Ling Lie sighed deeply at the mention of the Cao Family. His expression was solemn and sorrowful. He didn't speak for a long time.
Obviously, the Old Master had thought of the Ling Family from eighteen years ago through the Cao Family's destruction.
After a long while, Ling Lie let out a sigh and shook his head. "Sigh, Cao Junxiong, this old fellow, has been extremely cautious and careful his whole life. In the end, he was killed by his own in-laws …"
"Ah!" Ling Yun was shocked. He suddenly remembered that Cao Shanshan once mentioned that Chen Jianwei was her cousin.
Without a doubt, since they were cousins, Cao Junxiong and Chen Jingtian, the two patriarchs of the Cao Family and the Chen Family, must be related by marriage.
"Cao Junxiong's second daughter married Chen Jingtian's third son, Chen Haishan …" Ling Lie explained to Ling Yun.
Cousin by marriage!
Ling Yun couldn't help but laugh coldly. The Chen Family is really ruthless to destroy their own in-laws!
As if he could read Ling Yun's mind, Ling Lie smiled faintly and said, "Yun Er, this is actually very normal. Ever since something happened to our Ling Family eighteen years ago, our Ling Family collapsed and became the last of the seven big families. The Chen Family naturally rose to the top three."
If the seven big families in Beijing were to be ranked according to their current strength, the Long Family would be first, followed by the Ye Family, Chen Family, Sun Family, Cao Family, Li Family, and lastly, the Ling Family.
However, due to the fact that Huaxia's top leadership had to undergo an election every five years, there had been as many as three times in the past 18 years. During this period, there had been countless thrilling games behind the scenes like raging waves.
Natural selection, survival of the fittest. As the environment changed, over the past eighteen years, some new powerful families had emerged. In order to consolidate their positions, the representatives they elected would immediately create huge benefits and wealth for them. After obtaining power and wealth, the next step would be to recruit soldiers and buy horses, hoping to strengthen their family's position.
Among them, there were already many big families in the capital city who had also received the support of some ancient martial arts families and hidden sects. Other than lacking some heritage, the strength that they had displayed had long surpassed the Ling Family. This was also the reason why the Ling Family had gradually become the laughing stock of the entire capital city and even the whole of Hua Xia.
What kind of place was Beijing? It was the political center of China!
Without power, money, and talent, everyone would push on a collapsing wall. If a large family clan wanted to collapse, it would only take an instant.
It could be said that it wasn't easy for the Ling Family to hold on for 18 years and still maintain the title of being one of the seven big families in the capital.
Of course, the Long Family's support for the Ling Family was the most important factor. However, there was another hidden factor that could not be ignored.
The Seven Great Families in the capital all knew about this secret factor. It was the Holy Virgin of the Devil's Doctrine who was forced to leave by the combined forces of the world's heroes and the martial arts world.
Back then, the Holy Virgin of the Devil Sect was only nineteen years old. She had already mastered the Heaven Demon Codex and reached Xiantian Realm Level Nine. Her demonic techniques were unfathomable and unfathomable!
Back then, the Holy Virgin of the Devil Sect had been pregnant for nine months. In order to protect the child in her womb, she had also incurred the wrath of another powerful force in the Devil Sect and offended both the righteous and evil sects. With her aloof and arrogant personality, how could she have watched as Ling Xiao crippled his own martial arts and publicly announced that he was going to marry another woman?
For 18 years, no one knew where the Holy Virgin of the Devil Sect was hiding. No one knew what she was doing or what level of cultivation she had reached!
Don't forget that the Holy Virgin of the Devil Sect was pregnant 18 years ago. However, the Holy Virgin of the Devil Sect was all alone now!
If this demoness were to appear once again, not only would there be a bloodbath in the pugilistic world, but who would dare to speculate about the changes it would bring to Huaxia and Beijing?
Some of the newer families who didn't know about the past naturally dared to poke at the Ling Family's back, blaming the Ling Family for being one of the seven big families in the capital for no reason. They all mocked and ridiculed the Ling Family. However, for those families who truly knew what happened 18 years ago, which one of them wouldn't be afraid of the Ling Family's secret?
If anyone dared to trample on the Ling Family and kill Ling Xiao, it would be a miracle if the previous Holy Virgin of the Devil Sect didn't come out to kill them!
However, the Cao Family was different. The Cao Family and the Li Family were originally the last two of the seven big families in Beijing. This was directly related to the strength of the strongest members of the Cao and Li Families.
Up until now, the old head of the Cao Family, Cao Junxiong, was only at the early stages of Xiantian Realm Level Four. The new head of the family, Cao Xingchang, was only at the pinnacle of Xiantian Realm Level One.
As for the Li Family, there was no need to mention them. The Li Family only had one or two masters of the Xiantian Realm. The Li Family was able to squeeze into the seven big families in Beijing because of their wealth.
In terms of wealth, the Li Family was undoubtedly number one because they controlled Huaxia's electricity and coal. In this era where energy was king, it was difficult for the Li Family to be poor!
As the saying goes, money makes the world go round. The Li family had plenty of money, and their family was not very keen on fighting for power. In the political game of the capital, they had always maintained a neutral position. They maintained good relations with the other six big families, as well as the new families that had risen to prominence. Instead, everything had been smooth sailing, and they had stood tall all year round.
As for the Cao Family, the old head of the family, Cao Junxiong, was a cautious person. He wasn't very interested in money. What he cared about was power and status.
When the Cao Family was at its most dazzling, the representatives of the Cao Family occupied three of the nine core leaders in Huaxia!
Interests and goals determined the direction of their efforts.
Therefore, everyone in the Cao Family was busy with networking and selecting important talents. They didn't care much about the advancement of their martial arts. Cao Junxiong began to stagnate, especially in recent years. He thought that he had forged the Cao Family into an iron plate and completely gave up on cultivation. As a result, his cultivation level even showed signs of declining.
Gradually, Cao Junxiong led the Cao Family away from its original direction. Even though they seemed to be in power and had boundless glory on the surface, their family was actually very vulnerable!
The more power and connections the Cao Family had, the more the Cao Family was slipping into the abyss of a real secular family!
This was seen by the ambitious Chen Clan, who was eager to rise in power. On the surface, they seemed to be on good terms with the Cao Clan, but in the dark, they began to make all kinds of arrangements to stab the Cao Clan with a fatal knife!
Why Chen Jianwei? Why the Blood Clan? Why The Embrace?
Because only The Embrace could completely control the two generations of the Cao Family's heads and make them listen to the Chen Family's orders. Then, they could control all the power in the Cao Family's hands!
Using the emperor to order the nobles!
Cui Lao had obviously reported everything about the Cao Family to Ling Lie. Even though Ling Lie's expression was solemn, he still smiled. "Among the seven big families in Beijing, the Long Family is at the top. The Ye Family is hiding their strength and biding their time, but their strength is unfathomable. The Sun Family was humiliated by you in Qingshui City, and they still haven't recovered from it. As for the Cao Family, they can't even withstand a single blow. There's no need to mention the Li Family and our Ling Family …"
"Therefore, the Chen Family's first move in this game of chess is to use Chen Jianwei, who transformed into a member of the Blood Clan, to attack the Cao Family. This is actually a great move!
"The Li Family only has money, but it's nothing to worry about. As for our Ling Family, once the Chen Family controls the Cao Family, the Chen Family's ancient martial arts heritage, the Cao Family's secular power, and the support of the Blood Clan and the Japanese ninjas, they might really cause a lot of trouble for the Long Family …
"However, they can only cause a little bit of trouble. Based on the Chen Family's strength, it's simply wishful thinking to step on the Long Family!
"Chen Jingtian has been too arrogant these past few years. He really doesn't put the Long Family in his eyes. An arrogant army is bound to lose!
"Not to mention the Long Family, even if the Yeh Family wanted to deal with the current Chen Family, it would be a piece of cake!"
"Grandpa, the Long Family and the Ye Family actually have such a strong foundation?" Ling Lie nodded seriously.
Ling Lie nodded his head seriously. "Yun Er, you're actually very lucky this time. Grandpa didn't expect you to infiltrate the Chen Family twice and even kill hundreds of Chen Family's Ancient Martial Arts experts …"
"If Grandpa had known, he would have stopped you from going!"
"Why?" Ling Yun asked, dumbfounded.
A hint of fear flashed through Ling Lie's eyes as he said with lingering fear, "Because the Chen Family has at least three people who can defeat you. Even if you have a lot of trump cards, if three or two of them join forces, you will definitely lose!"
Ling Yun was shocked. He stood up and said directly, "What?! That's impossible! "
"Grandpa, didn't Cui Lao tell you that I have a secret technique that allows me to increase my combat power tenfold when I use the Dragon Elephant Divine Force …"
Ling Yun naturally didn't need to hide this from Ling Lie. He said directly, "With my current strength, I believe I won't lose to an expert at the pinnacle of Xiantian Realm Level Nine if I use ten times my strength!"
Ling Lie frowned as well. He looked at Ling Yun for a long time before shaking his head slowly. "Yun Er, what realm is your master at? Didn't he tell you?" Ling Lie asked with a frown.
"Tell me what?" Ling Yun was puzzled.
Ling Yun didn't have a master at all. What he said was based on his own experience in battle.
Ling Lie was shocked. He stood up and turned to look at Cui Lao. Then, he said to Ling Yun in a serious tone, "Yun Er, didn't your master tell you that anyone below Xiantian Level Seven is an ant?"
"Erm … I've heard of this before …" Ling Yun replied blankly.
It wasn't his master who told him that. Akamatsu had told Ling Yun last night.
Ling Lie let out a long sigh and said with lingering fear, "Yun Er, with your current strength, even if you could multiply it tenfold, it's still hard to say if you'd be able to escape from a Xiantian Realm Level Nine expert …"
"You're underestimating the ancient martial arts world of Huaxia!"
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