There is a smell of gunpowder smoke lurking in the air, and only those who are observant can be keenly aware of it.
"Huangfu Wuji has always been very deep in the city and treats everything indifferently. Why does he seem to care a little about Chen Gu?"
Shen Xudong murmured in his heart and looked at Gu Chen thoughtfully.
"Your Majesty, the grand ceremony is about to begin. We cannot waste time."
The eunuch beside Emperor Yang Hong whispered softly, and the emperor nodded, ignoring Gu Chen, and walked towards the altar at a fast pace.
As the heir to the Emperor of Heaven, Gu Chen would not salute the Emperor of China, and the Emperor would naturally not lose face and take the initiative to show favor to him.
The emperor passed between the officials, and everyone retreated to both sides, followed closely by many members of the royal family.
Prince Ji Zefang passed by Gu Chen and nodded to him with a smile.
Not far behind him, a beautiful silhouette caught Gu Chen's eyes, making his cold expression soften slightly.
It's Ji Lanchu. She is wearing a palace dress today, which makes her stunningly beautiful face look even more noble.
It's just that she seems to have lost some weight, and it's obvious that she's not having an easy time these days.
When Gu Chen saw her, she had already noticed Gu Chen, with a slight smile on her lips.
Although Gu Chen didn't look like him right now, she knew he was him.
She passed by him, and Gu Chen's spiritual consciousness transmitted her voice. "How can I help you?"
Ji Lanchu couldn't help but pause in her steps, and mist filled her eyes.
She hesitated to speak, but in the end she didn't say anything and continued walking forward.
Seeing that she didn't respond, Gu Chen remained silent.
He didn't know what she was thinking.
Emperor Yang Hong ascended the altar and began the tedious ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, praying for peace and prosperity for the country and the people.
After the ceremony was completed, the banquet officially began. According to the pattern of the banquet of hundreds of officials, the banquet of scholars, and the banquet of heroes, everyone at the scene took their seats in order.
Gu Chen separated from Master Shen and walked towards the place where the disciples were having a banquet.
The number of people at this Zhuzi Banquet was the smallest, with only one table.
There are only five people in total at one table.
By participating in the Banquet of the Masters, you can gain the qualification to enter the Mysterious Land of Ten Thousand Dragons with the descendants of the royal family. The Mysterious Land of Ten Thousand Dragons is a place of vital heritage for the royal family of China. It is naturally difficult to obtain this qualification.
This not only requires extraordinary talent, but also requires some special conditions.
Except for Gu Chen, who had an exception to the Zhuzi Banquet due to the Emperor's Favor, the other four people present were all well-established.
Huangfu Qingming was a member of the Zhuzi Banquet. As a genius of the Nine Provinces and the future prince-in-law of the royal family, he was naturally qualified to have a seat.
When Gu Chen arrived, Huangfu Qingming was already sitting there, pouring himself a drink, and his green cow lay lazily on the ground.
Apart from this, Gu Chen didn't recognize the other three people. The only one who looked familiar was the sick scholar who was following behind the prophet of the Ming family earlier.
Seeing Gu Chen arriving, the three of them couldn't help but look at him more. The sick scholar even said hello with a smile.
As for Huangfu Qingming, he didn't even raise his head, as if he was not in his eyes!
Gu Chen nodded with the scholar and sat down next to him.
"Brother Chen, I'm Jiang Yu from the Jiang family. Nice to meet you."
The sickly scholar took the initiative to introduce himself.
"Chen Gu."
Gu Chen's temperament was indifferent and his answers were concise.
Jiang Yu didn't care and spoke calmly.
Four of the five people present were taciturn, but Jiang Yu was the only one who smiled and chatted a few words with this one and that one from time to time.
Others did not dare to neglect Jiang Yu, even Huangfu Qingming would answer his questions.
This person is the great-great-grandson of the prophet of the Jiang family. It is said that he has inherited the astrology fortune-telling hand passed down from generation to generation by the Jiang family. Although he is young, his achievements in fortune-telling are not inferior to those of famous fortune-telling masters.
It is worth mentioning that the Jiang family's astrological fortune-teller is one of the seven known super-fluid qualities in Kunlun continent. It is ranked the same as Gu Chen's Cangtian Bagu, but the field of study is different.
On the opposite side, Huangfu Qingming has an innate Taoist body, which is also a super-fluid substance!
There were five people at the table, including the unknown Gu Chen, who actually had three super fluid qualities.
This kind of situation is only possible at the banquet of the princes of the Middle-earth Empire.
When the banquet began, the table was filled with dishes of delicacies, but none of the five people used their chopsticks.
Only Bai Yuan jumped off Gu Chen's shoulder, looked at the pile of delicious food, and was not polite. He grabbed the chopsticks and put the food into his mouth, looking very pleased with himself.
This scene attracted the attention of the other four people, and Huangfu Qingming showed a trace of disdain in his eyes.
"Brother Chen, I heard that this white ape has a great background. Not only does it have great magical powers, but it also makes the Nanling Demon Clan treat it differently. I wonder what its bloodline is?"
Jiang Yu asked curiously.
"It's just a monkey I accidentally picked up in the mountains. It's very greedy. I don't know."
Gu Chen said casually.
"Squeak!"
When the white ape heard this, he immediately protested a few times, but his mouth was stuffed with food and even his screams were unclear.
"Oh? In this case, Brother Chen is an unexpected encounter. How can ordinary people have the opportunity to obtain such an extraordinary spiritual beast?"
Jiang Yu looked at Huangfu Qingming with emotion, "Brother Chen and Brother Huangfu are indeed outstanding people. Not only did you two attract strange phenomena from heaven and earth when you broke through, but your luck is also prosperous."
"Brother Huangfu went to the Eastern Wasteland not long ago, and I heard that a strange beast took the initiative to claim you as its master. I guess it must be this green bull, right?"
Jiang Yu's words made the other two guests look envious. Not to mention that it was really like this. Both of them were geniuses who could cause visions in the world, and the two spiritual beasts following them looked very extraordinary.
When Huangfu Qingming heard this, he frowned slightly, as if he was being compared with Gu Chen, which made him a little unhappy.
"Different spiritual beasts are very different."
he sarcastically said.
"Oh? According to Brother Huangfu, there is something very special about your Qing Niu?"
Jiang Yu became interested.
"That's natural. Ordinary monsters usually can't control their own appetites and have low intelligence. But this green bull has lived for endless years and has long since broken away from the level of ordinary monsters."
His words were clearly mocking the white ape for being greedy. When the white ape heard this, he actually picked up the empty plate and smashed it directly into his face!
Huangfu Qingming's expression changed. He didn't expect this monkey to dare to be so rude to him!
"court death!"
His eyes turned cold, and when the plate came in front of him, it was directly crushed into powder by the invisible force!
He wanted to teach Bai Yuan a lesson, but then Gu Chen spoke calmly.
"I'm sorry, young master of the Huangfu family. This monkey of mine has a naughty temperament. I spend a lot of time with some cats and dogs, and I always like to do things with them. I have developed a habit. Don't take it to heart."
His words seemed to be trying to persuade a fight, but Huangfu Qingming became furious after hearing this.
Taking care of Chen, it would be disrespectful for him to fight with this monkey, but if he didn't fight, he would still be a cat or a dog!
Huangfu Qingming couldn't help but look very gloomy. At this moment, the Qingniu lying behind him was finally startled and slowly opened his eyes.
"Where did this bastard come from and dare to be so presumptuous to my master?"
It has a pair of dark red pupils, wise and vicissitudes of life.
"You! You! You! Why are you here?"
Qingniu saw the white ape's appearance clearly and was suddenly startled. His originally turbulent momentum was reduced to nothing!