Chapter 40: Apprenticeship Ceremony (3)
Chapter 40: Apprenticeship Ceremony (3)
The next day, Nangong Jing got up early. Even though there was still some time before the apprenticeship ceremony began, Nangong Jing couldn't sleep. Why? Of course, it was because he was nervous.
This was the first time that Nangong Jing had become an apprentice in his past and present life, and he had chosen such a good master. Naturally, Nangong Jing would be nervous and worried about what to do if he didn't perform well and embarrassed Han Yan.
Han Yan seemed to have guessed that Nangong Jing would be nervous, so Nangong Jing was called over by Han Yan as soon as he finished breakfast.
"Master." Nangong Jing called out with a grin as soon as he saw him.
Han Yan looked at Nangong Jing's big watery eyes staring at him and felt his heart melt. He gently rubbed Nangong Jing's head.
Then he said softly, "Don't be nervous for a while. Even if you do make a mistake, no one will say anything. Your master is not the kind of person who cares about face. You are still young, so it is inevitable that you will make mistakes sometimes. So don't be nervous at all, and don't take it to heart."
Nangong Jing then realized why Han Yan called him over so early in the morning. He was so moved that his eyes were filled with tears. He looked at Han Yan excitedly without saying a word, his eyes full of admiration.
Han Yan liked Nangong Jing's admiration for him. Seeing Nangong Jing looking at him with a smile, he felt comfortable all over. He once again sighed that he had such a good disciple.
Han Yan and Nangong Jing were the protagonists of today, so they naturally couldn't be late, and they even had to arrive early. Therefore, when Han Yan saw that the time was almost up, he took Nangong Jing to the martial arts training ground where the priests usually practiced martial arts.
The place where the priests lived was specially divided out by the founding emperor. Although it was within the imperial palace, it was independent. Because the priests wanted to practice martial arts on weekdays, a martial arts training ground was specially built.
This martial arts training ground is much larger than the one the princes usually use, and is even as big as two Fengyi Palaces.
Han Yan brought Nangong Jing to the martial arts training ground. Not long after, the guests he invited came one after another. Not to mention the priests in the Guang Palace, there were dozens of people.
After all, they have been living in the same palace for so long. Unless their relationship is very bad, Han Yan would not have invited the other party. After all, it is the tribute that invited others but not him. Isn't that looking down on him?
When people reach Han Yan's level, they no longer care much about material possessions. Instead, they value their face very much. It is said that some strong people will bite back for the sake of face even if they know they have done something wrong.
We have gone off topic again. Let's get back to the point. In addition to these offerings, there are also members of the royal family. According to Han Yan's personality, he would at most invite some close friends to his disciple-taking ceremony and would not invite members of the royal family, because he felt that there were too many royal affairs and he did not want to get involved in the trouble.
But since Nangong Jing is the son of a duke and the seventh prince's study companion, he is naturally labeled as a royal family member. Even for the sake of his own apprentice, Han Yan has to give face to the royal family.
Therefore, in addition to the emperor and the crown prince, Han Yan also asked the emperor to call a few princes and dukes to come and support his apprentice, and the emperor was naturally very happy about this.
Because Han Yan did not give any special instructions, these princes and dukes would bring their most beloved child with them when they came. Basically, they would bring their legitimate sons, unless the legitimate son had particularly poor talents, they would bring their illegitimate sons.
There were dozens of royal family members alone, and finally, adding some of Han Yan's friends who were not as close as Sun Feier and the others but were still on good terms with him, there were about 160 to 170 people attending the ceremony, which was not a small number.
"You seem very nervous." Xuanyuan Xingyao came with the emperor and the prince, but after he came, he told the emperor that he came to see Nangong Jing.
Xuanyuan Xingyao originally came to give Nangong Jing a gift he had specially prepared for him, but he didn't expect to see Nangong Jing breathing rapidly and his face full of nervousness.
Nangong Jing subconsciously smiled brightly when he saw Xuanyuan Xingyao arrive, then said nervously, "Master told me this morning not to be nervous, and that it would be okay if something went wrong. I wasn't nervous anymore, but I didn't expect Master to invite so many people to watch the ceremony, so I started to get nervous again."
Nangong Jing also wanted to stay calm and not be nervous, thinking that it was just a discipleship ceremony and there was no need to be nervous. However, the more he tried to stay calm, the more nervous Nangong Jing became, and he was speechless.
Xuanyuan Xingyao frowned slightly as he looked at Nangong Jing's nervous expression, but he didn't say any words of comfort. Firstly, Nangong Jing couldn't listen at all now, or even if he listened, he couldn't do it. Secondly, Xuanyuan Xingyao was not the kind of person who would say words of comfort.
Xuanyuan Xingyao looked around, and when he saw Feng Xuanzhou, he sent for him to come over. Although Feng Xuanzhou could be a bit long-winded at times, Xuanyuan Xingyao had to admit that he could sometimes make people relax unintentionally.
"This is a gift I prepared for you. I hope you like it." After asking someone to call Feng Xuanzhou, Xuanyuan Xingyao took out a dagger from his arms and handed it to Nangong Jing.
Although Nangong Jing didn't know much about weapons, he knew that this dagger must be very valuable just by looking at its scabbard. After taking the dagger, Nangong Jing looked at it up and down, left and right, and then pulled it out. The crisp sound it made when it was unsheathed made Nangong Jing confirm that this dagger was very valuable.
"This dagger must be very precious. Your Highness's gift is a bit too expensive." Nangong Jing looked at the dagger with a look of joy and reluctance. He felt that this dagger was too precious and he should not accept it.
Xuanyuan Xingyao had many treasures but none suitable for summoners. Originally, the queen wanted to prepare the gift for Nangong Jing, but Xuanyuan Xingyao felt that he and Nangong Jing were friends, and it would not be good to let someone else prepare the gift, so he searched for a long time in his warehouse and found this dagger.
Xuanyuan Xingyao remembered that this dagger was given to him by his father after his talent was tested at the age of five. It was said that it was forged by a master weapon refiner and was very sharp. It could be used by magicians, summoners, and warriors, and it would have ice properties when wielded.
In other words, if this dagger stabs someone, the other person will be directly frozen. It can be said to be very precious.
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