Chapter 52 - Martial Arts Compet.i.tion"What, Mr. Guest?" The moment Xiang Yun heard w.a.n.g Xiangguo"s words, he immediately thought of the visiting professor from his university in his previous life.
Each of these visiting professors was more impressive than the last. Some of them were presidents of famous universities, some of them were CEOs of corporate companies, and some were fellows of the Academy. These people would occasionally attend cla.s.ses during the past year, but their fees were even higher than those of the full-time teachers.
"Don"t tell me there are visiting professors in this world?"
When he heard w.a.n.g Wenjing"s suggestion, Xiang Tian also silently hesitated. Upon seeing this, w.a.n.g Wenjing immediately revealed an expression of joy. Knowing that the situation was turning for the better, he hurriedly tried to hit the iron while it was still hot.
"Your highness, if the prince is only a guest, then his status and qualifications are not that high. Furthermore, there are no restrictions during cla.s.s time. As long as the prince has the time to come to Dragon City, he can teach whenever he wants. What do you think?"
Xiang Tian"s emotionless, deep eyes seemed to ponder for a moment before his gaze swept across Xiang Yun. Seeing the latter staring at him with wide eyes, he finally nodded his head and said, "Alright.""What, I agreed to it!" Xiang Yun had thought that his father would once again reject him categorically, but he had not expected the latter to agree so simply. This caught Xiang Yun rather by surprise.
He was just about to continue arguing when w.a.n.g Wenjing, who was at the side, let out an excited laugh. He grabbed Xiang Yun"s hands, which were just about to raise them in protest, as the latter spoke excitedly.
"This is great, Your Highness. Right now, you are the guest teacher of our Orthodox Academy. On this trip back to Dragon City, I will immediately go to the academy to help you set up the records and arrange your school. As long as Your Eminence has the time to come to Dragon City, you can directly go to the academy to teach."
"I …"
Looking at the elated and excited Prime Minister and then at the aloof and indifferent Xiang Tian, Xiang Yun suddenly felt as if he had been sold out!
"This crown prince definitely isn"t his own son. Otherwise, how could he be sold out so easily by his own father?" Xiang Yun could not help but silently curse in his heart! However, there was nothing he could do to change the truth.
"Father, since this son has obtained the first place in this poem duel, shouldn"t you bring out the gold and cloud utensil that you speak of?" Having been cheated by Xiang Lingtian, Xiang Yun was just thinking that he should at least recover some of his losses.However, Xiang Tian completely ignored Xiang Yun"s resentful gaze and only indifferently waved his hand at the servants behind him. A moment later, a few robust servants came down, carrying three chests of gold and placing them in the pavilion.
Xiang Yun had already left his seat, running to the front of one of the boxes and pulling it open. Immediately, golden light flashed, dazzling his eyes!
"d.a.m.n, it really is a thousand taels of gold!" Xiang Yun could not help but sigh with emotion.
Although he already knew that a thousand taels of gold was nothing compared to the wealth he possessed today, Xiang Yun who had followed his grandfather in his previous life was still poor. Upon seeing a thousand taels of gold, he couldn"t help but reveal the att.i.tude of a miser.
The latter had her arms around the large box and her entire body was pressed against it. It was as if she wanted to dig her head into the box.
"Cough cough." Beside him, Jing Hong could not help but cough dryly to remind Xiang Yun, who looked somewhat embarra.s.sed.
Looking at his third brother"s useless appearance, Xiang Jinglei gnashed his teeth in anger. He really wanted to rush up and kick this brat"s b.u.t.t until it blossomed!
Xiang Yun did not care what the people around him thought, he did not need anyone to help him. He hugged the wooden chest filled with gold with both hands and ran back to his seat with a sway, placing the wooden chest filled with gold under his seat. Then, he stretched out his legs and hugged it tightly, not forgetting to say a few words to his personal servant, Lin Wan"er."Wan-Er, you have to watch this chest of gold. Don"t let anyone steal it."
Looking at the stunned expressions of the guests and the way her son was acting like a miser, Lin Wan"er felt that her face was burning. She really wanted to say something to her son. "Your Highness, can we have some face?"
It was with great difficulty that he managed to collect his gold. Xiang Yun looked left and right, somewhat unsettled. On his right was the Duke Wen Jing. The latter was of great authority and definitely possessed considerable wealth. He definitely would not steal his gold.
As for the left side, Xiang Yun merely turned his head to take a look. When he saw that pair of eyes that were cold as knives, Xiang Yun immediately turned his head, sitting straight, without looking sideways as he thought to himself, This woman probably wants my life even more than her own gold.Finally no longer worried about the issue of gold, Xiang Yun once again looked at Xiang Tian, a rare smile on his face as he fawned over him. Even a fool would know that Xiang Yun was saying, "With gold, then where is my Cloud Equipment?"
Seeing Xiang Yun"s expression that required a beating, even Xiang Tian"s facial muscles twitched slightly. The latter did not say anything more and just made a grasping motion in midair. In the next moment, a black ring appeared on Xiang Tian"s hand.The ring was as black as ink, and on it was carved a huge black dragon with bared fangs and brandished claws. The dragon carved on the ring was extremely detailed and lifelike, one could even see the scales on its body. Just by looking at the carving, one could tell that it wasn"t some ordinary object.
The moment Xiang Lingtian took it out, Xiang Jinghong and Xiang Jinghong"s expressions simultaneously changed. Even the crown prince Xiang Gan revealed a bewildered and uncertain look.
Xiang Lingtian took out the ring in his hand and offered it to Xiang Yun, but the latter did not extend his hand out to receive it. A trace of dissatisfaction appeared on his face as he thought to himself, "How can it be such a small, black ring? It"s worth a few coins!"He had originally thought that Xiang Lingtian would take out some dazzling, peerless divine weapon, or a defensive treasure armor. If he didn"t, he would just have to take out another thousand taels of gold.
He did not expect the latter to actually take out a black lousy ring. Could this thing be eaten as food? Xiang Yun looked down on this ring.
As if he had seen through Xiang Yun"s thoughts, Xiang Tian revealed a rare hint of a playful smile. The latter placed the black ring on his palm and said, "The cloud artifact that has been bestowed upon you this time is this ring!"
"What!"
"Black Ember Ring!"
It was almost as if the moment Xiang Tian mentioned the ring"s name, Xiang Lei, Xiang Jinghong, the crown prince Xiang Qian, and even the proud Xiang Fei were shocked into silence."Hmm?" Upon seeing these people"s indescribably shocked expressions, Xiang Yun"s originally somewhat unhappy expression immediately disappeared, his eyes naturally staring at the black ring on Xiang Tian"s finger.
"Black Ember Ring, what is that?"
Xiang Yun had never heard of this item"s name, nor did he know what use this item had. Why would it cause his eldest brother, second brother, and the two princes and princesses to lose their composure like this?
At this moment, it was still Xiang Jinghong who had seen through Xiang Yun"s doubts. He was both happy and a little envious as he spoke to Xiang Yun.
"Xiao Yunzi, you brat, this time you"ve truly gotten an enormous advantage. This Black Light Ring is the storage ring that my royal father used when he was on the battlefield. It can be stored in the void at will."
"Back then, my brother and I begged royal father to bestow the ring to us, but we didn"t have any share. I didn"t expect royal father to actually plan to gift this treasure, if I had known earlier, I would have studied hard and partic.i.p.ated in this compet.i.tion." At this point, Xiang Jinghong couldn"t help but once again look enviously at Xiang Yun.
Not only him, even Xiang Jinglei"s eyes widened to the point that he could almost see the flames of jealousy within them. Even the crown prince, Xiang Qian, who had always been magnanimous and indifferent, secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva at this moment.
This spatial ring was a treasure that was refined using a spatial stone, and a spatial stone was a rare treasure in the world. A spatial ring that could be refined by a refiner was incomparably rare; even in the entire Windcloud Nation, the number of people who possessed a spatial ring could be counted on one hand.Now, Xiang Tian had actually gifted Xiang Yun with a storage ring. How could they not be envious of such a precious cloud artifact?
"Storage ring, you can store anything you want!" It"s actually this magical! " Upon hearing these words, Xiang Yun immediately knew that this was an extraordinary treasure. His eyes immediately lit up!In the next moment, before anyone could react, Xiang Yun had already shot into the air and s.n.a.t.c.hed the ring from Xiang Tian"s palm! Holding it in his hand, he carefully played with it as if he was holding a precious artifact!
"Eh, thank you Father for the reward, thank you Father for the reward!" Xiang Yun had not forgotten to thank his father.
Immediately after, as if he had received the burning gazes of his brothers and sisters, Xiang Yun no longer dared to play around with the Black Light Ring, afraid that he would provoke them and force them to s.n.a.t.c.h his ring.
Immediately, Xiang Yun hurriedly placed the ring on the middle finger of his left hand, before retracting his hand back into the sleeves of his brocade robe, looking extremely cautious!
The banquet continued as before. After the eye-opener from the battle poem compet.i.tion, everyone"s heart surged as they saw two shocking works appear one after another. Their mood also rose as they chatted and drank, appearing even happier.
He did not know why he suddenly mentioned last year"s birthday, how Xiang Jinglei and Xiang Qian, the two young elites, were having a martial compet.i.tion. At that time, Xiang Jinglei and Xiang Qian were still in the first stages of the Yellow Cloud Realm, and they were also the prodigies of the younger generation of the State of Feng Yun.
The two of them fought to the point where it was hard to determine who was stronger. In the end however, Xiang Jinglei was one year older than Xiang Qian, so no one felt that Xiang Qian was weaker than Xiang Jinglei.
Now that the topic of the battle was brought up again, as one of the witnesses at that time, Marshal Wan-Bing was immediately interested. He borrowed the influence of the alcohol to shout out loud."Your Highness, just now, we held a poetry compet.i.tion, which was a fun program for scholars. A rough and boorish person like me can"t enjoy it, but of course, His Highness"s two poems are indeed good, but I still suggest that since there"s a literary compet.i.tion, how about another martial arts compet.i.tion?"
"Martial fight?"
When they heard Old Marshal Wan"s suggestion, other than King Wen Jing, who was not interested in martial arts, as well as Xiang Yun, who was intoxicated with the gold he had obtained and overjoyed with his storage ring, everyone"s eyes lit up.Regardless of which continent it was, in the Seven Stars Continent, one would still be considered a true mainstream martial artist!
Because in the Seven Stars Continent, even if you had heaven-defying knowledge, if your fist wasn"t strong enough and you met someone who didn"t make sense, then all reason would be for naught!
Here, all things followed martial arts as the leader. Cultivation was the key to fighting against the heavens. The path of cultivation was the goal of millions of people on the continent. They all had a burning desire for martial arts! This was the thought carved into the bones of everyone in the Seven Stars Continent!
When they heard Old Marshal Wan"s suggestion to engage in a battle, although no one in the pavilion spoke, everyone"s eyes were burning with pa.s.sion!Especially Xiang Jinglei and Xiang Jinghong, the two brothers. The two of them had experienced the training on the battlefield, and their thirst for battle was incomparably strong!
At this moment, Xiang Jinglei"s eyes glowed even more intensely as his body radiated an invisible will to fight. He glanced at Crown Prince Xiang Qian, who was standing beside Xiang Ling. The latter had a similar impa.s.sioned fighting spirit; he was clearly eager to give it a try!
In almost an instant, the entire atmosphere of the birthday banquet turned fiery hot. Xiang Tian could feel the fighting intent erupting from these juniors. He couldn"t help but reveal a gratified smile as he nodded to Wan Bing.
"Since Old Marshal w.a.n.g is so interested, let"s have another martial arts duel. This King shall take out another cloud weapon as a reward for this one!"
"Haha, your highness is going to make you "righteous" and "rich" again!" When Wan Bing saw Xiang Tian nod in agreement, he immediately laughed heartily. Of course, this was just a joke, as a cloud weapon was nothing but a drop in the bucket to a king of the Empire of Feng Yun.
Wan Bing then suggested, "Your Royal Highness, let"s not cause too much trouble in this martial arts compet.i.tion, just let the younger generation of the pavilion compete with each other. If we really let everyone compete, your birthday banquet will really become a martial arts practice ground, and even tomorrow morning, I"m afraid it won"t be the end of the compet.i.tion."
"Alright, it"s settled then!" Xiang Tian nodded in agreement once again!