The 15th day of the eighth month in the fifth year of Chengping (1646), the Mid-Autumn Festival.
On this day, the Jiang Liu flowed over a natural forest barrier and arrived at Qilin City, which belonged to Dong County of Qian Province. This small border town of Qian Province was a border city between Qian Province and Qi Province, and it mainly developed by the flow of people passing through.
When Jiang Liu rode the Frostwing Dragon closer to Qilin City, he didn't attract any strange looks from others. However, the eyes that looked at Jiang Liu were full of curiosity. After all, how could a young man like Jiang Liu control Beast King?
Jiang Liu was already used to such looks, having seen many along the way. As he approached Qilin City, Jiang Liu saw that there was even Exotic Beast Plaza, and immediately commanded Exotic Beast Frostwing Dragon to fly towards it.
However, the Exotic Beast Plaza is much smaller, and it is estimated that there are not many people who control Exotic Beast here normally, and even if there are, they are not of high level. At least, Jiang Liu could see at a glance that there was not a single Exotic Beast in the Exotic Beast Plaza.
After waiting for a while, the manager of the Exotic Beast Plaza finally came over. It was probably because there were no Exotic Beast to take care of, and the manager had gone into the city. He had only come out after being notified by someone else.
Jiang Liu didn't blame him. He just asked in detail and found that the Frostwing Dragon had all the food it needed, so he settled the Frostwing Dragon there.
After settling the Frostwing Dragon in place, Jiang Liu leaped into the air, releasing the aura of Minor Grandmaster, and flew over the city wall, entering Qilin City.
Several guards initially wanted to come out to intercept him, but after sensing the aura of Minor Grandmaster on Jiang Liu, they turned back.
However, Jiang Liu noticed that the guards did not seem to be wearing the uniforms of the Martial Prohibition Hall, but rather the uniforms of the Haotian Sect. Jiang Liu wondered if the city management of Qian Province belonged to the three sects.
Jiang Liu then ignored it and decided to ask the Ascension Tower here. The Ascension Tower in Qian Province was run by the Luo Family and belonged to the old school.
The old-school Lineage that manage and distribute the Ascension Tower are: the Murong Family of Yunzhou, the Bai family of Qi Province, the Luo Family of Qian Province, the Jiang Family of Kun Province, the Wei Family of Zhen Province, the Zhu Family of Xun Province, and the Hong Family of Li Province.
The new faction is distributed in: the Sheng Family of Tian Province, the Chen Family of Feng Province, the Luo Family of Kan Province, the Mo Family of Mo Province, the Liu Family of Gen Province, and the Sun Family of Dui Province.
The two factions, centered on Qian Province, divided the entire Daqian territory into two sides, whether intentionally or not.
As Jiang Liu flew above Qilin City, he noticed that there were five tallest buildings in the Qilin City. After thinking for a moment, he concluded that they must be the three major sects, the Ascension Tower, the Physician Pavilion, and the other two major powers.
Jiang Liu identified the signs of the various tall buildings and flew directly towards the Ascension Tower. He arrived in front of the Ascension Tower in no time.
The master of the Ascension Tower in Qilin City sensed the aura of a Minor Grandmaster approaching the Ascension Tower and immediately flew out to greet Ascension Tower.
As soon as Jiang Liu stood on the ground, he saw a middle-aged man with the strength of Rank 9 Martial Practitioner standing in front of the Ascension Tower, with two female attendants standing behind him. He immediately knew that this was to welcome him.
Jiang Liu quickly stepped forward, clasped his hands in a salute, and said, "Uncle Luo, I'm sorry to have bothered you."
Luo Shihong quickly returned the greeting with clasped hands, saying, "Nephew, you're too kind. We won't bother you. Come, come in with your uncle." With that, he warmly pulled Jiang Liu into the Ascension Tower.
The waitresses behind him were dumbfounded. They hadn't seen their host greet a guest so warmly in a long time, especially such a young guest. They immediately turned around and followed.
Jiang Liu followed Luo Shihong directly to the secret room on the top floor. The two sat down as host and guest, and after the waitress served tea, Luo Shihong took the initiative to speak, "May I ask if you are Jiang Liu, my nephew?"
Jiang Liu nodded. Upon hearing this, Luo Shihong was certain that he was indeed Jiang Liu, and a smile immediately appeared on his face. He had previously heard news from the neighboring Qi Province that Jiang Liu had already reached the Minor Grandmaster, and seeing him today confirmed it.
At that moment, Luo Shihong said enthusiastically, "Nephew Jiang, how long do you plan to stay in Qilin City? You shouldn't be in a hurry to get to Qiancheng!"
"Why don't we stay here with Uncle for a few more days so that we can get to know each other better?" Luo Shihong thought that he could ask Jiang Liu advice on entering the Grandmaster Realm.
Although the Ascension Tower has very complete information on entering the Grandmaster Realm, it is not as good as having someone with firsthand experience to guide you, because he has already accumulated enough knowledge and is planning to enter the Grandmaster Realm soon.
Jiang Liu groaned and nodded in agreement. After a long flight, Jiang Liu was also exhausted, not only physically but also mentally. He thought it would be good to rest here for a few days.
Luo Shihong was overjoyed when he saw that Jiang Liu had agreed, and immediately began to introduce Qilin City to Jiang Liu in a friendly manner.
When Jiang Liu heard that the entire Qilin City was indeed under the joint control of disciples from the three sects, he was momentarily stunned, thinking to himself, "Just as I thought."
Jiang Liu then asked, "Is the whole of Qian Province like this? Is it all jointly governed by the three sects?"
Luo Shihong replied, "The whole of Qian Province is like this. It used to be managed by the imperial court, but after the imperial city was moved to Tian Province, the entire Qian Province was gradually taken over by the three sects, and in the end, the entire Qian Province was completely under the control of the three sects."
"Since Qian Province was put under the administration of the three sects, no Jianghu force has dared to act recklessly in Qian Province. The forces that were previously headquartered in Qian Province have all moved away."
"Currently, all the forces in Qian Province are branches. Even the branches that remain in Qian Province are behaving themselves and dare not cause trouble easily."
"Therefore, the entire Qian Province is more peaceful than any other state, which makes our Qian Province Ascension Tower business the worst in the entire Daqian." After saying that, Luo Shihong sighed softly.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu thought to himself that it made sense. The Ascension Tower relied on martial artists for its livelihood. If the martial artists stopped causing trouble, how would the Ascension Tower do business? Would it just rely on selling cultivation materials? How much could that earn? Right now, the Ascension Tower earned the most from intelligence.
"Nephew, you've come at just the right time. Today is the Autumn Festival. Please don't refuse to come back with your uncle to celebrate the festival. We, the thirteen families of Ascension Tower, are all one family. Since you are all alone here, your uncle will definitely treat you well."
Jiang Liu smiled and nodded in agreement. The two then continued to chat over tea. While Luo Shihong talked about his experiences in Qian Province, he also asked Jiang Liu for advice on the precautions for becoming a Grandmaster.
Jiang Liu answered each question, and the two chatted for a while. Soon, a waitress came to remind them that the courtyard had been prepared. Luo Shihong stood up and led the way out of the secret room.
Jiang Liu then followed them out of the secret room. Luo Shihong led Jiang Liu down the top floor and headed directly towards the courtyard complex behind it.
Soon, Luo Shihong led Jiang Liu to the front of a courtyard and said to Jiang Liu, "Nephew, you can stay here for the next few days! Rest for a while, and your uncle will come to call you later to have a meal and enjoy the moon together."
Jiang Liu smiled and nodded, then went into the courtyard first. Luo Shihong watched Jiang Liu enter the courtyard, then turned around and continued walking towards the back courtyard.