Chapter 62

Chapter 62: Master of the White Pavilion!

 

“Please wait a moment, everyone.”

At that moment, a voice suddenly rang out in the hall, “Zhao Qin’s words are inappropriate and his behavior is abhorrent. He is to be immediately expelled from the National Scholar Banquet.”

Hearing these words, Zhao Qin’s face instantly turned pale. He hadn’t expected that they would expel him from the National Scholar Banquet.

He hurriedly stood up and looked toward the inner hall not far away. Just as he was about to speak, an elderly man silently appeared before him and coldly said, “Young Master Zhao Qin, please leave.”

Zhao Qin looked toward the inner hall, bowed respectfully, and said with a trembling voice, “Master Ci, I misspoke earlier. Please forgive me.”

“Withdraw.”

A calm voice came from within the hall.

Zhao Qin’s face was as white as paper, but he dared not say anything more. He respectfully withdrew, but as he left, he glanced at Ye Tianming standing nearby.

As Zhao Qin withdrew, Fa Zhen and the others returned to their seats.

At this time, two men slowly walked out from the inner hall.

The leading man wore simple cloth garments, had eyes like bright stars, and held an ancient book in his hand, appearing cultured and refined, different from ordinary people.

Bai Ci.

The Master of the White Robe Pavilion!

Currently the most powerful person among the younger generation in the Guanxuan Universe, and almost certainly the future designated Chief Counselor of the Inner Cabinet. As soon as the Young Lord takes power, he would definitely enter the cabinet and gradually take over. He was personally cultivated by the Young Lord as a trusted confidant!

Standing beside Bai Ci was another young man with equally extraordinary bearing – An Yan, the younger brother of An Qi from the An family.

An Yan saw Ye Tianming and smiled slightly.

Ye Tianming also smiled.

At this moment, everyone seated at the table stood up. Despite the fact that Bai Ci didn’t come from a prestigious family or sect, none of them dared to be arrogant, because the Young Lord stood behind him.

Bai Ci walked up to everyone and made a bow, “Thank you all for waiting. Allow me to explain. Earlier, An Yan and I were receiving envoys from the Ancient Former Civilization. Due to some unresolved matters, we were delayed for some time.”

Fa Zhen was curious, “Minister Ci, what exactly is the Ancient Former Civilization here for?”

The others also looked toward Bai Ci, their eyes filled with curiosity.

Bai Ci calmly said, “To contain Guanxuan.”

Fa Zhen and the others fell silent.

Contain Guanxuan!

When the Guanxuan Sword Master was around, the Guanxuan Universe was at its peak. At that time, if the Sword Master had wanted, he could have unified all civilizations and all eras across the universe. However, the Sword Master didn’t do so, and no one knew why.

But now, those eras and universal civilizations had no desire to submit to the Guanxuan Universe!

However, the Guanxuan Universe was rising like the sun, especially now with the appearance of the Young Lord, who had grand ambitions. Currently, all universal civilizations from outside were paying attention to this Young Lord of the Guanxuan Universe, because they wanted to know just how extraordinary he was!

Bai Ci suddenly said solemnly, “Everyone, at tomorrow’s Guanxuan Debate, I ask that you all do your best.”

Fa Zhen was surprised, “Bai Ci, aren’t you participating?”

Bai Ci shook his head, “I cannot.”

Fa Zhen was puzzled, “Why not?”

An Yan, who was standing nearby, said, “Brother Ci has other important matters to attend to, so this time it’s up to us.”

Fa Zhen smiled, “Then let’s see what these super geniuses from the Ancient Former Civilization are made of.”

Hearing this, everyone laughed.

They were all the most extraordinary scholars of the younger generation in the Guanxuan Universe. With their profound knowledge, they weren’t afraid of anyone from outside universes.

Seeing everyone laugh, Bai Ci also smiled slightly. He suddenly turned to look at Ye Tianming, “You are Ye Tianming?”

Ye Tianming nodded without speaking.

Bai Ci smiled slightly, “Being able to pass through the Guanxuan Path is quite impressive.”

Ye Tianming looked at him but didn’t speak.

Bai Ci smiled and nodded, also not speaking.

Because there was nothing to say between them.

They both understood each other.

The problem Ye Tianming faced, Bai Ci couldn’t solve, nor would he try to solve it.

Ye Tianming understood this, so he didn’t speak either.

A moment later, Ye Tianming and An Yan came to the outer corridor, which faced the vast starry sky.

An Yan suddenly said, “I’m sorry.”

Ye Tianming turned to look at An Yan, who apologetically said, “Regarding the Xiao family matter, I wasn’t able to help much.”

In fact, he had been secretly helping with this matter, but since he was only from the White Robe Pavilion and didn’t have real power yet, he couldn’t shake the Xiao family, especially when someone important from above had declared the matter closed.

Ye Tianming smiled, “It has nothing to do with you.”

An Yan looked up at the starry sky and said softly, “Tianming, I really miss the days when we used to read books at the Great Dao Bookhouse.”

Ye Tianming smiled. Back then, he and An Yan loved to spend time in the Great Dao Bookhouse, which contained many books from the Milky Way. They would read every day and then debate. At that time, their shared dream was to change the Guanxuan Universe someday.

An Yan continued, “Only after coming here did I realize that this world is much more difficult than we initially thought. To change this world, there’s still a very long road ahead.”

Ye Tianming turned to look at An Yan. Undeniably, compared to before, An Yan had matured considerably and also seemed more weathered.

And the same was probably true for himself.

Ye Tianming said softly, “As you said, An Yan, this world is indeed much more difficult than we thought. We were somewhat presumptuous back then. But if young people aren’t a bit arrogant, can they still be called young?”

“Haha!”

An Yan burst into laughter.

A moment later, An Yan suddenly said, “The Ten Thousand States Competition is coming soon. Your current realm is…”

Ye Tianming said, “Fashen Realm.”

An Yan shook his head, “Too low.”

Saying this, he took out a storage ring and handed it to Ye Tianming.

Ye Tianming looked at the storage ring, which contained fifty thousand spirit crystals.

An Yan smiled, “Sorry, I don’t accept bribes, so I don’t have much money. I can’t help you too much.”

He then took out a scroll and handed it to Ye Tianming, “This is the basic version of the Universe Guanxuan Method issued by the White Robe Pavilion. You can practice it; the effects are quite good.”

Actually, this basic version of the Universe Guanxuan Method was not allowed to be shared outside, but An Yan still gave it to Ye Tianming. For him, rules were not as important as his brother.

Ye Tianming didn’t refuse. He accepted the technique and the storage ring. He couldn’t reject his brother’s goodwill. However, he also took out his own technique and handed it to An Yan, “You can take a look. If it suits you, you can try practicing it.”

An Yan took the technique and was immediately shocked. He looked at Ye Tianming in disbelief, “Is this the technique you told me you wanted to create back then?”

He and Ye Tianming had grown up together and often played together, so Ye Tianming had never hidden anything from him. He hadn’t expected that Ye Tianming had actually succeeded in creating it, and that it was so impressive.

Ye Tianming nodded, “Yes.”

An Yan’s expression was complex, “My sister misjudged you.”

Ye Tianming smiled, “That’s all in the past.”

An Yan asked, “You don’t hate her?”

Ye Tianming shook his head, “Everyone has the right to pursue happiness.”

An Yan sighed softly.

Ye Tianming said, “Shall we find a place to have a few drinks? Have a good chat.”

An Yan smiled, “I was just thinking the same.”

Just then, an elderly man suddenly walked quickly toward them. The old man bowed slightly to Ye Tianming, “Young Master Ye, my young lady requests your presence for a meeting. I wonder if you are available now…”

Ye Tianming immediately shook his head, “Not available, I need to chat with my brother…”

An Yan smiled.

At this moment, Ye Tianming suddenly turned to look at the departing old man and asked, “Your young lady is?”

The old man said, “Nan Ling Zhao.”

Ye Tianming immediately grabbed the old man’s arm, “Let’s go, I’m available…”

An Yan: “…”

The old man was stunned. He looked at An Yan standing nearby, and Ye Tianming quickly said, “He’s not important, let’s go, let’s go quickly…”

He pulled the old man and headed downstairs.

An Yan: “???”