Chapter 411 - 303: Shadowland, Flower of Sin and Lust

Chapter 411: Chapter 303: Shadowland, Flower of Sin and Lust

Night fell.

The lights of Qing Province were brilliant, and the towering buildings overflowed with iridescent colors, a breathtaking sight.

But this was all a facade. Beneath the glamorous exterior lay countless instances of filth and sin.

In the dark corners where the light couldn’t reach, people conducted clandestine deals.

Pirated Martial Veins, electronic drugs, and even freshly harvested organs, still warm to the touch, were all available for purchase.

Sin festered and spread like weeds, filling the barren hills of human nature.

On the main streets of this residential district—the only ones where a few streetlights still worked—scantily clad streetwalkers were everywhere, constantly winking coquettishly at passersby.

If anyone paused, the women would swarm them, eagerly showing off their bodies while haggling over prices.

Different positions came with different prices, and switching mid-act cost extra.

However, with the rapid advancement of puppet technology, sex dolls were becoming more and more sophisticated. They had begun to make a name for themselves, capturing a large market share and making life even harder for these low-level streetwalkers.

So, to survive, these women had become increasingly shameless.

Some who had already settled on a price went straight into the small shacks lining the street, pulling curtains that offered little privacy before starting their business.

As for the faint screams and cries that carried through the night sky, they hadn’t stopped since dusk.

If the main city of Qing Province was a gilded paradise for the rich, then this residential district was an abyss of human nature too dark to gaze into.

Yao Li hated this place.

Having grown up in the main city with a privileged background, every step she took here made her feel as if she were being contaminated.

The very air seemed to carry the cauliflower virus, making her afraid to breathe.

But she had no choice. To complete her mission, she had to brave the depths of this residential district.

This was the core of the entire district, filled with bars and nightclubs.

As soon as night fell, the frenetic electronic music from the DJs made the entire street tremble slightly.

Drunks, passed out cold, were a common sight, and many of them were women.

But almost as soon as they collapsed on the street, men would dart out from dark alleys and carry them away.

What happened to them afterward was easy to imagine.

Even so, this place remained a land of desire that countless people flocked to.

Nearly naked female bar staff danced energetically at the entrances, their movements, combined with the psychedelic lights, tantalizing every passerby.

The air itself was thick with the decadent stench of desire.

It was a mixture of alcohol, smoke, motor oil from poorly maintained cybernetic limbs, cheap perfume, sweat, and semen.

Yao Li’s brow furrowed. It was only thanks to a Martial Artist’s formidable willpower that she didn’t vomit on the spot.

But her tolerance was reaching its limit under the shameless leers of the drunks.

Suppressing her fury, she asked the guide beside her, "Where is it?"

"Just ahead."

The guide led Yao Li to the entrance of the largest bar on the street and whispered a few words to the guards at the door.

The guards gave Yao Li a long look. Then, one of them tossed out three cold words.

"Come with me!"

As Yao Li followed the burly man into the bar, the deafening music forced her to shut down part of her hearing.

As for the suffocating stench, perhaps she had grown used to it while walking down the long street, as she barely noticed it now.

After a long walk down a corridor, the guard leading her stopped in front of a private room and exchanged a few words with the large men standing watch.

These bald men, all nearly two meters tall, gave Yao Li a hostile once-over. When their eyes landed on her prominent peaks, they let out a couple of lewd chuckles before one said nonchalantly,

"Our boss is enjoying himself in there. You’ll have to wait a bit."

Yao Li frowned at his words.

’Time is tight. There’s no guarantee that Wu Liangchen will just stay put after coming in here. If he escapes somewhere else, it’ll be a huge problem.’

After Xiong Tianzong sold the information on Wu Liangchen to the Sun family, the Sun family Patriarch—Yao Li’s adoptive father—had taken the matter very seriously.

After all, according to the information, this Wu Liangchen possessed an exceptionally fine Martial Vein—perfect for transplanting into his grandson.

So he had given a direct order: Wu Liangchen must be captured, no matter what.

When she first received the mission, Yao Li hadn’t thought much of it.

’Just a Martial Cultivator from some backwater town. He’s never seen the world and has no connections. Catching him should be a piece of cake.’

But she never expected things to be so complicated.

As soon as he got ashore, Wu Liangchen had put her on the back foot, managing to escape with his guide into this convoluted residential district where saints and sinners mingled.

This gave Yao Li a massive headache.

Because even with the Sun family’s immense power, they were helpless against this district—a place known as Shadow Qing Province, where the roots of various factions were deeply intertwined.

So, although Yao Li desperately wanted to storm in with her men and conduct a thorough search, she could only suppress her discomfort, use her connections to get in touch with a powerful gang in the district—the Tiger Slayer Gang—and rely on them to find a trace of Wu Liangchen.