Imperial Capital's Western City! Aqi District!
Imperial Capital, Western City.
Aqi District was a chaotic neighborhood in the western part of the Imperial Capital.
All kinds of gambling dens, pleasure houses, underground fighting arenas, and other dark businesses operated along this street. The martial artists who came and went were all vicious and ruthless people.
In the grooves between the street's stone slabs, bloodstains that had yet to dry could be seen everywhere. In the shadowy alleys, many rotting corpses and swarms of flies were also visible.
The fragrance of rouge and powder mingled with the stench of rotting corpses throughout the district, gathering into a nauseating reek.
It was midnight, and the bright moon hung high in the sky.
A curved crescent moon hung in midair, like a gleaming sharp blade radiating bone-piercing chill.
Beneath the moonlight, Aqi District blazed with lanterns. Martial artists came and went in great numbers, heading toward the pleasure houses, gambling dens, fighting arenas, and other places lining both sides of the street.
Inside the pleasure houses, scantily clad young women danced gracefully to enchanting music. In a tavern in the distance, several drunken brutes cursed and brawled with the patrons at the next table, and in an instant, flesh flew everywhere amid a chorus of screams.
The entire Aqi District was steeped in an atmosphere that was both violent and festive. But just then, a group of martial artists entered Aqi District, shattering this hard-won blend of merriment and violence.
Before the archway at the entrance to Aqi District, Lin Bai, Zhu Mo, Lu Qingjun, several other commanders from the Zhao Xing Office, and several generals from the garrison had all gathered.
Zhu Mo said to Lin Bai with a beaming smile, "Saint Son Lin Bai, Saint Son Lu Qingjun, leave the matter