In a few days, it will be New Year’s Eve again.

New Year's Eve is one of the few days when the Hu family in Yuchuan celebrates together as a family.

At one time, nearly two hundred people from the Yuchuan family's ancestral land gathered together.

The banquet was held in a large garden between the east and west courtyards. The grass and trees in the garden had been carefully trimmed, and festive red lanterns were hung.

The girls of the Hu family who were even more ingenious used red colored paper to cut out many auspicious animal patterns of different shapes and pasted them on the courtyard walls and pillars.

Nearly twenty banquet tables were placed in the garden, and a red sandalwood-carved Ruyi-shaped banquet table with slightly curled ends was placed at the top of the banquet table.

The seventh grandfather, Hu Weiyi, the ninth grandfather, Hu Weiming, and several other men and women, all of whom were equally old, were sitting at the head of the red sandalwood mat.

On their left side behind another small mahogany desk, three young people were sitting neatly side by side. The oldest boy was only sixteen or seventeen years old, and the other two looked younger.

He even looks like he is only twelve or thirteen years old.

The only girl among the three was looking around with a pair of smart round eyes, and finally found the figure she was looking for on the seats in the back rows. Then she breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.

As soon as Liu Xiaolu returned his gaze to the various delicacies on the table, he heard a clear young voice coming from the left.

Turning around, he saw Hu Ruhai, the fourth brother sitting on the far left, with a gentle smile on his lips, saying to the young man in white next to him, "Xiao Xing, I haven't seen you looking for me in this time. I don't know.

How is your recent cultivation progress?"

Hearing this, Hu Ruxing put down the jade cup in his hand, smashed it in his mouth, turned around with a grimace and said, "Fourth brother, please stop talking. My father has been paying close attention to me lately and is watching me practicing at home every day."

The smile on Hu Ruhai's face remained unchanged and he said warmly, "This is strange. Uncle Wu has always loved you the most, so how could he be willing to not even give you time to take a bath for several months in a row?"

"It all depends on Xiao Gourd." Hu Ruxing pointed at the girl in white beside him and curled his lips.

"Oh?" Hu Ruhai raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Liu Xiaolu's eyebrows stood up and he retorted angrily, "It's obviously you who is lazy and slipping around on weekdays and doesn't practice well. What does it have to do with me?"

Hu Ruxing shrugged and said, "Who allowed you to practice so fast? It gave me a sense of crisis, so I strictly ordered my father to urge me to practice."

"Daily practice is what we, the cultivators of immortality, should do. I'm afraid you are the only one in Yuchuan, so I need my fifth uncle to watch you practice every day." Liu Xiaolu rolled his eyes and couldn't help but scold this.

What a brat.

Before Hu Ruxing could say anything else, Hu Ruhai on the other side took over the conversation and echoed, "Xiaolu is right, Xiaoxing, your qualifications are so good, fifth uncle and third grandpa both have high hopes for you, you really shouldn't be so slack."

That’s it.”

Hearing this, Liu Xiaolu gloated and said, "Did you hear that? Fourth brother also said that you are slacking off in your practice."

Hu Ruxing's face turned red, and he snorted in dissatisfaction, and said angrily, "Xiao Gourd, just wait, I will definitely be able to break through the eighth level of Qi Refining in half a year at most. I'll see what you have to say then!"

Hearing this, Hu Ruhai's face changed slightly, but he smiled and congratulated, "In that case, Brother Yu, I would like to congratulate you in advance for breaking through to the late stage of Qi refining today."

Liu Xiaolu had a Qi-masking technique on her body, so in the eyes of others, she was still at the seventh level of Qi refining. At this time, she couldn't help but said with a smile, "Yes, yes, the Hu family is the number one genius in their generation, so I'll just wait."

I hope you will have a breakthrough after half a year."

"The time between you and me to break through the seventh level of Qi Refining is not far apart. Why don't we compare who can break through to the eighth level of Qi Refining in half a year?" After all, Hu Ruxing has a young mind. After several cups of fruit, he couldn't help but feel a bit competitive.

Heart.

"I'm not going to compete with you. Third Grandpa must have prepared a lot of treasures for you. Our family has nothing to offer and no resources." Liu Xiaolu waved his hand in a hurry.

She has no interest in this gambling game. She can cultivate peacefully until the Bishui Cave Heaven opens, and then she can escape with her whole family.

She's not stupid, so she doesn't want to fight for the limelight at this time.

During this period, she should keep a low profile, the better. Once she attracts the attention of interested people, it will not only be harmful to her plan to escape from marriage, but will also implicate many people.

Unexpectedly, when Hu Ruxing heard this, he immediately said dissatisfied, "You are talking nonsense! I clearly..."

Halfway through his words, the boy in white suddenly stopped talking as if he knew he had made a mistake.

Hu Ruhai's eyes moved and he asked aloud, "Xiao Xing, what did you just say about you?"

Hu Ruxing smiled and hesitated, saying awkwardly, "Well, I, I obviously don't have any treasures, it's just that grandpa occasionally sends a few more bottles of golden marrow pills.

But you also know that my grandfather has been in seclusion all year round, and it often takes several years to get out of seclusion. Every time he can only stay with the family for a few days, he goes back to the cave to retreat."

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Hu Ruhai didn't ask any further questions. He just nodded slightly and said no more.

However, after Liu Xiaolu and Hu Ruxing quarreled for a few more times, they suddenly heard Hu Ruxing scream in surprise, pointing to a table on the lower right side of them and saying, "Look, Sixth Sister! Sixth Sister actually broke through to Qi Refining.

It’s the fifth floor!”

When Liu Xiaolu heard that Sixth Sister had appeared here, he was startled and quickly looked up.

I saw a beautiful girl in white sitting at the same table with several other boys and girls from the tribe. The girl had fair skin and very delicate eyebrows, but for some reason she had a depressed look on her face.

The long and curled eyelashes drooped slightly, and a pair of autumn eyes that should have been like two clear springs actually looked a little lifeless at this moment.

"It's really strange. After two years, Sixth Sister finally broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining, but why does she seem so unhappy?" Hu Ruxing scratched her head and asked in confusion.

Liu Xiaolu opened her mouth, but didn't know how to speak. Few people in Yuchuan knew about the agreement Hu Weiyi had made with the Hedao Sect monk. For a moment, she didn't know whether she should make it clear to Hu Ruxing.

On the other hand, Hu Ruhai on the side sighed when he heard this, turned away his eyes, and said in a deep tone, "Ruyi has her own difficulties. This matter cannot be controlled by you or me. It is useless to talk more."

Hu Ruxing was stunned, and immediately turned to look at his brother beside him. He wanted to inquire, but seeing that he didn't want to say more, he had no choice but to shut up angrily and focus on the dishes on the table.

But who would have thought that as soon as the chopsticks reached halfway, they were slapped down by a white and tender hand.

"Don't worry, we can't start eating until the clan leader comes." Liu Xiaolu glanced at him sideways, and then nuzzled towards the rows of seats below.

Sure enough, until this moment, no one at the banquet table filled with fine wine and delicacies had laid down their chopsticks.

Hu Ruxing curled his lips and murmured in a low voice, "Fourth brother didn't even say anything. This little gourd is really annoying."
Chapter completed!