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

Hu Laoliu is taking much longer to prepare than usual today; it's been half an hour and he still hasn't returned.

Li Kaixin was wondering what was going on when he turned around and saw him and Guan Yue leading more than a dozen henchmen, pushing six or seven carts toward them.

As Guan Yue approached, he extended both hands with a broad smile: "Brother Zhou, long time no see!"

"Boss Guan, how have you been?" Li Kaixin didn't refuse and went straight to greet him.

The two hugged, which immediately brought them closer.

After they parted, Li Kaixin asked with some curiosity, "Boss Guan, why did you come in person today for my little business?"

"Brother Zhou, you're giving me too much credit. Your business is small-scale, while mine is just dabbling."

Guan Yue responded with a smile, then his expression became more serious: "I came here specifically to apologize to you for what happened last time."

"Boss Guan, you flatter me." Li Kaixin replied politely, "With such a big operation under your management, it's normal for one or two people to be short-sighted."

Hearing Li Kaixin say this with his own ears, Guan Yue felt more at ease, and his smile became even warmer.

"Brother Zhou is a straightforward man!" Guan Yue gave a thumbs up, then solemnly promised, "Don't worry, I'm not one to shirk responsibility. I'll offer the price later, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

"I thank you in advance for your consideration, Boss Guan." Li Kaixin clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute. "Shall we head over now?"

"Alright, Brother Zhou, please lead the way." Guan Yue stepped aside and gestured for him to proceed.

Without further hesitation, Li Kaixin turned and walked towards the exit of the black market.

Throughout the journey, Li Kaixin always walked half a step ahead of Guan Yue, and he always looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Li Kaixin naturally sensed it and turned to look at him: "Boss Guan, is there something you want to ask?"

"Brother Zhou, I do have a question. If you find it difficult to answer, you don't have to say it." Guan Yue glanced at Li Kaixin and carefully asked, "How did you subdue Ma Xiaohai and his gang back then?"

That day, he had people drag Ma Xiaohai and his gang onto a cart, only to find that several of them had no obvious wounds, but they just couldn't move.

Not only were his underlings frightened, but he himself was also taken aback.

"Oh, so that's what it is. There's nothing wrong with saying it."

Li Kaixin smiled and explained, "I learned some medical skills in my younger days. Those people were paralyzed by me using silver needles. But they recovered on their own in just two or three hours."

"Brother Zhou, you're exaggerating! The silver needles are so small, but Ma Xiaohai has eight or nine people with him!" Old Hu, standing to the side, was clearly skeptical.

Guan Yue frowned and scolded in a low voice, "Xiao Liu, I'm talking to Brother Zhou, why are you interrupting?"

"It's alright, Boss Guan!" Li Kaixin waved his hand, then changed the subject, "However, since Brother Hu Liu has questions, it's good for him to experience it firsthand."

No sooner had he finished speaking than several silver needles appeared in his hand. Before Hu Laoliu could react, he raised his hand and pierced them.

Hu Laoliu felt a numbness in several parts of his body, and his legs went numb. He collapsed to the ground, feeling limp and weak.

The underlings behind him were stunned, completely bewildered as to why Sixth Brother had suddenly collapsed.

Guan Yue was pondering what Li Kaixin meant by letting him experience it firsthand when he saw this scene, and his expression tightened.

He secretly gestured to his confidants with his hand hidden behind his back, signaling them not to act rashly.

"Boss Guan, don't worry." Li Kaixin said, squatting down and inserting a few more needles into Hu Laoliu's body, his voice filled with apology.

"I'm sorry, Brother Hu Liu, I just wanted to prove something to you, I didn't mean anything else."

As soon as he finished speaking, he reached out and pulled Hu Laoliu up from the ground.

"N-nothing!" Old Hu was still a little shaken, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

He never wanted to experience that feeling again in his life.

Guan Yue breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and glared at Hu Laoliu: "Xiao Liu, serves you right for being so talkative, now you know what's what, right?"

After saying that, he turned to Li Kaixin, his tone full of admiration: "Brother Zhou, your move was truly amazing. I didn't even see how you made it."

"Please excuse me, Boss Guan, it's nothing."

Li Kaixin flicked his wrist, storing the silver needles into his secret realm space. He glanced at the group of underlings behind him and said, "If I were to get serious, these brothers behind you wouldn't last more than three breaths."

The underlings who were caught in Li Kaixin's gaze felt a chill run down their spines and involuntarily shivered.

Seeing this, Li Kaixin was quite satisfied.

He did this to prevent the recurrence of people like Ma Xiaohai, and also to deter Guan Yue from having any other thoughts.

Then, Li Kaixin said in a gentle tone, "Boss Guan, let's take care of business first."

After saying that, he continued to lead the way.

"Right, right, let's get down to business." Guan Yue snapped out of his daze, waved his hand behind him, and said, "Don't just stand there, get on the cart and keep up!"

The group of underlings then seemed to wake up from their daze and quickly pushed the cart to follow.

However, those underlings who were close to Li Kaixin unconsciously moved to the side, wishing they could stay as far away from him as possible.

After a series of twists and turns, the group soon arrived at their destination.

Guan Yue glanced up and saw the goods piled on the ground. A glint of light flashed in his eyes. He turned back and nodded to Hu Laoliu.

Hu Laoliu understood and immediately called his henchmen to come forward and count the items before loading them onto the truck.

Guan Yue then took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Li Kaixin: "Brother Zhou, this is the revised price. Please take a look."

Li Kaixin took it, opened it, glanced at it, and already had a good idea of ​​what was going on.

Chickens are six yuan, ducks are four yuan, and rabbits are five yuan. Each one has increased by one yuan compared to before, and chicken and duck eggs have increased to one yuan and two jiao per jin.

"How is it, Brother Zhou? Is there anything you're not satisfied with?" Guan Yue asked cautiously.

Li Kaixin put down the paper and nodded: "This price is very generous, Boss Guan."

"I'm glad Brother Zhou is satisfied!" Guan Yue smiled.

A short while later, the goods were counted, and Hu Laoliu ran up to Guan Yue and reported the specific number.

After listening, Guan Yue took out six large yellow croakers from his pocket and handed them to Li Kaixin.

Li Kaixin weighed the large yellow croaker in his hand and looked at Guan Yue with a puzzled expression: "Boss Guan, did you give me too much this time? I calculated that there should only be about five."

"I didn't give you too much." Guan Yue's tone was sincere. "I told you I would make sure you were satisfied this time. The extra amount is my apology to you."

Li Kaixin didn't refuse anymore and put the big yellow croaker into his pocket: "Since Boss Guan says so, then I will accept it without hesitation."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Li Kaixin turned and left.