"I'll be taking the test at the training field …"
Everyone was stunned.
Zhou Yang furrowed his brows. This voice was filled with killing intent. It was obvious that the person who spoke was an expert from the military who had been through hundreds of battles. There was only one explanation.
General, you're back.
"Isn't there still a month left? Why are you back so early?"
This question not only lingered in Zhou Yang's mind, but also in Zhou Zitao's heart.
But no matter what the reason was, they had to hurry to the Martial Arts Arena now.
Xu Pengfei did not stop Zhou Yang from leaving. In his opinion, Zhou Yang did not have the qualifications to act against him. Now that Zhou Zhan Tian had returned, there was even less of a need for Xu Pengfei to act against him. After today, Zhou Yang would have nowhere to hide in the County Capital.
The Institute of Martial Arts was in an uproar, and so was the County City.
The Southern Border General, Dragon General Residence's Three Stars Dragon General Zhou Zhan Tian had returned.
For a moment, both the disciples of the Institute of Martial Arts and the commoners of the county capital walked toward the training field. Although they would not be able to enter the training field, watching from the outside was better than waiting for the storyteller to tell them the story.
The scorching sun hung high in the sky, and the world was solemn.
War flags fluttered in the wind on the thirty mu large training ground, and two thousand black-armored soldiers stood in a line. Even the onlookers far away from the training ground could feel a strong murderous aura.
Inside the martial arts arena, Zhou Yang and Zhou Zitao were the first to arrive. Naturally, the two of them didn't say much as they stared at the General Naming Platform not far away.
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At this moment, the platform had already been set up. On the east, south, and north sides of the platform, there were red armchairs.
Looking at the number of armchairs, Zhou Yang guessed that there would be a lot of people attending the ceremony today.
The Zhou Family was a large family in the county capital, and Zhou Zhan Tian was the youngest Three Star Dragon General in Martial Dragon Country. Thus, every year, the Zhou Family would invite many of the county capital's big shots to observe their disciple assessment.
And this time, it would probably be the grandest one.
"The momentum is really big. The last time we saw it was at the martial arts arena of our family." A voice came from behind Zhou Yang. It was his second brother, Zhou Shaoyu, one of the ten great young masters of Jiangnan County!
Zhou Shaoyu was the same as Zhou Aotian in the Heavenly Dipper Sword Sect. They were both children of the Second Madam. Now that the strongest Zhou Aotian was not around, Zhou Shaoyu was naturally the leader of the Zhou family's younger generation.
Zhou Zitao came to Zhou Shaoyu's side and said with a smile, "Second Brother, with such a big scene today, I guess Father knows of Cousin's talent and wants the people of the county city to know of the prosperity of our Zhou family."
Zhou Shaoyu nodded and looked at Ye Zhining behind him. "Cousin Zhining, today is the time for you to give face to the Zhou family. When the time comes, don't hide your abilities. If you have any skills, show them. At the same time, let someone know the gap between us."
Zhou Shaoyu and the others looked at Zhou Yang in unison when they mentioned a certain someone.
Zhou Yang did not speak and only looked quietly at the platform. Although he was standing there, he was ten meters away from Zhou Shaoyu and the dozens of direct and collateral descendants of the Zhou family. From afar, he looked like a lone shadow and did not look like a Zhou family descendant at all.
"Madam has arrived …"
There was a loud shout. On the other side of the martial arts arena, a large group of women, led by the First Madam and Second Madam, walked over. Zhou Yang's mother and Third Madam Ye Xin were also among them.
The four madams of the General's Mansion sat on the five seats on the east side. The empty seat in the middle was naturally Zhou Zhantian's.
Not long after, Zhou Zhantian and the others also walked over from the other side.
Zhou Zhantian's appearance was obviously very eye-catching. More importantly, there was another person beside him.
Zhou Yang looked over and saw that Zhou Zhantian was still wearing the imperial bestowed Three Dragons Battle Robe, and the person walking beside him was wearing a purple robe. He looked like an elegant scholar. However, someone who could walk side by side with Zhou Zhantian would not be an ordinary person.
"I didn't expect even the City Lord to come." Zhou Shaoyu exclaimed.
Jiangnan County City Lord Tang Zhenghe!
Zhou Yang's gaze swept behind the purple-robed man. Sure enough, the Little Princess Tang Yuewu was eating tanghulu and walking behind with Yuchi Zhenjie.
After the two of them came to the side of the stage, Tang Zhenghe sat on the guest seat on the south side. The Little Princess and Yuchi Zhenjie stood behind him.
"There are a total of three seats on the south side. Only the City Lord has come. There are still two more …"
"The Xu Family's Master, Xu Cangshan …"
"The Lin Family's Master, Lady Jiu …"
Just as Zhou Yang thought, the other two seats were for the Xu Family and the Lin Family, the other two major families of the County City.
Xu Cangshan still had a smile on his face. He looked very amiable, but he walked in front of Lady Jiu, vaguely giving off an air of superiority.
Lady Jiu was obviously a smart person. After all, the Lin Family was only a wealthy family and could not be compared to the Zhou Family and the Xu Family. Therefore, she did not compete with Xu Cangshan.
"The Chief Elder of the Institute of Martial Arts, Elder Du …"
Chief Elder …
This time, everyone was shocked. Even Zhou Yang was no exception.
He naturally knew that the seats on the north side belonged to the Institute of Martial Arts. He originally thought that it would be led by Li Changhe, but he did not expect it to be the Chief Elder.
There were three Great Elders in the Institute of Martial Arts. Their positions were higher than the Deputy Dean and were second only to the Dean. Among them, the Chief Elder had the most power. Even Li Changhe had to bow to him.
Apart from the Chief Elder, there were also the Guardian Elder and the Guest Elder.
The Guardian Elder had a high status and hid in the Institute of Martial Arts. Unless the Institute of Martial Arts was in great danger, he would not appear in public.
The Guest Elder was usually from the Tiangang Sword Sect and would be rotated every five years. Their only purpose in coming to the Institute of Martial Arts was to observe the potential of the disciples. After all, the geniuses of the County City's Institute of Martial Arts would enter the Tiangang Sword Sect in the future.
However, few people knew about the current Guest Elder in the Institute of Martial Arts. It was said that she was a powerful woman, but no disciple had ever seen her.
After Elder Du entered, Zhou Zhantian and the others stood up to welcome him.
"Haha … General Zhou, you don't have to be so polite. I only have one purpose today, and that is for your niece, Ye Zhining," Elder Du said loudly.
"Oh?" Zhou Zhantian smiled faintly. After a while, he said, "What does Elder Du mean?"
"I intend to accept Zhining as my disciple. Does General Zhou agree?" Elder Du asked with a smile.
Zhou Zhantian's cold face did not change at all. It was as if he had already expected this. He said, "How would I dare to oppose Elder Zhou's decision to accept Zhining as your disciple? However, today is the day of the assessment. How about we wait until after the assessment?"
"Alright, I'll wait here."
With that, Elder Du led Li Changhe and Elder Song to the seats on the north side.
"Dong, dong, dong …"
The drums shook the earth and rang for a full 15 minutes before stopping. At this time, Second Madam looked at Ye Taishan who was behind her. Ye Taishan nodded and walked toward the stage.
"The assessment for the Zhou Family's new disciples begins now …"
"Wait …"
Before Ye Taishan could finish his sentence, Zhou Zhantian suddenly waved his hand and said, "Ye Taishan, step down. Today's assessment will be presided over by General Guo."
Guo Zhanxiong presided over!
Zhou Zhantian's words immediately confused everyone. Zhou Yang, on the other hand, smiled.
Although it was only a change in presiding, it revealed a lot of information.
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