To summarize the opening of the Xiao Family Sect Meeting, it can only be described in one word: grand! (The overpass god is full of congestion ~ haha)

The ancestral hall of the Xiao family in Lingnan is not far from the old house of the Xiao family, closer to the mountain. The ancestral hall occupies an area of 20 acres, the front hall and the back hall, the corridors on both sides, and a 50-meter-long alley before entering the ancestral hall - after nearly 100 years of operation, this place has almost become a miniature town.

Along the way, the colorful sheds were connected, and when you entered the alley, several 100,000 firecrackers were ignited, and in the crackling and deafening sound of firecrackers, the smoke was filled, the crowd flocked, and there was a lion dance team jumping back and forth in a gong and drum sound.

Old lady Xiao was dressed in a Tang costume and carried a dragon-headed cane in her hand - in Chen Xiao's opinion, this dress was a bit too pretentious. Everyone knows that this old lady is even sharper than the young man! But he had to hold a cane in his hand.

Next to the old man were the veteran figures in several big houses in the Xiao family's clan, all of whom were white-haired. And the mayor of Xiaojia Town also followed behind Old Lady Xiao.

The lion dance lasted for more than an hour, and the boys who danced the lion dance were all tired and out of breath, and today's rì head was also a little big, and the warm sun made everyone sweat, and the other elders around Mrs. Xiao were a little too hungry, some were barely standing with the support of the people around them, and some were holding a wet hand towel and constantly wiping their sweat, but Mrs. Xiao squinted her eyes, and her waist was still straight.

After the excitement, it soon quieted down, the old lady Xiao took a piece of incense handed over by others, saluted the door of the ancestral hall, and behind him, the children of the Xiao family had already stood in accordance with the order of the elders and the young, and bowed together with the old lady.

When the old lady announced in a deep voice that he would "open the ancestral hall", the door of the heavy two-piece wooden ancestral hall was pushed open, and the high threshold had been painted with a layer of new paint.

Dozens of rows of benches are at the bottom, and in front of the ancestral hall, there are ten Taishi chairs.

The ancestral hall was filled with a solemn atmosphere. The lobby of this old-fashioned building is a bit dim. The smell of those new paint floors and the smell of candle fire are mixed together. It's very special.

Adults in the Xiao family. Those who are eligible to enter the ancestral hall to participate in the ancestral hall. Walk into the lobby in order. Sit in your own place.

The human head is densely packed. But there was no commotion in the ancestral hall.

Until everyone is seated. The gate of the ancestral hall slowly closed......

It seems that there will be a somewhat heavy and majestic atmosphere. Locked up in the ancestral hall.

This time. The latest to be gleefully are the little ones. These children don't have to go in to the congregation. Don't be bound by those somewhat oppressive atmospheres. They were playing back and forth in the alleys. Pick up firecrackers on the ground.

At this time, Chen Xiao was standing in the corridor next to him, looking at everything outside. This corridor led to the ancestral hall, and he felt a little nervous - true joke, he should have experienced a lot of big scenes, but at this moment, he actually ......

The ancestral hall is held according to a procedure that has been fixed for many years, burning incense, worshipping ancestors, and paying homage to the heirs of each house and each leader.

And then some of the recent events in the clan need to be decided by the elders - of course, these are just a formality. When Old Lady Xiao, an absolutely powerful figure in the Xiao family, still existed, everything in the family was decided by him.

Chen Xiao is waiting, waiting for the last process of the sect meeting.

He stood at the window, watching the children playing in the alley outside, and Chen Xiao exhaled softly.

This...... Is it "home"?

Chen Xiao was stunned for a while, and finally, after a long time, the door in the corridor was pushed open, and a person from the Xiao family came in to signal that Chen Xiao's time was up.

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When Chen Xiao walked into the ancestral hall from the side door, most of the things in the sect had ended, and the old lady Xiao was full of words, and handled the internal affairs of the clan well, and several poorly managed real estate industries did not hesitate to revoke the authority of the person in charge, and the power controlled by each room was reshuffled under the authority of the old lady Xiao, and no one dared to say a word to the emperor in the family.

There were hundreds of people sitting in the ancestral hall, but when Chen Xiao walked in, he was silent.

He saw the old lady Xiao sitting upright on the middle master chair smiling at him, and saw Xiao Qing sitting in the front row looking at him with complicated eyes, and felt hundreds of pairs of eyes watching him.

In fact...... In the process of returning to the sect today, Chen Xiao is not the only one. All previous clan meetings will give the population of the Xiao family during this period of time, a ceremony to officially enter the genealogy at the ancestral hall sect meeting. And today, along with Chen Xiao, the two newborn babies of the Xiao family have been born during this time.

However, because of Chen Xiao's special identity, naturally hundreds of pairs of eyes were focused on him.

The son of Xiao Saran, the former brother of the eldest house, is also engaged to the daughter of the current deputy head of finance of the Xiao family...... I even heard that Old Lady Xiao had an ambiguous attitude. Such a young man who suddenly appeared may be a heavyweight in the battle for the future inheritance of the Xiao family......

A person in the ancestral hall of the Xiao family, held up a roster, led Chen Xiao to the ancestral tablet of the ancestral hall, and was about to say something, the old lady Xiao who was sitting on the Taishi chair suddenly stood up, in front of everyone, the iron bowl figure in the family, actually walked in front of Chen Xiao in person, and couldn't help but say, took a stick of incense from the hands of the people next to him, lit it with his own hands, and handed it to Chen Xiao's hands.

The old lady said to Chen Xiao with a kind smile that was rare in Pingrì: "Don't be nervous, come, kneel, and kowtow to your ancestors, no more, three will do." ”

Who has this old lady Xiao said to so kindly? Even for Xiao Qing, the most favored in the family, Xiao Qi'er and a few other little guys all have a straight face.

Chen Xiao silently took the incense, saluted, knelt down and kowtowed, and then stood up and inserted the incense into the incense burner.

The old lady had already sharpened the ink on the side personally, holding a high-quality wolf pen, full of ink, and handed it to Chen Xiao, pointing to the booklet on the case in front of him, turning a new page, and pointing to the corner above: "Here, write your name, and you will be regarded as a member of the Xiao family." ”

Chen Xiao smiled and stood in front of the desk and groaned.

At this moment, many people found that Old Lady Xiao was almost staring at this young man with a look of expectation and a little anxiety.

Finally, Chen Xiao put down his pen and wrote the words "Chen Xiao" on the page - he had never practiced calligraphy, so these two words were naturally written crookedly.

However, some people also found that when Old Lady Xiao saw this kid write the word "Chen", he suddenly sighed slightly, and a slight loss flashed in his eyes.

Chen Xiao put down the pen, turned around and bowed to Old Lady Xiao, and said in a low voice, "Old lady, I'm sorry to disappoint you." ”

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The night before the sect meeting, the old lady and Chen Xiao had a conversation.

"My hope is that you can officially return to the Xiao family. It's not the outside line, it's the Xiao family! You should understand what I mean, your mother gave up the inheritance back then, and you now have the right to get it back. As long as you are willing to change your name at the sect meeting, when you record your name...... Changed to, Xiao Xiao. ”

At that time, the old lady patted Chen Xiao's shoulder: "Xiao Qing, this girl is a descendant of Mingyue, she has the best talent, and she is also the smartest among the younger generation, she likes you very much and has a marriage contract with you." As long as you are willing to officially join the Xiao family, within ten years, I will find a way for you and her to gradually take over the Xiao family's business and industry, and before I die, I will put you in the position of the head of the Xiao family, and then ...... The future is yours. Our Lingnan Xiao family can only prosper by relying on the grace of Mingyue, and now it is handed over to the descendants of Mingyue, I am also very willing, and you are the descendant of my Xiao family's long house, I also hope that you will ......"

When she said this, Old Lady Xiao patted Chen Xiao's shoulder: "You don't have to give me an answer now, at the sect meeting, you can decide for yourself." ”

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The old lady looked at Chen Xiao, the young man smiled calmly, with a casual expression on his handsome face, his eyes were clear and full of calm.

"Okay...... Since it's your choice. However, people of the outer line have no right of inheritance. The old lady pondered for a moment: "Then, today's sect meeting will be considered a ......."

He was about to turn around to announce the end of the process, when he suddenly heard a crisp and loud voice, which came from outside the gate of the ancestral hall, through the thick door panel, but clearly fell on the ears of everyone in the ancestral hall!

"Wait a minute! It's not over yet! ”

With this voice, the door of the ancestral hall was pushed open, and the sunlight from outside poured in, and in the sunlight at the door, a girl stood there, and she slowly stepped over the threshold, as if she had been sent in by the sun......

Phoenix!

She walked in, slowly in the middle aisle, not fast, but every step, very resolute!

Hundreds of pairs of eyes stared at the girl who suddenly broke in, and when they saw the girl's appearance clearly, almost everyone took a deep breath at the same time, and some people couldn't help but exclaim!

"Old lady, it's not over yet! Among those who returned to the sect, there was one person missing. ”

The phoenix pointed to his nose with a smile on his beautiful face: "I! ”

She slowly walked to the front with a light smile on her face: "My name is Phoenix...... Xiao Phoenix! ”