Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 98 God helps her!

The young man's expression was very subtle: "Our bathhouse has separate bathing areas for men and women. You three..."

Yan Ciwan knew that he had misunderstood, and quickly said, "We are not here to take a bath, we are here to look for Ah Shun."

Hearing the name Ah Shun, the waiter smiled knowingly and said immediately, "Please follow me, three of you."

He led Yan Ciwan and the other two through the lobby, into the backyard, and stopped in front of the last door.

The waiter knocked on the door and said to the person inside.

"Ah Shun, someone is here to see you again."

There was a man who looked like a scholar and was using an abacus. He looked up immediately after hearing the sound and saw three strange men and women walking in.

There were many account books piled in front of Ah Shun, and it seemed that he was the accountant here.

He pushed the abacus aside and asked, "Who are you? I don't know you."

"We would like to ask you for a favor." Yan Ciwan took out a wooden sign from his arms, then took out one or two taels of silver and placed them on the table in front of him.

Ah Shun took the wooden sign and looked at it. After confirming that there was no problem, he took the silver and said, "This money is only enough for you."

Yan Ciwan turned around to look at Xiao Wang and Li Chengge.

Xiao Wang took out two taels of silver from his purse and placed them in front of A Shun.

Ah Shun was satisfied now. He took the silver, then opened the drawer of the table and took out three white masks.

"You put this on."

Yan Ciwan, Xiao Wang and Li Chengge took the masks and put them on their faces.

Ah Shun stood up and reminded him, "There is only one rule in the black market, which is that you cannot ask about other people's identities and backgrounds. Other than that, you can do whatever you want."

Yan Ciwan nodded to show that she understood.

Ah Shun picked up the oil lamp on the table and pushed open the side door on the left.

Yan Ciwan and the other two followed silently.

The group passed through a side door and entered a room that looked like a storage room. The room was full of miscellaneous items and there were no windows, so the light was very dim.

In the innermost corner of the room, there is a large wooden box.

The box is large enough to hold two adults.

Ah Shun put the oil lamp on the ground next to him, took out the key, opened the copper lock hanging on the outside of the wooden box, then lifted the lid, and found nothing inside.

He bent down and removed the floorboards inside the wooden box, revealing the entrance to the tunnel hidden underneath.

"You go down from here and you will see the black market at the end. After you buy what you want, return the same way. I will not lock the lid of this box until dawn."

Li Chengge asked casually: "What if we come back after dawn?"

Ah Shun laughed maliciously: "Hehe, if you haven't come back after dawn, it means you will never come back, so I don't need to hold the door open for you."

Li Chengge also laughed: "I see."

Seeing that he was not frightened by his words, Ah Shun felt quite bored and urged, "Hurry up."

It was Yan Ci Wan who insisted on coming to the black market, so she was the first to get into the box. Li Chengge followed closely behind her, and Xiao Wang was the last one. He bent down, supported his hands on the edge of the wooden box, and carefully raised his legs to step in.

When they were all inside, the lid was closed noiselessly.

The tunnel was very dark and I couldn't see anything.

Yan Ciwan, who was walking in front, took out a fire starter, blew it up, and used the faint light to see the road under his feet. It was a series of stairs that extended to a very far place.

The three of them walked along the stairs for a long time before they reached the end. At the end was a wooden door. Yan Ciwan pushed the door open and walked out, and found that there was a bustling street market outside.

People were coming and going on the street, and there were shops on both sides of the street. But unlike ordinary streets, people here, regardless of gender, age or status, all wore masks. Most of them wore white masks like Yan Ciwan and the other two, and a few wore black and red masks.

Yan Ciwan looked up and found that there was no sky above the street, but a dome supported by a wooden frame.

It appears that this place is underground.

It must have taken a huge amount of manpower and resources to dig out such a large area underground in Xiangzhou City.

I don’t know who has such great ability?

A fat man wearing a white mask came over and asked enthusiastically, "Is this your first time here? If you want to buy anything, you can tell me. I am very familiar with this place and I can show you the way."

There is no free lunch in the world. Yan Ciwan asked, "How much commission do you want?"

The fat man rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Not much, just 30% of your transaction price."

"Well, let's look around first. If we can't find the place, we'll come back and ask for your help."

Seeing Yan Ciwan was about to leave, the fat man quickly blocked her way and continued to sell himself: "You are unfamiliar with this place and it is easy to be ripped off. Trust me, no matter what you want to buy, I can help you find it. 30% commission is really not expensive. Other brokers charge 40% or even 50%!"

Yan Ciwan was very surprised: "So many? They are too black-hearted."

She secretly guessed that this guy didn't look like a good person. He must have cheated many people in the past and made a lot of dirty money.

It just so happened that she had no money to buy a house, and now someone sent money to her door, it was really God’s help for her!
The fat man patted his chest and assured: "I am different from them. I am a well-known honest man here. Look at my appearance, I am honest and kind, I will definitely not make a penny more from you."

After saying this, he waved his hand and pointed at the five men.

"If you don't believe me, you can go ask them. They are also brokers here, specializing in guiding people to find things."

The five men had been secretly observing Yan Ci Wan and the other two. When they saw Fat Lao Liu's actions, they immediately surrounded them. While they were talking at once in support of Fat Lao Liu, they surrounded Yan Ci Wan and the other two without leaving any trace.

Li Chengge sensed something was wrong. He moved closer to Xiao Wang, covered half of his face with a fan, and asked in a low voice.

"Cousin, they look like they're going to use force, what should we do?"

Xiao Wang was very calm: "Don't be afraid, I'm wearing silver silk soft armor."

Li Chengge gripped the handle of the fan tightly: "What should I do then?"

Xiao Wang didn't answer, but just gave him a look that told him to wish him the best.

Li Chengge used the fan to shield his face and retreated behind Xiao Wang little by little. If a fight broke out, he would use his cousin as his shield.

My cousin has a silver silk soft armor to protect him, so he will be fine after taking a few hits.

But he couldn't do that, because he was too delicate and fragile to bear it.

Fat Laoliu talked until his mouth was dry, but seeing that Yan Ciwan still refused to go with him, his patience finally ran out, and he suddenly threw a handful of lime powder at Yan Ciwan and the other two!

White lime powder scattered in the air, and Yan Ciwan, Xiao Wang and Li Chengge subconsciously closed their eyes to avoid it.

Fat Laoliu gave the order: "Go!"

The other five people took out wooden sticks and hemp ropes and rushed forward, intending to knock out the three fat sheep and tie them up.

Although Yan Ciwan closed her eyes and could not see, she could hear footsteps and feel the sound of something breaking through the air approaching her. She raised her left hand and accurately grabbed the wooden stick that was coming down on her head. She moved her feet quickly and her skirt fluttered.

She clenched her right fist and swung it out as fast as lightning, hitting a man right in the throat!
It looked like she didn't use much strength, but the man fell down limply without even making a sound.

　My stiff neck caused trigeminal neuralgia. It’s so hard for me…

　　
　
(End of this chapter)