"I haven't even congratulated my nephew on advancing to the Peak Grandmaster yet," Li Moran said, bowing to Jiang Liu as he led the others into the hall.
Jiang Liu returned the greeting and said, "Uncle, you're too kind. I was just lucky."
Li Moran simply smiled at Jiang Liu and didn't continue speaking.
He thought to himself, if he could advance to the level of Peak Grandmaster by sheer luck, then there would be no shortage of Peak Grandmaster in the whole world.
The group sat down in the hall. After the disciples of the Vast Righteous Sect served tea and left, they began to chat.
Jiang Liu introduced Murong Yin, Feng Yue, and Li Moran to each other.
Looking at Murong Yin and Feng Yue, Li Moran sighed inwardly. It seemed that his silly daughter really had no chance at all.
Immediately, Li Moran composed himself and began to chat warmly with Jiang Liu and the others.
Li Qiaoyun, standing to the side, became much quieter, unlike before when she would constantly pester Jiang Liu with all sorts of questions.
After chatting for a while, a disciple of the Vast Righteous Sect came to report that a luncheon had been prepared and invited the sect leader and others to take their seats.
Immediately, everyone stopped chatting and walked towards the side hall next door.
After everyone finished a pleasant lunch, Jiang Liu and the others, led by the disciples of the Vast Righteous Sect, arrived at the courtyard where they were arranged to stay.
Looking at Li Qiaoyun, who was deep in thought, Li Moran sighed helplessly and comforted her, "Yun'er, Jiang Liu is not suitable for you, and he already has two wives. Just give up on him!"
Li Qiaoyun looked at her father with tears streaming down her face, and asked in a choked voice, "Father, am I worse than them?"
"Silly daughter, you are no worse than them, and you are even better than them. It's just that you met Jiang Liu later than others," Li Moran continued to comfort her.
Li Qiaoyun wiped away her tears, as if she had made up her mind, and said, "I will prove that I, Li Qiaoyun, am absolutely worthy of Jiang Liu."
Looking at her resolute daughter, Li Moran didn't know what to say. Perhaps she would give up on her own in time.
Moreover, it might not be a bad thing if she were to focus her attention on cultivation.
As soon as Jiang Liu stepped into the courtyard where he lived, Murong Yin and Feng Yue both looked at Jiang Liu and laughed.
However, judging from the expressions of these two women, they seemed to have ill intentions.
Murong Yin said to Jiang Liu, "Husband, you should rest for a while! I'll go for a walk with Sister Feng Yue."
Jiang Liu didn't think much of it and nodded in agreement.
Murong Yin and Feng Yue led Cuier and Xiao He out of the courtyard, but the direction they went seemed to be Li Qiaoyun's courtyard.
Jiang Liu ignored them and went into his room to rest.
About an hour and a half later, Murong Yin and Feng Yue returned, but behind them followed Li Qiaoyun, who looked very happy.
Jiang Liu, unaware of what they were up to, glanced at the sky and said to the group, "Let's go out for a walk! We can have dinner on the street while we're at it."
Upon hearing this, Li Qiaoyun immediately became happy and said to Murong Yin and Feng Yue, "Great! I'm familiar with this place, I'll take you to eat something delicious."
Jiang Liu then tidied himself up and followed the women out of the City Lord's Mansion.
Once she arrived on the street, many people greeted Li Qiaoyun with smiles on their faces.
Li Qiaoyun responded warmly and without any airs, showing that she was very popular here.
Looking at Li Qiaoyun's happy face, and Murong Yin, Feng Yue and the others following behind her with great interest.
Jiang Liu couldn't help but sigh inwardly. These women were really strange; how could they become so close so quickly?
Li Qiaoyun led everyone to the snack street in Xia City. Seeing the dazzling array of food, everyone became happy.
Cuier cheered even louder. You see, she's a real foodie. She was tired of all the snacks in Yuncheng.
Seeing so much delicious food, wouldn't she jump for joy?
After that, the group began to eat and shop their way through the area.
At this moment, on the Sea Gazing City wall near the sea gate of Qi County, Yunzhou, a member of the Five Poisons Sect named Yu Yong was standing.
As he was gazing out to sea, he suddenly seemed to see several unfamiliar, enormous ships appearing on the surface.
It was dusk, and the afterglow of the setting sun reflected on the sea, creating shimmering light and shadow, making it difficult for him to see the shape of the ship clearly.
What puzzled him was that none of the huge ships were flying any flags.
He then became cautious and said to his companion, "Keep an eye on those large ships. I'll go report the situation to the elder."
His companion said impatiently, "You're just trying to slack off. They're just a few ordinary ships, what's there to be concerned about? If you need to report, go now, don't bother me."
After Yi Yue and others completely pacified Sea Gazing City, they guarded it for almost a year.
However, Blood Demon Island never showed any trace, so he returned to Cloud City and entrusted Sea Gazing City to an elder in the sect, Yi Xun.
Yu Yong arrived at the City Lord's Mansion and found their elder, Yi Xun, leaving the house. Judging from his appearance, he was probably going to a banquet.
He hurriedly called out to Yi Xun, "Elder, I have an emergency to report."
Yi Xun said somewhat impatiently, "Speak quickly, I'm in a hurry."
Yu Yong quickly shared his discovery.
Yi Xun frowned upon hearing this and asked, "You only saw a few unfamiliar ships, and you claim to have made a major discovery?"
"If you keep lying like this, you'll regret it."
"Now you go back to the city wall right now and guard it. Don't wander around. Report back to me when you find anything."
After Yi Xun finished speaking, he boarded the waiting carriage. Tonight was an invitation from several major Lineage in Sea Gazing City, and he couldn't be late.
Yu Yong watched the carriage disappear into the distance, knowing that his elders didn't care at all. He didn't know what to do and was preparing to go back to the city wall.
Suddenly, seeing the building next to him, he remembered something he had overheard while eating. One of his companions said, "We'd better be careful from now on, or we won't even know when we'll be wiped out."
Only after repeated questioning did he learn that above their Five Poisons Sect, there was a supervisory force, seemingly a direct descendant of Lord Jiang Liu.
Moreover, that force's headquarters was right next to the City Lord's Mansion.
After thinking for Yu Yong, Yu Yong resolutely walked to the side, to the residence of the Listening Wind and Gentle Rain Pavilion.
Because he was certain that the several huge ships that had arrived did not belong to the forces of Sea Gazing City.
Since it doesn't Sea Gazing City faction, there's a chance it was one that the sect leader was looking for before.
So, for the sake of his own life, he still thought it was worth the gamble. At worst, if he made a mistake, he would just be punished by the elders.