Jiang Liu, Lin Hai, and Uncle Hai kept drinking until midnight before finally going their separate ways! The wine jars were strewn all over the ground—just look how much they had drunk!
Warriors had robust physiques. This little bit of alcohol was nothing to them; even if they drank several more jars, they would still get up as usual the next day!
Jiang Liu got up early the next morning and immediately heard explosive news: the White Lotus Sect had officially invaded South City the previous night, striking the Sky Roc Gang's territory first!
Taking advantage of New Year's Eve, when everyone had let their guard down, the White Lotus Sect had suddenly gathered a large number of followers and invaded the Sky Roc Gang!
The Sky Roc Gang had been caught off guard. Although they eventually organized a counterattack, and the Vast Sea Gang also stepped in to help, they had only managed to reclaim half their territory!
The Sky Roc Gang's territory was now in utter chaos. The merchants and gentry in the areas occupied by the White Lotus Sect were furious. After all, most White Lotus followers were impoverished commoners, and now the whole place was foul-smelling and a complete mess!
Early that morning, these wealthy households and gentry had gathered and gone to the City Lord's Mansion to protest! If the imperial court did not step in and restore order, they would all move out of Cloud Sun City!
The Cloud Sun City Lord could not withstand the pressure and had no choice but to go to the Martial Prohibition Hall for reinforcements! His strength was simply insufficient to suppress these Jianghu figures!
The Martial Prohibition Hall immediately issued a notice: the White Lotus Sect was to retreat to the western part of the city at