Chapter 1864
Lin Mo did not trust the Xie family at all.
Especially the Xie family’s senior, this man was known for his cunning, and Li Tiezui had told Lin Mo about him before.
The history of the Xie family’s old man was one of the more unique among so many large families.
In those other large families, the old man who was able to take charge of everything in the family must have been the head of the family.
The Xie family senior, on the other hand, had not been the head of the family at all.
Even his origins, in the Xie family, were not considered direct, but merely a member of a branch.
The Xie family senior was originally named Xie Xingguo, and his parents, who had no status or contribution among the family, were just ordinary family members.
In his case, he would have been able to earn some money and live a wealthy life thanks to the shade of the Xie family.
It was unlikely that he would be involved in a family power struggle!
However, this Xie Xingguo, against the odds, had to go against the odds.
Before he turned fifty, Xie Xingguo did not show his face and was like a transparent person in the family.
He didn’t have any hobbies in his daily life, he just played in the mountains, played chess and teased the birds, and lived as if he was a playboy.
However, when he was fifty-one years old, the Xie family was hit by a terrible disaster.
At that time, the Xie family had offended another, more powerful family in the capital and the two sides clashed, killing and injuring dozens of people on both sides.
Eventually, with the intervention of the Nalan family, the two sides came to a truce.
However, that family, demanded that the matter be settled by way of a martial competition.
At that time, the Nalan family had no relationship with the Xie family either.
In order to avoid killing each other, the Nalan family agreed to this match.
However, at that time, the Xie family’s old man, as well as the head of that Xie family, were both injured by people from the other family.
The Xie family’s strength was already inferior to others.
The Xie family could not even find anyone who could fight in the tournament, not to mention whether they could beat them.
Just when the Xie family was about to lose face, Xie Xingguo stepped forward and wanted to fight instead of the family.
Everyone in the Xie family had no hope for him, thinking he was just messing around.
However, Xie Xingguo was resolute enough to run off and participate in the tournament.
And, most crucially, Xie Xingguo actually defeated his opponent, saving face for the Xie family!
This incident made Xie Xingguo’s reputation and made everyone in the family look at him with great admiration.
Everyone in the clan supported Xie Xingguo, and he finally became one of the senior members of the clan.
There were even quite a few voices among the Xie family that were clamouring for Xie Xingguo to become the head of the Xie family.
Naturally, the then Xie family senior and the Xie family head were not willing to let a branch member take charge of the Xie family.
Therefore, they made things difficult for Xie Xingguo at every turn.
As a result, all their difficulties were easily resolved by Xie Xingguo.
Not only that, Xie Xingguo also showed his strong connections.
He seemed to be playing chess and walking the birds over the years, but he had also met a large number of important members of other families.
Ultimately, these people supported Xie Xingguo.
Coupled with Xie Xingguo’s own management, he finally ousted the then Xie family head from his throne and pushed his own son Xie Qianshan into the position of Xie family head.
As for the previous Xie family head, he was also ousted from his throne due to some family a*set issues that led to his disgrace.
Xie Xingguo, then, logically became the Xie family’s old master and took charge of everything in the Xie family.
For the next twenty years, the Xie family flourished under Xie Xingguo’s leadership.
From an originally unranked family, it had gone step by step to the ranks of the top-ranked families in the capital, and even had the chance to enter the top ten families in China, and his means could be considered extremely strong.
Such a person, no matter his heart or strength, made Lin Mo have to be wary.
Ever since what happened to Xie Qianjun, Lin Mo had been very clear: his opponent was not Xie Qianshan, but the Xie family’s old man!