The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

In the early hours of the morning, Li Kaixin couldn't fall asleep, his mind racing with thoughts of how to sell the chickens, ducks, and eggs in the secret realm.

After much thought, I decided that I still had to go to the black market to find Hu Laoliu.

As for his previous idea of ​​going to the black market a month later, Li Kaixin had now put it out of his mind.

Without further hesitation, he got up, put on the same clothes he had been wearing, and quietly slipped out of the courtyard.

They knew the way well and soon arrived at the entrance to the black market.

I noticed that the two figures guarding the gate looked different from usual.

Li Kaixin didn't make a sound, paid the money, and went inside with his head down.

Arriving at the usual spot where Hu Laoliu usually set up his stall, he found that although the person guarding the stall looked somewhat familiar, it didn't seem to be Hu Laoliu.

Just as Li Kaixin was secretly observing, the person behind the stall also raised his head and his gaze fell on him.

The man glanced hesitantly at Li Kaixin's attire, then suddenly leaned closer excitedly and asked in a low voice, "Are you... Brother Zhou Xiaoqi?"

"Who are you? How do you know my name?"

Li Kaixin recognized the voice as not being Hu Laoliu's and immediately became alert, lowering his body slightly and assuming a stance ready to retaliate at any moment.

Upon seeing this, the man quickly waved his hand and explained:

"Brother Zhou, don't be nervous! I'm Ma Xiaohai, one of Brother Hu Laoliu's former subordinates."

"I helped carry and weigh things during your last transaction, so I recognize you."

Now that you mention it, Li Kaixin vaguely remembered that there was such a person helping out at the time.

"Where's Brother Hu Liu? I haven't seen him anywhere." Li Kaixin remained vigilant and continued to ask.

"Brother Hu!"

Ma Xiaohai glanced around, lowering his voice even further:

"He went to look after another venue. I'm keeping an eye on this one now."

Li Kaixin wanted to leave as soon as he heard this. The last time he came to this black market, he felt that it was about to go out of business. Now it was said that a new place had opened. He found it hard to believe what the man in front of him was saying.

Seeing Li Kaixin about to leave, Ma Xiaohai quickly stepped forward to stop him, his tone urgent:

"Brother Zhou, if you don't believe me, I can take you to that new place to find Brother Hu. It's not far, just a few alleys down there."

"Let me think about it first," Li Kaixin said, stopping in her tracks.

Thinking that he had a secret space, it didn't seem like a big deal if these people were lying in ambush.

After a moment of silence, Li Kaixin nodded.

When Ma Xiaohai saw that Li Kaixin agreed, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and his initial idea of ​​intercepting the deal disappeared.

Although he used to be Hu Laoliu's underling, he now manages a venue and is considered to be on equal footing with Hu Laoliu.

However, the person in front of him was someone the boss was paying special attention to. If the boss found out that he had made this person stop coming in the future, he would definitely be in big trouble.

Immediately, Ma Xiaohai waved towards the shadows.

A figure quickly walked up to him, and Ma Xiaohai whispered a few words in the person's ear before leading Li Kaixin away.

Along the way, Li Kaixin followed behind Ma Xiaohai, always on guard against any movement around them.

After winding and turning for quite a while, we finally arrived at another black market.

Li Kaixin recognized the two figures standing at the door as the guards from the black market.

Ma Xiaohai stepped forward and said a few words to the two of them, then pointed towards Li Kaixin.

The two men remembered Li Kaixin's outfit. After glancing at it, one of them turned and quickly walked into the black market.

Before long, a familiar figure appeared in front of Li Kaixin.

When Hu Laoliu heard from his men that Zhou Xiaoqi had come looking for him, he rushed over as fast as he could.

Upon reaching Li Kaixin, Hu Laoliu exclaimed excitedly, "Brother Zhou, you've finally arrived! I haven't seen you for over half a month!"

"Brother Hu Liu, it's been a long time."

Li Kaixin greeted him, then asked疑惑地问道, "Brother Hu Liu, what brings you here? Did you abandon that place?"

"You mean this?"

Hu Laoliu gestured with his chin toward Ma Xiaohai: "Now that place used to be under Xiao Ma's care, I'll manage this place."

Seeing that Hu Laoliu hadn't answered the key question, Li Kaixin couldn't help but ask again, "Brother Hu, what I wanted to ask was, last time I came, didn't you...?"

"Oh! You asked about that!" Old Hu realized what was happening, looked around, and lowered his voice even further:

"Brother Zhou, to be honest, this place belongs to the group that suppressed us before."

"It seems they messed with someone and got taken down in one fell swoop."

"Then why are you still operating here? Aren't you afraid...?" Li Kaixin asked, somewhat surprised.

Hu Laoliu waved his hand and said with a smile, "Brother Zhou, you don't understand. Our trick is called 'the darkest place under the lamp.' Besides, we're several streets away, so the higher-ups definitely won't notice."

Hearing this, Li Kaixin couldn't help but admire the courage of these people.

"By the way, what brings Brother Zhou here today?" Old Hu Liu snapped out of his reverie and got to the point.

Li Kaixin immediately leaned close to Hu Laoliu's ear and whispered:

"Brother Hu Liu, do you buy chickens, ducks, and rabbits here?"

"I've brought three hundred chickens, three hundred ducks, and one hundred rabbits. Let's see if you can eat them all."

Li Kaixin only dared to declare all the stock in his space at once after seeing that Hu Laoliu and his group had a new venue.

"I can eat it! How could I not eat it!" Old Hu Liu's face lit up with surprise, and his voice rose a few decibels.

Ma Xiaohai, who was standing nearby, also came over and asked curiously, "Brother Hu, what kind of good stuff is it?"

When Hu Laoliu saw that it was Ma Xiaohai, he didn't hide it and whispered a few words in his ear.

"Really, Brother Hu?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaohai became excited, but his expression quickly changed, and he pleaded:

"You absolutely have to help me this time, can you share some with me? Otherwise, if things continue like this over there, I really won't be able to explain myself to the boss."

Hearing this, Li Kaixin understood. It turned out that they had a boss above them. He had previously thought that Hu Laoliu was the leader of this group.

Hu Laoliu was also aware of the situation over there. He had been severely suppressed by that group of people a while ago, and now his business was barely surviving.

Considering that Ma Xiaohai was originally his underling and that he was the one who brought him over, he nodded in agreement.

"Thank you, Brother Hu!" Ma Xiaohai said quickly when he saw that Hu Laoliu had agreed.

"Don't mention it, I'm just doing this for you, brother."

Hu Laoliu waved his hand, then turned to Li Kaixin and asked, "Brother Zhou, shall we meet at the usual place again?"

Li Kaixin responded with a sound of agreement, then added a hint of teasing in his tone:

"But Brother Hu Liu, have you prepared enough receipts this time? Don't end up with just a few like last time, or you'll lose face."

Seeing that this was another big deal, Hu Laoliu quickly patted his chest and assured him, "Not at all! Don't worry, this time the invoices will definitely satisfy you!"

"Alright, then I'll have to take a good look at it later."

After Li Kaixin finished speaking, he walked towards the old place where they had previously made their transactions.