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

Time flies by, and before we knew it, it was the night before we were to depart.

In the early hours of the morning, Li Kaixin tiptoed downstairs.

As soon as I reached the first floor, I bumped right into the old man on night watch.

"Comrade Li, where are you going?" the old man asked with a smile.

"Just wandering around."

Li Kaixin remained calm and immediately put on a smile: "Grandpa, why aren't you asleep yet?"

"I just got up in the middle of the night and was about to go to sleep when I ran into you coming downstairs."

The old man looked him up and down, his expression meaningful:

"Comrade Li, you're not just going out for a casual stroll at this hour, are you?"

"Grandpa, you're a living Zhuge Liang! You even guessed that."

Li Kaixin smiled and nodded, no longer trying to hide it.

"Alright, alright, this old man's health can't compare to yours young people's. I need to go to sleep now."

The old man paused, then whispered a reminder: "Oh, by the way! When you go back, remember to be careful and come back early."

"Okay, thank you, sir!"

Li Kaixin calmly took out a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes, tossed it on the counter, and then slipped out the door.

The old man glanced at the pack of cigarettes on the counter, a smile playing on his lips, and casually stuffed it into his pocket.

After leaving the guesthouse, Li Kaixin rode his bicycle by the moonlight and headed straight for the outskirts of the county town.

A dozen minutes later, it stopped in front of a courtyard that was about to collapse.

The yard was overgrown with weeds and had obviously been abandoned for a long time.

Li Kaixin looked around and, seeing that no one was following him, pushed his bicycle into the yard.

Upon reaching the center of the courtyard, without delay, he immediately pulled out all the burlap sacks he had prepared in advance from the secret space.

Forty thousand catties of coarse grains and ten thousand catties of refined grains were piled up in half the yard in no time.

Then they deliberately left messy footprints on the ground to create the illusion that many people had moved the goods.

After everything was arranged and it was confirmed that there were no flaws,

He then turned and left the courtyard, got on his bicycle, and headed straight for the black market.

Riding to the courtyard of the black market boss he had visited a few days ago, Li Kaixin did not rush to knock on the door.

Instead, he stood still, carefully observing the surrounding environment to figure out the best escape route.

Over the past year, he has traveled to many places and dealt with people in the black market.

Not only have I encountered several instances of double-crossing, but I've also had numerous encounters with government officials.

After a moment, Li Kaixin took a deep breath before gently knocking on the door knocker.

In the courtyard, Cheng Ge, the black market boss, Liu Yu, and the burly man who had brought Li Kaixin here before were sitting around a stone table.

The burly man wiped the sweat from his forehead every now and then, his eyes fixed on the direction of the door.

Seeing his expression, Liu Yu couldn't help but laugh and tease him:

"Wang Fei, what's wrong with you? Did you go too far with your husband last night?"

"Get lost! Stop messing with me."

Wang Fei glared at him irritably.

"That's two hundred catties of refined grain! If it were on you, you'd probably be even more anxious than I am!"

The boss said a few days ago that as long as today's transaction goes smoothly, those two hundred catties of fine grain will still be his.

"I don't have that kind of luck."

Liu Yu chuckled twice, then changed the subject:

"But speaking of which, if that brother hadn't come today, you would have lost those two hundred catties of fine grain."

"Liu Yu, shut your mouth!"

Wang Fei spat and said viciously, "You were right! I'll tear your mouth apart!"

Cheng, sitting in the main seat, remained silent, still fiddling with the knife in his hand, his eyes fixed on the courtyard gate.

Just then, there was a knocking sound on the door.

Before Cheng Ge and Liu Yu could react, Wang Fei jumped up and strode to the door.

"Who?"

"Brother, that's me. I came here a few days ago to discuss trading grain."

Wang Fei recognized the voice of the person who came in and immediately opened the door.

Outside, Li Kaixin stood quietly and nodded slightly to him.

Wang Fei instinctively peeked out and looked around.

"Bro, are you alone?"

Li Kaixin didn't rush to answer; after entering the courtyard, she went straight to the stone table.

Cheng, who was in the main seat, put down the knife in his hand and smiled as he pointed to the empty seat opposite him.

"sit!"

Li Kaixin didn't stand on ceremony and plopped down on the floor.

"Brother, where's your stock?" Brother Cheng picked up the enamel mug on the table and took a sip.

"In a courtyard five miles east of the city, there were 40,000 catties of coarse grains and 10,000 catties of fine grains, not a single one missing."

Li Kaixin replied, looking directly at Brother Cheng, "But you, is the yellow croaker ready?"

Upon hearing this, Brother Cheng put down the enamel mug and gave Liu Yu a wink.

Liu Yu understood and turned to walk into the main room.

A few minutes later, he came out carrying a slightly worn canvas bag and placed it on the table.

"Ten big yellow croakers in total!" Brother Cheng opened the canvas bag and pushed it over. "Brother, you check it."

Without hesitation, Li Kaixin picked up a few sticks and weighed them in his hand.

"No problem, have someone come with me to inspect the goods!"

With that, he put the yellow croaker back.

Li Kaixin wasn't surprised by the number ten.

Unlike last year, the price of yellow croaker has now dropped by more than half.

Cheng Ge nodded and waved to Wang Fei: "Wang Fei, take a few men and follow this brother."

"Alright!" Wang Fei had been waiting for this response.

He walked quickly to the courtyard gate and whistled outside.

In an instant, several courtyard gates nearby were opened simultaneously, and more than a dozen men walked out.

Then, Wang Fei looked at Li Kaixin and spoke very politely.

"Brother, please lead the way."

Li Kaixin didn't say much, got on his bicycle and led the way.

Seeing this, Wang Fei quickly called over a dozen people, who then followed behind in two tricycles and six mule carts.

Everyone had left.

Cheng stood up and said in a deep voice, "Let's go, it's time for us to get moving."

Liu Yu nodded, didn't ask any more questions, and followed Brother Cheng out of the courtyard.

Before long, more than a dozen men emerged from several courtyards nearby, each with a weapon tucked into their waistband.

Brother Cheng glanced at them and whispered, "Be smart, everyone. Listen to my orders later. After this, each of you will receive twenty catties of fine grains."

The men's eyes lit up, they responded in hushed tones, and followed in the direction Li Kaixin had just gone.

On the other side, Li Kaixin led the way on his bicycle, occasionally looking back to see if Wang Fei and the others were following.

Suddenly his eyes narrowed as he noticed a man quietly doing something along the way on the last mule cart.

Although the person's movements were very subtle, and it was late at night.

However, Li Kaixin's body had been strengthened by the secret realm space, so nighttime was no different from daytime for him, and he could not be fooled.

However, he remained outwardly calm.

I just hope these people don't make a foolish mistake. If they really dare to double-cross us, then don't blame them.