Lan Qiren knew he was a slow learner at times. 'Stubborn' and 'intransigent' were some of what he had considered his better qualities in his younger years. But almost one hundred and fifty years was long enough for even him to realize that he'd made more than a few mistakes over the course of his lifetime. Excessive pride in himself, his family line, his sect, and in his cultivation had shielded him from seeing those mistakes when he was younger. However.... He'd now had more than eighty years of watching one nephew being absolutely besotted with his husband and their children. And eighty years of watching his other nephew trying to pretend that he was a competent sect leader; Xichen constantly doubted himself. It was time to make a change.