Clan Patriarch?
This was Zhang Tie's first time seeing a clan patriarch. He had to admit, the aura of the Universal Love Hall Mo Family's clan patriarchs upon arrival had given even Zhang Tie a jolt.
A single family could muster over two hundred knights in answer to the Xuanyuan Decree. Such strength was simply terrifying.
"What is the relationship between Ink Province and the Universal Love Hall Mo Family?" Zhang Tie asked Bai Suxian via telepathy.
Bai Suxian had grown up in Prince of Guangnan's Mansion from childhood. Through constant exposure, she knew every secret, connection, and historical anecdote concerning Great Xia's officialdom and its powerful clans like the back of her hand. With Bai Suxian at his side, Zhang Tie effectively had an additional advisor.
"Before Ink Province was even established, the Universal Love Hall Mo Family had already put down roots there and wielded enormous influence. By the day Ink Province was founded, the Universal Love Hall Mo Family's power in Ink Province had already become immense. The Universal Love Hall Mo Family is both a family and the clan patriarch of Great Xia's Mo clan. It is also a sect, known as the Mo Sect. The ideological core of the Mo Sect originates from the ancient sages of Great Xia. The most important reason Ink Province is called Ink Province is also the existence of the Mo Sect and the Mo Family. Over these past several centuries, no fewer than ten Provincial Governors of Ink Province have come from the Mo Family line. Even the position of Governor-General of the Northeast Protectorate has been held by two Mo Family patriarchs. Though the Mo Sect of the Mo Family is not as conspicuous as Great Xia's seven major sects, it is absolutely not to be underestimated in