Chapter 397: Smashing Zhang Minfeng’s Place
As the news of Jing Tianying becoming the new City Lord of Donglin City spread, the city was once again thrown into a frenzy.
The Jing Family’s power was already unrivaled in Donglin City, and currently, no other family within the city could stand toe-to-toe with the Jing Family. Now that Jing Family Elder Jing Tianying had become the City Lord of Donglin City, wouldn’t the region of Donglin City be thoroughly dominated by the Jing Family?
Some forces loyal to the Jing Family, upon hearing this news, were quite delighted. The might of the Jing Family was not a bad thing for them, but rather a boon. By following the Jing Family, they too would feast, and their own families’ development would improve. They harbored no ambition to rise above the Jing Family in the future.
Without such ambition, they lived a comfortable and easy life.
As for those forces with ulterior motives, they were like ants on a hot pan. They had been hoping for a new City Lord who could stand up to the Jing Family, so they could take advantage of the chaos to expand their own influence, but unexpectedly, the new City Lord turned out to be from the Jing Family.
Upon receiving this news, they were dumbfounded.
After their initial shock, they had to consider their future path. It seemed they didn’t have many choices: either follow the Jing Family wholeheartedly or possibly relocate away from Donglin City. After all, surpassing the Jing Family within Donglin City territory seemed highly unlikely. Once they showed any dissent, the Jing Family would surely not let them off.
Everyone in the city discussed the appointment of the new City Lord.
"Why would the Prince appoint Jing Tianying as the new City Lord?"
"I don’t understand! Would the Prince even be aware of an elder from a family in Donglin City?"
"Clearly he is, not only does he know of him, but he also appointed Jing Tianying as the new City Lord!"
"How lucky! Although Jing Tianying’s strength is not bad, he’s only in the Innate Peak Realm and hasn’t stepped into the Dao Spirit Realm! I’ve been to dozens of cities but have never seen a city lord with only Innate Realm Cultivation."