Chapter 11 This is the Black Market
After confirming this, Ye Lanzhou knew that if he continued, he would be asking for trouble. He put away his pitiful expression and said, "I dare not. It's just that I have a deal with the young master. If I go wrong, the young master's business will not be accomplished, right?"
Xie Chengyan chuckled, this is her.
Her tone was light, but her words were sharp as a knife. The way she looked whenever they were alone together was her true self.
Instead of putting on a show for others to see, she looked like a delicate and helpless young lady.
Xie Chengyan glanced at Zhang Qiyue who was standing behind Ye Lanzhou. "With him here, nothing will happen to you. Just remember, there are still seven days. After seven days, even if the poison in your body doesn't take effect, I can still kill you."
He lowered his voice, almost whispering in Ye Lanzhou's ear, "Of course, if only you die, that would be too easy for you. Do you believe that I can make all the three hundred craftsmen in the Ye Mansion be buried with me?"
The rain was getting heavier, and her wet hair stuck to her fair neck. A few drops of mist spread on her long eyelashes and dripped onto her body as she blinked.
There are no sheds to shelter from the wind and rain in the ghost market area, so those who smuggle gunpowder will probably have to close their stalls.
Thinking of this, Xie Chengyan ignored Ye Lanzhou's subsequent expression and left with Sun Shengan.
Seeing the two men in black walking away, Ye Lanzhou turned to look at Zhang Qiyue, looking him up and down, which made Zhang Qiyue feel a little uncomfortable.
Although he was born into a eunuch family, he was at the age where he had to save face. Being stared at like this by a girl who was not much older than him, he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.
Ye Lanzhou took advantage of his unpreparedness and punched him hard on the back. How could his reaction speed be that of a skilled fighter?
Besides, he didn't even have a sharp weapon.
But Xie Chengyan also said that nothing would happen as long as Zhang Qiyue was around.
I don’t know what these people are up to.
She didn't make things difficult for Zhang Qiyue. The two of them left the ghost market and left on horseback.
If you can't find the red blood vine here, you can only go to the Nanyang Royal Tomb.
It rained heavily tonight, and Xie Chengyan thought he would never be able to find the gunpowder smugglers. However, he didn't expect that the group was busy packing up because they were afraid that the gunpowder would be soaked in water due to the rain.
The person in the lead was wearing a veil on her head, so her face couldn't be seen, but from her figure one could vaguely tell that she was a woman.
She led two of her men to pack up the stall in an orderly manner. When Xie Chengyan and Sun Shengan lifted the black cloth on the ground, they caught a glimpse of the gunpowder inside.
Sun Shengan held the sword at his waist, but did not take any action.
In order not to alert the enemy, the two followed the group out of the ghost market. When they reached the entrance of a street, Xie Chengyan and Sun Shengan looked at each other and attacked at the same time.
Sun Sheng'an was a skilled hand, and he quickly pinned the two followers to the ground. Xie Chengyan then lifted the veil of the leader with his sword, pointing the tip of the sword at her throat. "The governor's office is handling a case. Miss, why don't you go over there?"
The woman remained calm and composed as she faced the sword pointed at her throat. Her clear voice rang out, "Sir, may I ask what crime we have committed? Why are you arresting us?"
Sun Shengan said coldly: "Smuggling gunpowder is a disregard for the law."
The woman sneered, her voice not very clear, even a little hoarse: "Sir, please take a look at what's inside."
Xie Chengyan looked suspiciously at the other two people holding something in their hands. Although it was completely blocked by the black cloth, he and Sun Shengan clearly saw that there was gunpowder inside.
The two looked at each other, and Sun Shengan lifted the black cloth.
There were actually some scrolls inside. Even though Xie Chengyan had mastered the skill of concealing his emotions, he was still shocked. His dark eyes trembled slightly, and he stared at the scroll for a moment.
He reached out to check the scrolls. How could this be?
It was clearly gunpowder when I saw it just now.
The woman's words pulled him out of his thoughts: "Sir, our family is poor. Selling some books to make a living is not illegal, right?"
Xie Chengyan had a gloomy face, and seeing this, Sun Shengan had no choice but to let the two men go.
The woman seemed to chuckle, and even though her face couldn't be seen, one could hear her pride from her voice.
However, just as Sun Shengan let go, he heard Xie Chengyan say, "Shengan, this is the black market."
He paused and added, "There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with losing someone, especially someone who doesn't want to reveal his true face."
As soon as he finished speaking, he swung his sword and lifted the woman's veil. Sun Shengan also reacted very quickly and subdued the two men.
The black market was illegal to begin with. He knew the location of the Nanyang black market but had never asked the government to search it. Firstly, he was looking for someone in the black market, which was related to the Shenjiying, so the rectification of the market could be put on hold for the time being. Secondly, he knew the difficulties faced by the lower-class people. Who would be willing to make such shady money if they were not desperate?
Xie Chengyan saw the face of the person in front of him clearly. He was not very old, but his eyes were calm and steady, which seemed to have not changed over the years. "Yan Su, who gave you any benefit? You betrayed the Shenji Camp just to sell gunpowder?"
One of Sun Shengan's men suddenly broke free and rushed towards Xie Chengyan and Yan Su, with a shining dagger in his sleeve stabbing straight at Xie Chengyan's chest.
Yan Su called out to the man, "San'er!"
The dagger stopped just short of Xie Chengyan, "He can't kill him yet!"
Xie Chengyan looked at Sun Shengan and said softly, "Why don't you think highly of him?"
As he spoke, he hit the man's knee with the hilt of his sword. His legs went limp and he fell to his knees.
Sun Shengan rolled his eyes at him and said, "If you could be hurt by a street vendor, I wouldn't have followed you in the first place."
Then he searched the man's body again, and finally took out the dagger from his sleeve. He weighed it in his hand, held it in the moonlight to examine its color, and then turned around and stuffed it into his own clothes: "It's a really good thing. If you can afford it, how can you be short of money?"
The man put on an expression of being determined to die rather than surrender, pursed his lips, lowered his head, and said nothing.
Seeing him like this, Xie Chengyan couldn't help but sneer: "I'm used to seeing you stubborn people, but it doesn't matter. Come with me to the government office and I guarantee you'll tell me everything."
He glanced at Yan Su beside him again and smiled meaningfully: "Just ask your master and you'll know. She used to be a torturer."
Yan Su couldn't help but shudder after hearing this. When she raised her eyes, she met Xie Chengyan's pair of dark eyes, which looked even more eerie against the backdrop of the night.
She used to be a torturer under him and thought that Xie Chengyan was a ruthless person. Now she was the one being tortured. After only two rounds of punishment, she realized that Xie Chengyan was no longer a human being.
After the nail on his seventh finger was plucked out, Xie Chengyan said nonchalantly, "I never touch women or children, but who asked you to block my way?"
Yan Su whimpered in pain, her fingers connected to her heart. Sweat and blood mixed together, and she felt the sensations all over her body magnified. She subconsciously pulled her hands back, but her wrists were nailed tightly by the iron chain. "Tell me what you are doing here, and I will let you go."
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