Zhou Ming: Finally Took the Bait!

"Big Sister,"

Dong Xue leaned close to Chun Hua and whispered, "Has Young Master been a little... these past few days?"

Chun Hua naturally understood what she meant and hurriedly said, "Don't talk nonsense. You know that Young Master occasionally has some..."

"But Big Sister, before, it was only occasional. Yet these past few days..."

As Dong Xue spoke, worry filled her face. "Should we ask a doctor to examine Young Master?"

"This..."

Chun Hua was momentarily at a loss for words. Just as Dong Xue had said, Young Master's episodes had been far too frequent these past few days. Sometimes, in the span of an hour... no, in less than half a quarter-hour, he would suddenly burst into inexplicable laughter, laughing until he was beside himself, laughing until he clutched his stomach.

"Ha ha ha ha ha... ah ha ha ha ha..."

There he went again!

In truth, Chun Hua had asked several times why Young Master was laughing.

Young Master had only said that he had thought of something happy.

But how could there be so many happy things...

The two entered the study and saw Zhou Ming sitting inside with his head tilted back and his eyes closed, both hands pressed to his head, his index fingers running through his hair. An expression of utter bliss covered his face.

"Finally took the bait!"

What bait?

Who had taken the bait?

Filled with confusion, Chun Hua cautiously called out, "Young Master..."

Zhou Ming opened his eyes, and his expression returned to normal. "What is it?"

"The Jianghu Monthly Report has published another supplement. I brought it for you."

"Leave it to the side. I'll read it when I have time."

"Yes."

"Close the door behind you when you leave."

"Yes..."

Inside the study, Zhou Ming sat in his chair with no interest whatsoever in that Jianghu Monthly Report supplement.

Through the mark, his perspective was following Lu Xiaofeng's movements, and the smile at the corner of his lips refused to fade.

That was right. Everything Lu Xiaofeng was experiencing now was actually being controlled by Zhou Ming from the shadows.

Several days earlier, when he had decided to take revenge on Lu Xiaofeng, he had thought of this plan.

He would impersonate the mysterious Black-Clad Organization from the novel and let Boss Qian escape!

Most importantly, through this incident, he would make Lu Xiaofeng question his entire life!

That day, he had followed Lu Xiaofeng and met Boss Qian. Then, while Boss Qian was sending Lu Xiaofeng out of the secret chamber, he had entered it himself.

His qinggong was incomparably exquisite. Even Fourth Brother, who had still been inside the secret chamber at the time, had not noticed his arrival.

Then Boss Qian returned.

So Zhou Ming revealed himself.

"Survive by placing oneself in a deadly situation?"

"That's right, like... this..."

In the dim secret chamber, Zhou Ming transformed into a black shadow and abruptly appeared before Fourth Brother. Then, with a sword finger, he struck directly at Fourth Brother's throat.

He had diligently studied the Sword Qi Finger these past few days. Even without using the martial art itself, the true qi he unleashed had gained an extra measure of sharpness.

Fourth Brother failed to react and was struck directly by his finger.

True qi immediately pierced through his throat, tearing open a hole.

Blood sprayed out.

Fourth Brother's eyes widened, filled with disbelief. Then his body went limp, and he fell straight down.

Boss Qian glared furiously, but his heart was filled with terror.

His opponent's speed was so astonishingly terrifying that Fourth Brother could not react. How could he possibly deal with it?

His life was now entirely in this man's hands!

"W-What does Your Excellency intend to do?"

Zhou Ming chuckled softly. "Do you know? A person only truly dies when the brain dies. Other than that, even if the heart stops beating, there is still an interval of half a quarter-hour before brain death."

"W-What... what do you mean..." Boss Qian was utterly confused. Why had the other man suddenly begun talking about something so inexplicable?

Zhou Ming nudged Fourth Brother's body with his foot. "That means that as long as his injuries are healed within this time... look."

Boss Qian lowered his head. Though blood still stained Fourth Brother's throat, the hole there had already disappeared.

Fourth Brother even opened his eyes, a dazed look appearing in them. Then he suddenly came to, sat up on his own, and touched his throat as though he were in a dream.

"Boss... just now, I..."

Boss Qian stared at the scene before him in disbelief.

But what came next was even harder for him to believe.

After his injuries healed, Fourth Brother's entire body and face began changing at incredible speed.

His body became slimmer, his skin turned fairer, and his appearance rapidly grew younger. Even the scar on his face vanished.

It was like... like he had become the man he had been years ago, when he was only a little over twenty!

"Fourth Brother... Fourth Brother..."

Boss Qian stared at Fourth Brother before him, repeating his name over and over. Even he himself did not know why he kept repeating it.

He only knew that his heart was filled with incomparable shock at that moment.

"Ah, I accidentally used too much... I only meant to heal his injuries, but I didn't expect... Still, it's no matter. The effect will only last for an hour."

Zhou Ming said softly.

But that was naturally just empty talk. In truth, when he had kicked Fourth Brother, he had deliberately used one-tenth of the Perfect Qi.

Thus, this effect had been produced as a matter of course.

Those sudden words jolted Boss Qian awake.

Boss Qian turned to look at Zhou Ming. The light that burst forth from his eyes was astonishing.

There was no doubt that Boss Qian was a greedy man.

The position of chief manager of Datong Money House paid well, yet he still wanted more.

Human desire was like a boulder rolling down a mountain. Once it began, it would never stop.

The more one possessed, the more one wanted.

Those rulers of nations, those emperors, possessed vast territories and could determine the fates of countless people with a single command, yet they still greedily wanted more.

They wanted immortality.

They wanted to return to youth!

Yet it was all a dream!

But at this moment, right before his eyes, on his trusted confidant Fourth Brother, Boss Qian had witnessed it with his own eyes.

A return to youth!

How many emperors, kings, and ministers had dreamed of such a thing!

Boss Qian felt his greedy heart pounding fiercely.

How could he possibly let an opportunity like this slip away?!

Boss Qian immediately knelt and bowed his head. "Your Excellency—no, Senior, whatever you command, this lowly one is willing to serve you like a dog or horse!"

"Clever!"

Zhou Ming said, "Since that is the case, I'll first help you get through your present crisis!"

"Many thanks, Senior!"

After that, Boss Qian had already prepared himself to die. He transferred away the many loyal subordinates at Yunjian Temple, but in truth, they had gone elsewhere to take away his two concubines and several children.

Fourth Brother had another task as well.

Until the night Jile Tower was breached.

Boss Qian truly had not known that Luo Ma intended to abandon him, but that did not affect his original plan.

But he also knew that he could not die at Luo Ma's hands.

So he fled decisively.

From the moment he escaped to Yunjian Temple, everything afterward had been under Zhou Ming's control.

To ensure the plan proceeded smoothly, he had left a large number of marks throughout Yunjian Temple.

Then Boss Qian committed suicide before Lu Xiaofeng.

After Luo Ma and Jiang Long confirmed it, it was proven that Boss Qian was undoubtedly dead at that moment.

At that point, Zhou Ming pretended to examine the corpse, but in truth, he injected one-tenth of the Perfect Qi into Boss Qian's body.