Wei Zhao was no fool.
He had occupied the position of Forgotten River City's lord for nearly twenty years.
Over the years, Wei Zhao had maneuvered among the six Cultivation Families and the eight great families. It could be said that he had done everything a city lord ought to do.
Wei Zhao understood his position perfectly. As long as he continued to deftly navigate every situation and served as a "mascot" at the forefront, the Wei Family would prosper and endure forever.
But man proposes, Heaven disposes.
The situation within the city changed by the instant.
It all traced back to three years ago, to the dispute between the Zhao Family and the He Family over that plot of land north of the city.
On the day of Zhao Yuanren's birthday celebration, Chen Yan—the instructor valued by Wei Zhao—clashed with a Zhao Family descendant, causing Wei Zhao to owe Zhao Yuanren a favor.
Although Zhao Yuanhua's subsequent actions allowed Wei Zhao to recover a little face before the Zhao Family, that plot of land was still secured by the Zhao Family under Wei Zhao's lead.
This, more or less, left the He Family somewhat dissatisfied with Wei Zhao.
Yet all this was merely the beginning of the conflict between the Zhao Family and the He Family.
The atmosphere in Forgotten River City grew increasingly tense, and amid such circumstances, it seemed that Heaven had granted the Wei Family an opportunity to rise.
Unite the eight great families, establish a merchant association...
But by the time Wei Zhao truly realized what was happening, he suddenly discovered that he had already placed himself on the opposite side of the six great Cultivation Families.
And there was no turning back.
What Wei Zhao did not know, however, was that everything currently unfolding