who stood out in the fierce competition and became famous.

Gu Chen did not continue to watch those battles. The grand meeting would last for half a month. He planned to go and watch when it was nearing the end. Only then would the battles be worth watching.

When it was almost night, Gu Chen took out a set of simple cyan martial artist's clothing from his storage ring, which was somewhat different from the style of clothing in the Nine Prefectures.

This martial attire was personally knitted by her mother. Back then, when she escaped from Feng Lin Manor, she had placed a few sets in her storage ring.

At that time, Gu Chen didn't know when he would be able to see his mother again. He might even be separated from her forever, so he cherished these sets of clothes very much.

Because he often fought with others, his clothes were easily torn, so he rarely wore them now.

Tonight, he would go to the Sky-sea Pavilion's banquet. He heard that the Shen family would be there, so he decided to wear it.

If she was lucky, her mother would be there too. She would be able to recognize her once she saw her clothes.

Gu Chen said to White Ape, who was standing beside him, after changing into his martial attire. "Tonight, we'll follow the same rules. Hide in the dark, just in case."

White Ape nodded, and Gu Chen immediately left his residence.

Lingnan Lake was not far from the True Martial Arts Academy. The scenery on both sides of the lake was beautiful, and the lake water was so clear that one could see the bottom. Therefore, tourists often went boating here to enjoy the scenery.

Tonight, the Saintess of the Sky-sea Pavilion had sent out invitations and invited the young talents of the two academies to a banquet. Even the State Preceptor would attend. This news had already spread like wildfire among the students of the two academies.

The students who received the invitations were naturally complacent. Those who did not receive the invitations were annoyed. However, there were still many who went to the lakeside of Lingnan Lake. Some wanted to watch the fun, while others simply wanted to fish in troubled waters, trying to see if they could sneak into the banquet.

A huge pleasure boat was docked at the lakeside of Lingnan Lake. Several students from the Mystic Arts Academy acted as guards at the ferry. Only those with invitations could board the boat.

The banquet would be held on the lake, which undoubtedly greatly increased the difficulty of fishing in troubled waters.

"Brother, can't you make an exception and let me board the boat as well? My clan can be considered to have some face in this Green Province. "

A disciple from an aristocratic family said shamelessly. At the same time, he secretly stuffed a storage ring into the guard's hand.

"I'm sorry. No matter who you are, you are not allowed to board the boat tonight without an invitation!"

The guard's face showed some disgust and he returned the storage ring.

"This … dare I ask, what qualifications do I have to receive an invitation? Why didn't I receive one?"

The disciple from an aristocratic family was unwilling to give up. He gritted his teeth and asked.

"That's right! Why did so many people receive an invitation but we didn't? "

Some meddlesome students started to jeer and were dissatisfied.

The guard's face immediately showed a mocking expression.

"The minimum requirement for tonight's banquet is to at least be on the Hidden Dragon List of the True Martial Arts Academy and the Mystic Arts Academy."

"Of course, if any of you are on the List of the Nine States, you can board the boat without an invitation!"

After he said this, the dissatisfied students were suddenly speechless.

The Hidden Dragon List only had one hundred names. Those who could get on it were all students from the Inner Yard. Moreover, they had to be above average. This threshold was too high!

As for the List of the Nine States, don't even think about it. With that level of strength, you could already disregard this banquet.

This was because even the Holy Virgin of the Sky-sea Pavilion could not get on that list!

Many students quieted down and stood at the side, staring blankly. From time to time, people would board the boat with an invitation.

Without exception, these people were quite famous in the academy.

Suddenly, a plain-looking young man in a plain green martial artist's attire walked from afar and walked straight to the ferry.

"Where did this greenhorn come from? Didn't he notice where he is? He came here blindly. "

"Ah, he seems to be rushing to board the boat. Am I seeing things?"

"Hehe, let's wait and see him get chased away."

Many students were discussing.

Gu Chen walked to the ferry and was stopped by the guard.

"I'm sorry, this place is closed to traffic tonight."

The guard saw that Gu Chen was not wearing the academy's uniform and thought that he was a passer-by.

"I want to board the boat."

As Gu Chen said this, he glanced at the pleasure boat not far away.

It was decorated with lanterns and streamers, and the sound of musical instruments could be heard from afar. Obviously, many guests had arrived.

"Hahaha, we want to board the boat too!"

"Where did this country bumpkin come from? He doesn't even know the situation!"

Many students at the side started to mock Gu Chen. In the eyes of these disciples from aristocratic families, Gu Chen's clothes were not particular, so they looked down on him.

"I'm sorry, Linnan Lake has been booked by the Sky-sea Pavilion tonight. If you want to enjoy the scenery on the boat, you can wait for another day."

The guard was much more polite and explained to Gu Chen patiently.

Gu Chen shook his head and took out an invitation with a flip of his hand. "I have this."

When the guard saw the invitation, he was surprised and quickly picked it up to check.

"It's real."

A few guards checked and confirmed that the invitation was not fake. When they looked at Gu Chen again, their expressions became a little strange.

Which powerful family's young master was qualified to attend the banquet, but he was wearing such clothes to tease people …

"Please board the boat!"

The guards immediately made way and respectfully invited Gu Chen to board the boat.

Behind him, the group of students who were laughing at him were dumbfounded.