Upon hearing the dealer's question, I reminded him, "My question is whether the information the couple wanted to obtain was related to the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace, not whether they successfully obtained the information."

"I just saw that you're about to run out of chips, so I'm giving you this piece of news."

The dealer smiled and said, "Their problems have nothing to do with the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace."

Upon hearing the dealer's reply, I asked her, "I'm curious, how did you manage to gather so much information in such a confined space? And how did you know what I wanted to ask?"

The dealer glanced at the two banknotes left in front of me and adjusted the dice to two hundred thousand.

I was genuinely curious about how Zhongle Casino operated, so I reached out and pushed out 200,000.

Good luck smiled upon me this time, and I actually guessed correctly on my first try.

The dealer put away the ghost money and replied, "Zhong Le Casino is an intelligence center. We keep a close eye on everyone who enters Fengmen Village and analyze the issues that interest them. As for us dealers, to work here, we must have a photographic memory. Before you even entered, I received the question cards that might appear."

I was somewhat surprised: "You've been secretly watching everyone here?"

The dealer smiled and said, "I have already answered your question."

Looking at the empty desk in front of me, I thought for a moment and asked, "I'd like to know who the owner of this place is."

The dealer reminded him, "Sir, you have run out of chips."

I smiled at her: "You said I could choose not to gamble, but I could ask the price, right?"

The dealer understood my intention, glanced at me, and replied, "Zhong Le Casino is an intelligence center, but it doesn't sell just any intelligence."

I changed the subject: "What about the snake woman's identity?"

The dealer responded, "This information is also outside the scope of the transaction."

Ten minutes later, I left the Zhongle Casino, lit a cigarette, and strolled around the stalls under the banyan tree, pondering the questions I had just asked.

According to the dealer, Wang Qing and his sister had already visited the gambling den, also to gather intelligence, but left empty-handed.

According to the dealer, they didn't ask about the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace, but that didn't dispel my suspicions. After all, they left after losing all their money, so perhaps they wanted to ask about other things first.

According to the agreement between Wei Shengnan and me, our only responsibility is to keep an eye on Wang Qing and Wang Hong.

Considering the feud between the beautiful snake, the owner of Fengmen Village, and Duan Jinyan, I entered Fengmen Village under an alias, and naturally could not expose my business.

After thinking it over, I decided that it would be more reliable to wait until I met up with Jiang Man, deposit some money in her name, and then go to Zhongle Casino.

While pondering Wang Qing and the others' affairs, I also wandered around the stalls.

I initially thought that there wouldn't be anything good at these open stalls, but when I went closer, I found that most of the items here were newly unearthed artifacts, and of extremely high quality. Although they weren't rare treasures, most of them were things that were hard to find on the market.

It makes sense. We went through a life-or-death ordeal just to get into Fengmen Village, and the other villagers must have gone through countless hardships to get here as well.

People risk their lives to come here, and most of them are doing so for profit. If it were just an ordinary item, it would have already been sold on the market.

There's a reason why Fengmen Village is hailed as the premier black market; at least the lower limit here is higher than the upper limit of most auctions.

I browsed through several stalls and was suddenly drawn to a longsword from the Five Dynasties period.

This sword is a broken sword; the blade is severely corroded, but the hilt is engraved with the words "Hidden Emperor xxx".

Seeing these two characters, I roughly guessed that what was written on it was something like "The Hidden Emperor Uses a Sword", "The Hidden Emperor Assists", or "The Hidden Emperor Receives Blessings".

The title "Emperor Yin" was the posthumous name of Liu Chengyou, the Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty, after his death. "Ganyou" was his reign title.

The Later Han Dynasty was the shortest-lived dynasty in history, ruling for only four years. Emperor Gaozu of the Later Han, Liu Zhiyuan, had achieved great military exploits while serving Emperor Mingzong of Tang, Li Siyuan, and Emperor Gaozu of Jin, Shi Jingtang. In June 947, he established the reign title Ganyou and changed the name of the country to Han, which is historically known as the Later Han Dynasty.

As a result, Liu Zhiyuan was blessed with good fortune but died young, passing away in the first month of the second year after the founding of the dynasty. Liu Chengyou, who was only eighteen years old, succeeded to the throne, but power slipped through his fingers. In order to regain control of the court, he executed Yang Bin and Shi Hongzhao, among others, and at the same time prepared to eliminate Guo Wei, the military governor of Tianxiong Army. However, he was killed by Guo Wei, and the dynasty changed hands. Guo Wei then established the Later Zhou dynasty.

In the few years following the establishment of the Later Han Dynasty, the court was beset by internal and external troubles. Liu and his son failed to even manage the government properly before disappearing into the long river of history.

Throughout history, the more powerful a dynasty was, the more cultural and civilizational it developed, and the more antiques it produced. In contrast, the Later Han Dynasty, which only lasted for a few years, left behind only a few traces in historical records, with almost no cultural relics surviving to this day.

It would be absolutely impossible for a dynasty that existed for only four years to build an imperial mausoleum. Moreover, the Later Han dynasty was destroyed. Therefore, after Liu Chengyou was killed at the age of 21, he was buried near the "Rui Mausoleum" of Liu Zhiyuan in Yangdi County, Xuzhou, which was called "Ying Mausoleum".

Liu Zhiyuan lived a life of poverty and hardship in the first half of his life, basically going hungry one day and eating another. After Liu Chengyou ascended the throne, he spent all his energy on court struggles and had neither the ability nor the mood to build a grand imperial mausoleum.

So although the tombs of this father and son are nominally imperial mausoleums, you can probably guess what their scale is like.

Under these circumstances, Guo Wei's decision to bury Liu Chengyou in Yingling was already an act of utmost benevolence and righteousness. Given the weakness of the Han Dynasty in the future, there probably wouldn't have been many valuable burial items.

This ancient sword has an ordinary design. Without the inscription on it, it would just be a piece of scrap iron. Therefore, it should not be a ceremonial sword made after Liu Chengyou's death, but rather a sword he used during his lifetime with his posthumous title engraved on it as a burial item.

In this way, the appearance of this sword becomes interesting; at the very least, it can be considered a witness to that short-lived dynasty.

I was certain the sword wasn't a fake. I squatted down in front of the stall and looked at the masked stall owner: "Friend, how much for this broken sword?"

The stall owner gestured with his hands: "Eight million."

I was amused by the stall owner: "It's true that this thing was a burial item for an emperor, but it was the burial item for a short-lived emperor. You want so much money for such an unlucky sword?"

"Although this thing may not be of much value, how many artifacts from the Later Han Dynasty could you find even if you searched the whole world?"

The stall owner shrugged and said, "Having this in your home is a symbol of supreme prestige. Don't you understand the principle that scarcity increases value?"

The stall owner was right. I wanted this sword because of its historical value. If I could acquire it, it would be very popular in Mr. Leng's circle, where collecting is the priority and money is secondary. I might even be able to earn back the ten million I spent.

I had my eye on this sword hoping to snag a bargain, so I lowered the price and said, "The value of this sword lies mainly in the inscriptions on it, and even those aren't complete. I'll buy the two characters 'Hidden Emperor' from it, one million for each character, and let me take it. How about that?"