Dragon's Origin

“Old brother, do you have a solution?” Wang Sheng asked with a smile, seeing the delighted expression on the old butler's face.

“The city lord said he is willing to make a solemn oath in front of the heads of all the major families, guaranteeing that Uncle Li will be obedient and will never cause trouble.” The old butler had come for the matter of Worry-Free City joining the alliance last time. Seeing Wang Sheng, he was all smiles. After greeting Song Yan, he quickly explained Worry-Free City's solution.

Wang Sheng was previously worried that Uncle Li would not contribute his full effort and would retreat when facing dangerous situations, so he asked Worry-Free City to provide a guarantee. Now that the old butler has brought the message, the city lord of Worry-Free City is willing to vouch for it.

Song Yan’s two maids and two guards were present, and they couldn't help but widen their eyes as they listened to the butler's words. This would work? The solution is for the city lord to say he guarantees it? Why? Could it be that such a big matter is just a word from the city lord?

However, what puzzled the two maids and two guards was that neither Wang Sheng nor Song Yan had any objections. Wang Sheng even nodded repeatedly, “Since the city lord is willing to vouch, then there is no problem.”

Hearing Wang Sheng's words, the maids and guards were dumbfounded. Why? What's even more amazing is that not only did Wang Sheng agree, but even Song Yan had no objections and silently nodded from the side. What's the reason?

If it were the head of another small power who made this statement, neither Wang Sheng nor Song Yan would pay attention. Who are you to dare to personally guarantee the actions of an epic-level expert? But the city lord of Worry-Free City is different. His words truly carry such weight and can make such a guarantee.

In this world, there are a few people whose words are a guarantee. Because their status and identity determine that they can never break their promise on such a well-known matter, otherwise, the entire force will lose its credibility and never have a chance to recover.

The heads of the eight major families can, and the Son of Heaven also counts as one. If there are any others, perhaps only the city lord of Worry-Free City or the owner of the Treasure Pavilion of Divine Prison can. Lu Wenhou of Yu Bao Zhai can barely be counted as one. Of course, Wang Sheng is the same now; he also has this reputation.

Last time, Worry-Free City wanted to join, but the city lord of Worry-Free City did not vouch for Uncle Li's actions. Now, it's just an additional word of guarantee, without doing anything practical, but the result is very different. One can't help but sigh!

Wang Sheng nodded, and this matter was basically halfway done. Moreover, next to him was the representative of the Song family's head, the direct daughter of the Duke of Song, Miss Song Yan of the Song Kingdom. Since she had no objections, this matter was actually settled.

The major families are not rejecting Worry-Free City, but are worried about Worry-Free City's epic-level expert, Uncle Li. Now that the city lord is willing to guarantee it, all concerns can disappear. No matter how powerful Uncle Li of Worry-Free City is, can he challenge the whole world alone? Even if he has this ability, there is still the Lingxu Ancestor of the Taoist sect. The ancestor has a close relationship with Wang Sheng. Give Uncle Li a hundred guts; let’s see if he dares to ruin Wang Sheng's affairs?

In this way, everyone is happy. The more experts Worry-Free City has, the happier everyone is. This means that everyone's losses will be smaller. Who wouldn't want someone to come in and share the risks? As for the final gains, let's talk about it after we get through these hurdles!

“Miss, the city lord of Worry-Free City said a guarantee is enough?” After the old butler left happily, one of the maids couldn't help but ask Song Yan, “He just needs to say a word?”

“Silly girl.” Song Yan directly threw the evaluation Wang Sheng gave her onto the maid beside her, “What is the identity of the city lord of Worry-Free City? His word is truly effective. Just like if I, Miss, say that my Song Kingdom guarantees it, who would dare to object?”

The maid nodded, half-understanding. She was indeed a cultivation expert and a loyal maid, but she knew almost nothing about politics or intrigue. Whatever the miss said was naturally the truth.

“Young master-in-law, why didn't the city lord of Worry-Free City guarantee it last time? Didn't he want to join? It was clearly just a matter of a word.” Another maid saw that Song Yan and Wang Sheng were in a good mood, so she simply asked all the doubts in her heart.

“Because he didn't want to expose all his cards last time.” Wang Sheng replied with a smile, “But the temptation he faced was too great, so he could only do this.”

“Expose his cards?” The maid who asked the question was directly stunned. It was clearly just saying that the city lord guaranteed Uncle Li, a matter of a word. What cards were exposed? Not only the maid who asked the question and the other three, but even Song Yan had overlooked this point.

“Think about it, what does the city lord of Worry-Free City rely on to guarantee Uncle Li's behavior?” Wang Sheng asked the women, “Uncle Li is an epic-level expert. If he really goes crazy and disobeys, is the city lord willing to accompany him in ruining his reputation and destroying Worry-Free City?”

“He must have a way to restrain Uncle Li.” Song Yan decisively took over the conversation, “Although I don't know what method it is, he definitely doesn't want to reveal it, so he came forward to guarantee it.”

“It can be determined that it is definitely not relying on oaths.” Wang Sheng smiled at Song Yan, affirming her guess. If the city lord of Worry-Free City swore in front of the heads of all the major forces, he would definitely have to abide by it, but even if Uncle Li swore in front of the people of the world, he would not sincerely believe that this oath was so sacred.

Not relying on oaths, then what does Worry-Free City rely on? Instantly, Song Yan thought of an answer and couldn't help but blurt out, “They still have experts who can restrain Uncle Li!”

Wang Sheng smiled and didn't say anything more. Besides this reason, Wang Sheng couldn't think of how a rebellious guy like Uncle Li could obediently stay underground for a hundred years. He didn't even jump out to suppress him the few times he came to Worry-Free City. If someone couldn't suppress him, would he be so obedient?

Song Yan guessed the answer herself, but she really didn't want to admit this answer in her heart. Having an epic-level Uncle Li in Worry-Free City was already a headache for the eight major families. If there was another expert who could suppress Uncle Li, the eight major families would probably not just have a headache. What's even more terrifying is, what if there's more than one?

Uncle Li was able to break through to the epic level a few years ago. Was Worry-Free City so well-behaved that they only let him break through and keep the secret? If it were Song Yan, she would definitely see if she could cultivate a few more.

But in this way, Song Yan would have to truly carefully consider Wang Sheng's previous words. If other families have experts, what should their own family do? Strangle them one by one? But they don't even know who the opponent is, so how can they strangle them? Eliminate Worry-Free City for no reason? At this juncture, it is definitely not a good choice.

“Don't look at me.” Wang Sheng couldn't help but laugh when he saw Song Yan looking at him, “Think about it yourself. Whether to cultivate your own experts or to strangle the threat at all costs, decide for yourself.”