Jiangnan region of China, within the territory of Jiangsu Province.

After the rain, a towering mountain peak is misty, and the white mist envelops the green mountain in it, which looks like a fairyland on earth.

This mountain, the locals call it Snake Chopping Mountain.

According to legend, in ancient times, there was a white python at this time, so that the lives were ruined, and the fertile land was destroyed, making the people here miserable. Later, there was an emperor surnamed Liu, who fought with the white python with a sword for three days and three nights, and finally cut off the seven inches of the white python with a sword and killed the giant python, so that the people here could live and work in peace and contentment. Although the giant python died, its huge body was still there, so the local people gathered their strength to coil the body of the giant python together and pile it up as high as a mountain. Over time, with the passage of time, thousands of years later, the place where the snake's body was stacked actually became a high mountain.

Therefore, in order to commemorate the brave and fearless emperor, people named this high mountain Snake Mountain. And on the top of the mountain, a temple was built to enshrine the golden body of the emperor.

This snake slashing mountain is not a tourist attraction. Except for the locals who will spontaneously go up the mountain to worship during the New Year, it is rarely visited on weekdays.

On this day, two luxury off-road vehicles appeared at the foot of Snake Mountain. Out of the car, several men and women, old and young.

The group of people who came out of the car was led by a middle-aged man with glasses, who was Liu Meng who came from Yanjing City. Liu Meng was followed by two middle-aged women and several young people who looked immature.

The road leading from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain is a winding bluestone slab staircase. Other than that, there is no other way to go. Due to the recent rain, the trail is not only rugged, but also very slippery, and if you are not careful, you will get a big heel. The harsh environment did not seem to stop everyone from going up the mountain.

After more than two hours of trekking, the group finally came to the top of the mountain. The first thing that catches your eye is a majestic and quaint hall. The main entrance of the main hall is open, and the plaque reads three large characters inlaid with gold "Gaozu Palace".

Liu Meng and the others did not stop, and after coming to the top of the mountain, they walked straight into the interior of this hall. Facing the gate is a golden statue about eight meters high, the statue holds a sword in one hand, and pinched the seven inches of a python in the other, and its facial expression is extremely majestic, as if it will cut off the head of the python with a sword in the next second.

In front of the statue of the golden god is an incense burner with curling incense, and although there is no one around to take care of it, the incense in the incense burner seems to never stop.

Liu Meng took the respectful incense of everyone behind him, and after repeatedly bowing to the statue, he bypassed the statue and went out through the back door of the main hall.

Walking out of the gate, there is a towering torii. The archway is written with four gilded characters of "Liu's ancestral hall", at a glance, vigorous and powerful.

"Hurry up, everyone. You can't stay overnight here, otherwise it will be late and it will be dangerous to go down the mountain. Liu Meng walked in the front, turning back from time to time to urge.

The group behind him were all women and children, and although some of them had obvious displeasure on their faces, no one dared to open their mouths to express their dissatisfaction.

Walk through the torii, a flat bluestone avenue. Walking through this avenue, you can reach the location of the Liu ancestral hall.

"Who's here?" At this moment, a slightly vicissitudes of life voice came from behind everyone.

Everyone turned their heads to look when they heard the sound, but saw a middle-aged man in a wide Hanfu slowly walking from behind.

Everyone was inevitably shocked, they didn't find a figure all the way over, where did this person come from? And this person is not only strangely dressed, but even his walking posture is light and fluttering, as if he is not walking, but floating. Fortunately, it's not night, if it's a big night, let these people see such a strange person, and they think they have hit a ghost.

"Junior Liu Meng meets the sixth uncle!" When Liu Meng saw the comer, he quickly turned his head, leaned over and knelt on the ground, and kowtowed three times to the middle-aged man in Hanfu.

Seeing this, the women and children who came with Liu Meng also knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Liu Meng? Are you the unassailable brother of the lucky boy? The middle-aged man in Hanfu glanced at Liu Meng and asked with a frown.

"It's the junior." Liu Meng didn't dare to get up. Maybe the women and children behind him can't feel the coercion of the other party, but as a martial arts practitioner, he can deeply feel the power from the other party that makes people dare not raise their heads.

"Hmmm! Get up and speak. The middle-aged man in Hanfu said indifferently: "What are you doing when you come to the ancestral hall, and those behind you?"

"Sixth uncle, they are all the bloodlines of my Liu family, and this time they are here to find the ancestor." Liu Meng suddenly felt a sense of relief all over his body, stood up and said respectfully.

"Looking for the Ancestor?"

"Yes! Recently, two members of the main lineage of the monarch were killed by outsiders. The outsider's strength is so good, we can't do anything about him, so we want to come to the ancestral hall and ask the ancestor to get justice for us. Liu Meng lowered his head and said.

"Oh! So that's what happened. Then you go in, but the foreigner and the girl of the Liu family must stay outside and wait. The rules handed down by the ancestors still have to be followed. The middle-aged man in Hanfu nodded and said.

"Okay! Sixth uncle. Liu Meng leaned over to the other party and said.

"Woo, isn't this a blatant bully? What kind of society is it now, why is your Liu family still so patriarchal. A bejeweled middle-aged woman screamed.

Syllable!

Before the woman could finish her words, a resounding slap was already in her face.

"Liu Meng, you dare to beat me." The bejeweled middle-aged woman covered half of her red and swollen cheeks and said angrily.

"You still want to avenge your dead ghost husband Liu Haijun, so be quiet for Lao Tzu. This is the Liu Family Ancestral Hall, and outsiders are not allowed to go wild, even if your old man is a high-ranking official of the Yanjing Municipal Legal Committee, when you come here, you will also give Lao Tzu a low profile. Liu Meng warned with a fierce face.

"Liu Meng, you bully people" The jeweled woman saw Liu Meng's face with an expression of wanting to eat people, and she began to regret it in her heart.

"Alright. All right. The eldest sister is also anxious, you men go and do something, we will wait outside. Another middle-aged woman came over and explained. She is Liu Weijun's wife and a cousin of the Song family, the four major families in Yanjing, so she naturally knows something about the feudal bad habits of these big families.

Liu Meng nodded, then turned to the middle-aged man in Hanfu and said, "Sixth uncle, let you see the smile." I'll take a few juniors to meet my ancestors. ”

The middle-aged man in Hanfu kept an indifferent look on his face, as if everything had nothing to do with him, and he whispered a "hmm", which was considered a tacit approval.

When Liu Meng walked away with the two young men, the middle-aged man who was dressed in Hanfu was nowhere to be found.

Under the archway, there are only a few women left.

"Holy. What is Liu Meng, isn't it a dog next to Liu Yuanlin? It's like 2580,000 here, and you dare to slap me. If you have the ability, don't go back to Yanjing. Liu Haijun's wife said with resentment in her eyes.

"Big girl, the voice is quieter." Liu Weijun's wife made a gesture of silence.

"I'm still afraid he won't make it. And what kind of sixth uncle, who looks like Sven, is so old and feudal. I-" Liu Haijun's wife said unscrupulously.

Liu Meng called him the sixth uncle. Think about it, my uncle is my grandfather's generation, Liu Meng is old, even if his uncle is young, he can't look as young as him. Moreover, whether this sixth uncle appeared or left, we didn't notice it at all. The people here are not simple. Liu Weijun's wife whispered.

After such an analysis by the other party, Liu Haijun's wife seemed to think of something, so she glanced around in a panic, and then quickly covered her mouth.