Chapter 205
Years ago, the Song Family's old master had injured his gland on the battlefield. As his mental strength deteriorated, his physical functions had also declined sharply.
Otherwise, with an SS-level Alpha's mental strength and lifespan, even past a hundred years old, he would have been comparable to an ordinary person in their forties or fifties.
Beyond the immense harm wrought by war, the death of his beloved wife had also been a major factor in accelerating the heroic Alpha's decline.
Riddled with illness, the elderly Alpha had left his position as head of the Song Family without the slightest attachment, spending the rest of his life alone in the old house filled with memories of his wife.
Until one day, a little boy barely over ten came crying before him.
"Great-Grandfather, I'm Song Ren, your great-grandson. I came to see you."
The little boy who had cried his eyes out back then had grown into a top-tier Alpha over six feet tall.
During Dream City's civil unrest, the old master had tried his best to protect his young great-grandson, but now he could recognize no one, Song Ren included.
The old man sat in a wheelchair, his hair snow-white and his face deeply lined. Upon hearing Song Ren's voice, his eyes slowly shifted.
He gave Song Ren, who was half-kneeling before him, a faint glance, then slowly moved his gaze away and continued staring blankly at the gemstone bracelet his wife had worn years ago.
Song Ren rose from the floor and sat down on a small stool beside him.
The old master could no longer recognize anyone and barely reacted to the outside world. The fact that Song Ren's call of "Great-Grandfather" had elicited even a slight response was already rare.
Song Ren said nothing more. He