Jiang Liu spent several peaceful days cultivating at home, while the Listening Wind and Gentle Rain Pavilion was almost entirely managed by Murong Yin and Feng Yue Jiang Liu. At most, Jiang Liu would only give Feng Yue some pointers sometimes.
As for Murong Yin, his experience is even richer than Jiang Liu's, after all, Murong Yin was mainly responsible for intelligence work at Ascension Tower.
However, Jiang Liu also created a unique communication code for the Listening Wind Pavilion and gave it to Murong Yin, which made it difficult for the Listening Wind Pavilion's secret messages to be leaked.
Jiang Liu created this code by combining some characters he had previously encountered on Blue Star with the script of this world.
That day, Jiang Liu was cultivating when the guard at the gate came to report that Qin Bailian and Yi Yue were requesting an audience.
After Jiang Liu finished his practice and washed up, he had the two of them invited in.
When Qin Bailian and Yi Yue arrived at the stone table where Jiang Liu usually rested, Jiang Liu had already prepared tea and was waiting for them. Jiang Liu poured a cup of tea for each of them and handed it to them, saying, "Sit down and let's talk."
Qin Bailian and Yi Yue quickly sat down together and each took a sip of tea.
The two then reported their respective personnel deployments to Jiang Liu. Qin Bailian recalled the personnel he had previously sent to Qi County.
Yi Yue then redeployed his manpower, sending most of his men to Yun City, except for those who remained in Qi County.
Meanwhile, Listening Wind Pavilion has already established a branch in Qi County, taking on the responsibility of supervising the activities of the Five Poisons Sect.
After listening to their reports, Jiang Liu pondered for a moment and said, "Qin Bailian, you will be in charge of the Yun family, and Yi Yue, you will be in charge of the Pang Family. Make a decision after you have a clear understanding of their situation."
"Yes!" Qin Bailian and Yi Yue stood up and answered in unison.
Afterwards, Jiang Liu gave the two some more instructions and then sent them back to their work.
Jiang Liu, on the other hand, began to ponder, mainly about some information that had come from the Ascension Tower a couple of days ago, concerning some unusual developments in other states.
News came from Ascension Tower a couple of days ago, and some additional information was provided today, making things clearer.
Kun Province, Zhen Province, Mo Province, and Feng Province are starting to descend into chaos again.
The main conflict is between the alliance of the five major clans and the combined forces of the Lotus Sect, Buddhism, Sun Moon Sect, and White Saint Society.
The Lotus Sect originally wanted to invite the Vast Righteous Sect to join the alliance, but Li Moran had no intention of getting involved, so he did not agree to join.
However, Li Moran later joined forces with the Daoist sect to fight against the alliance of the five great families. The Ji Family originally intended to use the alliance's power to seize the territory of the Vast Righteous Sect.
As a result, the four major allied forces— the Lotus Sect, Buddhism, Sun Moon Sect, and White Saint Society —along with the Vast Righteous Sect and Daoism, launched an attack on the Five Great Families Alliance.
Now, Kun Province, Zhen Province, Mo Province, and Feng Province were in complete chaos. After nearly a month of fighting, the three sides were still deadlocked, mainly because each had its own concerns.
Looking at the four states in complete chaos, Jiang Liu was speechless. Once human desires are unleashed, they become endless.
Then, Jiang Liu thought about what he was doing now. Although he had his own purpose and it was for the good of ordinary people, it didn't seem to be much better than what they were doing. He then gave a self-deprecating smile.
Two days later, Qin Bailian and Yi Yue returned to report the situation to Jiang Liu.
"My lord, according to our investigation, the Yun family's strongest fighter is indeed only the Ancestor of the Yun Family. However, the Ancestor of the Yun Family has been missing for quite some time, and now the family is being held up by the Yun family head, a Minor Grandmaster, and four Minor Grandmaster elders." Qin Bailian reported to Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu nodded; the information was indeed the same as that provided by Ascension Tower and Listening Wind Pavilion.
"My lord, the Pang Family is a bit unusual. The intelligence submitted by the Listening Wind Pavilion previously indicated that the Pang Family does not have Grandmaster."
However, when I went in to investigate myself, I discovered something unusual. I found abnormal fluctuations of vital energy at the Pang Family land. Although I had been trying to control it, it had still leaked out. "Yi Yue reported.
Jiang Liu listened and nodded knowingly. He had felt that the Pang Family was a bit strange before, and he guessed that they were plotting something.
But now that he's been targeted, it's no use no matter what he's plotting.
"Alright, since that's the case, then you should all attack the Pang Family together first, and be quick about it. As for the three sects, I will personally keep an eye on them," Jiang Liu said, standing up.
Since the main force of the Pang Family involved in this operation was located in Yuncheng, the capital city of Yunzhou, and each capital city had three sects with resident Grandmaster and elders.
Furthermore, the three sects had issued a strict order that no Exotic Beast were allowed to enter the city, otherwise they would become the target of a joint attack by the three sects.
That's why Jiang Liu didn't plan to send the Fire-Winged Monkey along to the Pang Family. However, Jiang Liu believed that having two Grandmaster leading the team should be enough.
As for Minor Grandmaster, there are even more. Exotic Weapon Valley has eleven Minor Grandmaster in Yuncheng, and the Five Poisons Sect also brought six Minor Grandmaster with them.
Therefore, the alliance between Exotic Weapon Valley and the Five Poisons Sect is a powerful force with a large number of members. They are only afraid of the Grandmaster left in Yun City by the three sects.
If the Grandmaster of the three sects are all restrained by Jiang Liu, then there is nothing to fear.
Of the ten Grandmaster who were publicly known in Yunzhou, the Deputy Commander of the Martial Prohibition Hall returned to Tian Province, while the Crafting Saint of the Hundred Craft Hall returned to Xun Province.
The Grandmaster and Elders of the Three Sects and Murong Aotian of the Ascension Tower did not participate in these matters. The Ancestor of the Yun Family was dead, while the Feng Family Old Ancestor sided with Jiang Liu.
Only Yi Yue of the Five Poisons Sect and Qin Bailian of the Exotic Weapon Valley are still active outside, and now there is also the Grandmaster hidden by the Pang Family.
"Yes, sir!" Qin Bailian and Yi Yue replied respectfully to Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu waved his hand, telling them to go back and prepare; the operation would begin tonight.
Jiang Liu, on his own behalf, extended banquet invitations to the three sect elders Feng Family Old Ancestor, and Murong Aotian.
The reason is quite simple: Jiang Liu has been back in Yunzhou for quite some time now, and this house is newly built. Most importantly, Jiang Liu plans to introduce Murong Yin and Feng Yue to them.
Although they have decided not to hold a wedding banquet, they still need to introduce them to these prominent figures in Yunzhou.
Jiang Liu's current identity is not only that of True Inheritor Disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sect, but also that of a Grandmaster. Therefore, the five people who received the invitation to the banquet quickly agreed to attend.
In fact, Jiang Liu's real target was only Bo Ye, but it wouldn't be good to invite just one person! So he brought the others along to make up the numbers.
As the sun set, Jiang Liu's mansion by the mountains came alive with activity. All five Grandmaster had arrived, and Jiang Liu, Murong Yin, and Feng Yue personally entertained them.
The banquet began at 5 PM and lasted until 9 PM.
The banquet was truly a joyous occasion for both hosts and guests; everyone came and went with high spirits.
As for Qin Bailian and Yi Yue's mission, it was completed relatively smoothly, if Qin Bailian hadn't been seriously injured and Yi Yue hadn't been critically wounded.
As soon as Jiang Liu's banquet began, Qin Bailian and Yi Yue led all their men straight to the Pang Family, then surrounded them and began their slaughter.
As Yi Yue had predicted, the Pang Family land did indeed hide a Grandmaster, but under the combined attack of Qin Bailian and Yi Yue, they were completely stunned.
In the end, the Pang Family Old Ancestor even took the initiative to fight Qin Bailian and Yi Yue to the death. In the end, it was Qin Bailian who stepped forward and, through a battle of attrition, managed to kill the Pang Family Old Ancestor and prevent him from escaping.
Qin Bailian was also seriously injured and on the verge of death, but Yi Yue was not faring much better, also suffering serious injuries.
However, the remaining members of the Pang Family did not fare so well. Led by the seventeen Minor Grandmaster from Exotic Weapon Valley and the Five Poisons Sect, they were all wiped out.