"The Green Gang? The 'Tong' Generation Character? Why did this sound more and more familiar?"
Lian Youming's expression kept shifting. Unbidden, the Junk King's wrinkled old face came to mind, along with what he had said back then. Sidling closer, Lian Youming kept his face impassive and cautiously asked, "Is that a very senior generation?"
Wu Jiu could hardly conceal his surprise. "Very senior," he said solemnly. "Yuan, Ming, Xing, Li, Da, Tong, Wu, Xue—those are the last few generation rankings among the Green Gang's first twenty-four generations. Du Xinwu, the 'Hero of North and South,' belonged to the 'Da' Generation Character. Rumor has it that in his early years, he became the disciple of an elder of the 'Li' Generation Character in Xijing. He rose to prominence overnight, then became the head of both the Green Gang and Hongmen, just one step short of leading the entire martial world." Seeing Lian Youming looking distracted, Wu Jiu added, "To put it more simply, the three tycoons who dominated Shanghai during the Republican era had to serve Elder Du tea and pay their respects like grandsons. This 'Tong' Generation Character is just below Elder Du, the same generation as Huang Jinrong and his lot."
"So it was real," Lian Youming murmured unconsciously.
Wu Jiu curled his lip in disdain. "Look at you, acting like you've never seen the world. Anyone would think you were the man himself."
Li Da also frowned, a rare sight. "Elder Du holds an extremely senior position in the martial world. He could associate with Wang Wu the Great Saber as an equal, and belonged to the same generation as the 'Yellow-Faced Tiger,' Huo Yuanjia, and my master. They all had ties with one another. By seniority, I would have to call him martial uncle. Strictly speaking,