Elder Xi was crucial if they wanted to maneuver the Tong family and Shen family to go against the Lin family. He might have retired, but he was still the spiritual center of the Xi family and the person with the greatest power in the family. Therefore, he needed to be there in the face-off against the Shen family and Tong family.
Xinghe had seen through Shen Ru's scheme from miles away. She thought that, with the Shen family and Tong family's elders there, the Xi family would concede.
Yes, the Xi family would eventually concede but with hefty conditions. Elder Xi was not as easily manipulated as they assumed. They had no clue everything they planned was all within Xinghe's predictions.
The Lin family, who thought they were safe behind so many walls, had no idea there was a big red target on their back!
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