"Ha ha ha! If True Person Yu Feng can truly persuade the Great Ape King to surrender, this old man will absolutely not interfere. I will even truly promise that the Great Ape King may establish a Snow Mountain Demon Kingdom on Great Snow Mountain—as long as it is willing to personally lead a legion and join us in attacking Black Forest!"
Lu Wuchen spoke with utter certainty, as if his credibility were maxed out. Yet this meant that the Great Ape King truly could not be persuaded to surrender. At the same time, it meant that Lu Wuchen was anxious. Truly anxious.
Though it could not have been all of it, at least half the pressure had been caused by Wang Wu. After all, if he was assassinated, he would really die.
Moreover, Wang Wu guessed that within the Cloud Cauldron Nine Cities Alliance, the voices questioning Lu Wuchen might already be growing deafening. That was why he had been forced to take a risky gamble. Even if it meant granting authority to the Western Wilderness Demon Race and joining forces with the West Sea Bee Kingdom, he would stop at nothing to take Black Forest and gain a stronger voice.
"Deal! If the Great Ape King truly refuses to surrender, I will destroy it!"
True Person Yu Feng finally agreed, mainly because it truly shared common interests with Lu Wuchen.
For instance, hunting down the direct descendant of the Bear Demon Emperor—there was no need to even mention that.
And when the West Sea Bee Kingdom tried expanding northward, Black Forest stood in its way. It had coveted the ancient tree resources within Black Forest for more than a year or two.
Beyond those two reasons, there was another that moved it: supporting the Ancient Blood Demon Race