New Year's Eve Chat Five

Lin Hai took a bite of food and continued, "The West District is more complicated. Because the West District is mostly inhabited by commoners, there's not much profit for the big gangs, so it's become a haven for many small gangs."

"So, compared to other districts, it's more chaotic. Your home is in the West District, so you should know more about it."

"Yeah! My home is in Flowing Cloud Alley in the West District. Those small gangs do all sorts of bad things, and they're fighting over territory every day. People die, and no one cares. Oh! At most, someone from the Yamen comes, and they just transport the body to the Mortuary and that's it! They don't even ask about it!" Jiang Liu said helplessly.

He thought that he was lucky to have jumped out of there so quickly, otherwise he would have ended up mixing with those third-rate gangs sooner or later.

"So you're still lucky to have been valued by Master Lin. Now you can sit here and drink in peace!" Lin Hai emphasized.

"Thank you, Master Lin, for your great kindness, and thank you, Brother Hai, for your care!" Jiang Liu said, standing up solemnly and bowing.

"Jiang Liu, what are you doing? There's no need for that. You really are talented! Just work hard for Master Lin in the future!" Lin Hai said, patting Jiang Liu's shoulder across the table.

"Let me continue telling you about the South District where we are! Although our Fallen Blossom Gang is the largest gang in the South District, there are also the Vast Ocean Gang and the Sky Roc Gang, which you need to pay special attention to!"

"Besides these two, there are several small and medium-sized gangs below. Some are affiliated with us, and some are affiliated with the Vast Ocean Gang and the Sky Roc Gang. You can find out more about them yourself later!"

"The most important thing to pay attention to is the North District. Don't think that the North District seems peaceful now. It's actually the result of a compromise by the six major families in the North District."

"The six major families are the Chen, Li, Wang, Pan, Hu, and Ma families. You need to be careful when you encounter the descendants of these six families. These six families all have their own family crests."

"Pay attention and don't offend people by accident without even knowing it. But they usually operate in the North District and rarely come to other districts."

"By the way, Wang Zhuang, who lives next door to you, is from the Wang family. And Pan Duan and Pan Hou are from the Pan family. However, they are not direct descendants of the family. They also want to come here to find a way out, after all, the family's resources are focused on cultivating the direct descendants."

"These six major families control most of the Cloud Sun City's food, clothing, housing, and transportation industries, and they have also placed many of their people in the Yamen. They have cultivated many family experts themselves, so each family has a Sixth-Rank expert guarding it, and they have also recruited a large number of Jianghu experts."

"The Chen, Li, and Wang families are said to have their main families in the prefecture city, and their branch families developed here! The Pan, Hu, and Ma families developed locally!"

"So these six families are naturally divided into two factions. But what kind of dirt there is among them is something that outsiders like us can't know."

"But I heard that the Pan family's ancestor is approaching his lifespan limit. At that time, the Pan family will not have a Sixth-Rank expert guarding it. The North District should be in chaos for a while then!" Lin Hai said meaningfully.

Lin Hai picked up a dish, took a bite, and then picked up his wine glass, facing Jiang Liu and Uncle Hai, and said, "Come on! Let's celebrate our acquaintance, and thank you, Uncle Hai, for your many years of care! Cheers!"

Jiang Liu quickly raised his glass and said, "Thank you, Brother Hai, for clearing my doubts! And let's celebrate our acquaintance! Cheers!"

"You two kids, don't do these pretentious things. You don't need to find an excuse to drink! Come on! Let's drink!" Uncle Hai said dissatisfied.

Then the three of them drank freely, cup after cup. The drinking lasted from You time (5-7 PM) until almost Zi time (11 PM-1 AM). In the end, Jiang Liu and Lin Hai were each helped back by the disciples on duty at the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, while Uncle Hai rested directly in the Medicine Hall.

The next day, early morning.

"Ugh!" Jiang Liu slowly opened his eyes.

It took a while for his mind to clear. He got up and found the teapot on the table, took a big gulp, and relieved his thirst.

The feeling of a hangover is really bad. Fortunately, he didn't have a headache. It seems that last night's wine was really good wine! Jiang Liu thought.

So there are Grandmasters above the Ninth Rank! There is truly no end to martial arts!

Jiang Liu walked to the courtyard and practiced the Five Elements Fist. When he was about to finish, he focused his strength through his fist and punched the huge rock that he usually used for training. He saw that the rock, which weighed at least five or six hundred pounds, immediately split into pieces, as if it had been hit by a pile driver at full force.

Jiang Liu looked at his fist with satisfaction, without any damage. Jiang Liu now has a better understanding of his situation.

He remembered when he first started learning the fist technique. He was curious as he watched his strength gradually increase, and he always wanted to find something to test his strength.

From Bone Forging onwards, he could gradually channel Blood Essence through his skin to protect his body. At the beginning, it was just a small area.

As the Bone Forging progressed, the Blood Essence that could be channeled through the skin gradually increased. Now it can protect his hands and feet. Once Bone Forging is complete, it should be able to cover his whole body! Jiang Liu thought.