Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 364 Further Discussion on Blackstone: The Complete Relocation

The moonlight reflected on the water.

Zhou Ming pushed away the sleeping Little Dragon Girl beside him, got out of bed and walked to the window.

She appeared to be looking at the scene of the moon reflected in the water outside the window, but in reality, she was checking the situation of Lu Xiaofeng, which was projected by Xiao Ai in her personal space.

His eyes darkened.

"That King of Wheels really knows how to cause me trouble!"

Although theoretically, Zhou Ming's organization has only been established and developed for less than two years, its scale is already unprecedentedly powerful.

Especially in terms of combat power, they are incredibly terrifying, possessing the combat power of a Celestial-level being like the Demon God of War, and theoretically, each of them could reach the Celestial-level power of Heavenly Crystal.

Although this is only theoretical, at present, the power of Tianjing has not been developed to that level at all; at most, it can only reach the level of a Grandmaster.

But this is equivalent to ten Grandmaster-level power sources. Combined with Zhou Ming's projection ability, it can easily create ten Grandmaster-level combat power.

Under such circumstances, even Mu Daoren was no longer considered a big shot in the entire organization.

Not to mention a mere Black Stone organization and the Wheel King, who only possessed the cultivation of a Grandmaster.

Currently, Zhou Ming entrusts most of his affairs to Xiao Ai, and only a few important matters are presented to him.

Unfortunately, the entire Black Stone organization was not a big deal to Zhou Ming.

Therefore, Zhou Ming had not seen any news about the Blackstone organization for a year.

To my utter surprise, I saw this organization again because of Lu Xiaofeng.

After all, Lu Xiaofeng actually receives quite a lot of attention from Xiao Ai.

"Lu Xiaofeng, Lu Xiaofeng, it's really not a waste of the high level of attention I've given you. It feels like everything in the entire Ming Dynasty is trying to get close to you."

Zhou Ming sighed inwardly.

Although Zhou Ming had long since stopped paying attention to the Black Stone organization, it was only Zhou Ming who stopped paying attention.

In fact, Ai is watching almost everything that any member of the organization, especially the formal members, does.

Otherwise, Ai's need for the aura of perfection wouldn't have grown day by day.

Therefore, in this very short time, Ai had already reviewed all the events of the Black Stone Organization over the past year, extracted the key points, and presented them to Zhou Ming.

Zhou Ming understood immediately.

In the end, it was still that old eunuch, King Yama, who couldn't forget about the matter of mending the wounded.

Although Zhou Ming had mentioned the Divine Illumination Scripture to him long ago, King Zhuanlun sent one of his three top assassins to obtain it.

But of all people he could have sent, he sent out Xiyu.

Although Drizzle was trained by King Yama, she had long since developed an extreme aversion to endless missions and killings, and had become accustomed to daily life during her time of disappearance.

During his journey to the Qing Dynasty to obtain the Divine Illumination Scripture, he happened to encounter Ding Dian.

After learning about Ding Dian and Ling Shuanghua's love story, Xi Yu decided to rebel against Heishi. She not only helped the two overcome many difficulties, but also enabled them to get together smoothly.

The three of them then left the Qing Dynasty and went to the capital of the Song Dynasty to live in seclusion.

Blackstone, having received no news from Xiyu for a long time, naturally sent people to check on her.

But the drizzle was too well hidden.

Furthermore, the Black Stone organization has always been rooted in the Ming Dynasty, or more precisely, in the area around the capital.

Upon arriving in the Song Dynasty, they found themselves with absolutely no advantage and ultimately failed to locate Xiyu.

King Chakravartin was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

On the organization's side, not only is the exchange price of Huangliangdan extremely high, but it can only be effective for one hour.

So King Chakravartin had no choice but to give up and start looking for his original goal again.

That is, the remains of Rama.

Through the organization's intelligence network, he quickly discovered that half of Rama's remains had fallen into Zhang Haiduan's hands.

However, the capital city is full of hidden talents. After the previous blow from Pei Ju's Azure Dragon Society, Black Stone has become much more docile and dares not act rashly.

They waited until Zhang Haiduan left the capital and wanted to return to his hometown before suddenly making their move and stealing Luo Mo's remains.

However, this matter was handled very poorly, and the person actually managed to escape.

Zhou Ming recalled that in the original story, Zhang Renfeng was able to escape because his heart was located in a different position than that of ordinary people. Therefore, even though the long sword pierced his chest, it did not damage his heart meridian, and he was able to survive by chance.

But now, he was chased to the riverbank and jumped into the river to escape.

In other words, the original Black Stone was capable of wiping out the entire Zhang family, and even Zhang Renfeng was actually killed, but he was lucky enough to escape.

It's entirely a matter of luck.

Here, however, Blackstone's existence is purely due to its power.

The gap is huge.

Zhou Ming was a little confused. Could the absence of a drizzle really have such a big impact on Black Stone?
"They couldn't even handle Zhang Renfeng, a grandmaster-level figure, let alone now that Zhang Renfeng has brought in Lu Xiaofeng and Li Xunhuan. If they find them, the Black Stone Organization will probably be wiped out in an instant!"

Zhou Ming enjoys watching plays.

But the core element of a play is conflict!
The conflict between the good guys and the bad guys.

The conflict between the protagonist and the boss.

Between these two groups, the villains and bosses often have the advantage, while the heroes and protagonists are at a disadvantage.

Originally, Zhang Renfeng alone should have faced the same situation against the entire Black Stone organization.

However, Zhang Renfeng was lucky enough to encounter Lu Xiaofeng and Li Xunhuan when they were poisoned and no one dared to help them. He then introduced them to Li Guishou.

The relationship between Li Guishou and Zhang Renfeng is more than just that of saving a life.

In fact, Li Guishou and Zhang Haiduan had a very close relationship, and Li Guishou could even be considered a secret supporter of Zhang Haiduan. Over the years, he had provided Zhang Haiduan with countless herbs.

That's why, after rescuing Zhang Renfeng from the river, Li Guishou helped him with plastic surgery and facial reconstruction, and also treated Li Xunhuan and Zhang Renfeng, thus helping him to bestow favors.

Otherwise, do you really think this eccentric doctor can save just anyone?

Having received such a great favor, Lu Xiaofeng would do everything in his power to help Zhang Renfeng investigate the Black Stone organization.

Although the Black Stone organization was well hidden, Zhou Ming had no doubt that Lu Xiaofeng was 100% capable of investigating it.

If that moment really comes, he probably won't stand idly by; instead, he'll personally step in to help Zhang Renfeng destroy Black Stone.

In this way, the strength of the good guys and the bad guys, the protagonist and the boss, is completely disproportionate.

In fact, compared to Lu Xiaofeng, Heishi was not a villain or boss at all; he was just a nobody.

The conflict between the two sides was entirely predictable. The entire scene offered absolutely no anticipation.

Zhou Ming had absolutely no interest in such a pointless spectacle.

and……

"He was someone who contributed to the early establishment of my power base and could be considered a veteran in the organization. It would be really unacceptable for him to be wiped out like this."

Zhou Ming thought to himself, "Xiao Ai, come up with a plan to protect the Black Stone organization."

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ai presented several plans and left the decision to Zhou Ming.

The first option is the simplest: kill Lu Xiaofeng, Li Xunhuan, Li Guishou, and Zhang Renfeng.

However, Zhou Ming passed without hesitation.

Although he didn't want the Black Stone organization to be destroyed, there was no doubt that this organization was no match for Lu Xiaofeng.

The second option is for the organization to intervene and help the Blackstone organization conceal its whereabouts.

However, firstly, it would require a significant amount of organizational resources. Secondly, it might not be possible to keep it hidden.

The desire of the Wheel King to mend his broken body and restore his complete form had become an obsession in his heart, and he would never give up on it.

Rama's remains, however, had been broken in two during the battles among martial artists hundreds of years ago, and King Yama only managed to snatch one half.

He needed the other half to deduce the miraculous power of restoring life and repairing defects from Rama's remains.

Therefore, Blackstone will inevitably make another move.

And this will be the biggest weakness of the Black Stone organization!

Of course, the organization could also take matters into its own hands and seize the other half of Rama's remains.

Zhou Ming thought about it and decided to put it aside for the time being.

Then we looked at the third option.

Send the Black Stone Organization to the Song Dynasty!

"Hmm? That's interesting!"

On the Song Dynasty side, there was not only Xi Yu, a traitor from the Black Stone Organization, but also Ding Dian and his wife, who possessed the Divine Illumination Scripture.

With the two combined, there's no need for much scheming. Just inform King Yama, and he'll probably immediately lead the entire Black Stone organization to the Song Dynasty!
Xiao Ai pointed out that the Black Stone organization, now under Zhou Ming's command, is utterly unremarkable and completely useless.

After all, within the entire Ming Dynasty, Zhou Ming wielded immense power, commanding numerous subordinates, each a remarkable individual.

Why do you have to go to Blackstone when you can't ask them for help?

In contrast, the organization currently has very few members in the Song Kingdom.

Sending the Blackstone organization over there will put them to immediate use!

This plan not only fully mobilized the organization's manpower, but also saved time and effort; once a message was sent, the Wheel King took action on his own.

Unlike other solutions, this one requires organizing and expending manpower and resources to assist them.

"In that case, let's proceed with this plan."

Zhou Ming said, "King of the Wheel, consider this a perk I'm giving you, my long-time employee. If you fail to perform well again, don't blame me for being heartless..."

After giving the answer back to Ai, Zhou Ming turned around and went to sleep.

Ai, who works twelve hours a day without rest, unceremoniously woke up King Yama and immediately ordered him to lead the entire Black Stone organization to the Song Kingdom to carry out a mission.

At this point, King Chakravartin had obtained half of Rama's remains. Although he hadn't figured out anything yet, he was fifty percent of the way to success.

He was naturally unwilling to be suddenly asked to go to the State of Song.

However, after seeing the following message, King Yama's thoughts underwent a complete transformation.

"Drizzle! The Divine Illumination Sutra!"

King Yama clenched those two words tightly, as if a cold, indifferent face appeared before his eyes.

Those were assassins he had painstakingly trained. They were not only young and talented, but also, because he was a eunuch and had no descendants, he inevitably felt a little envious when he saw other elderly people surrounded by their children as he got older. At the same time, he also hoped that he could have children by his side.

Therefore, the drizzle can be said to embody a part of his family affection.

But at the same time, as a eunuch who had cultivated the Sunflower Manual and was full of yang energy, he also had some unspeakable feelings in his heart.

Therefore, the psychological damage caused by Xiyu's betrayal was no less than that of a man who suddenly discovers that his wife has been unfaithful all along, and that the daughter he raised from childhood is not his own.

When they divorced, both his wife and daughter chose to leave him.

This feeling of anger and hatred even overwhelmed his desire for the Divine Illumination Scripture.

After all, after taking one Huangliang Pill, he truly experienced the complete sensation. Although he longed for it even more, it also helped to alleviate his emotions.

Moreover, after joining the organization, I witnessed too many of its amazing aspects, which broadened my horizons and made me more open-minded about the Divine Illumination Sutra and the remains of Rama.

Just like someone who earns only three thousand a month, but after spending a lot of time online, they consider three or five hundred thousand as small change.

Of course, in reality, you still need to earn that three thousand.

Therefore, King Yama did not hesitate to agree and then quickly contacted all the members of the Black Stone organization.

The many assassins had been hiding their identities all this time, pretending to be ordinary people and working normal jobs every day. They finally managed to fall asleep at night, only to be woken up by their boss.

However, most of them were still excited when they heard that they were to all go to the State of Song.

They weren't after the Divine Illumination Scripture; it was simply because their trip to the Song Kingdom was an organizational mission.

And when there's a task, there's a time!
Even assassins need to eat and support their families.

Black Stone offended Prime Minister Pei Ju and was hunted down and disappeared. During that time, as an assassin of the Black Stone organization, despite having powerful martial arts skills, he could only do ordinary jobs and could not earn much money at all.

After being recruited by Zhou Ming, they thought they would rise to prominence, but unexpectedly, the organization under Zhou Ming developed too fast, and in the blink of an eye, Black Stone fell behind.

Now income has decreased significantly.

Now, they suddenly received a mission to go to the State of Song.

Regardless of the purpose, making money is the goal.

So all the members of the Black Stone organization quickly made arrangements for their own affairs and set off for the Song Kingdom!
Meanwhile, Lu Xiaofeng was still on Li Guishou's boat, receiving treatment.

Of course, Lu Xiaofeng is a man who can't sit still.

Li Guishou said the entire treatment process would last about two months.

Lu Xiaofeng couldn't bear to stay on the ship for such a long time.

Only three or four days later, when the treatment was on track and the two no longer needed to stay on the boat all day, but could come every few days, Lu Xiaofeng's mind began to wander.
(End of this chapter)