After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

Xu Ruheng smiled kindly.

"Yes, I am the chairman of the Xu Group, the helmsman of the entire group."

After saying this, Xu Ruheng stared at Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan's expression remained normal.

Xu Ruheng had to respond on his own.

"Young sir, after you graduate from the Vermilion Bird Academy, would you be interested in coming to our Great Mountain Prefecture? I see that you are so outstanding, becoming a governor or joining our board of directors would be a natural fit."

Zhou Yan remained silent.

Xu Ruheng had to emphasize his words.

"Young man, do you know what you just rescued?"

Zhou Yan's expression shifted slightly. Earlier, when he was drawn by the auspicious light to look at the Nine-Colored Deer, his state was rather delicate. When he saw the Nine-Colored Deer injured and lying on the ground screaming in pain, his heart tightened and his blood rushed to his head.

For the first time in his life, Zhou Yan's calm and composed state was shattered, and by the time he realized what was happening, the Nine-Colored Deer had already been rescued.

However, given that it was a gathering of auspicious beasts with a full buff of luck, Zhou Yan ultimately survived.

Xu Ruheng said meaningfully.

"That is a nine-colored deer, the most auspicious creature in the world. If its flesh and bones are made into a magic artifact, it can gather fortune, bring power and wealth for ten generations, and bring endless blessings to future generations."

Zhou Yan countered with a question.

"Is this why you're hunting the Nine-Colored Deer? Didn't the Nine-Colored Deer save you before?"

Xu Ruheng grinned maliciously.

"Young man, have you heard of Zhang Yapeng?"

Zhou Yan nodded slightly. He had heard of Zhang Yapeng before. He was a capitalist, but this capitalist was different from other capitalists. He liked to be on friendly terms with his workers and gave them higher salaries and benefits than other capitalists. For this reason, many workers called him their good brother.

But this capitalist, who was so open and honest with his workers and wanted to be one with them, was betrayed by them when he had to sell off some of his assets during a financial crisis and tried to lower their wages to alleviate the situation.

Those workers who normally enjoy above-average social welfare provided by this capitalist, those workers who have always sung praises to this capitalist, all became unwilling when they heard that wages would be reduced to weather the company crisis. The better they were treated before, the worse they would be after the pay cut.

After the union intervened, the kind-hearted capitalist was unable to lower his workers' wages and eventually went bankrupt. One day after the bankruptcy, the capitalist got drunk and jumped off the building of his bankrupt company.

Ironically, it was the capitalists who were the most ruthless towards their workers, who would hire a team of lawyers to find legal loopholes and exploit them ruthlessly, who survived this financial crisis.

Murder and arson bring wealth and honor.

Good deeds will not be rewarded.

"so."

Xu Ruheng had his bodyguard help him up.

“Young sir, how about we cooperate? I have several granddaughters. If you like them, you can marry them all to me. We’ll be one family from now on. You bring me the Nine-Colored Deer, and my family will become presidents and emperors. The entire Eastern Xia United Kingdom will be ours.”

Xu Ruheng felt that he had already offered very generous terms, and that the awakened ones should have taken the bait.

Zhou Yan turned and left.

Zhou Yan doesn't kill people. The more despicable Xu Ruheng is, the less he should be killed. There are still "good days" waiting for him to enjoy in the future.

Xu Ruheng, standing behind, frowned and said coldly.

"Believe it or not, I'll make sure the whole world knows about the Nine-Colored Deer!"

Xu Ruheng had previously insisted that Lin Daoru kill Zhou Yan because he was afraid that Zhou Yan would reveal the matter of the Nine-Colored Deer, causing it to be snatched from his hands.

Now that the Nine-Colored Deer is in Zhou Yan's hands, it's time for Zhou Yan to be afraid.

Zhou Yan stopped and turned around.

Xu Ruheng's complexion improved.

"You want to kill me? Killing me won't work. I've already had someone report the Nine-Colored Deer matter to my family. If anything happens to me, the whole world will know who has the Nine-Colored Deer."

"Young master, you don't want something you've worked so hard to get to be taken away by someone else, do you?"

Xu Ruheng looked smug.

He judged Zhou Yan by his own standards, thinking that they were the same kind of people who were crazy about wealth, fame, and the future.

Therefore, as long as I jeopardize Zhou Yan's interests, this man will have to bow down.

Yes, everyone is a bad guy, Xu Ruheng believed he understood Zhou Yan perfectly.

Zhou Yan remained silent for a few seconds. Just as Xu Ruheng thought Zhou Yan was thinking about how to negotiate, Zhou Yan turned around again and disappeared into the darkness.

Xu Ruheng stood up. The old man wanted to make a few more demands. He just wanted to live. As long as Zhou Yan gave him the Nine-Colored Deer to skin and process into a magic weapon, he could lower his bottom line even further.

But as soon as he got up, Xu Ruheng's blood rushed to his head, his vision went black, and he collapsed.

……

One day later.

Xu Ruheng woke up in the first class cabin of an airplane.

The old man got up groggily, and when his vision returned, the first thing he saw was Lin Daoru sitting next to him with an extremely unpleasant expression.

"It's good that you're awake."

Lin Daoru rubbed his temples.

"Let's forget about the Nine-Colored Deer incident. Let's go back to Dashan Prefecture now. You can continue being the richest man in the country, and I'll continue being my state legislator. Let's pretend this never happened."

Xu Ruheng was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened in anger.

"That little scoundrel didn't return the Nine-Colored Deer?"

Lin Daoru wisely didn't answer the question. Instead, she took out her phone and showed Xu Ruheng a video.

In the video, a middle-aged man is holding a sign and speaking into dozens of microphones in front of him.

"I am Xu Ruheng, the son of the chairman of the Xu Group. I want to tell all the viewers something: my father is someone who forcibly bought state-owned assets, embezzled national resources, and maintained a high degree of power-money transactions with the government. This is my evidence..."

Xu Ruheng frowned slightly.

"This idiot thinks he can do anything to me by exposing some of my little secrets?"

Of the resources in Dashan Prefecture, Xu Ruheng monopolized seven-tenths, and his people controlled the state government, the FBI, the police, and the courts. How could his own son possibly compete with him?

……

Federal Government, Presidential Office.

Xuanwu sat in the president's office chair, while the president stood to the side. Xuanwu stared at a news article on the computer and spoke.

"We're short of funds for our major infrastructure projects, let's set up this Xu Group."

What great luck! When I was short of money, a sucker came along.

Chapter Twelve: Mother Qing

The capital of Dasan State, a private airport.

A plane landed, and Xu Ruheng and the others filed out of the plane.

When Lin Dao got off the plane, he gave Xu Ruheng a piece of advice.

"Remember my words, don't go looking for trouble with Suzaku Academy."

Xu Ruheng's expression was somber, and he remained silent.

Lin Daoru shook his head and left the airport. In his opinion, the current situation was the best.

They all survived. Zhou Yan had been offended by the Vermilion Bird Academy, but as long as Zhou Yan wasn't out of his mind, he wouldn't break ties with his own family in order to have the Nine-Colored Deer all to himself. He would definitely kill his own group of people.

Therefore, as long as they keep their mouths shut and don't try anything funny with the Nine-Colored Deer, Zhou Yan's side will definitely calm down, and there might even be opportunities for cooperation and exchange of benefits in the future.

The worst-case scenario is that Xu Ruheng might not be thinking straight and insist on asking Zhou Yan for the Nine-Colored Deer.

Xu Ruheng left his family's airport after Lin Daoru.

Not long after he left, Xu Ruheng saw a procession of thousands of people walking past his car. These people were holding banners that read "Down with the vampire Xu Ruheng," and some of them were holding photos of Xu Ruheng. However, in the photos, Xu Ruheng's features were grotesque, his skin was dark, and he looked like a demon.

Further on, there was another group of people burning photos of Xu Ruheng.

The driver suddenly laughed and said with disdain.

"A bunch of idiots."

Xu Ruheng, sitting in the back seat, chuckled softly.

These things have become the norm; a capitalist who isn't boycotted by the public isn't considered a good capitalist.

About twenty years ago, the Eastern Xia United States experienced a financial crisis, resulting in the bankruptcy of tens of millions of people who were left homeless. Capitalists took advantage of this opportunity to raise the prices of various industrial products, play various financial games, and continuously acquire the real estate and assets of bankrupt citizens, making a spectacle of profiting from the national crisis.

At that time, Xu Ruheng also went to Zhongzhou City, the national capital. In Taiping Street, the most famous street in Zhongzhou City, which is almost a gathering place for financial elites from all over the country, he drank, sang, attended dances, and indulged in debauchery with a large number of capitalists.

This action may have provoked ordinary people, and a large number of people who had lost their families and their future gathered together, holding banners and plaques, and marched in Taiping Street to protest against these capitalists profiting from the national crisis.

At that time, Xu Ruheng and a group of capitalists came out of a mansion on Taiping Street, a mansion whose land price alone could provide for nearly 10,000 ordinary people for a lifetime. They stood on the third-floor balcony, holding wine glasses, and looked down at the protesting crowd.

The capitalists chatted and laughed together, mocking the people below as losers in Darwinian society.

Xu Ruheng also raised his glass to a father whose daughter died because he couldn't afford medical bills due to bankruptcy, and took a sip of the top-grade liquor provided by his local landlord.

God knows the price of that liquor could save that father's family.

What followed was a riot. The armed police, who had been waiting on Taiping Street, took control of all the rioters who had no way out. Throughout this turmoil, the capitalists were protected by the government.

It's the same now. A bunch of Darwinian failures, yet they dare to challenge the authority of those in power, without even considering where their own state government stands.

The car drove through several streets and arrived at Xu Ruheng's private villa. When they reached the main building, Xu Ruheng got out of the car, and the butler, who had been waiting, came up. As Xu Ruheng walked toward the villa gate, the butler glanced at the bandages on Xu Ruheng's face but didn't mention them, only saying respectfully.

"Master, the Third Young Master... has already started making moral attacks."

Xu Ruheng asked curiously.

"What are you accusing me of?"

The butler said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"The Third Young Master said you were having an affair and were playing with underage girls."

Xu Ruheng hummed in agreement. To be honest, Xu Ruheng had slept with all of his beautiful daughters-in-law.

For some sons, getting Xu Ruheng to pay more attention to them, it was considered a basic tactic for their wives to sneak into Xu Ruheng's bedroom.

Of course, Xu Ruheng thought this was an ordinary matter, but if it were to be published in society, it would definitely cause a lot of public opinion. Xu Ruheng estimated that his family's reputation would spread throughout the entire Eastern Xia Federation in the near future, and all the citizens would excitedly discuss how shameless this beast in human clothing was.

After all, this is the topic that the public likes the most.

As Xu Ruheng went upstairs, the butler continued speaking.

"Furthermore, citizens have jointly filed a complaint with the federal government's official website, and the federal government has already contacted the FBI's investigation team to investigate corruption issues in Dashan Prefecture."

Xu Ruheng said nonchalantly.

“It’s a minor matter. Compared to targeting me, a law-abiding citizen, I think the government should focus its attention on the recent flu outbreak.”

There's no investigator in this world who can't be won over by money and women. If all else fails, just talk. When you're holding a gun and pointing the muzzle at someone's head, you'll find that person is surprisingly easy to communicate with and talk to.

Xu Ruheng arrived at his bedroom.

The butler, who had followed them, then spoke.

“Master, Miss Wu said that the Four Schools Competition organized by the Four Divine Beasts will begin after the New Year. She wants you to take her to see it, and she also wants to find a boyfriend.”

Xu Ruheng smiled.

The fifth young lady mentioned by the butler is Xu Ruheng's granddaughter, a clever and adorable child. From a young age, she admired awakened individuals with extraordinary abilities and constantly proclaimed that commoners were all incompletely evolved cripples, and that she would definitely find a powerful awakened husband in the future.

After the four-school competition, Xu Ruheng felt that his granddaughter was looking for a husband.

That's good too. If my granddaughter can find an awakened husband, our family's position will be more secure in the future.

"I see."

Xu Ruheng opened his bedroom door, and a strong smell of blood hit him immediately. The housekeeper and Xu Ruheng's expressions changed simultaneously.

Xu Ruheng glanced around the bedroom.

On the bedroom bed, a human head, missing its neck and below, lay quietly. The head's eyes were wide open, and its face was contorted with pain and anger. Next to the head was a piece of paper with the words "You are next" written in a beautiful, slender, golden script.

Xu Ruheng shouted.