Zither Emperor Chapter 691 Chapter 219 Sura do you remember them

691: Chapter 219 Sura, do you remember them?

(Part 1)_1 691: Chapter 219 Sura, do you remember them?

(Part 1)_1 Despite many citizens feeling that the martial contest was less exciting than the previous magic petition, as Sura had said, there was only one contestant left in the final round, Ye Yinzhu.

Was there any need to continue the petition?

There was a moment of silence all around.

Although the Literary and Martial petition had finished, the anticipation from the public wasn’t over.

This year’s petition was different from previous ones.

It was not only exhilarating, but more importantly, it was linked with the courtship of the Phoenix Princess.

Almost no one had ever seen the Phoenix Princess, but an annotation was added to the courtship announcement right in front of the four words “Phoenix Princess”, stating that she was the number one beauty in the Landias Empire.

This title alone was enough to draw attention.

Under Emperor Maximo’s leadership, several important figures descended the VIP stand and climbed onto the platform of the martial final.

Joining him were Crespo, Cruz, three sorcerers, and Saintess of Light, Marina.

Sura was not among them.

Under everyone else’s escort, Emperor Maximo walked towards the middle of the platform.

He cast his stern gaze, filled with a trace of joy amongst the hundreds of thousands of citizens.

He proclaimed, “Subjects of Landias, I hereby announce that the triennial Literary and Martial petition has concluded.

First of all, on behalf of the Empire of Landias, I wish to express my gratitude to the hosts of this petition.

As in previous years, many talents have emerged from this petition, such a fortune for Landias.

These young people are the future of the empire.

Let’s wele all the finalists of the literary, martial, and magic contests onto the stage with a warm round of applause.”

By the side of the stage, the examinees who were already waiting started their march towards the arena.

Among them, there were none from the martial petition.

Other than the first and second examinees killed by Ye Yinzhu, the other two lost the ability to continue.

As the examinees lined up in three rows, the martial row only consisted of Ye Yinzhu, standing all alone.

The magic row also had but one figure – the third contestant from Landias.

The literary category had the most contestants, including Kleyena, with a total of eight participants.

Naturally, with the absence of Ye Yinzhu and Kleyena in the row for Magic, only the third contestant was left.

Seeing the number of contestants in each category, the nobles of Landias, as well as the citizens, couldn’t help but feel astonished.

Even though two contestants were disqualified in the magic contest, there should still be three contestants.

Also, instead of ten, only eight appeared in the literary category.

Could there have been casualties in the literary debate as well?

Emperor Maximo, with a smile on his face, looked down at the contestants on the stage, with his eyes finally resting on Ye Yinzhu, who stood alone.

“According to the rules of the Literary and Martial petition, any candidate can take part in one, two or all three categories.

However, since the mencement of the Imperial Literary and Martial petition, no one has ever won in more than two categories.

But this time it’s different.

First of all, I would like to announce a piece of good news.

My goddaughter Kleyena, who is also the daughter of Imperial Minister of Military Affairs, Crespo, has achieved second place in both the literary and the magic petitions.

I believe you all have seen the mage who cast the Ice Storm during the Magic petition.

That was Kleyena.”‘

Amidst the atmosphere deliberately provoked by Emperor Maximo, cheers rang out like a landslide and a tsunami, consisting mostly of shouts for ‘Princess Kleyena’.

Kleyena stepped onto the stage at Maximo’s signal.

Her beautiful face, charming temperament, and the gentle smile on her face, ignited the crowd.

The atmosphere shot up to its peak.

Emperor Maximo slowly raised both his hands and pressed them down into the air, quieting down the crowd.

With a smile on his face, Maximo continued, “At the same time, I have another piece of good news to announce.

Because, right here in our Landias, at this session of the Literary and Martial petition, an unprecedented genius has emerged.

I prefer to call him, an all-rounder.

Everyone has seen his outstanding performance.

He is the only all-round champion in the history of the Literary and Martial petition, Ye Su.”

Not far from there, someone started trembling violently as soon as they heard the name ‘Ye Su’, and tears started to flow once again.

Torrential silence ensued.

An all-round champion?

What does that mean?

Such a title has never appeared in any previous Literary and Martial petitions!

Ye Yinzhu calmly walked over to Kleyena on the stage.

His calm demeanor couldn’t help but quicken Kleyena’s heartbeat.

As she stole glances at him, she found that Ye Yinzhu’s gaze didn’t rest on her or Emperor Maximo, as though he was deep in thought.

Emperor Maximo’s emotions were soaring at this moment as he ardently proclaimed, “Ye Su, Landias’ most brilliant genius in the history of the contest of literature, martial arts, and magic.

He made it to the finals in all three categories, with outstanding performance of first place in the literature and magic re-tests, and fourth place in the martial arts re-test.

Today, just today, he has leveraged his superhuman intellect and formidable strength to clinch the crown in all three categories.

The title of ‘all-rounder’ is well-deserved.

Let us, the people of Landias, applaud our most brilliant talent, our future hero, with fervor.”

A hero is always the center of attention.

It was only when Emperor Maximo explained how Ye Yinzhu got his ‘all-rounder’ title that they understood.

The person who had touched everyone with a sad song, defeating the Saintess of Light, Marina, and who had crushed all opponents with an overwhelming force, triumphing over three Purple Star Dragon Knights, was the same person.

Moreover, this person had also been victorious in the literary contest.

All-rounder, the all-around champion.

The audience roared again, reaching a fever pitch.

The two words ‘all-rounder’ represented the highest honor and were now bestowed upon Ye Yinzhu amid waves of cheer.

Emperor Maximo turned to face Ye Yinzhu, a smile on his face and encouragement in his eyes.

He had deliberately omitted mentioning that Ye Yinzhu hailed from the Arcadia Kingdom during his speech, and now, seeing no look of disagreement on Ye Yinzhu’s face, he made up his mind.

Now was the time for him to enact his plan to keep this genuine all-rounder in Landias.

Emperor Maximo’s original estimate of Ye Yinzhu’s aptitude had already been quite high.

But when Ye Yinzhu defeated the Saintess of Light, Marina, and moved the entire audience, he realized he had still underestimated this young man.

He had initially hoped Ye Yinzhu could just bee a dragon among men, but who knew, he was more akin to the entire Dragon City.

With such ability and potential, if he could be used for his own purposes, unifying the Ryuzakinus Continent would be imminent.

Emperor Maximo looked at Ye Yinzhu with a smile, “Congratulations, Ye Su, you have earned this honor with your strength.

This is all truly deserved.

Do you have any requests?

As long as it’s within my power, I am willing to satisfy you.”

At this moment, past champions would usually express their loyalty to Landias with a few modest words.

However, surprisingly, Ye Yinzhu just nodded and said, “Yes, I do have a request.”

Emperor Maximo’s face stiffened slightly.

He was regretting a little; what if Ye Su asked him for his freedom?

Or asked something regarding the Arcadia Kingdom?

How should he handle it?

At this point, it felt like he was in a bind and couldn’t back out in front of so many people.

Of course, no matter what was going through his mind, Emperor Maximo would never show it.

He gently said, “Go ahead.”

Ye Yinzhu took a step forward, stopping at a distance of about five meters from Emperor Maximo.

Crespo and Cruz, who were standing behind Maximo, were startled.

Given Ye Yinzhu’s demonstrated power, they couldn’t help but worry if he was there to assassinate…

The two brothers hastily moved to guard Maximo from both sides.

But, to everyone’s surprise, Ye Yinzhu kneeled down on one knee towards Emperor Maximo and said respectfully, “Your Majesty, I request you to grant me your daughter, the Phoenix Princess, as my wife.

I am willing to use all the honors I have received today as a bride price.

Please agree.”

Sura hadn’t gone too far.

Whether she wanted to get more glimpses of him or because she had to fulfill the last request of her father, she couldn’t leave.

At this moment, she was watching from a distance as Ye Yinzhu, who was wearing a headgear, kneeled before Emperor Maximo.

Her vision blurring slightly.

She knew that Ye Yinzhu wasn’t kneeling to show loyalty to Emperor Maximo or out of respect, rather it was for her sake.

After all, Emperor Maximo was her father.

He was on his knees before his lover’s father, not a powerful emperor.

Only she and Ye Yinzhu understood the true meaning behind that kneel.

Watching Ye Yinzhu kneel before him, Emperor Maximo was overjoyed, “My loyal subject, please rise.”

Although Ye Yinzhu’s pleading voice was not loud, his strong Douqi had already sent his request echoing through the audience.

Since ancient times, pairing a beauty with a hero has always been the perfect match.

The citizens of Landias had pletely lost their senses.

They even forgot their status as mon people.

Countless voices echoed, agreeing with him…

agreeing with him…

Emperor Maximo stepped forward, helped Ye Yinzhu stand up, and said with a smile, “This petition was originally to select a suitor for my daughter.

You, who have won all three championships, are naturally the most promising.

However, as a father, I must consider my daughter’s future.

As long as you can touch her heart, why would I oppose it?

Having a son-in-law like you would be my honor.” (To be continued…

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