The Grand Ceremony That Drew All Eyes

The banquet did not last long. Once everyone had come to the main table to offer their toasts, Wei Chong and Yang Wenqing left their seats chatting and laughing. The remaining matters were left to Shen Wenyuan, Xie Zhuo, and Wang Lu.

After leaving his seat, Yang Wenqing exchanged a few brief words with Wei Chong before returning to the small courtyard the command headquarters had arranged for him. It was exceptionally quiet, suitable for cultivating a calm mind and temperament, and also suitable for meeting certain people in advance.

The courtyard was not large, a typical southern water-town residence. Passing around the spirit screen, one first saw a small open courtyard. On the eastern side stood a two-story wooden building, and Yang Wenyuan was guarding the entrance to the ground-floor hall with two personal guards.

Yang Wenqing brought Lan Ying into the hall and sat down. Yang Tian, who knew not where he had been waiting, brought over a cup of light tea to dispel the effects of wine. Just after Yang Wenqing drank it, footsteps sounded outside. Zhao Ze entered, followed by two young men.

"Master, these are the two disciples I have taken in."

After bringing them into the room, Zhao Ze bowed and spoke.

Yang Wenqing swept the two with his Divine Sense. Both were at the Marrow Cleansing Realm, and neither had spiritual roots. Still, he was delighted. After all, they were his first batch of grand-disciples.

"Mm, very good. Cultivate well!"

Yang Wenqing nodded, acknowledging their status.

Zhao Ze hurriedly called to his two disciples. "Why are you standing there? Greet them."

"Your disciples pay respects to Grandmaster!"

The two immediately performed a grand kneeling salute.

Lan Ying immediately cried out in dissatisfaction, "What about me? What about me!"

The two did not know