Not long after, a middle-aged woman who still had a charming appearance walked in. As soon as she entered, she skillfully pulled Bai Luohe's ear. Bai Luohe did not dare to resist and let the woman pull his ear, even pretending to be in pain and making a "ouch" sound.
Jiang Liu could sense that this woman was just an ordinary first-grade martial artist, while Bai Luohe was at least a ninth-grade martial artist. Therefore, Jiang Liu was a little curious about this pair; what was going on?
Moreover, judging from how skillfully that woman twisted the ear, she must be a seasoned pro. Is this a woman's innate skill?
However, Jiang Liu didn't have a gossipy heart and didn't want to investigate the details. He just stood aside and watched the show quietly.
Before long, the woman released Bai Luohe's ear and turned to Jiang Liu, saying, "Young master, I'm sorry, my old Bai is just a heavy drinker and won't listen to advice. I need to take him back first, and I'll apologize to you another day."
Jiang Liu then watched, completely bewildered, as the woman pulled Bai Luohe away, while Bai Luohe kept giving him meaningful glances. Jiang Liu had no idea what she meant. What kind of tactic was this? A ploy to skip out on the bill?
Jiang Liu called the waiter in and learned that the woman was Bai Luohe's childhood sweetheart, but she deeply hated those who loved to drink, while Bai Luohe was a man who enjoyed drinking.
Jiang Liu found the two of them quite interesting and then asked the waiter to settle the bill.
The waiter shook his head at Jiang Liu and said, "Sir, your bill will be settled by someone from Ascension Tower."
Jiang Liu then strolled out of the elegant residence without saying anything more and wandered casually along the street.
It was clear that Luo City was quite different from Wind City and Yun City. The people here wore clothes made of coarse animal hides, and the ornaments on their heads and around their necks were mostly animal teeth or bones from other parts of Exotic Beast.
Even the things sold on the streets are mostly related to Exotic Beast, as if everyone in the city is in the business of dealing in Exotic Beast.
However, the prosperity of Luocheng is comparable to that of Yuncheng.
Jiang Liu glanced at it casually, but soon lost interest. He then asked a passerby for directions to the nearest inn and headed straight there.
Upon arriving at the inn, Jiang Liu requested a superior room. After washing up, he sat down to meditate and enter a state of deep concentration.
At midnight, Jiang Liu was preparing to Soul Refining technique when two voices suddenly entered his ears, "Are you sure this is the room?"
"I'm sure this is the right room. This guy is obviously a fat sheep, and he's from out of state."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu laughed. It seemed someone had designs on him!
Jiang Liu then released his Divine Sense to envelop the two of them, waved his hand to open the door, and with a grabbing motion, pulled them into the room.
The two men exuded the aura of Fourth Rank martial artists. Jiang Liu shook his head and casually threw them on the ground. He then used his Divine Sense to pressure them, and before long, the two men confessed everything Jiang Liu wanted to know.
It turns out that the two were just disciples of a small sect in Luocheng, the Thieves Sect' Sect. They happened to see Jiang Liu, who came from another state, on the street and immediately had wicked ideas.
Jiang Liu was immediately seized by a mischievous idea. He knocked the two men unconscious, stripped them naked, tied them to a doorpost of the inn, and wrote next to them, "I am a member of the Thieves Sect. Anyone who has the guts can report me to the authorities."
Jiang Liu then continued cultivating the Soul Technique.
The next morning, when Jiang Liu walked out of the inn, the two Thieves Sect were gone.
Jiang Liu then used his movement technique to fly out of the city. After a good night's rest, Jiang Liu felt incredibly refreshed and in high spirits today.
Once outside the city, Jiang Liu summoned the Frostwing Dragon. After a short while, the Frostwing Dragon appeared in Jiang Liu's sight.
Jiang Liu flew directly onto the back of the Frostwing Dragon, sat cross-legged, and continued flying towards Qi City while circulating his inner energy to cultivate.
Jiang Liu sat on the back of the Frostwing Dragon, observing what he had seen along the way. The closer they got to Qi Province, the more Exotic Beast they saw, and most of them were used to replace Exotic Beast in their work.
However, almost all of these Exotic Beasts were domesticated. Jiang Liu thought to himself, even if they were domesticated, they were still remarkable! Just think how much trouble it would save by using Exotic Beast to do work instead of humans. This Exotic Beast Valley has done a lot of good deeds!
No wonder people didn't look at the Frostwing Dragon with any strange expressions along the way, and even looked at Jiang Liu with friendly eyes. At first, Jiang Liu was a little confused, but he gradually got used to it.
But it's strange, how come I haven't encountered a single disciple of the Exotic Beast Valley after flying for so long?
Jiang Liu flew on the back of the Frostwing Dragon for several days without rest, only stopping to take care of personal hygiene and eat.
On this day, a huge city appeared before them, much larger than the Fallen City they had encountered before, with towering walls even taller than those of Cloud City.
Most importantly, a huge statue stands outside the city, riding a Tiger Exotic Beast.
The Tiger Exotic Beast, is sculpted with lifelike detail, roaring towards the sky as if displaying the might of Beast King.
Jiang Liu stopped in front of the statue and looked it over. The statue looked majestically ahead, its right palm facing forward as if giving an order to charge, while its left hand gripped the Tiger Exotic Beast beneath it.
Those nearby noticed Jiang Liu examining the statue, and someone immediately introduced Jiang Liu, saying, "This is Ye Xingchen, the guardian of our Starfall City."
"Ye Xingchen? Is he Ye Xingchen, the fifth master of the Exotic Beast Valley?" Jiang Liu asked doubtfully.
"You knew about this too?" the passerby exclaimed in surprise.
Jiang Liu nodded and said, "I just happened to know a few of the valley masters of the Exotic Beast Valley, so I've heard of Ye Xingchen's name."
"I see!" a passerby remarked.
"You're saying this Valley Master Ye is your guardian?"
"Yes! It's been almost three hundred years since then. This city was renamed Starfall City because of him. Before the name change, it was called Fallen Leaf City, because people's only wish after they die is to return to their roots."
"Back then, the area around Fallen Leaf City was teeming with Exotic Beast, and people lived under constant attack from Exotic Beast. But that wasn't the worst part."
"The most terrifying thing is that at that time, the surrounding Exotic Beast King were consciously raising human warriors and directly using humans as materials for advancement."
"There are even rumors that the Beast Emperor plans to turn this place into a training base for human warriors, specifically to cultivate human warriors who are suitable for consumption by Exotic Beast at all stages."
"Back then, the people of Fallen Leaf City always wanted to escape from here, but they were all consciously surrounded by Exotic Beast, and they couldn't get out or get in at all."
"Just when people were in despair, Valley Master Ye Xingchen happened to be passing by on his travels. He rode the Bloodhowl Sky Tiger and was immediately attacked by the three Exotic Beast Emperor as soon as he got close."
"Valley Master Ye led the Bloodhowl Sky Tiger in a fierce battle against the three Exotic Beast Emperors for three days and three nights. Finally, he managed to kill two of the Exotic Beast Emperor, and the last Exotic Beast Emperor fled in panic."
"Valley Master Ye was also seriously injured and collapsed to the ground. His mount, the Bloodhowl Sky Tiger, continued to lead everyone, bravely driving away and killing the remaining Exotic Beast."
"This completely resolved the crisis in Fallen Leaf City, and to this day, those Exotic Beasts have not dared to keep human martial artists around Fallen Leaf City."
"In the end, the Bloodhowl Sky Tiger carried Valley Master Ye's body back to the Exotic Beast Valley! Because after this battle, Valley Master Ye was severely injured and beyond saving!"
"Later I heard that the Bloodhowl Sky Tiger died right in front of Master Ye's grave, and the people of the Exotic Beast Valley buried it next to Master Ye's grave."
"To commemorate this period of history, later generations renamed Fallen Leaf City to Starfall City!"
Upon hearing this history, Jiang Liu was filled with respect for Ye Xingchen. No wonder the Exotic Beast Valley was so beloved in Qi Province, and it seemed that the Exotic Beast Valley had helped many commoners in the past.
Keep in mind that Ye Xingchen was already Peak Grandmaster at that time, and could have left at any time, but he fought to the very end without retreating, until his death.
His mount, the Bloodhowl Sky Tiger, was also loyal and devoted, never abandoning its master. When its master died, it carried the body back and then committed suicide to follow him.
Jiang Liu bowed to Ye Xingchen's statue, then turned and boarded the Frostwing Dragon, continuing to fly towards Qi City.