"Second sister, don't quarrel with your father for such a trivial matter, today is your big day, and tonight's ceremony still needs you to preside over it in person, how can you quarrel with your father at this time?" The third son of the Xiao family, Xiao Lang followed behind Xiao Qingyan and said helplessly.

Xiao Qingyan stopped when he heard this, turned his head to look at his younger brother and said, "Lang'er, my sister's matter is a trivial matter in your eyes?" ”

Xiao Lang was dumbfounded, and said embarrassed for a long time: "Second sister, I know you care about the eldest sister, but the eldest sister has been ...... since she was a child ......" Xiao Lang didn't know how to describe it, so he had to smile bitterly and said: "Eldest sister, you should know that in the situation of eldest sister, marrying out quickly is the best choice." ”

"Even so, I can't just find someone to marry, and I still have to give my foundation building ceremony as a reward to the winner of Shanmen Xiaobi, what does my father think of my sister?" Xiao Qingyan said with a cold face.

"Second sister, my father is also forced to do this out of desperation, let me ask the situation of the eldest sister, if there is no place for you to recommend to join the Imperial Sword Sect as a reward, who among the monks would want to marry her? You should be well aware that a monk would not marry a mortal. ”

“……”

Xiao Lang's words made Xiao Qingyan speechless in an instant, but she was unwilling, she really didn't want to see her sister end up being abandoned by the family.

"Second sister, forget it, eldest sister, she can marry another monk as a Taoist couple, at least she can leave the Xiao family, it's better than being alone here." Xiao Lang patted her fragrant shoulder and said.

Hearing this, Xiao Qingyan chose to be silent again, she didn't know that this was the fate of being born in a family of cultivating immortals, but she could only be a mortal, but she really couldn't bear to see her sister end up like this.

……

When Lao Tan returned to the outer courtyard of the Xiao family, the rain had stopped, and when he passed by the mountain gate of the outer courtyard and saw the endless stream of guests under the mountain, he knew that the foundation building ceremony would be held soon.

Originally, as a member of the outer courtyard, Lao Tan should have been busy in the kitchen today, but thanks to Xiao Ao's help, Lao Tan, who was about to participate in the Shanmen Xiaobi, naturally did not have to participate in this kind of work.

It's just that as a kitchen handyman who has only been transferred to the outer courtyard for less than ten days, he wants to participate in such a grand mountain gate competition, which will naturally attract some criticism.

On the way back, many people from the outer courtyard pointed at Lao Tan, and the content of their discussion was nothing more than why Lao Tan went to participate in the Shanmen Xiaobi held in the inner courtyard of the Xiao family.

You must know that the people who can participate in the Shanmen Xiaobi are all monks with spiritual roots, as long as you have spiritual roots, regardless of whether your surname is Xiao or not, you have this qualification.

Of course, the most jealous thing of these people is that even if Lao Tan loses in the small competition of the mountain gate, as long as he is identified as having a spiritual root, then he can be promoted to a member of the Xiao family, no matter whether he is arranged to the outer court or the inner courtyard at that time, he can receive a fixed amount of money every month.

"Old Tan, are you back?" When he returned to his residence, Yang Dequan was actually waiting there, and when he saw him coming over with a smiling face, Lao Tan knew that something was wrong.

"Mr. Yang, is there something wrong with me?" Old Tan asked lightly.

"You're here again? They all say that it's okay to call me Brother Yang. Yang Dequan snorted, glanced at Lao Tan up and down, and then said: "Old Tan, I said a long time ago that you are absolutely extraordinary, tonight's Shanmen Xiaobi, the eldest brother is optimistic about you." ”

For Yang Dequan talking to himself and having a relationship with himself, Lao Tan secretly smiled, this world is really as realistic as the earth he lived on in the past, Yang Dequan probably thought that his status in the Xiao family would soon rise, so he specially came to stammer.

Lao Tan didn't break it, and said to himself: "Brother Yang, if it's okay, I'm going to the inner courtyard." ”

When Yang Dequan heard that Lao Tan was going to the inner courtyard, his tone immediately became more respectful, "Yes, yes, it's rare to go into the inner courtyard once, you can't be late, let's go, big brother will send you over." ”

In the face of Yang Dequan's enthusiasm, Lao Tan was also very helpless, but this person had helped him when he was in the outer courtyard, and he couldn't refuse too thoroughly.

To be honest, Lao Tan didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to enter the inner courtyard in less than ten days after coming to the outer courtyard of the Xiao family, and the process was easier than he imagined.

Of course, Lao Tan did not forget to be vigilant at all times, if he wanted to stay in the inner courtyard forever or even enter an immortal cultivation sect like the Huangji Sword Sect, then he must win this mountain gate competition.

Only by going further and obtaining a better cultivation environment can his cultivation have more room for improvement and have a chance to reach the pinnacle of this world.

Every time he thinks of this, Lao Tan's heart can't help but boil.

"Old Tan, go up this step, probably go up a thousand stone steps to the inner courtyard, I don't have a token, I can only send you here." After sending a little way, Yang Dequan stopped not far from the mountain gate of the inner courtyard and said.

Don't look at Yang Dequan's status in the outer courtyard, but when he comes to the inner courtyard, he is nothing, once he crosses thousands of stone steps, he is another world.

Looking up at the end of the extension of the stone steps, he could vaguely see the grand inner courtyard mountain gate that was different from the outer courtyard, Lao Tan once again sighed that the classes in this world were clearly distinguished, obviously on the same mountain, the difference between the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard was so big.

Bidding farewell to Yang Dequan, Lao Tan walked up the stairs with a little anticipation and a little nervousness, thinking that the stone steps leading to the inner courtyard should be built wide and gentle, but after walking through, Lao Tan found that it was not like that at all.

There are thousands of stone steps leading to the inner courtyard, and it is built along a steep mountain road, which is not only steep, almost ninety degrees vertical, but also less than three feet wide.

Fortunately, the system has shielded the player's fear, otherwise, Lao Tan, who was originally a little afraid of heights, may not even be able to touch the mountain gate of the inner courtyard. Even if there is no fear of heights, in the face of such a steep stone step, it is impossible for ordinary mortals to climb it, Yang Dequan did not send Lao Tan up just now, the biggest reason is probably this.

However, for Lao Tan, who already had a fourth-level Qi cultivation level, this level of stone steps was not enough to be afraid of, I saw that in addition to walking slowly at the beginning, when he reached the back, his feet were light, and he swayed up with his light body technique, and ran to the interruption of the stone steps in the blink of an eye.

There is also a strong wind blowing on the steep peaks, except for some lanterns hanging on the mountain wall that are constantly blown by the wind, there is not much light on the stone steps, and it is easy to fall into the abyss if you are slightly off.

Lao Tan was carefully stepping on the stone steps up, the light in front of him was gradually increasing at this time, and the mountain gate of the inner courtyard was impressively in front of him, just as Lao Tan was about to speed up, there was a sudden rush of footsteps and the sound of urging behind him.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! ”

Feeling that someone was rushing up behind him, Lao Tan frowned secretly, then kicked his feet, and his speed increased further, crossing more than a dozen stone steps in one breath, turning into a faint phantom and heading straight up.

As soon as Lao Tan accelerated, the person behind him also accelerated, and the two of them went one after the other, and finally arrived at the mountain gate of the inner courtyard at almost the same time.

Lao Tan stopped and didn't have time to look at the grand mountain gate of the inner courtyard, so the man walked up and said with a smile: "Yes, I have a little ability, I actually stepped into the inner courtyard first in front of Lao Tzu." ”

Lao Tan felt that this voice sounded a little familiar, and when he looked back, he saw an extremely tall man in front of him.

This person is none other than Zhao Han.