The moment the eyes of the two men met in the air, I don't know if it was my delusion, I felt his broad shoulders twitch slightly.

And I, at once, bowed my head.

The people around all stood solemnly, so many hundreds of people, there was not a single cough and wheezing, all the people were quiet, only the wind, blowing through the tall plane tree on the edge of the ancestral hall, the rustling sound came, and a few yellowed leaves slowly fell from above.

Time passes little by little.

All of us stood outside the ancestral hall, watching the sun rise little by little, the sun shining on us without any shade, and everyone sweating profusely under the heavy dress.

However, no one moved.

Everyone stood motionless.

I don't know how long it took, the sun became more and more intense, and I was slightly dizzy from the sun, and finally, I heard a very light chime sound from inside the ancestral hall.

Immediately, my brain, which had been a little stiff from standing for too long, became active. Although I can't see what's going on inside, according to the procedure of sacrificing my ancestors, I have already made the first offering, so I naturally want to kowtow to my ancestors.

So, Xue Qian, who was standing at the forefront, straightened her back and slowly knelt down.

All of us knelt down with her, bowed to the ground respectfully, and then stood up.

After a while, there was a second chime.

Everyone knelt on the ground again and kowtowed to the ancestral hall.

After the third salute, I heard some subconscious breaths from the people behind me, although no one spoke, but the atmosphere suddenly changed from solemn just now to tense and weird.

Just when I was about to get up, the ankle injury finally reminded me of its storage, a tingling pain came, I "hissed" a breath of cold air, and almost fell, but fortunately, Yan Ruoyu next to me quickly helped me.

"Cousin, are you alright?"

"I'm fine. ”

I smiled at her, barely grabbed her arm and stood up straight, Xue Qian also slowly got up from the ground, there was a maid next to her who wanted to come over to help her, but she waved away coldly, she looked back at me, and said indifferently: "Look at your sick appearance, there is nothing for you here, go back." ”

I smiled, "I'm fine." ”

Of course, she didn't expect to drive me away with a single word, but when she heard me say this, her face became even more unsightly, she snorted coldly, and turned back again.

There was still no movement in the ancestral hall, although I knew that there was still a set of complicated rituals to continue, but for the women who accompanied the sacrifice outside, there was nothing to do, and everyone was still standing in their places, respectfully hanging their hands and waiting inside.

And as soon as I inadvertently turned my head, I saw Pei Yuanxiu, who was still standing in the crowd just now, was already standing at the front of the crowd at this time.

He was looking at me.

I still turned my head to avoid his gaze and continued to look at the ancestral hall in front of me.

Finally, there was a little movement inside.

A few little guys quickly ran out of it, followed by Yan Zicong and their young people, and when they came out and stood still on both sides of the steps, Yan Gang walked out of the gate.

He was wearing a very solemn dress, with wide robes and large sleeves, and he looked very dignified when he walked out, and when he also came out, the last one to come out of it was naturally Yan Qingchen.

My breath tightened slightly.

The two little servants helped him out of it slowly, and I saw that he was still very weak, and the sacrifice inside took so long, probably completely relying on the support of others, and as soon as he came out, someone next to him immediately pushed his wheelchair and put him on it.

He sat there limply, his face pale and covered with cold sweat.

Seeing him like this, I was naturally very distressed, but I couldn't show anything, until those people slowly lifted him down, and Yan Gang and the others also walked down, I hurriedly walked over, holding the armrest of his wheelchair and asked in a low voice, "Qingchen, are you okay?"

He raised his face and reluctantly smiled at me: "Don't worry, sister, I'm fine." ”

Although he said so, looking at his face and breath, it was not "okay" at all.

I was worried, and out of the corner of my eye, I had already seen Yan Gang walking in front of Pei Yuanxiu, and the two of them bowed their heads and said a few words, while Xue Qian stood aside, looking at the two of us-her gaze could not be said to be completely cold, but the motionless appearance was enough to make people feel cold.

By this time, the sacrifice had ended.

But no one left.

In the huge courtyard, more and more people gathered here, without the solemn silence just now, this moment seemed a little noisy, Xue Qian and Yan Gang glanced at each other, both of them nodded, Xue Qian raised his hand and waved, and immediately a group of people hurriedly ran up, moved more than a dozen chairs from the back of the crowd, and put them in the courtyard of this field, forming a big circle.

She said: "Don't talk nonsense, everyone knows that our Yan family has important things to discuss today, so don't be shabby, please sit down." ”

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and I didn't say anything, they all walked over slowly and sat down.

Only Yan Qingchen, because he was in a wheelchair, did not arrange a chair for him, and directly pushed him to the position of the owner in front of him by a small servant.

As soon as everyone sat down, a few little maids ran to the side and pulled up the wooden pillars lying horizontally on the ground, and all of a sudden, a dozen pillars stood up, and they inserted them into the round holes prepared in advance on the ground, and then a group of maids came up with snow-white yarns and put the white yarns on the hemp ropes that connected the wooden posts.

After a while, a large "house" was built on the courtyard, and the wind blew the white yarn slightly fluttering, and we sat in it, not only did not have to be exposed to the sun, but also felt the coolness of the wind.

It's a good idea.

Even I can't help but admire their intentions, it's a pity that I can't be greedy for enjoyment in order to show my reverence for my ancestors when I sacrificed just now, but at the moment, this is indeed the best arrangement.

After all the people surnamed Yan sat down, Old Man Ma was slowly helped in. Although he is highly respected and a person from Grandpa's side, he is a servant after all, so he sat behind us.

I glanced back, and he nodded lightly to me.

At this time, Xue Qian stood up.

As soon as she got up, my breath lifted up.

With the Panlong staff in her hand, she slowly walked to the center, and said loudly: "You should know that this time I summoned you to Gantang Village, not only to worship the ancestors, but also for a major event related to our Yan family and even the future of Xichuan. ”

Everyone looked at her.

She glanced around for a week, and then said: "However, although I am the mother of the Yan family, I can't go my own way, so I specially invited the fifth uncle and you to discuss major matters, hoping that everyone can work together to complete the Yan family's unfulfilled wishes for many years." ”

Yan Gang sat in his place and said slowly: "Since they are all members of the Yan family, they should naturally work together." If there's anything, just say it. ”

"That's good," Xue Qian didn't even look at us, and said directly: "You should know that the Pei family has no way, so that the world is in chaos, the lives are ruined, and the people are in distress. The Yan family wanted to overthrow this unscrupulous court many years ago, but they have never had a chance, but now, there is an excellent opportunity to fulfill our long-cherished wish for many years!"

Everyone looked at each other, and someone cautiously asked, "What is the chance?"

Xue Qian immediately said: "Everyone should know that now that the Central Plains has begun to fight, the Lin clan in Yunzhong and the Yuan clan in Runan have all raised troops one after another, and the rebels from all over the country have also responded in groups. I think this is a great opportunity! We in Xichuan should not stay out of the situation, we should take this opportunity to join the battle and overthrow the current imperial court in one fell swoop!"

I saw that her neck was a little red, and the more she spoke, the faster she spoke.

When she finished speaking, everyone seemed to be a little unable to react, and they all paused there and did not speak.

After a while, I heard a soft voice sound: "But what good is this for our Yan family?"

This voice, of course, is not unfamiliar.

It's Yan Ruoyu.

I didn't expect her to be the first to speak, but she sat in the corner, and it was really not eye-catching, so that after she spoke, the people around her reacted for a moment before turning their heads to look at her.

Xue Qian's didn't react yet, and Yan Gang and Yan Zicong, who were sitting in front, had already frowned.

Yan Ruoyu smiled and said, "What my aunt just said is very reasonable. It's just that Ruoyu is a little stupid, I can't figure it out, if the Yan family really wants to participate in the war in the outside world, it will naturally have to pay - money, troops, and strength, in the end, can we get any benefits?"

Xue Qian was stunned.

Obviously, as the eldest lady of the Yan family, she has never gone out to really talk about business and do one thing, so there is no concept of interest in her consciousness, because she was impassioned just now, but she was asked by Yan Ruoyu as soon as she opened her mouth.

Just when she was stunned and couldn't speak for a while, a deep and deep voice scolded angrily: "The elder hasn't spoken yet, how can you speak!"

When I looked up, it was Yan Gang.

His eyebrows were raised, and he glared at Yan Ruoyu angrily.

Yan Ruoyu was obviously a little afraid of him, and immediately lowered his head when he was stared at, and he didn't dare to speak, and Yan Zicong, who was sitting next to Yan Gang, immediately snorted coldly: "Woman, long hair and short knowledge, what do you know?" Listen well and talk less!"

At this time, a very clear voice sounded next to him: "You can't say that." ”