Chapter 459: Chapter 455 Black Market Chapter 459: Chapter 455 Black Market New Province!

Tomb Raider Sect, Antique Shop!

Knock knock knock–
Upon hearing the knock on the door, Fang Xiaocao immediately opened her eyes and got out of bed.

Holding the Blood Jade Ring in her hand, Fang Xiaocao asked, “Who is it?”

In this perilous time, even on her own turf, Fang Xiaocao didn’t dare to let her guard down.

“Princess Your Highness, it’s me.”

Tom’s voice came from outside the door.

Phew–
Fang Xiaocao let out a breath of relief.

She opened the door.

“So early, what’s the matter?”

Fang Xiaocao rubbed her eyes and asked.

There’s a time difference between New Province and Beijing.

In Beijing, it was already broad daylight.

While here in New Province, dawn was just breaking.

“Princess Your Highness, someone from the black market is here.”

Tom said in a deep voice.

“Oh?”

“You go entertain them, I’ll come after I freshen up.”

Fang Xiaocao raised her eyebrows, instantly wide awake.

Someone from the black market meant the hot potato in her hands could finally be passed on.

Whatever the black market ingests, be it a pawnshop or a blacklist, there’s no chance of getting it back.

But the black market is the black market, ultimately dark in nature. Selling this batch of gold to the black market would mean a loss of at least thirty percent.

That is, out of a billion worth of gold, Fang Xiaocao could only get about seventy million in cash from the black market.

However, this cash was clean.

Fang Xiaocao could spend it without worry.

And with the thirty million profit they’d make from Fang Xiaocao, the black market could turn around and sell this batch of gold to those in need and profit at least another thirty to fifty million.

It was a surefire deal without risk, more profitable than robbing a bank directly.

Fang Xiaocao was helpless about losing so much money just like that, but she had no choice.

She couldn’t possibly carry hundreds of kilograms of gold around, dealing with pawnshops and blacklists. To protect the gold, she was already in a passive position. Without this gold holding her back, she could easily turn the situation around.

Given her current strength, as long as her forces were united, she feared no one unless the pawnshop and blacklist came at them full force.

Ten minutes later!

Fang Xiaocao dressed neatly and went downstairs.

She arrived at the back courtyard of the antique shop.

The courtyard now had a lot more people.

Fang Xiaocao took a glance and was secretly alarmed.

She thought to herself, “Wow!”

“Is the black market really this strong?”

In the back courtyard of the antique shop, there were over twenty top-level masters in peak form.

The aura each emitted was extremely fierce.

And outside the gate, there was also a truck parked.

Around the truck was another circle of top-tier.

To secure Fang Xiaocao’s batch of gold, the black market sent over fifty top-tier individuals.

And each emitted extremely fierce auras.

The black market representative talking to Tom appeared quite scholarly, but the woman standing solemnly behind him gave Fang Xiaocao an overwhelming sense of pressure.

This terrifying aura was something Fang Xiaocao had only experienced from an enraged Taotie.

This meant that this woman’s strength might not be inferior to Taotie’s.

If she burst out with full force, she might even be stronger than Taotie.

Fang Xiaocao’s mind was in turmoil.

But externally, she remained composed.

Displaying complete calmness.

“Princess Your Highness, this is Mr. Wu, the chief from the black market in New Province.”

“Mr. Wu, this is our Princess Your Highness, Fang Xiaocao.”

Tom introduced the two with a smile.

“Fang Xiaocao, I’ve heard of you for a long time.”

Mr. Wu smiled and rose, greeting Fang Xiaocao politely.

“Please have a seat, Mr. Wu.”

Fang Xiaocao responded with a smile.

Both parties sat down again.

“Mr. Wu, may I ask how much your side is willing to offer for my gold?”

Fang Xiaocao didn’t beat around the bush and directly asked about the black market’s offer.

“Miss Fang is straightforward, much better than those who beat around the bush and act aloof.”

“I’ve heard about the origin of the gold in your possession. You must know it’s a hot potato. Apart from our black market, no one dares take it in the short term.”

“We’re just doing business, and I’m not afraid you say I’m exploiting you. Normally, I’d take fifty percent in such cases, but since you’re straightforward, I’ll make it forty percent. If you agree, we can check the goods and settle now.”

Mr. Wu said with a smiling face.

Hearing the black market’s offer, Fang Xiaocao cursed inwardly, “If this isn’t exploiting a situation, what is? Are you doing charity?”

But on the surface, Fang Xiaocao’s mouth carried a smile as she nodded, “Okay, forty percent it is.”

“Tom, take Mr. Wu to check the goods.”

“The value of gold jewelry will be calculated separately.”

Fang Xiaocao instructed Tom.

“Miss Fang is truly a heroine, not yielding to men, to give up such huge profits without batting an eye.”

Mr. Wu remarked with a smile.

Fang Xiaocao smiled slightly, “Mr. Wu flatters me, it’s just a trivial profit.”

Mr. Wu had no idea that on the surface, Fang Xiaocao appeared cloudless, but in her heart, she was affectionately cursing his ancestors to the eighteenth generation.

“Miss Fang, excuse me.”

Mr. Wu got up, saying with a smile.

“Feel free, Mr. Wu.”

Fang Xiaocao replied with a smile.

“Please, Butler Tom, lead the way.”

Mr. Wu politely said to Tom.

“This way, Mr. Wu.”

Tom responded with a smile.

As she watched Mr. Wu and the woman behind him follow Tom into the antique shop, Fang Xiaocao got up, took the Blood Jade Ring from her front pocket, and quietly held it in her palm.

“Should I take this chance to plant a mole within the black market?”

Fang Xiaocao had a bold idea in mind. She wanted to randomly hypnotize a top-level master from the black market as an already placed mole.

Just in case she needed it in the future.

“Feasible.”

Fang Xiaocao mumbled to herself.

She got up and walked towards the courtyard’s exit.

When she passed by the last top-level master from the black market in the yard, she took advantage of the courtyard gate’s cover and deliberately fell into the top-level master’s arms.

At the same time, as she fell, she pressed the Blood Jade Ring on the person’s forehead.

Once she confirmed the Blood Jade Ring had activated, Fang Xiaocao quickly retrieved it.

She activated hypnotism and made eye contact with the person.

“Sorry, sorry, I slipped…”

Fang Xiaocao quickly stood up, repeatedly apologizing.

But her abyss-like eyes never left the opposite side’s eyes.

The other top-level masters from the black market glanced over and, seeing no abnormality, quickly withdrew their gaze, completely unaware that one of their companions had been hypnotized by Fang Xiaocao in that fleeting moment, becoming a mole she planted in the black market.

One hour later!

Tom accompanied Mr. Wu out of the antique shop. Seeing this, Fang Xiaocao returned to the table, “Mr. Wu, everything inspected?”

Mr. Wu nodded, “Inspected.”

“The total value of the gold, sixty million.”

“For those gold products, our black market can offer fifty million.”

“What does Miss Fang think?”

Hearing Mr. Wu’s words, Fang Xiaocao secretly commented, “This deal makes more money than robbing a bank. They directly tricked me out of a big goal.”