Chapter 455: Bottom Line [V5C162 – A Distance Within Reach]

Only after following Song Zining into the living room and undergoing an introduction did Qianye discover that this old man who had been left alone for half a day was an elder from the Song clan. The man had steeped the pot of tea so many times that the beverage was almost as clear as water.

The Song clan elders held greater authority compared to those from other clans, and this was especially true while Duchess An was in isolation. With little actual power in the hands of the clan lord, every elder had the ability to influence clan affairs.

This elder named Song Qisi was a character from Duchess An’s generation. He was even higher than Song Zhongnian in terms of seniority, and three entire generations above Song Zining—the latter had to respectfully address the man as great granduncle. Even the two nephew generation followers he had brought along were two generations older than Song Zining, and all of them were main branch descendants.

But Qianye felt the scene to be somewhat peculiar, so much so that he couldn’t help but want to laugh.

Song Zining wasn’t lacking at all in manners and treated them with the utmost respect. In truth, he had left this great-grand-uncle here for so long and run off...