Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn

Chapter 837: Chapter 6: Stealing the Spotlight 2

Sure enough, as she expected, Aisha, in a fit of anger, stomped on the long dress beneath her at the end of the performance.

Wang Shuai chuckled and scolded, "You both stole all the spotlight."

The auditorium quieted down, and Michael, dressed in a wrinkled suit that looked like a boxed cake, stepped onto the host’s platform in the auditorium. "Welcome exchange students from around the world to Cornell University to participate in this international exchange event co-hosted by Cornell University and Mengshan Company. Now, let’s invite Mr. Carey, the vice dean of Cornell University’s Biological Engineering College, to give the opening speech."

The Cornell University’s deputy minister, also an expert in biological engineering, soon lulled the exchange students present into a state of drowsiness with his opening remarks.

Zhou Ziang regained some clarity amidst the dizziness, saw Aisha walking toward them, and led Xiao Xian to sit in a few empty seats in the front row, which were for team leaders. Wang Shuai and Zhang Yiyi were nowhere to be found.

Seeing this, Aisha bit her lip and could only stand behind.

"Did Wang Shuai tell you about the origin of the international exchange program?" In fact, Xiao Xian hadn’t asked Wang Shuai about this, as both she and Yiyi thought the exchange program was a tradition of Huake Institute, providing a place for Superpower Users and Cultivators from various countries to learn.

As the team leader, Zhou Ziang had collected more comprehensive information than new students like Xiao Xian. Taking advantage of the still ongoing sleep-inducing opening remarks by the vice dean of Cornell University’s Biological Engineering College, he imparted some knowledge to Xiao Xian.

The international exchange event is also known as the Olympic Games for different cultivators (a collective term for Superpower Users and Cultivators, to be used simply like this thereafter).

Like the modern Olympic Games, which rose to prevent international disputes, the international exchange event has a history tracing back to the ancient Olympic times. Ever since historical records began, different cultivators have been a secret existence across countries and tribes, until the early 20th century when nations and governments formally began to organize and plan the training of this group.

Diverse cultivators need continuous strengthening of their cultivation to progress, and they also require constant interaction and exchange with peers.

Hundreds of years ago, when different cultivators reached a bottleneck in their cultivation, they would retreat to deep mountains or mysterious places seldom visited by people, and some even spent their entire lives attempting to break into the more mysterious Cangqiong Palace, but such methods had a low success rate and could easily lead to casualties or even direct demise.

So later, through joint discussions among several powerful Cultivators and Superpower Users, the international exchange program was born.

In each exchange event, a single winner is selected. This winner will directly participate in the next Cangqiong Palace event and receive a mysterious reward.

"Does anyone know what the reward is?" Xiao Xian doubted she could be the lucky winner and had already heard of the unwritten rules of the exchange, where host exchange students would have a significant advantage. Needless to say, Aisha was the most outstanding member of the United States delegation this time.

In the past, she might not have been interested in competing with Aisha, but this time, Xiao Xian took on the bet between "Mei Nian" and the Xu Family. If she lost to Aisha, it would mean the Mei Family would lose the domestic ginseng market, which would also be a considerable blow to True Mei Nian, who was in a coma.

"No one knows, the winners always keep the reward secret, but one thing is certain, the reward will surely help after entering the Cangqiong Palace, as among those who returned from the Cangqiong Palace, three had won the international exchange event reward. Those three were Wang Fenglei, Rost Serine, and..." Zhou Ziang hadn’t finished his words.

The entire auditorium fell into silence; the vice dean of Cornell Biomedical Engineering College had finished speaking and was now announcing with a totally different, slightly excited and thrilled tone: "Now, let’s welcome Lady Serlin of the Roster family to officially kick off this exchange event."

All the men in the audience held their breath, while the women bit their lips.

If Celeste’s previous appearance accelerated countless people’s heartbeats, then her current appearance in a golden mermaid gown directly seized people’s souls.

"Rost Serine," the name echoed simultaneously in the minds of several people present.

Is she the legendary Lady Serlin? Sitting in the front row, Xiao Xian also clearly saw Lady Serlin.

She had beautiful hazel eyes and accepted the microphone handed to her by the vice dean with the most charming smile on her face.

Celeste’s smile made the vice dean stumble as he stepped off the stage but no one noticed his misstep as everyone’s gaze was focused on the woman whose every move enchanted their souls.

"Is she Aisha’s mother? What a tragedy," Xiao Xian stuck out her tongue, not displaying the shock others did at Celeste’s appearance.

"Yes, with such a mother, who would pay attention to the daughter, I think Aisha already realized this long ago," Zhou Ziang smiled slightly, focusing his gaze on the Little Beauty beside him.

Celeste on stage also noticed Zhou Ziang and the Eastern girl beside him.

"Just an ordinary-looking little girl, Aisha is really useless, I should give her a good scolding later," Lady Serlin beamed as she delivered a few welcoming words. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian () to vote for recommendation tickets, and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)