Transmigration: I, the Dragon Overlord, start by protecting my beautiful bride!

Perhaps there really are geniuses in this world; what others need thirty years to accomplish, they can do in ten.

But behind every genius lies a great deal of coincidence and painstaking nurturing before they can appear before the public.

Long Aotian asked Jiang Beichuan if he could teach him martial arts, and Jiang Beichuan readily agreed.

However, he was still very curious and asked Long Aotian, "Rumors say he knows martial arts, so why does he need to learn them?"

Long Aotian could only make up a story to fool this naive boy. After all, he was once a web novelist, so making up stories was a piece of cake for him.

He said that he retired from the army because he had fought with a peerless master and was seriously injured, losing all his martial arts skills. This led him to take up a post in the Zhenye Division and become a minor chief inspector.

The reason he was so dejected before was because this incident dealt him a heavy blow. He didn't want to work so hard to climb up the social ladder, which is why he became like that...

He just went for the most outrageous stories possible, and the reason he dared to make up such stories was that Shen Congxin didn't have any parents in her memory.

The people around him only had memories of him after he came to Qianzhou City to take up his post; as for what he was doing before he came to Qianzhou City, no one knew anything about it...

"So that's how it is. It's really not easy for you, sir!" Originally, even Long Aotian himself thought this story was far-fetched, but Jiang Beichuan believed it without a doubt.

"Hey, hardship only tempers us, it doesn't kill us, it only makes us stronger." Long Aotian directly fed him online motivational quotes and inspirational sayings.

"Yes, sir, you are right. I have learned a lot from you!" Jiang Beichuan clasped his hands in a respectful gesture.

Long Aotian nodded with great satisfaction, thinking to himself, "Damn it! If only those readers on the website back then were as naive and easily fooled as I was, I wouldn't be accused of having lost my talent!"

and many more……

He suddenly changed his mind again. Since he had already thought this way, why did he need readers?

If Lin Chi-ling were as naive and easily fooled as him, he would have already achieved success in both love and career!

"Keep up, don't fall behind!"

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't let anyone hear you, you idiot!"

In the alleyways under the eaves, there were three or four thieves who had already succeeded in their theft.

"Brother, do you think what we're doing will really work?" Thief A asked.

"Of course it can work! As long as we put in a little more effort, that corrupt official won't get promoted!" Thief B replied.

"Alright, stop talking. Let's hurry back." Thief C looked around worriedly.

“I really don’t know how the rest of the brothers are doing lately,” said Thief D.

"I think I heard that the heist we did at Sister Li's wine shop yesterday has caught the attention of the Zhenye Division, and they're investigating it now!" Thief A said excitedly. "I also heard that the person in charge of investigating this case is Shen Congxin, the most useless person in the entire Zhenye Division!"

Hearing this, Long Ao, perched on the roof, was furious. What did he mean by calling him the most useless person in the entire Zhenye Division? He was, after all, a dignified seventh-rank chief inspector, and he was being treated with such disrespect?!

"Hahaha! So it was that good-for-nothing. Then we have even less to worry about!" Thief B laughed and said, "Even if you give him a hundred years, he still won't be able to catch us brothers!"

The other thieves laughed along with their leader after hearing this.

"I also heard that he made a bet with that Sister Li, saying that if he couldn't catch us within the specified time, he would pay her back gold and silver out of his own pocket. It's hilarious." Thief C also looked down on Long Aotian.

"Him?" Thief D said. "He's dreaming if he thinks he can catch us and get our stolen gold and silver back! I bet he'll sell his wife when he can't pay up!"

"Hahahaha!" The four of them burst into laughter again.

"Alright, let's retreat!"

Thief B gave the order, and the four of them quickly ran towards the dock.

Although Long Aotian was furious, he did not act rashly, after all, there was a sneaky figure following behind these thieves.

Sure enough, shortly after these people entered the dock, that figure immediately followed them...

Jiang Beichuan: "Sir, is this person also tracking this group of thieves, just like us?"

Long Aotian: "Hiss, not very clear. Let's chase after them and take a look."

Jiang Beichuan: "Mm."

Jiang Beichuan leaped off the roof, while Long Aotian slowly climbed to the edge, his heart pounding. He hurriedly called out to Beichuan, "Beichuan, wait a minute..."

Upon entering the dock, there were many boats moored there, and there should have been officials in charge of looking after the dock.

But for some reason, even though Long Aotian and Jiang Beichuan swaggered in, they still didn't see a single official...

They followed the figure ahead, who in turn followed the four thieves, heading towards the area where the large ship was moored.

Seeing this, Long Aotian couldn't help but sigh, some of the ships of this Celestial Empire are really huge!

Although modern warships and aircraft carriers are much more magnificent, they are commonly seen, but this ancient ship is the first time he has ever seen one.

That feeling sent chills down his spine, yet he couldn't quite describe it; it was as if he had traveled back a thousand years and seen a world from the past...

"Objectively speaking, place your bet now, place your bet now!"

"big big big!"

"Small! Small! Small!"

In the large ship anchored in the center, Long Aotian struggled to climb up the ladder of another ship, only to hear the sound of dice being rolled.

He looked around and saw several large ships, all brightly lit, resembling a dazzling city that never sleeps...

There are all kinds of people here: richly dressed merchants, impoverished scholars, and countless ordinary people.

Now Long Aotian finally understood where those officials who were originally in charge of the dock had gone. It turned out they had all come to this ship!

On a small square table on the ship, he saw two officials in their robes mingling with that group of monsters and freaks...

"So the rumors were true after all." Kitagawa stood beside Long Aotian, looking at the scene before him, feeling both amazed and incredulous.

"What rumor?" Long Aotian asked.

"Don't you know, sir?" Jiang Beichuan turned his head and said, "Besides the famous Ghost Market, our Celestial Empire also has a kind of maritime exchange market near the docks."

"A maritime trading market?" Long Aotian was puzzled upon hearing the name. "It sounds like a place for trading, but here..."

“What you say is right, sir. This maritime market was indeed originally a place for trade.” Suddenly, a voice rang out from the side. A man wearing a black turban and with a tattooed face walked unsteadily to Long Aotian, carrying a jar of wine, and said, “Originally, this maritime market was invented by some maritime merchant fleets to avoid high taxes when they came ashore or before they came ashore.”

"By avoiding high taxes, shrewd merchants made a fortune there, but their good fortune didn't last long. This place was eventually discovered, and then our emperor ordered it to be shut down, strictly prohibiting the existence of maritime trading." The man seemed very familiar with the place, speaking fluently and logically.

"Who are you?" Jiang Beichuan asked, frowning.

"My lord, I am nameless and make a living by fishing by the sea. I am a good swimmer, so everyone here calls me Sea Ghost Three." The man, holding a wine jar, bowed to Jiang Beichuan.

"Do you know who we are?"

"I know, I know, I know." Although Hai Gui San was swaying from drinking, he still spoke logically. "I've seen the man next to you before. He's a junior patrol officer at our South City Wharf. As for you, even if you're not wearing your official uniform, I still recognize you, Lord Shen."

"Then, according to you, why has this maritime market reappeared in Qianzhou City?" Long Aotian was quite surprised by his keen observation, but on the surface he still asked him without any change in expression.

"Hahaha, sir, there's no such thing as a free lunch," Hai Gui San laughed. "If you want to know what I just said, then you'll have to trade a chicken leg for it."

"You have some nerve, daring to refuse to cooperate with our investigation?!"