On the day of the birthday, Yunfu Villa was lively early in the morning, and the sound of firecrackers was deafening, and Mu Lan and Lin Yiyi were awakened by the sound of firecrackers.

Unexpectedly, she could feel the atmosphere of the New Year two months in advance, Mu Lan patted her face and prepared to wash up.

I was thinking about whether to change into a beautiful outfit, because all the guests were going to attend the birthday banquet today, so I still couldn't dress too shabby.

"Scared me to death, I thought who shot me!" Lin Yiyi withdrew the desolation in her hand and fell back to the pillow.

"Hey, you're all up?"

Zhao Ziyu changed into a festive red slim Tang dress, and her hair was meticulously cared for, and it seemed that she had gotten up early to prepare.

Lin Yiyi opened her eyes in a daze and glanced at Zhao Ziyu.

"Well, it's a bit like a wedding officiant."

Glancing at his outfit, Lin Yiyi yawned, "It's a good day...... Do we need to change our outfits? ”

"As long as it's not too dark, it's not too plain." Zhao Ziyu said with a smile: "The old man likes to be lively. ”

"It seems that you and the old master Zhao get along well." Mu Lan quipped: "How is it, does he have any plans to let you return to his family?" ”

"Not really." Zhao Ziyu shook his head, after eating yesterday, the old man still talked with him for a long time, but it was all some daily trivial matters, such as asking for warmth in the cold, or whether he had a girlfriend or not......

"But it made me have more contact with Zhao Xiuxian." Zhao Ziyu said: "Let me ask the young family master for help if I have something." ”

Mu Lan thought for a while, the old family master treated Zhao Ziyu more affectionately than Zhao Hongxuan's brother and sister, and he didn't see him say this to the two of them, so he said: "He is promoting you, according to him, the Zhao family does not have many talented juniors now, and he wants you to befriend Zhao Xiuxian, this is to make plans for the future." ”

Zhao Ziyu nodded, he also understood what the old master of Zhao meant, but he was reluctant to return to the Zhao family in Lingnan, first, he didn't want to see Zhao Hongxuan's stinky face, and second, he didn't like to be restrained, and he was used to being chic and comfortable outside......

Zhao's father and the three of them also walked out of the wing room after dressing, all with festive red, Zhao Jingshu looked at her red dress with satisfaction, and turned around slightly.

"Let's go, big brother!"

According to the customs of the Zhao family in Lingnan, on this day, the ancestors and ancestors must be worshipped, and the banquet will start only after paying tribute to the ancestral gods, and the Zhao father's family is also allowed to participate in the sacrifice.

"I'll go to the ancestral hall first." Zhao Ziyu turned around and said, "There will be someone from the Zhao family who will take you to the main hall in a while." ”

Mu Lan nodded, and saw the group of four people away.

Zhao Ziyu revealed the birthday celebration process of the old head of Zhao's family, on the first day, representatives of the four major families will be entertained, relatives and friends will gather together, and tomorrow there will be businessmen and high-ranking officials in China, and it will be a lively three days before it ends.

As soon as you go out, you can see the people who are ushering in the send-off, the whole Yunfu Villa is busy, and the birthday givers from all over the world are in an endless stream on the streets and alleys, and each courtyard is lit up with lights, so it is not lively.

The ancient martial arts family has a far-reaching influence in China, so the birthday banquet of the Zhao family also gathers forces from all sides, especially on the first day, those who come are all representatives of the ancient martial arts family, and Ah Feng doesn't know how many martial arts masters he has seen far beyond his strength along the way.

"Xiao Zhao wants us to wait for him in the yard, will we get lost if we wander around like this, the Zhao family's house is ...... twists and turns" Lin Yiyi hesitated.

"It's fine." Mu Lan took everyone to wander outside, this will have already walked to the edge of the villa, today the entire Yunfu Mountain is exceptionally clear, and the altitude does not see the usual clouds that cover the sky and the sun, there is a kind of beauty like the high clouds in the autumn sky.

"Our position is in the back, don't rush to the main hall first." Mu Lan said that she had basically written down the route of the Zhao family's house yesterday, and she would not get lost if she followed the birthday team.

In the distance, there was a long queue in front of the main house of the Zhao family, the vermilion gate opened, and the Zhao family steward in a red shirt was checking the invitations, and then led the guests into the house with a smile.

Ah Feng, who had been silent, suddenly had an expression, and he looked silently to the south, where was the foot of Yunfu Mountain.

"What's wrong?"

Mu Lan was a little strange, and following his gaze, the mountain and forest paths in the distance loomed, and several people were walking down the mountain.

Because the dense forest blocked the view, and these people were really far away, Mu Lan could only see a few figures on the road flashing and disappearing.

Now that everyone is rushing to Yunfu Mountain Villa, how can anyone still go down the mountain?

Mu Lan faintly felt a trace of abnormality, she was sensitive by nature and didn't think it was an accident, it was not strange for these people to leave any day, except in the early morning on the day of the birthday banquet.

"The first time I found out, they were on their way with carts." Ah Feng said.

"Carts?" Mu Lan was even more puzzled, "Do you have to push a cart down this mountain road?" What are they going to do? ”

Ah Feng shook his head, he couldn't figure it out, but he felt the same abnormality as Mu Lan.

While thinking about this, Lin Yiyi touched her with her elbow and said softly, "Your good sister is here." ”

Good sisters? Mu Lan was about to ask who it was, but when she turned around, Ye Lingyu, who was wearing a pale pink tulle dress, walked over.

"Sister Mu Lan, what a coincidence."

Ye Lingyu coiled her black hair into a simple and casual bun, a beaded hairpin, and a little powder, looking forward to it like a lady in ancient times, but her eyes were light and vivid, and this picture of a lady came to life all of a sudden.

"Spiritual Rain." Mu Lan also showed a kind smile, looked behind her slightly, and could see Ye Lingfeng, who nodded at herself, and more than a dozen Ye family members.

"Why didn't you go in?" Ye Lingyu said curiously: "Didn't Uncle Zhao come?" ”

"They're going to worship their ancestors." Mu Lan replied.

"That's right." Ye Lingyu understood, and then took Mu Lan's hand, "Then let's go in with us, what are you doing outside." ”

Mu Lan didn't refuse, and let her lead her into the Zhao family's mansion.

People come and go on the verandah, the children of the family make friends and talk with each other, and the main hall is even more lively, dozens of tables are almost full of people, and the voices of people are boiling.

Looking at the front, the red candle in front of the Shoutang is shining, and the word Shou is hung in the middle of the hall with the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing.

The Ye family's seat was in front, and the empty table in the middle should belong to the Zhao family, and the other five round tables nearly ten meters long surrounded the surroundings, and the Chu family was already seated, and Mu Lan saw Chu Chen greeting him with a smile.

According to the rules, outsiders like Mu Lan can't sit in front, but because of the transcendent status of the four major families, it was the Ye family brothers and sisters who brought them in, and the Zhao family steward didn't say much, and prepared refreshments for the guests with a few polite words.

Mu Lan occupied a good position and looked at the atmosphere in the hall with great interest.

In the back are the positions of several small sects, and the guests talk to each other, which seems to be very lively, but the tables in front are surprisingly quiet, and the back is more like people who come to participate in the birthday banquet.

The table on the left side of Chu Chen was the quietest, and there were occasional conversations between them, and after Chu Chen greeted him, the young man opposite him looked at Mu Lan, his eyes full of inquiry.

The table of the Chu family is all related relatives, and the oldest elder should be Chu Huaijin, the head of the Chu family, and the older person next to Chu Chen is the elder who supports him, and the age should be the younger brother of the head of the family.

Chu Chen told himself before that the generation of the Chu family is divided into two factions, and his two elder brothers fight each other, each with their own supports, and the one who comes today is his eldest brother, Chu Jun.

Chu Chen sat there like a transparent person, and didn't speak, after greeting Mu Lan, Chu Jun seemed to notice him, glanced at the seat of the Ye family where Mu Lan was, and couldn't help but glance at Chu Chen a few more times, with a deep meaning in his expression.