I told you to change your skills, and you changed them into a nuclear explosion immortal?

Lu Yun was taken aback.

"Your father and the others have arrived?"

Xu Qingmeng opened her mouth, her face clearly flushed.

"It's not just them... People from Mingguang City, Tai'an City, Shancheng, and the six major families and forces in the Northern Region have all come; it's just a matter of how many there are."

Lu Yun was a little confused; he hadn't expected them to actually all come.

"Then why didn't they come looking for me?"

"I'm just worried that I'll bother you because you're busy."

Lu Yun suddenly realized that it made sense. He was always running around and spent most of his time at the North Gate, so it was normal that they didn't have a chance to talk to him.

However, what puzzled Lu Yun was that it was normal for people to come from Mingguang City, but why did people from Tai'an City and Shancheng City also come?

I don't think I have much interaction with them, right?

Is it simply because everyone is a subordinate city or pass?

"Then what are you standing there for? Hurry up and invite your father in. Never mind, I'll go greet him."

He is, after all, Xu Qingmeng's father and future father-in-law.

No matter how strong she is, she is still a junior and must observe proper etiquette so as not to be looked down upon.

Xu Qingmeng blushed, feeling a bit strange. It was only because Lu Yun was an orphan that she knew what it would be like to meet his parents.

The two quickly left the courtyard, and sure enough, Xu Zhenguang, the head of the Xu family, and others were already waiting.

Lu Yun had met Xu Zhenguang once at school, so he could recognize him at a glance.

"Uncle Xu, why are you waiting here? Next time you come, you can just come in."

Upon hearing Lu Yun's words, the people who had been crowding around immediately looked at Xu Zhenguang with envy.

This old rascal, thanks to his daughter, has boarded Lu Yun's big ship. In the future, the Xu family will surely soar to great heights.

Xu Zhenguang understood this principle and, without putting on airs, stepped forward with a smile and shook Lu Yun's outstretched hand.

"Oh, I just didn't want to bother you because you're so busy. Building this city is a huge project, there are so many things to do."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yun quickly exchanged a few pleasantries, as he had to keep to himself.

"Uncles and elders, let's not stand here, let's go inside and talk."

Lu Yun could roughly guess what they were here for.

Because the people who came included not only officials such as Yan Guofei, the city lord of Tai'an City, Chang Bin, the city lord of Mingguang City, and Yang Ming, the city lord of Shancheng City.

There are also people from Qin Wushuang's family and Ye Wuhen's family.

There were roughly forty or fifty people in total.

Therefore, their intentions in coming here are quite clear.

Upon arriving at the reception room, Xu Qingmeng hurriedly and shyly went to make tea again. Xu Zhenguang remained silent, as what he wanted to say was not suitable for outsiders to be present. After exchanging glances with the others, Yang Ming spoke first.

"Lord Lu, we have come here today with a request."

"Don't be so polite with me. Just tell me if there's anything I can help you with. We're family, after all, so I'll definitely help if I can."

Yang Ming smiled, finally feeling relieved.

"That's right. We've already toured Dream City. Even without the Armed Array mission, many people will still come to Dream City in the future."

"So we thought, let's see if we can cooperate with Dream City."

"Of course, we won't interfere in anything. We're just here to do business honestly, pay our taxes, and help out where we can. We promise that we will definitely not break the rules, and everything will be for Dream City's benefit."

The phenomenal success of Dream City was inevitable, and it's perfectly normal for them to want a piece of the pie.

In a mountainous city like this, because of its small population, there are almost no ways to make money. He thought that starting a side business to pay his subordinates' salaries would be a reasonable source of income.

This kind of thing isn't just something that City Lord Yang Ming does; other City Lords also invest in other cities.

After all, some places are rich while others are poor. They also need to eat and support their families, which is understandable.

As for other families and forces, the approach is even more direct.

Make money, not shabby.

"Sure, I have no problem with that. You can talk to Wen Liangyu later. He's the deputy city lord now, in charge of 80% of Dream City's affairs."

Upon hearing this, the head of the Wen family was momentarily speechless.

Well, you're really treating my son like a beast of burden.

To others, this might seem like a dream job with immense power, but who among them is a fool?

It's easy to understand why Lu Yun did this.

Everyone looked at the head of the Wen family with great sympathy, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

However, Yang Ming reacted quickly and laughed.

"Then thank you very much, City Lord Lu."

You're too kind.

Seeing that Lu Yun was in a good mood, Qin Ling, the guild leader of the Peerless Guild, smiled and said.

"Lord Lu, we'd like to move our guild headquarters to Dream City. Would you be willing?"

"Yes, of course I'm willing, no problem! You can talk to Wen Liangyu about it later."

How could Lu Yun possibly refuse free cattle, horses, bodyguards, and mobile promotional materials?

Dream City is so big, just give them a small piece of land and that will be enough for them.

"Lord Lu, our guild also wants to move."

"So are we."

"Move! Move everything! I'm fine with this, you can just go find Wen Liangyu later."

The head of the Wen family was completely dumbfounded by Lu Yun's constant use of the term "Wen Liangyu".

Is my son being punished by heaven for being treated like this?

Even the donkeys in the production team can get a drink of water and rest!

However, once everything was settled, they all left, leaving only two people behind.

One was Xu Zhenguang, and the other was Wu Xiangchen's father, Wu Chengwu.

Lu Yun took a sip of tea, looked at Wu Chengwu who was very flustered and nervous, and smiled.

"Uncle Wu, what's wrong...?"

Wu Chengwu smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"Um... Lord Lu, I... I've come to apologize to you on behalf of my good-for-nothing son."

To be honest, if he hadn't come, Lu Yun would have forgotten that Wu Xiangchen even existed.

But there's nothing we can do. He's also from Mingguang City, and now that he's successful, it's normal for him to apologize.

"Oh, this matter? You don't need to worry about it. I have never blamed him."

Firstly, although Wu Xiangchen had been causing trouble, he had never actually harmed him.

Secondly, Wu Xiangchen is a simp and has always been very restrained towards Xu Qingmeng, at most harassing her verbally. Ultimately, he is only hostile to himself because he likes Xu Qingmeng.

As for the cursing, Lu Yun didn't take it seriously at all; he had also cursed Wu Xiangchen quite a bit.

Compared to Wu Xiangchen's repeated setbacks, at least he was a smart man and did not choose to collude with Qian Jiayu again, which meant that there was still hope for him.

Besides, to put it bluntly, Wu Xiangchen isn't even his enemy; he's just a stepping stone in the early stages of his life. There's absolutely no need to compete with him.

Seeing Lu Yun's calm expression, Wu Chengwu realized that Lu Yun truly had no interest in Wu Xiangchen, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then... thank you very much, City Lord Lu..."

Wu Chengwu stood up and bowed respectfully to Lu Yun, the younger man. In terms of etiquette, he was perfectly polite.

"This is the sincerity of my Wu family's apology. Although it is not much, I hope City Lord Lu will not find it offensive."

As he spoke, he took out a spatial ring, which Lu Yun accepted after a moment's thought.

The gift itself is secondary; if you don't accept it, the other person will think you haven't forgiven them.

Sure enough, seeing that Lu Yun had accepted it, Wu Chengwu finally smiled.

"In that case, I won't bother you any longer, City Lord Lu. Until we meet again."

Lu Yun smiled and nodded.

"Okay, see you later. Qingmeng, go see Uncle Wu off."

Xu Qingmeng obediently led Wu Chengwu away, and his heartache was finally put to rest.

Now, only Xu Zhenguang and Lu Yun were left in the room.

Xu Zhenguang smiled.

"Lord Lu, what do you think of Qingmeng?"

"She's great, beautiful inside and out, and we get along well."

Xu Zhenguang's smile widened.

"So, when are you planning to have your wedding?"

"puff!!!"