touchnovel Chapter 244 Graduation Banquet
Chapter 244 Graduation Banquet
Chapter 244 Graduation Banquet
"Okay, I'll call Xiaoying later. But then again, isn't Chen Lie's aptitude not that great?"
How come all of a sudden, there are martial arts champions and top martial arts students? Did their ancestors' graves emit auspicious smoke?
"We share the same ancestral grave with them. Even if the ancestral grave is emitting auspicious smoke, it can't only bring good fortune to the third son's family," Yang Huiqin said.
"Why is there smoke rising from the ancestral grave? In my opinion, Chen Lie has attained enlightenment!" Chen Guangqun said.
What is enlightenment?
"The so-called enlightenment is a very rare characteristic in martial arts, which has no rules. It often refers to a person with mediocre talent who suddenly understands martial arts and then makes rapid progress in martial arts."
Chen Lie is probably in this situation.
"Why have I never heard of enlightenment?"
Enlightenment is very rare; at least there are no readily available examples on Earth.
Whether enlightenment truly exists is still uncertain.
But Chen Lie has changed so much all of a sudden, I think this must be enlightenment!
"Chen Lie has made great progress recently, and suddenly became the champion of martial arts in three provinces. To be honest, I am a little jealous."
No wonder my second sister-in-law kept calling me recently, saying that Chen Lie's martial arts have improved rapidly, he must have encountered some kind of extraordinary encounter.
They wanted to team up with me to find out about Chen Lie's extraordinary adventures.
I initially thought Chen Lie had only attended a talent training camp, and even if he had some extraordinary encounter, it wouldn't be anything special. But I never expected him to suddenly become the top martial arts champion in three provinces.
Chen Chaoqun said, "Don't meddle in this. Even if Chen Lie really did have some kind of extraordinary encounter, that's his. How dare we ask him to hand over some extraordinary encounter?"
"Why should I get involved? Our Xiaoying has already entered the martial arts realm. Even if she has some kind of extraordinary encounter, it will be Chen Ye from the Guangqun family. I won't do something so thankless!"
Ultimately, the reason Guangqun and Guirong are being so unreasonable is because of Chen Ye, but this Chen Ye—”
"Chen Ye's ambition in martial arts is lacking, and his weak qi and blood are also due to his desire for speed in martial arts. Xiao Ying said that he was cheating and shirking his duties. Even if he had a miraculous encounter, he would not have achieved such great success," Chen Guangqun said.
"I'll call Xiaoying's classmate and ask her if she's attending Chen Lie's college entrance celebration banquet."
Yang Huiqin nodded, then took out her communicator and walked to the side.
Meanwhile, Chen Guangqun's family also received an invitation to a graduation banquet.
Chen Shijian and Chen Guangqun's family were talking in the living room.
Chang Guirong slapped the invitation on the coffee table in front of the living room sofa.
"Look, Chen Lie just won first place in the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament in Yunchuan yesterday, and he's already showing off today. A graduation banquet? I think it should be a banquet for the top scholar!"
Chen Guangqun sighed, stood up from the sofa, and said, "So what if you get the top scholar's seat?"
"Winning the martial arts competition among the three provinces proves that he truly deserves the title of the number one martial arts genius in Sichuan, so holding a banquet for him is perfectly justifiable!"
Chen Shijian also said, "Guangqun is right. It's normal to hold a banquet. When I was in southern Jiangsu, if a family's child was successful and could join the Southern Jiangsu Provincial Youth Genius Group, the family would hold a special banquet to entertain relatives and friends."
Moreover, he was the top martial arts champion in Sichuan and the number one martial artist in three provinces.
Upon hearing this, Chang Guirong immediately said, "Dad, that's not what I meant. I'm not jealous of Lao San's family. I just feel that they only care about showing off and don't care about the hidden injuries on Xiao Ye's martial arts."
When do you plan to talk to Gequn about this? Ono can't keep delaying like this!
Chen Shijian thought for a moment, then said, "Let's bring it up at the banquet."
"At a banquet? That's fine too."
Chang Guirong thought about it and decided that this was a good occasion. After all, in front of a large audience, the third brother's family was too shy to refuse in public.
"There's one more thing!"
Chen Shijian looked at Chen Ye with a smile: "My old friend contacted me, saying that her granddaughter seems to really like Xiao Ye and wants to invite him to visit Jiangsu Province!"
"Oh? Is that so?"
Upon hearing this, Chang Guirong's face lit up with joy, and she said, "Our Xiaoye has never even met that girl, how could she suddenly take a liking to him?"
"Mom, you underestimate me. These past few days, I've been sending her messages on Green Bubble every day, asking how she is doing. Although she doesn't reply very enthusiastically, she's definitely developed some feelings for me," Chen Ye said at this moment.
Chang Guirong then looked at Chen Shijian: "Dad, what did the Ruan family say? Why did they suddenly want Xiaoye to visit southern Jiangsu?"
"Of course, it's because they're happy with the marriage."
My old friend explained to me that his granddaughter's Qi and Blood value had exceeded four digits when she was sixteen years old. After accumulating experience for half a year, she entered the Qi and Blood Extreme Realm, becoming the youngest Qi and Blood Extreme Realm expert in the genius group of Southern Jiangsu Province.
In the Jiangsu Province's genius group, her martial arts achievements rank among the top five, making her one of the province's top martial arts geniuses.
Because my friend's granddaughter has been specially admitted to Blue Star University and is about to go to the Northwest front to participate in military training, I wanted to take this opportunity to invite Ono to southern Jiangsu so that he could meet the girl.
My old friend specifically suggested that Ono could stay in Jiangsu Province for a few days so that his granddaughter could get to know him and exchange martial arts knowledge.
Upon hearing this, Chen Ye immediately said, "Grandpa, exchanging martial arts techniques is not allowed!"
His Qi and Blood Value was already over four digits at the age of sixteen, so his martial arts strength must be even more terrifying now.
Exchanging martial arts skills definitely involves sparring. If we were to actually fight, I'd probably be in mortal danger with just one move given my limited strength.
Even without sparring, with his current mediocre skill level, he would definitely be exposed after a brief exchange.
Chang Guirong said, "Dad, why don't you postpone it for now, at least until Ono Takedo has improved a bit before going to Jiangsu Province?"
"Alright then, I'll talk to my old friend about it!" Chen Shijian could only say.
Three days passed in a flash. Under Luo Zhixun's arrangement, Chen Lie's graduation banquet was booked at the Chuandu Grand Banquet Hotel, the tallest hotel in Dongchuan and frequented by the powerful and wealthy.
Over the past three days, Chen Lie has spent most of his time teaching Chen Xingyao the method of manipulating mental energy.
Chen Xingyao's skills in manipulating mental energy are also rapidly improving.
Although it is still not possible to perfectly construct the consciousness sea of the One Star Well Constellation, it has already reached a general level.
After a few more days of practice, it should be almost there.
On the day Chen Lie held his banquet, guests arrived at his home just as dawn was breaking.
At the entrance of Chen Lie's house, a man and a woman were talking to a girl who looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old.
After gently knocking on the door, the young girl asked, "Mom, did my cousin Chen Lie really become the top martial arts champion in three provinces?"
"Didn't you watch the live stream of the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament?" the woman said, glancing at the girl.
"Yes, I saw it. But four months ago, at my cousin Chen Ying's martial arts banquet, didn't you say that my second uncle's cousin Chen Ye was more skilled in martial arts?"
The woman was taken aback and said, "My mother has always lived in Xichuan, how could she know such details?"
"At the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament, even our Sichuan Province's top martial arts champion, Gu Yang, was defeated by your cousin Chen Lie. How could that be false?"
"It's not just our Xichuan martial arts champion; even Ji Lingxuan from Yunchuan was defeated by Chen Lie's cousin."
I've seen my cousin Chen Lie several months ago, and he never said he was that great.
On the contrary, my second uncle's cousin, Chen Ye, kept bragging about how high his Qi and blood levels were and how powerful he was.
Truly capable people don't often boast about how capable they are!
"I told my classmates in the elite class of Xichuan Provincial Key High School that the martial arts champion of three provinces is my cousin, but none of them believed me!"
At this moment, the middle-aged man next to her stood up and said, "Qiongqiong, what kind of person is the champion of martial arts from three provinces? He's one of the top talents on the entire planet Earth. If you ask your classmates like that, who will believe you?"
"Uncle, you've always said that Cousin Chen Lie helped you a lot, and you came here today specifically to thank him. What exactly did he do for you?" the girl asked the middle-aged man.
"He helped me increase the sales volume of Changsheng Pharmaceutical's products by over a hundredfold!"
"Wow? That's amazing?" the girl exclaimed in surprise.
At that moment, footsteps could be heard coming from inside the door.
The woman instructed the girl, "Qiongqiong, be polite to your third uncle and aunt later."
"Yes, I know!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the door to Chen Lie's house was pushed open.
Feng Yuelan opened the door. Upon seeing the people outside, she immediately said, "Ruoqun, why are you here so early?"
I remember I messaged you telling you to go directly to the Chuandu Grand Banquet Hotel in Dongchuan?
Outside Chen Lie's house stood Chen Lie's aunt, Chen Ruoqun, and Chen Ruoqun's daughter, Jiang Qiongqiong.
"Oh, is that so? This is Qiongqiong's uncle, Jiang Minghua. He came here specifically to express his gratitude because Chen Lie did him a great favor."
"Please come in quickly!"
As Feng Yuelan spoke, she immediately invited the three of them to sit down in the living room of her home.
After everyone sat down, Feng Yuelan asked, "How did Chen Lie help Qiongqiong's uncle?"
Jiang Minghua had just put down the gifts he was carrying when he heard Feng Yuelan ask a question. He quickly stood up and said, "It's like this. I run a gene-based pharmaceutical company with someone. It was originally a small, unknown workshop, but Chen Lie endorsed one of our company's products for a very low fee during the Dongchuan Province All-People Martial Arts Competition."
Unexpectedly, Chen Lie became the leader of Dongchuan Martial Arts, and as a result, our company's product sold out.
A few days ago, Chen Lie won the championship at the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament, becoming the champion of the three provinces. This has opened up opportunities for our small pharmaceutical company in Sichuan and Yunnan. Conservatively speaking, sales will increase a hundredfold.
"Oh? I see."
Feng Yuelan recalled that her son had given the family a Star Yuan card worth 200 million Star Yuan some time ago, claiming that the money in it was for corporate endorsement fees.
She thought this amount was already a lot for an endorsement fee, but she didn't expect it to be a low price.
"So I came here this time not only to express my gratitude, but also to fulfill a contractual agreement: if Chen Lie wins first place in the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament, I will pay him another 200 million Singapore dollars as an endorsement fee."
Prior to this, I had already transferred 200 million Star Coins to Chen Lie's Star Coin account.
Upon hearing this, Feng Yuelan quickly said, "Isn't a four hundred million star coins a bit too much for an endorsement fee?"
Four hundred million star coins. How many years would it take an ordinary person on Earth to earn that much money?
While star essence is not very useful for martial arts cultivation, its purchasing power is considerable when used for daily life.
"Haha, you don't know the weight of the martial arts champion from three provinces. Even a behemoth company from eight provinces like Sichuan and Shaanxi, such as Riyue Group from Dongchuan Province, would have to beg for the martial arts champion from three provinces to be their spokesperson."
Furthermore, if the martial arts champion doesn't approve of the company, even if they offer 500 million star coins, he should still refuse.
Jiang Qiongqiong's eyes flickered.
It turns out that the martial arts champions from the three provinces not only have a huge influence among students, but are also very popular in society.
At this moment, Chen Lie came out of Chen Xingyao's room, and Chen Xingyao followed closely behind.
"Chen Lie, Yao Yao, your aunt is here. Come and say hello."
Feng Yuelan saw Chen Lie and Chen Xingyao walk out and immediately said.
Chen Lie and Chen Xingyao entered the living room and greeted Chen Ruoqun, "Auntie!"
Chen Ruoqun smiled and nodded, then asked, "How come Chen Lie and Yaoyao came out of the same room?"
"Here's the thing, Chen Lie received an early admission offer from Blue Star University and will be going there soon. So, he's been using this time to guide Yao Yao through her cultivation difficulties these past few days."
"So that's how it is."
Jiang Qiongqiong felt a pang of envy.
With martial arts champions from three provinces guiding him, Chen Xingyao's martial arts progress must be very fast, right?
"By the way, where's Third Brother? Why can't I see him?" Chen Ruoqun asked.
"Ge Qun went to Chuandu Banquet early this morning to greet the guests. We had arranged with them to go directly to the Chuandu Banquet Hotel for the banquet!" Feng Yuelan said.
"I came here mainly to express my gratitude on behalf of Uncle Qiongqiong. Otherwise, I would have gone directly to the grand banquet in Sichuan," Chen Ruoqun said.
Upon seeing Chen Lie, Jiang Minghua immediately stood up and said, "Congratulations on winning first place in the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament, Chen Lie. I have transferred the remaining two hundred million star coins as agreed."
Chen Lie hummed in agreement: "It's just normal business dealings, no need to be so polite."
Jiang Minghua just smiled. With the martial arts star effect of being the champion of martial arts in three provinces, his endorsement fee of 400 million star yuan was simply a huge profit.
"Qiongqiong, your cousin is the top martial arts champion in three provinces. Why don't you say hello? Maybe he'll be in a good mood and give you some pointers on martial arts."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qiongqiong immediately stood up and greeted Chen Lie, "Hello, cousin!"
Chen Lie nodded to Jiang Qiongqiong.
Feng Yuelan said, "I think it's getting late, let's head to the grand banquet in Sichuan."
"Great! I've always wanted to see what the best hotel in Dongchuan Province looks like," Chen Xingyao said.
Feng Yuelan quickly tidied herself up and went out with everyone to the grand banquet in Sichuan.
Outside the grand banquet in Sichuan, a large poster was displayed.
The sign read, "Chen Lieyi's Blue Star University Admission Banquet".
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