While Gu Yuanshan was persuasive and Gu Zhaixing occasionally gave guidance, Gu Xuanwu, the clan leader, seemed very calm. His eyes swept across the audience, examining the young disciples from all walks of life.
Unlike his uncle, as the clan leader, Gu Xuanwu always thinks about issues from the perspective of the entire clan.
He does not hope that one lineage will stand out in Lingtai today, but he hopes that all the lineages will emerge with outstandingly talented children, so that the future of the entire Gu clan will be brighter.
His eyes scanned the entire audience. Almost every young disciple who was preparing to fight gathered around their elders to listen to their instructions. Only a lonely young man sat in the corner, meditating silently.
His eyes suddenly froze, looking at the lonely figure, a trace of guilt appeared deep in his eyes.
The figure sitting in the corner is none other than Gu Chen.
Among the six lines of the Gu clan, he was the only one left alone, so he formed a strong contrast with the disciples of all the lines present.
In fact, not only the clan leader noticed Gu Chen, many clan members also looked at this last orphan of the Daoshu lineage from time to time.
He will represent Daoshu's lineage in the battle today, and he is destined to attract strong onlookers.
Two months ago, Gu Chen took action in Bawu Pavilion. Everyone knew that his cultivation was not completely useless, so they were all curious about how far he could go.
Today's clan meeting is very important to the young people in every clan, but it is especially important to this young man!
If he loses today, I am afraid he will lose the opportunity to enter the ancestral land forever, and will never be able to repair the Cangtian Ba Bone.
And how can a person who has no domineering qualities be qualified to be a family man?
In this case, the Daoshu lineage will be completely destroyed among the six meridians, and there will even be no possibility of turning over forever.
All the elders of the Gu clan understand this, so they are calm on the surface, but privately they are extremely concerned about him.
Gu Chen sat alone in the corner, just adjusting his condition silently.
The hustle and bustle around him has nothing to do with him, and the entire Gu clan is also unfamiliar to him.
Everyone else had their elders around them to encourage him enthusiastically, but he was alone, and looked particularly lonely in this environment.
But he didn't feel much in his heart, because he knew that even if his family were not around, they were still thinking about him.
Seeing the reunion of clan members from all branches, he was not depressed, but rather more motivated. He must win this clan meeting!
This was not only for the sake of my grandfather who had no choice but to leave the Gu clan, but also for his father whose whereabouts were unknown.
Until now, the elders of the Gu clan have refused to tell me honestly where his father has gone. In this case, he can only force him to question them if he has more say in the clan.
Today, Gu Chen is going to give the other young disciples of the Gu clan a shocking education!
"Everyone is here, let's start today's competition."
The patriarch Gu Xuanwu stood up at a certain moment, and his voice spread throughout the huge martial arts field.
"According to the old rules, young people from all walks of life will come forward to draw lots and compete in pairs. The winner will be promoted, and the loser will compete with other losers until they are promoted or eliminated."
"As in previous years, there will be varying degrees of rewards for young people who can enter the top 20, top 10 and top 3 this year."
"No magic weapons or talismans are allowed to be used in the competition. They cannot be killed or maimed. The rest depends on their ability."
After the patriarch finished speaking briefly, several elders took the lottery box and, under the witness of everyone, put the tokens representing all the children participating in the competition into the box.
The lottery box was covered with spiritual restrictions, making it impossible to pry or cheat. After a while of shaking, no one was sure which opponent they could draw.
This method of fighting is very ancient and requires a certain amount of luck.
The clan competition only lasts for one day. If the opponents you encounter in the early stages of the competition are weak, you can better conserve your energy and have a greater chance of winning in the finals.
But if you are unlucky and encounter a master earlier, your physical strength will be excessive, and you may lose even if you could win.
Although this method is not fair, luck is also a part of strength, so this rule has been passed down in the Gu clan for a long time.
After the clan leader announced the rules, six young people representing each lineage came forward to draw lots.
Their expressions became a little uneasy, fearing that they would draw an opponent that was too strong.
Gu Chen is also among these six people. He is the only one left in the Daoshu lineage, so he will naturally draw lots.
One by one, the young people quickly took turns to draw lots. Some of them got a very average opponent, and their faces were filled with relief. Some of them got a few experts recognized by the clan, and their faces were filled with depression.
Gu Chen was the last one to draw lots. When he drew lots, the eyes of the whole clan fell on him.
He calmly reached into the lottery box and took out a token at random.
When he took out the token, a name on it clearly caught everyone's eyes.
"Gu Qingshi!"
Three words with an iron hook and a silver stroke came into everyone's field of vision, immediately causing an uproar among a bunch of young people.
"Oh my god! Gu Chen's luck is so bad, he actually drew Gu Qingshi as his first opponent!"
"It's true that we are enemies on a narrow road. Gu Qingshi only promised to teach Gu Chen a lesson two months ago, but I didn't expect to meet him from the beginning!"
"Haha, this Gu Chen is really unlucky for eight lifetimes. Judging from his performance in defeating Gu Renyuan's group last time, it was still possible for him to reach the top twenty and get a small reward, but looking at the current situation, he has not
Opportunity!"
All the young disciples know the conflict between Gu Chen and Gu Qingshi, and also know that with Gu Qingshi's character, I am afraid that today's first battle will completely defeat Gu Chen, and he will not even have to participate in the subsequent games.
The odds of the two of them facing each other in the first game were too low. It can only be said that the difference in Gu Chen's luck was jaw-dropping.
The whole place was in an uproar, but Gu Qingshi burst out laughing when he saw the result.
"It seems I'm lucky. I can save a lot of energy now!" He was beaming.
Gu Zhaixing didn't even look at Gu Chen, and said coldly, "Your goal is to be number one in the clan, not a waste of the Daoshu lineage. If you are complacent if you draw a weak opponent, it will only show that your strength is no more than that.
"
Gu Qingshi's face stiffened slightly when he heard this, and he hurriedly hid his inner joy.
"Stretch for the stars, speak politely."
Patriarch Gu Xuanwu returned to his seat and frowned slightly when he heard Gu Zhaixing's disdainful comments about Gu Chen.
"Patriarch, I'm just telling the truth." Gu Zhaixing replied nonchalantly.
"Tell the truth? It seems that you have forgotten the trouble you got into before!"
Gu Xuanwu suddenly looked a little angry.
"How can that be considered causing trouble? Anyway, whether Gu Tianming is dead or alive, it makes no difference to our Gu clan." Gu Zhaixing said harshly.
Gu Xuanwu suddenly had the urge to get angry. Although this kid was extremely talented, he was too arrogant.
"Okay Xuanwu, what are you arguing about with a child? You didn't mean to reach for the stars at the time. Now it's a clan meeting, so pay attention to the impact."
Gu Yuanshan spoke at this time.
Gu Xuanwu suddenly felt helpless. His uncle really doted on Gu Zhaixing too much.
He also knew that now was not the right time to reprimand, so he shut up and said no more.
