After washing up, Jiang Liu began to meditate and cultivate. Jiang Liu was very clear about what he was about to face.
It was almost dinner time when Cuier woke Jiang Liu up.
Jiang Liu stepped out of the room. "Young master, Miss wants you to come and have dinner together!" Cuier said sweetly.
Jiang Liu nodded and followed Cuier to the side hall.
As soon as Jiang Liu entered the side hall, Murong Yin greeted him with a smile and pulled Jiang Liu toward the table.
Upon seeing this scene, Cuier immediately put her hand to her forehead, turned around, and left the side hall. She couldn't bear to look any longer; seeing her young mistress like this, she knew that her young mistress had completely fallen for him.
Murong Yin completely ignored Cuier and pulled Jiang Liu to sit down. "How was your rest, Jiang Lang?"
"You rested well. How did your investigation go, Yin'er?"
"That's good! Come on, let's have our meal first!" Murong Yin then skillfully served Jiang Liu some food.
Jiang Liu had no choice but to suppress his thoughts and happily have dinner with Murong Yin.
After dinner, Murong Yin asked Cuier to clear away the food and then served tea.
Murong Yin said with a somewhat solemn expression, "According to the intelligence reports, Xiahou Yi is practicing the Mystic Yin Succubus Art of the Sun Moon Sect. This technique is extremely evil, specifically designed to absorb yang energy to replenish yin energy. No one in the Sun Moon Sect has successfully cultivated it for decades."
"Xiahou Yi's strength has now reached the ninth rank, which means he has successfully cultivated the technique. Although this technique has great flaws, its advantages are also very obvious."
"The drawback is that the collected power is impure and cannot be completely refined. If you continue to absorb it, you will eventually suffer a backlash. The advantage is that you progress very quickly."
"Judging from Xiahou Yi's progress, he should be able to advance to the Grandmaster level in two or three years at most. As for whether he can actually pass the Grandmaster level, it's hard to say."
"Mystic Yin Succubus Art?" Jiang Liu muttered to himself, then put it down and began asking Murong Yin about the situation of other forces.
"Other forces haven't changed much, but the White Saint Society has gone into hiding. Those who are active outside are mostly low-level disciples. I wonder what they're plotting?"
Jiang Liu frowned slightly upon hearing this, but then said nothing more.
When Murong Yin saw Jiang Liu frowning, he comforted him, "Actually, there's no need to worry about the White Saint Society. The Martial Prohibition Hall is currently investigating them with all its might. But you should be careful about the Lotus Sect."
"The Feng Family used you as a shield before, but now the Lotus Sect will definitely come after you!"
"Looking for trouble? As long as they don't send out a grandmaster, I'll fight them off no matter how many come!" Jiang Liu said with a disdainful expression.
Murong Yin looked at Jiang Liu's disdainful face and immediately smiled, "Alright, since you were prepared, let's not talk about this anymore."
Then, Murong Yin continued to explain the situation of other forces to Jiang Liu.
It wasn't until almost 9 PM that he finished explaining things to Jiang Liu in a rough manner.
Jiang Liu looked at Murong Yin, who looked exhausted, and said with concern, "Yin'er, you must be tired too. Get some rest! I'll head back now!"
Upon hearing that Jiang Liu wanted to leave, Murong Yin immediately grabbed Jiang Liu hand, looking at Jiang Liu with a blissful expression. Having shared meals and sleep with Jiang Liu for so many days, she felt a little uneasy about being separated.
She had asked Cuier to tidy up the room before, just to avoid suspicion; it was a matter of a young lady's modesty. Now that it was just the two of them, she had no reason to be modest.
Jiang Liu then picked up Murong Yin and carried her towards the bedroom at the back.
The next morning, Jiang Liu returned to his room. After washing up, not long after, Cuier came to call Jiang Liu for breakfast.
After finishing his breakfast, Jiang Liu was about to go out for a stroll.
Just then, Cuier hurriedly walked in from outside.
"Young master, someone is looking for you outside!"
Jiang Liu was taken aback. Who would be looking for me?
Jiang Liu then followed Cuier out the door. Murong Yin also followed them out.
As soon as Jiang Liu arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he saw several young men standing there, looking at one of them with a mocking smile.
Jia Lou glared angrily at Jiang Liu and shouted, "You're Jiang Liu?"
Jiang Liu frowned. "I am Jiang Liu. Who are you? What do you want with me?"
"I am Jia Lou of the Lotus Sect. You're the one who stole my fiancée!"
Upon hearing that it Lotus Sect, Jiang Liu immediately understood what was going on and said calmly, "You stole your fiancée? Were you engaged?"
Jia Lou's tone faltered for a moment, "Although it's not settled yet, it won't be long! Besides, Feng Yue is a woman I've set my sights on, so she can't possibly escape my grasp."
Jiang Liu scoffed, having nothing more to say to this narcissistic guy, and then turned to leave.
"Wait a minute, I'm going to challenge you. If you lose, you'll have to break off the engagement!"
Jiang Liu ignored him and continued walking towards the courtyard gate. Murong Yin and Cuier also followed Jiang Liu, preparing to leave.
"If you're still a man, accept my challenge? What, are you scared?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu immediately stopped. He would normally disdain responding to such a low-level provocation, but he realized that being bothered like this all the time was not a good idea.
He then turned and replied, "I can accept your challenge, but if the wager is a marriage agreement, then there's no need for that. How about this: we'll wager a ninth-grade beast core!"
"Alright! How much do you want?" Jia Lou said arrogantly.
Jiang Liu looked on with amusement and then made an outrageous demand. "How about this, less would be unworthy of your status Core Disciple of the Lotus Sect, so let's make it a hundred!"
Upon hearing this, Jia Lou jumped up and screamed, "What? A hundred? Can you even produce that?"
Jiang Liu smiled slightly, "You don't need to worry about that!"
At this moment, Murong Yin said from the side, "I, Ascension Tower, can vouch for it; Jiang Liu will definitely be able to produce it!"
Upon hearing this, Jia Lou was immediately speechless. Jiang Liu had Ascension Tower as his guarantor, so he could definitely come up with the money. Jia Lou, on the other hand, did not have such a large fortune.
He stammered, "I can't possibly produce a hundred Rank 9 beast cores! Could you reduce the quantity?"
Jiang Liu said with an amused expression, "How many can you take out?"
Jia Lou hurriedly ran to the group of young people who had come with him and begged and made a wish, only to borrow more than thirty beads. With his own wealth, he still had to buy some more to make up fifty beads!
He quickly said to Jiang Liu, "If I can come up with fifty, we'll bet fifty! But if you lose, you'll still have to break off the engagement, okay?"
Jiang Liu nodded after listening, "Then when and where? Also, before we begin, you must give the beast core to the Ascension Tower."
"Alright! Let's meet at the Hundred Flowers Arena on Hundred Flowers Street tomorrow at 9:00 AM. I'll be waiting for you there. If you don't show up by then, I'll consider you the loser!" Jia Lou said loudly.
Jiang Liu nodded in agreement.
Immediately, Jia Lou, looking triumphant, led the young men who had come with him away.
Jiang Liu watched Jia Lou's retreating figure, stroking his chin, thinking to himself, "Could I use this method to challenge other sect disciples? That way, I should be able to get beast cores much faster."
Murong Yin saw Jiang Liu's shifty eyes as he looked at Jia Lou and knew what he was up to. She slapped Jiang Liu lightly, annoyed, "Stop thinking dirty tricks. The Martial Arts Tournament is about to start, and everyone is training hard!"
Jiang Liu immediately put away his ulterior motives and then became happy again. Fifty beast cores should be enough for his cultivation during this period of time.