Chapter 30: I Want to Become the King of Modu!

Although entering the Jazz Bar required a 300-yuan ticket per person,

Lin Yi felt it was well worth it to listen to such beautiful jazz music.

The Old Jazz Band of the Peace Hotel was established in 1980,

standing as one of the most prestigious jazz bands in Modu, composed entirely of six elderly musicians.

Although they had briefly departed during the Peace Hotel's renovation,

they later all returned to the Peace Hotel.

At this time, the average Stone Stone Stone Stone Age of these elders had already reached eighty, yet they remained active on stage.

These elders wore white suits with red bow ties, their leather shoes polished to a mirror shine, their hair meticulously combed.

This was the attire of the "Old Clers" of the Modu Bund.

Inside the hundred-square-meter bar, each octagonal wooden table held a candle lamp,

with the tables placed very close to one another.

Lin Yi and Han Han Han Yajing ordered two glasses of orange juice along with some fries and a fruit platter, spending 600 yuan including the admission tickets.

When the song concluded,

the elderly artists looked toward Lin Yi and his companion, and one of them smiled, saying,

"Let us, on behalf of the Peace Hotel, welcome these two young people...!"

Immediately, enthusiastic applause erupted throughout the bar.

Amid the applause, several elders in the bar turned their gaze toward Lin Yi and Han Han Han Yajing.

This left them feeling somewhat overwhelmed by the unexpected honor.

"I wonder if the young people would like to request a song?"

the elderly musician asked with a smile once the applause subsided.

Before Lin Yi could speak, Han Han Han Yajing eagerly interjected,

"May we?"

Hearing this, the old man looked at the beautiful lady and bowed with gentlemanly grace, saying,

"Certainly, beautiful lady!"

Han Han Han Yajing then turned to look at Lin Yi.

Lin Yi naturally shrugged his shoulders, indicating it made no difference to him.

Having received someone's approval, Han Han Han Yajing said:

"Then I'll request a jazz version of 'The Fragrance of Night Flowers'!"

Hearing this, the six elderly musicians on stage all smiled.

Among them, an old man holding a saxophone, though his face was covered in wrinkles that spoke of a life of hardship, still shouted with robust energy:

"Old friends, take your positions! For this beautiful lady, let's bring out our signature skills!"

Instantly, the group of grandfathers, each around eighty years old, brimmed with vigor.

It was as if they had suddenly returned to their youth, to those eventful years when everyone held in their hearts their own most beautiful lady.

To earn a smile from a beauty, these "young lads" summoned all their strength.

The music suddenly seemed to carry everyone on a journey through time, back sixty years.

This piece felt like a tribute to that lost youth.

By the time Lin Yi escorted Han Han Han Yajing out of the Peace Hotel, she still seemed reluctant for the moment to end.

"That was wonderful; those grandfathers were so kind too. They even said next time we come, they'll play for us for free!"

Han Han Han Yajing remarked with a sigh.

"Hehe, then we'll just have to come together again when we have time!"

Lin Yi said.

"Really!" Han Han Han Yajing exclaimed happily.

"Of course, a gentleman's word is as good as a team of four horses; once spoken, it cannot be taken back!" Lin Yi declared.

At once, the beautiful Han broke into a wide, joyful smile.

Leaving the Peace Hotel, the two finally arrived at the Bund by the Huangpujiang.

This place condensed the history of the Demon City; every step felt like wandering through the river of time.

The ground beneath your feet might have been trodden by great figures just decades ago.

It's just that you are sightseeing.

Whereas those great figures were contemplating the future of Dragon Nation at that time.

Close your eyes, and time will walk you side by side with those giants.

Lin Yi and the beautiful Han reached the banks of the Huangpujiang, gazing at the bustling scene of people coming and going.

Lin Yi suddenly turned to the beautiful Han and said:

"Look at these people; each has their own story, and they are the protagonists within those stories,

while I am also composing my own story..."

"Then what is your story!?"

the beautiful Han asked curiously.

No one expected that Lin Yi would let out a loud roar toward the Huangpujiang:

"I will become the King of the Demon City...!!!"

At these words, many people looked at Lin Yi as if viewing a madman, and some even issued mocking laughter.

But Lin Yi paid no heed to these people; his eyes held only the surging waters of the Huangpujiang,

and the high-rise buildings across in Pudong.

In the future, he would stand at the highest point there, looking down upon the entire Demon City.

Watching the man beside her whose eyes burned like flames, Han Han Han Yajing found herself, for some reason, willing to believe him.

She did not mock Lin Yi's earlier words like the others had,

calling him arrogant and overestimating his abilities.

Instead, at this moment, Lin Yi appeared even more captivating in her eyes.

Even though it seemed impossible, she was willing to believe this man could certainly achieve it.

At this point, Lin Yi withdrew his gaze, turned to the beautiful Han, and asked:

"What about you? What wish do you have? If you can, shout it out loud toward the Huangpujiang!"

"Me!" Han Han Han Yajing thought for a moment, then called out in her pleasant voice:

"I wish for everyone to be happy every day, for everyone to be healthy, and never to fall ill!"

"Hey, hey! You're supposed to state your own wish!?"

Lin Yi was just about to speak when the beautiful Han pulled him away.

Because security guards wearing red armbands were already approaching; clearly,

the security would not be too friendly toward two people shouting wildly on the Bund.

Having escaped the pursuit of the Bund security, it was already getting late.

Since Han Han Han Yajing still had to work a night shift at the supermarket, the two took the subway back to the school.

They parted ways only at the foot of the girls' dormitory building.

After Lin Yi watched the beautiful Han enter the girls' dormitory, he was just about to head back

when he noticed Han Han Han Yajing had sent a WeChat message.

"Today has been the happiest day of my year. Lin Yi, thank you for spending this unforgettable day with me; I will forever keep it in my heart!"

Seeing this WeChat message, a slight smile touched Lin Yi's lips as he replied:

"Me too!"

Everything was understood without words.

However, what Lin Yi and Han Han Han Yajing did not know was that in a hotel room not far from the Demon City Engineering College,

a man and a woman were playing poker.

When the clouds dispersed and the rain ceased, the man lit a cigarette, leaned against the bedside, and cursed with a sinister gaze.

"Damn it, that good-for-nothing; I must kill that guy!"

The man was Guo Hong from the University of International Business and Economics.

The reason for his fury was the news he had just received: he had driven his luxury car to intercept Lin Yi and Han Han Han Yajing.

Unfortunately, by the time he arrived at Dongmen of Magic City Engineering College,

the two had already left by bus.

Guo Hong had clearly come up empty-handed, making him gnash his teeth in hatred.

In his view, since Han Han Han Yajing was someone he, Guo Hong, had set his sights on,

she was his exclusive possession, untouchable by anyone else.

Otherwise, it would mean showing no respect to him, Young Master Guo.

In Magic City, anyone who showed him no respect

would either scurry out of Magic City in disgrace or lie dead within its bounds.

Clearly, in Guo Hong's eyes,

Lin Yi was nothing more than an ant, one he could crush at any moment.

That such a piece of trash would actually go on a date with the goddess in his heart only fueled his rage.

How could this not make him furious?

At that moment, a woman covered by a blanket nearby poked her head out.

Upon closer inspection, the woman revealing her exquisite collarbone was none other than Han Han Han Yajing's roommate, Bai Lu!

"Young Master Guo, I will find a way to change Jingjing's mind... it's just!"

Bai Lu hesitated, leaving her words unfinished.

Unexpectedly, Guo Hong glanced at her with a disdainful smile:

"I know what you want!"

Saying this, he stood up and retrieved an orange box from somewhere.

As he opened it, a handbag bearing the 'H' logo immediately appeared before Bai Lu's eyes.

"A Hermès Birkin!"

Bai Lu screamed.

She knew well that she had seen a bag identical to this one in a physical store in Magic City, where a single bag cost several hundred thousand.

Moreover, the most crucial point was that even if you had the money, unless you purchased a large amount of accompanying goods,

the female sales associates would not sell it to you.

Yet, she never expected that this very bag would suddenly appear right before her eyes.