Before long, Zhao Xuan also emerged from seclusion and came to see Wenlong. Wenlong told him to find ten companions in the sect, form a squad, and follow him to Green Mountain City.
He himself selected twenty people to form an elite team, which entered Green Mountain City in separate groups.
That evening, they checked into an inn run by members of the Zhang Family. He had someone bribe a member of the family, letting their Clan Chief know that there was a major business deal to discuss at the inn.
Their investigations confirmed that the Zhang Family opposed the City Lord's Residence. Wenlong intended to win them over, destroy the City Lord's Residence, and avenge the attack over the Jieliu Shihuang.
He would also bring Green Mountain City's forces under his control in preparation for protecting Huaxia City. He had brought Zhao Xuan here precisely so that he could take command of the City Guards.
After dinner, the Zhang Family Head arrived as agreed and met the masked Wenlong in a quiet guest room.
Wenlong dispensed with pleasantries and went straight to the point. "Zhang Family Head, I have indeed come to discuss a major business deal. The question is, do you dare take it?"
The Zhang Family Head laughed. "Who would turn down a good deal in this world? Let's hear it first."
"I know the Zhang Family is at odds with the City Lord's Residence. Would you be interested in becoming City Lord?" Wenlong asked calmly, looking at him.
The Zhang Family Head froze for a moment, then a flicker of delighted surprise and suspicion flashed through his eyes. "What makes you say that? The City Lord's Residence is enormously powerful. How could the Zhang Family shake it so easily?"
Wenlong smiled faintly. "You needn't worry, Zhang