The night before they were to visit the City Governor's residence, Meng Mingshu was still hesitating. "Even if everything goes perfectly, will the Dragon King hand over my family's money? He's the de facto master of Jade City now. If he turns hostile, who'd dare stop him? The Central Plains may be powerful, but it's too far away to help us in time, isn't it?"
Lu Qiying gave a hearty laugh, making Meng Mingshu's momentary foolishness all the more apparent. "Of course, if the Dragon King turns hostile, the Central Plains' twenty thousand troops definitely won't be able to stop him. So we can't give him the chance to turn hostile."
Meng Mingshu dreamed day and night about his family's wealth. In his eyes, starting a war was worth it for such a vast fortune, let alone turning hostile. So he looked at Lu Qiying in confusion, waiting for him to explain.
"You understand the principle of sacrificing the small to preserve the great, don't you?" Lu Qiying was growing a little impatient. He thought that back when the Meng Family had been in its heyday, he'd never realized Second Young Master Meng was such a fool.
"Of course I do." Meng Mingshu frowned too. "Are you saying my family's fortune is the small thing? Do you know how much it is..."
Lu Qiying gave a faint snort. "No matter how much the Meng Family has, can it compare to all of Jade City, or even half the Western Regions? The Dragon King is extremely greedy. His ambitions go far beyond that little bit of your family's wealth. He wants Jade City, half the Western Regions, and, most importantly, recognition from the Central Plains, so he can possess it all with peace of mind."
Meng Mingshu understood what Shopkeeper Lu