As soon as Jiang Liu entered the Ascension Tower, a female attendant immediately greeted him. She bowed to Jiang Liu and said, "Excuse me, are you Jiang Liu, Young Master Jiang?"
Jiang Liu nodded, and the waitress continued, "Young Master Jiang, our master invites you. Please follow me!" With that, she led the way into the Inner Hall.
Jiang Liu followed without saying anything. The waitress led Jiang Liu straight to the top floor. The guards along the way did not stop him when they saw the waitress.
The waitress and Jiang Liu stopped in front of the last secret room on the top floor. The waitress knocked on the door, and a Jiang Liu voice came from inside, "Please come in!"
The waitress pushed open the door and went in. She saw that Murong Lie and Murong Yin were both there. The waitress bowed and said, "Master, Steward, Young Master Jiang Liu has arrived."
Upon hearing that Jiang Liu had arrived, Murong Lie immediately burst into laughter and came out to greet him. Murong Yin, however, was taken aback. Who was this Jiang Liu? Why was Grandpa so happy?
Upon seeing Jiang Liu, Murong Lie greeted him with a broad smile, "Young Brother Jiang, I didn't expect you to arrive so early! Welcome, welcome! Haha!"
Jiang Liu smiled and said, "Grandpa Murong, you're too kind. Since you invited me, I definitely had to arrive as soon as possible!"
"Alright! Alright! Shall we go in and have a seat?" Murong Lie said, gesturing for Jiang Liu to come in.
Jiang Liu went in first without any ceremony. As soon as he entered, he saw Murong Yin there. He nodded to her, and then Murong Yin also realized what was going on and nodded back to Jiang Liu.
Seeing Jiang Liu and Murong Yin's reactions, Murong Lie smiled and said, "Young Brother Jiang, this is my granddaughter. You should already know her!"
"Grandpa Murong, I've known Miss Murong for a while now," Jiang Liu said, nodding.
"Grandpa, Jiang Liu is a client of our Ascension Tower. He's the one who bought that Exotic Beast!" Murong Yin explained.
"Oh? I really didn't expect that! I bought you that Beast Mastery Art manual!" Murong Lie looked at Jiang Liu with curiosity, then asked, "How is it? Have you mastered the Beast Mastery Art?"
Jiang Liu said with an honest expression, "I'm a beginner. I even tried it out with that Giant Strength Demonic Ape I photographed earlier. It felt pretty good!"
Upon hearing this, Murong Lie was even more astonished. "You're quite something, kid! You've even mastered the basics of something so difficult to cultivate! Haha! Good! Good!"
Murong Yin also looked at Jiang Liu with curiosity, because she had never heard of this Beast Mastery Art. Apart from the members of the Exotic Beast Valley, who else had successfully cultivated it!
Murong Lie then invited Jiang Liu to sit down and began brewing tea. After a series of smooth movements, Murong Lie poured Jiang Liu a cup of tea, which Jiang Liu accepted with both hands, took a sip, and felt that it was no different from the tea he had at Feng Boyun's place.
Then Murong Lie poured a cup for Murong Yin as well.
He stopped and asked, "Young Brother Jiang, I heard you have a marriage agreement with Feng Yue of the Feng Family?"
Jiang Liu was taken aback. Why would someone ask such a question? Then he suddenly realized that this person probably wanted to act as an intermediary for the Feng Family! He immediately told Murong Lie the truth.
Upon hearing this, Murong Lie burst into laughter, "Good! Good! Old Feng still wants to fool me?"
Then, she happily asked Jiang Liu, "In that case, when will your engagement with the Feng Family be dissolved?"
Jiang Liu was dumbfounded upon hearing this. What did that mean? Was he not here to act as a persuader for the Feng Family? Then why was he asking this?
Jiang Liu then glanced at Murong Yin. Seeing Murong Yin looking at him with a shy expression, he believed that she understood what her grandfather meant.
He immediately turned to Murong Lie and said, "Grandpa Murong, it's really hard to say. When we made this arrangement, it wasn't made that clear. Besides, I already told the Feng Family that I was engaged!"
Murong Lie's expression froze for a moment, and he asked, "Then why did the Feng Family, knowing you were engaged, still make you agree to this marriage?"
"Old Master Murong, that's just a temporary measure, it will be lifted soon!" Jiang Liu hurriedly said. He was afraid that the rumor would spread and become true, which would give him a headache. Just thinking about Feng Yue gave Jiang Liu a headache.
"Is that so? Then I have a favor to ask, and I hope Brother Jiang will agree!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu immediately knew something was wrong. Could this be another marriage proposal? He had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Master Murong, please speak!"
"To be honest, Brother Jiang, my health is failing and I'm nearing the end of my life. Right now, the Murong Family is just relying on me alone, and I can only hold on for a few more years."
"My only worry right now is my only granddaughter. I hope that, for my sake, young man Jiang can take good care of her!"
"Although my Murong Family doesn't have a lot of influence in the Ascension Tower, it's not bad either. As long as Brother Jiang agrees, my Murong Family will definitely lend you a hand in the future."
Upon hearing this, Murong Yin glanced at Jiang Liu shyly and exclaimed, "Grandpa, what nonsense are you talking about?" Then she ran out of the room, while Murong Lie watched her with a smile.
"Well, Grandpa Murong, I have a question for you," Jiang Liu asked, puzzled.
"Please speak!" Murong Lie turned back to Jiang Liu and said.
Why are you so sure about me?
"There are two reasons. First, you are so young and you already have the strength of a ninth-grade master. Moreover, I have observed you and know that your spiritual power is already at the same level as mine. With your talent, becoming a grandmaster will be a piece of cake."
"Secondly, since Old Feng approached you, he must have investigated you. Since he trusts you, and I've dealt with him for dozens of years, although I don't approve of some of his ways, I still trust his judgment of people!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu immediately understood. So the old man had probed him last night! No wonder his spiritual sea had reacted strangely. Then came a moment of speechlessness. "How can you still believe Feng Boyun? I hardly trust him myself!"
Jiang Liu pondered for a moment and decided to agree, because this matter would definitely have benefits. It was a great opportunity to learn about the Ascension Tower, and he already had Feng Yue, so adding Murong Yin wouldn't matter. Anyway, no one knew what would happen in the future.
He nodded and said to Murong Lie, "Grandpa, I can agree, but I can only agree to help Murong Yin when she needs it. As for anything else, I'm afraid I can't do anything about it!"
Murong Lie thought for a moment and nodded, "That's fine, but could you also arrange your marriage with Yin'er? That way, we'll have a legitimate reason to act?"
Jiang Liu looked at Murong Lie speechlessly. This was another old fox playing tricks. "This is something you'll need to discuss with Old Master Feng. As long as he agrees, I have no objections!"
Jiang Liu gave them a push, letting those two old foxes fight it out.
"Well, alright! I'll ask Feng Boyun for his opinion!" Murong Lie said helplessly.
The conversation between the two became much more cordial after that, and Murong Lie gave Jiang Liu a general explanation of the structure of the Ascension Tower, but he didn't go into any deeper details.
Jiang Liu didn't stay long before taking his leave.
After Jiang Liu left, Murong Lie went to Murong Yin's room.
"Yin'er, will you blame your grandfather?"
"Grandpa, I don't blame you! I know the Lineage's situation. If we don't find a backer, we'll be finished. Jiang Liu is such a young Rank 9 Martial Practitioner with unlimited potential. He's the best candidate!"
"Grandpa is very pleased that you think this way. You know that of the main branch of our Murong Family, only the two of us, grandfather and grandson, are left. Grandpa doesn't know how many more years his body can hold on, so I need to find a way out for you!"
"Grandpa, I won't allow you to say that! We'll definitely find the elixir of life!"
"Silly girl, as long as you live a good life in the future, Grandpa will be at ease. I think Jiang Liu a good person. Just the fact that that old man Feng Boyun won't let go of him shows that he's not bad! That's why I feel at ease entrusting you to him!"
The two then chatted about other things in detail.
Jiang Liu, on the other hand, returned to his courtyard and continued his cultivation!