"Do you have to participate even if you don't want to participate?" Xiao Long sneered.
In fact, if he wanted to leave, he could leave across the Lake of Death. The closed teleportation array could stop others, but it couldn't stop him.
But Xiao Long didn't want to leave. Since the top management of Canghai College "welcomed" him like this, if he didn't go, wouldn't it be a loss of face?
"Let's go! I'll go meet them." Xiao Long took a step forward and walked over there.
Zhuge Hanshan said: "Brother Xiao, no matter what happens this time, we, a group of old classmates, will always stand by your side!"
"Even if you die, we will bear it for you!"
Hearing Zhuge Hanshan's words, Xiao Long felt a little moved.
"Thank you very much. Brother Zhuge, please rest assured that nothing bad will happen this time." Xiao Long smiled lightly.
Seeing Xiao Long's confident look, Zhuge Hanshan wondered, could it be that Xiao Long really had a way to escape unscathed?
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In the inner courtyard of Canghai Academy, at the competition stage.
At this moment, around the competition stage, there are tables and tables of sumptuous banquets. The dishes on the tables are all carefully selected top-quality ingredients. They are priceless and cannot be bought with money. They are all from Canghai Academy.
After years of collection, the value of each table exceeds the Zunwang Lingbao.
The wooden table and chairs are made of black paulownia wood mixed with black gold. They are both light and tough, and cannot be destroyed by the Imperial Realm.
For such a banquet, more than 5,000 tables were set up around the competition stage. All the students, elders, imperial instructors, deans, etc. in the inner courtyard, totaling more than 30,000 people, were all present!
Above the competition stage, a banner was pulled: "Warmly welcome the return of Senior Xiao Long!"
Below is a portrait of Xiao Long. Next to the portrait are written his life story and his contribution to Canghai College.
Some uninformed inner college students thought that the college was really welcoming Xiao Long, and excitedly talked about Xiao Long's deeds and praised Xiao Long full of praise.
Even most of the Imperial Realm instructors were kept in the dark, and only a few people, such as the deans of the various courtyards and the king's elders, knew about this banquet.
This is a Hongmen Banquet!
"Dean Xue, do you think he will come?"
Next to Mr. Xue, a confidant elder smiled and said.
"Hmph! If he doesn't come, where can he go? The teleportation array is closed, can he still fly out of the Lake of Death?" Mr. Xue snorted coldly.
"Originally, Xiao Long's return was a happy event, but he provoked the rules of Canghai Academy again and again. He first killed our elders and then robbed the Burning Sky Tower. He clearly didn't take us seriously!"
"He thinks that with a little merit, he can do whatever he wants. This time, he will have to pay a heavy price!" Mr. Xue said harshly.
In an area next to the competition stage, elders such as Meng Yi, Zhu Xiao, and the older generation of students were sitting together, with anxious expressions on their brows.
They don't want Xiao Long to come over, but now, if they don't come over, where can they go?
"No matter what, we support Xiao Long unconditionally!"
"If it weren't for Xiao Long, Canghai College might have been annexed by Tianshen College!"
"Xiao Long is our hero!" Everyone had the same idea and fully supported Xiao Long.
As for the other students, they don't know the truth of the matter at all. They only know that Xiao Long is a legend in the college, and that's it.
Time passed minute by minute.
Amid everyone's eager anticipation, Xiao Long's figure finally appeared at the end of the line of sight.
Xiao Long took steps, step by step, and slowly entered the banquet area.
Everyone's eyes turned towards Xiao Long.
Some people are respectful, some are anxious, some are harsh, all kinds of eyes are intertwined on Xiao Long. At this moment, he is the focus!
On the competition stage, Dean Meng Xingchuan stood up from his chair, and his loud voice spread throughout the audience.
"Let me warmly welcome the return of Senior Xiao Long, the elite student of Canghai College and the legend of Dahuang State!"
Led by Meng Xingchuan, everyone present stood up and cheered warmly, and applause sounded like roaring mountains and seas at this moment.
At this moment, it seemed as if Xiao Long was their hero!
"That's Senior Xiao Long? He's so handsome!"
"This is my first time seeing him in person!"
"I heard that Senior Xiao Long could kill the Saint King with one move back then. I'm afraid he is even more powerful now!" Many students' eyes sparkled and they looked at Xiao Long with reverence, as if they were looking at an idol.
Xiao Long looked towards the competition stage ahead.
There was only one table on the huge competition stage. The table was very wide, and twelve people sat next to it.
These twelve people are Dean Meng Xingchuan, plus the eight deans of the eight outer courtyards, and the three punishment elders.
These twelve people have the highest status in Canghai Academy and are in charge of everything.
There is an empty chair opposite Meng Xingchuan. This chair is made of black metal and has a portrait of Xiao Long engraved on it. It is a chair specially prepared for Xiao Long.
Meng Xingchuan reached out to the chair opposite and said loudly: "Xiao Long, please take a seat!"
Xiao Long had no expression on his face, stepped onto the competition stage, came to the chair and sat down.
After Xiao Long sat down, all the teachers and students present sat down together.
"The banquet begins!" Meng Xingchuan said loudly.
"Haha! It's starting!"
"I can't wait!"
The students picked up their chopsticks and picked at the exquisite ingredients on the table.
These ingredients are not only delicious, they are also beneficial to cultivation, and they are all priceless.
On weekdays, they wouldn't dare to think about it. It's too luxurious. Only when Xiao Long comes back can they enjoy such good things.
The students and instructors around the competition stage all got into action and ate with gusto.
Only on the competition stage, among the thirteen people including Xiao Long, no one moved their chopsticks.
Time passes slowly.
Xiao Long had no expression on his face and just stared at Meng Xingchuan.
Meng Xingchuan also looked at him like this, and the two of them have been looking at each other from the beginning to now.
After a long time.
Xiao Long raised the corner of his mouth, showing an expression that was half a smile but not a smile.
"Meng Xingchuan, I can see from your eyes that you have a good heart and are excellent in all aspects. You are indeed qualified for the position of dean of Canghai College, but why do you do such a stupid thing?" Xiao Long suddenly asked
An inexplicable sentence.
When Meng Xingchuan heard this, he just smiled lightly, picked up the wine bottle on the table, and filled the wine glass.
Seeing this, the other deans also picked up the wine flask and filled the wine glasses.
"Xiao Long, since it's a banquet, let's not talk about anything else and just have a drink first." Meng Xingchuan smiled lightly and picked up the wine glass.
Everyone else present also picked up their wine glasses and raised them high towards Xiao Long.
Seeing the scene on the competition stage, the crowd on the sidelines also stopped their chopsticks and looked at this scene curiously.
Xiao Long sneered.
Is this testing him?
At this moment, if he does not hold the wine glass, he is not giving them face, and there is no room for negotiation! If he does not hold the wine glass, it means that he has given up, and everything is easy to discuss!
In other words, the other party gave him the right to choose.