After flying for more than two months, Jiang Liu finally entered the territory of Qiancheng and arrived at Azure Dragon City, a city under the jurisdiction of Qiancheng.
Azure Dragon City is one of the four guardian cities of Qiancheng. The four guardian cities of Qiancheng are named after the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise.
It's less than a day's journey from the guard city to Qiancheng, so many people going to Qiancheng choose to rest at the guard city before continuing their journey.
The entire Azure Dragon City lies horizontally at the eastern end of the Qiancheng section of the Ten Thousand Mountains, like the first barrier protecting Qiancheng from invasion by Exotic Beast.
The entire Azure Dragon City is rugged and grand, with an azure dragon relief winding along the surrounding city walls, and a huge dragon head hanging high above the East District gate. The entire azure dragon is sculpted so lifelike that it seems to be the guardian of this city.
Jiang Liu dismounted the Frostwing Dragon far from Azure Dragon City and sent it away to find its own prey, since Azure Dragon City did not have Exotic Beast Plaza, unlike the previous few cities he had passed through.
Jiang Liu flew directly into the city wall. The city's guards only sensed Jiang Liu's strength briefly before paying no further attention.
There are only three tallest buildings in this city, each belonging to one of the three sects. There are many shorter buildings, at least a dozen. Jiang Liu couldn't find the Ascension Tower for the time being, so he had to go down to the ground to ask around.
Jiang Liu landed on the ground, waved his right hand, and pulled a martial artist who was passing by to his side. The captured martial artist was about to retaliate when he sensed the aura of Minor Grandmaster emanating from Jiang Liu. He quickly bowed and asked, "Senior, is there something you need from me?"
Do you know where the Ascension Tower is?
"Senior, are you looking for the Ascension Tower? I happen to be free, so let me take you there!" the martial artist said solicitously.
Jiang Liu nodded slightly and followed the martial artist.
Soon the martial artist led Jiang Liu to the Ascension Tower. Jiang Liu thanked the martial artist, then casually took out a sixth-grade beast core and threw it to him before heading straight for the Ascension Tower.
The martial artist standing in front of the Ascension Tower was overjoyed. He hadn't expected the Minor Grandmaster he met today to be so kind and approachable, even offering to pay him for the directions. He could now brag about it to his neighbors for days.
Jiang Liu went straight into the Ascension Tower. The waitresses there were much busier. Jiang Liu waited for a while before someone came to greet him. Before she could ask any questions, Jiang Liu handed over his identity token for the Ascension Tower, the one given to him by Old Master Murong Lie.
After checking for a while, the waitress hurriedly went to the back cabinet of secret letters and found a letter, handing it to Jiang Liu and saying, "Young Master Jiang, here is a letter for you that was forwarded from Yunzhou."
Jiang Liu took the letter and glanced at the cover, recognizing it as a letter from Murong Yin. He then carefully examined it, finding no damage, before tucking the letter into his pocket and asking, "I'd like to find your lord. Is he here?"
"Our master is here. He already gave instructions beforehand that Young Hero Jiang has arrived, so you can go directly up to him. Let me take you up!" the waitress replied.
Jiang Liu nodded and followed the waitress directly to the top floor. As soon as he reached the top floor, he saw a middle-aged man and a middle-aged woman saying goodbye to each other.
The waitress quickly stepped forward and bowed to the middle-aged woman, saying, "Greetings, Elder Nangong."
Elder Nangong nodded without saying anything, then looked at Jiang Liu before turning and walking towards the stairs.
The waitress then turned to the man and bowed, saying, "Master, Young Master Jiang has arrived."
Upon hearing this, Luo Shiyuan looked at Jiang Liu with a smile and said, "So it's my nephew Jiang. Come, come, come in and sit down."
Jiang Liu stepped forward, clasped his hands in a salute, and said, "Uncle Luo, you are too kind. I have just arrived in Azure Dragon City."
Luo Shiyuan welcomed Jiang Liu into the last secret room. After the waitress served tea, he chatted with Jiang Liu very warmly.
"My father was very happy that my eldest brother was able to enter the Grandmaster Realm, and he was very grateful for my nephew's protection this time."
"Old Man Luo, you're too kind. It was just a small favor from your nephew. It's nothing," Jiang Liu said, bowing repeatedly.
"Nephew, you don't know, whether my elder brother can reach the Grandmaster Realm has become a major worry for the old man. My elder brother was greatly discouraged when he saw that you had reached the Grandmaster Realm at such a young age, which is why he made up his mind to break through."
"I never expected him to succeed on the first try. He was prepared to fight to the death," Luo Shiyuan said with emotion.
"That's because Uncle Luo has laid a solid foundation, so we don't need to be polite anymore," Jiang Liu said helplessly.
Luo Shiyuan said, "Alright, since you've just arrived in Azure Dragon City, then please settle in first. We'll definitely see each other quite often in the future."
Afterwards, Luo Shiyuan had someone take Jiang Liu to the courtyard complex behind the building to settle him in.
Jiang Liu apologized and then left with the person who came.
Luo Shiyuan continued to busy himself with his work, and he felt a headache coming on when he thought about the request from Protector Nangong.
Jiang Liu followed the waitress to the back courtyard on the first floor. The waitress led Jiang Liu directly to one of the courtyards in the last row.
"Young Master Jiang, this is the accommodation arranged for you by the host. I hope you are comfortable here," the waitress said with a bow.
Jiang Liu nodded and walked into the courtyard. He saw that the courtyard was quite large. Inside, there was a large courtyard paved with large stones, forming a small square. Two large trees were planted on the left and right sides of the small square.
Under the tree on the left, there was a table and chairs, as well as a tea set. Under the other tree, there was a weapon rack with various weapons on it.
There is a row of five rooms on the side of the square directly opposite the courtyard gate.
It seems this is a place specifically for people who need to practice martial arts. Jiang Liu is very satisfied with this layout, so he won't have to worry about the space being too small when he practices his martial arts.
Seeing that Jiang Liu was quite satisfied, the waitress took her leave.
Jiang Liu also went into the room, put down his package, washed up, and then sat down at the table to open the letter sent by Murong Yin.
The letter only briefly mentioned his recent situation, but this was all back in June, and it didn't go into details. However, Jiang Liu could still feel Murong Yin's longing for him between the lines.
Jiang Liu didn't think much of it after reading it. After all, the journey was long, and this letter was just to let people know he was safe.
Afterwards, Jiang Liu prepared to go out for a stroll. Although the Ascension Tower could provide a lot of information, Jiang Liu still wanted to find out for himself.
Jiang Liu the Ascension Tower and strolled casually along the street. He saw that almost everyone on the street was a martial artist, and all of them were quite powerful.
Sixth and Seventh Rank Martial Practitioner are everywhere. Don't think that Rank 6 Martial Practitioner is weak. You should know that back in Cloud Sun City, a Rank 6 Martial Practitioner could establish a huge Lineage.
Jiang Liu strolled leisurely with the crowd when he suddenly overheard a conversation that piqued Jiang Liu interest.
"There's another showdown to watch today."
"Yes! The life-or-death duel takes place every seven days. How many matches has Pu Tianyuan fought?"
"Eight matches have been fought already, and after so long, no one can still defeat him. Sigh! What's wrong with all the Rank 9 Martial Practitioner in Qian Province?"
"Let's go, let's go quickly, this is the ninth game, we can't miss it."
Jiang Liu followed the crowd toward the arena.