Chu Ge ran wildly all the way, and the way down the mountain was extremely smooth, without anyone blocking him, and it didn't take long for him to go directly to the hall of the sect. Before entering the hall, he hesitated, was all this a dream, he became the young master of the Chu clan so easily, and after ten years, did it mean that he Chu Ge would be the next patriarch?

Thinking of this, Chu Ge almost couldn't help but laugh secretly, it really felt like a dream, it was very beautiful.

Chu Ge was discovered as soon as he arrived, Chu Ge also discovered them, there were fourteen people watching them, Chu Ge was surprised to find that Chu Xiu was also inside, except for Chu Xiu, the others were all old people with white flowers, all of them were grandparents, Chu Ge was still a little timid for a while, and he didn't know whether to move forward.

They obviously didn't expect Chu Ge to come so early, because they had all gone through the same exam sixty years ago, but they came much later than Chu Ge, and the first generation to arrive at the sect hall was after dusk, and Chu Ge had just afternoon, more than two hours early.

But Chu Yuangong was not surprised by all this, as if he had expected it a long time ago, Chu Yuangong beckoned to Chu Ge and motioned for Chu Ge to step forward, Chu Yuangong looked very kind at this time.

Chu Yuangong began to ask: "Little guy, what is your name, whose child is it?"

Chu Ge replied very respectfully: "My father is Chu Yaoli. ”

Chu Yuangong was a little dazed, glanced at the patriarch, and the patriarch immediately replied: "Yaoli is the son of Uncle Xingguo. ”

Chu Yuangong squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then muttered, "Hongxing Yaonian, it turns out that you are the grandson of Xingguo." ”

Chu Ge nodded, didn't answer, didn't know how to answer.

Chu Yuangong asked a question, although it seemed very simple, but he still asked: "Why doesn't your name have the word year?"

Chu Ge replied respectfully: "Grandpa Hui, my father gave me Chu Fengnian at the beginning, but I heard that it was Chu Ge that my grandfather changed when he was dying. ”

Chu Yuangong nodded, but his thoughts drifted away, the name Chu Xingguo was not simple in the Chu clan, he was in power in the clan back then, but he died young, and he died at the age of forty-six, because the voyeur was counterattacked.

Chu Ge naturally didn't know this, but the older people knew it, because they all participated in that heavenly machine, after that peeping into the heavenly machine, Chu Xingguo couldn't afford to get sick, and their group of old men were also injured to different degrees because of protecting Chu Xingguo, and after that, they had the name of Chu Ge.

The old grandmother reminded Chu Yuangong: "Uncle, it's time to hold the order of the new generation of young directors." ”

Chu Yuangong came back to his senses and nodded: "Then let's start, Yaowen, come here!"

The patriarch responded, and then took the bowl that the deputy patriarch had been holding in his hand, containing the blood used in the coming-of-age ceremony. The patriarch handed the bowl to Chu Ge and instructed, "This is your reward, drink most of this bowl of blood." ”

Chu Ge's scalp was numb when he heard this, and he actually asked him to drink blood, this is the reward for passing the test, is there any mistake, he wanted to run away a little, but when he turned around, he found that the old grandmother had closed the door of the lobby.

Chu Yuangong saw Chu Ge's hesitation and fear, and smiled at Chu Ge: "Child, don't be afraid, this is the blood of the sacrifice, which is beneficial and harmless to our body, and you have already absorbed it when you performed the coming-of-age ceremony." ”

Chu Ge took the bowl, looking at the blood, his scalp was numb, he really didn't want to drink, but more than a dozen pairs of eyes stared at him in unison, the pressure was great, and he felt panicked. Chu Ge still wanted to struggle for a while, and asked, "Grandpa, can I not drink it?"

With a voice that could not be refused, Chu Ge had no choice but to drink it, and after drinking, he couldn't wait to vomit, but he didn't vomit anything at all, except for bitter water. Chu Xiu's face was also a little abnormal when she looked at it from the side, but she was calmer, at least calmer than Chu Ge.

The blood entered his throat, and he didn't feel anything at first, but immediately after that, Chu Ge was hot, and he felt that there was a fire in his body, which was even stronger than when he performed the coming-of-age ceremony, and he was about to set his body on fire. Chu Ge began to undress, sweating all over his body, and soon took off only his pants, and his consciousness began to be a little blurred.

Chu Yuan said fairly: "Let's start, give him a blood baptism." ”

The twelve old men responded and sat down according to the direction of the Twelve Star Palace Diagram, Chu Xiu, Chu Yuangong and the patriarch stood next to them, and Chu Ge was placed in the middle. The twelve old men were dominated by the old grandmother, only to see her fingers swiped on her wrist, and a thin line of blood was pulled out, flying directly to Chu Ge's body, and wandering around Chu Ge's whole body, and Chu Ge was hot all over his body at this time, his vision was blurred, and he only knew that there were many people surrounding him.

The old grandmother was the first, and one after another, all twelve people made a small cut on their wrists, and each pulled out a blood line to Chu Ge's body, and the blood line traveled around Chu Ge, and the speed was very fast, which was dazzling. Chu Xiu covered his mouth, with a look of disbelief, what is this, is this martial arts or internal strength, do they have magic?

The orientation of the twelve people was constantly changing, and the blood lines were also being pulled out one by one, which made them themselves frown a little, a little unusual, it was not so fast. Chu Yuangong also discovered this, and half an hour passed, and a small blood and qi vortex was generated around Chu Ge, and Chu Ge was still in chaos at this time, completely unaware of what was happening.

At this time, the twelve elders all felt that the small blood qi vortex was absorbing their own blood qi, although it was very slow, but it was very different from the one they had sent over. The abnormality in the field, Chu Yuangong also seemed to have noticed something, he noticed that something was wrong, and then took the initiative to interrupt the connection between everyone and the blood and qi vortex, and then the blood and qi vortex on Chu Ge's body began to slowly stop, and the patriarch Chu Yaowen immediately began to run the blood qi for Chu Ge and stabilize his body, and half an hour later, Chu Ge came to his senses.

The twelve elders all rested on the ground, they were already old, and after Chu Ge's inhalation, they almost took their old lives, although their mission this time was to baptize the blood of the young master of this generation, but it was only for half a life, not a whole life.

They were talking in a whisper, Chu Yuangong was talking to the old grandmother, Chu Xiu couldn't hear it clearly, but what Chu Xiu saw and heard today was too much, it was beyond her cognition, and it didn't feel like it was real until now.

After Chu Ge sobered up, he only felt that he had a lot of men, and nothing else, and he drank a bowl of blood, and he didn't know if he would have diarrhea tomorrow or if he would have a bad stomach.

While Chu Ge was thinking wildly, Chu Yuangong took out a piece of blue and blue jade pendant, which was faintly glowing with a little crimson light, engraved with a Chu character. Chu Yuangong solemnly handed over the jade pendant to Chu Ge, and then advised: "This is the jade pendant of the young master of our Chu clan, this is the proof of your identity, and it is also a token, only the young master of our clan will have such a jade pendant, the jade is in the person, and the person is dead." ”

Chu Ge understood what this meant, and respectfully took the jade pendant and put it on his neck, feeling a little warm, mixed with a hint of coolness.

After everyone waited in the lobby for about half an hour, teenagers began to arrive in the hall of the sect one after another, but what they saw was that Chu Ge had already arrived, and it was obvious that the young master this time was Chu Ge. Some of them are calm, some are angry, and some are envious, all kinds of things, different thoughts, Chu Yingnian looked absent-minded, because what he had been thinking about was what Chu Hongtu said to him: "What you see is not necessarily good, and what you lose is not necessarily bad." ”

The patriarch announced in front of everyone: "The young master of your age is Chu Ge, respect him, if you don't respect him, the clan rules will deal with it." ”

As soon as Chu Yaowen said this, this group of teenagers was shocked at the time, disrespectful will be dealt with by clan rules, this has already risen to the clan rules, it can be seen that this is definitely not a joke.

After the announcement, everyone dispersed, went back to their homes, and began to eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, which was also a rare reunion dinner.

Chu Ge returned home happily, and as soon as he got home, he couldn't wait to tell his parents that he had become the young master of the younger generation of the clan. Chu Ge's mother was very happy to hear it, but Chu Yaoli couldn't be happy, she kept smoking, frowning. Chu Ge's mother and son were obviously still immersed in joy and didn't notice it.

After eating the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Chu Yaoli went out to participate in the three-room discussion in the clan, the so-called three rooms are the Chu clan's patriarch's room, the second room, and the third room, which is the composition of their big clan. The head of every family has to go out of the meeting, and there are many things to discuss, such as how to develop the family this year, how to use the funds in the clan, etc., generally a group of backbones are there, but this time, the Chu clan except for the backbone Yaozi generation, the Hongzi generation and the Xingzi generation are still there, all of them are present, and the Yaozi generation can only stand and listen, basically there is no chance to speak.

Chu Yuangong, as the oldest old man, opened his mouth to speak: "Tomorrow, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the patriarch of the eleventh branch of the Chu clan will bring people to the ancestral hall to worship, and we, as the descendants of the Chu clan, pay attention to the good reception, and cannot miss the etiquette, and after all the people in the eleventh room arrive, we will immediately arrange for the descendants of this generation to go to the land of all gods." ”

Chu Yaowen's father replied: "Uncle, this matter has already been explained and ordered, and I promise that there will be no chaos." ”

Chu Yuangong nodded and said, "Is the list of going to the Land of the Ten Thousand Gods decided?"

Chu Hongtu got up and said, "Uncle, the list has been decided, and they will be notified early tomorrow morning to participate in the worship of the ancestors." ”

Chu Yuangong bowed his head and said: "That's very good, I'll rest, you can discuss your own affairs." ”

Everyone sent Chu Yuangong away, and then began the usual discussion, this night many people couldn't sleep, there was excitement, loss, worry, fear, happiness, relief, melancholy and happiness.

But no matter what the emotion is, it is meaningless, because the sun is still turning, the sky will still be bright, and the next day will still come, whether it is a comedy or a tragedy, life will have its trajectory in the underworld, you can't avoid it, as a mortal, the only thing you can do is to accept it silently, or sad or happy, it is the meaning of life.