Hearing Xiao Chen's words, Mr. Bai nodded.

"That's right, the ancient martial arts sect and the aristocratic family have the power to destroy any secular family, so no one dares to provoke them easily! Even if there are official threats, it will only make the ancient martial arts forces more fearful!"

"Oh? Could it be said that each of the seven major Longhai families has shadows of ancient martial arts forces behind them?"

Xiao Chen was a little surprised and asked.

"Some do, some don't."

Mr. Bai shook his head.

"Longhai is, after all, one of the most prosperous metropolises in China. If the ancient martial arts forces have ideas, the officials will not agree! In comparison, the ancient martial arts forces mostly control some secular forces in second- and third-tier cities... Of course, there are also

Those hidden forces do not participate in worldly affairs, but they are the most terrifying! I think you should know this better than me."

"That's right."

Xiao Chen nodded, no one would easily provoke those real hidden forces!

Because once provoked, it may be a disaster!

There used to be a large sect in the southwest, which provoked a hidden force. Overnight, this large sect disappeared!

All the people inside were evaporated, leaving nothing behind!

This is also the biggest move by hidden forces in recent years!

"Xiao Chen, do you know who planned the five-year competition?"

Suddenly, Mr. Bai asked.

Hearing this, not only Xiao Chen was curious, but Bai Ye also sat up straight.

Because he doesn’t know much about it, he only knows that as long as he can remember, there has been a five-year competition, the survival of the fittest, the strong will go up, the weak will go down, forming its own system!

"who?"

Xiao Chen looked at Mr. Bai and asked.

"Back then, during the war, Longhai was invaded by overseas forces... Later, hidden forces appeared to help the official and drove away the overseas forces. At this point, the official, the hidden forces, the leaders of the Longhai family and the Qinghong Gang at that time,

We have formulated a five-year competition together!”

Mr. Bai said slowly.

"oh?"

Xiao Chen was a little surprised that so many forces were involved?

But when he thought about it again, he felt that it was normal to drive away the external forces, and he was destined to divide the benefits.

Everyone has to have the cake!

"The official government proposed this system in order to prevent these families from becoming powerful... Because of this system, the big families in Longhai are also competing with each other and checking and balancing each other."

When Mr. Bai said this, a flash of memory flashed in his eyes.

"The Dragon Sea back then was the most glorious moment. There were turbulent times and in troubled times, heroes emerged in large numbers! Even the officials were very afraid of it!"

"Grandpa, did you just say Qinghong Gang? Qinggang Gang and Hongmen?"

Bai Ye couldn't help but ask.

"Well, the Qinggang and Hongmen back then were not what they are now... Haha, when people get older, it's easy to recall the past."

Mr. Bai smiled.

"The Qinghong Gang participated in the formulation of the rules back then, but because the official needed the Qinghong Gang's national strength, they proposed that the Qinghong Gang could not participate in the five-year competition... Later, haha, the Qinghong Gang collapsed.

Divided into two, the authorities will no longer be so afraid."

Hearing this, Xiao Chen was thoughtful.

During the five-year competition, the seven major families were checked and balanced, but the Qinghong Gang, the only one not subject to checks and balances, was eventually split into two. In this... what role does the official play?

Mr. Bai noticed Xiao Chen's expression, and a flash of appreciation flashed in his eyes.

"We won't mention what happened back then. It has passed... Now, it will be an era of great changes. The development of the seven major families is still beyond the officially acceptable range, so... the rules may have to change again.

Already."

"Rules changed? What do you mean?"

Bai Ye frowned and asked.

"As far as I know, in addition to the seven major families, three more families have risen rapidly in the past three years... and they are the ones who have been supported to contain the seven major families or even replace them."

Mr. Bai looked at the two of them and said slowly.

"Huh? The official wants to take action against the seven major families?"

Xiao Chen was a little surprised.

"That's right, and this kind of thing has never happened before... Didn't the Sun family collapse a few years ago?"

Mr. Bai nodded.

"Grandpa, then...which companies are the higher-ups targeting this time?"

Bai Ye couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry, there is no Bai family yet, but... this is just the second move from above. Who knows what the next move will be? The higher ups hope to be able to truly control Long Hai in their hands, instead of like now

.”

Mr. Bai said slowly.

Xiao Chen remained silent. He thought of what Guan Duan Shan had said to him before, about the seven major families.

At that time, Guan Duan Shan said that the higher-ups needed obedient people, not... negotiators.

However, Xiao Chen didn't care to listen, so he didn't take it to heart.

But now, after hearing what Mr. Bai said, he suddenly thought of it.

"Xiao Chen, do you have any plans to develop in Longhai in the long term?"

Suddenly, Mr. Bai asked.

"Ah? What?"

Xiao Chen was thinking blindly when he woke up and asked apologetically.

Mr. Bai didn't care and asked again.

"Well, I don't have any plans for the moment."

Xiao Chen shook his head.

"Haha, you have this plan."

Mr. Bai looked at Xiao Chen and said with a smile.

"Huh? Why?"

Xiao Chen was stunned.

"Do you know why Old Man Su left the Su family in the hands of Su Qing? As far as I know, your relationship with the girl from the Su family is not ordinary."

Mr. Bai asked half-smiling, even a little narrowly.

"Why? After what happened to the Su family, Mr. Su must have no one to choose, right?"

Xiao Chen thought for a while and said.

"No, not only because of this, but also because... the Su family is one of the families targeted by the above!"

Mr. Bai looked at Xiao Chen and said slowly.

"Hmm? Su family?"

Xiao Chen frowned.

"That's right, the Su family."

Mr. Bai nodded.

"Why the Su family?"

Xiao Chen was a little strange.

"Haha, pick the weak persimmon, that's the truth! Old man Su was not in good health, and he was not in good health for a day or two. Later, he stopped caring about the Su family's affairs... The Su family's ranking among the seven major families continued to decline.

! What’s ridiculous is that the Su family is fighting for power, but they don’t know that they have become a piece of fat!"

When Mr. Bai said this, he shook his head and looked at his grandson again.

"Grandpa, what do you think I'm doing? Don't worry, there will never be any fight for power in the Bai family. If anyone dares to fight for power, I will kill his whole family!"

Bai Ye said seriously.

"Ah."

When Bai Ye said this, Mr. Bai was not angry, but smiled.
To be continued...