The banquet ended with everyone enjoying themselves, and several people, including Li Qiaoyun, got completely drunk.
Jiang Liu followed behind the disciple who was serving him back to the room that had been assigned to him, without getting drunk on the spot.
Li Moran looked at his daughter, who was drunk and slumped on the table, and shook his head helplessly. "Silly daughter, your method won't work."
He then ordered Li Qiaoyun's personal maid to help Li Qiaoyun back to her own courtyard and take good care of her.
Li Moran returned to his own courtyard. Once there, Li Moran was troubled by his daughter's situation, knowing that Jiang Liu already had two wives.
Therefore, it is estimated that the goddess was willing in this relationship, but the king was not.
However, these are matters for the young people to consider. In any case, he will support whatever decision his daughter makes.
It must be said that Li Moran is indeed a good father in this respect. As long as his daughter is happy, he supports her and never considers anything else.
The next morning, Jiang Liu awoke from his meditation. After returning home the previous night, Jiang Liu had only circulated the Saintly Sky Art once, and the smell of alcohol on his body had dissipated.
Jiang Liu got up and saw that toiletries and water had been laid out in the room. After washing up, Jiang Liu left the room.
The courtyard where Jiang Liu was assigned to live had three rooms: a guest room, a side hall, and a living room. There was also a fairly large courtyard for practicing martial arts.
When Jiang Liu entered the side hall, breakfast was already laid out on the table. It was probably set out quickly by the servants of the Vast Righteous Sect when they saw that Jiang Liu had gotten up.
Jiang Liu sat down at the table and began to eat breakfast alone.
After finishing his breakfast, Jiang Liu left his residence and headed outside.
Today, Li Moran was preparing to implement the plan he had set out earlier. Therefore, Jiang Liu went directly to the council hall.
Inside the council hall, Li Moran, Elder He, and a group of Minor Grandmaster and elders were already seated.
Jiang Liu didn't see Li Qiaoyun, probably because she was too drunk last night and hadn't woken up yet.
"Alright, now that Jiang Liu is up, let's get ready to set off!" Li Moran said.
"Yes," the Minor Grandmaster and elders of the Vast Righteous Sect in the hall responded in unison.
Immediately, as planned, Li Moran led the team to challenge them. Jiang Liu, meanwhile, remained hidden in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to launch an attack.
Elder He then led the people from the Exotic Beast Valley to guard He Prefecture, in order to prevent the other side from sending people to launch a sneak attack.
Jiang Liu was the first to the City Lord's Mansion and fly towards the outside of the city.
Not long after Jiang Liu left, Li Qiaoyun appeared at the entrance of the council hall. As soon as she entered the hall, Li Qiaoyun asked Li Moran, "Father, where is Jiang Liu? I went to look for him, but I couldn't find him."
Li Moran looked at Li Qiaoyun helplessly and said, "Jiang Liu went out on business. Do you need to see him?"
Li Qiaoyun mumbled, "It's nothing, I just wanted to chat with him."
"Alright, since there's nothing else, let's wait for him to come back!" After saying that, Li Moran stood up and prepared to go out, with the Minor Grandmaster elder of the Vast Righteous Sect following behind him.
When Li Qiaoyun saw Li Moran leading a large group of people out, she hurriedly asked, "Father, where are all of you going?"
"It's alright, Father is just going out to patrol. You stay home and don't wander around. It's not safe outside right now," Li Moran said with concern.
Li Qiaoyun thought for a moment, then said to Li Moran in a coquettish tone, "Father, I want to go out with you. I'm Minor Grandmaster now, and I can contribute to the sect."
"Nonsense, stay home and don't cause trouble. Father will be back soon," Li Moran said, feigning a scolding.
"Okay! Then you should come back soon and be careful." Li Qiaoyun said with a pout, her face showing displeasure.
Li Moran shook his head helplessly, led the elders of the sect out the door, and flew towards the outskirts of the city.
Watching Li Moran's departing figure, Li Qiaoyun's eyes darted around, and she quietly followed him from a distance.
Elder He didn't notice that Li Qiaoyun had followed Li Moran out; he had already begun to arrange the defenses of Hecheng.
After Jiang Liu hid in mid-air and summoned the Fire-Winged Monkey.
Before long, the Fire-Winged Monkey's enormous body came into Jiang Liu's sight.
Jiang Liu boarded the energy chair Illusory Transformation the Fire-Winged Monkey and hovered in mid-air, waiting for Li Moran to arrive with his men.
Not long after, Li Moran led the six Minor Grandmaster elders out of He City, and then each boarded their tamed flying Exotic Beast, the Iron-Winged Eagle.
These Iron-Winged Eagle were specially bred by the Exotic Beast Valley for martial artists to use for long-distance travel, and naturally, each one is quite expensive.
The sale of tamed Exotic Beast has always been one of the main sources of income for the Exotic Beast Valley. Of course, there are more than one type of tamed Exotic Beast for transportation; this one is a flying Exotic Beast.
Jiang Liu told Li Moran to lead the team ahead. He reasoned that if they went with Jiang Liu, the Iron-Winged Eagle wouldn't need to fly; it would surely terrify the Fire-Winged Monkey.
At that point, let alone carrying people while flying, they'll be lucky if they can even stay calm themselves.
This is one of the drawbacks of taming Exotic Beast: with a low strength level, one is easily influenced by higher-level Exotic Beast.
Li Moran nodded and led his team to set off first.
After Jiang Liu and Li Moran had been gone for a while, they were about to order the Fire-Winged Monkey to fly in the direction Li Moran was heading.
Suddenly, Jiang Liu saw Li Qiaoyun sneaking out of the city, and the patrolling elders, perhaps persuaded by her, did not stop her.
However, Li Qiaoyun did not bring any flying Exotic Beast with her; instead, she flew directly in the direction where Li Moran disappeared.
Jiang Liu was speechless. This little brat dared to meddle in everything. Now that the Ji Family was at war, she actually dared to come along. She simply didn't know the meaning of death.
Moreover, judging from her furtive manner, she must have secretly followed Li Moran without his knowledge.
Jiang Liu message to Li Qiaoyun, telling her to go back quickly and not to follow him anymore.
When Li Qiaoyun heard Jiang Liu's telepathic message, she was startled. She looked around but couldn't find Jiang Liu. She then shouted into the air, "Jiang Liu, come out here!"
Jiang Liu urged the Fire-Winged Monkey to fly down and stand in front of Li Qiaoyun, saying, "You should go back quickly! Your father is going to fight the Ji Family this time. If you show up there, it will distract him."
Upon hearing this, Li Qiaoyun's expression immediately darkened, and she continued, "Jiang Liu, I know that your strength is already that of Grandmaster. Can you promise me that you will protect my father's safety?"
Jiang Liu nodded and said, "Don't worry! I assure you, your father will definitely come back safely."
Upon hearing Jiang Liu's assurance, Li Qiaoyun smiled and, without saying anything more, turned and flew towards Hecheng.
She knew that if she went along, she wouldn't be of much help and would only distract her father and the others. So, she wisely returned to Hecheng and waited for Jiang Liu and the others to come back.
Jiang Liu watched as Li Qiaoyun flew back to Hecheng, then used his mental imprint to issue a command to the Fire-Winged Monkey to chase after Li Moran and the others.