Xia Cheng had no other business. He simply took the opportunity to tell Li Yuan about Luoshan Island.
Luoshan Island had once been known as the Luoshan Kingdom.
It had been an island nation, its entire territory roughly the size of a single city in the Xia Kingdom.
Over a hundred years ago, internal unrest had broken out in the Luoshan Kingdom.
To quell the unrest, its ruler at the time had begun recruiting martial artists from far and wide, inviting outside forces to intervene.
In the end, the unrest had indeed been quelled. But how were they supposed to send those outside forces away afterward?
The reality was that the martial artists who had intervened in the conflict had all refused to leave.
With its social order in chaos, the Luoshan Kingdom had gradually disintegrated, existing in name only.
For the past few decades, other nations had all treated the Luoshan Kingdom as a fallen state.
The place was a complete mess, with one faction taking power one moment and another rising to the top the next.
Every two or three days, some new declaration would be issued.
After seeing and hearing so many of them, no one believed the Luoshan Kingdom anymore.
The Luoshan Kingdom of today was a lawless wasteland.
There were no laws to restrain anyone, only the strong preying on the weak and a fragile balance maintained under the protection of the powerful.
"If you want to improve your strength, the fastest and most effective way is to venture out into the world, into dangerous places.
"Luoshan Island is widely recognized as a place to hone yourself."
Xia Cheng looked at Li Yuan. He had most likely already thought this through before coming.
Beside him, Xia Ping hesitated for a moment. Before Li Yuan could