C718 Underground Market
C718 Underground Market
As for the Hu merchant group, they clearly did not have any intentions of catching up to Nangong Xin and the rest. Along the way, they did not see any abnormalities behind them.
Very quickly, a small town appeared in front of everyone.
This was the Upper Dai Town that Shen Qu had mentioned last night.
Looking at this town, it also meant that it had already reached the jurisdiction of the White Emperor in the capital of South Huai.
Along the way, they were both tired and exhausted, so they naturally needed to replenish their supplies when they saw such a small town.
In order to not cause a commotion, nangong Xin ordered all the black armored soldiers and guards to change into their casual clothes. From the moment they saw the town's peak, they did their best to split up.
It was rare for them to have free time. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Su Ming separated from Nangong Xin and the others and began to stroll around the Upper Dai County by himself.
It had to be said that this Upper Dai Town was indeed worthy of being a town under the jurisdiction of the capital, the White Emperor. Although the place was not large, the degree of prosperity was not even comparable to Stone Ox County.
On the streets, other than the locals of Upper Dai Town who did business, there were also many customers and merchants who came and went.
"Little brother, little brother, come and take a look at our high-quality porcelain. It's an authentic product of the Beichen Kingdom."
"Don't miss it when you pass by. We only have a hundred pieces of the new Sinan Satin. First come first serve! "
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Along the way, Su Ming heard the hawking sounds along the street, but he noticed something strange.
"Is it strange?" A voice sounded behind Su Ming.
Su Ming had already noticed that there were people behind him. They were Situ Zhong and Nangong Xin.
Su Ming nodded and said, "This High Dai Town... It seems to be a very large trading place!"
Nangong Xin smiled and said, "That's true, but I think the word black market is more suitable!"
"Black market?" Su Ming was slightly stunned, but he did not expect Nangong Xin to directly say this sentence.
Nangong Xin slowly continued, "There is nothing to be surprised about. The geographical location of Upper Dai Town is unique. It is also a matter of clearing up the underground black market."
Su Ming smiled and said: "There's such a thing. Looks like I need to take a good look around this Upper Dai Town."
Nangong Xin smiled and said, "Brother Su, just go around. This place is not far from the country. You don't care if it's going to be a day or half a day soon."
Situ Zhong smiled and said: "Mr. Su wants to stroll around, but the shops in the outer region are not worth looking at. If you really want to see some rare things, why don't we go to the underground market of Shang Dai Town and take a look?"
"Underground market?" Su Ming was slightly stunned.
Nangong Xin came back to his senses. "Oh, I forgot about this matter. Let's count the days. Today is the monthly auction day of the underground market. No wonder Shangdai Town is more prosperous than usual!"
Situ Zhong nodded. He explained to Su Ming, "Mr. Su does not know that the town will hold an underground auction every month. Compared to the items that will be auctioned at the auction, the items on the ground are like dirt."
Su Ming instantly became interested and said, "Even so, I really want to go and take a look."
Seeing that Su Ming was interested, nangong Xin naturally did not hesitate to guide Su Ming in the direction....
After turning and turning, they arrived in front of a courtyard house.
Unlike other courtyards, the doors of this courtyard house were wide open, as if it was for people to enter and exit as they pleased.
A group of people slowly walked into the inner courtyard. There was only one room in the courtyard.
There were a few guards holding hands at the door of the room.
Su Ming only took a glance and noticed that these guards were unusual. Just from their breathing, he could tell that these people were definitely martial arts experts.
Although on the surface, these few people's martial arts attainments should still be some distance away from Situ Zhong's level, being able to let these few people guard the house indicated that this place was unusual.
"Who is it?" When the guard saw Su Ming and the others appear, he coldly said, "If it is a business transaction, then you can leave. Not everyone can enter this place!"
Nangong Xin faintly smiled, but took out a dark green badge from his chest, and it shone on the guards' faces.
"So it's the Third Royal Highness, I apologize for my lack of respect."
Seeing the dark green dragon waist tag, the three guards' attitudes instantly eased up. They opened up a path and said, "Please!"
The three of them walked straight into the room.
As soon as he stepped into the room's door, Su Ming discovered the secret of the room.
This was not a civilian house at all. The interior was made of solid steel, and there was only a long passage leading to the depths of the earth.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, the narrow passage opened up.
What entered Su Ming's eyes was a huge underground cave. On the walls of the cave, there were even small spaces, and there were all kinds of stalls.
In this cave, besides Su Ming and the others who had just walked in, there were already many people swimming around.
Although there weren't as many people as there were on the ground, judging from the attire of these people, from the looks of it, every one of them had an extraordinary identity.
Situ Zhong smiled and said: "This is the underground gathering room under Upper Dai Town!"
"It really is a different world." Su Ming nodded and said, "What about the auction? Is it held here?"
Nangong Xin nodded and pointed to a large man-made building in the middle of the cave. "The venue is over there, but it is still early. It will only start in a few hours."
Nangong Xin continued slowly. "There is still so much time left, and I have nothing better to do. I have an old friend who owns an estate here, why don't Mr. Su come with me?"
Su Ming nodded.
Not long after, under Nangong Xin's lead, the two of them arrived at a building that was built against the wall in the north.
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It was a shop with the words Treasure Pavilion written on it!
When they walked in, the space inside the shop was even bigger than what they could see outside. At that moment, there were already quite a number of people walking around inside the shop.
As soon as Nangong Xin entered the shop, a sharp-eyed worker in the shop noticed him. He came up to him with a surprised face and said, "Wang... No, mr. Nan, why are you here?"
"Where's Wu Chaofeng?"
Nangong Xin nodded lightly, but his eyes swept across the crowd in the shop. Obviously, he did not find the person he was looking for.
"Wu Chaofeng is appraising in the backyard. Mister Nan, please wait for a moment. I'll call him out right away."
After saying that, the shop assistant swiftly ran towards the backyard.
Seeing that the shop assistant had left, nangong Xin slowly explained to Su Ming, "This shop is owned by an old friend of mine. After all, my identity is special, so I specially told him to call me Mr. Nan here."
Su Ming faintly nodded his head, but his eyes swept across the goods placed on the surrounding shelves.
This Treasure Pavilion was obviously an antique store. The items displayed on it were not calligraphy or paintings, but jewelry. Each and every one of them looked to be old enough.
To an ordinary person, these items were considered priceless. However, in Su Ming's eyes, they were no different from scrap metal.
The value of these things was bestowed by someone. To put it bluntly, if this layer of veil was lost, everything displayed on it would be worthless.
Su Ming, on the other hand, had no interest in these things.