Chapter 124: The court's movements, kindness and power

Li Ming didn't need to explain these things, the juggler and Lei Bin also paid special attention when performing them.

There are shadows of the imperial court and the two factories behind Black Stone. Although they have never heard the Wheel King admit it personally before, after working for Black Stone for so many years, they have more or less guessed some of the situation.

Moreover, there are many similar organizations under the Censorate, such as the Sunflower Sect, which is not well known to many people. It is also an underground organization and has done many shameful private tasks for the court.

There are even rumors that Tianzun, who had a grudge against Li Ming, was secretly serving the imperial power, but no one could be sure.

However, these organizations are indirectly controlled by the two factories, so the only person Blackstone can contact is the Wheel King. Many of the Blackstone organization's hidden strongholds, secret agents, and personnel are unknown to the higher-ups except Blackstone itself.

Therefore, the relationship with the Chakravartin was severed, and the remaining power of Black Stone was in a state of being leaderless, and could not be incorporated by higher-ups, so it would just be wasted over time.

The reason why Li Ming sent the clown and Lei Bin out to do things was for these reasons.

Using their relationship in Blackstone, he gathered these relatively safe remaining Blackstone forces into his own hands. After cleaning and organizing them, he had a ready-made intelligence organization of his own.

Although Qianming Martial Arts School is developing with peace of mind in Qixia Town, no one would complain about having too many cards in their hands. It is self-evident what a mature intelligence network means in this martial arts world.

Li Ming will not let go of this valuable asset either.

Li Ming felt more at ease letting the colorist and Lei Bin handle this matter.

On the one hand, both of them were poisoned by his tendon-breaking and bone-rotting pills, and there was nothing they could do except obey his orders. On the other hand, Li Ming had a good grasp of their personalities.

Needless to say, the juggler dared to take the initiative to challenge the Chakravartin in the original plot, and he already had a rebellious heart. After Lei Bin got a family and a wife, he also had the idea of ​​​​retreating at the peak of his career, but he was unable to escape due to the strict rules of Black Stone.

Although the two of them are still not free, they are more afraid of being found by the two factories than themselves.

Because the Chakravartin suddenly disappeared, a large amount of Black Stone's wealth disappeared, and someone must be held responsible for this mess.

If the two of them were exposed, they would be the first to be retaliated against.

Therefore, the two of them would be even more reluctant to be exposed than he was.

The remaining members of Blackstone who were recruited by the two of them were naturally hidden enough and had cut off contact with the higher-ups.

However, there were still some unsafe members in Black Stone. This time, after Cai Xishi and Lei Bin returned, they did not show any mercy and directly eliminated them all.

This is also why people from the West Factory said before that Black Stone had completely lost contact.

Li Ming listened to their reports and gained a preliminary understanding of Black Stone's situation.

Although his facial expression did not change much, Li Ming couldn't help but marvel at Black Stone's power.

The impression given by Blackstone in the underworld is that it has always been secretive and small in scale. After all, there are only a few people on each mission, and the previous killers such as Xiyu also took the elite route.

But now, after hearing the reports from the two magicians, Li Ming realized that the scale of Black Stone and the breadth of its intelligence network were far beyond his imagination.

Not only in the Ming Dynasty, but also in the Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty, there were Black Stone's secret agents and strongholds.

This is the case when Cai Xishi and Lei Bin have already abandoned part of the Black Stone forces.

Li Ming couldn't help but sigh that the Black Stone alone was beyond the imagination of normal people, not to mention the power hidden under the surface of the East and West Factories.

"By the way, there's one more thing."

The juggler paused and reported to Li Ming carefully.

"explain."

"That is, there is another person in our Black Stone, named Fatty Chen. He used to be the right-hand man of the Wheel King. All the intelligence, accounts and secrets of the officials in the world collected over the years in Black Stone are in his hands..."

Li Ming narrowed his eyes when he heard that.

He had an impression of this person, who was also one of the important figures in Black Stone, but he later died at the hands of Jiang Asheng.

"We were ordered by the owner to gather the remaining forces of Black Stone. Our original intention was to kill him, but..."

As the juggler spoke, he observed Li Ming's expression, and seeing that he looked normal, he continued.

"It's just that Fatty Chen claims that he has no loyalty to the King of the Wheel. Now he is willing to join us, just like us, with all the intelligence he has accumulated over the years."

Lei Bin seemed to be afraid that Li Ming would misunderstand him, and he also explained: "We didn't tell Master Li anything at the time, but this Fatty Chen was very smart. He guessed that something happened to the Wheel King, and that the two of us must have other whereabouts, so he said that. The two of us didn't admit it, but just wanted to ask Master Li for instructions."

"so……"

Upon hearing this, Li Ming pointed at the armrest of the chair and thought about it.

Fatty Chen must be really smart, otherwise, he wouldn't have such an important position in Black Stone. It can be said that he has mastered the entire Black Stone's information and secrets, which is much more important than mere killers like Lei Bin.

Moreover, it must be that Fatty Chen is quite powerful, so even if the colorful performer and Lei Bin joined forces, they did not have much confidence that they could defeat him without any injuries, so they came back to ask for instructions from him.

It was normal for him to guess that great changes had taken place in Black Stone. After all, the King of the Wheel had mobilized a large amount of silver, which should not be hidden from him. He could guess from these clues that something had changed.

"So where is he now?"

"We have sent someone to watch him. If the owner wants to see him, he can bring him here at any time."

Li Ming did not answer for a moment, and the room fell into silence.

The clown and Lei Bin's hearts were in their throats.

But after a moment, Li Ming nodded.

Lei Bin breathed a sigh of relief and immediately took his leave to go do his work. The juggler stayed behind to continue reporting some useful information to Li Ming.

"According to our Black Stone intelligence, the imperial court is indeed preparing to rectify the martial arts world and take action against some forces that are unruly or may be beyond the control of the imperial court in the future. The East Factory Supervisor Wan Yulou and the West Factory Supervisor Yu Huatian have both received relevant orders. In addition, several martial arts forces were destroyed some time ago, which was also the work of the two factories."

"And..." The juggler said here, a little hesitantly.

"Master Li, you have also been included in the list of rectification by the two factories. According to the information from our secret agents in Guangyang Prefecture, people from the two factories and the Jinyiwei have been frequently appearing recently, asking for information about you and the martial arts hall."

Upon hearing the news, two cold rays immediately radiated from Li Ming's eyes.

After Li Ming came to this world, he really didn't have much dealings with the imperial court. At most, he had tea with County Magistrate Lou a few times. However, County Magistrate Lou recently returned to his hometown in Lingnan and has not returned yet.

He never thought that the first people to target him were people from the two factories and the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Li Ming sneered in his heart.

Presumably, the other party also saw his potential and believed that if he continued to grow at this rate, he would sooner or later be out of the control of the court, so he wanted to take action.

If the other party wants to attack him, he doesn't mind using the other party to establish his authority.

If it were in the past, Li Ming might have thought twice, but now, he is at least a grandmaster of the first level. The imperial court cannot deal with him simply by gathering people, which also means that he is qualified to demand privileges in this world of martial arts.

All forces headed by a grandmaster are independent places that are not subject to the control of the imperial court.

His current strength level, except for Zhou Botong and Xuan Cheng in the martial arts hall, was unknown to outsiders. It was probably because the other party still regarded him as a grandmaster. The colorful playwright continued to report.

"Another thing is the recent Heroes Conference in Juxianzhuang. Based on the intelligence we have collected from Blackstone, we can basically confirm that the news about Qiao Feng that has been circulating in the martial arts world recently is probably all fake. Whether it is Qiao Feng's adoptive parents or his mentor Master Xuanku, it is probably not Qiao Feng who killed them. Instead, someone wanted to frame him. As for who it is and what their intention is, our people have not yet found out."

After these words were spoken, Li Ming couldn't help but look at Heishi with a new respect.

The other party was able to detect even such a secret. Only because I knew the plot in advance could I be sure that it was not done by Qiao Feng.

"But this time, the Heroes' Conference at Juxian Manor seems a little unusual. It's not just for Qiao Feng, but there are other hidden secrets. At least our people have noticed that a large number of experts have been secretly transferred to the vicinity of Juxian Manor. They should also be the court's personnel."

The juggler finished speaking in one breath, and then stopped.

This is valuable new information, which is different from the original plot in my memory.

Li Ming digested the news in his mind, and nodded after a long time.

If the news is true, then the remaining forces of Black Stone have brought me a surprise.

"By the way, is there any news about the Star Constellation old monster Ding Chunqiu?" Li Ming asked.

He had sent Yang to the Beggars' Sect to ask about it before, but did not get any useful information.

Even Wan Dajin had not heard of any news of the Star Monster appearing nearby recently.

Li Ming remembered it and asked the magician.

"Have!"

As expected, the juggler nodded and spoke.

"The old monster from Xingxiu, Ding Chunqiu, has recently arrived in the Central Plains. He was coming this way before, but something seems to have happened recently, so he changed his direction and is now heading west."

"Okay, you all worked hard this time."

Li Ming got the information he wanted and nodded with satisfaction.

At the same time, he reached out and took out a few pills from his bag.

One was the Nine-Turn Bear Snake Pill that the colorful performer had seen before, and the others were Qi-invigorating powder.

"These are your rewards."

When the magician saw Li Ming take out the pill, he was shocked again.

Because the appearance of the Nine-Turn Bear Snake Pill and the Broken Tendon and Rotten Bone Pill were almost the same and extremely difficult to distinguish, the colorful performer thought for a moment that Li Ming wanted to increase the amount of poison in his body.

But after taking it and sniffing the fragrance of the Nine-Turn Bear Snake Pill, the magician felt relieved.

Both he and Lei Bin had used the Nine-Turn Bear Snake Pill before and knew its miraculous effects.

Both of them were seriously injured at the time. If they rested normally, it would take a long time to recover.

However, after Li Ming took the Nine-Turn Bear Snake Pill, his injuries were immediately healed at a miraculous speed.

The two of them could even feel that after their injuries were healed, their internal strength had actually increased to varying degrees, all due to the effect of this magical elixir.

Even with their vision, they couldn't help but marvel at the power of the Nine-Turn Bear Snake Pill. At least they had never heard of this kind of magical pill.

Healing elixirs have always been scarce and in high demand in the martial arts world. After all, if you have a good healing elixir that can save your life at a critical moment, it is equivalent to having an extra life. It is what many warriors dream of.

As for the efficacy of the Nine-Turn Bear Snake Pill, they had never heard of it before, and estimated that if it were put on the market outside, many people would scramble for it.

Now, Li Ming actually gave him this elixir as a reward, and the colorful performer was immediately flattered.

Although Master Cai Xi didn't recognize the Yiqi Powder next to it, he smelled the fragrance emanating from it and thought it must be no ordinary medicine.

After being stunned for a moment, the juggler hurriedly bowed to Li Ming to express his gratitude.

"Okay, keep working hard and get everything done. I won't treat you unfairly."

Li Ming is not stingy. He also knows that you can't let the horse run without eating grass. A certain degree of kindness and severity is necessary.

After saying that, Li Ming stood up and prepared to return to the martial arts gym.

I have gathered all the disciples of the Martial Arts Hall today, ready to discuss martial arts with them, and now it's almost time.

Soon, Li Ming walked towards the martial arts gym.

At the same time, in Hulong Villa.

Zhu Wusi, the Iron-hearted Divine Marquis, who was dressed in noble attire, was sitting high up in the main seat with a gloomy face.

Beside him stood many trusted guards, but the three secret spies of Tiandixuan were not there.

When not in front of them, Zhu Wusi was too lazy to act. His face was extremely gloomy, mixed with a bit of cruelty, which was completely opposite to his usual dignified and upright image.

Below Zhu Wusi, a figure was kneeling on the carpet.

He is the new leader of the Songshan School, Tang Ying'e.

He is also Zuo Lengchan's junior fellow apprentice.

Previously, Zuo Lengchan sent Tang Ying'e to Hengshan Sect to control Liu Zhengfeng's family, intending to use this as a threat to force Liu Zhengfeng to submit.

Unexpectedly, he ran into Yue Songtao who made trouble along the way, which caused him to fail and he was even injured by Yue Songtao.

After returning, Tang Ying'e discovered that the Songshan School had collapsed overnight.

Zuo Lengchan, Lu Bai, Le Hou and others all died. A group of core disciples in the acquired realm who had been trained with great difficulty over the years, as well as many masters of the innate realm who had been recruited, all died outside the Qixia Town.

What Tang Ying'e saw when he came back was a Songshan Sect that was in tatters and the disciples were fighting among themselves and running away.

There was no other choice but Tang Ying'e, the deputy leader, temporarily took the position of leader of the Songshan Sect. After a lot of effort, he finally stabilized the Songshan Sect.

But the Songshan School no longer had the momentum it once had, and was in a state of decline.

Tang Ying'e was well aware of his own capabilities and knew that it was impossible for him to revive the Songshan School on his own.

But at the same time, he also knew that his senior brother Zuo Lengchan was secretly in contact with the Iron-Hearted Godly Marquis Zhu Wusi.

Therefore, after stabilizing the situation of the Songshan Sect, he came without stopping to ask for a meeting.

Zhu Wusi looked at him, his expression becoming increasingly cold.

"Humph, you useless bastards, you messed up everything, and you still have the nerve to ask me for help?"

(End of this chapter)