Silence fell over the room once more.
Suddenly, with a bang, Xi Li Rufeng slammed his hand on the table and rose to his feet, saying furiously, "Damn them! The Crimson Church attacked A-Yu and Little Cong this time-they attacked our Chen Clan! We must avenge this!"
Xi Li Rufeng was Xi Li Dao Gao's father and suffered from an old ailment. His white hair made him look all the more aged, but fury still blazed fiercely in his eyes.
Shen Tianjun glanced at him and snorted. "Heal your injuries first. Stop spouting nonsense here."
Unwilling to back down, Xi Li Rufeng retorted, "Don't give me that, Old Junhead! If you ask me, you should have activated your martial souls back then and charged straight in to fight!"
"Quit your damned yammering. Aren't you tired of it?" Shen Tianjun turned his head away impatiently.
Xi Li Rufeng snorted. "Fine! I'm annoying! Let's see how you explain yourselves to Brother Zixiu and Sister-in-law!"
At those words, the six members of the sunset glow plan present lowered their heads guiltily.
Among the Chen Clan's forty-fourth generation, Chen Zixiu ranked fourth in the main lineage. He was one of its older members, now 125 years old.
Of the relatives gathered today, only Shen Tianjun and Xi Li Rufeng were close to Chen Zixiu's age, with just two or three years between them. The others were considerably younger.
Some were six or seven years younger, while others were more than a decade younger.
Well, Bo Xian'er was 122 this year, three years younger than Chen Zixiu.
Over the past three years, Chen Zixiu and Bo Xian'er had spent a great deal of time in Chenlin Village. Their frequent interactions with the others had brought them much closer.
After a long while, Shen Tianjun drew