Chapter 63: The Banquet Begins

"Student Mo Qingkuang, hello to the teacher."

After Mo Qingkuang entered the hall, he had already attracted the attention of almost everyone. As he knelt down solemnly, the whole hall fell silent.

After a while, people started to talk again.

"Is this person Mo Qingkuang? Kuang Qing? Why does he look different from the one on the stage!"

"Is Mo Qingkuang the disciple of Dean Zheng? No wonder he is so strong!"

"He is the disciple of Dean Zheng? I heard that Dean Zheng has never accepted a disciple before?"

"Are you stupid? How could Dean Zheng not be moved by such a genius? Dean Zheng intended to accept Chen Kong as his disciple, but he was snatched away by Principal Fu. This person is not inferior to Chen Kong at all."

"That's not necessarily true. Didn't you see that Dean Zheng hasn't expressed his opinion yet? Dean Zheng has been cautious and polite all his life. This Mo Qingkuang is hiding his head and showing his tail. I'm afraid he is not very liked by Dean Zheng."

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Just as the new candidates said, Zheng Tao was a little surprised at this moment, and carefully looked at Mo Qingkuang who was prostrating himself.

He didn't expect that, whether it was impatience or intentional, Mo Qingkuang would actually become his disciple in public.

He was very satisfied with Mo Qingkuang. He had brains and talent. Whether it was to save Tianxuan's turmoil or to win the martial arts exam, he was worthy of being his disciple.

What's more, he had promised him that as long as he became the champion of the martial arts exam, he would accept him as his personal disciple.

Another person who had received his promise, Chen Shi, had been abandoned by Lin Yang. He also cherished such a great talent as Mo Qingkuang.

Even though Mo Qingkuang was scheming and had a strong purpose in doing things, he was still a good seedling.

As for his personality, he was still young and could be polished well. Zheng Tao still had the confidence to guide Mo Qingkuang not to go astray.

Thinking of this, Zheng Tao's mind became much clearer, and he patted the table in front of him.

A cup of tea on the table slowly floated up and floated in front of Mo Qingkuang.

Mo Qingkuang was overjoyed when he saw this. From ancient times to the present, offering tea to the teacher is an indispensable process of apprenticeship.

Zheng Tao put the teacup in front of him, and his intention was self-evident.

He quickly took the teacup, moved forward a few steps on his knees, and came to Zheng Tao.

Holding the tea in both hands, he said respectfully: "Teacher, please drink tea."

In the surprised eyes of everyone, Zheng Tao took the teacup with a smile and took a sip slowly.

"Well, you are my disciple today, you should observe etiquette, serve the country and the people, and concentrate on the right path. Otherwise, the teacher will not forgive you!"

Mo Qingkuang nodded repeatedly: "I will follow the teachings of my teacher."

Everyone did not expect that a cheerful Luming Banquet would actually start with a good show of apprenticeship.

Mo Qingkuang, it turned out that he had just worshipped Zheng Tao as his teacher.

This made many martial arts candidates jealous and envious.

Zheng Tao is the dean of the Imperial Academy's Martial Arts Academy. Strictly speaking, all the students in the academy can be considered Zheng Tao's students.

But in fact, it is generally the instructors who teach, and Dean Zheng does not often show up.

Moreover, can a direct disciple be the same as a nominal disciple?

Although Dean Zheng has a family, he has no children in his life. Shouldn't he take care of Mo Qingkuang, the only direct disciple, like his own son?

With Zheng Tao, a teacher with great power in the Tianxuan Empire, Mo Qingkuang can be regarded as a character who can walk sideways in Tianxuan.

"Brother Tao, congratulations, congratulations, you have a good disciple." The next door Hua Ge leaned over and raised the wine glass in his hand to signal from a distance.

He knew that Zheng Tao promised to take Mo Qingkuang as his disciple.

He also had a clear understanding of Mo Qingkuang.

Talent, combat wisdom, all of which are top choices, which made him a little tempted.

It can be seen from Mo Qingkuang's biography that Mo Qingkuang has been bullying men and women since he was a child, and he has been bullying people in the village.

He has bad character and a perverse and arrogant personality.

His hatred with Lin Yang was also caused by a woman. The woman also participated in this imperial examination and was humiliated by Mo Qingkuang in public.

This shows that this boy is narrow-minded and will take revenge.

Of course, these are not important to Hua Ge, and his character is not serious on weekdays.

What makes him most dissatisfied is that this Mo Qingkuang has run away from teachers because of his pettiness, and there are no less than 20 teachers.

In addition to knowing a few words, he has almost no literary talent.

Hua Ge is unruly, but he is also the champion of the literary examination and a great talent with a brilliant mind.

For Mo Qingkuang who disrespects the books of sages, it is difficult for him to arouse the interest of competing with his old brother for apprentices.

Although the disciples he accepted have always been suppressed by Chen Kong, who is under the knee of the old master.

But he really didn't expect that such a meticulous person like Zheng Tao would actually accept Mo Qingkuang, a boy who had been unruly and had a bad record since childhood, as his apprentice.

How could Zheng Tao not know what he was thinking, but he also had his own plan in mind, and nodded casually to Hua Ge: "You're welcome."

Then he turned to Mo Qingkuang and asked: "Have you recovered from your injuries?"

"Teacher, I have recovered completely." Mo Qingkuang nodded respectfully.

"That's good, go back to your seat, you little guys are the protagonists today." Zheng Tao waved his hand.

Mo Qingkuang returned to the seat of the martial arts champion as he was told.

Gu Hongyi on the left and Han Yan'er on the right looked very unhappy.

"Congratulations, you finally got what you wanted." Tang Yu, who was sitting not far away, congratulated with a smile.

"What's there to congratulate? It's just to take advantage of the situation and threaten Dean Zheng so that he has no reason to refuse." Gu Hongyi rolled her eyes. For some reason, she couldn't help but think badly of Mo Qingkuang's current behavior.

Mo Qingkuang was very happy to have a famous teacher, and he didn't bother with Gu Hongyi.

He just shook his head and said, "The teacher promised me before the competition that if I could win the championship, he would accept me as his disciple. Since I have met the conditions, it's natural for me to become his disciple!"

"He didn't know you were that kind of person at that time." Before Gu Hongyi spoke, Han Yan'er on the side whispered.

Mo Qingkuang, who had an unusual status in her heart, became Zheng Tao's master. His original identity as an outsider in Nanzhou would be erased and he would officially become a force in Kyoto.

She also knew that Zheng Tao had sent people to relocate the Mo family members, and he believed that they would arrive in Kyoto soon.

By then, as the martial arts champion and Dean Zheng's disciple, Mo Qingkuang's status in Kyoto would naturally rise, and he would be a perfect match for her in the future.

But thinking of Mo Qingkuang's past misdeeds, she was indignant.

Looking at Han Yan'er, whose eyes were erratic and strange, Mo Qingkuang couldn't help but laugh.

She was still wearing a veil, like a fairy descending from the earth.

If it weren't for the fact that her aura as the top scholar was so strong, people's attention would probably not have shifted from Han Yan'er to herself.

At this moment, Zheng Tao on the stage spoke softly, and his voice spread to the ears of everyone in the hall: "First of all, welcome everyone to join the Imperial College, and secondly, it is also to celebrate your success after ten years of hard study. I won't say much more!"

He picked up the wine glass and looked around: "This year's Luming Banquet is about to begin!"