Li Yinuo deactivated the autopilot and expertly took control of the steering wheel.
Her right hand casually rested on the thigh of Nan Gengchen in the passenger seat, "You've been in the Inner World for so long, yet I haven't shown you the real nightlife here. Compared to these radiant holographic neons outside, I think the Underground Arena is more representative."
Nan Gengchen replied weakly, "Isn't it better to just sleep well at this late hour?"
"No way!" Li Yinuo laughed, "The nightlife is just getting started!"
"Speaking of which, have you caught that hacker yet?" Nan Gengchen asked, "You said you wanted me to learn hacking techniques, but I haven't even seen the shadow of a hacker."
"Caught him, caught him. He was hiding in City 7, and when we found him, the kid was actually planning to invade the security protocol of a Li Family enterprise," Li Yinuo sneered, "Now someone is escorting him to City 18, and he should arrive in a few days."
At this moment, the convoy reached a grand circular building, as large as a football stadium. The building's dome was holographically projecting a massive fighting scene, where two Land Cruise Grade champions were fiercely battling in an octagon cage, every detail of their sweat shaking off with each punch was crystal clear.
At the entrance, a team of security personnel in black suits had already arrived to welcome them. A young girl dressed in a flashy golden tight silk dress approached Li Yinuo's car, stepping briskly in her glittering high heels, she smiled and said, "I saw in the paper a few days ago that you went autumn hunting, didn't expect you to be back so soon, I missed you."
Li Yinuo nonchalantly climbed out of the car and firmly squeezed the woman's buttock, "Missing me won't help, let security park the car."
Only then did the slender and frail Nan Gengchen climb out of the car, looking around bewilderedly.
Seeing this, Li Yinuo came up to him and said, "I'm just playing the field with them, don't take it to heart."
Nan Gengchen pondered, feeling that the phrase was somewhat awkward.
Meanwhile, more people got out of the vehicles behind.
Li Yinuo walked back and took the hand of a little girl, smiling at Nan Gengchen, "Xiao Yun, this is Nan Gengchen, who I've mentioned to you."
"Hello, brother," Li Tongyun said sweetly.
Seeing this, Li Yinuo then said to Nan Gengchen, "This is my sister, Li Tongyun. Don't be fooled by her young age; she's really smart."
At this moment, both Li Tongyun and Nan Gengchen felt that the other looked familiar, but they couldn't remember where they had met…
The two looked at each other silently, both starting to wonder if the other person could be a Time Traveler...
As the group walked inside, ordinary spectators still needed to go through security. In previous years, there had been incidents where spectators, distraught from losing all their possessions betting on boxers who lost the match, had angrily fired guns towards the ring.
However, for VIP clients like Li Yinuo, there's a special private suite passage, making it much less of a hassle.
Nan Gengchen asked, "Is there a match here every night?"
"Of course," Li Yinuo replied, "This place is filled with gamblers who've lost everything hoping to strike it rich overnight, and young rich scions who gamble away vast fortunes."
And there's violence and desire.
Li Yinuo continued, "From Monday to Thursday, the ring is open to all. As long as you have the strength, you can sign up to fight at any time."
"What about Friday, Saturday, and Sunday?" Nan Gengchen asked.
"Those are exclusive days for the famed fighters. There'll be even more people then," Li Yinuo explained.
The group entered the suite. Twelve bodyguards stood guard outside the door. This is the aura of a conglomerate out in force.
The suite featured plush velvet chairs, and in front of the chairs was a holographic touch screen, ready for placing bets on the fighters in the ring at any time.
Li Yinuo said to a waitress dressed in a bunny girl outfit, "Get me a Bloody Urban and a Pine Cone Whisky for baby…"
Baby? The bunny girl looked puzzled, glanced at Li Tongyun, and said, "Hello Miss Yinuo, Pine Cone Whisky has a high alcohol content, it's not advisable for children to drink."
After a long hesitation, Nan Gengchen finally spoke up, "I am the baby…"
Just then, as she stood in front of the glass window, Li Yinuo froze, and following her gaze, Nan Gengchen also froze!
They saw Qing Chen and a middle-aged man, both dressed in pure white sports outfits, each holding a drink and standing on the north-east staircase. Read latest stories on My Virtual Library Empire
The middle-aged man was talking to Qing Chen, occasionally pointing disdainfully at the two fighters in the ring below.
In the octagon cage of the boxing ring, two fighters were bleeding profusely with no referee in sight, and the gate was locked; tonight, one of them had to go down before it would open again.
Whether someone would die depended entirely on the victor's temperament or the mood of the ring's manager.
Usually, the manager did not want death in the ring, as each death meant one less fighter.
But if the crowd's calls grew too loud, the manager might hint to the victor.
This was a place where emotions dictated everything; the manager had to get the gamblers excited.
Li Yinuo watched Qing Chen intently but couldn't identify the person beside him.
She thought it should be Uncle Li Dong, but the appearance was not the same.
Could it be someone from the Heng Society?