Xu Anming was an ordinary direct-line descendant of the Changning Xu Clan.
Now eighty years old, he had retired from the family businesses long ago and become a clan elder. Every day, he either played with his grandchildren or tended flowers and plants.
In his younger days, he had cultivated to the upper stage of the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining Realm. Yet as he aged, his vigorous blood and qi had gradually waned.
He had not deliberately consumed large quantities of Spirit Food or medicinal pills to maintain it, so his cultivation had merely remained at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining Realm without falling further.
Xu Anming had achieved nothing particularly remarkable in his life, but he had his own pride.
He had three sons and two daughters, and there were fifteen grandchildren and maternal grandchildren in the next generation. By now, he even had four great-grandchildren and maternal great-grandchildren.
His life could be said to have been fulfilling and complete.
As a clan elder, Xu Anming lived in Lixiang Garden, in the western part of the main residence. The estate was close to the main hall and quite spacious. Even among the various courtyards of the Changning Xu Clan's main residence, it counted as highly respectable.
It was spring, and the vegetation in Lixiang Garden was lush and flourishing.
Under the careful tending of the household servants, flowers of all varieties bloomed in scattered clusters, vying in splendor and making the entire garden a feast for the eyes, brimming with life.
Early that morning, the garden's main paths had been specially washed two or three times with clean water by the servants. The used water had been swept into specially dug drainage channels, so even during this season of endless rain, there was no need to worry