Xiao Ningxue offered a bouquet of flowers in front of Xiao He's statue to express her remembrance of the deceased, and then accompanied Xiao Yuanshan into the ancestral hall of the Xiao family. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The area in the ancestral hall is very large, and there are dozens of tablets enshrined in a row in front of the door, all of which are the spiritual seats of the heads of the Xiao family in the past dynasties.

It is smoky and full of people, most people will go down the mountain to play mahjong and chat in the teahouse at the foot of the mountain after a stick of incense here, and a few people will stay here to visit the ancestral hall of the Xiao family.

In ancient times, the ancestor worship ceremony is a major sacrificial activity, there are many ritual steps, at least to be busy all day, but now the etiquette is much simpler, as long as you offer a bouquet of flowers, and then go to the ancestral hall to burn incense can be done.

Nowadays people do not believe in ghosts and gods, their ancestors have been dead for hundreds of years, as long as they express their respect for their ancestors, the living are the most important.

Xiao Ningxue went to the shelf in the ancestral hall and took two sticks of incense, took them to the candle in the altar and lit them, and gave one to Xiao Yuanshan.

She held incense in both hands in front of the many spiritual seats, bowed three times reverently, and stepped forward to insert the incense into the altar, so that the worship was over.

"Grandpa, let's go down the mountain"

When Xiao Yuanshan also finished worshipping, Xiao Ningxue said to him.

"Ning Xue, wait, someone wants to see you." Xiao Yuanshan said.

"Someone wants to see me? Who? ”

Xiao Ningxue asked strangely.

"Follow me."

Xiao Yuanshan walked towards the back of the ancestral hall.

Xiao Ningxue didn't know who wanted to see her, so she followed Xiao Yuanshan and came to the back of the ancestral hall, where there was a plaque saying that idlers and miscellaneous people were exempted.

"Grandpa, you are not allowed to enter here, only the high-level of the family can enter." Xiao Ningxue saw the plaque, grabbed Xiao Yuanshan and said.

"It's okay, the head of the Xiao family has allowed us, we can go in."

Xiao Ningxue was even more puzzled, every time she came to worship her ancestors in the past, this place was not open to the public, how could she enter today? And they were specifically allowed to go in.

Follow Xiao Yuanshan and continue to walk forward, through a wooden corridor, to a large hall.

Xiao Ningxue looked up and saw several people sitting in the main hall, these people were Xiao Wenwu, Xiao Teng, Xiao Moxuan, Xiao Hua, all of whom were core members of the Xiao family, and there was also an old man he didn't know.

The old man's face was wrinkled, his skin was wrinkled, like pine bark, he had a long braid behind him, and he was wearing a Manchu official uniform, which looked like he was acting in a costume drama.

"Grandpa, what's going on?" Xiao Ningxue's face was full of suspicion, and she asked Xiao Yuanshan.

"Let's go inside." Xiao Yuanshan stepped into this hall one step at a time.

Xiao Ningxue didn't know what these core members of the Xiao family were looking for her, so she followed Xiao Yuanshan and walked in and glanced around the hall.

I don't know them too well, and I don't know what to say for a while.

Xiao Wenwu and the others didn't speak, just silently watched Xiao Ningxue.

"Ning Xue, do you want to know how your parents disappeared?" Xiao Yuanshan suddenly asked.

"Didn't you go on a tour and disappear in the desert?" Xiao Ningxue looked at Xiao Yuanshan and asked rhetorically.

However, Xiao Ningxue could hear what Xiao Yuanshan said, and had a hunch that the disappearance of her parents was not so simple, and Xiao Yuanshan was likely to hide something from her.

Her expression became a little anxious, and she hurriedly asked Xiao Yuanshan, "Grandpa, are you hiding something from me?" ”

"Actually, your parents are not missing, but have been captured by your mother's people." Xiao Yuanshan said, "Your mother's clan is the guardian of the treasures of the Tagan Desert, guarding the treasures buried under the desert for generations. Twenty-six years ago, my mother secretly ran away from the clan to the outside world, met your father, and gave birth to you.

One night seven years ago, your mother's people came to our place and took your parents, who were still studying in the United States, but failed to capture you. ”

Xiao Ningxue's eyes widened, and she looked at Xiao Yuanshan blankly, the amount of information she received in such a short period of time was too large, and her mind was a little messy.

She stood there for a few minutes, thinking back to her mother's relatives, none of whom she knew and had never told her where her grandmother was.

"Are they still alive?"

Xiao Ningxue asked with a crying voice, she didn't care about her mother's origin, she was most concerned about whether her mother and father were still alive.

If they are alive, there is hope that they will be found.

"Alas, it can only be said that it is possible to live." Xiao Yuanshan sighed, why didn't he want to find his son? I just don't know what those who guard the treasure will do with his son, who may be killed or lived.

"Are you saying that my grandmother's clan land is in the Tagan Desert?" Xiao Ningxue suddenly thought of something, shouted excitedly, looked at Xiao Yuanshan with burning eyes and said, "The Tagan Desert is so big, we can send more people to the Tagan Desert to look for it, and we can even use satellite positioning to find them." ”

"It's useless, your grandmother's clan land is in a huge formation, and ordinary people can't find it at all." Xiao Yuanshan replied, like a basin of cold water splashed on Xiao Ningxue.

Formation?

Xiao Ningxue frowned, I heard about this kind of thing in mythological stories, how could there really be such a thing? But after thinking about it, this morning Zhang Yue used the sleepy god clock to put himself in, this world really has supernatural power.

"Since it's a formation, there must be a way to crack it, right?" Xiao Ningxue asked Xiao Yuanshan, in mythological stories, some immortals with superb spells can not only arrange formations, but also crack formations.

Xiao Yuanshan was shocked by Xiao Ziya's reaction. She, a high-achieving student who had studied abroad, actually accepted such a thing as a formation so quickly.

"First of all, we have to find the location of that formation in order to crack that formation and then rescue your parents."

Xiao Yuanshan replied that he also wanted to rescue his son.

"That's right, we have to find that formation before we can save your parents." At this time, Xiao Wenwu stood up and said.

"For this reason, we invited this master who has lived in seclusion for many years, Mr. Zeng." Xiao Wenwu pointed to the old man with long braids and dressed as a Manchu relic, "Mr. Zeng Duyu Zeng is familiar with Yili gossip and is the best at cracking formations, with him, he will definitely be able to help you find your parents." ”

When Xiao Wenwu said this, he didn't say a word about the treasures under the desert, but only said that he helped Xiao Ningxue find his parents, and the purpose was to find the treasures buried under the desert under the guise of helping Xiao Ningxue find his parents.

"Really?"

Xiao Ningxue looked excitedly at the old gentleman Zeng, who was known as a master.

"I can indeed find the position of that formation, but it takes something." Zeng Duyu said.

"What's that? As long as I can find my parents, I can give them to you. Xiao Ningxue said eagerly.

"A drop of your blood." Zeng Duyu said, "You are connected to your parents by flesh and blood, and there is a subtle connection in the dark, through which you can find the location of your parents. (To be continued.) )