"hiss--"

Amuti shuddered all over and let out a gasp.

He looked at the ancestral hall filled with members of the Qin family, and suddenly felt a gust of cold wind inside, and a chill ran down his back.

Amuti swallowed his saliva and glared at Langye in annoyance: "Don't talk nonsense!"

Inside the ancestral hall.

Sixth Uncle stared at Qin Shu and Xie Lanzhi with his brows drooped.

He said calmly: "This is the second time, Ah Shu, do you want to do it a third time?"

Qin Shu stared at Xie Lanzhi, who was still calm and composed, and said without turning her head, "Yes! Continue!"

"good--"

Sixth Uncle compromised again.

But this last time, he ordered the younger generations of the clan to stand in an orderly row inside the house in front of the stone pillars that supported the painted eaves.

If there is someone who understands metaphysics here, he will find that the order of arrangement of the stone pillars forms a Bagua diagram when viewed from above.

After all the Qin family members were in position, the Sixth Uncle said in a deep voice: "If a strange phenomenon falls from the sky and endangers the ancestral hall, you will immediately activate the mechanism to protect the ancestral tablets from damage."

"yes!"

"receive!"

All the young men responded.

Xie Lanzhi, kneeling on the ground, felt the solemn and tense atmosphere of the Qin family, and his eyes darkened slightly.

At this time, Qin Shu tugged at his sleeve and said, "Get up first, and kneel down again after the ceremony starts again."

"good--"

Xie Lan followed his words and slowly stood up.

He bent over to help Qin Shu who was kneeling on the ground, but was rejected: "I don't need to bother."

The tablet of the Qin family's ancestors was straightened again, and the strange thunder outside the ancestral hall disappeared.

The sixth uncle stood on the left and shouted, "The ceremony of worshipping the ancestors has begun! Perform the ceremony of kneeling three times and knocking nine times!"

There was not much emotion in his voice. Although it was serious and businesslike, one could clearly detect the perfunctory nature of it.

Xie Lanzhi stood with his back straight in the center of the ancestral hall, his eyes clear and forthright, his every move and gesture revealing his noble birth and good upbringing.

He stared at the tablet of Qin's ancestors for a long while, with his knees slightly bent.

“Boom!”

Thunder rumbled overhead.

Qin Shu, kneeling on the mat, stared straight at Xie Lanzhi with her beautiful, cold eyes that were free of a trace of impurities, watching his every move.

“Bang!”

Xie Lanzhi knelt down on his knees again.

“Boom!!!”

"Crack! Boom!!!"

“Crash! Snap! Boom—!”

This time the storm was more severe, and the windows were rattling with the wind.

The tablets for offerings also fell down like dominoes, and only Grandpa Qin's tablet remained.

Everyone in the room looked at Qin Shu and Xie Lanzhi, with obvious disappointment on their faces.

Not surprisingly, the third ancestor worship failed again!

Sixth Uncle glanced at Qin Shu, who looked unhappy, and felt a little uneasy.

"Ah Shu, look at this situation, can we end it now?"

No one knew that Sixth Uncle was muttering in his heart - Qin Shu, this girl, must not lose her temper. Once she does, everything will be turned upside down.

Qin Shu, who was kneeling on the ground, said nothing, and looked at Xie Lanzhi inquiringly.

Her eyes moved from top to bottom, finally landing on Xie Lanzhi's dusty knees.

I don't know what Qin Shu was thinking of. Her cold eyes flickered and she suddenly said, "Xie Lanzhi, stand up!"

The voice was filled with coldness, losing its former charm.

Xie Lanzhi stood up slowly and said in a nonchalant tone: "Ah Shu, let's go home. Mom is waiting for us at home. Before we left, Sister Hua also said that she had prepared your favorite midnight snack."

The man's clear and pleasant voice sounded like jade beads falling to the ground, so beautiful to hear.

But people who are familiar with Xie Lanzhi can detect a hint of unnatural nervousness in his words.

Xie Lanzhi's ink-black affectionate eyes lowered slightly, gazing at Qin Shu tenderly, with a hint of pleading hidden deep in his eyes that could not be seen by others.

He was afraid that Qin Shu would not go back to Yunzhen with him.

If he had known this would be the outcome, he wouldn't have made this trip.

Qin Shu glanced at Xie Lanzhi, her stubborn temper coming out: "Why are you leaving? I don't believe these thirty-six old guys will give me such a low regard!

It's a waste of my childhood climbing trees to pick wild fruits for them to eat, and treating them to good wine and delicious food!"

Xie Lanzhi thought that he knew Qin Shu quite well.

From the tone of her voice, he knew that she had no intention of parting ways with him.

Xie Lanzhi raised the corners of his mouth almost imperceptibly, and said in a low and soft voice: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

The indulgent and doting low-pitched voice, with a hint of smile and lingering tenderness.

The Sixth Uncle listened to the conversation between the two and coughed softly, "Ah Shu, don't mess around. You have already used up your three chances."

Qin Shu knelt upright and pointed with her hand: "My grandfather's tablet is still there!"

Grandpa Qin's tablet never fell down from beginning to end.

Sixth Uncle looked at the tablet and felt at a loss. This was the first time such a phenomenon had happened.

Qin Shu took the opportunity to exchange glances with Qin's father and mother, her elder brother Qin Hairui, and the elders in the family who loved her, and rubbed her hands together, with pitiful pleading in her eyes.

No one can refuse such a delicate, charming and attractive beauty, looking at you with pleading eyes.

Father Qin loved his daughter the most. He raised his finger and pointed at her nose, saying silently, "You are naughty!"

Mother Qin showed a coquettish expression, curled her lips at Qin Shu, and then nodded.

As for Qin Hairui, the man who dotes on his sister, of course he supports Qin Shu unconditionally.

The other elders all smiled and nodded secretly.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Qin Shu smiled widely to everyone and made a heart gesture with her hands.

Father Qin spoke first: "Sixth Uncle, my father's tablet has not fallen down, which means that there is still room for easing the situation. Why don't you give them another chance?"

Mother Qin also said softly, "Sixth Uncle, Xie Lanzhi is a good kid. He was born into a military family and has many achievements. He has participated in countless battles, experienced life and death, and saved people from danger.

This child can't be wrong, otherwise the child's grandfather wouldn't have held Ah Shu's hand before leaving, asking her to marry into the Xie family, saying that was her best home."

Qin Hairui was more straightforward: "Sixth uncle, you know Ah Shu's temper. Grandpa couldn't control her when he was alive. If you make her angry, she might even burn down the ancestral hall. It's just a chance, so what if you give it to her?"

Others followed suit, saying, "Yes! His sixth uncle, just give Ah Shu a chance."

"In fact, we think Xie Lanzhi is a good kid. He has a firm look and a righteous spirit."

"Is there something wrong with the steps of our ancestor worship ceremony? We can try a few more times."

"My cousin's husband is a good man. I want to be a soldier when I grow up..."

Faced with the pleas of the clan men, women, young and old, Sixth Uncle pulled his beard, with a conflicted look on his face.