Three days passed quickly. Out of the five City Lords who were late, only two City Lords arrived in time. The other three City Lords had yet to appear.
The City Lords of the alliance gathered in the Qingyang City Lord's Mansion and waited for City Lord Zhou to appear.
At the same time, they hoped that the three City Lords who had yet to arrive would appear as scheduled.
Although many of them felt that this was almost impossible, they still hoped that the three City Lords would appear in time for the sake of everyone's interests.
"City Lord, City Lord Zhou is here!" Just as everyone was in a dilemma, the messenger disciple suddenly walked into the main hall and reported to the Qinghe City Lord.
Just this sentence alone made the hearts of all the City Lords in the hall tense up, and they all became nervous.
Although everyone had been expressing their dissatisfaction with the Cheng Family over the past few days and had even looked down on the Cheng Family …
Now that they were really going to face the experts of the Cheng Family, their mood was very different.
Everyone knew how powerful the Cheng Family was. It was just that some people were unwilling to admit it on the surface.
"Hurry up and invite him in!" the Qinghe City Lord said loudly.
"Yes!" The disciple immediately retreated.
However, at this moment, the City Lords could clearly feel some panic in their hearts.
The Lord of Qinghe City also saw all of this, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
If these people were really as courageous as they had shown during this time, perhaps they would still have some say.
They were afraid that these people were usually bragging and would drop the ball at the crucial moment.
If they didn't have any dignity in front of the Cheng Family, then they wouldn't be able to talk to the Cheng Family on equal terms.
If that was really the case, then they could only choose to give up resisting.
"Everyone, don't forget our bottom line. I hope that everyone will change their minds when they see City Lord Zhou!" the Qinghe City Lord couldn't help but remind everyone.
After all, this was a huge matter. Initially, he had wanted to use this opportunity to cooperate with the Cheng Family, just like the White City Alliance. If he could obtain the Cheng Family's mission, then the conflict between the Qinghe Alliance and the Cheng Family would naturally be resolved.
Unfortunately, the Cheng Family didn't give him this opportunity. He knew that it was entirely because the Qinghe Alliance didn't have enough weight in front of the Cheng Family.
However, things were different now. If so many alliances came to confront the Cheng Family together, the result would be different.
His only worry now was whether these people were reliable or not.
"Qinghe City Lord, what are you talking about? Could it be that the Lord of Qinghe City doesn't trust us?
If I recall correctly, out of so many alliances, only the Clear River Alliance has compromised with the Cheng Family and unsealed all of the gates, right? "City Lord Wu said with dissatisfaction.
"Although the Clearriver Alliance was the first alliance to remove the blockade, the Crow Alliance must have understood our situation at the time.
I believe that if it had been any of your alliances, they would have made the same choice.
Moreover, even if I opened up all the gates, it didn't mean that I had already compromised with the Cheng family.
If I really compromised with the Cheng Clan, then what's the point of me standing here with you? "Qinghe City Lord replied.
"Humph! Who knows! "City Lord Wu said.
The others didn't say anything because they knew that it was meaningless to say anything at this point in time.
It was no longer important whether the Lord of Qinghe City had completely opened all the gates.
Most importantly, now that the Cheng family was coming, they had to seize the moment.
If they couldn't suppress the Cheng family's momentum, then all of their efforts would be in vain.
Soon, a dignified old man brought a few people to the entrance of the hall.
Although some of them hadn't seen City Lord Zhou before, they could guess the old man's identity at this moment.
"City Lord Zhou, please come in!" City Lord Zhou said politely as he stepped forward.
"Alright!" City Lord Zhou nodded. Under everyone's gaze, he walked straight to the front of the hall and sat on the main seat in front of the hall!
Even the Qinghe City Lord was shocked by City Lord Zhou's actions, especially Deputy City Lord Ji and the other important figures of the Clear River Alliance. They were extremely displeased.
Although they were displeased, no one dared to step forward and criticize City Lord Zhou.
As for the other alliance's City Lords, they became even more nervous when they saw City Lord Zhou's display of strength.
At this moment, they suddenly understood that the meeting with the Cheng family wouldn't be as simple as they had imagined.
"Qinghe City Lord, please take a seat!" City Lord Zhou said to the awkwardly standing Qinghe City Lord.
"Erm … thank you, City Lord Zhou!" The Qinghe City Lord was stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted and sat on the seat that was originally arranged for City Lord Zhou.
That seat was the most honorable among all the guests. Now that the Qinghe City Lord was sitting there, it wasn't too awkward.
If he were to sit in the last seat in his own territory, it would be really awkward.
City Lord Bai and the others didn't take their seats. Instead, they stood beside City Lord Zhou.
"Qinghe City Lord, it's been one and a half months. Have all the City Lords from the alliances that I asked you to inform arrived?" City Lord Zhou asked.
At the same time, his eyes scanned the entire hall. His gaze paused on everyone for a moment, scaring them so much that they didn't dare to move. They were afraid that City Lord Zhou would find an excuse to kill them if they moved.
"City Lord Zhou, there are still three City Lords from the alliances that haven't arrived yet!" The Qinghe City Lord replied.
He didn't know if City Lord Zhou was aware of all the alliances, but he didn't dare to lie. What if City Lord Zhou already knew what was going on? If he lied now, wouldn't he be making things difficult for himself?
"Which three alliances?" City Lord Zhou asked.
"City Lord Zhou, it's the Stability Alliance, the Gaofang Alliance, and the Qingwei Alliance." The Qinghe City Lord answered honestly.
"Have you informed the three alliances?" City Lord Zhou asked again.
"City Lord Zhou, there are twenty-eight or twenty-six alliances, none of them are missing. I've already informed them.
Now that there are only three alliances, I believe it's not because we haven't informed them. I believe they're on their way.
After all, their alliances are quite far away from Qingyang City. Therefore, I hope that City Lord Zhou doesn't panic. They might be able to reach Qingyang City in a few more days, "the Qinghe City Lord quickly explained to City Lord Zhou.
"Qinghe City Lord, if I remember correctly, I've already made it clear to you.
I don't care how far away they are from Qingyang City, nor do I care if they're already on their way.
I said that they have to reach Qingyang City no matter what in a month and a half.
Since they haven't arrived on time, I'll naturally keep my word.
I've already noted down the names of the three alliances. Once we're done with our business, I'll naturally bring people to pay a visit to the three alliances. "City Lord Zhou said calmly.
"City Lord Zhou, aren't you purposely making things difficult for us? The three alliances are so far away from Qingyang City. It's normal that they haven't arrived in time since a month and a half is so short. Why must you be so overbearing and unreasonable?
Furthermore, you're using such a method to threaten us. Even if your Cheng Clan is powerful, you can't go too far, right? " When Elder Wu saw City Lord Zhou of the Cheng Clan acting so arrogantly, the panic in his heart immediately disappeared. Instead, it was replaced with extreme dissatisfaction.
Everyone was already dissatisfied with the Cheng Clan, but when they saw how overbearing the Cheng Clan was, how could they endure it?
"You are?" City Lord Zhou wasn't angered by City Lord Wu's strong rebuke. Instead, he looked at City Lord Wu and asked with an indifferent expression.
"I am Wu Ming, the City Lord of the Wu City Alliance!" City Lord Wu also threw caution to the wind and said loudly.
At this moment, many of the City Lords were filled with admiration for City Lord Wu.
City Lord Wu still dared to speak in such a manner in such an oppressive atmosphere. One could only say that he was truly courageous. He wasn't afraid of death!
"Wu City? Isn't that the Wu City Alliance in the southeast of the White City Alliance? "City Lord Zhou asked after some thought.
"City Lord Zhou is correct. That is my Wu City Alliance!" City Lord Wu spoke again.
"Not bad, and very courageous!" City Lord Zhou sized up the other party with a smile.
"Many thanks for City Lord Zhou's praise. However, I believe that City Lord Zhou didn't call all of us to Qingyang City just to tell us this!
Since those who should be here are already here, and those who can't come will not appear again, I hope City Lord Zhou can tell us about it! " City Lord Wu was indeed the most courageous person among them. After speaking with City Lord Zhou for a while, he was no longer afraid.
"Alright! I also like to deal with straightforward people. Since everyone is a straightforward person, I will get straight to the point.
This time, my Cheng Family is standing up for the White City Alliance because everyone has been suppressing the White City Alliance. Therefore, I hope that everyone here can immediately open all the blockades like the City Lord of Qinghe City and restore normal traffic! "City Lord Zhou said calmly.
"City Lord Zhou, I am the City Lord of the Yunlai Alliance. I feel that this matter isn't very appropriate, right?" City Lord Yunlai also stood up and said.
"What's inappropriate about it?" City Lord Zhou asked.
"We have never suppressed the White City Alliance. Most importantly, I know that the White City Alliance has already submitted to the Cheng Family.
However, we have not submitted to the Cheng Family, and these blockades are our own territory. Whether we choose to block or pass is our own business, right?
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