That night, Wind City witnessed a scene of utter chaos, with all martial arts factions abandoning all restraint. The Wind City government offices simply closed their doors and dared not intervene.
At first, martial artists broke into the alley where Jiang Liu lived, but they all died mysteriously, which deterred other martial artists from breaking in again.
The residents of the alley where Jiang Liu lived breathed a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly made a statue overnight, the appearance of which was unknown, and began to worship it.
Jiang Liu continued his cultivation, ignoring what the martial artists far away were doing! After all, human strength has its limits, and if it didn't bother him, he wouldn't bother with it.
The next morning, Jiang Liu woke up from his meditation, washed up, and went out of the courtyard. It was noisy outside, with many residents gathered together, and many people who were obviously not residents were lying on both sides of the alley.
Jiang Liu ignored all of this. As soon as he stepped out of the alley, he saw a scene even more chaotic than yesterday. The streets were teeming with people, and martial artists were everywhere, showing off their power.
Several people who looked like gang members tried to approach Jiang Liu when they saw him, but were immediately pulled back by others, given an explanation, and then turned and left.
Jiang Liu shook his head as he looked at them, not wanting to see any more. He went straight into the Leisurely Abode, Leisurely Abode was even more bustling, with hardly any room left to stand.
Jiang Liu had no choice but to walk out. Just as he was wondering where to go, a carriage sped up on the street, causing pedestrians to scatter in panic. Several martial artists were unable to dodge in time and were knocked to the ground, but when they saw the carriage sign, they lowered their heads and walked away.
Jiang Liu watched speechlessly as Baldy Feng stepped out of the carriage. As soon as Feng Yi got out of the carriage, he immediately greeted Jiang Liu warmly, "Brother Jiang, come on, I've found a place, let's go have breakfast together!"
Jiang Liu thought for a moment, and having nowhere else to go, he followed Feng Yi into the carriage, leaving behind envious glances as the carriage departed.
The carriage arrived at the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion. Feng Yi led Jiang Liu directly to a private room on the third floor. As soon as the door to the private room opened, Jiang Liu saw Feng Yue sitting inside and was stunned. He turned to look at Feng Yi.
Feng Yi casually found a chair and sat down, saying, "What? Do I have to introduce you?"
Jiang Liu had no choice but to sit down awkwardly. Feng Yue merely raised her eyes slightly but didn't say anything.
Breakfast was finished in this awkward atmosphere. Feng Yi didn't say much during the meal, but just kept urging the two of them to eat and drink.
After finishing his breakfast, Feng Yi left first, a move that drew sidelong glances from Jiang Liu. What was this Baldy Feng up to? He could only look up at Feng Yue, hoping she would explain.
Feng Yue hesitated for a moment, then said, "My grandfather wants to ask you, have you made up your mind?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu was speechless. It had only been a few days! This was probably just an excuse to get Feng Yue to spend more time with him! Jiang Liu suddenly felt a headache coming on.
He could only helplessly say, "Please tell your grandfather that I will think it over carefully." After saying that, he got up and was about to leave.
Feng Yue asked shyly, her voice barely audible, "Could you come out for a walk with me?"
Jiang Liu didn't hear him clearly at first, and asked, "What did you say?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Yue assumed that Jiang Liu had refused, so she stomped her foot, turned around, and ran out of the private room.
Jiang Liu stared blankly at Feng Yue's retreating figure, completely bewildered as to why Feng Yue had run away. In the end, he could only helplessly follow her out of the private room, but Feng Yue had already vanished without a trace.
Jiang Liu walked out of the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion and headed towards the North District. He wanted to see what the North District was like now, and also wanted to see how Corpse Valley had destroyed the Martial Prohibition Hall.
Jiang Liu knew that he would eventually have to confront Corpse Valley, and that knowing oneself and one's enemy was the key to victory. Looking at the chaos along the way, Jiang Liu unleashed his Elusive Shadows, disappearing like a gust of wind.
Before long, Jiang Liu arrived at the north of the city. He saw that the plaque on the gate of the former Martial Prohibition Hall was nowhere to be found, and the two stone lions next to the gate were broken.
The courtyard wall was full of potholes, and the whole house looked like a disaster site.
Jiang Liu saw many Jianghu practitioners coming and going there, as if they were searching for treasure.
Jiang Liu stepped forward and saw that the courtyard was in complete disarray. He immediately realized that his trip had been in vain and turned to leave.
Jiang Liu returned to his residence and began cultivating.
After the Wind City Martial Prohibition Hall was destroyed, the Yuncheng Martial Prohibition Hall only sent a few people down to take a quick look and then left. They submitted a report saying that it was done by Corpse Valley, and then nothing more was done.
Over the next few days, the martial artists of Wind City gradually calmed down after causing a stir for a while.
Under the leadership of the Feng Family, several top forces in Wind City were brought under control. After all, if those martial artists continued to cause trouble and the people suffered, it would also be their interests that would be affected.
So Wind City has been relatively peaceful for a while now. However, the struggles between the various small and medium-sized gangs are now out in the open, no longer as they dared to fight secretly as before.
Therefore, battles between various gangs are a common sight. The top powers in Wind City don't care about this, as long as it doesn't affect their business.
Meanwhile, Corpse Valley, White Saint Society, Lotus Sect, and the Deity Summoning Society remained completely undetected, their schemes unknown. The Buddhist sect was even more silent.
That day, Ascension Tower sent a waitress to inform Jiang Liu that their master had invited him.
Jiang Liu tidied himself up and then followed the waitress to the Ascension Tower.
Jiang Liu followed the waitress to the top floor, and as soon as he stepped onto the top floor, he saw Murong Lie waiting there.
Upon seeing Jiang Liu, Murong Lie burst into laughter, greeting him with a slightly reproachful tone, "Young Jiang, if I hadn't come looking for you, you wouldn't have thought of coming to sit here for a while, would you!"
Jiang Liu repeatedly apologized, Murong Lie didn't say much. He led Jiang Liu into the reception room, where they sat down as host and guest.
Murong Lie spoke first, "Young Jiang, do you know why I've called you here today?"
Jiang Liu shook his head, indicating that he did not know.
"I've been discussing your marriage with Old Feng these past few days. He said he'll agree if you have no objections!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu immediately knew that he couldn't delay any longer, but he couldn't understand why Old Feng would agree. He then nodded, indicating that he had no objections.
Upon seeing this, Murong Lie was even more delighted and laughed heartily, "Good! I knew I hadn't misjudged you. There's one more thing I need to ask of you!"
Jiang Liu asked curiously, "Does the old man have something to ask of me?"
"It's about the Martial Arts Tournament of the Realm. I plan to have you represent the Murong Family in the competition!" Murong Lie said solemnly.
"Representing the Murong Family? Does that mean your Ascension Tower is also participating in this Martial Arts Tournament?" Jiang Liu asked, puzzled.
Murong Lie shook his head. "It's not that the Ascension Tower wants to participate, it's that the Murong Family wants to participate! I'm asking you to participate in the name of the Murong Family!"
"There are more than a dozen Lineage inside the Ascension Tower, and my Murong Family is just one of them. Originally, we were not going to participate, but in recent years, my Murong Family has been declining. In order to restore our prestige, we have no choice but to ask you to represent the Murong Family in the battle!"
Murong Lie said earnestly.
Jiang Liu was at a loss for what to do. The Feng Family was still waiting for his reply, and now Murong Lie was coming to him for help again.
Seeing Jiang Liu's troubled expression, Murong Lie quickly realized what was going on. "Old Feng also ask you for help?"
Jiang Liu nodded.
"Actually, you don't need to be in a difficult position. Since the Feng Family is not in charge of the Old Feng, he can only offer suggestions. Whether he will decide to let you represent the Feng Family is still unknown."
"However, since Old Master Feng has already spoken to me, it doesn't seem right for me to just refuse him like this!"
"You don't need to worry about that. Just promise me and I'll help you refuse Old Feng. Besides, the reason you didn't make a decision before was because you had doubts!"
After listening, Jiang Liu thought for a moment and then nodded.
Murong Lie was overjoyed when he saw that Jiang Liu had agreed, and immediately pulled Jiang Liu aside to chat about everyday things.
This time, Jiang Liu didn't leave until after having dinner at Ascension Tower. Murong Yin accompanied him, taking care of Jiang Liu's food and drink throughout the meal. Murong Lie was very pleased to see this.