The Red-robed Elder's identity was far from ordinary.
His name was Jiang Zhuoshi.
He was the Patrolling Heaven Clan's high ancestor.
Put plainly, he was the previous generation's clan head.
Later, he passed the position on to Jiang Shoutian.
Of course, he was also Jiang Rui's grandfather.
Jiang Shoutian and Jiang Changhai were both his sons.
After passing on the position of clan head, he had remained in the Back Mountain cultivating and had never emerged again.
Or rather, under normal circumstances—
For figures at their level of ancestor, they would only take action when the clan faced a life-or-death crisis.
Ordinary matters did not even qualify to disturb them.
It was precisely because of this that Jiang Zhuoshi personally came forward to welcome the old madam this time.
It was clear that the Patrolling Heaven Clan had truly put on a grand display this time.
Early in the morning, under Jiang Zhuoshi's lead, Jiang Shoutian and Jiang Changhai, his two sons, along with several daughters, had gathered.
By kinship, Xu Zimo still had to call these daughters Aunt several times.
However, these Aunts had almost all married away.
Sometimes, they only returned once a year.
There was not much affection between them.
Thus, after these Aunts returned home, they had little interaction with juniors like Xu Zimo.
It was clear that familial affection had already faded as thin as water.
If not for this time, when the clan had required everyone to return, they might not necessarily have come back.
Still, they had to obey the clan's orders in this regard.
After all, if the women suffered any grievance in their husbands' households after marrying out—
They truly needed their maternal families to stand up for them.
The Patrolling Heaven Clan was equivalent to the maternal family of these