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Ning Zhuo asked, “What are your three names?”

The Monkey Head Gang Leader was about to answer, but Ning Zhuo waved his hand. The latter said, “Forget it, no need for such trouble.”

“I’ll give each of you a code name. If you die, your successors will still be addressed by that code name.”

“You, you’ll be called Monkey Head.” Ning Zhuo pointed at the Monkey Head Gang Leader, his gaze carrying a heavy, condescending weight.

The Monkey Head Gang Leader gritted his teeth, plastered a smile on his face, and expressed his joy, “Yes, thank you, Great One, for bestowing this code name.”

Ning Zhuo then pointed to the Crane Beak Gang Leader: “From now on, you will be called Crane Head!”

The Crane Beak Gang Leader opened his mouth, wanting to say, “I came here to negotiate with you. Our Crane Beak Gang hasn’t surrendered yet! We’ll surrender when the conditions are right!”

But in this situation, he could only shout in his heart, unable to voice it.

After a few breaths of silence, the Crane Beak Gang Leader lowered his head, drooped his eyebrows, and replied with cupped fists, “Yes.”

Ning Zhuo then looked at the Turtle Breath Gang Leader: “As for you, you will be called Turtle…”

The Turtle Breath Gang Leader’s face changed.

“Turtle Shell!”

He didn’t wait for Ning Zhuo to finish, interjecting, “Great One, my childhood name was Turtle Shell. Being called that makes me feel like I’ve found my home, like I’m meeting an elder!”

“You are fully qualified to call me that!”

“Hmm…”

Ning Zhuo pondered in silence.

The Turtle Breath Gang Leader’s heartbeat quickened slightly, and he quickly said, “Lord Ning Zhuo, Feng Heizi has a lot of evidence of smuggling and ‘selling forbidden captives’ in my gang’s hands!”

“Turtle Shell begs for an order, please let me go there myself, Feng Heizi will surely submit!”

“Since that’s the case.”

Ning Zhuo waved his hand: “Then go. If you fail to recruit Feng Heizi, you will be the only one held responsible.”

“Yes, Great One!”

The Turtle Breath Gang Leader turned and left immediately, his pace quick, lacking the composure he had before, giving a sense of urgency.

Ning Zhuo then looked at the Crane Beak Gang Leader: “Almost all the impure medicinal ingredients are ordered from your gang.”

“Go and invite him. With this connection, can you do it?”

The Crane Beak Gang Leader was shocked. How did Ning Zhuo know about this secret business transaction?

He quickly nodded: “This subordinate will do his best.”

Ning Zhuo then looked at the Monkey Head Gang Leader.

The latter quickly said, “Monkey Head is here, awaiting your command, Great One.”

Ning Zhuo: “You go find One-Armed Craftsman. This person is hot-tempered and loves to refine self-destructing magical devices. His arm was blown off by himself.”

“Talk to him nicely, and never use force.”

“This person is most resistant to threats. Remember to speak gently and kindly.”

“No matter what method you use, make this person acknowledge my control over the Black Market and return to the market. Without his self-destructing magical devices, the Black Market loses a major attraction.”

The Monkey Head Gang Leader clasped his fists: “This subordinate understands!”

Ning Zhuo issued three orders in succession, then summoned the floating clouds again, enveloped himself, and silently began his cultivation.

“He really doesn’t waste a single moment!”

The Ning family’s Foundation Establishment cultivators secretly transmitted their voices, feeling many emotions.

From the beginning of the operation, Ning Zhuo had repeatedly refreshed their understanding.

Especially his performance tonight, made the Ning family feel that Ning Zhuo was confident, commanding, and had a good strategy. He could grasp the overall situation.

Time gradually passed.

The three gang leaders successively sent back good news.

The Crane Beak Gang Leader succeeded first.

“Impure” was an alchemist, lazy by nature, and didn’t like to fuss.

It didn’t matter to him if the controller of the Black Market changed. He would still sell his pills.

The Turtle Breath Gang was the second to succeed.

His achievement was much greater than that of the Crane Beak Gang – under his coercion and enticement, Feng Heizi had to sign a contract and completely joined the fold.

The last one was the Monkey Head Gang Leader.

He returned with a dusty face and injuries.

Persuading the One-Armed Craftsman was quite a task.

The One-Armed Craftsman felt that chaos had appeared in Fire Persimmon Immortal City and planned to move to another city. He had almost packed his luggage.

The Monkey Head Gang Leader tried his best to persuade him, even offering his private property as compensation, but it was of no use.

In the end, he risked a challenge, and fought the One-Armed Craftsman.

The One-Armed Craftsman won, but he was particularly fond of the explosive monkey mechanism that the Monkey Head Gang Leader used.

The One-Armed Craftsman had known for a long time that this kind of mechanical monkey could self-destruct and was quite powerful.

What he didn’t know was that Ning Zhuo was the creator of the mechanical explosive monkey.

After learning that Ning Zhuo controlled the Black Market, the One-Armed Craftsman’s goodwill greatly increased, and he changed his mind, deciding to stay.

When the morning light shone in the city, the Black Market ushered in a brand new day.

The destruction of the Poisonous Snake Gang.

The joint announcement by the Monkey Head Gang, Crane Beak Gang, and Turtle Breath Gang.

And the simultaneous announcement of the opening of the market by Feng Heizi, the One-Armed Craftsman, and Impure.

All of this shocked and puzzled everyone: “How did the Black Market undergo such a drastic change overnight?”

“What exactly happened last night?”

“It is said that a noble young master from the Ning family took action, originally to avenge his friend Yuan Er, forcing the Monkey Head Gang to submit, and then incidentally taking over the Black Market!”

For a time, the city residents were in constant discussion, and rumors arose.

City Lord’s Mansion.

Fei Si began to handle official affairs.

Since the recruitment order was issued, foreign cultivators had been constantly pouring into Fire Persimmon Immortal City.

The top of Fire Persimmon Mountain was no longer designated as a forbidden area. Under Fei Si’s arrangement, it once again recreated the grand occasion before the Immortal Palace was born.

The City Guard Army’s guarding was just for show. All kinds of cultivators flocked to the Lava Immortal Palace to try.

Most people’s mechanism attainment did not meet the standard, and they could only look on with envy.

There were also a small number of people who met the standard and entered the Immortal Palace to explore, becoming the fortunate ones envied and resented by everyone.

All kinds of businesses in Fire Persimmon Immortal City became very popular, but the public security also declined sharply, and there were more and more illegal and lawless events.

The burden on Fei Si’s shoulders also became heavier and heavier.

The drastic changes in the Black Market had a significant impact on the structure of Fire Persimmon Immortal City.

The jade slip reporting this matter was placed in the third position, urgently needing Fei Si’s attention.

After Fei Si read it, he revealed a look of surprise: “This kid actually accomplished such a thing overnight.”

If Ning Zhuo wanted to intervene in the Black Market, the first thing he had to face was not the three gangs and three scattered cultivators, but the City Lord’s Mansion.

Sun Lingtong was able to control the Black Market because she had established a relationship with Fei Si, actively offered benefits, and obtained the City Lord’s Mansion’s acquiescence.

Ning Zhuo had written a secret letter in advance, and entrusted it to Chen Cha to hand it over to Fei Si.
When Fei Si saw the secret letter, the ambitious glint in Ning Zhuo’s eyes immediately flashed through his mind.

“He’s like me!”

“So much like me when I was young!”

Ning Zhuo’s performance regarding the mechanical monkey and subsequently Yuan Dasheng had been astonishing, leaving Fei Si with a deep impression. Fei Si greatly admired Ning Zhuo.

“I, too, was once unappreciated.”

“It was also through research and relentless risk-taking that I climbed step by step.”

“Yesterday’s Fei Si is today’s Ning Zhuo!”

“Why not lend a hand to such an outstanding young man?”

Since Ning Zhuo returned to the family, Fei Si, though swamped with responsibilities, had never forgotten to keep a watchful eye on him.

Seeing Ning Zhuo’s status within the family steadily rise, he often felt a surge of genuine joy.

In his view, “No one understands Ning Zhuo’s character as well as I do.”

He looked forward to Ning Zhuo climbing higher and higher.

Because the higher Ning Zhuo’s position, the more it would prove the validity of his own life philosophy, the more it would prove his own success.

Because, the higher Ning Zhuo’s value, the more he could benefit from his relationship with Ning Zhuo.

“Climb!”

“Climb higher, even higher!”

“In the future, when the Meng family controls Fire Persimmon Immortal City, you will control the Ning family. Wouldn’t that be wonderful!”

Ning Zhuo’s talent convinced Fei Si that he had great potential for development and investment.

Therefore, when Ning Zhuo asked Fei Si for instructions on unifying the black market, Fei Si agreed without much thought.

“I just didn’t expect you to succeed overnight!”

“Very interesting, very exciting!”

“Relying on the Ning family’s Foundation Establishment cultivators to break the deadlock, greatly deterring all kinds of villains, and doing it without lifting a finger, leaving no evidence behind.”

“Forcing the Howling Monkey Gang to take the lead, causing violent turmoil in the black market. The Howling Monkey Gang suffered heavy casualties and became obedient pawns.”

“Accurately subduing key forces and figures, firmly grasping the essentials, achieving twice the result with half the effort.”

As Fei Si was secretly praising him, Chen Cha came to see him.

Chen Cha brought Ning Zhuo’s secret letter.

Fei Si opened the letter and saw that Ning Zhuo generously handed over fifty percent of the profits to Fei Si.

Such an understanding display made Fei Si laugh heartily.

It was the first time he had been so happy in days.

“Fifty percent of the profits is too high, remit thirty percent!”

“As for the black market, I will only let you control it for a period of time.”

“Manage it well during this time, don’t cause trouble that I have to clean up.”

“When the time limit is up, you must let go. Before that, prepare as much as possible.”

Fei Si wrote a reply and carefully put away Ning Zhuo’s secret letter.

These were the evidence, the key to controlling Ning Zhuo in the future.

Just as the Howling Monkey Gang leader collected evidence and handed it over to Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo also actively left leverage, to gain Fei Si’s trust.

Fei Si’s secret letter was delivered to Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo remained calm, with no ripples in his heart.

He had already anticipated Fei Si’s attitude and thoughts.

“The four major forces of Fire Persimmon Immortal City: the City Lord’s Mansion, the Zhou family, the Zheng family, and the Ning family, cooperate and compete with each other, forming a certain degree of equilibrium.”

“The black market is one of the buffer zones under the contention of the four major forces.”

“It can be controlled by Sun Lingtong, but it cannot be controlled by any one of the four major forces, not even behind the scenes, or through an intermediary.”

“The reason I was able to ascend to this position is that the timing is too special.”

“On the one hand, with the Talent Recruitment Order, foreign cultivators are constantly pouring in. A stable black market is beneficial to the entire Immortal City and to all four forces.”

“And the incident with Boss Sun happened too suddenly. The four forces did not have time to discuss it properly and find a suitable person to take charge of the black market.”

“On the other hand, although I am a member of the Ning family, I am from a branch family and have irreconcilable conflicts with the main branch. Fei Si of the City Lord’s Mansion is happy to see me succeed, and the Zhou and Zheng families also hope that the Ning family will suffer internal strife. They will definitely support me and establish a separate foothold. Therefore, when I intervene in the black market, they will all think this is a really good idea.”

“Once the situation changes, and outsiders no longer pour in, and Fire Persimmon Immortal City returns to its former state, their need for the black market will no longer be so strong.”

“Once I have controlled the black market for too long, or if I show a tendency to lean towards the main branch of the Ning family, causing concern among the other three forces, they will quickly react and expel me from the black market.”

“The control of the black market is limited in time.”

Ning Zhuo had long been aware of this.

“It doesn’t matter.”

“My goal is the Molten Rock Immortal Palace.”

“When I seize the Immortal Palace and become its master, what does it matter if I give up a mere black market?”

“At this crucial moment, I need to showcase myself, win over the Ning family’s branch family, and dismantle the main branch’s schemes.”

“The black market is just right!”

“Hehehe!”

A smile appeared at the corner of Ning Zhuo’s mouth.

At this moment, he had a sense of seeing through the overall situation and strategizing.

“It’s this feeling, this feeling of control…”

“Ah, so wonderful!”

For a moment, Ning Zhuo was deeply immersed in this wonderful feeling, unable to extricate himself.

At the same time.

In his Upper Dantian Divine Sea, the budding flower of the Human Life Hanging by a Thread Divine Ability trembled slightly, and a line opened outward on the bud.

The change in the embryonic form of the Divine Ability was immediately noticed by Ning Zhuo.

A feeling of surprise surged into his heart.

“Very good!”

“I can feel that the next change in the embryonic form of the Divine Ability will be a qualitative change, and it will bloom completely.”

“By then, I will be able to truly master a Divine Ability — Human Life Hanging by a Thread!”

End of this chapter.