Moonlit Calamity: The Dragon Girl's Life of Idleness is Broken

Upon entering the ghost market, one sees stalls and shops on the street, selling things that cannot be seen during the day.

There are bandits who rob and sell stolen goods here, people who buy and sell mountain products, people who buy and sell weapons, people who smuggle, people who buy and sell contraband, cultural relics, antiques, jewelry and other precious items, as well as underground casinos, and even assassin gangs that openly sell heads. All of these are illegal transactions.

Most of the people who entered were dressed in dark clothing, and the dim lighting created a sense of mystery and oppression at first glance.

They followed the coded message left by the secret guards and found them at the foot of a two-story building.

"There's a casino inside. They went in last night. She went in here and hasn't come out since. Perhaps there's another exit, and Qingzhou followed her in," the bodyguard Qingshan explained to the others.

Xiao Han selected two bodyguards and ordered them to stay here to provide backup. "Qing Tong, Qing Ying, and Qing Yang, you two come in with me."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The group then entered the casino. There was no one guarding the entrance. The hall was furnished with many tables and chairs, and teapots and cups were placed on the tables. During the day, this place should be a teahouse.

Go inside, and there's an open door on the left. During the day, the door is usually closed. Inside, there's a long, spiraling staircase leading down. Above the staircase wall, an oil lamp hangs, not very bright, just enough to see the stairwell.

They went down, and the further they went, the louder the noise became. The underground was brightly lit and bustling with people; it was a large underground casino.

"Big or small, place your bets and leave it at that!" Shouts filled the air. The casino had all sorts of gambling tables, and each one was surrounded by people.

There were cheers of joy, sighs of despair, and a chorus of boos. Here, some became rich overnight, some went bankrupt, some were happy, and some were sad.

They mingled in the crowd, pretending to gamble while keeping an eye on their surroundings, searching for Danzhu and Qingzhou.

Finding nothing in the gambling area, they continued walking in.

After passing through the gambling area and descending more than a dozen steps, there was a large arena surrounded by people. Below was a circular arena with iron cages built around it.

This is another gambling area, with several matches every night. Most people come for the arena, some of whom enjoy watching bloody scenes and seeking thrills.

Xiao Han stopped on the platform to watch, while Qing Tong, Qing Ying, and Qing Yang looked around.

The arena was a huge iron cage, and two black panthers were fighting inside. When they entered, the fight had already begun. The panthers were covered in wounds, both old and new, indicating that they were not first-timers.

One of the black panthers had a short tail, perhaps bitten off during the fight, while the other had a scar on its face.

Both black panthers were injured and were circling around each other, not daring to be careless. They kept their eyes fixed on each other, opened their mouths, growled, and bared their teeth, trying to threaten each other.

Suddenly, the short-tailed black panther attacked first, lunging at the long-tailed black panther with lightning speed, raising its right forepaw to try and injure it. The long-tailed panther leaped to the side, easily dodging the attack, and then retaliated. The two engaged in a fierce battle.

The leopard could even leap onto the iron cage, which was very entertaining for the gamblers. The atmosphere was electric as they cheered and shouted, encouraging the black leopards who were placing their bets.

Before the battle was decided, Xiao Han left, and Qing Tong came to report that he had discovered Qingzhou.

He followed the bronze to the place where Qingzhou was discovered. He was stabbed and left in a corner, where he was found by people from the casino who went to urinate.

Qingzhou was drugged and stabbed in the abdomen. By the time Xiao Han arrived, Qingying had already woken him up.

He confessed that there was a curtain on the right side of the arena platform. He saw Danzhu and the others go in, and he tried to follow them. As soon as he lifted the curtain, he was given a handful of sleeping pills and stabbed in the back.

Before he fainted, he saw a long corridor behind the curtain. He thought he was going to die, but he was disguised and they thought he was a gambler who had gone astray, which is why they didn't kill him.

Xiao Han summoned his hidden guards and sent Qingzhou out for treatment, entrusting her to those left outside.

Following the information given by Qingzhou, they arrived at the doorway. The surroundings were noisy and bustling with people. The Black Panther competition was entering its final stage, and everyone else was focused on the competition, so no one noticed them.

Lifting the curtain, all that appeared before them was a stone wall; there was no passageway.

Suddenly, one of the casino's employees appeared, "Who are you? What are you doing here...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Qing Tong knocked him unconscious with a single palm strike and dragged him to a corner.

"It should be a secret passage. There must be a switch here. Let's search for it." Xiao Han looked at the stone wall and said solemnly.

The group searched around, feeling and gently tapping.

“Here, it makes a hollow sound when you tap it,” Qingying pointed to a wall and then tapped it again.

Hearing the noise, everyone gathered around. He gently pried open the stone slab with a thin blade, revealing a sophisticated mechanical lock inside.

Xiao Han glanced at it, then turned and ordered, "Qingyang, unlock it."

"Yes," Qingyang said. In his spare time, he liked to study all kinds of mechanisms and hidden locks.

The lock in front of him was not difficult. He turned the lock disc and carefully listened to the sound. After a moment, he heard a click, the sound of the lock being locked. Then the stone wall slowly opened, and a door appeared in front of him.

As for why the stone gate was unguarded, firstly, ordinary people come here to gamble and won't wander around aimlessly. Even if they accidentally come in, they will leave immediately if they see there is no way out. In the eyes of outsiders, it is just an inconspicuous wall.

Secondly, ordinary people absolutely cannot open this door without the password. If we send many people to guard it, it will be too conspicuous and will only tell others that we are hiding something, which is unnecessary.

If we send people to guard it, wouldn't that be blatantly telling people that there's gold and silver treasure inside, and they should come and rob it?

The ghost market and casinos are a mixed bag, with no shortage of experts and desperate criminals. The casino owners probably don't want to deal with those people day and night. If a fight breaks out, it will affect business and cause panic. If it were like this every day, business would be impossible.

Of course, there are still many thugs in the casino to prevent fights and disturbances caused by losing money. They do not restrict the freedom of guests; you can move around freely in open areas.

They entered the passageway and the stone door closed. The passageway was dimly lit. Qingying Qingying was in front, with Qingyang and two other guards bringing up the rear.

Holding their breath, they moved cautiously forward, passing through a dimly lit, narrow passageway, and turning into a more spacious area.

There were guards ahead. Qing Tong and Qing Ying exchanged a glance, then used their lightness skill to reach the two guards and knock them unconscious before they could react.

The further they went, the brighter the light became. They also dealt with several guards along the way. Martial arts practitioners have excellent hearing, and they could vaguely hear people talking ahead.

Just as they were about to approach to hear what they were discussing, Danzhu's two maids who had been left outside the door spotted them.

The maid immediately became alert: "Someone's coming."

He then blew his whistle to alert Danzhu and the people inside.