Chapter 29: A Lifetime of Strength — The Woman of the Huo Family!

Zhang Lin struck and avenged Old Lady Huo's grievance with hidden weapons.

Yet his face showed nothing; he merely put down his fan and continued telling the story.

In the entire Sanqing Garden, no more than five people could tell that a heart-stopping hidden-weapon duel had just taken place!

"Bringing up the past between the Wu family patriarch and Huo Xiangu was only to let you all know what a matchlessly beautiful appearance the Second Young Lady of the Huo family possessed!"

"Huo Xiangu liked to wear qipao dresses, her skin white as snow, wearing no powder or rouge, translucent and flawless."

"But she did not marry an officer until she was in her thirties."

"It was also because of this officer that the Huo family was later subjected to a political purge."

"And precisely because of this, Huo Xiangu became a widow and prepared to fight for the position of head of the Huo family!"

Hearing this much, the audience below had already sketched out the image of an exceptionally beautiful and formidable woman.

And Huo Hongxiu also wore a curious expression.

Because she did not know the process by which Old Lady Huo obtained the position of Huo family head.

Now hearing Zhang Lin bring it up, the process must have been thrilling and dramatic!

Sure enough, Zhang Lin said: "Although the Huo family has complicated personnel, it has always had one characteristic — women rule the household."

"With so many women, disputes are bound to arise; the Huo family is also the clan with the greatest internal friction and the fiercest struggles."

"The Huo family had more than one daughter. When the then-head of the Huo family passed away, several daughters, as well as the head's several younger sisters and cousins, all had their eyes on the position of head."

"This meant a reshuffling of family power, and everyone was watching."

"Huo Xiangu was able to stand out and ultimately win because she chose the right alliance partner."

"Speaking of this, the audience should be able to react."

"That's right — Huo Xiangu's alliance partner was precisely the Wu family of the Pingsan Sect."

Hearing all this, Fatty grew even more excited and patted Tianzhen.

"Hey, Tianzhen, I never expected your grandfather's relationship with that Huo Xiangu had such a big background!"

"Sigh, tell me, was it really that the two of them took a liking to each other, or was your grandfather just abusing his position to chase women?"

Wu Tianzhen rolled his eyes and said irritably: "Is your head filled with nothing but gutter-level thoughts?"

Fatty said nonchalantly: "Anyway, we don't have the skills of your Wu family patriarch."

……

Having finished with the Huo family's situation, it was time to talk about Huo Xiangu's alliance.

"Hearing that Huo Xiangu chose the Wu family of the Pingsan Sect, surely some people will ask — why not choose the Upper Three Sects?"

"I've mentioned this before — the Upper Three Sects are officials, so they rarely involve themselves in jianghu affairs."

"The Pingsan Sect is the opposite — they are the main force for tomb-raiding within the Laojiu Sect."

"The Lower Three Sects are merchants, selling antiques on behalf of the Pingsan Sect; these families are inherently bound by shared interests."

"As for why Huo Xiangu chose the Wu family, it was because Fifth Master Gou was a man of loyalty and righteousness, and held great rallying power in the jianghu."

"Back then, several of the Huo sisters each sent someone with a tea invitation, hoping to invite the Wu family patriarch over for tea to discuss matters."

"But in the end, the Wu family patriarch chose Huo Xiangu!"