Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 484 How to fight me?
The black market is also called the ghost market.

Generally speaking, transactions on the black market are shameful, because the goods here are traded privately to avoid Daxing's taxes. If someone is reported and caught, a beating and a fine are inevitable.

In addition, the items circulating on the black market are either prohibited from trading or are of unknown origin.

Therefore, there is a convention when buying things on the black market: no one can ask where the things come from.

If you ask questions randomly, you will basically be considered a novice. Not only will you be cheated, but you will also be blacklisted. Even if you want to buy, people will not sell to you.

This is also the reason why the goods on the black market are of varying quality, with many of them being fake and indistinguishable from the real thing.

But according to the rules of the black market, no matter whether you buy a genuine or fake product, whether you make a loss or a profit, you must accept it and cannot seek compensation from others afterwards.

Most black markets, even in the capital, follow these rules.

Of course, there are also more standardized ones.

For example, the West Market has the most regulated black market in the capital, which is controlled by the largest local underground gang, the Jinqian Gang.

During the day, the black market here is set up in several large courtyards. If you want to get in, you have to scan your face. Not only is it troublesome, but there are not many people and goods.

But once the curfew is over, the black market becomes lively. Everything is openly set up on the street, replacing the bustling stalls during the day.

Unlike the East Market, the West Market does not have as many developed entertainment venues at night, which provides ample space for the black market at night.

But unlike in the past, the black market these days has been bustling both during the day and at night.

And all this has to do with a batch of antiques that suddenly appeared in the world.

"Wow, Xiao Shiba, it's so lively here."

"Hehe, of course, this is the largest black market in the capital. It's not even night yet, it will be more lively at night."

Li Xiong said proudly, then his face turned serious: "Also, I've told you many times, you have to call me Brother Xiong outside."

"Okay then, Xiao Shiba."

Li Xiong was so angry that his eyes glared, but he could do nothing about the ignorant girl in front of him. After all, she was lucky and was born a little earlier.

At this time, other little kids also came over and started chattering as they watched the excitement in the black market.

A group of kids suddenly broke into the black market, attracting countless people's attention.

But when they saw the dozens of guards around these children who were obviously not easy to mess with, many of those with bad intentions quickly moved aside, and some even put on sincere smiles, fearing that they would be misunderstood.

Several stall owners nearby did their best to bring out various gadgets in an attempt to attract these wealthy or noble children.

This method is obviously very effective. The little kids seem to be bewitched. They stare at the fun things and run over to them.

"Hey, hello!"

"Don't run around yet, we are here for serious business!"

"Hey, don't waste your money!"

Li Xiong tried to stop them in a panic, but there was no way he could stop the little kids who had been bewitched.

"Xiao Shiba, I told you that this is useless."

A little girl, not much older than Li Xiong, with a delicate figure, shook her head and sighed, looking like a little adult.

"nonsense!"

"If Lao Ba can do it, why can't I do it?"

"Old Eight is old, but he still wants to be the leader of the kids. How shameless!"

"If you ask me, it should have been my turn to be the King of Children a long time ago!"

"This time I'm going to prove it to everyone!"

Li Xiong said this indignantly, which was quite impressive.

"But they have already spent most of their money in the past few days. How can they have any money left to lend you? You didn't even know to lend them money earlier."

"me……"

After being confronted by the little girl, Li Xiong stammered and couldn't speak, and his face turned red.

He just heard about the hot antiques in the black market yesterday. He came in to make money, and the more money he made, the more he could pick up.

But he had almost squandered his own money in the past few days, buying a lot of toys and snacks, and couldn't even afford an antique. That's why he brought the other little kids here, wanting to learn from the Eighth Prince before and combine the little kids' funds to make a fortune.

But now it seems that before Li Xiong even asked to borrow money, he had already run into trouble.

The other little kids had no intention of listening to what he said. They were deceived by the sweet words of the stall owners and opened their wallets to start shopping.

No matter how Li Xiong tried to stop them, he could not stop the little guys' remaining funds from flowing through the black market until they were down to the last two or three ounces.

Since the commodities circulating in the black market are not normal, the prices here are much higher than those outside.

Even some of the weird little toys are expensive enough.

Most of the young kids had some savings left, but after being brought to such a good place by Li Xiong, they spent all their money on the spot.

"Why are they here too?"

In the distance, the Sixth Princess looked a little surprised when she saw the little kids.

After all, places like the black market are not suitable for children.

The eldest prince and his two siblings saw the eye-catching little kids from afar, but had no intention of coming over.

They all had important things to do tonight and had no time to waste with these little guys.

"It seems that even they know the news about the Jinpeng Dynasty antiques."

"It seems that this news has really spread throughout the capital."

The eldest prince couldn't help but sigh.

There are still three days left before their competition this month will be over. The eldest prince and the sixth princess could not stay any longer today, so they followed the fourth prince to the black market.

Seeing is better than hearing.

After arriving at the black market, they truly realized how popular the antiques of the Jinpeng Dynasty were.

There is a place in the black market that specializes in selling antiques from the Jinpeng Dynasty. It is crowded with people and the sounds of people bidding prices are heard one after another, at the top of their lungs.

Each of these simple numbers contains their life and property.

Some people have re-mortgaged their loans countless times, and their leverage has reached an unimaginable level.

The monthly interest they have to pay alone is an astronomical figure.

But even so, these people still enjoy it.

Because they all know that the more debt they have, the more profit they will make in the end!
This is already the consensus of everyone involved in the speculation of Jinpeng Dynasty antiques.

That’s right, some people in this black market have already understood the concept of hype and started adding fuel to the hot market.

The higher the price of the Jinpeng Dynasty's antiques is, the wider the news will spread in the capital, attracting more people and causing the prices to continue to rise.

The eldest prince and his two siblings walked around several places where antiques from the Jinpeng Dynasty were being auctioned, and they were deeply impressed by what they saw.

Originally, the eldest prince was a little worried about the fourth prince's all-in move, but now it seems that as long as these crazy people are still there, there is absolutely no reason for them to lose money.

"Fourth brother, are these people crazy?"

The Sixth Princess watched helplessly as the price of the antique increased by another thousand taels in just a few words, and was immediately shocked.

The Fourth Prince told them that all his previous money had been invested in these antiques, and he had made another round of mortgage today. He planned to buy some more and hold them until the last day of the competition to maximize profits.

In the blink of an eye, the unit price of the antiques increased by one thousand taels. Even the Sixth Princess, who was not that smart, understood that they had made a lot of money again.

The eldest prince and his two siblings couldn't help but feel a vague and unreal feeling at this moment. The silver that used to feel heavy seemed to have become just a light number.

But this illusory number brings them great satisfaction.

Watching the listed prices scroll up page by page, setting new historical highs, everyone felt the same sense of unreality.

“It turns out that making money can be so easy?”

Driven by the atmosphere at the scene, the eldest prince and his two siblings also began to breathe heavily.

"Fourth brother, don't you want to restock?"

"Buy it quickly, or you may not know what the price will be later."

The Sixth Princess urged anxiously.

The fourth prince nodded and joined in the transaction.

Due to the shortage of supply, the antiques of Jinpeng Dynasty are auctioned, which is why the prices in the market have risen so fast.

"Eight thousand eight hundred taels."

The Fourth Prince raised his hand and announced the price, shocking the other buyers and causing a brief silence at the scene.

This is already the highest transaction price at the moment. The Fourth Prince raised the price all at once, which made many people hesitate.

Anyway, there is more than one item to be auctioned. Maybe I can get it at a cheaper price later. There is no need to waste hundreds of taels of silver.

This is what most people think.

But just when the deal was about to be completed, a voice sounded and raised the price again.

"Eight thousand nine hundred taels!"

The fourth prince looked to the side and saw a familiar yet annoying face.

"Laoba."

The Eighth Prince pretended not to hear and turned his head away, pretending not to know the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince snorted coldly, but there was nothing he could do.

The Eighth Prince's bidding disrupted his rhythm, but he could only continue to raise the price:

"Nine thousand taels."

As soon as the price was announced, the auctioneer struck the gong and announced loudly:
"Nine thousand taels!"

“Is there anyone taller than this?”

The sound was so loud that it almost spread throughout the entire black market.

The other places that were auctioning antiques from the Jinpeng Dynasty immediately understood.

Even though they are not from the same company, they will exchange prices with each other to avoid too big a gap and unnecessary losses.

Sometimes, in order to make money, these colleagues can unite and they don’t necessarily have to be enemies all the time.

As soon as the price of nine thousand taels arrived, others immediately followed suit and changed to the latest price.

The fourth prince, by virtue of being the first person to push up the price, got the most goods at a price of nine thousand taels.

But due to limited funds, he did not achieve his expectations.

"Tsk, if Old Eight hadn't intervened, I wouldn't have bought one less."

The Fourth Prince was embarrassed to find that he still had 8,800 taels left in his hand, which he had to keep for backup.

The Eighth Prince saw the Fourth Prince's unhappy look and smiled secretly.

"This stinky old bastard is really annoying."

The Sixth Princess made no secret of her dislike for the Eighth Prince.

"Forget it, we've already bought the stuff. I've contacted someone to mortgage it here. You guys wait for me here for a moment."

As the Fourth Prince spoke, he took the antiques he had just purchased and prepared to pawn them for some more silver.

The Eighth Prince couldn't help feeling a little bored when he saw that the Fourth Prince stopped bidding.

Seeing that the antiques of the Jinpeng Dynasty had exceeded nine thousand taels and were still rising slightly, he couldn't help but shook his head.

Although he had tens of thousands of taels of silver in his hand, it was not enough to make several trips, so he was too lazy to cause trouble for himself. After he left the palace, he bought a batch of strange and bizarre things from the Hu merchants, and he finally sold them all today, which took a lot of his energy and connections.

Realizing that he was not cut out for business, the Eighth Prince stopped making things difficult for himself.

It's just that seeing the Fourth Prince enjoying himself in antique speculation, I couldn't help but feel disgusted by him just now.

The Eighth Prince had only heard about the popularity of Jinpeng Dynasty antiques a few days ago, but he had not yet sold out the goods he had imported, so he did not get involved.

Now, he can only come to watch the fun and envy other people's profits.

The Eighth Prince looked around and saw many familiar figures. Many princes and princesses had heard the news and rushed over and mingled with the crowd.

The eighth prince thought about it and walked towards the direction of the little kids.

……

The other side of the black market.

Princess Ankang brought her people and strolled around here with great interest.

She had never seen many things here before and was quite curious about them.

"Ah Xuan, this place is quite interesting."

At the reminder of Li Xuan and Xu Lang, Princess Ankang just strolled around and did not buy anything, just to watch the fun.

Especially when seeing the heated bidding scene, they stood on tiptoe at the sidelines and stretched their necks to watch the excitement.

"What are they buying?"

"So lively!"

Li Xuan, who was in Princess Ankang's arms, closed his eyes and pretended not to hear.

At this time, Yu'er beside her answered:

"Your Highness, I heard that this is an antique from the Jinpeng Dynasty in the Western Regions. Legend has it that this dynasty is buried under the great desert in the Western Regions. People say that the sand there is all gold."

"Some people also say that there are secrets hidden in antiques, and those who can see through the secrets can find the treasure of the Jinpeng Dynasty."

"Various legends about the Jinpeng Dynasty have spread throughout the capital in the past few days."

After hearing this, Princess Ankang's eyes lit up and she couldn't help but exclaim "Wow".

She has always liked listening to stories, and now that Yu'er has told the legend of the Jinpeng Dynasty so vividly, how can she not be interested?

Princess Ankang's curious look was also seen by the eldest prince and the sixth princess who were not far away.

The two of them were standing in the corner, looking in the direction of Princess Ankang.

Seeing Princess Ankang standing on tiptoe to look into the auction hall with an extremely innocent curiosity on her face, the brother and sister actually breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, the fourth prince came over with the silver note as collateral. Seeing the reactions of the two, he couldn't help but ask curiously:
"Brother, Sixth Sister."

"What are you doing?"

The Sixth Princess felt guilty and said "hush" to the Fourth Prince, then stretched out her finger and pointed in the direction of Princess Ankang.

The Fourth Prince saw Princess Ankang frown and look serious.

"Fourth brother, you don't have to worry too much."

"Looking at Ankang's expression, it seems like this is the first time he has seen these antiques."

The Sixth Princess comforted her.

The Fourth Prince did not answer immediately, but after watching Princess Ankang's reaction for a long time, he slowly said:
"I hope so."

At this moment, the sound of gongs was heard again in the black market.

"Nine thousand five hundred taels!"

"It's going to break through 10,000 taels soon."

The shouting started again in the black market, pushing the atmosphere to its hottest limit.

Inside the stadium, everyone cheered and began to celebrate wildly, like a group of demons dancing wildly.

The eldest prince and his two siblings no longer cared about Princess Ankang at this time. Their eyes were full of excitement. In just a short while, they had made a lot of money.

"Fourth brother, let's continue to restock."

"You might be able to break through the 10,000 taels barrier right away if you enter the market."

The Fourth Prince could not hold back any longer and hurried over to participate in the auction.

He invested all the silver he had just mortgaged into it.

But unlike just now, the Fourth Prince actually spent all his money easily and bought the corresponding antiques, but the price did not go up much.

The unit price of the antiques still hovered between nine thousand six hundred taels and nine thousand seven hundred taels, and it had been unable to go any higher.

Some people saw the Fourth Prince enter the market and followed suit to buy in large quantities, hoping to push the price up in one fell swoop.

But these places seemed to have just acquired stocks of antiques. Whatever they bought, they were available here, so the transactions were very smooth.

"Is someone selling their stocks and preparing to take profits?"

The fourth prince pondered secretly and observed the buyers around him.

"Nine thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight taels!"

Another new high price was called out and spread throughout the black market.

Suddenly, someone started to lead the rhythm, shouting "Ten thousand taels, ten thousand taels..."

The atmosphere in the black market was boosted, with more and more people shouting, waiting to witness the historic price.

The Fourth Prince has already made up his mind. He will not wait any longer for the next few days. He will stop when he gets 10,000 taels. In the next few days, the three siblings will have a good time outside the palace.

It's rare that the competition goes so smoothly, so it wouldn't be too bad to relax a little, right?

After seeing Princess Ankang's reaction that didn't seem fake, the Fourth Prince let down his guard a lot.

But before the expected sound of the gong could be heard, they discovered that the upward price trend of antiques suddenly softened, and even showed a slight decline.

The Jinpeng Dynasty antiques that were in short supply just now are suddenly in short supply.

"Everyone is lucky tonight. We have a few more antiques on consignment."

The people in charge of the auction remained calm and even spoke happily to everyone.

This naturally caused dissatisfaction among many people.

The emotional foundation was laid so well before, but in the end some cowards started to take profits and leave?
"Fool, you can't even make money!"

"If I hadn't been broke, I would have eaten all of this!"

Some people said unwillingly.

Those who really have the funds have already taken action.

As time passed, the bustling black market gradually became quiet.

The latest transaction price of Jinpeng Dynasty antiques has fallen below nine thousand taels of silver.

"Where do all these fools come from? They can't even make money for free!"

Some people cursed as they bought more antiques.

He didn't understand. He and the people around him were clearly working so hard to buy, so why did the price fall instead of rise?
These antiques from the Jinpeng Dynasty seemed to have grown out of the ground, and it was impossible to buy them all.

"Fourth brother, what's going on?"

The eldest prince was somewhat confused about the situation.

The fourth prince frowned, then replied: "Don't panic, maybe someone wants to control the price, it seems that some big shots are involved."

Then, the fourth prince smiled slightly:
"I'm afraid there will be more rumors later, causing these people to panic and sell their antiques at low prices, and then the other party will take this opportunity to buy them at low prices."

After the Fourth Prince said this, the First Prince and the Sixth Princess immediately understood.

Just as the Fourth Prince finished speaking, someone suddenly ran hurriedly to several auction halls and whispered a few words to the person in charge.

Then all the managers changed color, but immediately began to cover it up.

But how could such details be hidden from someone with ulterior motives?

The eldest prince and the sixth princess showed signs of understanding, and then looked at the fourth prince with admiration.

"Fourth brother, it looks like they are going to start a monkey show."

The Sixth Princess said with a smile.

"My fourth brother is as good at predicting things as a god, and I am not as good as him."

The eldest prince said sincerely.

The fourth prince smiled slightly, waved his hands, and modestly indicated that it was nothing.

Then, the transaction prices in the market continued to drop, causing some sensitive people to feel something was wrong and they started selling off their antiques.

The natural result of this is to accelerate the decline in antique prices.

When the price fell below eight thousand taels of silver at an increasingly rapid rate, the market finally panicked and rumors spread rapidly.

"Master Ai, a master of antique appreciation in Beijing, judged that the antiques of the Jinpeng Dynasty circulating on the market are suspected to be imitations and have no value."

Master Ai is a famous antique connoisseur in Beijing and enjoys considerable reputation.

This was the result of a high-ranking official in Beijing asking Master Ai to authenticate antiques from the Jinpeng Dynasty.

Originally, Master Ai only told the senior official about the result. However, the servant who accompanied the senior official to visit Master Ai that day had just drunk too much outside and blurted out the matter.

Antiques from the Jinpeng Dynasty have been extremely popular recently. In less than an hour, the news spread to all the major black markets in the capital.

It was not until the price fell below eight thousand taels that the retail investors who participated in the speculation learned of this, and immediately an uproar broke out in the black market.

Everyone was rushing to sell off their antiques, crying and wailing.

Amidst this chaos, the eldest prince and his two siblings stood still, watching from the sidelines, as unmoved as a rock in the waves.

Princess Ankang, who was not far away, blinked her eyes and asked in confusion:

"Hey, weren't you all pretty happy just now?"

"Why are you all crying all of a sudden?"

Li Xuan huddled in Princess Ankang's arms, opened one eye and glanced at the transaction price which had just broken through eight thousand taels, then closed his eyes again and sneered.

"Huh, where are we going now?"

"Everyone here is mine, how can you fight me?"

But after a while, Li Xuan opened his eyes again in some surprise and looked in the direction of the eldest prince and his three siblings.

"Why aren't they panicking at all?"

Li Xuan knew very well how much silver the Fourth Prince had mortgaged.

"Could it be that you saw through my plan?"

"This old four really should not be underestimated."

Li Xuan thought seriously.

"Eh, that's not right."

“Pushing prices back up is a matter for after the game is over.”

The more Li Xuan thought about it, the more confused he became. He then looked at the eldest prince's three siblings in confusion, wondering in his heart:
"So what are the three of them trying to do?"

(End of this chapter)