Ling Yue, the father of Ling Yuxun, was also the helmsman of the Ling family, a highly successful and capable man. Otherwise, the grand Ling family would never have chosen him as their helmsman while Ling Yuxun's grandfather was still alive.
About three years ago when the Ling family was still expanding abroad and settled in Country M, Ling Yuxun's grandfather, Old Master Ling, seeing his son Ling Yue so capable and also very filial—coupled with his own aging and weakening—chose to ignore the objections of Ling Yue's brothers and uncles. He firmly handed over the leadership to Ling Yue, despite continuous dissatisfaction within the family, as everyone still feared Old Master Ling while he was alive and did not dare to cause a complete uproar.
