In a secret room, a skinny old man who was almost sixty years old was lying on the bed with a pipe in his hand. Two maids stood by the bed.
There were also two elderly men in their fifties or sixties in the secret chamber. They looked impatiently at the old man on the bed puffing out smoke.
"I say, Boss Bai, if you continue to smoke like this, you'll be killed by the opiates sooner or later. When the time comes, I'll give you a wreath. It'll be considered as us brothers.”One of the men said.
"Fourth Bro, you haven't tried this tobacco before. It tastes wonderful. If you ask me, the things of this foreigner are really good!”
"I won't fight with you. If this was good stuff, Lord Lin wouldn't have sold it in Tiger Gate back then.”The man who was called Fourth Brother had an impatient expression.
"Second Brother, what do you think Old Ghost Chen is thinking? Also, what is the background of that young man called Li Ming? Could it be that he is really his illegitimate son?”Another man asked.
The three people in the secret room were Boss Bai, Smiling Buddha, and Chou Laosi, who controlled the underground situation in Shanghai.
Before the Axe Gang split up, the three of them were sworn brothers with Chen Mou and Tie Dao. Later on, the Axe Gang split up and Iron Saber retired from the martial arts world. Chen Mou also parted ways with them because he could not stand their style.
Among them, Bai Huali was the second. He was only in his early sixties and smoked all year round, making him look like an old man in his eighties or nineties.
"Old Chen is really good at playing chess. I wonder if that young man named Li Ming can arm wrestle with Draconic Seven. If he can't, Old Chen will suffer a great loss.”
"Second brother, you mean Old Chen wants that kid and Draconic Seven to suffer a heavy loss?”
"That's what he thinks. Otherwise, with Old Ghost Chen's stinginess, he wouldn't have given away two streets of property to others.”The old man put down his pipe, looking as if he had seen through the world.
"Then what should we do?"
"No need. We don't have to do anything. Let them do their best. When they can't do anything, we'll go harvest them.”
"Second Brother is Second Brother. You're the one who sees it clearly!”
" Hahahaha....."
A carefree laughter echoed in the cold secret chamber.
No one knew what these big shots were thinking. The others lived their lives as they should.
Li Ming still lived in the original courtyard. He did not have high material requirements.
The sun hung high in the sky. Li Ming was half-naked, and the sword seemed to come alive in his hand. Now, he was no longer limited to waving his sword every day.
That night when he came out of the Third Heaven, he had obtained a sword manual from Chen Mou. Now, he had already begun to practice sword moves.
There was no internal energy in this world, and there was no division of martial arts between open force and dark force. The level of martial arts depended on whether one could fight or not. Of course, famous martial arts like Taiji Fist, Eagle Claw, Iron Palm, and Monkey Fist still existed. However, the martial arts in this world were all about moves and some tricks to exert strength.
A person's kung fu depended on their physique, strength, speed, skills, and fighting experience.
The sword manual that Li Ming had obtained from Chen Mou did not have a name. There were only some simple sword techniques in it, but this was enough. He would come into contact with high-level powers sooner or later.
Since he didn't have internal strength, and there was no such thing as an open force and a hidden force, Li Ming could only choose to use sword techniques. Moreover, he had settled down with the long sword in his hand. What could he do if he did not practice the sword?
Moreover, Li Ming felt that he had a talent for swordsmanship. He could easily grasp some sword moves after just one look.
Li Ming didn't care about the sword moves in the sword manual. What he cared about were some basic things, including footwork, wrist and eye techniques, and the most important sword technique, Flower Pulling, etc.
Among them, the footwork is divided into parallel step, horse step, rest step, fall step, cross step, empty step, sitting plate and so on. Body movements were divided into turning, flipping, and crouching. The wrist technique referred to the method of exerting force from the wrist. The slashing, striking, stabbing, washing, and blocking in the sword technique were all driven by the strength of the wrist.
The sword technique was also known as the sword finger. It had three functions. The first was to strengthen the strength of the stab and attack. The second was to protect the head, chest, abdomen, arms, and other parts. The third was to balance the body and strength and maintain a stable center of gravity.
There were also eye techniques and flower pulling. These were the basic qualities that a swordsman must have. After practicing the basics of swordsmanship, Li Ming felt that his combat strength had increased exponentially. Because there was no clear division of realms, he really wanted to find someone to test his strength.
While practicing his swordsmanship, Li Ming was also thinking about expansion.
After pondering over it, he realized that the greater his reputation, the more power of providence his sword would absorb. Therefore, he had to keep stirring up trouble in Shanghai.
Of course, the number of people under him was also constantly increasing. Many things could be done by his underlings.
Compared to Li Ming, Draconic Seven's actions were much more radical. Draconic Seven's power was growing every day, and the pressure on Chen Mou was increasing.
Chen Mou no longer looked as confident as before. Originally, he was still proud of his plan to lure the wolf and chase the tiger. However, who knew that the wolf and the tiger would live in peace?
Li Ming had already decided on his next target, which was the Knife Association.
The Shanghai Bund was dominated by Bai Shifeng, Smiling Buddha, Chou Laosi, and Chen Mou. Below them were gangs of all sizes.
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