Anmanzhuang is located between Huaiyin and Huaibei, hidden in the valley.
Zhuang Ming spent six years, exhausted his efforts, and with the help of Qian Yang and Yin Ming, became the richest man in the Sixteenth House of Huai'an.
In the past two years, he stabilized the situation, expanded his business, and gradually expanded to the entire Dongsheng Dynasty. At the same time, he also thought about infiltrating his power into the Anman Village.
However, the situation in Anman Village was more complicated than he imagined.
What appears on the surface are the various martial arts sects, including lone warriors with extremely high martial arts skills, but behind the scenes, there are official backgrounds, entangled interests, and complicated things.
After Zhuang Ming thought carefully, he temporarily gave up the idea of infiltrating the dark village and continued to expand his business.
But he is no stranger to the dark village.
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The road in the valley is not rough.
The carriage moved slowly.
Until someone shows up to stop me.
There were four young warriors dressed in black, with sharp eyes, each holding a long sword, blocking the front.
"Anyone who comes, stop there. The inside is a forbidden area for our sect, and outsiders are not allowed to enter."
Now a young man stood up and said this.
Yin Ming drove the carriage, his expression still cold.
Dark valleys in various places exist in the dark, and on the bright side, they are disguised by different martial arts sects.
"We are coming to the secret village to seek a deal." Yin Ming suddenly said.
"What's the secret village?" The young man looked coldly and said, "This is the Huishui Gang. You've found the wrong place."
"I have a token here."
Yin Ming's expression remained normal, he said this and reached back.
In the car, Zhuang Ming closed the booklet in his hand and handed it to Shuang Ling.
Shuang Ling hurriedly took it, stood up and leaned out of the carriage, handing the booklet into Yin Ming's hand.
After Yin Ming took the booklet, he handed it forward.
The young man's eyes narrowed slightly, he sheathed his sword, walked up, took the booklet, looked at it carefully, nodded immediately, put it in his arms, and said: "Name, identity, place of origin."
Yin Ming responded: "Zhuang Ming, businessman, Fengcheng, Huai'an."
The young man glanced back.
His companion was also taking out a roster, flipping through it, and nodded to him.
Hearing this, the young man breathed a sigh of relief, stepped back half a step, handed the book back to Yin Ming, and said: "The dark valley is where outsiders are not allowed to enter, so we are here to stop him because it is our duty. I don't know my identity at this time, so I have offended him. "
Yin Ming took back the booklet and responded.
After the young man said this, he continued: "To maintain order and keep the secret village quiet, only one master and four servants are allowed to enter the token. We hope for your understanding."
Yin Ming nodded, and then shouted to the back: "The place is here. Young Master and I will go in. You six, go find a place to stay. Come here before noon tomorrow and wait."
The six guards all responded in response.
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The carriage moved forward slowly.
Zhuang Ming sat in the car and closed his eyes slightly.
He reached his right hand into his left sleeve and stroked the baby dragon in the sleeve.
Although this young dragon is just like a cloud snake and has not yet transformed into a dragon or even a dragon, it is not a mortal thing after all, and its keen perception is much stronger than any martial arts master.
"Four people came out to block the road and ask questions, but there were twelve people hidden secretly to prevent changes."
"There are a total of sixteen people, and their martial arts skills can be considered as entering the palace."
"One of them has strong Qi and blood. Even though he is hiding in the dark, he still cannot hide from my perception."
"This person's skills are quite good, about the same as Bai Qing's."
Just as he was thinking this, he vaguely heard sounds coming from outside.
It's like the sound of a street vendor hawking.
Shuang Ling couldn't help but be curious, opened the curtain and looked towards the side of the carriage.
This place actually looks like a market.
There are also many shops on both sides, with all kinds of exotic items.
There are exquisite ornaments, fancy clothes, and swords and daggers.
Further along, there are flowers, grass roots, horns, claws, fur, dried internal organs of various animals, etc.
When we got to the front, there were even people chained up, both men and women, being sold like pigs and dogs.
"The things here have a special characteristic."
Zhuang Ming said slowly: "They are relatively rare in the outside world, so they are relatively precious."
After a pause, he continued: "As for these shops, behind each one is a Jianghu sect in Huaibei. Only rare things will appear here. And some of the people who come to Anman Village come to buy, so naturally
Some people do it just to sell.”
Shuang Ling asked: "Can it only be sold to these stores?"
Zhuang Ming laughed: "Generally speaking, the more precious things will be handed over directly to the dark dealer, and the one with the highest price will get it. But if the treasure in hand feels that it is not of that weight and cannot be put on the table, it can only be sold to
These shops, and these shops, in addition to the things they want, usually raise the prices of the things they buy and sell them here."
After finishing speaking, I heard Zhuang Ming say with a smile: "Tonight, I will take you out for a walk. I was also wondering if I could get some treasures in these places that ordinary people cannot see the value of."
Over the years, he has gained some experience in appraising ancient artifacts and ancient books.
But more importantly, he has true energy, and the perception of this young dragon is extraordinary.
Often there are many items that ordinary people cannot identify, but he can sense them.
So he was indeed very interested in walking around this valley.
"Tonight is not..."
Shuang Ling was about to mention the Jade God Flower, but felt that this place was already in a secret village and did not dare to say more for fear of being overheard by others.
Zhuang Ming said: "Tomorrow morning will be the main event. Tonight, we will stay in the dark village."
This booklet from Anman Village cost eight hundred taels of silver.
This is not only an introduction to the various treasures, but also a voucher for entering the valley, and it is also the cost of stay.
For those who participated in this transaction, Anzhuang prepared a temporary residence in the courtyard.
Eight hundred taels of silver, one night's stay.
This is probably the most expensive inn in the entire Dongsheng Dynasty.
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The valley at night is brightly lit.
Lanterns were hung everywhere, lighting up the entire dark village.
The guards of Anman Village are patrolling everywhere to prevent fires.
"Did you see it?"
Zhuang Ming looked at Mr. Bai and asked like this.
Bai Lao said in a low voice: "These guards, a team of twelve, all look straight ahead, look solemn, pace steadily, and are in neat formation. Although they are not wearing armor, upon closer inspection, they look like elites in the army.
."
Zhuang Ming nodded and said: "Behind Anman Zhuang, there really is a big shot in the court."
After finishing speaking, he looked at Shuang Ling and smiled: "What do you like?"
Shuangling shook her head like a rattle and said repeatedly: "No, no, not at all."
She just fell in love with an ornament, and then asked about it, she was told what kind of precious material it was made of, which master made it, and cost six hundred taels of silver.
The price was simply jaw-dropping, and it really shocked her weak heart.
She felt that even if she sold ten of herself, she wouldn't be able to get such an accessory.
Based on the current situation of the Dongsheng Dynasty, the average daughter of a poor family who sells herself to a wealthy family is only worth a dozen or twenty taels of silver.
"Haha, you silly girl..."
Zhuang Ming laughed dumbly, but he didn't get anything.
It goes without saying that anything that can appear in the secret village is naturally regarded as a treasure, and is basically not a common thing.
The items in each shop have experts who specialize in this field. They have appraised them three or five times and rarely make mistakes.
Treasures that are truly misjudged will probably be regarded as trash and thrown away from the secret village.
As for the jade god flower, it was an accident, and it was an accident created by man.
If you really want to say that you found a treasure, maybe the Hundred Gods Pot is an unexpected surprise.
"Then go back and keep your spirits up. Tomorrow will be a busy one."
Zhuang Ming waved his hand and was about to signal Yin Ming to push him back.
However, just ahead, a group of people came slowly.
There were five people in this group, four guards, each holding a lantern.
The person at the head was a young man, with a face like a crown jewel, a tall and straight figure, holding a folding fan in his hand and smiling at the corner of his mouth.
"Mr. Thirteen is polite."
The young man said leisurely: "I am from the Song family in Xuancheng, Song Tianyuan."