Chapter 42: Apprenticeship Ceremony (5)
Chapter 42: Apprenticeship Ceremony (5)
Han Yan watched Nangong Jing holding a teacup and walking towards him step by step, with warmth flashing in his eyes.
Han Yan originally thought that he would never accept a disciple in his life, but he didn't expect that at this age he would accept a little disciple, who was not only talented but also well-behaved and sensible.
"Master, please have some tea." After Nangong Jing knelt down, he put the teacup aside first, then kowtowed three times to Han Yan respectfully, and finally picked up the teacup and bent down to hand it to Han Yan.
Han Yan couldn't bear to let his little disciple kneel on the ground for too long, so he quickly took the teacup, took a sip politely, and then helped the man up with a distressed look.
In fact, it didn't take long from beginning to end, but Han Yan acted as if Nangong Jing had been kneeling on the ground for several hours, leaving everyone present speechless.
However, Han Yan's performance also made everyone see how much he valued this apprentice. Everyone silently raised Nangong Jing's status in their hearts.
By this time, the apprenticeship ceremony was basically completed, and the next step was social greetings. In order to celebrate the acceptance of his apprentice, Han Yan went to the Warcraft Forest and brought back some Warcraft, and asked the chef to cook it for everyone to taste.
Although the monsters on the Dragon Shadow Continent are ferocious, a lot of their meat tastes very good, so many merchants will specifically hire mercenaries to hunt monsters and sell them back.
It is difficult to satisfy everyone, so Han Yan directly uses the buffet style for dining. This not only makes it convenient for everyone to choose food, but also allows for better conversation.
Han Yan first brought Nangong Jing to the long table and picked up some monster meat for Nangong Jing, which was suitable for him to eat at his age and level.
Then he took Nangong Jing and found a few friends who were not as close as Sun Feier and the others, but were still very good friends, and introduced them to Nangong Jing. Of course, he also wanted those people to get to know Nangong Jing.
It would be more accurate to say that all the guests today came for Han Yan rather than Nangong Jing, so after Han Yan introduced Nangong Jing to everyone, their topic soon turned to Han Yan.
When Nangong Jing saw Han Yan talking to his friends, he wanted to go find Xuanyuan Xingyao and the others. After all, he couldn't understand what Han Yan and the others were saying at his current level, so it would be better for him to go find his friends.
Han Yan loved his apprentice very much, so he naturally would not disagree with Nangong Jing's small request. He was even worried that Nangong Jing would not have enough to eat, so he asked the palace servants to bring some delicious food over.
"Brother, why are you here? I thought you would be with father." When Nangong Jing found Xuanyuan Xingyao, he was surprised to see Nangong Mu was there too, and said with some surprise.
There were many powerful people coming and going today. Most of the dukes and ministers brought their children with them so that they could promote their products at any time. Nangong Jing originally thought that Nangong Mu would also follow Nangong Tao.
Nangong Mu smiled slightly and said, "You know that father doesn't like to do these things, and I prefer to be with you guys rather than trying to please those powerful people."
Nangong Jing was not surprised to hear this, because Nangong Tao and Nangong Mu were both down-to-earth people who didn't like to please others.
In other words, Nangong Tao is very powerful and has made outstanding military achievements, otherwise it would be really difficult for him to have his current status.
As for Nangong Mu, he can be said to be the most like Nangong Tao among all the children. Not in terms of appearance, but in terms of personality, they are exactly the same. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Nangong Tao likes Nangong Mu so much.
"Then you can join us. My master just gave me a lot of monster meat, which is the most suitable for us to eat now." Nangong Jing said, and called Xuanyuan Xingyao and Feng Xuanzhou to come and eat together.
However, Nangong Jing underestimated his current status. With just a call from him, not only Xuanyuan Xingyao and Feng Xuanzhou came over, but also some young masters from various families who came over specifically because Nangong Jing had come to them.
Although Nangong Jing really didn't want to greet them, he was the host today after all. He couldn't just not even smile when others came to congratulate him.
Although Nangong Jing tried hard to hide it, Xuanyuan Xingyao could still see his impatience. It was rare to see Nangong Jing being humiliated, so Xuanyuan Xingyao just stood there and watched the fun at the beginning.
But after a while, seeing that more and more people came to look for Nangong Jing, Nangong Jing's face began to look a little ugly, Xuanyuan Xingyao felt reluctant to let him go. So he took the lead and pulled Nangong Jing to his side.
"I have something to talk to Nangong about." Xuanyuan Xingyao said and glanced at everyone. His meaning was very simple, that is, you all should get out of here.
People born into aristocratic families, even if they are only six or seven years old, are not really children and cannot read facial expressions at all. Therefore, even though Xuanyuan Xingyao did not explain it clearly, everyone still understood what he meant.
Although Nangong Jing's status is noble, Xuanyuan Xingyao's status is not bad either, even higher than Nangong Jing. Naturally, everyone dares not not give Xuanyuan Xingyao face.
As soon as Xuanyuan Xingyao's intention was revealed, everyone found excuses to leave. Nangong Jing, who had been "noisy" for most of the day, was finally able to relax.
"You are such a good brother. You came to save me only after you had seen enough of the fun." Nangong Jing said to Xuanyuan Xingyao with resentment.
Nangong Mu was shocked by Nangong Jing's rude attitude towards Xuanyuan Xingyao, and subconsciously wanted to kneel down and beg for mercy from Nangong Jing.
Xuanyuan Xingyao was known for his bad temper. Nangong Jing treated him so badly. Nangong Mu could even imagine the scene of Xuanyuan Xingyao angrily scolding Nangong Jing.
What Nangong Mu didn't expect was that Xuanyuan Xingyao was not angry, but smiled. Even if it was just a slight curl of his lips, it was still a smile, okay?
"I thought you would enjoy it." Xuanyuan Xingyao not only did not apologize, he even admitted that he deliberately did not "save" Nangong Jing. This attitude is a bit arrogant.
Nangong Jing became even more angry when he saw Xuanyuan Xingyao's arrogant look. He raised his fist and waved it at Xuanyuan Xingyao, puffing his face and saying angrily, "Do you think I dare not hit you?"
"I never thought that you didn't dare to hit me, but Nangong, we have to face reality sometimes. After all, I am several years older than you, and my realm is higher than yours. You can't beat me now." Xuanyuan Xingyao said to Nangong Jing with an innocent look on his face.
Feng Xuanzhou subconsciously stepped back after Xuanyuan Xingyao finished speaking. Their recent experiences together had taught him that it was best not to push too far.
Sure enough, not long after Feng Xuanzhou retreated, Nangong Jing rushed towards Xuanyuan Xingyao angrily, as if he was determined to fight to the death with Xuanyuan Xingyao.
He even forgot that he was a summoner and his natal beast was still on his shoulders.
When Xuanyuan Xingyao saw Nangong Jing rushing over, he didn't panic and played with him for a while before holding him down with one hand.
Nangong Muke had no idea that Xuanyuan Xingyao and Nangong Jing were just playing around. She thought Nangong Jing was truly audacious, daring enough to attack Xuanyuan Xingyao, and she wanted to kneel on the ground and beg for mercy.
Fortunately, Feng Xuanzhou was standing next to Nangong Mu. When he saw that his posture was not right, he immediately stopped him.
Then he said to Nangong Mu, "Young Master Nangong, don't panic. Nangong is just playing with the Seventh Prince. They have a good relationship and often stop playing after a while."
As soon as Feng Xuanzhou finished speaking, he saw Nangong Jing being held down by Xuanyuan Xingyao. Seeing this, Feng Xuanzhou gave Nangong Mu a look that said, "Do you think I'm right?"
Nangong Mu felt that the reason he didn't faint today was because his heart was strong. Anyone with a weaker heart wouldn't be able to withstand Nangong Jing's repeated stimulation.
However, after seeing the two stop fighting, Nangong Mu was not angry. Instead, he thought Nangong Jing's boldness was very natural. He asked Nangong Jing if he was tired, and he completely believed Feng Xuanzhou's words in his heart.
For a moment, I didn't know whether I should envy the good relationship between Nangong Jing and Xuanyuan Xingyao, or be happy that Nangong Jing would not be punished by Xuanyuan Xingyao.
"Just wait for me. After I become a summoner, I will fight you in a fair fight. Then I will definitely beat you to your knees and beg for mercy." Nangong Jing said arrogantly.
"Okay, I'll wait." Even if others don't know, Xuanyuan Xingyao doesn't know.
Nangong Jing's spiritual power is much higher than that of ordinary beginners. If Han Yan hadn't suppressed Nangong Jing, he wouldn't be able to advance so easily.
With Nangong Jing's talent and mental strength, he could have drawn a summoner-level summoning diagram and summoned a second monster long ago.
Xuanyuan Xingyao had been praised for his talent since he was a child. Although he wasn't proud of his talent, he was somewhat complacent. But after Nangong Jing showed up, Xuanyuan Xingyao suddenly felt that his talent was nothing.
Xuanyuan Xingyao practiced for more than a year before reaching the middle stage of warrior. In the eyes of others, he was already a genius among geniuses.
But Nangong Jing successfully became a summoner not long after awakening, and can be promoted to a master summoner at any time. It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others.
Xuanyuan Xingyao was not the kind of person who could not stand seeing others doing well. Otherwise, if a companion's cultivation speed was faster than that of the prince, he would probably be suppressed.
"Jing'er, you are too bold. How can you be so unreasonable to the Seventh Prince?" Although Nangong Mu knew that Xuanyuan Xingyao and Nangong Jing had a good relationship, he still had to show his attitude.
But we can't let people think that the Duke's Mansion doesn't take the royal family seriously.
Nangong Jing finally realized that there were quite a few people around. Unlike their usual private quarters, where there wasn't anyone around to mess around freely, he panicked for a moment. After all, his actions had indeed been a bit too bold.
Nangong Jing was usually well-behaved, sensible, and very intelligent. Xuanyuan Xingyao also treated him as a younger brother. Seeing Nangong Jing's face turn pale after being scolded, his heart ached.
"Young Master Nangong, we were just playing around just now. Nangong didn't mean any disrespect to me, so don't scold him." Xuanyuan Xingyao said to Nangong Mu.
When Nangong Mu heard Xuanyuan Xingyao pleading for Nangong Jing, he finally let go of the worry that had been hanging in his heart.
He also completely believed what Feng Xuanzhou said. The reason why he scolded Nangong Jing just now was not only to express the attitude of the Duke's Mansion, but also to test whether Xuanyuan Xingyao was angry.
"Since the Seventh Prince is speaking for you, I won't say anything. But Jing'er, you still have to be careful when you are outside in the future." Nangong Mu said earnestly.
Although he is still a child, he behaves like an adult. It has to be said that Nangong Mu is quite precocious.
"Jing'er understands." Nangong Jing replied obediently.
Nangong Jing really knew that he was wrong, and he also knew that he was too presumptuous just now, or that he was too relaxed in his attitude towards Xuanyuan Xingyao.
It was just asking Nangong Jing to put himself in the position of Xuanyuan Xingyao's subordinate. For some reason, Nangong Jing felt a little unwilling in his heart. Forget it, let's take it one step at a time.
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