In recent years, due to various official regulations, behaviors like ancestral worship have been constrained significantly, unlike the ostentatious ceremonies of the earlier years.

Furthermore, since the Zhenjiang Su Clan is merely a branch, the entire worship process has become more simplified.

There are no ceremonial rituals.

No opera stages.

And certainly no thousand people worship.

All that is left is the sight of paper money being placed into iron barrels and burnt to ashes under the watchful eyes of the accompanying officials.

However, the informal process also represents relative freedom of speech, allowing everyone not to be overly restrained.

Thus, during the burning of the money.

Su Hua and Old Su occasionally exchanged a few words.

After all, the information available online is limited, and many survival conditions of descendants are only recorded within one's own clan.

"Mr. Su had six sons who all held official titles back in the day, thus after Mr. Su passed away, the six sons returned to their posts after the mourning period ended, and the descendants scattered far and wide."

It might be due to his long tenure as the clan chairman, Su Hua's tone carried a slight touch of ancient style:

"Now staying in Zhenjiang are the lineage of Mr. Su's second son, counting those doing business and studying outside, there are more than six hundred of them."

"Earlier years there used to be a Su Family Village in Zhenjiang, but later everyone moved into the city, right there, in that location."

As Su Hua spoke, he pointed to a certain direction downhill.

Old Su's eyesight was quite good, able to vaguely perceive what seemed like a factory there.

Then Su Hua remembered something and continued:

"In fact, according to the genealogical records, there was originally a Xie Family Village established along with Su Family Village."

"The two villages were less than five hundred meters apart, their relations were intimate, frequently intermarried and moved back and forth, outwardly united as one family."

Old Su was suddenly taken aback:

"Xie Family Village?"

"Yes."

Su Hua nodded, a trace of sentiment appeared in his eyes as he reminisced:

"It is said the ancestors of Xie Family Village were Mr. Su's personal old servants, after Mr. Su's death they continued to guard the tomb in the cemetery, the name seems to be Xie... Xie something...."

Just as Su Hua was stuck, Old Su suddenly blurted out a name:

"Xie Yuannian."

"Oh yes, it's Xie Yuannian!"

Su Hua clapped his hands, feeling a kind of inexplicable relief as if a giant block on the road had been moved, and then added:

"It is said that this person followed Mr. Su for several decades, and roughly five or six years after Mr. Su's death, he also passed away."

"Yet, his descendants remained in Zhenjiang, staying continuously for hundreds of years."

"However, later on, when invaders broke into Shanhai Pass, Huaxia Land suffered, and the people of Xie Family Village fled southward for refuge, breaking the connection between the two villages from then on."

"All these years, the Su Clan Council has been searching for descendants of the Xie Family Village, but since we are a self-organized group with limited capabilities, there hasn't been much progress."

Upon hearing this, Old Su shifted his posture slightly.

Trying not to let Su Hua notice the unusual expression on his face.

At the same time.

He sighed inwardly, his mind conjuring the image of Mr. Xie.

Yuannian...

His acquaintance with Mr. Xie traces back to the Second Year of Zhihe, which is AD 1055.

Just then Mr. Xie had retired from the Western Army, and Old Su from Trial Hall proofreading was promoted to Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

Mr. Xie's father once served under Old Su's grandfather's command, through this connection Mr. Xie entered the Su Mansion as Old Su's personal servant.

He served for exactly 46 years.

Old Su remembered very clearly.

Before his death, he had specifically instructed Mr. Xie to use the savings accumulated over the years to return to his hometown, become a wealthy man, play with grandchildren, and enjoy the bliss of heaven and earth.

The current world line of himself had died a few years earlier, but these decisions were already made in his heart before he left Jingkou, a few years early or late won't make much difference.

In this world line, surely before his death, he had also given these instructions.

But clearly.

Mr. Xie did not follow his advice. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Indeed.

With the passage of time, it is possible that several generations later Mr. Xie's descendants had forgotten the ancestral relation.

They chose to reside here more because they considered this place as home, unrelated to 'loyalty.'

But regardless.

The fact that the Xie Family Village accompanied the Su Family Village for hundreds of years is a settled fact, the sentiment Old Su must acknowledge.

At the same time.

Perhaps because Old Su easily mentioned Mr. Xie's name.

Su Hua seemed greatly appreciative of this same clan 'descendant', and proceeded to introduce several other branches of the Su Family clan.

For example, the main branch from the eldest son of the Su Family has the largest number of people, scattered all over the country, primarily engaged in tea and clock business.

Another example is that most descendants of the third son of the Su Family are involved in overseas catering, mainly in Spain and Italy.

Meanwhile.

During the conversation between Old Su and Su Hua.

Xu Yun suddenly felt a slight movement within, as if sensing something.

He glanced lightly at Old Su and Su Hua who were engrossed in talking, then at the various descendants of the Su Family busy burning paper.

Judging by the situation, it was estimated that this ancestral worship would take some time to conclude.

Thus he casually found an excuse regarding nature's call, and ran to the bathroom within the scenic area.

Opened a single stall and locked it.

Then he entered the Halo.

Only to find that at this moment, the situation within the Halo seemed somewhat strange:

Students with good memory might remember.

A long, long time ago, Xu Yun, after fulfilling certain conditions, used three hundred knowledge points to manifest three doors.

At the same time.