Fight for the Patriarch Position, Kill to Vent Their Rage

The Baili Family.

The atmosphere was anything but harmonious.

Ever since news arrived from Secret Realm No. 004, a dark cloud seemed to hang over the entire Baili Family. Even the servants, who knew nothing of what had happened, could feel the oppressive mood. Something was wrong with the Baili Family.

At that moment, in the Baili Family Council Hall.

The hall was packed so tightly that even its spacious interior felt crowded.

Around the great round table, people sat or stood in heavy silence.

Their positions roughly divided them into four factions.

One was led by a burly middle-aged man who looked strikingly like Baili Wudi. His face held less coldness and malice, and more grief and roughness. He was Baili Wudi's second brother, Baili Wuyang, leader of the direct line.

Another was led by a tall, thin middle-aged man. He had once been fairly handsome, but his missing eye gave him a fierce appearance. His name was Baili Wuqing, the strongest member of the Baili Family's side branch.

The third faction was the Elder Group, led by the family's senior elders.

And the last faction... looked the weakest of all.

At its front sat two young people and a beautiful middle-aged woman with a gentle air and red-rimmed eyes.

If Su Ye had been there, he would have recognized the young man at once: Baili Busu.

"Ahem."

The Baili Family's Second Elder coughed, breaking the awkward silence.

"A nation cannot go a day without a ruler, nor a family without a head. After what has happened... the Baili Family needs a leader more than ever, someone to guide us through this crisis..."

"Second Elder, spare us the talk. By the Baili Family's rules, the patriarch must come from the direct line. Now that my eldest and third brothers