The surprise came too suddenly.

So Surao was stunned for a moment, "Where does the dagger come from?"

"Forehead……"

Xun Zeli choked and blinked his eyelashes with a slight guilt. His purple eyes looked innocent and miserable, "I found out that the dagger has nothing to do with the iron shop in the capital."

Surao: "..."

It took me a long time to find this!

The veins on her forehead were twitching. Anyone with eyes could see that she was in a bad mood. Surao raised her hand...

Xun Zeli jumped away like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and subconsciously raised his hands to cover his face: "What are you doing?"

Surao's hands froze in mid-air, looking at his movements in astonishment, and said dumbly: "Headache..."

Who expected him to have such a big reaction.

People behind him covered their mouths and snickered. Xun Zeli felt that this action was funny, and immediately coughed slightly, stood up straight, and said, "I didn't find out the source, but a shopkeeper reminded me."

"This dagger is more delicate than ordinary iron tools and requires extremely advanced forging techniques. If you can't find it in the city, you should go to Haiyan Qinghe to find it."

"What is Haiyan Qinghe?"

Su Rao looked straight.

Xun Zeli waited for a long time to say this, and then he remembered that she was not from Shengjing, and it was reasonable not to know.

Before he could explain, Gu Cheng whispered: "To put it simply, it's a black market."

"But it's a little different from the ordinary black market."

"for example?"

Su Rao walked into the house, and Gu Cheng and others followed him in. They each found a place to sit down and said slowly: "It is set up beside the canal outside Jinguang Gate. It uses boats as a medium. Five boats are connected in a row, and the second watch is updated.

Open and rest at five o'clock, there are princes, rich gentry, all kinds of people from all walks of life who come in and out."

"What is sold here includes living people, jewelry, gifts from the emperor, rare antiques from all over the world, poisons, spices, and other things. There are no restrictions."

"Is this kind of business allowed by the court?"

Su Rao had a look of surprise on his face.

If it is a state capital placed at the bottom, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the officials turn a blind eye and maybe take a share of the pie.

But this is in Shengjing City.

At the feet of the Emperor.

This kind of completely unruly business is undoubtedly a knife hanging on the Golden Palace and will cause great turmoil and hidden dangers.

“What can we do if we are not allowed to do so?”

Xun Zeli shrugged helplessly and said: "In terms of the true nature of this sea banquet, Qinghe, it has been around for as long as the four surnames and eight tribes. It takes both black and white, and it has gathered countless top experts to protect it."

"The previous generations of emperors really wanted to eradicate it, and sent heavy troops to encircle and suppress it many times, resulting in heavy casualties. However, they disappeared for a period of time, and the shipbuilding would reopen again."

"And it's even louder."

"When the conflict with the imperial court was at its most intense, Haiyan Heqing's masters stormed directly into the palace and almost committed regicide. Since then, all dynasties have left an unwritten rule that both sides will not invade each other."

The man on the throne is afraid of the ubiquitous charlatans.

And people in the Jianghu are also afraid of thousands of troops and horses, rain of arrows and spears.

They coexisted in this strange way for nearly a hundred years...

Most of the young people present had been there and were very excited when talking about it.

Looking at their appearance, Surao pondered for a moment and said, "Then let's go tonight."

"I'll go too."

"I'll go too."

Gu Cheng and Xun Zeli finished speaking in unison and glared at each other.

Gu Chengdao: "If you stare at this face, you are not afraid of scaring people even if you are blind."

"Just wear a mask. Anyway, not many people entering Haiyan Qinghe will show their true colors."

Xun Zeli didn't take it seriously and glanced at him: "It's you, if your brother knew you went there again, he would definitely break your legs when you get home."

"You don't have to worry."

The two of them were dissatisfied with each other. Since they came here, the deputy envoys of the Imperial City Department and the superiors and subordinates have basically become useless.

As time passed, the relationship between everyone inexplicably eased.

They looked at Surao at the same time.

As if waiting for her decision.

Xunze said politely: "If you don't let me go, I will go there by myself."

Since he had taken over the dagger matter, he would not let it go so haphazardly.

"The city gate will be closed at night and not open until the next morning."

Surao looked at the two of them and said, "I stayed out all night, can you explain to your family?"

"In the past, it was common for people to stay drunk for three or four days at Jingshui Tower. They have long been used to it."

Xun Zeli led him over in an understatement.

Gu Cheng replied: "I will be on duty tonight. Wherever you are, I will be there."

It is impossible for so many people to stay in Banyue Xiaozhu.

So the shifts are scheduled in shifts.

Xiao San and the other three expressed that they wanted to go with them to gain more knowledge.

Besides them, Shen Yuan also wanted to go. As soon as he said this, Xun Zeli laughed, "You'd better not cause trouble. If we bump into each other, Mrs. Shen won't faint from fright."

Shen Yuan subconsciously opened his mouth to tell him apart, thought about it carefully, and then stopped thinking.

His situation is different from that of Xun Zeli and others.

His father was a hussar general, but his mother came from a scholarly family. The two had always had differences about his career in literature and martial arts.

My mother believed that military generals lived their lives with their heads hanging on their belts, and having one at home was enough, and she didn’t want him to take risks.

But my father felt that practicing martial arts to serve the country and defending the territory and expanding the territory would show the true qualities of a man.

Neither of them would give in.

Finally, after negotiation, he was sent to the Imperial City Division where he held a casual position. Dad planned to train him for two years and then find a way to transfer him to the Ministry of War or the army.

This is what he agreed to.

It’s just that the last time he requested to follow the crown prince on a southern tour, he hid it from my mother-in-law. After he went there for more than half a year, my mother-in-law’s eyes were swollen from crying. If he goes again this time...

You won't be in trouble when you return home.

In the end, the matter was settled like this. Su Rao took Gu Cheng and Xun Zeli to investigate, while Xiao San, Lao Hei and Xiao Qing joined in the fun.

To not attract attention.

After getting off duty, Surao and the others changed their faces and slipped out of the city among the crowd. It was still early and the market in Haiyan Qinghe had not yet opened.

There were several tea stalls and noodle shops beside the canal, and a lot of people gathered here and there, either wearing curtains or cloaks and masks, each of them covering themselves tightly.

Of course, there are also some descriptions that are unmodified.

According to Xun Zeli's words, these people, just like Xiao San and others, are just going through the motions and seeing something new.

"The things traded in Haiyan Qinghe do not ask where they come from or where they go, but it is a good place to sell stolen goods. I heard that the royal family's funeral objects were also sold in the past."

"And the golden crown of Emperor Lijiang."

Gu Cheng and Xun Zeli explained the situation here to Su Rao one by one. They had been around Shengjing for a long time and knew many secrets.

Surao, wearing a curtain hat and half a mask, listened calmly, showing no emotion.

On the other hand, Xiao San and the other three were excited and amazed after hearing this...
Chapter completed!