"Today's gathering truly seems set up specifically to deal with me!" Zhang Chen strolled casually within the ancestral hall, his eyes sweeping across the entire space. His gaze encompassed everyone present, falling upon Zhang Shenqi standing beneath the central memorial tablet and the elders seated to the sides. All eyes turned to Zhang Chen, staring him down with scrutiny, disdain, or hostility.
Zhang Chen walked to the front of the ancestral hall, standing before Zhang Shenqi: "Where should I stand?"
A disciple's standing position in the clan, especially within the ancestral hall, follows strict rules.
The foremost positions are reserved for direct descendants, followed by collateral descendants, and then by esteemed elders of the clan.
Although the Zhang Family follows a patriarchal system, decisions are not solely made by the patriarch; the views of the elders cannot be ignored.
