Chapter 355: Great Shanghai

Great Shanghai.

In this era, it holds a pivotal status; a city of ten miles of foreign settlements, brilliant with lights, and home to various financial and trade institutions. Even when placed within the entirety of East Asia, it is one of the premier metropolises.

The bustling streets are filled with architecture featuring the distinct characteristics of the Republic of China era.

Teahouses, brothels, gambling dens, trading firms, and banks are neatly arranged on both sides of the road, with people coming and going.

The nightclubs under the neon lights appear dazzling and alluring.

Under the lights, there are always women dressed in one or several cheongsams standing there, exposing a section of their calves, with seductive smiles on their lips as they solicit business.

In the distance, there are students giving loud speeches, gesturing with vigor, and advocating for democracy and science. Yet, by the time the police from the patrol station arrive, they have already vanished without a trace.

If one ignores the gaunt beggars, the unbridled foreigners, the impoverished families selling their children, and the gang members who kill in the street and walk away unscathed... this could also be considered a passionate and vibrant era.

Having witnessed the battle in the valley, Baozugong can barely guess the combat strength of the person before him; he is absolutely an existence standing at the pinnacle of the world, one who can be called a one-man army—a single person who is an entire army.

Added to that is his peerless, superlative lightness skill; as long as he is determined to escape, even if a great nation were to exhaust all its power, it might not be able to deal with this person.

"The Axe Gang?" Yu Liancheng chuckles, not holding this unbridled gang in his eyes, and asks again: "I wonder where this gang is located?"

Baozugong raises an eyebrow and says: "Does the young master intend to find trouble with this Axe Gang?"

Yu Liancheng smiles slightly, offering no further explanation.

Baozugong glances at Baozupo, and after Baozupo nods, Baozugong then provides Yu Liancheng with a detailed introduction to the Axe Gang's location.

After Yu Liancheng and the couple Baozugong and Baozupo part ways, Baozugong sighs with worry and says: "With this person's martial arts, he can absolutely be described by the eight characters 'shocking the world and stunning the past and present,' and he may even be the number one person in the world. Moreover, I can see that this person is definitely not one to follow the rules. Never mind the mere Axe Gang, I fear the entire Shanghai will be turned upside down because of him."

"So what if it is." Baozupo exhales a smoke ring and says coldly: "This Great Shanghai looks beautiful and prosperous on the outside, but the common people all live in dire misery. If he can stir things up and turn them upside down, perhaps the situation might even improve."

"True, that is the logic." Baozugong nods: "What's more, our couple has already retired from the Edo, so why should we bother with those so-called Edo affairs."

Baozupo, however, knits her brows: "It is just that those two brats, Wang Xiaohu and Shi Heilong, are a bit worrying. They consumed a portion of the Great Restoration Pill, which can enhance internal energy, and are currently still in the process of dissolving the medicinal power, yet they are to join this person's ranks and serve him for a year. I do not know if it is good or bad."

"Young people should indeed venture out in these chaotic times." Baozugong smiles: "Besides, I have already notified Wang Jianglong; these are his disciples, so it should be his concern."

"Come to think of it, you and Wang Jianglong look very much alike. The first time I saw him, I thought he was your own brother." Baozupo laughs.

"Hey, don't talk nonsense." Baozugong waves his hand and says: "It can only be said that I have the face of an expert; anyone who looks like me has the potential to become a top-tier expert."

Yu Liancheng, Princess Yunluo, and Xiaoman have arrived in a bustling long alley.

On the street, members of the Axe Gang in black clothes and black trousers, with axes tucked into their waists, pass by from time to time, but they are not causing trouble; rather, they are maintaining order on this street.

This street is the Axe Gang's territory, used for gathering wealth, earning a fortune every day.

Finally, Yu Liancheng arrives in front of a three-story-high, prosperous building. This building has a plaque decorated with colorful lights hanging on it, with three large characters written on it: Night Shanghai.

Inside Night Shanghai, people come and go, and they are all well-dressed socialites who can throw away thousands of gold pieces at will, holding female companions with curvaceous figures, with cigarettes dangling from their mouths.

"We've arrived, this is the place." Yu Liancheng looks up and observes.

"Young master, what exactly are we here to do?" Princess Yunluo looks around curiously and asks in a crisp voice.

Yu Liancheng smiles slightly: "This Night Shanghai is a good place; it has a cabaret, a restaurant, a casino... and although I have no money, my gambling skills happen to be quite good, so I have come specifically to gamble a few rounds. Perhaps I might even win the Axe Gang itself, and then we will have a foothold in Shanghai."

Having said this, Yu Liancheng strides into "Night Shanghai," with the Princess and Xiaoman following closely behind.