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

Upon arriving at the agreed-upon transaction location, Li Kaixin didn't have to wait long before he heard the sound of a cart rolling over the road.

Then, Hu Laoliu arrived with a few henchmen, pulling three carts.

The cart was filled with cages containing chickens and ducks, as well as separately separated piglets and lambs.

Hu Laoliu walked quickly to Li Kaixin and pointed to the cart, explaining:

"Brother Zhou, look, this is the goods we collected for you!"

"Fifty half-grown chickens and fifty half-grown ducks, mostly males. There are also two piglets, one male and one female, plus four lambs."

Li Kaixin looked at it carefully and frowned slightly.

"Brother Hu Liu, isn't this quantity a bit too little? And where are the cows?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Laoliu immediately put on a bitter face and began to complain.

"My dear Zhou, these days you're lucky to even be able to get your hands on this!"

"My men ran themselves ragged, went to several villages, and took risks to raise this money. Many families wouldn't have sold if they weren't truly in dire straits."

"And cattle? Forget about it! They're a vital source of labor for the production team!"

Li Kaixin understood after hearing this.

In those days, supplies were indeed scarce. Hu Laoliu and his group went to the countryside to buy things without proper permits, so it was already quite an achievement that they were able to get these items.

So he nodded, indicating his understanding, and said, "I'm sorry, Brother Hu Liu, I was too hasty. Let's talk about the price then."

Finally, after some bargaining:

Half-grown hens and ducks are two yuan each, roosters and ducks are one yuan and fifty cents each; two piglets are one hundred yuan each; four lambs are sixty yuan each. The total is four hundred and twenty yuan.

Li Kaixin readily paid the money.

Looking at the cash in the secret realm that hadn't been spent much of, Li Kaixin asked again, "Brother Hu Liu, let me see the tickets you have. I want to buy some more."

Seeing this, Hu Laoliu pulled out a small cloth bag from his pocket and said with a smile, "Oh, Brother Zhou, you're generous this time! Didn't you ask for one last time?"

Li Kaixin took the stack of various tickets and certificates, and while looking down at them, he said, "Brother Hu Liu, stop joking. Weren't we saving the money from last time to buy livestock?"

This time I saw some new coupons, such as oil coupons and cotton coupons, but I still didn't see any high-value coupons like bicycle coupons or watch coupons.

Li Kaixin was also puzzled, so he looked up and asked, "Brother Hu Liu, why don't you have any bicycle tickets or watch tickets?"

Hu Laoliu listened and then explained.

"Those in-demand items are different from these. We only try to get them if someone is certain they want them. Otherwise, what if they get stuck with us?"

"Besides, who buys those big, bulky items these days? If people ask about the origin of the tickets and you can't produce proof from a legitimate organization, aren't you just asking for trouble?"

Li Kaixin suddenly realized.

Seeing that Li Kaixin understood, Hu Laoliu immediately patted his chest and assured him, "Brother Zhou, if you want it, just let me know in advance, and I'll definitely prepare it for you next time you come!"

Li Kaixin nodded in agreement and said with a smile, "Okay! Thank you, Brother Hu Liu. Just prepare a bicycle ticket for me first."

Then, Li Kaixin picked out some tickets from the stack and paid another 120 yuan.

After the transaction was completed, Hu Laoliu left with his assistants and the empty cart.

Li Kaixin waited for a while, and after confirming that no one was around, he entered the secret space with the poultry and livestock.

Inside the secret realm, Li Kaixin released the poultry and livestock into the designated area.

They also provided enough food for these livestock to eat for ten days in the secret realm.

After leaving the secret realm, Li Kaixin walked back along the path he had come from.

The streets were unusually quiet in the early morning. Just as Li Kaixin was about to turn out of the alley, his keen intuition made him suddenly stop.

From the shadows not far ahead, a few suppressed breaths could be faintly heard.

Li Kaixin held his breath, squatted down, and listened carefully.

"Big brother, why hasn't that kid arrived yet?" a deliberately lowered voice asked.

"What's the rush? Old Hu just came this way, that kid will definitely pass through here."

"Keep a close eye on this, everyone. It's a big fish."

Another slightly hoarse voice answered.

Li Kaixin's heart tightened, and she was wondering whether she should take a detour.

Then I heard someone ask, "What happens after the robbery? What happens to the person?"

A hoarse voice sneered, "Just do it. Dig a hole and bury it. Let's see who dares to do business with Hu Laoliu after this."

A surge of anger rushed to Li Kaixin's head.

Under the cover of night, they circled around to another alley and quietly approached from the side and rear.

Under the moonlight, four dark figures were lying in ambush behind a pile of debris at the alley entrance.

Without further hesitation, Li Kaixin rushed forward and took down two people before they could react.

The punches and kicks landed precisely on vital points, and the two men collapsed to the ground, groaning in pain.

"It's behind us!" the hoarse voice exclaimed.

Seeing that he had been exposed, Li Kaixin quickly crippled the other two.

Just then, a strong sense of crisis made Li Kaixin's hair stand on end. Instinctively, he dodged to the side and instantly hid in the secret realm.

"Bang!"

Gunshots pierced the sky, and bullets grazed the spot where Li Kaixin had just been standing before hitting the wall behind him.

Inside the secret realm, Li Kaixin's chest heaved violently.

While the leader was stunned, he flashed out and knocked the gun out of the other man's hand.

Then, with a clean takedown, he brought the person down to the ground.

"Are you...a human or a ghost?"

The leader stared in horror at Li Kaixin, who had suddenly disappeared and then reappeared, his voice trembling.

Anger drove Li Kaixin to madness, and he pounded his fists one after another until the person beneath him stopped moving.

Afterwards, Li Kaixin stopped, panting heavily, and turned to look at his four other injured accomplices.

They stared at the horrific scene before them, their faces drained of color, and they cowered and shrank back.

"Who are you people? Why did you ambush me?" Li Kaixin wiped the blood from his face, his voice icy.

One of them couldn't hold back any longer and confessed while trembling.

It turns out they were from another black market and wanted to take over Hu Laoliu's territory. While keeping an eye on them, they discovered that Li Kaixin had made several transactions with Hu Laoliu. Seeing that Li Kaixin always went alone, they hatched a malicious plan.

Li Kaixin remained silent for a moment, then slowly walked to the four people and squatted down. He knew that the matter of the secret realm must not be revealed.

"Sorry, blame yourself for knowing too much," Li Kaixin said in a low voice, his hands moving cleanly and efficiently.

When the last person collapsed to the ground, the faces of all four dead men were filled with terror.

Li Kaixin finally couldn't hold on any longer and leaned against the wall, vomiting violently.

This was Li Kaixin killing someone at such close range; the strong smell of blood and the violent scene just now made my stomach churn.

A few minutes passed.

Having recovered, Li Kaixin, afraid that someone might pass by, endured her physical discomfort.

He put the five corpses and the pistol into the secret realm space.

Then, using his mind, he transformed the five corpses into nutrients for the land in the secret realm.

After doing all this, we left the secret realm.

As the night breeze blew by, Li Kaixin realized that his hands were trembling slightly.

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