The so-called "end of days" was a polite turn of phrase, but its implication caused everyone present to pale. The Old Patriarch was the Chen Family's Pillar of the Sky, their Sea-Calming Divine Needle, and the very reason the Old Chen Family could rank among the Capital City's Three Great Clans of the Red Family. Now, the Old Patriarch was saying his end had come. How could they not be shaken to their core?
"Dad, are you...joking?" Even Chen Bingzhang, the current Clan Leader of the Old Chen Family, couldn't help but look shocked and disbelieving as he spoke. At his level, he was well aware that if the Old Patriarch were to pass away, the Old Chen Family would immediately be thrown into turmoil, both from within and without.
Hearing his eldest son's words, Old Master Chen paused briefly before speaking flatly. "Bingzhang, I've lived for over a hundred years. How much longer do you think I can live? Forever?"
