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

Zhou Zhiming and Song Hai were both stunned as they watched Ma Zi scramble away into the distance.

They originally thought that Li Kaixin would at least break both of that guy's arms, since he was the mastermind behind refusing to release him.

Zhou Zhiming couldn't help but step forward, asking in confusion, "Master, are you just going to let him go so easily?"

"What, isn't that enough?" Li Kaixin turned her head and looked at him with a smile.

Upon hearing this, not only Zhou Zhiming and Song Hai, but even Master Chen looked over with a strange expression, somewhat taken aback.

Seeing everyone staring at him, Li Kaixin smiled and explained, "Wait a little longer, you'll understand. Let's pick up the money and tickets on the ground first."

After saying that, he squatted down and began to pick up the money and tickets scattered on the ground.

Seeing that Li Kaixin said this, the others didn't ask any more questions and all lowered their heads to pack up.

When Li Kaixin and the other three picked up their sacks again...

Sudden.

A piercing scream came from the other end of the alley, followed by several crisp "crack" sounds, as if bones were being broken.

Hearing this commotion, Li Kaixin's lips curled up slightly.

Just now, when Song Hai and Zhou Zhiming were making their move, he saw out of the corner of his eye that a figure in the shadows at the alley entrance was glancing in their direction from time to time.

He then guessed that the leader probably hadn't left yet.

This is precisely why he didn't go too far with Ma Zi.

Upon hearing the screams, Master Chen, Song Hai, and Zhou Zhiming immediately understood what was happening.

They thought Li Kaixin had changed his ways, but they never expected him to be waiting here.

The three of them exchanged glances simultaneously.

Back in the dormitory, the four of them quickly put down the sacks, and then Mr. Chen went forward to light the kerosene lamp.

Then, Zhou Zhiming, Song Hai, and Master Chen all took out money from their pockets and handed it to Li Kaixin.

Li Kaixin didn't reach out to take it; instead, he turned to Master Chen and said with a smile:

"Sir, I won't take this money. You're a seasoned driver with over a decade of experience; surely you know the ins and outs here!"

Mr. Chen was taken aback at first, but then he realized what was happening and took the money back.

Zhou Zhiming and Song Hai were still in a daze, their hands still hanging in mid-air as they handed over the money, their eyes staring blankly at Master Chen.

Seeing their appearance, Master Chen said kindly, "Xiao Song, Zhiming, put the money away."

The two exchanged a glance, and although they didn't understand, they put the money back in their pockets.

But instead of dispelling his doubts, they deepened.

Before Zhou Zhiming could even ask, Master Chen explained, "You have to keep this money. It's the rule, and it's also a way of keeping quiet."

"Master, we will never tell anyone. Why don't we give this money to Master instead?" Zhou Zhiming panicked upon hearing this and reached for his money again.

Song Hai, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement.

Master Chen quickly waved his hand to stop him: "It's not that I don't trust you. But what if I accidentally let something slip? Keeping this money with me is a reminder."

Zhou Zhiming and Song Hai breathed a sigh of relief; it turned out they did believe them after all.

The two nodded and took the money back.

Seeing that the two of them had accepted the money, Master Chen turned around, took out the fifty yuan that Li Kaixin had given him earlier, and handed it over.

This time, Li Kaixin didn't refuse and readily accepted it.

Afterwards, the four people in the dormitory used the light of the kerosene lamp to count the money they had obtained from those people.

Zhou Zhiming grew happier and happier as he counted, until finally he couldn't contain himself and exclaimed in a low voice, "I'm rich! I'm rich!"

Song Hai also pursed his lips, unable to suppress the smile on his face.

Only Li Kaixin and Master Chen remained relatively calm.

One reason is that they have a solid financial foundation, so this amount of money is nothing to them; the other is that they have traveled all over the country for many years and are used to it.

After everyone counted their money, Zhou Zhiming had 76.5 yuan, Song Hai had 71.2 yuan, Master Chen had 81.2 yuan, and Li Kaixin had the most, part of which came from the leader, totaling 152.2 yuan.

After paying back the money they had borrowed, Zhou Zhiming and Song Hai each had more than 50 yuan left.

The next morning, while Zhou Zhiming, Master Chen, and Song Hai were still fast asleep, Li Kaixin quietly got up and left the dormitory.

Arriving at a secluded spot, they entered a secret realm.

Li Kaixin first started cleaning the dried fish in the space, using his mind to group fish of the same type together.

The same procedure applies to fresh fish.

There were quite a few species that were cleared out, with large yellow croaker and ribbonfish making up the majority.

Grouper is relatively rare.

Then, Li Kaixin turned his attention to the breeding area.

Three days have passed outside, and the eggs and duck eggs collected inside the secret realm have added up to more than a thousand catties.

More than two hundred rabbits were sold, more than last time; there were also about a hundred chickens and ducks each.

Looking at these, Li Kaixin had an idea: tonight he would go to the black market in town again and see if he could find someone in charge to sell this batch of goods.

Looking elsewhere, the piglets born to the three domestic pigs were already half-grown, and two more sows were pregnant.

The flock now numbers eleven sheep.

Although the number of wild donkeys remained the same, their size increased, now appearing to weigh nearly 400 kilograms.

The female moose, however, looked different this time; it seemed to be pregnant.

Li Kaixin felt a surge of joy.

Once the moose population truly increases, he insists on tasting moose meat.

After inspecting the situation in the secret realm, Li Kaixin placed enough food to last for dozens of days in various parts of the breeding area before disappearing from the secret realm.

Back in the dormitory, the three of them, including Master Chen, got up one after another.

However, both Zhou Zhiming and Song Hai looked tired and had red eyes, clearly having been too excited last night.

Shortly after breakfast, Captain Wang came looking for him.

After greeting Li Kaixin and the other three, Captain Wang got straight to the point: "Old Chen, Kaixin, Xiao Song, Zhiming, how about we go fishing together today?"

"Old Wang, are these the people that Secretary Zheng asked you to find again?" Master Chen asked with a smile.

Captain Wang didn't hide anything and nodded: "Today, the town is organizing a large-scale fishing trip, and we're short-handed. Everyone who goes will receive three catties of dried fish."

After hearing this, Master Chen thought the conditions weren't bad, and turned to ask Li Kaixin and the other two:

"Are you guys going? I think the pay is alright."

Li Kaixin didn't care about the three catties of dried fish, but he was interested in going out to sea to fish, so he agreed without thinking.

Zhou Zhiming and Song Hai had different ideas. Three catties of dried fish was almost equivalent to their daily wage. Besides, they were both very curious about going to sea, so they nodded in agreement.

Seeing that the three of them agreed, Master Chen said no more and nodded to Captain Wang.

"Alright! Then come with me." As soon as Captain Wang finished speaking, he turned and walked outside.

Seeing this, Li Kaixin and the other three followed.