Zongwu: The Rise of the Little People

midnight.

Chen's Oil Mill.

After Zhao Xu followed Feiyou Chen to the oil mill, he returned.

At midnight, he brought Ren Ruyi back here again.

"Is this Fatty Chen's home?"

Zhao Xu nodded to Ren Ruyi, and then said: "Not only does Feiyou Chen live here, this is also the base of Black Stone."

The darkness concealed the figure.

The two men quickly sneaked to Feiyou Chen's bed.

When they arrived at the place, Zhao Xu no longer hid and started talking.

"Ruyi, entering the first rank, your martial arts have improved greatly!"

"I have to thank you for all this!"

Sure enough, the conversation between the two people without paying attention to the people around them woke up Fatty Chen.

"What……"

Feiyou Chen opened his eyes and exclaimed, while reaching out to take the sword beside the bed.

Zhao Xu naturally would not let him succeed. He flicked his fingers slightly and a stream of energy sealed the acupuncture point.

Before Feiyou Chen could finish his sentence, his hand just touched the sword and he was stopped halfway.

"What should we do next?"

Zhao Xu did not answer Ren Ruyi directly, but looked directly into Feiyou Chen's eyes and launched the soul-stealing technique.

Half an hour later.

The accountant of Chenji Oil Mill.

Zhao Xu sat in the main seat, and Ren Ruyi sat beside him.

Fatty Chen was kneeling on the ground at this time, his face full of fear.

Ren Ruyi looked at the account books and books piled on the table with surprise on his face.

"These are Blackstone's confidential archives and the account books of bribes. Does Blackstone have such great power?"

Zhao Xu could understand Ren Ruyi's doubts.

"Hehe, Black Stone—the cornerstone of the court's darkness."

"To dare to shout out such an arrogant slogan, there must be something behind it."

"Look at these account books. Blackstone's size cannot handle such a huge amount of money coming in every year."

Zhao Xu's words gave Ren Ruyi more questions.

"Who has such great ability?"

Zhao Xu did not answer directly.

"The black stone chakravartin came from the Ouchi."

The Chakravartin is a eunuch. This simple confirmation of his identity gives rise to endless imagination.

The imperial palace of the Ming Dynasty was divided into three forces.

One was the East Factory headed by Cao Zhengchun, and the other was the West Factory founded by Yu Huatian who had the support of Concubine Wan.

The last group is composed of people headed by the current emperor, such as the empress dowager, Princess Yunluo, etc.

Zhao Xu used to think that Blackstone might be a figure pushed out by one of the three forces to do dirty things.

But after looking at the account books and learning about Blackstone's annual revenue, he overturned this idea.

Now Zhao Xu has a new speculation.

Such a huge amount of money is simply not something that one force can swallow. Blackstone should be used with the tacit approval of the three forces to do the dirty work.

As for the annual income, the clever Chakravartin naturally knew to divide the bulk of it into three parts and give them to three different masters respectively.

With Blackstone's stable and huge annual contributions, the three parties naturally turned a blind eye to it.

Other forces in the court were also reluctant to attack Heishi due to the attitude of the palace.

After figuring out everything, Zhao Xu knew that Black Stone could not disappear and it must continue to exist.

However, it exists mainly based on its own will.

"Ruyi, let our people make a copy of these secret files and account books."

"Then take over Blackstone's network, but let Blackstone continue to operate as it is."

"Next, I want to have a good chat with Fatty Chen about Blackstone's other top killers."

Over the next few days, Zhao Xu paid close attention to Xiyu's intelligence while conquering Lei Bin and Cai Xishi one by one.

Among the three Black Stone assassins, Lei Bin is good at using hidden weapons such as flying needles and double thorns. He is the only one of the three who has a wife and a daughter.

With the ties of his family and longing for family happiness, Lei Bin is no longer a qualified killer.

As the saying goes, "Once you enter the world, you have no choice." Although Lei Bin wanted to leave Blackstone, he was powerless.

Lei Bin's weakness is obvious.

Zhao Xu found Lei Bin and easily turned him over with his absolute strength and a promise.

The performer went to Hebei, so he will be absent for a few days.

Lian Sheng, a magician, is a master of the lost magic trick "The Magic Rope".

For him, martial arts are just a necessity for survival, while tricks and magic are life.

However, years of studying magic tricks and coming into contact with various drugs and chemicals left him covered in injuries and suffering from illness for many years.

With Zhao Xu's current martial arts and medical skills, the problem of the magician did not cause him too much trouble.

Fatty Chen, Lei Bin and the colorful performer were conquered one after another.

Of course, the three of them took the seven-day pill specially made by Zhao Xu.

While Zhao Xu was winning over the top management, Ren Ruyi was also following the map, taking over Blackstone's network, and actively expanding and absorbing talents into the "Twelve Hours".

Blackstone's base is there, and the "Twelve Hours" rooted in this base is developing at a rapid pace.

The Chakravartin did not know that he was now a commander without any troops, and all his subordinates were "spies".

dark night.

In an unknown house.

Zhao Xu, Ren Ruyi and the colorful performer are observing a woman.

"She is the one you brought back from Hebei?"

Facing Zhao Xu, the clown behaved very obediently.

"Sir, she is the one who will replace Xiyu."

"Her name is Ye Zhanqing. She killed the groom's family of three on their wedding day."

Ren Ruyi, who was standing by, was very surprised after hearing this!

"Why?"

Hearing the question, the magician glanced at Zhao Xu. Seeing Zhao Xu nod, he whispered, "It is said that the groom is inhumane. Ye Zhanqing was furious..."

Ren Ruyi understood the reason before he finished listening.

"Ruyi, what do you think?"

As soon as she heard the question, she knew what Zhao Xu was thinking.

"He's ruthless enough, and his qualifications are not bad either. He's a good candidate."

"It's the Chakravartin's side!"

After Ren Ruyi confirmed that Ye Zhanqing was a potential talent that could be cultivated, Zhao Xu nodded.

"The Chakravartin is always a hidden danger and must be dealt with in the future."

"We can contact Ye Zhanqing first and let her become ours first."

"And the Chakravartin is a temple servant, which is what she despises the most."

After meeting Ye Zhanqing, Zhao Xuren returned to his newly bought house.

"How's the situation over there?"

"According to the latest news, the people who tried to intercept Xiyu suffered heavy losses. The five people we were following seemed to be preparing to join forces to deal with Xiyu."

"In addition, the Shaolin Temple sent a monk named Lu Zhu down the mountain to look for Xiyu as well."

After hearing the news, Zhao Xu nodded and said, "Xiyu is a genius in swordsmanship, exactly the talent we need."

"We must find Xiyu before Lu Zhu, otherwise something unexpected might happen."

Speaking of Lu Zhu and Xi Yu, Zhao Xu seemed to think of something.

"Let our people pay attention to Zhang Dajing, a wealthy businessman in the capital, and collect information about him."

After talking about Zhang Dajing, Zhao Xu grabbed Ren Ruyi's hand.

"I will be heading to Hebei tomorrow. I will have to trouble you with everything in Beijing."

“Thank you for your hard work, Ruyi!”