In the depressing atmosphere, the banquet to welcome the distinguished guests in Alizhai began.

The welcome banquet in Alizhai was not grand, but it was solemn.

The banquet was held in the hall of Sariam's residence, with long wooden tables and wooden benches on both sides. The food was simple but delicious mountain delicacies. In addition to the village chief and Sariam, only the elders and some young people in the village who were highly anticipated attended the banquet.

While the village chief was preparing for the banquet, he also conveyed the idea of ​​organizing people to go out and look for Tang Ru's whereabouts.

The atmosphere at the scene was lively but also a little solemn. Many young people gathered together and whispered.

There were huge braziers lit on several stone pillars and platforms in the center of the stone hall, illuminating the room brightly.

They sat at the wooden table in front of the tapestry, which was the chair of the whole banquet. The table was not high, but long and wide, with low wooden benches, which provided enough space for sitting, and even for sitting cross-legged.

As the leader, the village chief welcomed Chen Xiao and his group, and then introduced several elders. There were too many young people sitting below, so he did not introduce them one by one, and only pointed out four or five before stopping.

After the warm welcome speech, the banquet officially began.

The people of Ali Village are good at singing and dancing, and the short people are mostly direct and generous. From time to time, someone would sing and dance, which made the banquet not boring.

Chen Xiao and his friends did not want to disappoint Sariam, so they all sat in their seats and watched this simple and unrestrained performance.

Every time someone finished performing, there would always be a wave of praise or friendly cheers. People who watched it could not help but be infected by the joy and smile.

But when the short-lived joy was gone, the worry and concern for Tang Ru came back to his mind, pulling his heart down.

Chen Xiao's emotions were repeatedly raised and lowered, and soon he felt mentally exhausted, and he sighed.

There were six people sitting at the long wooden table. Jing Hui and Tong Nonuo sat on the left, the village chief and Sariam sat in the middle, and Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting sat on the right.

Next to Chen Xiao was Sariam. Hearing his sigh, Sariam leaned over and said to him, "Although Ah Rou's fate has been a bit bumpy, he always managed to turn danger into safety. This time will be no different. Everything will be fine."

Chen Xiao looked at Sariam apologetically. Compared with friends like them, this old man was Tang Ru's closest relative.

Not only did he fail to help, but he also made the other party suppress his worries and comfort him. This was really wrong.

Different from those who are used to the traditional rules of hierarchy in the world of immortal cultivation, Chen Xiao still has the concept of respecting the elderly and loving the young in his bones.

In addition, his master Fang Gu was already very old when he adopted him. As for older people, Chen Xiao would respect them as long as they approached him with good intentions.

Sariam had already noticed the attitude that Chen Xiao unconsciously expressed, so he was happy to take the initiative to talk to him.

There was constant noise at the banquet, and Chen Xiao did not deliberately lower his voice. He said to Sariam, "Sariam, I heard that Ah Rou was raised by you. Where are her parents?"

"Just call me Sari." Sari Am said. Am is the way younger generations address their elders. She couldn't bear being called that by these immortal cultivators.

"Arou is an orphan. When she was little, her family was hit by a landslide when they returned from an outing. Ah Rou was the only one who survived. Her injuries were very serious at the time, so she was sent to me for treatment." Sariam sighed, "There are more than 3,000 people and more than 200 households in Ali Village. Someone close to her family wanted to adopt her, but Ah Rou didn't want to, so she took the initiative to ask to stay here as a servant boy."

From Tang Ru's cheerful and straightforward appearance, it was impossible to tell that she had such a tragic life experience. Chen Xiao and his companions who noticed the conversation here listened in silence.

"Arou has been very diligent since she was young, and she is very likable. She is very smart, and among the same batch of serving boys, she is the only one with a talent for cultivation." Sariam fell into memories, his eyes cast into the air, "Gradually, she left her peers behind, and one by one, she surpassed her fellow tribesmen who were older than her. The young men did not know how to conceal their feelings, and jealousy made them isolate Arou..."

The village chief also joined the conversation. He smiled bitterly and said, "It was because the children were ignorant that Ah Rou had a very hard life at that time."

Sariam glanced at him and said, "Arou didn't get discouraged and worked even harder. When she's older and has a solid foundation, I'll take her to have her spiritual roots tested."

The village chief smiled and said, "When they found out that Ah Rou was a top-grade wood-type single spiritual root, the whole village was in an uproar and everyone was extremely happy. Ah Rou became a role model in the village and everyone admired her. However, if you want to make friends with her now, Ah Rou, who has a bad temper, will ignore you."

Sariam said, "It wasn't until her peers got married and had children that the estrangement was eliminated." Sariam pursed her lips and revealed an expression that couldn't help laughing, "Don't you know that when her peers were young, they envied her talent for cultivation, but when they grew up, it was Ah Rou who envied others for being able to get married and have children. She dreamed too much of finding a perfect person, being pursued passionately, and being proposed to in front of everyone."

The village chief laughed and said proudly, "I'm not bragging, but there are so many couples in our Ali Village. Lovers will sing love songs for three days and three nights. Whenever a couple is born, it is the most watched and lively event in the whole village."

The corners of Sariam's eyes curved, leaving deep wrinkles. "Maybe it's because an old lonely woman like me doesn't like the crowds, so she yearns for me."

Tong Nuonuo couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Chen Xiao also laughed and shook his head. I really didn't expect that Tang Ru once had such a strong girlish heart.

After some joking, Sariam slowly stopped laughing. She said, "Arou grew up by my side. She is more like a relative than an inheritance. No matter what, I must find out where she is. Is she alive or dead——"

Tong Nuonuo said, "Sari, let's help too! We won't give up until we find her!"

After saying that, Tong Nuonuo remembered that it had been less than half a year since Chen Xiao founded his sect, so he hurried to see Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao nodded firmly and said, "Sari, Ah Rou is one of my few friends. She is just as important to me. I swear, we will do our best to find her!"

The welcome banquet did not last long. When it was about to end, the village chief left a few young people alone.

This outing will be led by the village chief, Sariam, who will lead the most powerful young men in the village to form a small team of less than twenty people.

In this team, only Sariam is a Jindan-stage cultivator, while the others, including the village chief, have the highest cultivation level at only the late stage of the body refining stage.

Including Tang Ru, whose whereabouts are unknown, one Jindan, one foundation-building, and dozens of people in the body-refining stage, the composition of the immortal cultivators in Ali Village is so simple, it can be said to be thin.

However, this is the norm for most small places in the vast areas of the Heaven Realm World. There are even some areas with scarce spiritual energy, where the foundation for cultivating immortals is even poorer, and there is not even a single person who has established a foundation.

The next day, they set out at dawn, and Chen Xiao and his four companions also set off.

Sariam had to take care of those who had never been to Yanxia Cliff, so he had to go by land. Chen Xiao and his friends went by air and rushed back to Yanxia Cliff first to start the investigation.