Datong Prefecture City had expanded three times in the last ten years, and now the resident population had surpassed 600,000, even more than the population of Feng Province.
The streets were paved with stone slabs, and various advertising signs on both sides of the streets were numerous, with buildings five or six stories high dotted everywhere.
On the roads, bicycles, rickshaws, and cars mingled together, and streetcars with their horns blaring traversed the streets and alleys, and a department store wall was adorned with a huge movie promotion poster...
After Li Fei entered Datong Prefecture City, he saw such a bustling scene all the way; it felt like stepping into the great Shanghai of his former life during the Republic.
Ten miles of Fenghua Street, a display of wealth and prosperity!
Although he was wearing a mask and carrying weapons, the number of martial artists in Datong Prefecture City was the highest in the entire Feng Province. Therefore, a martial artist dressed like him wasn't rare, and walking on the street, he didn't attract too much attention.
Soon, the Green-faced Ghost disappeared into the crowd.
"You say he showed a document to the team leader of the City Guard Army at the gate when he entered the city?"
By a lakeside, an elder wearing a conical hat and straw sandals was fishing.
A middle-aged man dressed in a blue robe stood by the old man, reporting the tracks of the Green-faced Ghost after he entered the city.
"Yes, many people near the city gate saw it. After that team leader had read the document, his complexion changed, and his attitude toward the Green-faced Ghost became much more respectful. Then, without further questioning, he allowed passage,"
the man in the blue robe said.
"Does the Green-faced Ghost have a relationship with the City Guard Army?"
The fishing elder frowned slightly, exuding an aura of majesty without anger.
He was none other than 'Beast King' Yu Longqing, one of the 'Seven Kings' of Datong Prefecture City!
Unlike the name 'Green-faced Ghost King,' which was only well-known in Xing City, the seven river and lake giants of Datong Prefecture City were influential figures recognized throughout the World of Jianghu in Feng Province!
'Beast King' Yu Longqing's business was not limited to within Datong Prefecture but spread throughout Feng Province, and he even had dealings with forces outside the province.
"We are investigating,"
the man in the blue robe hurriedly said.
"Have you found out who is helping Shangguan Xiao rise up in Xing City?"
Yu Longqing continued to inquire.
The man in the blue robe's brow was beaded with cold sweat. He said anxiously, "Still looking into it."
A hint of a smile appeared on Yu Longqing's face.
Seeing this smile, the man in the blue robe was frightened and immediately knelt on the ground, his voice trembling:
"I have been ineffective in handling matters; I beg the Beast King to allow me a few more days!"
Everyone under Yu Longqing knew that when the 'Beast King' smiled, it was usually because he wanted to kill someone.
Moreover, the 'Beast King' seldom directly killed people; instead, he would throw them to the Exotic Beasts to be hunted, eventually becoming food for the Beasts!
Yu Longqing's smile remained unchanged; he suddenly lifted the fishing rod in his hand.
In the next second, the lake water burst open, creating a huge wave!
A giant, spiny fish over ten meters long was forcibly pulled from the lake by Yu Longqing using a thin fishing line.
Yu Longqing flicked his wrist, and the giant fish, which weighed over 2000 pounds, was flung into the air, eventually crashing onto shore, breaking several large trees, and creating a huge pit on the ground!
The giant fish struggled desperately on the ground, emitting a huge howling sound.
The sound was harsh and piercing, making one feel a strong sense of disgust, almost to the point of wanting to vomit.
"If you can't come up with a result in three days, I'll throw you into the lake to feed it,"
Yu Longqing said in a cold tone.
The man in the blue robe quickly responded, then fled from the spot as if escaping.
Yu Longqing didn't even look at the giant fish he had forcibly fished onto shore, still gazing at the lake in front of him.
The water continued to ripple, wave after wave surging toward the shore.
On Fenghua Street, all was light and color: one after another, song and dance halls were brightly lit and adorned, the various colored lights sprinkling the night with a kaleidoscopic effect.
This street was known in Datong Prefecture City as a place of nightlife and contained seventeen song and dance halls!
These halls were top-tier brothels, part of what's known as the 'light murmurs class.'
In Xing City, there weren't more than a handful of top-tier places , but here they lined up one after another!
Therefore, Fenghua Street was the most famous place of nightlife in Datong Prefecture City, beloved by lords, ladies, and the young and wealthy who frequented the area.
Each year, these seventeen song and dance halls would select an Oiran, and at that time, it would be considered the grand event of the city.
Moreover, each year's selected Oiran would end up with one of the city's real power players, and the most legendary Oiran even became part of the household of the former Garrison Commander of Datong Prefecture!
The highest authority of a city was the Chief, and of a prefecture was the Garrison Commander.
In the largest song and dance hall on Fenghua Street, a woman wearing a red long dress was applying makeup in front of a mirror in a backstage room.
The woman had skin like snow and her black hair was pinned up, with her shoulders half-exposed. Even just a glimpse of her from behind could set one's heart racing, beauty enough to ensnare the soul.
"Sanniang, I just received news, the Green-faced Ghost has gone to Human Face Villa."
A beautiful woman walked into the room and softly told the woman in red who was applying makeup.
The seventeen song and dance halls on Fenghua Street all belonged to this woman in red; she was 'Queen' Feng Sanniang—one of the 'Seven Kings'!
Feng Sanniang controlled all the entertainment venues in the city. She was the true top figure in this realm and the only woman who stood shoulder to shoulder with the other giants of the World.