After Chief Judge Chen Xun announced the outcome, the champion was decided, along with the match rankings.
Chen Yu came down and presented the corresponding rewards. The champion received a Gold Inlaid Jade Seven Kill Sword, the runner-up Silver Inlaid Jade, the third-place winner Bronze Inlaid Jade, and everyone in the top ten received an Iron Badge inlaid with jade.
Chen Yu stood on the stage, his posture straight, presenting an image that was reliable and steady yet still gentle as polished jade. His wise, warm gaze swept over every listener, and everyone present was awed by his presence, as if it could pierce through the screen and reach straight into the hearts of the audience.
In a calm tone and with an unruffled expression, he delivered the final concluding speech: "We have passed through another five years. This year is another Clan Celebration for our Chen Clan, for Chen Lin Village. In this year's clan competition, everyone has seen the outstanding performances of our children. They were bold, spirited, fierce, and did not waste their youth, so I will not elaborate further here. I believe that when they raise their heads, there will be a blue sky above them; when they take a step, there will be a broad road ahead.
"Some of these children are still receiving education within the clan and growing strong; some will soon journey far away and step into the unknown; some are striving in academies, throwing themselves into the world with vigor. If there is anything I wish to say to the children, then I will speak of youth.
"Youth is the beauty of a springtime age, when orioles fly over grassy fields in the second month and willows brush the embankment, drunk on spring mist.
"Youth carries the sweetness of leaning by