After considering for a moment, Cong Buqi respectfully said to Jiang Liu, "My lord, I wish to take control of the Dark Star Hall so that I can serve you wholeheartedly."
Jiang Liu nodded noncommittally and continued, "Then how will you deal with Dao Fan Shangren?"
Cong Buqi thought for a moment, just about to speak.
Ning Zhongze glanced at Cong Buqi and said, "Actually, my lord, there is no need to worry too much for now. Yue Buqun just returned from Tian County. There will be a long time before he reports to Dao Fan Shangren again."
"Oh? How often does he usually report to Dao Fan Shangren?" Jiang Liu looked up at Ning Zhongze and asked.
"The time frame is not fixed. Sometimes it's more than a year, sometimes it's two years. The longest time was three consecutive years without reporting to Dao Fan Shangren," Ning Zhongze explained.
After hearing Ning Zhongze's reply, Jiang Liu thought for a moment and then said nothing more.
When Cong Buqi and Ning Zhongze saw that Jiang Liu had tacitly agreed, their faces lit up with joy. They bowed deeply to Jiang Liu and said, "My lord, we will go back and pack our things immediately, and then move out of Rou County and leave Tian Province."
Jiang Liu nodded and said, "Once you find a new stronghold, you can send me messages through the Ascension Tower. As for the rest, you can handle it yourselves!"
"Yes, sir, we know what to do." Cong Buqi quickly pulled Ning Zhongze to bow to Jiang Liu.
Then the two straightened up, stretched out their bodies, and darted out of the dense forest.
Jiang Liu watched the two figures disappear before his eyes, his gaze deep and unfathomable, lost in thought.
Immediately, Jiang Liu leaped into the air and flew towards the Fire-Winged Monkey.
The Fire-Winged Monkey also used its energy to Illusory Transformation a seat for Jiang Liu. After Jiang Liu sat down, it immediately flapped its wings and flew away into the distance.
Ning Zhongze and Cong Buqi, who had just darted out of the woods, stopped together and looked at the sky when they sensed the powerful aura of the Fire-Winged Monkey leaving.
"Do you think that Exotic Beast beside Lord Jiang Liu is the Beast Emperor?" Ning Zhongze asked Cong Buqi.
"Judging from the aura emanating from it, it should be the Beast Emperor without a doubt," Cong Buqi replied.
"So, does that mean Lord Jiang Liu is capable of dealing with Dao Fan Shangren?" Ning Zhongze asked Cong Buqi.
Cong Buqi thought for a moment, then slowly nodded and said, "Although the combat power of the Exotic Beast is incomparable to that of humans, they are still of the same level and should be able to deal with Dao Fan Shangren."
"If that day ever comes and we are discovered by Dao Fan Shangren, how about we shift the blame to Jiang Liu?" Ning Zhongze said.
After thinking for Cong Buqi slowly nodded without saying anything more. After all, nothing was more important to him than his own life, including the person beside him.
The two then immediately returned to Rou City and began packing their belongings, preparing to move away from Tian Province. As for where they would settle down, they had not yet decided.
Jiang Liu didn't leave Rou City immediately. Instead, he flew directly to the Rou City Ascension Tower from another direction, and this time he no longer concealed his identity.
Jiang Liu flew to the top of the Ascension Tower and then sent a telepathic message to the Sheng Family Sheng Quanxin, the person in charge of Ascension Tower in Rou City, who was a Minor Grandmaster.
He was instructed to send someone to secretly monitor the relocation of the Dark Star Hall, mainly to keep track of Ning Zhongze and Cong Buqi's movements, and to immediately relay a message to him once they settled in a certain location.
Jiang Liu wouldn't let them escape so easily; of course, this was also in preparation for taking over the Dark Star Hall.
Of course, Jiang Liu also paid a considerable sum of money for this.
Jiang Liu didn't want to owe them a favor, after all, the Sheng Family belonged to the new faction in Ascension Tower, and their relationship with the Murong Family wasn't so harmonious.
Just as Jiang Liu finished explaining everything and turned to leave, a Grandmaster's aura flew over from afar and blocked Jiang Liu way.
Jiang Liu looked at the deputy commander of the Martial Prohibition Hall standing in front of him and said calmly, "What do you mean by this? Why are you blocking my way?"
Sun Yunlu, the deputy commander of the Martial Prohibition Hall, clasped his hands in greeting to Jiang Liu and said, "Greetings, sir. May I ask if you came from outside the city?"
Jiang Liu nodded without saying anything, wanting to see how he would continue to cause trouble.
"Did you register at the city gate?" Sun Yunlu continued.
"I'm in a hurry. If there's nothing else, get out of my way," Jiang Liu said impatiently.
The Fire-Winged Monkey also let out a roar at the opportune moment, and Sun Yunlu's expression immediately turned ugly.
Sun Yunlu shouted angrily at the Fire-Winged Monkey, his words carrying a veiled insult, "You beast, what are you yelling about?"
This remark not only angered Jiang Liu, but also enraged the Fire-Winged Monkey. The Fire-Winged Monkey had spent a long time with Jiang Liu, and as the Beast Emperor, it learned things very quickly, so it already understood a lot of human language.
The Fire-Winged Monkey leaped forward, a staff made of Yuan Qi appearing in its hand, and slashed directly at Sun Yunlu.
Sun Yunlu tried to dodge to the side, but the Fire-Winged Monkey locked onto him first and the stick struck him directly.
With a loud "bang!", Sun Yunlu plummeted towards the city ground with a resounding "thud!"
"Cough! Cough! Ugh!" Sun Yunlu coughed a few times, struggled to get up, and then spat out a mouthful of blood.
It turned out that the Fire-Winged Monkey's attack had directly caused him internal injuries.
Jiang Liu then took eight steps in the air towards Sun Yunlu, unleashing the Eight Steps of Trampling, and his entire aura pressed down on Sun Yunlu.
"Crack, crack, crack!" Jiang Liu could hear the sound of bones rubbing together coming from Sun Yunlu's body, caused by the pressure of Jiang Liu's aura.
Jiang Liu stood in mid-air, looking down at Sun Yunlu, and said calmly, "Do I still need to register before entering the city?"
Sun Yunlu looked pale and fearful as he looked at Jiang Liu. He shook his head with difficulty and could not speak.
It wasn't that he didn't want to speak, but rather that he was overwhelmed by Jiang Liu's imposing aura and couldn't utter a word.
Jiang Liu's current reserves of vital energy are much deeper than those of an average Grandmaster, and his mental strength is more than twice as high as that of an average Grandmaster. In addition, he also has the added benefit of Special Essence Particles.
Now that Jiang Liu is unleashing his full power to suppress an ordinary Grandmaster, wouldn't that be a piece of cake?
Seeing Sun Yunlu shake his head, Jiang Liu didn't say anything more. He withdrew his aura and flew towards the outside of the city, with the Fire-Winged Monkey following closely behind.
Sun Yunlu watched Jiang Liu's departing figure, his eyes burning with rage. He then angrily grabbed a martial artist who was watching the show and tore him in two.
Then, as if still not satisfied, he unleashed the aura of Grandmaster, waving his palms repeatedly around him, causing several pavilions to collapse, before dejectedly returning to the Martial Prohibition Hall's residence.
The clever Sheng Quanxin had already retreated to the Ascending Ascension Tower when he sensed Sun Yunlu's presence, which is why he was not caught in the crossfire.
Jiang Liu didn't care what crazy things Sun Yunlu might do; he had already disapproved of Sun Yunlu's exploitation of martial artists.
It's obvious to anyone with a brain that Sun Yunlu registered all the martial artists entering the city to make money. His claim that it was for the safety of ordinary people is practically meaningless.
If the Martial Prohibition Hall truly cared about ordinary people, it wouldn't have such a bad reputation.
In the officialdom of the Great Qian Dynasty, corruption was rampant, and everyone knew that people lived extravagant and decadent lives.
Previously, the Martial Prohibition Hall was very powerful, so the martial artists and ordinary people dared not be angry or speak out, and kept everything to themselves.
Now, the states have finally torn off the fig leaf of the Martial Prohibition Hall, exposing its shameful deeds to the public.