Clan Chief, Retire Already

"Xiao Lin, you, you mean—"

Overwhelmed with excitement, clan leader Xiao Dongcheng became somewhat incoherent.

Seeing this, Xiao Lin smiled.

It's time for him to shoulder the responsibility that has been delayed for so long.

Fortunately, he has now advanced to the Dou Venerable, and it will be difficult for him to make any major breakthroughs in strength in the short term.

Therefore, he should remain silent for a while.

In that case, if we delay any longer, it would be irresponsible to ourselves and the Xiao Household!

"That's right, Clan Chief, it's time for you to retire and enjoy a few years of peace. I'll take over the position of Clan Chief of the Xiao Household from now on. I now have enough strength to protect the Xiao Household to a certain extent."

Xiao Lin calmly looked at the clan leader, Xiao Dongcheng, and said.

Perhaps only Xiao Lin could demand power with such confidence and self-assurance.

If this happened in any other faction, they would probably think it was a coup d'état!

But the situation for the Xiao Household is different now.

Sure enough, as Xiao Lin finished speaking, the joy on the face of clan leader Xiao Dongcheng was almost overflowing.

Even the beard on his face trembled with excitement.

"Good, good! I've been waiting for this day for so long, Xiao Lin!"

His trembling hands showed just how excited the clan leader Xiao Dongcheng, was at that moment.

This is actually quite normal.

In fact, as early as after Xiao Lin resigned from his position as general of the Jia Ma Empire, Xiao Dongcheng had already intended to hand over the position of clan leader to Xiao Lin.

Unfortunately, Xiao Lin had no intention of succeeding to the position of clan leader so early and being bound to the Xiao Household family.

He felt so insecure back then!

He was solely focused on improving his own abilities.

Therefore, even though Xiao Dongcheng mentioned it many times, and even the members of the Xiao Household family hoped that he would succeed as the clan leader, Xiao Lin still directly declined.

This delay has dragged on and on, and now it's come to this.

It can be said that from the current clan leader Xiao Dongcheng down to the clan members, everyone hopes that Xiao Lin will succeed to the position of clan leader.

Even if Xiao Lin hadn't brought it up, Xiao Dongcheng would probably have tried every means to get him to agree to become the new head of the Xiao Household family.

Rather, it was somewhat unexpected that Xiao Lin Xiao Dongcheng take the initiative to speak up this time.

However, Xiao Lin's words were exactly what the clan chief Xiao Dongcheng, wanted to hear.

It's no wonder that Clan Chief Xiao Dongcheng became so excited when Xiao Lin mentioned it.

"Xiao Lin, I must say, you've really grown since you went out on this trip!"

After his emotions had gradually calmed down, Clan Chief Xiao Dongcheng spoke earnestly.

The "growth" he mentioned was clearly a veiled reference, and definitely did not refer solely to Xiao Lin's strength.

In the eyes of clan leader Xiao Dongcheng, Xiao Lin's greatest growth was actually in his sense of responsibility!

In the past, given Xiao Lin's personality, he would never have taken the initiative to propose succeeding as the head of the Xiao Household family.

Even if Xiao Lin becomes the clan leader someday in the future, it will probably be after Xiao Dongcheng's death, and Xiao Lin will have no choice but to succeed him.

But these six years of experience also caused Xiao Lin's state of mind to change for the first time.

Perhaps it was because Xiao Lin witnessed the last gamble that the Heavenly Serpent Emperor was making for the Imperial Family and the country, or perhaps it was the influence of Su Qian, the First Elder of the Jia Nan Academy, on him.

In short, Xiao Lin today is no longer the Xiao Lin who only wanted to curry favor with his future grandson.

If he could, why couldn't he become the Xiao Household's right-hand man?

In the Original Work, Xiao Yan's growth was not entirely smooth sailing.

If he becomes stronger, and the Xiao Household also becomes stronger, wouldn't they be able to provide Xiao Yan with more assistance?

This is a question that has been popping into Xiao Lin's mind lately.

It was precisely because of this that Xiao Lin developed a sense of responsibility to become the head of the Xiao Household family and to shoulder all the honor and disgrace of the Xiao Household!

"Chieftain, people always have to grow up, don't they?"

Xiao Lin's reply greatly pleased the clan leader, Xiao Dongcheng.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Lin and Xiao Dongcheng discussed some details about Xiao Lin succeeding to the position of clan leader.

By the time we finished talking, night had already fallen.

Xiao Lin then took the opportunity to leave.

The time for Xiao Lin to succeed as the head of the Xiao Household family has been set: one month from now, on the day of his son Xiao Zhan's Coming-of-Age Ceremony!

Having made the decision, Clan Chief Xiao Dongcheng had already instructed his clansmen to begin preparing invitations overnight.

This time, the Xiao Household is going to hold a grand ceremony for the succession of the new patriarch in a month!

Given this, it's clear that many forces within the Jia Ma Empire that have relatively good relations with the Xiao Household will be extending an invitation.

The Xiao Household family is now, on the surface, Dou Wang Family, so they still need to maintain a certain pomp and circumstance to avoid being Xiao Household by some petty people.

Clan Chief Xiao Dongcheng and the Xiao Household clansmen began to get busy, while Xiao Lin had already returned to his small courtyard.

Upon arriving, Xiao Lin saw his son, Xiao Zhan, staring at him with a resentful expression.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Lin's expression immediately froze.

Uh, it seems he got carried away chatting with the clan leader Xiao Dongcheng and forgot that his son was still waiting for him!

"Ahem, Zhan'er, have you had dinner yet? If not, shall we eat together?"

Feigning a cough to cover his embarrassment, Xiao Lin extended an invitation to his son.

When his father asked, Xiao Zhan was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head.

Seeing this, Xiao Lin didn't hesitate. He instructed the Xiao Household family servants who had been waiting near his courtyard to prepare dinner for him, and then sat down in front of his son.

"Waited all afternoon?"

As soon as he sat down, Xiao Lin asked.

When Xiao Lin asked, Xiao Zhan nodded.

Six years have passed, and Xiao Zhan has indeed grown up a lot.

He's now a handsome young man.

Wearing a blue robe, with his hair casually tied back, he looked quite carefree.

Although Xiao Zhan's talent for cultivation was only average, in terms of appearance, to be honest, he absolutely inherited the best features of both Xiao Lin and his wife.

He might not be considered extremely handsome, but he was definitely quite dashing.

Just as Xiao Lin was examining his son, Xiao Zhan finally spoke.

"Father, what exactly is going on between you and the clan chief? You've been talking all evening, making me wait for you all afternoon."

Xiao Zhan said with some complaint.

You see, ever since he learned that his father had returned to the Jia Ma Empire, he had been eagerly awaiting his return every day.

But his own father, upon returning, spent the entire day chatting with the clan chief, leaving him out in the cold.

Is he really his father's biological son?

"Haha, we didn't talk about much, just some family matters and a casual discussion about when I would succeed as the head of the Xiao Household family."

Xiao Lin didn't hide anything from his son Xiao Zhan, but chose to tell him the truth.