The Patriarch of the Bai Family had already hazarded a guess as to what Jiang Xu's other demand might be.
Still uncertain, he asked cautiously, "What do you mean?"
"The next head of the family should be Bai Xiaoya," Jiang Xu declared, shocking everyone present: "And she must be appointed now, immediately."
"That's impossible!" The Patriarch of the Bai Family refused instinctively: "In all the years of the Bai Family's history, we have never had a woman serve as the family head."
"Then let's start now," Jiang Xu said, his tone brooking no argument: "You no longer have any choice.
Either let Bai Xiaoya lead the family, and you can enjoy your twilight years.
Or, you can leave this world right now."
After that, he leaned into the Patriarch of the Bai Family's ear.
In a voice that only the two of them could hear, he said, "I've planted a listening device under your bed; all of your earlier conversation has been recorded.
