In a small courtyard in the northwest of Royal City, white steam was constantly rising from the courtyard, and then a strong aroma of food made the neighbors next to it wonder what was going on inside.
Lü Shu was sitting in front of a small stove, stirring the oil and meat in a copper pot with chopsticks. Xiao Mingze, who was next to him, was busy adding firewood to the stove and cutting the ingredients that Lü Shu had given him.
Many rich and powerful families were looking for Xiao Mingze because they all knew that the person who had the best relationship with Lü Shu in Royal City was probably the former head manager of the gambling house. The news came from the Song family, and over the years, the rich and powerful families of Royal City had placed spies around each other.
The Song family thought that killing the little slave who was in charge of the warehouse could hide it from the world, but it was simply impossible, especially at this most sensitive time.
Before Lü Shu had risen, he had stood on the side of Lü Shu. Now, Xiao Mingze was the person that the rich and powerful families of Royal City wanted to find the most, because they wanted to promise Xiao Mingze great benefits in exchange for Xiao Mingze joining them.
In this way, everyone could add a layer of insurance to their families.
Xiao Mingze did not expect that one day he would become the most popular person in Royal City, but he also understood that he was valued only because of the young man in front of him, and not because of how high his own value was.
As a head manager of a gambling house, he understood the ways of the world too well. If a son of a rich and powerful family of Royal City came to make an IOU, they were willing to lend money to the other party. If a beggar came, of course, they would ignore him.
Why was there such a difference in treatment? Wasn't it because this son of Royal City had the support of Royal City's rich and powerful families?
The reason why everyone valued him now was only because he could talk to Lü Shu.
But no one expected that Xiao Mingze would dare to stay in Royal City.
Now the people looking for Xiao Mingze among the rich and powerful families of Royal City had long given up on Royal City. It was not that they had not searched, but Xiao Mingze, who dealt with all kinds of people in the gambling house every day, could not be found by them. This small courtyard was secretly bought by Xiao Mingze in the early years, and he had many such small courtyards in his hands!
A cunning rabbit had three burrows, but an old fox like Xiao Mingze had more than ten burrows.
In the eyes of the wealthy families of King City, Xiao Mingze was just a little cultivator with the strength of a second-grade cultivator. At this time, he must have already left King City to seek refuge with Wu Weijun. However, they didn't put themselves in Xiao Mingze's shoes. If it was Xiao Mingze, would he be willing to leave just like that?
Zhao Shuai had the strength of a First Pin, so he could be recruited by Wu Weijun immediately. But what about him? Wu Weijun didn't do business now, and the soap factory was closed. What use was Xiao Mingze to Wu Weijun?
At this time, he had to stay in Royal City and prove his worth!
If Xiao Mingze only wanted to be a wealthy idler, it would be fine. However, he also had his own ambitions. A revolution was coming, and Xiao Mingze knew that this was the most important opportunity in his life. If he missed this opportunity, he would still be an ant in the future.
Therefore, not only did he want to stay in Royal City, but he also wanted to help Lü Shu.
At this time, Xiao Mingze added firewood to the stove and said, "The wealthy families of King City want to gather together to discuss how to deal with Wu Weijun. Your Majesty, what are your plans?"
Lü Shu didn't comment. "What do you think?"
"They're just chickens and dogs." Xiao Mingze thought for a moment and said, "They don't even have a Great Grandmaster. I don't know what the purpose of their alliance is. However, my people have already discovered that some wealthy families are secretly sending their disciples out of Royal City. I know the route and who they are sending away."
Lü Shu nodded. There was a reason why Xiao Mingze could escape from the Song Clan unscathed. In order to prevent any accidents, the Song Clan had already sent slaves to monitor Xiao Mingze.
In the end, not only did Xiao Mingze disappear that night, but even the slaves responsible for monitoring him died tragically on the streets.
Such a veteran had money and resources, so it was normal for him to win over some desperadoes and loyal subordinates.
Or it could be said that Xiao Mingze dared to bet on Lü Shu because he had the means to protect himself.
For so many years, the wealthy families of King City had wanted to pretend to be harmless pigs and live by the Old Divine King's side so that they wouldn't be feared. Little did they know that if they pretended to be pigs for too long, they would really become pigs.
Now, even a character like Xiao Mingze was looking down on them. Xiao Mingze's tricks under their noses had not been discovered at all.
Lü Shu smiled and looked at Xiao Mingze. "You're quite well-prepared."
Xiao Mingze gave a simple and honest smile. "I'm just trying to survive."
Was Xiao Mingze simple and honest? Simple and honest people wouldn't be able to survive until now. However, Lü Shu didn't care if Xiao Mingze was simple and honest or not. Since Xiao Mingze had made his choice, Lü Shu naturally wouldn't mind having another helper by his side.
Lü Shu said, "Tell Zhao Shuai the information about those scions from King City. As for the wealthy families of King City, don't bother with them for now. Isn't their meeting going to start in seven days? I'll personally go there the day after tomorrow to watch the show."
Although Lü Shu said that he wanted to watch the show, he actually felt the same way as Xiao Mingze and didn't think much of these wealthy families of King City.
What right did a bunch of contestants who didn't even have Great Grandmasters have to talk to him as equals? The wealthy families of King City must have lost their minds. He was more willing to believe that this was just a pretense that the wealthy families of King City wanted to put on. Not to mention the fact that some scions had secretly escaped from King City, there were probably some family heads who wanted to take this opportunity to escape as well.
"Just keep an eye on them. Yi Qian will contact you." Lü Shu smiled. "He's also doing what you're doing."
Xiao Mingze felt a sense of pressure. He had heard of Yi Qian's name before. He was a real desperado in Lü Zhou. Back then, Yi Qian had even dared to accept the assassination of Sun Zhongyang. Although Yi Qian wasn't as slick as Xiao Mingze, in terms of ferocity, Yi Qian was much stronger than Xiao Mingze.
Previously, when they had returned to Lü Zhou, Li Liang had sent Yi Qian to secretly leave the team and come to the vicinity of King City to recruit more manpower and forcibly take in a number of slaves.
Now that Yi Qian was doing this kind of underground business with ease, Yi Qian also knew what Xiao Mingze knew.
This was where Xiao Mingze's pressure came from. He wanted to work hard to prove his value, but in the end, his value to Lü Shu was still not unique.
Moreover, he realized that Lü Shu was different. Compared to Lü Shu when they had first teamed up, the current Lü Shu was more like a superior.
Lü Shu patted Xiao Mingze's shoulder and said with a smile, "Alright, there's no need to think so much when working here. I don't care what you want, and you don't need to be afraid of me. If one day, you want to leave, as long as it's not a betrayal, you can do as you please. Let's eat."
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