The situation in the Liu Family was extremely delicate.
Those who had originally supported Liu Rui had all turned to the Old Patriarch who had returned.
After all, they had their opinions about Liu Rui.
Liu Rui had become patriarch through illegitimate means, after all.
Liu Rui had killed the former patriarch to take that position, and it was because of him that the Liu Family's gold mine and ancestral hall had been blown up by me.
In the end, Liu Rui's compromise with me had not earned the Liu Family's understanding. Even the radicals who had supported him felt that he lacked backbone. In their eyes, even if the Liu Family were razed to the ground, they should never bow their heads to us. Their goal was to overthrow the Island Lord's Mansion and eliminate the manor's forces.
Before this ancestor-level patriarch of the Liu Family returned, Liu Rui had barely been able to control the Liu Family with our support. But after this old ancestor returned, the elders naturally rallied to him. The younger ones had likely seen passion and hope in him as well, so they switched sides at the last moment and caught Liu Rui completely off guard.
As for Liu Lan, the current island lord, since she had returned to the Liu Family, the Liu Family naturally would not miss such an opportunity.
Holding the island lord hostage to command the four families—this was probably what that old ancestor of the Liu Family had in mind.
Besides, everyone knew that Liu Lan and I were close. Even Zhong Wuyan, who was confined within the Zhong Family, knew about the "relationship" between Liu Lan and me, so there was no need to mention anyone else.
"Have Fan Yi go to the Liu Family and demand her