Twenty years ago, he was still a penniless three fat man.

"The eldest is sincere, the second is stubborn, the third is neither humble nor arrogant, the three sons are all my sons, I don't know which one to choose is worthy of the heavy responsibility" The father with pale temples sighed.

A glimmer of light flashed through the crack in the closed door, and a chubby boy was lying there motionless with his ears pricked up

"There is a saying in the ancient world, and the disaster Xiao Wall depends on the old man's view, or follow the ancient way, and the eldest son inherits it, and it can be safe."

"What my uncle said is extremely—"

"Oh no, the eldest young master was bitten by a snake, come and save people"

Between the shadowy grass, a stocky young man slowly got up. The cold wind covered the indifferent eyes, and in the faint eye, a mouthful of white teeth faded away with the panicked shout.

"It's too late, the firewood snake is highly venomous, the old man is incompetent, and the eldest son is dead"

"Big brother, son, big brother"

"The eldest unfortunately died early, the second one is stubborn, and the third one is going to study, who should I appoint?"

"There is a saying in the ancient world, the young and the old retreat in an orderly manner, and they can be safe"

In the middle of summer in July, the sun is blazing

A stocky young man stood by the pool and said, "Second brother is so idle."

"It's unbearably hot, come down and cool down, and the third child will come down too"

"Okay—"

"Ha Luha, it's been a long time since I've been so comfortable, I've asked your second sister-in-law to prepare chilled sour plum soup, how about you and my brother have a good swim here?"

The water rippled, and a pair of thick palms pressed a suffocated purple head into the water.

"Hehe, I'm sorry, second brother, I'm afraid my sister-in-law won't come back."

Through the cold pool water, a pair of resentful and frightened eyes are staring at someone, and there seem to be three words flashing in their complicated eyes, "For what, for what......"

"Second brother, don't blame my little brother for thinking that the family is in my hands and is a hundred times stronger than in your hands."

Struggling desperately, the water splashed everywhere, no one heard what he was talking about, only those frightened eyes, still staring at him, as if to imprint that hateful smile and white teeth firmly in his mind, and never forget.

"Second brother let's go" Gradually, the struggle weakened and stopped, and when the last wisp of vitality drifted away with the wind, he slowly let go of his hands. The round eyes had long since lost their brilliance, but they still maintained their original shape and direction, quietly looking up at someone.

"Second brother, second sister-in-law is here" The flesh palm stroked, and the terrifying eyes slowly closed, and even the whole hideous face became peaceful in an instant.

"Second young master, drowning-"

"Who should be appointed now?" A hoarse voice asked.

"The eldest young master, the cause of the second young master's death is unknown, but fortunately, the second young master still has a son, and he can be safely selected among the grandchildren."

"Alas, uncle, I'm ...... I'm tired, I really don't want to make any more injustices and let the third child take the position."

"Uncle, the eldest brother and the second brother are dead, why can't it be my turn?" "Uncle, you don't know what to do, in fact, my grandson is also my son, otherwise how could the second brother die?" "Uncle, the Xia family is the most correct in my hands, all of this is mine, and no one can take it away, including you? Old thing, you're so old and confused, you can die and let me give you a ride, hahahaha-"

"Seize this line, the family will soar and become one of the coat families of the Li clan, the dignitaries in Tianlong City"

The west wind was fierce, and the scorching fire dragon swept in, engulfing the entire manor in an instant, and a bright banner embroidered with the word "white" was instantly swallowed by the sea of fire, wrinkled, shrunk, and turned into ashes at the most. At that time, the Bai family, which had always been good friends between Tianlong City and the Xia family, was wiped out...,

"Destroy the Bai clan, the Xia family enters the name of the Li clan"

The old family head returned to the west ahead of schedule, and he got his wish and sat on the position of the head of the family. The Bai clan was destroyed, and the Xia family naturally became the representative of the Li clan in Tianlong City, and became one of its important Baoyi families

With himself at the helm, the family has avoided risks again and again, and has turned dangers into disasters again and again. Under his own leadership, the family has grown step by step, until now, it has stepped into an unprecedented peak.

He smiled, smiling very proudly, on the premise that there was no real strong person in charge, it was not a pride for him to let his small family, which was originally dispensable, thrive in the super city of Tianlong City. He felt that his various sacrifices, as well as the eldest brother, second brother, and old father who "sacrificed" for this, were all worth it, and they died well

Suddenly, a cold dagger splattered with blood. Chaos, the chaos around him, made him feel so confused that he didn't know how to deal with himself for a while. He couldn't remember how many times he had been in distress, but never had he been so frightened, as if it were a trembling from the depths of willpower.

"Don't, don't-" On the luxurious and soft couch, a fat middle-aged man suddenly woke up.

With a "bump", the door was pushed open, and a group of people swarmed in, exclaiming, "My lord, you are okay."

"Whew-" Heavy gasps, heavy sweat droplets rolled down, like a torrential rain, instantly soaking clothes

"It turned out to be a dream, it was a dream-" Xia Yuanshan muttered to himself, it turned out that the dream could be so real, so that when he thought about it now, he still had some lingering palpitations, "It's terrible, big brother, second brother, don't blame me, don't blame me-"

"My lord, my lord—" After shouting a few times, Xia Yuanshan slowly came back to his senses and experienced a lot of winds and waves, and he quickly returned to normal

"It's nothing, it's just a nightmare," he smiled, trying to keep his tone as calm as possible.

For the safety of his own life, he didn't dare to take it lightly, after all, there is only one life, and it is his own, not to mention the strict security around the courtyard, these good hands around him alone are enough to make him sit back and relax, at least he still thinks so at the moment

Suddenly, the next moment, a frightened voice trembled out, "Big ...... Your Excellency—" One of the guards pointed behind him with a shudder.

Xia Yuanshan suddenly felt a chill on his back, as if thousands of sharp blades were instantly attacking through the air. Could it be that there was a ghost behind him, or maybe it was more terrible than a ghost—a man, a man who was more terrible than a man, something that had once seemed familiar, and finally, against his numb scalp, he turned slowly.

The lights are dim, the warm fragrance hits people, and on the eaves of a carved and gilded bed, a dagger with a cold light is inserted in the middle of it......