Dear Lingshi

Although his life and death are controlled by Lu Yunsheng, what kind of impression Lu Yunsheng will have on him in the future will depend on this person's words.

It is no exaggeration to say that his own life and death are also indirectly controlled by this person. As long as this person says something bad about him in Lu Yunsheng's ear, he will probably not see the sun tomorrow.

Thinking of this, Jin Rong became particularly respectful towards Hou Xuetong.

Hou Xuetong did not expect Jin Rong to be so respectful to him. He quickly stood up and bowed to Jin Rong with a terrified look on his face. He immediately said politely: "Lord City Lord, there is no need to be so polite. We are all working for the Pavilion Master. We just need to be loyal and responsible!"

The two of them exchanged some polite words before leaving Duobao Pavilion one after another.

Hou Xuetong walked out of the gate of Duobao Pavilion and looked back at the two large plaques on the beams of Duobao Pavilion with the words "Making Torches into Yang" and "Candle Shining on Nanshan" inscribed on them. His mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

Time soon came to night, and the heads of the four major families came to the City Lord's Mansion again.

When the four men saw Jin Rong, they immediately bowed to him respectfully and said, "Greetings, Lord City Lord!"

Jin Rong had now regained his former dignity, sitting in the main seat with his horse and sword, looking at the four people in front of him with an indifferent expression.

"Didn't I tell you yesterday that I can't control your affairs?"

After hearing this, the four of them were not in a hurry. They had heard this sentence countless times in the past few days.

But they cannot give up. If they want to deal with Lu Yunsheng now, they can only ask the city lord for help.

In fact, on the day Lu Yunsheng just came back, after the mysterious death of the head of the Wang family and Lu Yunsheng's donation of 30 million low-grade spirit stones, the three originally did not want to continue to deal with Lu Yunsheng. However, after some encouragement from the new head of the Wang family, the three finally decided to completely get rid of Lu Yunsheng.

The three made this decision because their family's treasure was still in Lu Yunsheng's hands, and Lu Yunsheng had just returned and donated 30 million low-grade spirit stones. They were afraid of Lu Yunsheng's unfathomable financial resources and his methods. If Lu Yunsheng was allowed to continue to develop, their four families would have no place to stand in Tieshan City in the near future.

Therefore, due to these two reasons, the four families finally reached an agreement and decided to ask the city lord to help solve this hidden danger in advance and take back the Soul Orb.

At this time, the head of the Jiang family slowly stepped forward, took out a Qiankun bag, and handed it to Jin Rong. He said to Jin Rong: "Lord City Lord, this is 10 million low-grade spirit stones, a small gift from our four families. I hope that Lord City Lord will help us get rid of Lu Yunsheng in consideration of your service to me over the past three years."

Hearing this, Jin Rong looked at the Qiankun bag in the hands of the Jiang family patriarch and said with an embarrassed look, "Hey! Why can't you just get along in harmony? Moreover, Lu Yunsheng contributed a lot in the battle just now. I can't kill a man who has made great contributions."

Seeing Jin Rong's stubborn attitude, the head of the Jiang family suddenly changed his tone and asked Jin Rong in a low voice, "Have you, Lord City Lord, forgotten the promise you made to our four families outside the city?"

"What promise?" Jin Rong asked with a puzzled look.

The head of the Jiang family saw this and said directly: "Back then, our four families had a battle with Lu Yunsheng outside the city. In order to calm the situation, you asked us to hand over the Soul Orb. At that time, you promised us that you would return the Soul Orb to me in the future."

When Jin Rong heard this, he didn't get angry, but laughed.

"So that's what happened! Hey! I forgot about this matter because of the beast tide."

After Jin Rong finished speaking, he thought for a moment and then said, "I can help you kill Lu Yunsheng, but there is a condition."

Hearing Jin Rong's reassurance, the four of them were delighted. The head of the Jiang family immediately asked, "I wonder what conditions the city lord has. In order to get the Soul Orb back and get rid of this person, our four families are willing to pay any price."

After these words were spoken, the other three people nodded quickly.

"Haha! It's not a big deal. Our Tieshan City just experienced a beast tide that occurs once every few hundred years. The loss is too great. Now the treasury is empty. I want to reward those soldiers but I don't have any spirit stones. If you are willing to pay another 10 million spirit stones, I will agree to help you this time."

Upon hearing this, the head of the Jiang family knew that Jin Rong was taking advantage of the situation, but he still handed the Qiankun bag forward again. He quickly said, "Rewarding the soldiers is indeed an important matter that cannot be delayed. Lord City Lord, please keep these 10 million Lingshi first. Now we will go back and collect some for the City Lord, and send it to the City Lord tomorrow morning."

"Okay!" Jin Rong agreed happily.

In the past three years, the four major families have been helping Jin Rong run the two businesses of flower decoration and spirit wine. Jin Rong knows the financial situation of the four major families very well. At this time, Jin Rong offered 20 million low-grade spirit stones, which was exactly all the funds that the four major families could embezzle.

Sure enough, early the next morning, the four family heads came to the City Lord's Mansion again.

At this time, the city lord Jin Rong took the Qiankun bag that the head of the Jiang family just handed over, looked at the four people in front of him and said indifferently: "The city lord's mansion will hold a celebration banquet tonight. After the banquet, I will lead Lu Yunsheng out of the city. As for where to do it, you can choose a Feng Shui treasured place. After all, they are all well-known figures in our Tieshan City."

The four of them were immediately delighted when they heard this. After discussing for a moment, they unanimously decided to take action outside the South Gate.

Lu Yunsheng asked Jin Rong to pick a good burial place for the four of them. Jin Rong was too lazy to think about it, and he let the four of them choose it themselves. The four of them never thought that they were actually choosing a burial place for themselves.

"Okay, let's set it outside the South Gate. You guys go back and prepare!" Jin Rong said with a slightly tired look.

The four knew that this was the city lord's order to expel them, so they all responded "yes" and left the city lord's mansion.

Watching the few people leave, Jin Rong immediately took out the voice stone, changed his majestic look, and said to the voice stone in a flattering manner: "Brother Hou, please come to the City Lord's Mansion."

Not long after, Hou Xuetong quietly arrived at the City Lord's Mansion. Jin Rong personally went out to greet him.

As soon as the two sat down in the city lord's study, Jin Rong took out a Qiankun bag and said to Hou Xuetong with a smile: "Brother Hou, here are 20 million low-grade spirit stones obtained from the four major families. Please give them to the Pavilion Master, and please report to the Pavilion Master that the matter has been completed and will be outside the South Gate tonight."

"Okay! Thank you for your help, Lord City Lord." Hou Xuetong said as he prepared to put away the Qiankun bag.

"Brother Hou, don't call me Lord City Lord anymore. If you think highly of me, you can call me Brother Jin from now on."