Mowenjie, upon hearing the words, looked at Zhang Tianshi, thinking this rickety old man was quite cunning. He actually wanted to have the four of them persuade him to become the president of the Alchemy Association. He truly went to great lengths!
At this moment, Xiao Yuanshan, Jiang Peng, Ding Li, and Tuo Haixiang came into the private room and bowed respectfully. "We are honored to meet the city lord!" They asked, "What business does Your Lordship summon us for?"
Zhang Tianshi looked at the four of them, smiled and nodded, "I have called the four masters here for a request. I hope for your staunch support!"
Tuo Haixiang, upon hearing this, promptly agreed. "City Lord, whatever you have, please order us. As long as we can do it, we will absolutely not refuse!"
Zhang Tianshi laughed heartily upon hearing this. "Thank you, everyone, for your support! I hope you won't let me down!"
Xiao Yuanshan, holding his beard and nodding, said directly, "What can we do for you, City Lord? Anything we can do, we will never let down the City Lord!"
Zhang Tianshi looked at Mowenjie and smiled while nodding. "Since all the heads of families have said this, there's no need to beat around the bush. I would like to ask all four of you to persuade Mowenjie, the son-in-law of our family, for him to become the president of the Alchemy Association in Yun Du City. He would be responsible for all alchemy affairs in the city in the future. I hope that under his leadership, the Alchemy Association can elevate the overall strength of Yun Du City to a new level. This is why I have asked all four of you here!"
Jiang Peng looked at Mowenjie and asked, "City Lord, this shouldn't be too difficult, right? He would certainly agree to this excellent opportunity. Could there be some misunderstanding? Or is City Lord not explaining it clearly enough?"
Zhang Tianshi grinned at Mowenjie and said, "I haven't explained it clearly, after all. Just ask Mowenjie, and everything will be clear!"
Ding Li looked at Mowenjie and smiled while nodding. "Wenjie, are the things City Lord has said all true?"
Mowenjie nodded decisively without hesitation. "City Lord speaks the truth. I indeed do not want to be the president of the Alchemy Association, and I have rejected it many times already. I did not expect him to bring you here to persuade me, and I originally thought he would ask Qian Ge Brother to persuade me to accept the position. He really knows how to play things, and he managed to get you involved!"
Zhang Tianshi laughed heartily upon hearing this. "President Mo, you may have underestimated me. My strength may be the lowest among the city lords of Taohuang realm, but my IQ is certainly not the weakest. You cannot underestimate me either! How do you feel now? Do you sense a bit of being tricked? If the four of them can't persuade you, that's fine. With heavy rewards, there will be brave men. I can offer heavy rewards to the four families, and ask them to go back and plead with their daughters or granddaughters. I don't believe you will show everyone else face!"
Mowenjie helplessly shook his head upon hearing this. "You really are a cunning old fox. If you put this kind of thought into cultivating, I guess your strength wouldn't be as low as it is now! In the future, focus on cultivation instead. Everything is possible, but only strength is the ultimate protection!"
Zhang Tianshi looked at Mowenjie and said, "I understand what you mean, President Mo. The problem is that I want to improve my own strength, but I lack the cultivation resources. If there really were cultivation resources, I wouldn't be in such a low state of cultivation either. It's just that I haven't found suitable herbs. It's because of this that the people of Yun Du City have low strength. As the city lord, I have an indispensable responsibility for this. I will not hesitate to take responsibility for it. Whatever my mistake is, it is mine and nothing but mine! I am like this now and it doesn't matter as long as you become the president of the Alchemy Association. Even if it is your conditions or those of the four families, if I can do it, I will agree without hesitation!"
Mowenjie looked at Zhang Tianshi and helplessly shook his head. "City Lord, what is the point of your insistence? I have clearly stated that I do not want to be the president of the Alchemy Association. Why do you still persist on this issue? It will benefit no one!"
Zhang Tianshi shook his head. "President Mo, if you still refuse, then let the four families send your four betrothed wives to persuade you instead. I don't know if you will change your mind, but I do know that after you reject them, they will be very hurt. After all, it is their beloved man who rejected their request! What might happen then really can't be predicted!"
Qian Xiaoyong spoke up at this time. "Brother Mo, I had no intention of persuading you to become the president of the Alchemy Association. But what I just experienced, I won't mention it. You just need to know that having weak strength means being vulnerable to others. This is indeed a humiliation, which is why I spoke up! Big brother also hopes you can become the president of the Alchemy Association!"
Zhang Tianshi gave Qian Xiaoyong a thumbs-up upon hearing this. "Young man, even your sworn brother has spoken up like this. Don't you feel embarrassed? An old saying goes, 'Not looking at the monk but at the Buddha,' and you are still indifferent? I truly hope you can become the president of the Alchemy Association and benefit the people of Yun Du City!"
Mowenjie shook his head at Zhang Tianshi. "I'm not that great, really. I just want to improve my own strength, because only by being strong can I not fear anything!"
Huang Daoling grinned and said, "President Mo, I probably shouldn't say anything, but I couldn't help it anyway. So I spoke up. Your sworn brother is in Yun Du City. Your four betrothed wives are in Yun Du City. Of course, your future children will also be in Yun Du City. With so many relatives of yours in Yun Du City, do you not want the Taohuang realm of Yun Du City to be among the top three? Do you really bear the heart to let them be ridiculed by others? People of Yun Du City are all garbage. Do you hope that your future children will be ridiculed by others?"
The guard, Liu, also shared his opinion. "President Mo, first of all, I want to tell you something. Although I have no deep hatred for you because of my conflict with General Qian, to be honest, I'm not fond of you either. But even so, because we are both from Yun Du City, Ye Qiuyang asked me to help him find the whereabouts of Xiao Yawen with ten thousand spirit stones. Although I had no intention of telling him anything, City Lord still warned me that as people of Yun Du City, our conflicts are internal issues and he can turn a blind eye to whatever chaos ensues. But if anyone dares to conspire with outsiders to harm people from Yun Du City, City Lord would not show any leniency and would definitely punish them severely! This is not me speaking for City Lord; it's an actual matter!"
Qian Xiaoyong nodded at Mowenjie upon hearing this. "President Mo, what Lau Guard said is true. City Lord did indeed give such a warning to everyone. Therefore, I hope that you, my brother, become the president of the Alchemy Association!"
Tuo Haixiang grinned and said, "Good son-in-law, since your sworn brother has said this, I think you should agree. First of all, I want to make it clear that I have not agreed to accept any benefits from City Lord. I just think what everyone is saying is reasonable. No matter how things turn out in the future, there will be your footprint left behind!"
Mowenjie looked at everyone and was extremely speechless. He indeed did not want to become the president of the Alchemy Association, as he did not want to waste time in improving his strength. However, this situation left him in a difficult position, making him feel torn between his will and the pressure from others. In the end, he decided to agree. Since everyone had said so, he would reluctantly agree to it. But he could not guarantee that he would definitely be able to elevate the overall strength of Yun Du City to a new height. He could only say that he would try his best! He hoped that everyone could understand and accept it. If they could accept it, then he would become the president of the Alchemy Association!
Zhang Tianshi burst into laughter. "President Mo, is this what you call a condition? No one here can't accept it as long as you become the president of the Alchemy Association!"
Qian Xiaoyong looked at Mowenjie with a smile and nodded. "Brother, everyone here supports you. As long as we all work together, there's no problem in taking the strength of Yun Du City to a new level. We all believe in you!"
Mowenjie looked at everyone and announced the new rules of the Yun Du City Alchemy Association. "Starting tomorrow, the Yun Du City Alchemy Association will sell Five Elements Leopard Skin Breakthrough Pill. Each pill will be sold for five hundred thousand spirit stones. Super Breakthrough Pill will be sold for five million spirit stones per piece. Anyone from Yun Du City can enjoy an 80% discount!"
Zhang Tianshi looked at Mowenjie after hearing this. "President Mo, do you have the Super Breakthrough Pill? How effective is it?"
Qian Xiaoyong heard this and immediately kowtowed respectfully. "City Lord, I have already taken the Super Breakthrough Pill. My current strength is one level higher than City Lord's, reaching the late Star King realm!"
Zhang Tianshi looked at Mowenjie in disbelief, "Is this true?"
Qu Honghai also nodded in agreement, "City Lord, my strength is equal to that of General Qian!"
Huang Daoling looked at Mowenjie and said, "General Qian, you're not being fair. I always think of you with good things, but when it comes to such a significant matter as improving one's strength, you kept it a secret from me. Are you not being a bit too disrespectful?"
Qian Xiaoyong grinned and said, "Huang Premier, this is not my fault either! President Mo returned today, and we also improved our strength just today. We haven't had time to tell you yet because City Lord summoned me here. As you can see, we were only discussing matters about Ye Qiuyang here. How could we have time for other things?"
Zhang Tianshi gave Qian Xiaoyong a glance. "It's not your fault, then whose fault is it? Old Wang next door? With such good pills, why didn't you report it? Do you expect me to go beg you? You kept it a secret and still have the nerve to say it's reasonable! If it weren't for the sake of President Mo, I would definitely punish you today. Since you're President Mo's sworn brother, I'll let that punishment slide! Everyone go back and prepare some spirit stones. No matter how tired you are, you should raise your strength tonight!"
Xiao Yuanshan, Jiang Peng, Ding Li, and Tuo Haixiang bowed to Zhang Tianshi and said, "City Lord, you all can continue to raise your strength here. We will return to rest!"
Zhang Tianshi looked at them with a frown. "President Mo may be your sworn brother-in-law, but do the warriors in your families not need to enhance their strength?"
Tuo Haixiang, upon hearing this, looked at Mowenjie and smiled while shaking his head. "The warriors from our four families are all at the Star King realm!"
Zhang Tianshi, Liu Shieldbearer, Liang Master, and Huang Premier all looked at Mowenjie in disbelief upon hearing this. "All of you are at the Star King realm. How can we live?"
