Chapter 14 The Song Family in Xuancheng, Song Tianyuan

The dark village between Huaiyin and Huaibei is hidden in the valley.

With the help of Qian Yang and Yin Ming, Zhuang Ming exhausted his mind and energy for six years and became the richest man in the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an.

In the past two years, he has 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 dark village.

However, the situation in Anzhuang is more complicated than he imagined.

On the surface, there are various schools of martial arts, including the lone knights with extremely high martial arts, but behind the scenes, there are official backgrounds, entangled interests, and complicated.

After careful consideration, Zhuang Ming temporarily gave up the idea of ​​infiltrating the dark village, and continued to expand his business instead.

But he is no stranger to Anzhuang.

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The road in the valley is not rough.

The carriage moved slowly.

Until someone shows up to stop him.

There were four young warriors dressed in black, with sharp eyes, each holding a long knife, blocking the front.

"Stop those who come, the inside is the forbidden area of ​​our faction, and outsiders are not allowed to enter."

A young man stood up and said this.

Yin Ming was driving the carriage, his expression was still cold.

The dark valleys in various places exist in the dark, and on the bright side, different sects of the world are used as camouflage.

"I'll come to Anzhuang to seek a deal." Yin Ming suddenly said.

"What Anzhuang?" The young man said with a cold expression, "This is Huishui Gang, you have found the wrong place."

"I have a token here."

Yin Ming looked as usual, said so, and stretched his hand back.

Inside 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, and handed the booklet to Yin Ming.

After Yin Ming took the brochure, he passed it forward.

The young man focused his eyes slightly, put the knife into its sheath, walked up, took the booklet, read it carefully, nodded immediately, put it in his arms, and said: "Name, identity, and place of origin."

Yin Ming replied: "Zhuang Ming, a merchant, is in Fengcheng, Huai'an."

The young man glanced back.

His companion was also taking out a roster, flipped through it, and nodded at him.

Hearing the words, the young man breathed a sigh of relief, took half a step back, handed the booklet back to Yin Ming, and said: "The dark valley is where outsiders are not allowed to enter, so we wait here to stop it, it is our duty, I don't know my identity, I have offended you. "

Yin Ming took back the booklet and responded.

When the young man said this, he continued: "For the sake of order and the quietness of the dark village, only one master and four servants are allowed to enter the token. Please understand."

Yin Ming nodded, and then shouted to the rear: "The place is here, my son and I will go in, you six, go find a place to stay, and come here before noon tomorrow."

The six guards all responded.

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The carriage moved forward slowly.

Zhuang Ming sat in the car, slightly closing his eyes.

He reached into his left sleeve with his right hand, stroking the young dragon in the sleeve.

Although this young dragon is only like a cloud snake and has not yet transformed into a dragon or even a jiao, it is not an ordinary thing after all, and its keen perception is much stronger than any martial arts master.

"On the surface, there are four people who have come forward to block the way to inquire, but there are still twelve people hiding in the dark, just in case there is a change."

"There are sixteen people in total, and all of them have mastered martial arts."

"One of them has strong energy and blood. Although he is hiding in the dark, he still cannot hide from my perception."

"This person's ability is quite good, about the same as that of Bai Qing."

Just as he was thinking like this, he vaguely heard a voice from outside.

It sounds like a street vendor hawking.

Shuang Ling couldn't help being curious, opened the curtain, and looked towards the side of the carriage.

It turned out to be like a market.

There are also shops on both sides, all kinds of strange items, full of beautiful things.

There are exquisite ornaments, exotic clothes, and swords and daggers.

After a while, there are flowers, grass roots, horns, claws, fur, and dried internal organs of various animals.

In the front, there are even people with iron chains, both men and women, who are sold as pigs and dogs.

"The things here have a characteristic."

Zhuang Ming said slowly: "They are relatively rare in the outside world, so they are more precious."

After a pause, he continued: "As for these shops, behind each of them is Huaibei Jianghu sect. Only rare things will appear here. And some people who come to Anzhuang are for buying, naturally There are also people who want to sell."

Shuang Ling asked: "Can it only be sold to these shops?"

Zhuang Ming laughed: "Generally speaking, the more precious things will be handed over directly to An Zhuang, and the one with the highest price will get it. But if the treasure in his hand feels that it is not enough for the weight, and it is not worthy of being on the table, he can only sell it to An Zhuang. These stores, and these stores, in addition to the things they want, usually increase the price of the things they buy and sell them here."

After finishing speaking, I heard Zhuang Ming say with a smile: "Tonight, I'm taking you out for a stroll. I'm also thinking about whether I can get some treasures that ordinary people can't see the value of in these places."

Over the years, he has also gained some experience in the appraisal of ancient objects and 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 distinguish, but he can sense them.

So he was really interested in taking a stroll around the valley.

"Tonight is not..."

Shuang Ling was about to mention the matter of the Jade God Flower, but felt that this place was already in the dark village, so she dared not say more, for fear of being overheard by others.

Zhuang Ming said: "Tomorrow morning will be the highlight. Tonight, we will live in Anzhuang."

This Anzhuang booklet cost eight hundred taels of silver.

This is not only the introduction of various treasures this time, but also the voucher for entering the valley, and it is also the fee for staying.

For those who participated in this transaction, Anzhuang has prepared a courtyard for temporary residence.

Eight hundred taels of silver, only one night.

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, illuminating the whole dark village.

Anzhuang's guards are patrolling around, also to prevent fires.

"Did you see it?"

Zhuang Ming looked at Bai Lao and asked.

Bai Lao said in a low voice: "These guards are in a team of twelve, all of them keep their eyes on each other, their expressions are solemn, their steps are steady, and their formation is neat. .”

Zhuang Ming nodded and said: "Behind Anzhuang, there really is a big man in the court."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Shuang Ling and smiled again: "Did you see anything?"

Shuang Ling shook her head like a rattle, and said again and again: "No, no, not at all."

She had taken a fancy to an ornament just now, and after asking about it, she actually said that it was made of precious materials, and it was made by a master himself, and it cost six hundred taels of silver.

This price is simply jaw-dropping, and it really shocked her weak heart.

She felt that even if she sold ten of herself, she would not be able to exchange for such an ornament.

With the current situation of the Dongsheng Dynasty, the daughters of ordinary poor families and the little maids who sell themselves to rich families are only worth a dozen or twenty taels of silver.

"Hehe, you silly girl..."

Zhuang Ming couldn't help laughing, but he didn't get anything.

In other words, things that can appear in Anzhuang are naturally regarded as treasures and the like, basically they will not be vulgar things.

The things in each shop have experts who specialize in this way. They have been appraised three or five times, and there are very few people who are mistaken.

There are really treasures that have been misjudged, and I am afraid that they are also regarded as waste and thrown out of Anzhuang.

As for the Jade God Flower, it was an accident, and it was a man-made accident.

If you really want to talk about picking up a treasure, maybe the Baishen pot is a surprise.

"Then go back, keep your spirits up, tomorrow will be lively."

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 carrying a lantern.

The person in the lead is a young man with a face like a crown jade, a tall and straight figure, holding a folding fan and smiling at the corner of his mouth.

"Mr. Thirteen is polite."

The young man said leisurely: "My servant, the Song family in Xuancheng, Song Tianyuan."