As Zhou You's first wife, Hua Youxing's words carried even more weight than those of the old Zhou Family couple.
Qi Qingdi called her Mistress, and out of respect for his mother, Lianzi Xiu had to treat her with courtesy as well.
Thus, under Hua Youxing's matchmaking, the two Mighty Warriors agreed to escort Zhou Xin to the capital.
After all, Zhou You was now the ceiling of all martial artists, a Heavenly Grandmaster revered by every practitioner of fists and martial arts.
Within the Northern Profound Prefecture's little patch of land, Mighty Warriors held considerable status, but that did not mean the two had no desire to pursue further progress.
Qi Qingdi and Lianzi Xiu were both in their prime. The Mighty Warrior Realm had originally been their bottleneck, but after Zhou You's exploits came to light, their fighting spirit was thoroughly ignited.
They too had come from the Northern Profound Prefecture, yet Zhou You now stood high above as a Heavenly Grandmaster. This showed just how important the opportunities found beyond one's homeland could be.
They also wanted to make a trip to the capital, seeking a chance to make further progress at the hundred-foot pole.
Travel through the six northern prefectures was unimpeded, but once they left the north, matters became far more complicated.
A black mass of locusts occupied the clouds, covering the sky so completely that not a sliver showed through, casting all directions into gloom.
Even stranger, every one of those locusts was blood-red. They writhed like a sea of blood suspended in the heavens, stretching beyond the eye's reach.
Wherever they passed, grass and trees were devoured clean, commoners suffocated to death, and the land was left in utter ruin and silence.
From time to time, martial fists unleashed explosive bursts of air,