Chapter 48: The Emperor's Art

  The next day, Chu Zi Feng returned to school without incident, but all the students and teachers looked at him as if he were a monster, because they had never seen anyone who had offended the Fourth Master and was still alive, let alone someone like Chu Zi Feng who had beaten the Fourth Master into a pig's head, yet nothing happened to him, and he could still swagger around school.

  "Your Majesty, where did you run off to last night? I received your call and was going to look for you, but then you turned off your phone!"

  Lin Shaojun heard that Chu Zifeng was back and immediately found him.

  But last night, Chu Zifeng did not meet with Huang Chang and the others. After all, he had obtained the meteorite, and if he appeared with it, wouldn't that be equivalent to returning the good thing they had obtained to the country for nothing? Chu Zifeng would never do such a foolish thing. He just made a phone call to Lin Shaojun, saying that he had something to attend to and left first, leaving the rest of the matters for Huang Chang and the others to handle themselves. At the same time, he also asked Lin Shaojun to tell Huang Chang that those wolf-like people were not dead, and they should be careful as they would not leave Yanjing in a short period of time.

  Of course, Chu Zifeng, who had obtained the meteorite, would not immediately return to school. This evening, Chu Zifeng found a very safe place in the suburbs and buried the meteorite, so that it wouldn't be discovered by anyone. After this wave of attention passed, the country would definitely think that the meteorite was destroyed in the explosion at the research base. Then, Chu Zifeng could use the meteorite to refine the magical instrument he needed.

  "I was just afraid that the Tianlong team would come to bother me, so I left early. By the way, did Xiaojie and the others ask anything yesterday?"

  Lin Shaojun said, "They did ask questions, and their team members asked a lot of things about you, but we all said we didn't know you. Miss Huang only said that she paid to invite you, and apart from us, the other people on the Tianlong team don't know your identity."

  It seems that Tie Qiankun and his group really kept their promise and didn't reveal their identities to Lan Jianguo's group, otherwise, they would have been in big trouble!

  As for Lin Shaojun, he also gained a lot of insight from yesterday's events that he could only see in the middle, although it was surprising, but not too exaggerated.

  "Your Majesty, I really couldn't have imagined that you would actually be a cultivator..."

  "General, about my matter, just knowing it in your heart is enough, don't say it out loud."

  It is said that if you want to use someone, don't doubt them; if you doubt someone, don't use them. Since we are going to use Lin Shaojun, then we must believe in him and his loyalty to us.

  "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I know what to say and what not to say!"

  "By the way, did you get to know that soul-chasing guy from yesterday?"

  "I've met him and I know he's an assassin."

  "From now on, you two are my people. If anything happens, you can go to him. However, the number of people I need is still too small, and I believe the Huo family will not let me off so easily."

  "Please rest assured, I've already discussed this with the Soul Chaser yesterday. If the four families of Huo Tingyu dare to trouble you again, we'll attack their homes and kill every single one of them."

  Chu Zi Feng burst out laughing and said, "Young General, you must remember that we are good people. Good people cannot kill casually, even if they want to kill someone, they can't just say it out loud, but can do it secretly."

  Chu Zi Feng didn't like to talk about killing people, and he wouldn't easily take a life. But if he had to kill, it would be a massacre of unprecedented proportions.

  "Yes, I understand! ... However, Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, the Jiang family, Zhuo family and Yi family are all easy to deal with. After the police station incident, I believe the Jiang family also knows that Your Majesty's friends are not simple, they absolutely dare not act rashly. What I am most worried about now is the Huo family, after all, the Evil Wolf Gang is the largest underworld organization in Yanjing, and it is also one of the top two gangs in the entire East China region. If they want to play dirty tricks, it's hard to guard against!"

  Lin Shaojun was worried about what Chu Zifeng was also worried about.

  Huang Piao said, a Yanjing Huo family is not to be feared, what's fearful is the Northeastern Huo family, that's the real behemoth. Even if you can eliminate the Evil Wolf Gang, in the end, it will still attract the Northeastern Huo family. In other words, either Chu Zi Feng does nothing and waits for the Evil Wolf Gang to attack without fighting back; or he prepares everything and eliminates the Evil Wolf Gang and the Yanjing Huo family first, then faces the powerful counterattack of the Northeastern Huo family, there is no other choice!

  "Ah! I just wanted to read a book, find a good job after graduation, but didn't expect that things in the world are often not as simple as people imagine. But I'm such a weird person, if others don't bother me, I won't bother them either. However, once weeds grow around me, I can't help but pull out all the weeds by their roots."

  "Your Majesty, with just one word from you, I will take the lead."

  "Haha. Alright! Xiao Jun, there are two things you need to do now. First, work hard to master the first move of the God-slaying technique I taught you, and Pursuing Soul will be just like you. Second, I want you to help me find some useful people, so that we can deal with the Evil Wolf Gang."

  Lin Shaojun hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, if you ask me to fight and kill, it's no problem, but this finding people, I, I..."

  Lin Shaojun's temperament is really not suitable for completing this task, but when Lin Shaojun was speechless, a boy's voice rang out beside him.

  "Oh, isn't this our Chu Da Hong Ren? And Lin Da Ge is also here!"

  Chu Zi Feng and Lin Shao Jun turned their heads to look, and saw a very sly-looking boy walking towards them.

  Lin Shaojun saw this boy and was very disdainful, saying: "Hong Yi, we are not familiar with you, the farther you roll, the better."

  "Shao Jun, who is he?"

  "Your Majesty, this guy is in the same class as me, he's a born rebel, not a good person."

  Hong Yiyi smiled slyly and said: "Lin Ge, don't be like that, after all we're classmates, and also in the same martial arts club, you..."

  "You're late, you've already betrayed our martial arts club."

  "That was when I was a junior, haha, now I've rejoined the martial arts club!"

  Hong Yi stood beside Lin Shaojun with a very thick face, grasping Chu Zifeng's hand without his consent, and smiled slyly: "General, from now on we're our own people."

  "Take your dirty hands off me! Who do you think you are?" Lin Shaojun said unpleasantly.

  Chu Zi Feng found Hong Yi to be indeed annoying, but he didn't drive him away. Instead, he asked Lin Shao Jun, "Shao Jun, was he also part of our martial arts club before?"

  "When we first entered Yanda, he was with us, but later he joined the boxing club. After Taekwondo club defeated the boxing club, he went to the Taekwondo club. Later, when Judo club defeated the Taekwondo club, he went to the Judo club. I guess since you, Your Majesty, defeated the Judo club yesterday, he ran back to our Wushu club."

  After hearing Lin Shaojun's words, Chu Zifeng naturally had a very definite impression that Hong Yi was not a good thing. As Lin Shaojun said, he was born with a rebellious bone!

  If it were someone else, with just a bit of shame, they would have slunk away with their tail between their legs after hearing Lin Shaojun's words. But Hong Yi's face was not just thick-skinned, he said: "Great General, big brother, from now on I'll follow you, whatever you say, little brother will do it right away."

  Lin Shaojun said: "What can you do besides knowing some little rascals outside?"

  "Do you know Xiao Hunhun?"

  Chu Zi turned his mind around and said: "Hong Yi, are the little rascals you know outside from the Evil Wolf Gang?"

  Before Hongyi could speak, Lin Shaojun immediately said: "He doesn't know anyone from the Evil Wolf Gang, he can't even get into that circle, the people he knows are just some small-time hooligans who don't belong to any gang, they're just mixed in and barely scraping by."

  Hong said: "Lin brother, is our group of brothers just for making a living?"

  "Hong Yi, are you interested in joining my organization?"

  Chu Zi Feng's question made Lin Shao Jun pause, saying: "Your Majesty, this kid can't be used, he will betray you at any time!"

  Chu Zi patted Lin Shaojun's shoulder with a confident look, and Lin Shaojun didn't dare say anything more.

  "Of course I'm interested, and very much so! Big brother, you're now the most popular person in our university, everyone's talking about you!"

  "Haha, let them say what they want. Hong Yi, I'll ask you first, what do you want to get?"

  "Money, beautiful women, power - aren't these three things what men live for?"

  "What you said is right, men indeed live for these three things. If I say I can give you these three things, are you willing to entrust your life to me and be my subordinate?"

  Hongyi was neither Lin Shaojun nor a soul chaser. Upon hearing such a question, many thoughts emerged, and he asked, "Boss, can you really give me those things?"

  "I can beat up Houting Yu and his gang into a pulp, and then walk out of the police station without a scratch, do you still have any doubts?"

  "No, no, no, boss, you misunderstood me, what I meant was..."

  "There's ten thousand yuan here, you take it first."

  Chu Zi Feng didn't say much, took out 10,000 yuan from his pocket and handed it over to Hong Yi.

  Hong Yi was stunned and immediately took the money, asking: "Boss, is this really for me?"

  "This is just for your drinking and smoking money, whether you can get more in the future depends on your performance."

  "Whatever the boss says, I'll do it."

  "Call me Your Majesty from now on."

  "No problem, call you grandfather it's no problem, as long as there is money it's fine. Grandfather...no, Your Majesty, what do you want me to do?"

  Chu Zi Feng smiled and said: "Gather all your hoodlum friends together, I want to meet them after school."

  "No problem, I'll take care of it right away."

  After Hongyi left, Chu Zifeng smiled and said: "Young General, did you want to ask me why I used that Hongyi?"

  "The monarch's decision is always right, but..."

  "Remember this, Shaojun. Every person in this world has their own use, and it's up to the person using them to put them in a suitable position. If we want to deal with the Evil Wolf Gang and other forces in Yanjing, we must have our own power. The rise of a new force doesn't just rely on people like you and Zhuihun; we also need cunning, treacherous, and ruthless individuals. Each person has their use, as long as we gather them all together, that's when we can form a true power, not some childish game of petty squabbles. Of course, the prerequisite is that we must first give them what they want, hook their interests, and only then will they willingly do things for us."

  Lin Shaokun suddenly realized that many people want to achieve great things, from ancient times to the present, but how many can actually do it! Why did heroes like Xiang Yu die by his own sword at Wujiang? Why could a treacherous hero like Liu Bang establish the Great Han Empire? The key lies in their different methods of using people and treating others, which is what is called the emperor's art.

  "The monarch is indeed a divine being of this generation, I understand now!"

  "Haha, Xiao Jun, you don't need to flatter me because you are Lin Xiao Jun, not Hong Yi. I absolutely trust you and can entrust any matter to you. But that Hong Yi, he is just a pawn I want to use. Wherever I place him, he will be there... However, there's one more thing you must remember: although I'm using Hong Yi, you cannot have too much contact with him, nor can you trust him... He's born with a rebellious bone and it will never change. So many times, I need to use him to betray others in order to consolidate my power. Do you understand?"

  Lin Shaojun said: "I don't quite understand, but I don't need to understand either!"

  "Haha, great, I knew it, I didn't misjudge you."

  This answer is what Chu Zifeng wants to hear, proving that Lin Shaoyun is not only physically strong but also mentally sharp.

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