Chapter 258

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered together, row upon row of geniuses.

Under the attention of everyone, Vice President Qi spoke with a smile.

"According to the usual practice in previous years, at this time of year, we will invite a heavyweight mysterious guest to kick off this half-month-long event. Guess who it will be this year?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the 100,000 viewers immediately started to discuss and guess with great interest.

"Last year's opening guest was the Holy Master of Langya Holy Land, and the year before last was even more remarkable when the God of War Huangfu Wuji came in person. This year's guest, I'm afraid it won't be too bad, right?"

"The event of the two houses is the top event in Kyushu. It is not surprising no matter which big person appears, it is hard to guess."

The audience spoke the names of big names, Gu Chen was not interested, and focused on those big shots in the VIP seats.

Under Zi Jitong's peeping, the big bosses at the VIP seats were all unfathomably cultivated, the worst ones were probably at the immortal level, and the strong ones definitely reached the level of heaven and man.

"Chen Guanshi, who do you think this year's guest will be? The academy has kept the secrecy too strict, and they couldn't find out beforehand."

Xu Fang next to him asked curiously.

"I don't know either." Gu Chen perfunctory.

"It's better not to play tricks on everyone, let's just say it, this year's guest is my current imperial teacher of the Middle-Earth Empire, the great Confucian Shen Xudong!"

After she finished speaking, a scribe in a blue shirt slowly stepped up to the high platform from the entrance of the VIP seat.

He looked old, but his back was straight, and his eyes were piercing under his long white eyebrows.

He walks with a refined temperament, which is different from the immortal demeanor of a monk, and more like a pure scholar who is worthy of the heaven and the earth.

"It turns out that the national teacher is here!"

"Guoshi Shen is usually busy with government affairs, so he has time to participate in the event."

The audience applauded one after another, looking at the old man on the high platform with eyes full of awe.

Confucian disciples are all over the world, and as a great Confucian, Shen Xudong is highly respected and deeply loved by the people of Kyushu.

Gu Chen's expression froze at this moment, staring at the great scholar on the high platform without saying a word.

According to the information obtained earlier, this Shen Xudong is his mother's father, that is, his grandfather!

Gu Chen didn't expect to see his relatives on such an occasion, Gu Chen had mixed feelings.

"Why can't you protect my family..."

Gu Chen murmured.

In his heart, apart from his mother, he has no sense of closeness to the Shen family.

Seeing Shen Xudong appearing now, many audience members cheered one after another, and even the bosses in the VIP seats got up to greet him one after another, he just felt a little ridiculous.

The Shen family has such a huge influence, yet his Shen Xudong's son-in-law was hunted down and his whereabouts are unknown, his grandson concealed his name and became a killer, and he, Shen Xudong, was still an official in the same court as Huangfu Wuji!

Gu Chen doesn't know what's hidden in this, but he has no intention of recognizing this cheap grandpa.

"Shen Xudong is here, where's mother? Is it possible that she's here?"

A trace of anticipation arose in Gu Chen's heart, hoping to see his mother.

It's a pity that he looked around at the VIP table, but he didn't find his mother. The Confucian scholars who followed Shen Xudong were all men.

Amidst the cheers of the audience, the great Confucianist Shen Xudong announced the official start of this year's event between the two colleges, and at the same time said something that excited many students.

"Our Kyushu has a large number of talented people. In order to motivate the young people who participated in the grand event, the emperor specially prepared a generous gift, and prepared to reward the proud son of heaven who reached the pinnacle of the grand event."

"This great gift is named the Emperor's Grace Award, and the winner will be announced on the last day."

After Shen Xudong finished speaking, Vice President Qi said in surprise. "According to what Shen Guoshi said, this emperor's reward is not for the first-place student in the event?"

Shen Xudong nodded. "That's right, this time the Emperor's Grace rewards the most talented young people. There is no limit to their cultivation or status, as long as they show the top talent!"

"That is to say, even the freshmen of the two colleges may get this reward."

Hearing his words, many freshmen in the square became excited, such as Ye Qingshuang, a student with extraordinary talent but destined to be only a foil for the conference because of his young age, couldn't help but secretly cheered up.

This is an opportunity!

If one can get the Emperor's Grace issued by the imperial court, not only will there be real benefits, but also great fame.

This is the first time that the Emperor's Encouragement has appeared, and its intrinsic value is even better than entering the Kyushu Billboard!

For a moment, all the students were eager to try, and their enthusiasm was ignited.

"The emperor's reward sounds really tempting, but Shen Guoshi, talent is too mysterious after all. I don't know how to select it? How can it convince the public?"

asked the vice president of Miaofa Academy.

"You don't have to worry about this."

Shen Xudong smiled with a deep meaning. "The judging is absolutely fair and just. Everyone present can be said to be the judges of the Emperor's Grace Award."

He did not specifically say how to judge, but Confucianism has always been fair, and everyone firmly believes that this judgment must be fair.

Amidst the surprises brought by the Great Confucianism, the grand gathering of the two courts was officially held.

On the first day, many arenas were set up in the square, and students from the two colleges came to the stage to compete.

Gu Chen watched a few competitions in the auditorium. Although the standards of the students who competed were not bad, but because it was a competition, they left a lot of room for each other, and he found it boring.

As a killer who comes and goes in a bloody storm, the struggle between most of the students of the two colleges, in Gu Chen's view, is like pretending to be a house party, and it always lacks a bit of blood.

He soon became bored and left the square after watching Ye Qingshuang defeat a student of the Miaofa Academy with thunderous force.

"The Patriarch of the Shen family is here. There must be a lot of Shen family members here. I wonder if we can find a chance to find out about my mother's current situation? It would be even better if I could secretly report to her that she is safe."

Gu Chen thought about this matter as soon as he left the square. After learning about the Shen family's information, he originally decided not to see his mother, but now that the Shen family is close at hand, he has inevitably moved his mind.

Maybe it's time to find Mu Ziyu or Shi Jian, and ask them to help me set up a bridge and get to know the children of the Shen family.

Knowing about his mother's family was good and bad for him.

It's a pity that Mu Ziyu, the teacher, was too busy to be seen as soon as the event started. As for Shi Jian, he fought more enthusiastically in the ring.

Gu Chen could only temporarily suppress his thoughts and returned to his residence.

The entire academy was in full swing because of the event, and few people could calm down and practice at this time.

However, Gu Chen was very down-to-earth, outside of this grand meeting, he practiced as hard as in the past.

He is not far away from consummation of supernatural powers, and he wants to reach this realm as soon as possible, so as to hit the immortal realm.

In the evening, someone suddenly visited Gu Chen's residence and sent an unexpected invitation.

(end of this chapter)