In the Liu Family Courtyard, Liu Changsheng, who was in the leading position, was holding a wine glass and looking down at everyone in the courtyard.
The two most senior ancestors, Liu Ming and Liu An, sat on both sides of him, followed by the ancestor of the Hu family and Liu Sihai, the former head of the family, and then the third aunt, as well as Taoist Meng, Duan Tian, and Shen Gongxu.
these guests.
At the other dozen or so tables, everyone from the Liu family and the Hu family were seated according to their seniority. Even in the open space in the yard, there were many invisible snakes, foxes, and even weasels and hedgehogs coiled around the walls.
After all, this kind of gathering happens once a year, and everyone comes here to join in the fun.
Although Qingqing is the kind of person who is doted on by the whole family at home, she has seniority and can only sit at the children's table in such formal occasions.
In fact, I can be considered a guest, but in this situation, Qingqing is already sitting at the children's table. Do I still dare to sit at the main table?
Seeing that all the immortals' attention was focused on him, Liu Changsheng spoke again: "But today everyone from the Hu family is here to visit, and there are senior Duan Tian, Taoist Meng, Mr. Shen Gong and other highly respected guests in the house. If I
If I don't say a few words, it seems that I, the head of the family, don't understand etiquette."
I felt a little awkward, so I leaned into Qingqing's ear and said, "After a long time, your dad also knows how to use this kind of formal phrases? I thought he was always straightforward."
"Shut up and listen to my dad."
Qingqing glared at me.
I could feel that she was a little nervous now, her hands kept grabbing the corners of her clothes and rubbing them. The squirming way made me laugh: "What are you waiting for your dad to announce about us? Don't worry, he
It’s impossible to put this matter at the forefront, no matter what, we have to finish talking about the real thing first.”
"Oh, please shut up. You are talking so much. All the people here are listening quietly. You are the only one who has a lot to do."
Qingqing stretched out her hand and pinched my waist. It didn't hurt, but I took this opportunity to hold her hand: "Don't be afraid, we are an old couple. Who here doesn't understand what we are doing?"
What's the matter? Isn't it just a matter of mentioning it openly and going through the motions? Why are you nervous?"
"Cough, cough, cough."
Maybe the whispers between the two of us were a bit loud and attracted Liu Changsheng's attention. When I looked up, I happened to find him staring at me.
I felt a little embarrassed, so I quickly gave him an apologetic look.
He ignored me and raised his glass: "While everyone is here, let's talk about something unpleasant first. The situation of our shamans in the past two years has not been good, very bad.
First of all, the spiritual energy in the Xing'an Mountains is getting thinner and thinner, and the environment is getting worse and worse. As a result, the number of new students in several families is getting smaller and smaller, and the risk of our shamanic inheritance becoming unpopular is also increasing.
In addition, in the past two years, due to the relationship between those demonic cultivators, the vitality of several families has been damaged, and the Bai family and Huang family were almost wiped out. Also, the incident of Hades detaining the souls of my people has shaken the foundation of my shamanism.
The Hui family had two minds hundreds of years ago. The clan is unstable, and foreign enemies are eyeing it. I regret to tell you that now the shamanism has reached a critical point of life and death."
As soon as Liu Changsheng said these words, the atmosphere in the originally quiet courtyard became even more oppressive.
But he didn't care about this and continued: "I just went to see the situation of the ancestor spirits with two ancestors. Although I am very reluctant to accept this fact, I still want to inform you that the fire of life of the ancestor spirits dissipates only after
Between day and night, maybe we are eating New Year's Eve dinner one second, and our ancestors' spirits will be wiped out in ashes the next second.
Once the ancestral spirits completely disappear and our shamanism no longer has a patron saint, where should we go from now on? Should the shamanic tradition continue? Should it linger on or simply die out? Have you ever considered this?
"
Good guy.
This is not like the atmosphere of a New Year's Eve dinner at all. Instead, it is like a company about to go bankrupt holding a last farewell meeting for its employees.
Anyway, since Liu Changsheng said this, the younger and lower-ranking immortals in the yard have begun to shed tears. Several female immortals even cried loudly, and even the small animals that cannot transform are there.
Wiping away tears, especially the weasels and hedgehogs, they cried so sadly.
A slight breeze blows, the chill is gone, and coupled with the crying, it seems that the shamanism is about to end.
Liu Changsheng did not stop these immortals from expressing their emotions. He stood there for almost two minutes holding the wine glass.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost heated, he suddenly changed the subject: "Okay everyone, it's too early to cry and mourn. There is a saying in Taoism that cannot be established without breaking. After breaking, we can build. I think the death of the ancestors is not only not a bad thing, but actually
It gives us shamans a chance to achieve nirvana and be reborn."
"Especially after getting to know Duan Yanjun, I became more determined in my thoughts."
Liu Changsheng looked at Duan Tian while holding the wine glass: "Senior, I respect you forever."
"The words are serious, the master's words are serious."
As Duan Tian, he had experienced this kind of situation at least 8,000 times. Seeing Liu Changsheng toasting himself, he naturally stood up with the glass in hand: "I just gave some suggestions based on my own experience.
A trivial matter does not deserve the master's courtesy."
"That's right. You are a senior and the Lord of the Underworld. Therefore, this glass of wine should be served to you first, both emotionally and rationally."
Liu Changsheng raised his glass with both hands: "I'll do it first as a token of respect."
After that, he drank the wine glass in one gulp, but I felt a little sleepy, so I leaned into Qingqing’s ear and said, “When are you going to eat? I’m already hungry, and the food will be cold in a while.”
"How do you know how to eat? My dad is talking about business, so listen carefully!"
Qingqing rolled her eyes at me again.
That's what she said, but later she thought about it and frowned and asked me: "What on earth happened just now?"
"What's going on?"
"It was Shen Gongxu's move. It seemed to me that he just raised his hand, and then all the gray immortals disappeared at the same time. How did he do it?"
Qingqing stole a glance at Shen Gongxu: "I have never heard of this kind of magic. It can kill so many opponents in one breath without any smoke and fire. Even if my dad borrows the power of the ancestral spirit, he can't do this.
"
"Hey, I thought it was a big deal. What's so surprising about this?"
Although I don't know how Shen Gong did it just now, in front of Qingqing, I must pretend to be a fool: "Witches have lasted for hundreds of thousands of years, and those great witches have created many spells. I just
I have only scratched the surface, and there are many magical things that I don’t know.
But Mr. Shen is different. He has the inheritance of Mr. Shen's family for so many years in his mind. It's normal to occasionally make an operation that you can't understand. Don't be too surprised. Just think about when to eat, ah?"