The decoration in the suite is quite luxurious, and all the facilities and supplies have been replaced with brand new ones. It can be seen that these have been carefully prepared.
Soon the banquet was all ready. Hu Yicheng went upstairs to invite Yan Liang and Yue'er and led them into a private room.
There were two people waiting in the private room for a long time. When they saw Hu Yicheng leading the two people in, they hurriedly stood up to greet them with smiles and gathered around them.
Hu Yicheng clasped his fists in return and began to introduce himself to his two friends, "This is the brother Sun Xuan I told you about, and the one next to you is Yue'er."
The two of them quickly bowed their hands.
Then Hu Yicheng pointed to a man on his left and said: "This is the young master of Baxiang Winery, Brother Miao Hongzhi. His wine is quite famous in this city, and he often travels to and from various restaurants and inns. Very well informed.”
I saw that he was about 22 or 23 years old, not tall, fat, and average in appearance, but his eyes were bright and he looked very honest.
He cupped his fists with both hands and said: "I have admired the name of Brother Sun Xuan for a long time, and today I saw that he is indeed one of the best among people."
When he said this, he slapped his chest with one hand and continued: "If you can use me, Miao Hongzhi, in the future, just speak up."
Yan Liang cupped his fists and cupped his hands, saying, "Then thank Brother Miao first."
"I am just a rough guy, but only Brother Yicheng treats me as a brother. His brother is my brother. There is no need to say thank you in the future."
Several people laughed happily, and then introduced the man on the right, "This is the young master of Sifanglou, Brother Xu Boyan. Sifanglou often has transactions with Tiangong Sect, and he can help get some information."
He is about twenty-five or six years old, wearing a sapphire blue brocade robe and a light-colored dragon and phoenix pattern belt around his waist. He has a tall and slim body, with bright eyes and white teeth under his eyebrows, and he looks quite smooth.
He cupped his hands with a smile on his face and said, "I am truly lucky to meet Brother Sun Xuan today. Come to my Sifang Building in the future and receive a 20% discount on the entire store. If you have consignment goods, the handling fee will be waived."
They quickly became familiar with each other, and the atmosphere at the scene became more and more cheerful. After a few glasses of wine, they started chatting, and soon they talked about the Tiangong Sect's recruitment of disciples.
Tens of thousands of people will participate in each recruitment, but less than one percent will pass. They have to test strength, understanding, fire control, etc.
Xu Boyan picked up the wine glass and took a sip, then took a bite of the food, put down his chopsticks, and said with great interest: "I heard that this year we will recruit a large number of disciples, and we will also select the best batch of special training to prepare for the three-year duel." .”
Miao Hongzhi picked up the bowl and took a sip, then took the topic and said, "Brother Xu is talking about the bet made with Tianbao Pavilion three months ago, right?"
Yanliang was moved when he heard this, and asked with interest, "What is the bet between them?"
He then listened quietly to the two of them talking to each other, and gave an overview of the whole thing, but the specific details were unknown.
It turns out that the competition between Tiangong Sect and Tianbao Pavilion has been going on for a long time, and both sides have had some grudges for a long time. They have been fighting openly and secretly for hundreds of years, but neither one has conquered the other.
It wasn't until two or three hundred years ago that a peerless genius emerged from the Tiangong Sect, and the sect began to rise rapidly. Especially in the past few decades, their reputation reached its peak.
The most outstanding talents were recruited into the sect. Originally, this would not damage the foundation of Tianbao Pavilion.
Until more than ten years ago, after the previous generation of Tianbao Pavilion master passed away, it began to decline rapidly, and the new disciples it accepted were also inferior to the previous generations.
Internal problems in Tianbao Pavilion are also frequent, and the family behind it has even experienced a talent gap. The problems within the family are becoming increasingly prominent, and the situation is also very dangerous.
The Tiangong Sect began to develop multiple strategies, and its sights were no longer limited to a single weapon refining. It began to expand externally and annex some other sect forces, in order to cultivate its own top experts and enhance the sect's combat effectiveness.
A few months ago, due to the related strength of Tianbao Pavilion, the last two forces broke out in a shocking war, and even the leader of Tiangong Sect was dispatched.
Unexpectedly, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Tianbao Pavilion has hundreds of years of foundation to support it, and it can resist the fierce attack of Tiangong Sect without defeat.
After that, the commotion got bigger and bigger, and more and more forces were involved. As they were all members of the Wen Dynasty, it was impossible for the royal family to let the war continue.
In the end, the emperor personally came forward, and the two parties made a bet, agreeing that three years later, their weapon refiners would compete in a duel.
Each of them selects the three most talented disciples under their banner and engages in three battles. The one who wins two rounds is the winner, and the loser must surrender unconditionally. Therefore, this is a battle of fate and a battle of life and death.
Young people can represent the development potential of their respective forces, so it was finally decided that the age of the contestants should not exceed twenty years old, and the duel will be jointly supervised by all forces.
After listening to this, Yan Liang suddenly realized that the source of Chen Yan's sorrow that day was that there was such entanglement in it, but the change of power was just like that.
Then we talked about the royal family. There are three princes who are most capable of competing for the throne, namely the eldest prince, the third prince and the eighth prince. The least effective one is the youngest fourth prince.
Because his mother was a palace maid, she was almost killed when she was born. If her father-in-law hadn't saved her, she would have died long ago. When she grew up, she would have been ostracized by other princes.
Without the help of powerful forces behind him, he had given up on himself a long time ago. It is said that he was idle all day long, and by night he was having a great time and was having a great time, surrounded by beautiful women.
He has rarely appeared in the imperial city for a long time, and many people have forgotten his existence.
While they were chatting, at Ji Rushuang's reception banquet, more than a dozen people were sitting together, also chatting about Tiangong Sect's recruitment of disciples.
Several people at the banquet were wearing uniform clothes. The men were all wearing blue gowns, and the women were wearing slim-fitting light blue skirts, but the words "Literature College" were embroidered in gold on the chest.
The College of Liberal Arts is a college directly established by the Wen Dynasty. It specializes in cultivating young talents for the country and belongs to the royal family's own power.
Most of the students who graduated from the Wen Dynasty will return to their families, some outstanding ones will enter various departments of the country, and those with better qualifications will join other sects or forces.
After drinking for a few rounds, beside Ji Ruxue, there was a woman named Lu Huanlian who was about the same age as her. Her beautiful face was already flushed with red and she was slightly dizzy from wine.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, leaned her body, leaned against her, and said softly: "Sister Rushuang, we are about to graduate. Are you interested in joining the Tiangong Sect together?"
Ji Rushuang suddenly remembered that handsome face, and secretly guessed that his purpose of coming to Shangtian City at this time was to join the Tiangong Sect.
She shook her head gently, "I don't know either. I'll go with you to check it out on the enrollment day. We'll make a decision based on the situation then..."
