"How could I do that?" Jiang Wang objected. "The Great Void Corner Tower is being built on your land. You'll have to look after it from now on. And I still feel guilty about what happened with the Heavenly Mansion Secret Realm. No matter what, you have to let me make this right."
"One thing has nothing to do with the other. You can't look at it that way," Lu Zongxiao said fervently. "Can't I see the future of this Great Void Corner Tower? It'll ensure Heavenly Mansion City's prosperity for years to come! Who knows what things will be like eleven years from now? Even if you tore down the Heavenly Mansion Secret Realm, I wouldn't hold it against you! This more than makes up for it!"
By establishing a Great Void Corner Tower in Heavenly Mansion City, Lu Zongxiao could participate in it under the City Lord's Mansion's name and reap a share of the profits. That was only one part of the benefit. The people who came because of the Great Void Corner Tower, and those who improved themselves in the Great Void Illusion Realm... all of them would strengthen Heavenly Mansion City's foundations.
Who stood to gain the most? Heavenly Mansion City, of course—and its City Lord.
So even if he received only one share out of ten, he'd still be getting a great deal.
As for that offhand remark of his—"Even if you tore down the Heavenly Mansion Secret Realm, it would still make up for it."
If Jiang Wang wanted to hear it as intentional, he could. If he didn't, he could take it as unintentional.
After serving as Heavenly Mansion City's City Lord for so long, could Lu Zongxiao really have failed to notice the changes in the Heavenly Mansion Secret Realm?
When