Moon Veil Nightclub

After a series of twists and turns, he had finally stepped onto the extraordinary path he had dreamed of.

What realm came after Golden Skin and Jade Bone?

And what realm had Uncle Jiang, who lived in this mansion, reached?

After breaking through, Luo Bin lay in the bath and thought about many things. About half an hour later, Chuntao and Xiahe came in. Seeing that he had mostly recovered, they left in relief.

The next day.

After waking, Luo Bin was about to go into the courtyard and practice the Primordial Stance when he noticed something was amiss. Jiang Ling and Chen Jing were standing in the courtyard, talking about something. Chen Jing looked troubled, while Jiang Ling remained calm and unruffled.

As Luo Bin approached, their voices gradually grew clearer.

"Elder Jiang, you've been with Grandpa for so many years. Can't you really step in this time? Grandpa's body is barely cold, and the Green Bamboo Gang is tangled up with something by the river outside the city. They can't spare anyone. Just this once, please..." Chen Jing pleaded with Jiang Ling.

Jiang Ling said coolly, "Look how frightened you are. Go ahead and do what you need to do. Your grandfather told me that unless the Chen Family was on the brink of destruction, I could always find a hundred reasons not to get involved."

"But..." Chen Jing was frantic.

Jiang Ling raised his grizzled brows and let out a surprised "Hmm?", cutting off Chen Jing's next words. Then he turned to look into the courtyard.

Luo Bin was walking over at an unhurried pace. His skin was much fairer than it had been yesterday, and his entire bearing was worlds apart. He strode with the powerful gait of a dragon and tiger.

His especially muscular arms, bared beneath his short-sleeved shirt, stood out in the sunlight.

Jiang Ling examined Luo Bin closely, a look of disbelief appearing on his face. Then he extended a thread of energy into Luo Bin's body.

"Incredible, incredible. You actually cultivated the Primordial Stance to the second layer overnight and broke through the Golden Skin Pass. Luo Bin, do you feel unwell?"

Luo Bin bowed respectfully. "Thank you for your concern, Uncle Jiang. I just feel a little unaccustomed to the sudden increase in strength. Otherwise, I'm fine."

As Jiang Ling questioned him, Chen Jing kept studying the boy before him. Ruan Pei had brought Luo Bin here just yesterday. He had only practiced the meticulously refined Primordial Stance for one day, yet by the second day, he had reached the second layer.

There couldn't be many with talent like that in all of Ping City...

Chen Jing had originally thought that if he brought Luo Bin back and left him in Jiang Ling's hands, then, with time, he might eventually master the stance. But... one layer in a single night.

Was that even humanly possible?

Jiang Ling stroked his beard and nodded, then said to Chen Jing, "I may not help the Chen Family with this sort of matter, but he can... Luo Bin has just entered the martial path and needs to be tempered. Take him to see some blood."

A moment later, Jiang Ling returned to his room, leaving Luo Bin and Chen Jing behind.

After they talked for a while, Luo Bin finally learned what Chen Jing had meant.

"Second Young Master, is there really something unclean at the Moon Veil Nightclub?"

Chen Jing paced as he replied, "That's right. Most ordinary demons have physical bodies, but that thing doesn't. Firearms can barely hurt it.

"The most troublesome thing is that it isn't strong, yet it's incredibly hard to deal with. The Martial Masters working for the Chen Family may not be Great Martial Masters, but many of them are quite capable. Even they can't drive that thing away."

Chen Jing wore a deeply troubled expression. Ever since the old master, Chen Shuo, died, the Chen Family's business had been shrinking. His father, Chen Tianren, was busy cutting ties with foreign merchants and powerful men. How could he find the time to deal with something strange happening at a nightclub...

As he spoke, Chen Jing suddenly brightened and asked, "Have you only practiced the Primordial Stance as your main cultivation method?"

Luo Bin nodded. "Yes."

"The blood and qi developed by the Primordial Stance are fierce and vigorous. Maybe they'll work against that thing."

Then Chen Jing pulled Luo Bin out of the mansion and took him to the Chen Family Mansion. Before long, a whole "army" had assembled at his call.

The two got into a car first. The driver, Sun Yi, was a reliable man specially assigned to Chen Jing by his father. Two capable men selected from the Green Bamboo Gang followed behind them. The burly one was Zhang Huai, and the lean one was Hu Junzhi.

The two men followed on bicycles, along with a team of about twenty people riding in single file behind them. Most had Mauser pistols tucked at their waists and sabers at their sides.

The whole party followed the car carrying Luo Bin and Chen Jing at the front.

Before long, they reached the Moon Veil Nightclub. What met Luo Bin's eyes was a large, five-story Western-style building. But the windows on every floor were tiny, so that even from outside, the place gave off a distinctly sinister air.

"Second Young Master, the filthy thing is in there?"

Chen Jing's face was as calm as still water. Though only fourteen, he seemed remarkably mature. The Moon Veil Nightclub belonged to the Chen Family, but the profits went straight into Chen Jing's own pocket.

With the place plagued by something filthy, business had plummeted.

"That's right. I'll show you around the shops on this street first. Take whatever you want. We'll have some fun, then go in around dusk." Chen Jing parked the car. The twenty or so men following them had already entered the nightclub's back courtyard through a side entrance, ready to await orders.

"Does that mean the thing doesn't come out during the day?"

"That's right. We'll have some fun first. No rush."

Luo Bin was speechless. If there was no rush, why had you dragged me here in such a hurry...

Time flew by.

For most of the day, Luo Bin went around with Chen Jing, and the two gradually grew closer.

Chen Jing was surprised to find that although Luo Bin came from humble beginnings, he was quite knowledgeable. He also carried himself with a calm, steady air and didn't look out of place when accompanying Chen Jing to upscale establishments.

Surprising as it was, Luo Bin's conduct raised Chen Jing's opinion of him even further.

After all, it was rare for a boy with exceptional talent in the martial arts to remain unfazed by fortune or misfortune, neither humble nor arrogant.

Luo Bin also came to know the Chen Family's Second Young Master better. When the two talked, there was no obvious distinction in their rank. He suspected it might have something to do with the Chen Family's education and values.

Night fell quickly.

The ring of colored lights on the "Moon Veil Nightclub" sign began to flash, marking the start of the nightlife for Ping City's upper and middle classes.

Vroom—

Driver Sun Yi floored the accelerator and soon delivered Chen Jing and Luo Bin to the nightclub entrance. Behind them, Zhang Huai and Hu Junzhi had pedaled their bicycles at full speed and were looking a little tired.

But both were martial artists who had passed the Golden Skin Pass, with formidable endurance, so there was no need to worry about them.

As soon as they got out, Fu Yunsheng, the Moon Veil Nightclub's manager and man in charge, hurried over with an ingratiating smile.

"Second Young Master, you should have let me know you were coming. I could've made arrangements for you in advance..."

Chen Jing had come to deal with the filthy thing and wasn't interested in Fu Yunsheng's polite chatter. "The men I brought are already on standby in the back courtyard. Didn't Manager Fu notice?"

Then Chen Jing glanced at Luo Bin and led the way inside.

The moment they entered, a burst of raucous music hit their ears. Foreign musicians from the Yingluo Kingdom and Falan Island were performing onstage, accompanied by several musicians from Great Xin.

At the very front of the stage were the Moon Veil Nightclub's dancers...

Some were daughters of great families who had studied abroad and come here to have fun. Others were young ladies from once-prominent families fallen on hard times. They were well-educated, spoke foreign languages, and knew Western dances, but they only danced with customers and never went to bed with them.

These were the top-tier headliners. Below the stage, many ordinary dancers and prostitutes clinked glasses with customers, using their lush, curvaceous bodies to entice them.

As Chen Jing and Luo Bin stepped inside, the men who had been hidden in the back courtyard surged in and took control of the first floor without firing a shot.

"Try not to fire your weapons. Let everyone get back to what they were doing, and don't stop the music. Leave men to watch them and make sure no one leaves. We're going upstairs."

Although no shots had been fired, the sheer size of the force still sent some timid customers and dancers scrambling under the tables.