Qin Wanru couldn’t contain her anxiousness. “This is just dancing on a tightrope! A single mishap and we’ll be done for!”

“We’ve no other choice. Unless we completely give up on our Chu clan, we can only steel ourselves and carry on.” Chu Zhongtian looked out at the night scene outside the Chu clan estate, his voice growing heavy. “Also, over the many generations, history has proven that, as long as we keep resisting, we still hold destiny in our own two hands. If we truly give up ahead of time, not only will we be unable to preserve the foundation of our Chu clan, everyone who relies on the Chu clan for their livelihood will be finished. That is why we have to persist.”

Qin Wanru patted her husband’s shoulder. Her heart broke when she saw the wisps of white hair around her husband’s temples. Her husband’s cultivation was already extremely high, and he was in his prime. However, toiling away under the huge pressure facing the Chu clan was making his hair turn prematurely gray.

They were truly fortunate to have Chuyan help him out with many matters. Deep in her heart, she hoped that her oldest daughter wouldn’t walk the same path as her father.

She hoped that Zu An could help Chuyan shoulder...