The carriage arrived at the entrance gate of Qihua Palace, and everyone in the assembly filed down one by one. The sounds of exclamation could not be heard. They all lamented the magnificence of the palace building. It was very different from all kinds of residential buildings in the city, and the noble houses were not as good as usual.
This is the only thing people have ever seen.
Yi Yun glanced around. Although the Qihua Palace was magnificent, the decorations outside the palace caught his attention even more. There were pavilions and pavilions among the trees far and near. Nearby, there was a huge garden with flowers blooming at night, covered by branches and leaves, and various
Exotic grasses and flowers are in full bloom, winding corridors and secluded paths, the dim yellow lights extending to the southeast across the central lake are shining brightly, and the blue waves are rippling, adding to the beauty and indescribable beauty of this scene.
Walking into the Qihua Hall, under the leadership of officials in costumes and with the sound of soft music, more than 90% of the attendees were arranged on tables and chairs around the hall. There were hundreds of imperial nobles and core members of major families.
When the adult sons and daughters brought by these senior officials saw the students being brought in batches, they all stood up to greet them. Especially the performance of the young sons and daughters of these people was even more positive and enthusiastic.
The occasion of the night banquet is also the best place to court a mate. These students in front of you are all young heroes who have obtained good rankings in the Magic Fighting Conference. Their future prospects are promising. They are the best mates in the minds of all young men and women. It is a rare opportunity.
Naturally, they won't let it go in vain.
Yi Yun and a few others did not stay here. They were led to the east side and walked through a 100-meter long corridor. At the end was a three-meter-high nanmu door. As soon as the door opened, melodious and beautiful music came to the face. Inside was actually
Another banquet venue that is much smaller than the main hall just now.
The dancers were performing a group dance, and the musicians were playing music beside them. The elegant and magnificent banquet atmosphere was even better than outside. And waiting inside were all important figures in the empire above the count, as well as the heads of the major families.
Gathered together in a room, obviously waiting for their arrival.
At this point, Yi Yun realized that the Qihua Hall was divided into two halls: an inner hall and an inner hall. For the banquet in the outer hall, anyone with a noble title officially awarded by the empire, their children and high-ranking members of the clan could participate. However, those in the inner hall in front of him were specially invited to attend.
It is held for these powerful students who are among the top twenty in the Magic Fighting Conference.
The attendees were all members of the royal family. Only the top ten family heads in the empire, high-ranking nobles above count and their immediate family members were eligible to enter.
Yi Yun, the top class member of the Qiwu Empire, accompanied by other students and Vice President Tida, walked into this top-level world that ordinary people could not reach in their lifetime.
As soon as they entered, everyone inside turned to look at them. It was obvious that they had been waiting for a long time. Walking towards him was the third prince Gu Lan, whom he had not seen for several days.
Gulan took Yi Yun and sat aside. Anna greeted another woman and went away. Tidus chatted with the vice president of Qiwu Royal Academy who also accompanied the students. This is the world of young people, and teachers like them
I am just accompanying you and will not disturb the students' enjoyment of the dinner party.
Gu Lan handed over a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Although Wang Mei and I personally sent the banquet invitation, I didn't expect you to actually come. The top priority of my royal family these days is you.
The whereabouts of the weirdo are all about guessing whether you can come back before the ceremony. Haha, it seems that now we don’t have to worry about opening the skylights for tomorrow’s ceremony.”
Gulan smiled boldly and did not ask where Yi Yun had disappeared twice. He just voluntarily filled two glasses of wine for both of them and drank it down. Yi Yun appreciated this heartiness very much and also drank it in one gulp.
Save yourself the trouble of verbal explanations.
He asked with a smile: "I often recall the friendship I had with you and Dianna over a meal. Why, didn't she come with you today?"
Gulan shook his head, drank another glass of wine, and said: "Athena is a princess of the royal family. She is beautiful and has reached the age of marriage. She has always been the first choice for marriage among the children of the major families in the empire. Today's royal night banquet
, the protagonist is you students who have achieved good results in the Magic Fighting Conference, and if she comes to interfere, she will seem to be overshadowing the guests. In addition, she never likes this kind of banquet atmosphere, so she simply stopped coming."
At this point, Gu Lan changed the subject, put his arm around Yi Yun's shoulder, and said sincerely: "She was the first thing you asked about when we met. If you are really interested in Aina, I can help you connect the dots."
, I also tell the truth about Sister Wang’s interests and hobbies, and it can also create good opportunities to meet. Hehe, if you pursue it, the chances will definitely be greater than those of those playboys. I am very optimistic that you can win the Oiran."
Yi Yun shook his head and smiled: "Where are you talking about? I only met Aina once, but after having a meal, I found that she was gentle and easy to get along with, and maybe she was someone I could make friends with, so I just asked casually?
That’s all.”
Gulan was shocked when he heard this: "Is that just that?"
Yi Yun nodded: "That's true. People like you are the ones who make me feel comfortable getting along with each other. They can be called friends. The ones below are gone."
Gulan was stunned. This was the first time he heard that someone would refer to a member of the royal family as "maybe someone to befriend" and "just ask." Could this person be out of his mind?
The words are all unexpected.
After being speechless for a moment, Yi Yun suddenly changed the subject and asked: "On such an occasion, all the high-level officials of the empire are gathered together. Why are there no people from the Holy See of Light participating?"
Gulan came back to his senses and responded: "You are asking about Cardinal Pluto and others. They were originally going to come with the emperor, but on the eve of the banquet, the imperial guest Karus suddenly arrived again, deadlift?
He asked his father to drink with him. His father could not resist his kindness and wanted to take the opportunity to enhance the friendship between him and our Qiwu royal family, so he left it up to him. In this way, France Saint Jemida and Bru
I have to ask the cardinal to stay with my father...
"Alas, I don't know what to say about Mr. Kalus. He acts casually and without rules, which has caused a lot of trouble for our Qiwu royal family. However, he is also a super strong man who reaches the star realm and above, and his strength is even better.
Above Jemida, we can only win over and not offend, and now my father and the others should be drinking bitter wine with him."
Yi Yun was slightly stunned when he heard this: "Are all the members of the Guangming Cult staying together?"
Gulan smiled bitterly and said: "Since the cardinal is staying with his father in the palace, of course all the members of the congregation below Pluto have to stay with him. According to etiquette, this is what should be done. However, Mr. Carruth
But he thought those people were an eyesore, so except for Pluto and a few high-level generals of the Knights of Light who stayed behind, he drove out all the other believers...
"He should be on the way to the Gua Banquet now, so I said that his thoughts and actions are completely contrary to common sense and are causing us a headache."
Although Kallus always disliked the Holy See of Light and personally killed several high-ranking red archbishops of the Holy See, he could still maintain superficial friendship with Pluto and others in the Qiwu Empire. After all, he was worried about
It was Pope Gonzaton who was in charge. There was a tacit understanding between the two parties, and Carruth did not want to break this superficial relationship.
Sighing softly, Gulan asked doubtfully: "It's strange that you would take the initiative to ask about the whereabouts of Pluto's followers. Do you want to see them for something?"
Yi Yun shook his head and replied casually: "I have only met them once. Seeing that the high-level officials of the empire are gathered together, but there are only light believers, I feel strange, so I just asked casually."
When Gu Lan heard this, he smiled cheerfully and stopped asking any more questions. The Qiwu royal family had naturally known about the news that Yi Yun had been summoned to the church by Pluto, and it was not worth making a fuss about.
At this moment, Yi Yun realized something in his heart. He understood that Kallus, in the name of drinking, left Pluto and other senior members of the Holy See behind to create a good opportunity for him to meet Colori alone. When he knew that there were high-level powerful people in the Holy See who he could not handle,
, will not participate in the banquet tonight. He is more confident about this action.
The beautiful music sounded again, and the atmosphere of the banquet became even more lively. Yi Yun and Gu Lan clinked glasses and drank. The heads of the major families also gathered at their table to congratulate Yi Yun on the final victory of the Demon Fighting Conference.
winning.
These people were either counts of the empire, first-class civil servants of the empire, or high-ranking generals of the Qiwu army. They were all powerful people from the highest echelon of the empire. Yi Yun knew very well that if he had not been able to rise to the top in this magic fight event, he would probably have to wait for the rest of his life.
I had no chance to meet any of them face to face, let alone drink at the same table.
This is status!
In a utilitarian world and a realistic society, strength is the only criterion for judging a person.
Although his strength at this time was only six stars, in the eyes of these high-ranking officials such as Hou Jue and other powerful people, he was a magical and martial prodigy who appeared once in a thousand years. He was like a fragrant steamed bun that everyone wanted to come over and take a bite of.
The development of people is always more important than in the past, and of course, it is more important than now. What they value is the infinite potential displayed by young people.
Mo Dou, who was only seventeen years old, finally emerged victorious. This was unprecedented in the history of the empire. The future development was so far-reaching that they had placed this young man on the same level as them.
While drinking heavily, everyone was chatting about irrelevant things, but all their eyes were fixed on Yi Yun. At this time, the third prince Gulan was present, and the clan heads of other aristocratic families were also with him. Each of them would put down their
There is something important at hand. Even the passers-by know the purpose of coming to this dinner together. They are all the same. Are they all here to win over this young man?
But in the scene before me, the occasion was right, but the timing was wrong. The presence of Gulan was something that the royal family's face was taken into consideration.
It is no longer news that the Qiwu royal family is also actively courting young people. This is another dinner party held by the royal family. They cannot be so ungrateful as to dominate the guests. They want to take this opportunity to propose various favorable conditions to invite young people. Now it is not
I can only let it go first.
Two quarters of an hour later, Gu Lan put down his wine glass, stood up suddenly, and whispered into Yi Yun's ear: "The most important thing about drinking is to be relaxed and carefree. Drinking with these purposeful and utilitarian ministers must make you feel bored too."
?I will take them away later so that you can enjoy this rare dinner. If we want to get down to business, we will talk after the ceremony tomorrow."
While Yi Yun was stunned, Gu Lan took the royal family's night banquet into consideration and wanted the high-ranking officials of the empire to show up there with him to bring glory to the banquet.
All the important officials of the empire surrounding Yi Yun were taken away.
The prince spoke, and this was also the custom of every imperial feast. It was reasonable and well-founded. No matter how unwilling they were, everyone had no choice but to follow Gulan out.
When he reached the door, Gu Lan suddenly turned back and smiled at Yi Yun in a low voice: "I wonder if you have noticed that the eyes of all the women present are vaguely looking at you, and a few of them are the students who came with you.
, most of them are the family members brought by the ministers, all of them are as beautiful as flowers, and they are all dressed up. If not for you, who are you for? You are a sweet man now, and who you want to get tonight is just a word.
Don’t miss this opportunity.”
Having said this, Gulan leaned close to his ear and said: "The most special one is the woman named Mimilu who was defeated by you and seems to be the strongest person in Rhine College. She looks at you differently from other women.
, seems to be curious, but also wary, as if you are a savage beast, have you done anything to others that you shouldn't do?"
Yi Yun smiled when he heard this, but Gu Lan had already laughed and left.