Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 20: Killing the Chicken to Scare the Monkey, Novel Modification
"You guys are under my orders, and you're unwilling to do so. I understand! I also understand that the mission needs to be reported to my adoptive father!
What I don’t understand is… why it was my adoptive father who gave me what I wanted instead of you bringing it to me!

Zhou Ming's loud shout was like thunder exploding in the sky, blasting right beside Jian Yu's ears.

Jian Yu broke out in a cold sweat and quickly half-knelt: "I am guilty!"

The other members of the Sword Rain team also immediately knelt down: "I am guilty!"

Zhou Ming sneered: "I heard that in the military, if you go beyond your rank, you are guilty. But there is only one exception, that is, if your superior rebels and a soldier reports it beyond his rank, not only will you be innocent, but you will also be rewarded.

But the task I asked you to do is just to go on a long journey and bring back a book of martial arts. It's just a small task, not a big deal at all.

Yet, it was just such a small task, yet you still reported it to a higher authority, and even gave the martial arts you brought back directly to your adoptive father, completely ignoring me. Jianyu, Jianyu, what did I do to deserve your disrespect for me?!"

Jian Yu's body trembled as he knelt on the ground: "I am guilty. Please have mercy on me, Young Master. I am willing to make amends and make amends for my mistakes!"

"Make amends? Okay, I'll give you this chance. However, only those with sufficient ability can seize this opportunity. Your team, go and escape. Anyone who survives within a day will have this chance!"

"Little Lord……"

"Get out of here!"

"Yes!"

After they left, only three teams were left in front of Qianjin Pavilion.

Zhou Ming stared into the distance for a full quarter of an hour before he sighed and said, "Wind, rain, thunder, and lightning—these are quite catchy names. It's a shame that someone like this showed up among them. It really makes me doubt the loyalty of the others!"

Upon hearing this, the three teams immediately clasped their fists and said, "Young Master, please understand. We are loyal and devoted, and we are definitely not like them!"

Zhou Mingdao said, "Loyalty isn't about what you say, but what you do. Before nightfall, I want to see the heads of those ten men!"

This... So this is what the young master meant!
The three of them understood immediately, but without hesitation: "I obey your orders!"

This task was not difficult for them.

They knew too well the methods of their own people.

Before it was dark, all ten members of the Sword Rain Team were killed in the afternoon.

Ten heads were placed before my eyes.

The people from the three teams were obviously much more respectful towards Zhou Ming than before.

However, it also reduced the number of Zhou Ming's subordinates by a quarter.

That’s right, Pei Ju did not provide Zhou Ming with sufficient staff.

Obviously, although Pei Ju gave Zhou Ming the power to deal with his subordinates, he also wanted Zhou Ming to understand the consequences of such handling.

Zhou Ming didn't care and sent three teams to continue to keep an eye on the No. 1 Village in the World, Shangguan Hai, Wan Sanqian and others.

The purpose of these tasks is to find out the identities of the four secret agents of Hulong Villa.

Although Zhou Ming, who has a plot cheat, knew it a long time ago.

However, the identities of these four people are not as important as things like the Beiming Divine Art.

As the backbone of Zhu Wusi's Huolong Villa, he knew everything he should know about the identities of these four people, but he didn't know anything about what he shouldn't know.

The bad thing is, Pei Ju was the one who shouldn't know.

However, he didn't actually rely on Zhou Ming to find these people, he was more thinking of gaining experience.

Zhou Ming could probably guess it, so he was not in a hurry at all. He left everything to his subordinates. He went fishing, raised dogs, and practiced martial arts every day and didn't care about this trivial matter at all.

It is worth mentioning that Yin Zhong seemed to be really interested in Zhang Sanfeng’s 100th birthday next year, and he actually decided to stay in Ming Kingdom for the time being and not leave.

"Master, the owner of Wenzong Book Hall is here to invite you."

The middle-aged man, who looked wealthy yet somewhat refined, saluted with some reserve: "My humble name is Wen Jin, and I'm honored to meet Master Zhou."

"Mr. Wen, please excuse me. Yesterday I sent someone to deliver the copy of 'The Detective Lu Xiaofeng'. Have you read it?"

"I've read it. Master Zhou's writing is brilliant and his designs are ingenious. I've always loved reading, but I've never read a book like Master Zhou's." "Haha."

Zhou Ming smiled and said, "Then, Boss Wen, do you think my book can become an instant hit and spread all over the world?"

"This..." Boss Wen hesitated for a moment.

"Don't worry, just tell the truth."

"Yes... In my opinion, your novel is full of twists and turns, and each case is bizarre and inexplicable. But because of this, many people may not understand the first part at first glance. And your writing style...

I mean, if this novel of yours spreads by word of mouth, it will become a world-famous novel sooner or later. But if you want it to become a hit overnight... it really takes some effort."

Zhou Ming naturally knew how good his writing was.

Since crossing into this world, he has been extremely focused on martial arts and neglecting literature, and has spent most of his life practicing martial arts.

Even if there is a plug-in like the Perfect Aura, it is almost never allocated to literature.

Therefore, the writing is slightly poor.

Even so, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. After all, writing was a minor art, and writing novels was just a hobby. Martial arts were the main path of this world.

Only one strand of perfect energy can be produced a day. Zhou Ming even feels that it is not enough. How can he use it for other purposes?
"Word of mouth... no, it has to be an instant hit!"

Zhou Mingdao.

There is no copyright protection in this world. If the book is really spread by word of mouth, it will probably be targeted by pirated booksellers before it even spreads.

This kind of thing cannot be stopped, even if he is of such status, even if the Wen Zong Bookstore he found is the most powerful bookseller in the Ming Dynasty.

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By the time the novel spreads all over the world, Zhou Ming may not necessarily receive much money.

Although he is not short of money, who would think that this thing is too much?
Wen Jin pondered for a moment and said, "If that's the case, perhaps you could touch upon the hottest topics in the martial arts world to promote it. I think this book features Lu Xiaofeng as the protagonist and also covers the story of the Plum Blossom Bandits, which is excellent. However, the story of the Plum Blossom Bandits has already been reported in detail in the Jianghu Monthly, so it might not be very appealing..."

"Jianghu Monthly? Don't they come out every month?"

"This... is said to be a supplementary issue, specifically about the story of the Plum Blossom Thief."

It's just an excuse.

I'm afraid they are just worried that the popularity of Plum Blossom Thief will fade, so they want to quickly capitalize on this popularity to make some money.

Speaking of which, after the truth of the Plum Blossom Thief incident was exposed and caused a sensation, it was exposed again because of Lin Xianer.

The reason was that a certain wanderer, after getting drunk, boasted to everyone that he had slept with Lin Xian'er.

As a result, this matter spread out, and many people in the underworld revealed that they had slept with her as well.

Suddenly, it became a hot topic again.

"I heard that you have been to Xingyun Manor and were a personal participant in this matter. If you can add some details, preferably some unknown things, then combined with the publicity capabilities of my Wenzong Academy, it will not be a problem for it to become an instant hit!"

Zhou Ming nodded and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Boss Wen. I will revise the text immediately. I'll ask Boss Wen to analyze it again in seven days."

After seeing off Boss Wen, Zhou Ming sent someone to get the special report on the Plum Blossom Thief published in the supplement of Jianghu Monthly.

You know what, this Jianghu Monthly reported this incident in quite some detail.

Coupled with their powerful and expressive writing style, it is no wonder that they have been able to stand firm in the industry for so many years.

In this case, if you want to take advantage of this hot topic, you must write more deeply than them!
detail?

Something unknown?
Zhou Ming thought for a moment and suddenly picked up the pen.

"Perhaps, we can start from this aspect..."

(End of this chapter)