Xun Province's Strange County Falls

The next morning, the bright-eyed Fire-Winged Monkey appeared before Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue.

The two of them, having finished packing, leaped onto the seat on the Fire-Winged Monkey's back.

The Fire-Winged Monkey beat its wings and flew swiftly toward Xun Province.

At sunset, the Fire-Winged Monkey carried Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue to the sky above Xun City.

Jiang Liu extended his Divine Sense toward the City Lord's Mansion, only to discover that its defenses were weak. There was not even a single cultivator in the Grandmaster Realm inside.

Jiang Liu said to Gongsun Haoyue, "Wait here. I'll go down and take a look."

With that, Jiang Liu leaped from his seat and flew down toward the City Lord's Mansion.

Jiang Liu landed at the entrance to the City Lord's Mansion. The moment the guards saw him, they fell to their knees and saluted. "Holy Lord!"

"Where is your city lord?" Jiang Liu asked.

Jiang Liu had directly appointed Chen Bo as the city lord of Xun City.

Previously, the two Grandmasters from the Flowing Cloud Sect and Star Moon Sect who had remained in Xun Province had taken charge of the Surveillance Division and Wind Hall respectively.

"Reporting to the Holy Lord, the city lord led a team to Qi County."

"Qi County? When did he leave?"

"He left several days ago," the guard hurriedly replied.

Jiang Liu nodded to show that he understood. Then he leaped into the air, flew back to the Fire-Winged Monkey's back, and ordered it to fly toward Qi County.

The Fire-Winged Monkey flew out of Xun City and headed directly toward Qi County. After crossing two mountain ranges, just as it was nearing Qi County, it suddenly heard the sounds of battle coming from ahead.

Jiang Liu did not want to get