Yuancheng is the largest city within a radius of 100 miles, but the most well-known place in this land is not in the city, but in the valley of falling rocks, ten miles northwest of the city.

The area of the Rockfall Valley is not large, and the scenery is not surprising, but in this small valley, there are more than 100 families. These more than 100 families all have a common surname - Xu!

Luoshi Valley is the place where the branch of the Guangyuan Xu clan in Yuancheng lives, and few outsiders are qualified to enter except for people within the clan. As a result, curious people have a lot of speculation and fantasies about the façade, but they have not heard of anyone who has the audacity to break into it for decades.

Within a radius of 100 miles, even the Huangkou Ruzi knows one thing, if you meet someone surnamed Xu on the road, you must never mess with him! No matter how excessive the person surnamed Xu does, you must endure it! Because even if it is the prefect of Yuancheng, you must be polite to the people of the Xu family for fear of neglecting it, and the official mansion of the people's parents is still like this, who would dare to touch the beard of the tiger of the Xu family?

On weekdays, the gate at the mouth of the valley is always tightly closed, and only a small gate is opened next to it for people to enter and exit. But today it is a little abnormal, not only the gate that has not been opened for many years has been opened, but many people have come out of the gate, standing more than ten meters from the mouth of the valley, and more than 20 people are standing in Hulala, looking at the avenue one by one, as if they are waiting for someone.

Most of the people who came out were not young. All of them had gray hair, and the youngest were at least in their fifties. Only the middle-aged man standing on the outside, the black hair on his temples was combed to the back of his head, and his square face was not angry and arrogant, he should only be in his thirties.

This person is the head of the Xu clan in Yuancheng, Xu Guofan.

Since the death of the previous head of the family eight years ago, Xu Guofan has been at the helm. He has always lived in a simple place, and even if the prefect of Yuancheng visits on weekdays, he may not be able to invite Xu Guofan to move. But today, not only did he come out, but he also came out with the members of the entire Yuancheng Xu Family Elder Association. This formation is simply enough to welcome the honor guard of the first rank.

A group of people stood here in silence for a long time, the head of the house in front of him, and no one spoke. It's just that the sun has crossed overhead from the east and gradually slanted westward, and after a long time, I still haven't seen anyone passing by on the road, and finally someone can't hold his breath.

"Family master, can that Xu Guoliang do it? He left early in the morning, and now it's been more than half a day, why haven't people been invited back?" After a long time, not so many people can calm down, and an old man with a snow-white beard glanced at the people around him, relying on himself as the eldest, and was the first to complain.

"Second Uncle Deshou, be patient!" Xu Guofan smiled slightly, glanced back at everyone, and found that although the others did not speak, they also showed impatience between their eyebrows, and sighed in their hearts, but their faces did not show any shame.

"I haven't seen that Yunhexian nephew, but I've also heard a few clan uncles talk about him. After more than 10 years of exile, I am afraid that I have suffered a lot, right? After suffering for so many years, how can I not vent it? Since we owe it to him, I still have such a little strength just to stand here for a while. After Xu Guofan finished speaking, he looked at Xu Deshou who was still uncertain, and said gently, "It's Guofan who is confused, and several clan uncles are old, and they can't compare to young people." Otherwise, a few clan uncles will go back to rest and rest first, but it is just to welcome a junior, and it would be good to have Guofan here. ”

"The head of the family is standing here, what is the matter with us old men sitting at home?" pursed his lips stupidly, Xu Deshou retreated again, and couldn't help muttering two sentences in his mouth, "Isn't it just a junior, is it necessary to be so popular? At the beginning, he ran out without permission, and no one at home drove him away!"

"Second Uncle Deshou, you should know the situation better than Guofan back then, right? A child is wronged, and he always loses his temper. After suffering so much, he won't do too much if he thinks about it. Xu Guofan's two silkworm eyebrows shook slightly, glanced at Xu Deshou, smiled lightly, and said no more.

The faces of several old guys sank, looking at Xu Guofan's tall back, and they didn't dare to say more.

Time passed bit by bit, and the sun overhead was still setting westward little by little. Just when many people were thinking about whether to stand until night today, three figures finally appeared at the end of the road.

"It's coming!" Xu Guofan's tone revealed a hint of surprise, he had strongly advocated sending Xu Guoliang to invite Xu Yunhe, but now it seems that he made the right move.

It was Xu Yunhe who walked over, and Xu Guoliang and his wife who followed him and bowed their heads silently. Xu Yunhe walked in the front, looking at the gaze of dozens of pairs of eyes on the opposite side, without the slightest crampedness and panic.

"This ...... It's Yunhe's virtuous nephew, right?" The two sides were still a few meters away, Xu Guofan had already rushed to greet him, walked in front of Xu Yunhe in a few steps, and took Xu Yunhe's hand affectionately and greeted him.

"The head of the family is polite, Yunhe is just a nameless junior, but letting so many elders in the clan wait here for a long time, it is really torturous for Yunhe!" Xu Yunhe gently withdrew his arm from the other party's hand, and replied without saltiness. There was no enthusiasm in the tone, and there was no deliberate cynicism, just in the ears, the faces of the few old guys standing behind him sank at the same time.

"Yes!Yes!Hehe......" Seeing Xu Yunhe withdraw from his hand, the enthusiasm on Xu Guofan's face was still the same, he smiled, stretched out his arm sideways and pointed inside, "Don't say anything here, the elders have been standing here for a while, everyone will go home and talk about the old days!"

Xu Yunhe responded lightly, nodded his head slightly, and was about to walk inside. Who knew that at this time, Xu Guofan leaned over enthusiastically again and grabbed Xu Yunhe's arm, and with the other hand held Xu Yunhe's shoulder, hugging Xu Yunhe and walking inside.

Xu Yunhe's body stiffened suddenly, and after an instant, he relaxed again and continued to walk inside. Only this time, he didn't pull it out again, but walked in with Xu Guofan who seemed to be very affectionate.

Clearly felt the subtle changes in Xu Yunhe's body, and a satisfied smile flashed on Xu Guofan's enthusiastic face.

A group of mermaids entered, and there was a hole in the valley. Behind the gate is a wide flat road, and it is not a problem to run three carriages side by side.

It's just that on this road, but no one dares to run a carriage. There was not a single superfluous idler on the surprisingly spacious road, and there was a person standing every five meters on both sides, and whenever Xu Guofan and Xu Yunhe passed by, that person would bow his head and salute. Along the way, Xu Guofan talked and laughed freely, but Xu Yunhe was a little cramped and uneasy.

In the past ten years, although he has tasted the bitterness of the world, where can he see this kind of extravagant and majestic pomp? In the final analysis, Xu Yunhe may be much more mature than his peers, but that is only compared with his peers. Seeing such a big pomp for the first time, he couldn't help but be a little nervous.

"Don't be nervous, this qiē, but you deserve it. Seeing Xu Yunhe's nervous look in his eyes, Xu Guofan whispered in his ear. The voice could just be heard clearly by Xu Yunhe, but it didn't fall into the ears of the third person.

Hearing Xu Guofan's words, the nervous look on Xu Yunhe's face disappeared in an instant. Yes, what are these things in front of you for? Everyone present understands, but he is the one who understands best!

The painful memory came flooding up instantly, and the cold touch swept away the cramped uneasiness in Xu Yunhe's heart. His face regained its initial indifference.

Seeing the change in Xu Yunhe's expression again, Xu Guofan's heart suddenly trembled.

Is it possible for a fifteen-year-old boy to adjust his mood so quickly, especially since he has never been trained in this area within the family, but he is better than all the talents in the family. How much pain did this teenager go through to grow up to be like this?

Was the accident more than ten years ago a good thing or a bad thing?

Xu Guofan was at a loss for a while, but in his heart, he quietly raised his evaluation of the young man next to him who was held by himself.

This son will become a great weapon in the future!

After walking the first half of the avenue, I passed through a slightly smaller round gate and saw an open courtyard in front of me. The interior of the courtyard is very large, but now it is full of round tables, although there is nothing on them, but this posture is clearly a grand banquet is about to begin.

"Yunhe, I've put a lot of effort into welcoming you back today! I haven't held such a large-scale banquet in my family for more than 20 years!" Xu Guofan glanced around, sighing as if remembering and proudly.

Xu Yunhe's face was expressionless, as if none of the qiē around him had anything to do with him.

Xu Guofan didn't care, suddenly took one of Xu Yunhe's arms and walked to the steps at the entrance of the main hall. Looking condescendingly at the dark but silent crowd below, he suddenly shouted loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, who are we all busy here for all day today? Is it to welcome this young talent next to me home?"

"Yes!" everyone in the audience replied in unison, even the old men who had always had no good looks for Xu Yunhe were not ambiguous. Obviously, this scene has been arranged in advance, and it may have been rehearsed several times.

Xu Yunhe naturally thought about it, but on his fair cheeks, he couldn't help but flush a little.

"Today's banquet is all about welcoming Xu Yunhe, the sixteenth generation descendant of the Xu family, home. Therefore, I will not overstep the rules for the opening of today's banquet!" Xu Guofan turned sideways, looked at Xu Yunhe, who was in a trance, with a sincere face, and asked, "Yunhe, here today, it is up to you to announce the opening of the banquet!"

Looking at Xu Guofan with a sincere face in front of him, as well as the faces of jealousy or surprise in the audience, Xu Yunhe's eyes were suddenly full of absurdity and unreality, as if in a dream.