With a 'slap' sound of a ruler, Zi Xiaosheng, dressed in purple, walked proudly in square steps and smiled into the hall.

He was in high spirits, bowed to the guests from all directions, and laughed loudly, "My Lords, let's not talk too much about why we are here today. The time has come, and the Dragon Gate Banquet is officially about to begin. I am Zi Xiaosheng, the master of ceremonies for today's Dragon Gate Banquet, and I hope you will give me your guidance!"

After some inappropriate speeches, the Longmen Banquet specially prepared for Zhou Liuyun began under the hosting of Zi Xiaosheng.

The first step of the ceremony was for Master Xun Yu to come out with several old scholars and doctors from the academy, holding scriptures and leading all the disciples of the Jishan Academy to loudly chant the "School Rules" handed down from the ancient Qin Dynasty.

A seat has been set up outside the main entrance of the Meixue Spiritual Building, and on the table are placed lists, ink, brushes and other items.

Amid the resounding sound of "School Rules", Zhou Liuyun, surrounded by twenty-six disciples who had followed him all the way from the capital of Dajin, slowly walked out of the Meixue Spiritual Building and sat upright on the seat.

One after another, the academy disciples in snow-white clothes came from all directions and gathered in front of Zhou Liuyun.

Among these academy disciples, some came from poor backgrounds, but they were all the top figures in the academy, full of knowledge and well-read; most of them were scholars carefully selected by the major families in Jizhou, Minzhou and Mangzhou, and each of them had a powerful family behind him.

At a glance, there were over three hundred scholars in white standing in front of Zhou Liuyun.

Ling Yue, with a slightly flushed face, was standing in front of all the scholars, pretending to be reserved and putting on an elegant and respectful demeanor.

Those scholars who came from wealthy families were all like Ling Yue, reserved and proud, with red faces and heavy breathing. Their mood was just like the name of today's Dragon Gate Banquet. Once they became Zhou Liuyun's disciples, they would be like a carp jumping over the dragon gate, and their lives would be completely different from then on!

When they entered the Jishan Academy to study, they were just ordinary disciples of the Jishan Academy. They could leave the Jishan Academy at any time and sever all ties with it.

However, holding a formal apprenticeship ceremony in public, especially with the witness of the governors of the three states and many prominent figures of the wealthy and powerful families, and seriously worshipping Zhou Liuyun as a master, the nature of this is different.

From now on, they and Zhou Liuyun will share prosperity and adversity, and a large part of the interests of their families will be tied together with Zhou Liuyun, forming a huge interest community.

If Zhou Liuyun can succeed, everyone will truly transform from a carp into a dragon and soar into the sky.

Amid the resounding sound of "School Rules", the three governors in the hall and representatives of each household stood up one after another, walked out of the hall with solemn expressions and watched the ceremony attentively.

Even Li Zheng and Zhao Xing walked out of the hall with their companions and stood solemnly beside Zhou Liuyun.

Chu Tian knelt behind the table, looking at the people outside the hall, and smiled faintly. He stood up and slowly walked to Lu Gu, who was also sitting motionless behind the piano, and smiled and bowed to Lu Gu: "Lu Gu, long time no see!"

Lu Gu slightly raised her head and glanced at Chu Tian. Through the light green gauze curtain hanging from the edge of her hat, no one could see the changes in her expression. She placed her right index finger on the guqin and gently plucked it. A light "ding" sound jumped out, and the melodious sound proved that she was in a very good mood.

Chu Tian placed his hands on the piano, approached Lu Gu, and whispered in a voice as thin as a mosquito: "It happened suddenly, and I didn't have time to tell you, Lu Gu. The young masters of the Li family, Zhao family and other six families went to the fish farm to kill me, and I took them to feed the fish."

Lu Gu's body did not move at all. Through the thin gauze curtain, Chu Tian could feel that Lu Gu was staring at him intently.

"The guards of those six guys were waiting outside the manor, and I led them to the Chu family's mine and killed them."

"So now, the three parties, Sima Taishou, Zhou Liuyun, and Chu, are suspicious of each other and don't trust each other. Lu Gu, can you find some opportunities to do something?"

"Stop talking nonsense. Zi Xiaosheng's origins are unknown. He was the one who organized Zhou Liuyun's Longmen Banquet. He is sneaky and his strength is unfathomable. Lu Gu must be very careful."

"Furthermore, if Lu Gu drinks the tea here today, she must remember not to eat carp, python, turtle or other meat with dragon blood within three days. This tea is weird!"

Lu Gu's fingers rested on the thickest string, and the guqin made a muffled sound when she pressed it lightly. It was obvious that her mood suddenly became depressed. She stared at Chu Tian fiercely, and a very soft and pleasant sound floated into Chu Tian's ears like a gurgling stream.

"There's something strange about Zi Xiao's life. I've noticed it."

"If those six people dare to cause trouble for us, we can just kill them. If the family behind them dares to do anything wrong, we will have the support of Dayu Temple. They are just a bunch of upstarts. It will be easy to slaughter all nine of their clans. Don't bother with them!"

"If Zhou Liuyun causes trouble again, I will lure him out and kill him myself, so that he won't stir up trouble here and ruin our business."

"I'm curious, what's the weirdness in this tea? Brat, I didn't notice anything unusual, how do you know there's something fishy about the tea?"

Chu Tian chuckled. He was a little worried about how to answer Lu Gu's last question, but then he heard footsteps. Zi Xiaosheng, the emcee of today's Longmen Banquet, was holding a ruler. He took every step and tapped his palm with the ruler, then walked over slowly.

Zi Xiaosheng happened to help Chu Tian out. He avoided the question raised by Lu Gu and waved to Zi Xiaosheng with a smile: "Hey, Brother Zi!"

Zi Xiaosheng laughed, looked back and forth between Lu Gu and Chu Tian with a mysterious look, and said with a smile: "You two, old lovers?"

Lu Gu's hat shook slightly, she turned her head and stared at Zi Xiaosheng fiercely!

Chu Tian waved his hands in surprise: "Brother Zi, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say nonsense! The relationship between me and Lu Gu is innocent. The relationship between me and Lu Gu is as pure as snow! Hee, everyone in the city of Qizhou knows that I like to have tea with Hong Gu!"

Zi Xiaosheng blinked at Chu Tian in a very obscene way: "Drink tea? Just drink tea?"

Chu Tian straightened his chest and said righteously: "Do you think I look like that kind of person? Of course, drinking tea is just drinking tea! Brother Zi, Hong Gu is a dignified and virtuous woman from a good family. You must not tarnish her reputation!"

Chu Tian laughed strangely, and Zi Xiaosheng also laughed particularly strangely.

Only Lu Gu lowered her head slightly, put her hands on the strings and gently plucked them, producing a series of faint sounds.

Zi Xiaosheng, who had a fake smile on his face, and Chu Tian, ​​who also had a fake smile on his face, were standing beside the piano and talking nonsense.

The atmosphere of the disciple-recruiting ceremony outside the hall had reached its climax. The twenty-six disciples that Zhou Liuyun brought from the capital of Dajin stood solemnly together with a group of new disciples, paying homage to Zhou Liuyun.

Countless people laughed in unison and congratulated Zhou Liuyun one after another.

Zhou Liuyun, with a smile on his face, bowed deeply to everyone around him in return. The huge square was filled with laughter and joy, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

With a loud bang, the gate of the academy was pushed open with great force, and a large group of heavily armored guards rushed into the academy like a tide.

Chu Jie, with his long hair loose and wearing a loose lazy robe, holding a chain made of pure gold in his hand, walked into the academy with a large colorful leopard, shaking with every step.

"What? How come it's over already? Master Zhou, I haven't even had time to congratulate you, how come it's over already?"

"That won't do. You are not giving me, Chu Jie, face. Come on, hurry up and do it again. Listen carefully!"