Xia Changyuan, who was nearly seventy years old, was lying on the bed, his old cheeks showing the color of twilight.
He stretched out his hand and took Xia Xiangwen.
"Xiangwen, I have been most optimistic about you since I was a child. When I leave, the Xia family will be left to you. Remember to keep a low profile and never be too showy!"
Xia Xiangwen didn't say anything, but nodded with tears in his eyes, indicating that he understood.
But Xia Xiangwu held Xia Yuanyuan's hand.
"Father, don't worry, I will definitely manage the Xia family with my brother."
When Xia Changyuan heard this, he immediately became furious.
"You're a traitor! Over the years, you've caused the most trouble to the Xia family! Even Xia Sichou is better than you!"
After yelling angrily, he lay back on the bed.
Maybe it's because Xia Sichou was mentioned, or maybe it's because a person's words are kind even when he's about to die.
He waved his hand.
"I have said everything I should tell you. Let Xia Po come in."
After everyone in the family left, Xia Po, who had reached middle age, walked in.
Looking at Xia Po, Xia Changyuan's eyes were a little moist.
"I'm so panicked, so many years have passed?"
Xia Po remained silent and just nodded.
"Have Liu Anran and his family not come back yet?"
"Lushui County is more than ten days' journey from here. I'm afraid I won't be able to make it back."
"That's it."
A flash of disappointment flashed in Xia Changyuan's eyes, and then he looked into Xia Po's eyes again.
"There are only two people I'm most sorry for in my life, one is your father, and the other is your master."
"Um."
Xia Po, the two of them, had no feelings and didn't know what to say, so he could only nod.
"At first, I thought that you, like your father, were ordinary people with simple ideas and easy contentment. I don't know since when, I began to feel more and more that you are not simple."
"Um."
Xia Po still couldn't comment on this and could only nod in agreement.
"I guess I won't be able to survive tomorrow. Can you tell me the truth about how far your martial arts have come?"
Xia Po stretched out his hand, spread his fingers, and grabbed hard in the air.
The next second, a tea set four or five meters away from his hands shattered in an instant.
Seeing this scene, Xia Yuanyuan was stunned.
"Breaking objects in the air, have you reached the level of energy transformation?"
Xia Po nodded.
"In less than three years, you can reach the level of a master!"
After hearing Xia Po's words, Xia Changyuan smiled.
His smile comes from the heart, the smile of an elder who sees his younger generation grow up.
"When I was young, I heard your master say some things about martial arts in those days. In fact, most people don't have that much money to practice martial arts.
Therefore, in the martial arts world, anyone who reaches Xiantian at the age of thirty is considered a genius, and those who can become a grandmaster in their lifetime are even rarer.
Even in this crouching tiger, hidden dragon, Kyoto, the number of masters is only five fingers."
In fact, it is very difficult for ordinary people to cultivate to the point of innateness.
It was easy for Xia Po to practice, firstly because the skills he practiced were so unbelievable, and secondly because the Xia family had a huge business and could fully afford him.
Moreover, Xia Po's talent is not bad, and because of his immortality, his mentality is also very good.
Others, Grandmasters simply can't even think about it, let alone practice to become Grandmasters.
Grandmaster is actually very strong, not even a little bit stronger than Xiantian.
There are even rumors among the people that a martial arts master can rival thousands of troops.
Although it is a bit exaggerated, if faced with a thousand people, the Grandmaster can not only defeat them, but at least escape intact.
This is the terror of the master.
Holding Xia Po's hand, Xia Changyuan finally spoke the last words of his life.
"After I leave, you can help keep an eye on the Xia family. Although Xia Xiangwen has a dull head, he is already considered reliable among his peers.
Liu Anran has no ambition and pursues stability, so I found someone to arrange for him to go to Lushui County, which can at least give him a peaceful life.
As for Xia Sichou, if there are no changes in the Xia family within five years after my death, I will take him back if I can find him..."
Before he finished speaking, Xia Changyuan's body stiffened, his breath became disordered, and he couldn't say a word.
After three breaths, he was completely breathless.
Xia Po put down his hand, walked slowly to the door, looked at the large group of people surrounding the door, and shook his head.
"Mr. Xia, let's go."
When the others heard this, they rushed into the room and started crying.
Only one person remained where he was, and that was Xia Xiangwu.
He walked quietly to Xia Po and asked in a low voice.
"Did the old man tell you who will inherit the family business?"
"Well, let me watch your brother inherit the family business."
"How could that be? Did you hear wrongly?"
As Xia Xiangwu said this, he handed something to Xia Po with a stern look on his face.
When I looked down, I saw that it was a piece of shining gold.
Looking at the color, it is clearly the finest gold.
I tried the amount in my hand and found that there were ten taels.
With just ten taels of gold, Xia Po estimated that he could exchange it for several hundred taels of silver.
"As long as you tell me that the old man has appointed me to inherit the family business, I will give you more so that you can enjoy glory and wealth for the rest of your life!"
Looking at Xia Xiangwu, who was full of "intelligent" eyes in front of him, Xia Po raised a smirk on his lips.
He put the gold into his clothes and patted the other party's shoulder.
"You are more than ten years older than me, and my father is your elder, so it's not too much for me to call you brother, right?"
"It's not too much, of course it's not too much."
Seeing Xia Po accept the gold, Xia Xiangwu thought that his plan was half successful, and he was so happy that he didn't even know his last name.
"Actually, I have already seen that you are much more capable than your brother. If the Xia family is left in your hands, it will definitely be much better than if it is left in the hands of your brother."
"Yes, yes, I think so too. My brother is not decisive enough in doing things and is timid in everything he does. How is he like me?"
After saying that, he patted his chest confidently.
Xia Po put away the contempt in his eyes and whispered.
"But if I unilaterally say that you are the father's designated heir, no one will believe it, so we have to take a long-term approach."
"How to plan for the long term?" Xia Xiangwen looked confused.
"Don't worry, I will definitely have a way to make you the head of the Xia family. Do you believe me?"
Xia Xiangwu worked hard to move his little head and seemed to be thinking seriously.
After thinking for a while, he nodded.
"I trust you."
"That's good. I'll think of a perfect way for you to get to the top in the next few days, but there's something else to do now, so I'll leave first."
After Xia Po finished speaking, he took his gold to the bank and exchanged it for silver notes.