"Alright! Let's leave that aside for now!" Jiang Liu said, stopping what he was doing.
Murong Lie inwardly grumbled, "Why are we leaving this aside for now? Isn't this the most important thing we should be talking about?"
It's Beast Emperor, equivalent to a human martial arts Peak Grandmaster! He'd only heard of it, never actually seen one. Now that he'd finally encountered one, he was naturally eager to find out more.
But Jiang Liu didn't want to continue, and there was nothing he could do.
"I plan to leave Wind City in a few days; I still need to take care of matters with other forces," Jiang Liu continued.
When Murong Lie heard Jiang Liu bring up serious matters, he immediately put aside his thoughts. It was because too many things had happened that day that he was too excited, which led to his loss of composure just now.
First, he hadn't even finished expressing his excitement about advancing to the Grandmaster level when Jiang Liu brought back a Beast Emperor.
The shocks came one after another, and even this nearly two-hundred-year-old man couldn't withstand them!
"Have you received any news about the situation in Yuncheng?" Jiang Liu turned to ask Murong Yin.
Jiang Liu remembered that Qin Bailian had said he would lure Han Li out, so Jiang Liu wasn't afraid that Qin Bailian and Han Li would plot anything.
If Han Li dares to show himself, Jiang Liu will make sure he doesn't return. Jiang Liu is that arrogant now that he possesses the Fire-Winged Monkey.
Murong Yin shook his head and said, "No."
Jiang Liu thought for a moment. Since there was no news for the time being, it was probably because he hadn't been able to contact Han Li yet, or perhaps he had other concerns or conspiracies. So he decided to leave him alone for now.
Anyway, once Qin Bailian finds Han Li, he'll contact him sooner or later. As for whether he'll come looking for him? Heh heh! Jiang Liu chuckled inwardly.
I should take care of my own business first and calm down and relax for a few days.
Murong Yin then chatted with Jiang Liu about the recent developments in various states.
The biggest event was the battle between the Ye family of Zhen Province and the Lotus Sect. The two major forces began fighting for complete dominance of Zhen Province.
From the very beginning, the Ye family rallied the four great families of Ji, Wang, Liu, and Li to launch an attack on the Lotus Sect.
Unfortunately, the Lotus Sect was also prepared, and similarly gathered the forces of Buddhism and the Sun Moon Sect in Kun Province to fight back.
The two sides fought to a standstill, suffering heavy losses and forced to temporarily cease hostilities. However, this battle has completely severed ties between them, and the possibility of renewed fighting remains.
Meanwhile, the remnants of the Sun Moon Sect also received compensation from the Lotus Sect in Zhen Province during this battle, thus becoming completely bound to the Lotus Sect.
This is before they have received news that their leader has died. If they knew that their leader was dead, they would no longer be bound together, but would probably completely surrender to the Lotus Sect.
The Buddhist sect's influence in Zhen Province has also grown considerably, but the specifics weren't mentioned in the intelligence reports, as it wasn't intended to delve into the details.
This is the biggest thing that has happened recently; the others are just minor frictions.
However, the Vast Righteous Sect in Mo Province took advantage of the Ji Family sending people to help the Ye family to launch a surprise attack on the Ji Family, and succeeded, losing a county town to the Vast Righteous Sect.
This forced the Ji Family to quickly withdraw their troops to defend the remaining counties, preventing them from losing the county cities again. Unfortunately, even with the troops back, the lost counties could not be retaken.
However, given the past grievances between the two sides, it is estimated that they will fight again soon. Learning from the previous experience, the Ji Family will probably need to call for allies.
If the Vast Righteous Sect doesn't seek help, it's estimated they won't be able to defeat the Ji Family. Looking around, it seems the Vast Righteous Sect's only options are to form an alliance with the White Saint Society or offer them benefits to get help.
This was a summary of the major events that had occurred during this period. Jiang Liu listened without saying anything.
Afterwards, Murong Lie discussed with Jiang Liu the issue of arranging for the Ascension Tower people to take over Xia County and Kan County.
Murong Lie subtly suggested that it would be fine to manage Ascension Tower for a while, but problems would definitely arise if it were to continue for too long, even though they were all Murong Family.
However, they were not direct descendants, but collateral relatives. Moreover, greed knows no bounds; once something is in your hands for a long time, you start to think it's yours.
Jiang Liu nodded to show he understood, but said nothing; he too was troubled.
However, at present, the problems in Xia County are not too big, but the problems in Kan County have begun to emerge. It is also possible that Jiang Liu of Xia County has not yet sent his own people there, so he has not yet discovered the problems.
Jiang Liu then left the Fire-Winged Monkey there and strictly warned it not to hurt anyone before taking Murong Yin home.
Murong Lie went out to show off, after all, he had already advanced to the Grandmaster level, and in Wind City he was the number one expert besides Jiang Liu. He would definitely show off to Feng Boyun first.
After all, they've been old friends and rivals for decades, especially now that their granddaughters are both with Jiang Liu, which only intensifies their rivalry.
Before long, Murong Lie flew directly to the sky above Feng Boyun's secluded courtyard, and his aura enveloped the entire courtyard.
Feng Boyun, who was leisurely lying on the recliner, suddenly froze, his expression changing drastically. He felt an aura that was both familiar and unfamiliar envelop him.
It felt familiar because it was Murong Lie's aura, yet strange because it belonged to Grandmaster.
This puzzled him greatly. How could that old guy, who only had a few years left to live, possibly advance to the level of Grandmaster?
Before he could think further, Murong Lie's loud laughter echoed down, and he landed. He had only meant to scare Feng Boyun; he hadn't intended to hurt him.
"Old Feng, how was it? Didn't scare you, did you? Haha!" Murong Lie said with great joy.
"Old man Lie, what's wrong with you?" Feng Boyun asked suspiciously.
"What else could it be? It's all thanks to my good grandson-in-law that I was able to advance to the next level so easily," Murong Lie said smugly.
"What exactly are the benefits that allowed even a half-crippled old man like you to advance directly to the next level?"
Murong Lie enveloped the entire courtyard with his Divine Sense before transmitting his voice to Feng Boyun, saying, "It's the Saint Spirit Pill from the Saint Heaven Sect, and there's only one!"
"What? Wasn't it said that the Saint Heaven Sect ruins collapsed and they got nothing in the end? How could this be?" Feng Boyun exclaimed in surprise.
"Alright, are you stupid? Why would you go around telling everyone you got this? Do you want someone to steal it from you?" Murong Lie looked at Feng Boyun as if he were an idiot.
Feng Boyun chuckled sheepishly and said nothing. But he couldn't hide the envy on his face.
He was also lamenting in his heart that if he hadn't used those methods to trick Jiang Liu back then, perhaps the Saint Spirit Pill that Jiang Liu received today would already be his.
Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs"! All I can say is that old man Murong was incredibly lucky.
The two then sat down and began chatting.
When Jiang Liu brought Murong Yin home, Feng Yue had already prepared the dishes and was waiting for them.
Jiang Liu watched with curiosity for a while, not expecting that Miss Feng could cook.
Feng Yue felt embarrassed and annoyed by Jiang Liu, and said with a red face, "Are you going to eat or not? If you're not going to eat, I'm going to throw it away."
Murong Yin patted Jiang Liu on the shoulder and quickly smoothed things over, saying, "Alright, how could we not eat? Let's start!"
Thus began Jiang Liu's first experience of eating someone else's cooking since moving into this small courtyard.
As it turns out, the food Miss Feng cooked was actually edible.