Zhu Ruoxuan had come at an unfortunate time. Or rather, perhaps it had been perfect timing.
Zhou You had not slept that night, for a guest had arrived, and he was engaged in a candlelit conversation with him.
The guest was an old acquaintance: Jiang Nie, one of the God of Release Cult's newly appointed Five Halls Heavenly Kings.
Jiang Nie was one of the few people who knew Zhou You's true identity. Back when Northern Xuan Prefectural Lord and the other grandmasters had joined forces to seal the collective memories and sever the connection between Zhou You and Zhou Daqian, Jiang Nie had been one of the few fish that slipped through the net.
This time, he had come to the Southern Border on behalf of the God of Release Cult, originally intending to pay a visit to the Lihuo Prefecture Governor. Unfortunately, Zhou Nanwang was away, so he could only visit the governor's son and Zhou Nanwang's deputy, Nanchen Prefectural Lord Zhou Daqian.
The moment he saw Zhou You, he froze. In the blink of an eye, he guessed the whole story and immediately bowed. "Prefectural Lord Zhou."
"Northern Heavenly King, there is no need for such courtesy!"
With those few exchanged words, everything was understood without being spoken. The two sides reached an unspoken accord.
Jiang Nie knew Zhou You's secret, but he would not reveal it. When speaking with him, he would only treat him as "Zhou Daqian."
As the representative of the Northern Hall, his true duty in coming to Lihuo Prefecture was to observe the decisive battle.
Since he had come to the Southern Border to watch the battle and happened to pass through Lihuo Prefecture, naturally he had to greet the local master and state his purpose.
After all, the God of Release