Chapter Twenty-Three: Soul Washing
Entering the door is to first shine on the wall, then go up the stone steps, pass the hanging flower door, and then enter the front hall, where you can put on a stone blue dark coat according to the requirements, before you can push open the two-zhang high door and enter the worship hall.
Directly above the front of the lobby hall is the tablet of the ancestor of the Gu family, Gu Gu Shengzhi, and then on the side is the spiritual position of the head of the family and the ancestors of the Gu family who have made outstanding contributions.
The furnishing structure here is luxuriously decorated, the brick carvings are delicate, and there is a heavy and solemn everywhere. The six pillars in the hall are like optimus pillars, three or four feet high, towering and supporting the zenith. In the midst of it, there is a sense of insignificance and weakness.
Rows of candles burned high in the lobby, and the orange-yellow flames did not move in the wind.
There were a few rosewood chairs on the inside of the pillar, and many people sat on them, all dressed in dark clothes of stone blue, which was even heavier in the ancestral hall of Sen Yaya.
The people here, Xiao Meng only knows Gu Qinghuan on the left-hand side, and no one else knows him. But they are all graceful and luxurious, and there is no one dressed up, so it can be seen that they should all be people with status in the Gu family.
The only old man who was about half a hundred years old who was standing here saw Xiao Meng and Gu Yuqiu come in, and sang, "The next generation kneels and please!" ”
That sound, echoing and circling in the wide ancestral hall, there was a kind of coercion of the forest spirit.
Xiao Meng sighed, 'So solemn, I've seen it for a long time! ’
Gu Yuqiu knelt directly on the ground when he heard this, and his knees 'snapped' on the ground of masonry, and the echo was very loud. Xiao Meng was stunned, and then knelt down, on the masonry ground, kneeling so painful that his knees hurt, thinking in his heart, there are two futons in front of the tablet, it turns out that they can not get closer?
Kowtowing and standing up, Gu Yuqiu went to sit on the lowest chair on the side, and there was no seat in the ancestral hall.
Xiao Meng knew that the opening of the ancestral hall this time was to remove Gu Yuxun from the family tree, so he consciously stood in the middle and did not move.
At the head of the lobby on the right is a middle-aged man who looks only in his thirties, with a wide forehead and big eyes, and his expression is steady and deep.
After getting up, he was the first to speak, Xiao Meng judged that he was the head of the Gu family, because he was well maintained and cultivated to a high level, he only seemed to be in his thirties, but in fact, he was already fifty years old when he knew the destiny of heaven.
"Gu Yuxun, you entered the Gu family at the age of three and became a female disciple of the Gu family, my Gu family raised you to grow up, at the age of twelve, you were able to enter the family ancestral hall and give the name Gu Yuxun into the family tree to become a member of the Gu family, and ten years of careful cultivation, the Gu family did not hesitate to invest in the magic weapon of the elixir to invest in you, and finally made you achieve the cultivation of the fusion period, but you did not hesitate to care, resulting in the destruction of the fairy root, so that my Gu family's twenty years of dedication to cultivation were put into practice, this is disloyal and unfilial. I have agreed with the elders of the Gu family that the Gu family tree does not tolerate such disloyal and unfilial people, so I will withdraw your name and kick out the family tree, can you admit it? ”
The immortal root was destroyed, and it was actually called disloyal and unfilial. The hat is big enough and high-sounding enough. Isn't it because Gu Yuxun has no use value, but he is dragging his feet, so he doesn't want Gu Yuxun's name to continue to stay on the family tree and shame the Gu family tree.
However, Xiao Meng didn't think that she needed to be loyal and filial to the Gu family, so she didn't feel it, she replied calmly, "Please take back the name of the head of the family!" ”
The crisp sound sounded in the ancestral hall with an echo, and Xiao Meng accepted it without any resistance, attracting the eyes of a crowd of incredulous eyes, but no one spoke.
Seeing Xiao Meng like this, the head of the family thought that Xiao Meng was sincerely thinking about the overall situation of the Gu family, and nodded secretly approvingly, but his lips moved slightly, and he said in a deep and ruthless voice.
"Give medicine!"
The old man guarding the shrine immediately took out a bowl of medicine from the altar on the side, and when he was about to leave, Gu Yuqiu stood up and stepped forward to take Xiao Meng.
Xiao Meng didn't know what medicine was, but at a glance he could see that the bowl of medicine was full of black energy, which appeared and disappeared from time to time, and was full of evil.
Xiao Meng was frightened, waiting for Gu Yuqiu to bring the medicine to him, Xiao Meng didn't take it, and breathed steadily.
"Dare to ask, what kind of medicine is this?"
The head of the house sat down on a woman who looked to be only in her thirties, and when she saw her brows furrowed, her face was unhappy and domineering.
"You have been carefully educated in the Gu family for more than 20 years, and you know a lot, since you want to eliminate the Gu family tree, you must eat this bowl of soul washing soup! to erase your memory of the Gu family's secrets. ”
Washing the soul and erasing the memory, I thought I was just crossing out the name, but I didn't expect to take this evil medicine.
Xiao Meng's heart sank, and he suddenly had a trace of hatred for the Gu family. What they did was so heartless.
His lips opened slightly, and Xiao Meng said, "I have lost my memory, so why bother doing this!" ”
Gu Yuqiu sneered, "That's different, who knows if you have real amnesia or fake amnesia?" And how do you know, will you remember it later? The Gu family can't afford this loss! ”
Xiao Meng frowned, she would never take this medicine, the memory of being with her grandmother in her previous life was her most precious memory, and she didn't want to spend it no matter what.
Xiao Meng tilted his head slightly to look at Gu Qinghuan, and saw that he lowered his eyes as if he didn't listen.
It seems that he doesn't attach importance to his chess piece at all, but it is also true that Xiao Meng has not shown value yet.
Xiao Meng could only rely on himself, pursed his lips and asked, "Then what if I don't want to drink?" ”
Seeing Xiao Meng resisting, the head of the family frowned, and his majesty burst out, "You can't stop drinking!" ”
is so resolute, isn't it the original Gu Yuxun who knows what's important?
But Xiao Meng didn't know.
Xiao Meng snorted coldly, with a lot of disgust in his heart, he looked up at the rows of ancestral tablets in front of him and the pennants on them, and said sternly.
"The ancestral rule, when entering this ancestral hall, you must change into deep clothes, one is to show respect for the ancestors, and the other is to show the equality of all beings; The pillars in the ancestral hall are spectacularly furnished
, all of them are solemn and solemn, it can be seen that the ancestors of the Gu family set up this family ancestral hall to urge future generations to be open-minded and upright; Looking up at the ancestors of the Gu family, they are all highly respected, which makes us admire them very much; The pennant on it, although it does not know where it came from, but it can be with the tablet of the ancestors of the generations, it should be a warning to the world, 'benevolence and virtue', is the admonition of the ancestors.
Everything here made me feel awe from the bottom of my heart, so I sincerely knelt down to pay respect. I think that the Gu family must rely on strictness, benevolence and righteousness to prosper from generation to generation.
But he didn't expect that in this solemn ancestral hall, there would be such a thing as using such evil means to seize the memories of the afterlife.
I suddenly sighed, the Gu family must be inferior to the generation. This kind of thing, the tablets of the ancestors of the Gu family will also be ashamed in their eyes! Are you worthy of your fathers and fathers in doing this? ”
The woman under the head of the family suddenly got up and pointed at Xiao Meng and scolded.
"Clever tongue, the master does things like this, but also for the sake of the Gu family, do you think that with your three-inch tongue, you can veto the master's work to protect the clan? You already have amnesia, and the soul cleansing pill didn't kill you, but you resolutely refused, with your temperament, fortunately Ling Er didn't marry you, otherwise it would be a disaster. ”
Ling'er. Gu Qingling?
Xiao Meng looked at it head-on, Gu Qingling's facial features were a little similar to her, could she be Gu Qingling's mother, Liu Yunqing, the wife of the head of the family?
From the very beginning when Xiao Meng came in, she never gave a good face. For Gu Yuxun in the past, is she the same?
If you want to say that your tongue is like a spring, Xiao Meng knows that she is not. She was stupid, and what she just said was just a final dying struggle.
If this can't dispel their intentions, then Xiao Meng has only one last way, which is to flee into the ancient Hong Xuding to hide for a while, praying that no one will find out. In the future, it may be possible to make a living far away from this Gu family.
If you can't escape like this, then so be it, the memory of the previous life is as important as life in Xiao Meng's heart.
After the wife of the family finished speaking, the door of the ancestral hall opened again at this time, and the sound of squeaking was extremely abrupt at this time.
When everyone heard the sound, Xiao Meng also turned around and looked over, and saw a strange man who was eight feet tall and thin and wore a blue robe, and walked in slowly.
The head of the family was stunned, and the others were also shocked, but no one opened their mouths to call.
The man spoke lightly as if he were chatting about homely things.
Although the ancestors made their fortune by planting rare herbs, they were able to reach their current status because of the ancestors' benevolence, righteousness and generosity, and they were loved and respected by others, and they relied on the help of many friends to survive the world. The Gu family that has fallen to the present is just a powerful oppression! ”