Song Yan watched his departing figure and glanced at the "Thought Escape" Jade Scroll in his hand, feeling a mix of laughter and helplessness.
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After Tang Yi left, he quickly received a directive stating that Ancestor Ningxin needed to hold an emergency meeting.
Usually, such emergency meetings were only attended by the clan elders, but today... he too had become one of the attendees.
And once he stepped out of the meeting hall, his identity officially changed from steward to elder.
A Faceless Mask, along with years of deep-rooted accumulation, had completely transformed his status in the clan.
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As a low-ranking clansman, Song Yan had lost the former glory of being part of a vassal state under the Formless Ancient Race, living a life not unlike that of cattle and horses. He patrolled laboriously, his routine simple, and the most notable person he could converse with was Elder Tang Yi, who was in charge of outer sect affairs.
