What choice should a wise man make? Shen Shichang asked himself. The answer wasn't difficult, so he quickly said, "Clan leader Li, our two families have no prior grievances. At first, I didn't want to make things difficult for the Li family, but the Zhao family is too strong. As the clan chief living so close, it's indeed inconvenient for me to make a choice!"
Another coward, thought Li Yifei. But getting a clan chief to speak to this extent wasn't easy. Li Yifei certainly didn't believe that Shen Shichang was of this character; it's not easy to be the most powerful family in a province. However, seeing he was backing down, Li Yifei couldn't push too hard either.
"In that case, Clan Leader Shen can remain a bystander," said Li Yifei.
