Xuanxia

Chapter 438: Meeting Achen Again
The debate meeting of Zhangjian Academy is also called "setting up a banquet to discuss", which literally means that there must be a banquet.

Why do we have to have a banquet?

Because debate is not just about quarreling, it is also a clash of ideas. For students, it is an elegant thing.

Since it is an elegant event, how can it be without wine and joy?

Then, of course, there must be banquets and music.

When Fu Qingzhou and Yue Heng followed Bai Xiaochuan to the debate hall of Zhangjian Academy, they almost thought they had entered a big restaurant.

The small tables were filled with fruit plates, wine jugs... but there was really no big fish, meat, or delicacies from land and sea. Perhaps they felt it would be ungentlemanly for the students to have greasy mouths while listening to debates.

It was not yet time, and there were not many people in the debate hall. Most of them were new students who were being ordered to do work. They yawned, cleaned up and arranged the venue lazily, and occasionally stole some fruit from the table and threw it into their mouths.

"Three of you, are you Brother Bai, Brother Fu, and Brother Yue?"

Just as the three of them walked into the debate hall, a crisp call came from not far away.

The three looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young woman dressed in a Confucian student's uniform striding towards them.

"you are?"

Bai Xiaochuan blinked.

The woman had red lips and white teeth, and exuded a youthful aura. Her eyes were as bright as stars. She smiled and saluted the three men: "Hello, Brother Bai. I am Yunlu. Vice President Ling summoned me to come here to assist the three of you."

"Ah, it's a teammate!"

Bai Xiaochuan suddenly realized: "Are you in the same class as me?"

"Brother Bai, you are confused." Yun Lu said with a smile: "I am now seventeen years old. If I hadn't entered the academy two years ago, would I have been able to pass the minor imperial examination at the age of twelve?"

Bai Xiaochuan burst out laughing, but Yue Heng beside him was shocked: "So amazing! He can get into the Sword Academy at the age of fifteen?!"

"Is this Brother Yue?"

Yun Lu turned around and blinked at him: "I have heard a little about Brother Yue's case a few days ago. You are not from the capital, so you may not know that it is much easier for people in the capital to take the entrance exam to the Sword Academy than for people outside the capital."

Yue Heng was stunned.

"Alas, the advantage of local students and the bias in local exam policies... Can we not talk about this for now?" Fu Qingzhou finally interrupted: "Let's talk about the quarrel first?"

"Oh, yes."

Yue Heng said, pulling out a stack of papers from his arms: "As the main debater, I have already summarized our views. Miss Yunlu, please take a look first..."

Yun Lu took the stack of papers, took a look at it, and then had a question: "Brother Yue, may I ask why we say this here? Our topic is to recruit people from the martial arts world, but not casual cultivators. In this way, won't it exclude many large sects that are committed to serving the court?"

"That's it..." Yue Heng explained.

The two of them talked non-stop, and soon ran to the side table and sat down, chattering non-stop.

Fu Qingzhou and Bai Xiaochuan also wanted to go and discuss it together, but after taking two steps, Fu Qingzhou suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"You three are the real talents and future pillars of the court. I am just borrowing your light. I will have to rely on you three brothers in a while..."

Fu Qingzhou blinked, turned his head and frowned immediately.

In the other corner of the debate hall, a slightly plump figure was smiling and saying flattering words to three students from the academy.

Gu Jinchen? !

How did he get into the Sword Academy?

"What's wrong, Brother Fu?" Bai Xiaochuan called.

Fu Qingzhou said, "Oh," and pointed at Gu Jinchen and the others, "Are they the debaters on the other side?" Bai Xiaochuan looked over and smiled, "Indeed, I don't know the others, but the skinny and dark guy in the middle is a descendant of the Yuan family and a student of Vice Dean Xia. If Vice Dean Xia wants to debate, he will definitely send him."

Is Gu Jinchen getting involved with the Yuan family again?
Fu Qingzhou blinked.

The letter he sent from the Nebula Chamber of Commerce to "Lan Xiyu" of the Lan family received no reply, but Gu Jinchen never came to see him afterwards. It seemed that the matter was settled?

The relationship between the Lan family and the Yuan family has been reconciled, so why is Gu Jinchen able to get close to the Yuan family?

Fu Qingzhou was thinking, his eyes always on the people over there. Just at this moment, Gu Jinchen turned his head and his eyes met his.

Therefore, this former little servant boy was obviously startled.

But soon, a smile appeared on his face again, and after talking to the three students for a few words, he walked over here.

Seeing this, Bai Xiaochuan became curious: "Brother Fu, do you know each other?"

"Well... this is a bit complicated." Fu Qingzhou said with a smile: "Brother Bai, go and see how the debate will go with Brother Yue first. I'll go talk to him."

"Okay." Bai Xiaochuan patted his shoulder, turned around and walked towards Yue Heng and Yun Lu.

On this side, Gu Jinchen had already strode to Fu Qingzhou and bowed to him earnestly: "Young Master Fu, I didn't expect you to come here too."

"Not only am I here." Fu Qingzhou smiled calmly, "Tonight, I am still your opponent."

Gu Jinchen was stunned: "What do you mean? Young Master Fu, do you want to have a debate?"

After saying this, he looked over Fu Qingzhou's shoulder and saw Yue Heng not far away.

Yue Heng, on the other hand, was concentrating on talking and didn't pay any attention at all.

"Mr. Lian Yue is here too."

Gu Jinchen laughed: "It seems that we are quite destined to meet."

"Indeed." Fu Qingzhou's mood was just right, neither enthusiastic nor cold: "Come to think of it, why did you come here to debate?"

"It was just a little accident."

Gu Jinchen chuckled modestly and said, "After the case was settled, the Lan family called me over to explain the whole story. During this time, because Young Master Fu wrote a letter to Madam Lan Xiyu, she was also rumored to have spoken for me. The Lan family no longer cared about my mistakes and even sent me to reconcile the relationship with the Yuan family."

"In recent days, I happened to be helping that Vice President Xia. She saw that I was somewhat eloquent, so she called me over to debate with her."

Fu Qingzhou listened and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Gu Jinchen said it simply, but a lot of things must have happened.

This little servant boy is really good at dancing and is very versatile...

"This debate is also very important to you, right?"

Fu Qingzhou suddenly smiled and said, "Whether you can win or not, you can really please the children of the noble families in the debate. If they can use you, you will have a bright future."

"Excuse me, Young Master Fu." Gu Jinchen was not angry, and even laughed even more happily: "Water flows to the low places, and people go to the high places. Who doesn't want to rise to the top? If there is such an opportunity, of course I must seize it."

After that, he continued, "Of course, this time our opponents are you and Mr. Yue, so I'm sure we can't win. I just ask Mr. Fu to be more lenient and let us have a few more words."

Having said that, the topic was basically over. The two of them exchanged a few casual pleasantries, and then Gu Jinchen said goodbye and left.

When Fu Qingzhou sat down at Yue Heng's table, Yue Heng raised his head in confusion: "Brother Fu, wasn't the man who just spoke to you the servant of Lan Hongjun?"

"It's him."

Fu Qingzhou nodded and said, "Brother Yue, from now on... you have to be extra careful with him."

(End of this chapter)