Three months after everyone left Qingyang City, the city lords of the alliance received three shocking pieces of news one after another.
The Stabilization Alliance, Gaofang Alliance, and Qingwei Alliance all announced that they had joined the Cheng family's sphere of influence.
Of course, what shocked the City Lords even more was that the City Lords of these three alliances had all been replaced. There were even rumors that the three City Lords had disappeared.
Moreover, the three new City Lords were all Tribulation Passing Experts personally sent by the Cheng family. This was very meaningful.
Qinghe Alliance, Qinghe City.
"As everyone can see, the Stabilization Alliance, Gaofang Alliance, and Qingwei Alliance have all been in trouble. Even the three City Lords have disappeared. This means that the Cheng family has already made their move." The Qinghe City Lord received the news and called the managers of Qinghe City over.
"City Lord, the Cheng family's actions are really neat and tidy. They took down the three alliances so quickly. Moreover, this matter didn't cause any disturbance in the three alliances. This Cheng family is really scary!" Manager Zhao said.
"This is also the reason why so many of our alliances didn't dare to go against the Cheng family!" The Qinghe City Lord said.
"In that case, when City Lord Zhou asked us to open all the gates, the City Lord's decision was very correct.
From the matter with the three alliances, if we had refused City Lord Zhou's request, I'm afraid we would have been taken down by the Cheng family before the three alliances! "Manager Zhao thought about it and felt a bit scared.
When they had a showdown with the Cheng family, City Lord Zhou had asked them to open all the gates.
At that time, when the City Lord had decided to do so, he even tried to stop him.
Fortunately, the City Lord didn't listen to him. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Perhaps the Qinghe Alliance would be like the other three alliances, becoming part of the Cheng family's sphere of influence.
"People under the eaves have no choice but to lower their heads. The Cheng family is very strong. If we were to directly clash with them, we would definitely not have a good ending. "The Qinghe City Lord said.
In fact, when he heard about the three alliances, he was also shocked.
If City Lord Zhou had asked him to open all the gates in Qingyang City, but he didn't do so, then today's situation wouldn't have been so simple.
"City Lord, now that the Cheng Family has taken down these three alliances, will they come looking for trouble with us again?
Based on the current situation, even if all of our alliances join forces to resist, I'm afraid we won't be able to do anything! "A manager with the surname He stood up and said.
"That shouldn't be the case. The reason why the three alliances were attacked by the Cheng family is because they didn't come to Qingyang city back then. This is just the Cheng family's punishment for them.
If the Cheng Family really wanted to act against us, then City Lord Zhou would have already acted against us back in Qingyang City.
Therefore, this matter should end here. The Cheng Clan is unlikely to make a move on the other alliances! "Qinghe City Lord shook his head and said.
"Better safe than sorry. City Lord, I feel that these three alliances being swallowed by the Cheng Family is just an excuse.
If the Cheng Family finds another excuse, they might attack our Qinghe Alliance or the other alliances! "Manager He continued.
"City Lord, I think Manager He's worries are not unreasonable. This time, the Cheng Family managed to take down three alliances without making a sound. Furthermore, these three alliances are all stronger than us.
If the Cheng Family sets their sights on our alliances, we won't even be able to resist when the time comes. Won't we end up the same as them? "Manager Zhao said.
"Does anyone here have any good ideas to help the Qinghe Alliance avoid the Cheng Family's greed?" Qinghe City Lord thought for a moment before asking everyone in the hall.
It had to be said that he was very worried when he saw the three alliances being swallowed up by the Cheng Family so easily.
If this had happened to the Qinghe Alliance, he was certain that the outcome would not have been any different.
Compared to the powerful Cheng Family, their strength was just too weak.
Back then, with so many alliance city lords present, they thought that they could bargain with the Cheng Family.
However, what happened in the end?
With City Lord Zhou's strength, no one could make the Cheng Family take a step back.
One had to know that City Lord Zhou did not bring many people with him. He only brought City Lord Bai and a few other companions.
If the Cheng Family really had designs on the various alliances, then they would definitely have more than just a few people by then.
More importantly, each alliance would have to face the Cheng Family alone. It would not be like that day when they could all gather together.
Therefore, if the Cheng Family set their sights on the various alliances and wanted to swallow them up, there would not be a second outcome.
"City Lord, I think we only have two ways to protect the Qinghe Alliance!" Manager Zhao said.
"What are they?" The Qinghe City Lord asked.
"The first is to find a helper who can keep the Cheng Family in check. As long as we have this helper, the Cheng Family will not be able to do whatever they want to us like they do now," Manager Zhao said.
"A helper who can keep the Cheng Family in check? Where are we going to find such a powerful helper? "The Qinghe City Lord furrowed his brows.
"In my opinion, the best helper would be the Wang Dynasty. However, looking at the situation of the other alliances, it is obvious that the Wang Dynasty will not interfere in this matter.
I even suspect that the Wang Dynasty has reached some kind of agreement with the Cheng Family. Otherwise, why would they allow the Cheng Family to keep taking over the Wang Dynasty's territory? "Manager Zhao said.
"I also find this very strange. I heard that someone from the Wang Dynasty approached the Cheng Family in the past. However, there was no news of them after that. I don't know if the Wang Dynasty has reached an agreement with the Cheng Family, or if the Wang Dynasty is afraid of the Cheng Family, "the Qinghe City Lord said while shaking his head.
"It doesn't matter if they have reached an agreement or not. What is certain is that it is impossible for us to find the Wang Dynasty for help.
Moreover, I believe that the cities and alliances that have been taken over by the Cheng Family have also approached the Wang Dynasty. However, the Cheng Family is still fine. Therefore, we should eliminate the Wang Dynasty! "Manager Zhao continued.
"Does Manager Zhao have any other targets that you can help us with?" The Qinghe City Lord asked.
"This is what I wanted to tell you, City Lord. Based on our understanding of the Cultivation World, it is impossible for us to find a force that is on par with the Cheng Family.
If we really want to find one, we can only go further away to find a force that is on par with the Cheng Family.
If that doesn't work, perhaps we can only go to the East Continent to look for them. There are many powerful forces there! "Manager Zhao explained.
"Distant water cannot put out a nearby fire. Even if we can find those forces, they are so far away from the Cheng Family. In fact, it is very difficult for them to pose any threat to the Cheng Family," the Qinghe City Lord said while shaking his head.
Manager Zhao's words were very reasonable. The Cultivation World was very big. He also knew that there were many powerful forces in the outside world.
Although there were many cities and alliances, the alliances of those cities and alliances were completely incomparable.
Some alliances were even stronger than any of the ten great sects in the past. However, they did not have any dealings with those sects, just like the Qinghe City Lord.
Therefore, they did not interfere with each other. Even when the sects in the Cultivation World were in chaos and massacred, these alliances were not affected at all.
However, it was precisely because these alliances were powerful that it was not easy to get their help.
More importantly, this level of alliance was too far away from the Qinghe City Lord. It was not very realistic for them to suppress the Cheng Family.
As the saying went, a powerful dragon could not suppress a local snake. No matter how powerful they were, it was impossible for them to bring all their forces here.
"Although it is a little difficult, there is no other way. After all, we do not have the ability to deal with the Cheng Family. We can only rely on the strength of outsiders! "Manager Zhao said helplessly.
"Then what is the second method that you mentioned just now?" The Lord of Qinghe City asked.
"The second method is even more direct. Since we cannot defeat the Cheng Family, we might as well submit to them.
If we can submit to the Cheng Family, all our problems will naturally be solved! "Manager Zhao said.
"That won't do. If we submit to the Cheng Family, how will we be different from these three alliances? Moreover, we will be taking the initiative to submit to them. Won't this make the Qinghe City Lord lose face in front of the surrounding forces? "However, when Manager Zhao proposed the second method, many of the Qinghe City Lord stood up to express their opposition.
"Manager Zhao, is this your method?" The Qinghe City Lord was slightly disappointed when he heard this method.
"City Lord, actually, even if we submit to the Cheng Family, we can still state our conditions!" Manager Zhao said.
"What conditions?" The Qinghe City Lord asked disinterestedly.
Clearly, he was not very interested in Manager Zhao's method anymore.
"City Lord, I have already asked around. Although the White City Alliance has submitted to the Cheng Family, the Cheng Family will not interfere with the White City Alliance's internal affairs. Instead, they have handed over the Cheng Family's missions to them.
If we are like the White City Alliance, although we have submitted to the Cheng Family, we will not allow the Cheng Family to interfere with our internal affairs. We can even receive missions from the Cheng Family. Wouldn't that be a good thing? "Manager Zhao said with a smile.
"Where did you hear this? Is this information reliable? "The Lord of Qinghe City's eyes lit up, and he became spirited again.
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