ebookslot Chapter 166 Provincial Announcement
Chapter 166 Provincial Announcement
Chapter 166 Provincial Announcement
At this moment, Chen Xingyao walked out of the training room, holding a communicator, and approached Feng Yuelan.
"Mom, I saw the province-wide announcement that my brother has been promoted to the provincial group of young geniuses."
It was posted on the official WeChat account of the Martial Arts Association, one of the official media outlets in Dongchuan Province.
"let me see!"
Feng Yuelan snatched the communicator from her daughter's hand and started reading the messages on it.
"It really was a province-wide announcement?"
On the communicator screen, there was a message: "Provincial Announcement: Congratulations to Chen Lie, a martial arts student from Dongchuan Province, for being selected for the Provincial Youth Genius Team."
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Below the title is a brief introduction of over two thousand words: Chen Lie, a native of Changdong City, Dongchuan Province, is a student at Dongchuan No. 1 Provincial Key Martial Arts High School.
Being shortlisted for the provincial youth genius team is a remarkable achievement for their family, given their circumstances. It's like a child from a poor family becoming a successful candidate in the imperial examinations hundreds of years ago – a truly glorious event.
"Mom, Dad said he wanted to invite relatives and friends to a gathering to celebrate my brother being shortlisted for the provincial youth talent team. When is that planned?" Chen Xingyao asked.
"Let's wait a bit longer, let me discuss it with your dad."
In the past few days, Chen Lie's second uncle's family has been visiting almost every day. The first time they visited, they said they learned that the reason for Chen Lie's rapid progress in martial arts was that he had met a master who gave him guidance.
In order to conceal the true story of her son's extraordinary encounter and the real reason that transformed him and his sister, Feng Yuelan had no choice but to go along with what Chen Lie's second aunt, Chang Guirong, said, and admit that Chen Lie's martial arts skills had improved by leaps and bounds because he was guided by a master.
But this seemed to have stirred up a hornet's nest. From that day on, Chen Lie's second uncle's family visited every day, asking them to introduce Chen Ye to the master Chen Lie had met.
This stumped Feng Yuelan. In reality, there was no such thing as a master; it was all fabricated. Naturally, she couldn't introduce Chen Ye to a non-existent master.
So she could only politely decline, but Chen Lie's second aunt, Chang Guirong, did not give up and insisted on asking for help every day, which made Feng Yuelan extremely anxious.
If you're hosting a party to celebrate your son, you absolutely can't skip his family.
Feng Yuelan could hardly imagine how desperately Chang Guirong would plead for help if she found out that her son had joined the provincial youth genius group.
Feng Yuelan understood Chang Guirong's actions very well. When her son's Qi and Blood value was slow to break through 1, making it difficult for him to even get into an ordinary martial arts university, she was also very worried and couldn't sleep at night.
As for the banquet for being promoted to the provincial youth genius group, let's wait and see.
Feng Yuelan told her son and daughter what she was doing and was about to go to the kitchen to prepare dinner when the doorbell rang.
She immediately went to the door to open it, and found that it was her brother-in-law, Chang Guirong.
"Sister-in-law, what brings you here at this hour? Please come in!" Feng Yuelan asked.
"Don't you have to work during the day?"
I was afraid no one would be home during the day, so I came at this hour.
Chang Guirong walked into the living room, put the gifts she was carrying on the table, and then sat down.
"Huh? Chen Lie's here too? Wasn't he supposed to be at the genius training camp?"
Upon seeing Chen Lie, Chang Guirong was immediately surprised.
"I've already left the genius training camp," Chen Lie said.
Chang Guirong didn't take Chen Lie's words seriously, assuming he had asked for leave. So she said, "Since Chen Lie is here too, what do you think about the matter your second aunt mentioned to you the other day?"
Feng Yuelan chuckled dryly and said, "Let's talk about these things later. Sister-in-law, you've come at the perfect time. I was just about to prepare dinner. Please wait a moment and have dinner here."
Chang Guirong quickly waved her hand: "No, no, I've already eaten. Let's get down to business first."
As she spoke, she looked at Chen Lie and said, "Chen Lie, to be honest, your cousin Chen Ye's blood and qi values are progressing very slowly due to the aftereffects of his blood and qi deficiency. Moreover, his strength value can only be maintained at three times, and no matter how hard he tries, he cannot break through three times."
You young people are different from us older generation; you value physical strength a lot. As the older cousin, you must lend a hand to your younger cousin at this crucial moment.
"Think about it, if Chen Ye also joins the genius training camp, you'll have one more helper there. Wouldn't it be great if you two brothers could help each other out?"
Chen Lie said, "Second Aunt, I know about what you're talking about. If my teacher comes to Dongchuan Province again, I will definitely mention it to him."
Chang Guirong said, "Why isn't this martial arts master in Dongchuan Province? Chen Ye's martial arts aptitude is so good, can't he come to Dongchuan specifically for Chen Ye?"
A great teacher produces great students; the two complement each other. Doesn't a teacher feel proud to have a good student?
Chang Guirong's words made Chen Lie frown.
Chen Xingyao couldn't help but sneer. How could Chen Ye, a guy with weak blood and qi who cheated and shirked martial arts, be praised like this?
They actually said that Chen Ye has good martial arts talent, what a load of nonsense. Does the person who said that have no shame at all?
"Second Aunt, aren't you being a bit too definitive?"
If Chen Ye were truly that talented, he wouldn't have suffered from qi and blood deficiency due to his eagerness for quick results.
Besides, there are at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, martial arts geniuses in Dongchuan Province, but how many of them can receive guidance from renowned masters?
You want someone even more powerful than a martial arts master to make a special trip to Dongchuan for Chen Ye? Aren't you afraid that he'll get angry and complain that my brother is being nosy?
"If Chen Ye is really that sought after, then all the grandmasters and martial artists in Dongchuan Province should be vying to take him as their disciple. Why would martial arts experts from other provinces have to come looking for him?"
Upon hearing Chen Xingyao's words, Chang Guirong immediately looked embarrassed.
In her opinion, Chen Lie's martial arts aptitude was so poor, yet he was able to be trained so successfully by a master. Chen Ye's aptitude was many times higher than Chen Lie's. What did it matter if a martial arts master came to Dongchuan?
"Shut up, Yao Yao! How dare you speak to your elders like that?" Feng Yuelan immediately reprimanded Chen Xingyao.
Chen Xingyao pursed her lips, not taking it to heart.
"It was my fault,
My question is indeed valid; we shouldn't underestimate those who are truly skilled.
After her initial embarrassment, Chang Guirong said, "Chen Lie, how about this, you contact this martial arts master."
See which province he's in and whether he's willing to take Chen Ye as his apprentice.
"If possible, I'll have your second uncle take Chen Ye out of the province to find that expert."
"Alright then, I'll ask when I have time." Chen Lie nodded.
"Then you'd better hurry, preferably get results within two or three days," Chang Guirong said.
Having finished speaking, Chang Guirong stood up and said, "Now that I've finished talking, I'll be leaving."
Upon seeing this, Feng Yuelan immediately said, "Sit a little longer, have dinner before you leave."
"I'm not eating. Chen Ye is still waiting for my message at home. Besides, it's getting late."
After saying this, Chang Guirong left Chen Lie's house.
Feng Yuelan closed the door, sighed, and went to the kitchen to cook.
In the living room, Chen Xingyao said to Chen Lie, "Brother, why are you arguing with her? Just refuse her directly, that should be enough."
"Next time, if your second aunt comes again, tell her that the master refuses to take on disciples."
"Why go through all that trouble? You can just refuse directly," Chen Xingyao said.
"A direct refusal is too blunt."
Chen Lie simply shook his head.
The reason Chen Lie was so evasive with his second uncle and the others regarding the Blood Mist Flower incident and this matter was because his father valued family ties very much.
Chen Gequn is the kind of person who would rather suffer a loss himself than break ties with his relatives.
He naturally had to consider his parents' feelings. Having lived a second life, he understood the meaning of 'filial piety' and 'obedience' better than his previous self.
Meanwhile, Chang Guirong returned home, and Chen Ye immediately went over to ask her questions.
"Mom, you're finally back! How did it go? Did Uncle and the others agree?"
Chang Guirong said, "I didn't refuse, but I didn't agree immediately either. I told you to wait a few more days."
"How many more days? In my opinion, Chen Lie has no intention of letting me catch up with him in martial arts at all."
My aptitude is so much better than his; while his health and vitality value hadn't even broken 1, mine was already in the double digits.
"He's afraid my martial arts will surpass his, so he has no intention of introducing me to that martial arts master!" Chen Ye roared.
"Alright, you don't need to yell. Among relatives, isn't it just that they dislike you for being poor, fear you for being rich, hate that you have something, and laugh at you for not having it? Of course, I know they don't want you to have this extraordinary encounter, but what can we do? We are the ones who need their help now."
"Don't rush me. Let me try a few more times. Maybe we can get it done."
"What can you possibly accomplish? And you're telling me not to worry? Mom, Chen Lie has already joined the provincial youth genius team. If you don't hurry..."
I won't even be able to see his taillights anymore!
"What did you say? Chen Lie joined the provincial youth genius team?"
Upon hearing this, Chang Guirong immediately asked.
"Look, all the major official media outlets in Dongchuan Province have issued province-wide notices."
Chen Ye showed the communicator to Chang Guirong.
Upon seeing this, Chang Guirong was immediately shocked: "It's actually true! Chen Lie really joined the provincial youth genius team?"
Joining the provincial youth genius team means that even if you go to Blue Star University in the future, you will be a top student with unlimited potential.
She simply couldn't believe that the Chen family could produce such a martial arts genius; it must be incredible that their ancestral graves were emitting auspicious smoke.
The next day, Chen Lie went to the provincial-level genius training ground early in the morning, which is the location of the province's youth genius group.
Many members of the provincial youth prodigy group are already active in various places.
Chen Lie arrived at 7:30 in the morning.
He arrived at the lecture hall, where there were about thirty seats scattered around.
This means that the provincial youth talent team can only have a maximum of thirty people. If the thirty people are full, even if later applicants meet the standards, they will not be able to be selected for the provincial youth talent team.
This regulation is mainly because the martial arts resources in Dongchuan Province are scarce and cannot support too many geniuses.
Chen Lie walked around the lecturer's platform, when a girl with an elegant and refined demeanor suddenly walked towards him.
"Chen Lie, you've been promoted to the provincial youth genius team?"
Hearing the crisp sound, Chen Lie turned his head and saw that it was Luo Zhixun standing beside him.
"Yes, I just passed the test yesterday." Chen Lie nodded.
"I saw the province-wide announcement and also received internal information that a new member would be joining today. I didn't expect it to be you," Luo Zhixun said with a smile.
"By the way, there's an internal group for the province's young geniuses. Can I add you as a friend (you're nicknamed 'Green Bubble') and add you in?"
"Okay!" Chen Lie nodded, took out his communicator, and added a green bubble to Luo Zhixun's chat.
Soon, a message popped up on his green bubble.
"Luo Zhixun invites you to join the Dongchuan Province Youth Genius Group." Chen Lie clicked "agree" directly and joined the group chat.
Upon joining the group chat, I discovered that the "Dongchuan Province Youth Genius Group" only had 28 members, including myself.
Among these twenty-eight people, one is a renowned teacher.
"Alright, now that you're in, any announcements from the provincial government and martial arts association, such as lectures by renowned instructors, will be sent out in the group chat in advance," Luo Zhixun said.
"Um."
At this moment, members who had been moving around came to the podium to listen to the lecture.
Upon seeing this, Luo Zhixun said, "It seems that Gu Lao has arrived. Gu Lao is a renowned teacher of the Genius Group. Let's take our seats."
"good!"
Chen Lie nodded and went to the seats below the podium with Luo Zhixun.
"Chen Lie, sit next to me."
Attendance at the genius training camp was sparse; even when two seats were next to each other, there was a 50-centimeter gap between them.
Following Luo Zhixun's suggestion, Chen Lie sat down next to her.
Just then, a young man arrived. Upon seeing Chen Lie, he immediately said in a deep voice, "Kid, what are you doing here?"
"Nonsense, I joined the genius team, where else would I be but here?" Chen Lie glanced at the young man indifferently.
The young man in front of him was Lu Qingyun, with whom he had interacted twice.
Lu Qingyun said, "So you are the new member who joined today. I didn't expect you to have met the criteria for being shortlisted for the Genius Group."
This spot is mine; you can go pick another one over there.
Before Chen Lie could speak, Luo Zhixun said, "The location of the speaking area has never been fixed; it's always first come, first served. When did this location become yours?"
"Zhixun, I—"
"Are you trying to provoke me? I gave this seat to Chen Lie."
"Zhixun, how could I target you?"
"Then disappear immediately. Old Gu is here. Stop rambling on and on."
Since Luo Zhixun had said that, Lu Qingyun could only give Chen Lie a disapproving look before leaving.
Luo Zhixun smiled and nodded at Chen Lie, then said, "Old Gu is here," and then fell silent.
Gu Tian, a renowned teacher from the Dongchuan Province Youth Genius Group, stepped onto the stage, glanced at the more than twenty members, and said, "It seems everyone has arrived."
You've probably received a notification that someone new joined today.
"Let me first introduce our new member, Chen Lie."
Chen Lie, please stand up and let everyone get to know you.
Upon hearing this, Chen Lie stood up from his seat, and the other members of the provincial youth genius group all glanced at him.
"Everyone, take a look. This is Chen Lie." After Gu Tian finished speaking, he said to Chen Lie, "Alright, Chen Lie, sit down."
Chen Lie immediately sat down again.