My very cool daughter-in-law

As a person who came with the Chu family, he was obviously closer to the Chu family, but he said in front of the gate of the Chi family that he felt destined to be with the Chi family mansion.

Sheng Xun's words drew some strange looks at him.

Even Junior Junior Chu and Chu Kui couldn't help but look at him more.

But because of his calm expression, when he said this sentence, there was no intention to seek a relationship, it seemed that he was just saying it casually.

The phrase "destined relationship" was regarded as an ordinary courtesy.

The Chi family who were in charge of the reception were only stunned for two seconds, then put back their polite smiles, then made a "please" gesture to Sheng Xun and his party, and said, "Please follow me."

After he finished speaking, he took the lead in turning around and leading the way for everyone.

Sheng Xun looked at the back of the receptionist leading the way, and the figure of the servant who had just seen suddenly flashed in front of his eyes.

He can judge that the other party does not belong to the current era based on the servant's clothes. He also seems to be wearing a well-made three-piece suit, with an almost iconic sense of age.

That must not be happening in the present time and space.

It has the same affiliation with the boy and courtyard that appeared in his dream, pointing to his past life that he has no memory of.

Sheng Xun was aware of this, and he followed the crowd to the depths of the Chi family's compound, but carefully touched the jade token in his pocket.

As soon as I arrived at the gate of Chi's house, the gate of memory seemed to be loosened, and sporadic memories would come upon hearing the wind.

Sheng Xun wanted to know more, and worried that Xiao Qiu would be more affected than him.

Xiaoqiu quickly responded to Sheng Xun in his pocket. The jade card was warm to the touch, and it was the ghost who silently expressed that everything was fine.

Passing a corner of the aisle, Sheng Xun and Zou He met their gazes calmly.

"The scenery is pretty good." Zou He said.

Just behind the corner is a small garden, this comment is timely and reasonable.

"It's not bad." Sheng Xun said.

After they checked the information, they had an understanding of the other party's situation.

The people next to them didn't know what they were communicating with "very good" and "nice", and thought they were really talking about the view of the small garden.

The Chi family who led the way looked back at the two people with foreign surnames.

The guests commented that the scenery of their house was good, and in front of the Chu family, the Chi family would feel a little bit superior, which even made the reception talk a little more.

"Actually, the garden you both saw is the result of two renovations." The receptionist said in a half-regrettable and half-showy tone, "The earliest appearance of this garden is the most beautiful. It is basically full of rare treasures. Among the pots placed by the wall, I can’t even pick out ones of average quality.”

"Then why was it renovated?" Zou He asked in an interested tone, and replied regretfully, "It's a pity that we can't see such a garden."

The reception is to eat the set that the guests tout their own.

"It's not all because of some really helpless reasons." The man lowered his voice, "One time, it was because of important family and country affairs, I had to abandon the old house and let all the family members move south, and then finally heard that we could return, and found us The foundations of the old house are still barely preserved, and it can be repaired. The ancestors of the family reminisced about the old days, so they renovated the house and lived in it again-but who knew that soon after the repair was completed, there was another evil spirit, and it was a last resort, and there was a second time later. renovation."

When the receptionist talked about the last two sentences, he cast his eyes on the members of the Chu family. He met Chu Shang's gaze, and said something meaningful to Chu Shang: "Otherwise, with such a big resentment, how can this house be inhabited?"

Sheng Xun just met this receptionist for the first time today, and even after listening to the other party's self-introduction, he still doesn't know him well.

But for the Chu family—especially Chu Shang, who is the leader of the younger generation, Chu Shang has dealt with the other party several times, and knows that this person is the one in the Chi family who respects the "hundred-year suppression of evil".

And the other party is also well aware of the differences between the two.

"You don't need to tell me that specifically." Chu Shang said calmly, "Besides, whether your family can live or not has nothing to do with us."

The smile on the reception face did not change, but the eyes sank.

This person was about to continue talking when the guest's voice suddenly intervened. He held back the words and turned his head, only to find that it was today's honored guest—Sheng Xun staring at the long corridor exposed in the distance.

"Sorry to interrupt." The other said, "The corridor over there looks very chic, what is it for?"

Thinking of the entrustment given by the family, Sheng Xun is more important after all, the receptionist took a deep breath to draw attention back.

He also glanced at the long corridor, but he was a little surprised: "Your eyes are so good, you can see over there clearly from such a distance?"

"I can get a general idea." Sheng Xun said, "Is there a deformed gossip diagram, with... the stars engraved on the pillar?"

Sheng Xun's words are half true and half false.

His eyes were really good, and he could really see roughly what was there.

But his understanding of the corridor decoration comes more from those memories that flashed briefly.

"My senior's eyes have always been good, and he has always been a mythical figure with full marks in military training." Chu Shi helped Sheng Xun, proving that Sheng Xun's eyes are eight times the mirror level.

Reception is just a question.

He guessed that most of the famous people in the Xuanshu industry had something supernatural about them, so he didn't think much about it, and just said: "Your eyes are really good."

Then he said: "Yes, you see it well, that is the gossip gallery of our house, it runs through the entire backyard, wards off disasters and evil spirits, and keeps the whole house safe."

Gossip Gallery.

Even the name is the same as what Sheng Xun heard in the flash scene.

Next, they went to the front hall of the old house first, where they met and greeted other guests who had already arrived. The gossip Lang was not in the itinerary for the time being.

However, the receptionist told Sheng Xun that because he was one of the important people invited by his family to help suppress evil spirits, before the start of the evil suppression ceremony, a special person would come to guide him and take Sheng Xun to walk through the gossip corridor , Take a look at the place where their Chi family will suppress the evil spirits and will perform the ceremony.

"At the end of the Bagua Gallery is our Zhenxie Hall." The receptionist said, "It is next to the ancestral hall we built when we renovated the old house. I will take you to have a look later."

The reception didn't pay attention to it. After hearing the words "zhenxie hall" and "ancestral hall", the distinguished guests of their family looked very strange for a moment.

Sheng Xun managed to cover up the coldness in his eyes by lowering his head slightly to avoid the long stalks of a vine hanging down by the wall.

"Okay." He raised his eyes after avoiding some withered plants, even the corners of his eyes and brows were quiet.

"I'll definitely take a good look at it later," he said.

There was already a fire in Sheng Xun's heart, but at this juncture, he seemed calmer than usual.

There were already many people in the living room of the Chi family's old house. Some of them brought their family members, and some were showing off their psychic treasures, exchanging new things in the industry or recent commissioning experience.

The entrance of Sheng Xun and the Chu family attracted much attention. Many eyes first glanced at the Chu family, and then noticed the new faces among them.

Realizing that one of the new faces is a recent up-and-comer, the crowd begins to gather.

Everyone wanted to say hello to the powerful newcomers in the industry. They were also curious about how strong Sheng Xun was, and wanted to find out which inheritance this young man's strength came from.

Some people confiscated the housekeeping artifacts in their hands, and hurriedly followed the crowd towards Sheng Xun.

The receptionist who led Sheng Xun and others into the hall naturally stepped aside when the crowd gathered.

He observed the lively scene.

On his wrist hidden under the long-sleeved coat, there is still a rope loop tied to it, and a copper coin with the family crest of the Chi family is tied to it.

The copper coin was exactly the same as the one Chi Huaiming took out in the deserted village.

"How about it?"

In the lively hall, someone approached the reception secretly.

They stood side by side, chatting casually.

There was a polite smile on the face of the receptionist, but what he said was: "Nothing unusual, the copper coin has been very quiet, you see two hands next to him holding a family compass and a psychic secret treasure, but they didn't react at all. nothing."

The other party also glanced into the crowd and said, "That's right. I said that kid Chi Huaiming must have heard wrong last time. He is too high-spirited. It can be seen that he is younger than him but has better talent than him. It is probably psychological." The effect is that I always want to find someone to blame, so I feel that the copper coin is ringing."

When the two talked about Chi Huaiming, they laughed slightly.

In just a few words, it can be seen that the internal relationship of the Chi family is not as clear as that of the Chu family.

It can also be seen that Chi Huaiming is suspicious of Sheng Xun after all.

He didn't miss the sound of copper coins that he seemed to hear last time, and reported it as his experience of a trip to a deserted village.

As a result, the Chi family became suspicious of Sheng Xun, and the receptionist received another task-to find a way to test whether Sheng Xun was abnormal.

From what they have seen so far, Sheng Xun is not unusual.

"I'll take him to Zhenxie Hall and Ancestral Hall later." After the receptionist reported the results of the test to his companion, he looked over to Sheng Xun, his tone becoming lighter, "Didn't you see him with your own eyes? By stretching out his hand, can he clean up all the filth attached to the object in one go? Although the last tracking failed, it is certain that the bones and souls still have reaction residues. Maybe as long as he touches those bones, he will It can directly stimulate the appearance of evil spirits, and this time I can finally take down that ghost."

Saying so, the receptionist's expression was filled with excitement.

Among the crowd not far away, those who were given high hopes seemed to be aware of the reception's gaze.

The tall young man stood out from the crowd and cast his gaze from afar.

The receptionist smiled at Sheng Xun thinking about his family's great business.

Because of the excitement, it seems very real.

Sheng Xun's eyes fell on that smile, and he narrowed his eyes slightly as if he was dazzled by the lights in the living room.

who?he thinks.

Then he nodded slightly at the other party.

Face does not change color.

When the Chu family's older generation's convoy arrived at Chi's house, the greetings in the living room had basically come to an end. The receptionist walked towards Sheng Xun in a timely manner, and reminded him with a good attitude that they should go to the backyard and take a look. The place where the ceremony will be held before.

The old people of the Chu family were ushered into the living room, and Sheng Xun had just quietly put the jade plaque into Zou He's pocket, and then followed the receptionist into the side corridor outside the living room.

"That one over there is Sheng Xun."

The Chu family who accompanied the old elder had sharp eyes. He saw the silhouette of Sheng Xun's half body at a glance, and remembered that the old elder hadn't really seen this young man before, so he hurriedly reminded him.

He also pointed out the direction of Sheng Xun to the old man.

The elder of the Chu family is well over a hundred years old. Although he claims to be an "old guy", his mystical practice makes him look at most seventy, and his body is still strong and his eyes and ears are sharp.

He didn't need support, and he walked steadily with a mahogany stick.

Hearing the reminder from the people around him, the old man glanced over there. At first he just thought that the young man had a good face. He guessed it must be due to the fact that he had read the information. He also felt that the real person looked more energetic than the static photos on the information. Some.

"He's a well-rounded young man." The old elder sighed, and he half turned around, ready to continue to step over the threshold of the living room.

At that moment, Sheng Xun happened to bypass the pillar over there.

Through the wide carved window on the side of the hall, Sheng Xun, who was not covered by the pillars, revealed his face, and his complete face flashed past the old man's eyes.

The old man's stepping foot suddenly stopped in mid-air.

"Old elder?" The accompanying person stopped along with the old man and called out inexplicably.

Then they were astonished to see that the face of the person who had been expressionless for at least decades changed.

The young man's face was only fleeting outside the carved window, but only the elders understood the impact it brought.

When the old man hurriedly turned around to take a closer look, the other party had already left the range that could be seen from the side window of the living room.

The old man even chased two steps out in a hurry, but only caught the back of the other party leaving.

He suddenly remembered that face in the blink of an eye, and realized that he didn't feel good about Fang Fang because he had read the materials.

"...What did you bring?"

The old man who knew that he couldn't keep up with the young man didn't do unnecessary pursuit anymore. He didn't explain anything, but turned around suddenly and asked the people around him.

"What, what?"

The Chu family next to them were completely confused.

The mahogany stick tightened under the old man's hand, he closed his eyes, and gave a clearer instruction.

"Bring over all the old things I put away, especially if there's an old pocket watch in it," he said. "Have someone bring over the pocket watch immediately."

Someone nearby looked at each other in blank dismay, and someone who had been taking care of the old elder for a long time immediately realized which pocket watch the old man was referring to.

He has seen that watch several times.

It was an old pocket watch with almost no metallic luster, with traces of time erosion. It was said to be older than the old elder, and it was passed down from before the Chi and Chu families separated, and it has been kept by the old elder.

The old man kept it very carefully, and usually kept it in an anti-rust and oxidation box, and only took it out for a few fixed days every year to caress it slowly.

"I know where it is, I'll go right away."

Said someone who knew the location of the old pocket watch.

The old man nodded at him, then breathed out silently, and slowly loosened his hand holding the head of the wooden stick.

"I made everyone laugh." The old elder continued to walk into the hall, and he met all the eyes who noticed the episode at the door without changing his face, "I'm a little old and don't remember anything. young children to fetch."

Just now, the Chu family was around, and the group of young people who arrived early, Chu Shang, also surrounded the elders when they saw the elders coming.

Therefore, outsiders actually didn't see much of what happened to the old elder here.

Others just noticed that the elders of the Chu family suddenly stopped at the door, and then the Chu family members around showed confusion. The elders said something immediately, and some people left in a hurry.

Hearing what the elders of the Chu family said, some guests showed expressions of sudden understanding.

"How old are you?"

"Just kidding, if you don't remember things, I'm a complete fool."

……

Surrounded by the sound of conversation, the old elder responded calmly, and everything seemed to be as usual.

However, the old man was thinking: Is it that person?

As long as he knew that there were actually two photos in that pocket watch, they were two black and white photos stacked on top of each other, which was still a rare thing in that era.

The first owner of the old pocket watch put a photo of his lover in it and took it all the way north.

Later, the man did not come back, and the old pocket watch was brought back.

The pocket watch was delivered to his lover, who opened the cover and stared at his own photo for a long time, then found a piece of his, carefully embedded another person's photo along the pocket watch frame, and stacked it on top of his own photo.

The old pocket watch was fortunately kept by the old elder, and it is one of the important relics of the old man.

He took it out on a specific day every year to rub it, and recalled the past in his gradually waning life.

...but he hadn't opened his pocket watch for too long.

How long is the time?

After a long time, the faces of the two that should have been clear in his memory have faded with time.

He didn't recognize it when he looked at the information, and he only felt kind when he saw the profile.

It wasn't until he took a hasty look at his face that he suddenly realized that it seemed that an old friend had returned, but he still had to hastily send his juniors to look for old things. He had to look at the old photos in his pocket watch before he could be sure whether it seemed that an old friend had returned or if he had really returned. I have to return to my old friend.

"Old elder."

The clansman who went to find the pocket watch moved quickly, and he returned with his things in a short time, and handed the pocket watch to the old man.

Before opening the pocket watch, the old man closed his eyes for a moment, then opened it again, carefully opened the buckle on the pocket watch with his thumb, and slowly opened the old pocket watch——

Because of the careful preservation and little exposure to dust and air, the photos in the old pocket watches are inevitably a bit old, but fortunately, the faces of the people in the photos are still clear, and the old photos are not damaged.

It was a very handsome young man, wearing a military cap embellished with five-pointed stars. The brim of the hat cast a small shadow on his forehead, but it did not conceal his smooth outline and high nose bridge.

The man's eyes were bright unique to that era.

He was exactly like the young man who had glimpsed briefly outside the carved window earlier.

"..."

The old elder suddenly got up.

On the other side, Sheng Xun had already walked onto the gossip gallery.

The memory gate seemed to loosen as he got closer to the small courtyard. He knew that the receptionist was still talking beside him, introducing him everything about this place, and he occasionally responded to the other party.

But those words like "um" or "that's how it is" seem to be said entirely by instinct, a form of mechanical coping in which the body and mind are temporarily separated.

Sheng Xun felt very strange at this time, he felt like himself, but not like himself.

"We have arrived."

The receptionist didn't know anything about Sheng Xun's state, he took him to the gate of the small courtyard where "Zhenxie Hall" was already hung, and said: "Zhenxie Hall is closer, I will take you in to have a look first, as long as Without touching the furnishings inside, you can go around freely."

Sheng Xun pushed open the courtyard door, but it was more like pushing the door to the time and space back then with his own hands.

When the whole picture of the small courtyard was fully presented before his eyes, he paused for a while while still holding on to the door panel.

——Because the small courtyard in his eyes has changed again.

Pictures suddenly appeared in his mind, they were closely connected with the dream in which he called Xiaoqiu "brother", they were in the same timeline.

"Brother, do you live here alone?"

Picking up the courtyard wall and being caught by his master, the boy who is not at all afraid is shaking his legs in mid-air, and he doesn't seem to feel that he is being lifted up by an invisible hand, which is very scary.

The owner of the courtyard who was carrying him looked at him for a while, then finally let him go.

"who are you?"

The owner of the courtyard put the boy under his window. He was much taller than the little boy. Standing in the window and leaning slightly, he could see the little guy from head to toe outside the window.

The voice of the owner of the courtyard was very cold, and his tone was flat, as if the vocal cords in his throat were not made of flesh and blood, but were born with two pieces of hard ice.

Combined with his pale and bloodless face, he looks like a ghost in daylight.

Although the boy was naughty, he was the one who wanted to smash the wall, but he was the one who obediently said thank you first after being put down.

"Brother"'s cold attitude did not scare the mischievous and big-hearted boy away. He heard the other party speak, but he boldly walked a little closer to the window of "Brother" before he touched the gray hand of the wall and pressed the master's dark tone. But clean wooden window sills.

"My surname is Lin." The boy said generously, "My name is Lin Junsheng."

The author has something to say: I went out to have a meal tonight, and the number of words is a bit too much, so I wrote it a bit late~