He immediately took the calming pill, feeling quite relieved!
However, given his responsibility as City Lord to maintain order, Gongxi Yanchang hurriedly stepped forward to greet the seniors, and briefly informed Alliance Leader Du of the close ties between the Commerce Association and the Alliance, tactfully conveying his helplessness.
"Indeed, the commerce associations of each city fall under the jurisdiction of the Alliance. The purpose is to enable unified management and pricing, not to let them use their power to oppress, even the City Lord!" Du Li could not reveal the more important purpose—to prevent collusion between the Commerce Association and the City Lord, circumventing the Alliance to make the City Lord an all-powerful local emperor.
Who could have imagined that this move, meant to guard against the City Lord, instead allowed the Commerce Association President to exploit loopholes, wielding numerous forms of blackmail, turning the entire city into his personal domain!
