Actually, the four of them weren't worried about how their status would change with a new City Lord.
As long as the townsfolk still needed to eat, clothe themselves, and travel, they would depend on them, and they could certainly continue to live comfortably, just perhaps not as comfortably as before.
Therefore, what they discussed the most was how to maintain their own interests.
As for the "new City Lord," what the future held for him? Would the imperial court discover him? Or could he successfully deceive them and truly usurp control?
They didn't care.
Unless cultivators waged a huge battle on their side, affecting the entire city, they could always live comfortably, generation after generation.
"Bang!"
The door was kicked open, and Lu Yixia, leading a large group of people, surrounded the Clan Leaders of the Ye, Huang, Lin, and Xiao Families.
"What are you doing?" the head of the Lin family asked indignantly.
"Slap!"
