Yunzhou, Yun County, Yuncheng, the Jiang Liu into a large house by the mountains.
Jiang Liu sat cross-legged in the center of the square where he usually cultivated, and his vital energy was rapidly flowing into Jiang Liu meridians.
Jiang Liu circulated his internal energy for one cycle, then stood up, washed up, and sat down to rest at a stone table next to the square.
Previously, Listening Wind Pavilion had sent word that Murong Yin and the others should be returning from Wind City today, which is why Jiang Liu ended his cultivation so early today.
Before long, two figures flew from a distance toward the mansion on the hillside.
Jiang Liu leaped into the air and looked closely. It turned out that the Fire-Winged Monkey had brought Murong Yin and Cuier, and Murong Lie had also come along.
Before long, Fire-Winged Monkey and Murong Lie flew over the house. Murong Yin and Cuier jumped off Fire-Winged Monkey's back, and Fire-Winged Monkey immediately flew towards the mountain range.
Jiang Liu greeted Murong Lie, saying, "Grandpa Murong, it's been a long time. How have you been?"
"Haha, great! I've been doing very well these past few days!" Murong Lie replied with a hearty laugh.
Jiang Liu invited Murong Lie to land and head towards the hall.
Murong Yin greeted Jiang Liu and then took Cuier to the backyard to wash up. They returned to the main hall after a while.
Jiang Liu and Murong Lie brewed tea in the hall and chatted as they drank. "Grandpa Murong, who did you entrust the Wind City Ascension Tower matter to?"
"When I heard from Yin'er that you were looking for me, I handed it over to one of my nephews to handle. Anyway, there's nothing major happening in Wind City right now. What's your plan for calling me here this time?" Murong Lie asked.
Jiang Liu nodded, preparing to explain.
At this moment, Murong Yin had already entered the hall and said to Jiang Liu, "Husband, would you like to wait for Sister Feng Yue to return before explaining it together?"
Jiang Liu thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case, because his plan required the cooperation of Murong Yin and Feng Yue.
So let's wait until Feng Yue returns before explaining it together. Murong Yin's thinking is quite thoughtful.
Afterwards, Jiang Liu, Murong Yin, and Murong Lie chatted and drank tea in the hall.
As darkness fell, Feng Yue's figure finally appeared in the sky above the mansion.
As night fell, Jiang Liu, Murong Yin, Feng Yue, Murong Lie, Cuier, Xiao He enjoyed their dinner together, and then sat in the side hall chatting.
Jiang Liu then revealed his plan, "Grandpa Murong, the main reason I invited you here this time is to ask you to investigate some unusual events that have occurred in Daqian."
Then Jiang Liu recounted in detail how he discovered the Yin-Yang Fish pattern and the two energy beads.
After listening to Jiang Liu recount these strange events, Murong Lie immediately became interested.
Murong Yin looked at Murong Lie with a worried expression, Jiang Liu gave Murong Yin a reassuring look, telling her to relax.
Jiang Liu wanted to investigate these things because he always felt that there was something unusual about them.
Relying solely on the Ascension Tower or the Listening Wind Pavilion will not yield a thorough and clear investigation. Only by specifically assigning a person or force to conduct the investigation can more clues be discovered.
Moreover, doing these things doesn't seem dangerous at the moment; it's just a waste of time wandering around aimlessly.
Since Murong Lie doesn't have much to do right now, it's a good opportunity for him to go out and explore. In fact, doing so might even be helpful for Murong Lie cultivation.
If we could find another such extraordinary place for Murong Lie, it would certainly be of great help to Jiang Liu and Murong Lie in advancing to the Peak Grandmaster.
Jiang Liu believed that since such a place could appear in both Wind City and the mountains near Yuncheng, it would surely appear in other places as well. That's why Jiang Liu decided to entrust this matter to someone he trusted.
"Alright, I promise you. I'll let you know as soon as I find it. Anyway, I don't have anything else to do right now, so I'll just treat it as a trip to explore the vast land of the Great Qian." Murong Lie said, stroking his beard.
Murong Yin stood to the side, looking somewhat anxious, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Seeing Murong Yin's expression, Jiang Liu comforted her, "Yin'er, don't worry. Didn't you see that I wasn't in any danger either time? And the benefits I gained each time were quite substantial, so you can rest assured."
Murong Lie nodded and comforted Murong Yin, saying, "Alright, Grandpa knows what he's doing. If there's any real danger, I won't go near it."
"Now that your grandfather is Grandmaster, I can sense things that might endanger my life. At most, I'll send you a message every month to let you know my whereabouts."
Hearing Murong Yin say this, Murong Lie's worries were somewhat relieved.
Then Jiang Liu discussed with Murong Lie where they should start, since Jiang Liu had found the beasts in the mountains both times, and both times the Exotic Beast were not of a very high level.
So we decided to start our search from inside the mountains, but we must be very careful when venturing deep into the mountains and avoid encountering the Beast Emperor.
Murong Lie and Jiang Liu chatted for a short while before Murong Lie took his leave. He still needed to go to Yun City to discuss the Ascension Tower with Murong Aotian.
Jiang Liu, Murong Yin, Feng Yue, and the others saw Murong Lie off at the gate, watching him fly towards Yun City.
Everyone then turned around and went back to the mansion. Jiang Liu led Murong Yin and Feng Yue back to their room.
Murong Yin looked at Jiang Liu and continued to ask worriedly, "Husband, is there really no danger in what you asked Grandpa to do?"
Jiang Liu pulled Murong Yin close, hugged her, and said, "Look, I've encountered this twice already, and neither time was there any danger?"
Feng Yue also comforted her, saying, "Yes, sister, when has our Husband ever let us take any risks? I believe Husband would never let Grandpa Murong take any risks."
After being persuaded by the two, Murong Yin was able to temporarily suppress some of his worries.
"Yin'er, I've missed you so much since you left," Jiang Liu said, looking at Murong Yin.
As soon as Jiang Liu finished speaking, he hugged Murong Yin and then embraced Feng Yue, who was standing to the side.
Both women glanced at Jiang Liu shyly, and then let him do as Jiang Liu.
The next morning, Jiang Liu woke up in bed, washed up, ate breakfast, and then went to the cultivation square to begin cultivating alone.
At noon, after Jiang Liu, Murong Yin, and Feng Yue finished their lunch, the three of them sat chatting in a side hall when a messenger from the Listening Wind Pavilion entered and handed Jiang Liu a sealed scroll.
Jiang Liu received the sealed scroll containing the message from the Listening Wind Pavilion, delivered by the messenger from Ascension Tower. Today was another Ascension Tower communication day, which occurred once every seven days.
Jiang Liu opened the sealed scroll, pulled out the paper inside, and began to read it. After just one glance, Jiang Liu became interested and quickly finished reading the entire paper.
After Jiang Liu finished reading, he handed the paper to Murong Yin, and Feng Yue quickly leaned over to take a look as well.
After reading the paper, the two women stared intently at Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu looked at the two women helplessly, sighed, and said, "Since there's news, I definitely have to go and see."
"However, I won't leave right now, because even if I rush there now, I won't find any clues. I will only go when I have further information," Jiang Liu added.
The two women were temporarily relieved after hearing Jiang Liu's words.
It turns out that the news came from Ascension Tower in Dui Province, saying that traces of what appeared to be the Dark Star Hall had been found there.
Knowing that the Qi Province Ascension Tower and the Yunzhou Ascension Tower were searching for the Dark Star Hall, they passed on the message.
However, the message from the Ascension Tower in Dui Province was already quite some time old, so even if Jiang Liu rushed there now, he might not be able to find any trace of the Dark Star Hall.
That's why Jiang Liu thought he would wait until he had gathered more information before setting off.