Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 859 - 859 819 Struggle for Power

859: Chapter 819: Struggle for Power 859: Chapter 819: Struggle for Power Lu Chuan pushed the door open and came out, looking at the caretaker, he asked, “How many people have come?”

“Almost seven or eight, I suppose.

They’re all gathered at the entrance, arguing nonstop.”

“Take me there to have a look.”

Having said that, Lu Chuan followed the caretaker to the entrance of Lu Manor.

At the entrance, over a dozen lavish carriages were parked, and at the spot, seven or eight men and women clad in luxurious garments stood chattering incessantly.

“Young Master Lu is coming out!”

“Lu Manor Master, you’re finally out!”

“I got up early specifically to see you, and I’m glad I finally did!”

“Lu Manor Master, I have matters to discuss with you.

I am the Family Head of the Su family, Su Qianming!”

Lu Chuan looked at the crowd and said, “You all came to find me today, for what purpose?

We’re complete strangers, aren’t we?”

“Lu Manor Master, with your keen insight, you should already know why we are here.”

“Recently, I heard that the City Lord Wan Changdong passed away unfortunately, and now the position of City Lord is vacant, leaving Forest City without governance.”

“Such a seat should be taken by someone with strength and capability.

Lu Manor Master, I think I am a very suitable candidate.”

All eyes were fixed on Lu Chuan, waiting for him to respond.

“Why not come inside and talk.”

Lu Chuan turned and entered into the manor.

Then, leading the way, Lu Chuan headed to the Council Hall, and the others followed him there as well.

After Lu Chuan entered the Council Hall, he sat in the main seat, and the rest of the people took their seats as well.

“Lu Manor Master, my name is Su Qianming.

I came to visit last night, but unfortunately, you had already retired, so I came early this morning.”

Lu Chuan looked at this man in a deep blue robe.

“Su Qianming?

Our Lu family isn’t very familiar with your Su family, are we?”

Su Qianming quickly continued, “Though we haven’t had anything close to a relationship previously, we could gradually develop one.

Our Su family could definitely become a frontal pawn for Lu Manor.”

Su Qianming’s demeanor disgusted the others, but when they spoke, they were no different.

“Lu Manor Master, I have the strength and capability to manage Forest City well, let me be the City Lord.

Once I become the City Lord, I will listen to everything from Lu Manor!”

“Young Master Lu, I truly dream of becoming the City Lord of Forest City.

Please give me a chance, and I will manage Forest City perfectly!”

Lu Chuan looked at the crowd, but eventually, his gaze settled on Su Qianming.

“Su Qianming, tell me, what do you think your strengths are?”

Seeing his chance to speak, Su Qianming suddenly brightened and quickly said, “Our Su family runs multiple martial arts halls in Forest City.”

“Frankly speaking, at least thirty percent of the City Guards are my former students, many of whom were my direct disciples.”

“Just for that reason alone, I can guarantee that if I take the seat of City Lord, these people will definitely listen to me!”

“Additionally, our Su family ranks within the top five in overall strength in Forest City!”

“If Lu Manor Master could help me become City Lord, then our Su family and the Lu family would become an absolute alliance, the best of allies.”

“Then, with our two families combined and my leadership as City Lord, we would be a ruling force throughout Forest City!”

Lu Chuan gazed down at Su Qianming and asked, “How can I trust you?”

“I can…

entrust my life into your hands!”

This statement made everyone else in the room gasp in shock.

They couldn’t help but silently exclaim that this guy was crazy; he was going to extremes just to become the City Lord!

Only in Su Qianming’s heart did he understand how crucial this matter was for their Su family.

Other than running martial arts halls, they had no other business.

They had always wanted to enter the commercial sector, to earn more money to better support the ongoing running of their martial arts halls.

But the competition in Forest City was fierce, and no matter how hard their Su family tried, they couldn’t break into the commercial sector.

This had always troubled Su Qianming.

But now, an opportunity had come.

If he could become the City Lord, he would have plenty of business projects he could assign to his Su family to handle.

Suddenly, their Su family would enter the business sector and thrive.

Therefore, he couldn’t let go of this opportunity; it was too tempting!

If he succeeded, not only he but his entire Su family would soar to great heights and not only achieve in martial arts but also hold significant sway in the business sector.

He looked at Lu Chuan, sincerely bowing his head, waiting quietly for Lu Chuan’s decision.

“You want to entrust your life in my hands, how can you do that?”

Su Qianming continued, “I have a type of slow-acting poison.

Once ingested, it requires an antidote to be taken once a year for seven consecutive years to completely eliminate the toxin.”

“So, you plan to take this poison and then hand over the antidote to me?”

Su Qianming nodded repeatedly, “Exactly.

This way, I will have to come to Lu Manor at least once a year to seek the antidote.”

Lu Chuan furrowed his brows and asked, “But what if you secretly kept an antidote?”

“That won’t happen.

This poison is called Seven-Star Nether Powder, and when auctioned in the market, it is sold together with seven doses of the antidote.”

“Moreover, Seven-Star Nether Powder is extremely rare; it only appeared once in Forest City three years ago, and I happened to buy it.”

“Everything I have said can be verified at will, it’s all true.”

Lu Chuan looked at the others and asked, “Is what he’s saying true?”

The rest knew in their hearts that Su Qianming was telling the truth.

However, none of them wanted to admit it.

If they admitted it, the position of City Lord was nearly out of their reach.

They had never dreamed that not buying the poison back then would cause them to miss such an opportunity today.

It was truly regrettable.

Lu Chuan then turned to look at the caretaker and asked, “Is what he’s saying true?”

The caretaker nodded repeatedly, “Yes, it’s true, I know about it.

If he drinks the poison, there really are only those seven doses of the antidote, no extras.”

“Unless he could travel everywhere, searching for the antidote, but that would likely be very difficult.”

Lu Chuan nodded slightly, “I see, that’s not bad.”

“I can see you have great potential, so let it be you who will become the City Lord.

Go bring the poison over, drink it in front of me, then hand over the antidote, and I will make you the City Lord immediately.

If anyone objects, I will beat them until they submit!”

Upon hearing this, everyone else’s faces fell, as if they were on the verge of death.

The others regretfully got up and left the scene one after another.

They all knew that talking more was useless.

The future City Lord of Forest City had been decided by Lu Chuan, it would be the Family Head of the Su family, Su Qianming.