Lost Paradise

At this moment, Zhang Tie looked exactly like the spoiled heir of a wealthy family. He wore a shirt and sunglasses, one arm draped over the car door beside the driver's seat, while he steered his brand-new luxury car with the other, looking every bit the slacker.

Compared to Zhang Tie, the woman was no better. Though pretty, she wore thick, smoky eyeshadow, a blue denim vest that signaled her tomboy status, and no fewer than five earrings of various colors lining one ear on Zhang Tie's side. She didn't look like someone to be trifled with, either.

The woman arched her eyebrows, shot Zhang Tie a provocative look, and slammed on the gas, darting ahead of his car in a flash.

Zhang Tie chuckled, then floored the accelerator. The steam valve of the Xianlong T9 snapped open, and the turbo-steam external combustion engine unleashed its massive 670 Nm of torque all at once. In an instant, he left that red Red Hare in the dust.

By the time Zhang Tie drove into Star-Gazing City, the Red Hare that had been racing him on the road was nowhere to be seen, not even a shadow. Zhang Tie checked the fuel gauge; the trip of less than two hundred kilometers from Jinhai City to Star-Gazing City had consumed over 90 liters of alcohol, leaving less than a fifth of the tank remaining—it was about to hit empty.

Upon arriving in Star-Gazing City, the first impression it gave Zhang Tie was that it was bustling and crowded. The city streets were packed with people; the Hua Clan population accounted for two-thirds, while non-Hua Clan people of various skin tones made up the remaining third.

Hotels, casinos, and all manner of entertainment venues lined the streets. Brothels with alluring names like "Fragrant