That day, before the rest day arrived, Xu Liutao came calling.
"Congratulations on your promotion to Commander, Young Master Zhou!"
Xu Liutao had originally planned to visit Zhou You on the previous rest day, but Zhou You had gone to call on the Eight Lords that day and was not home, leaving him empty-handed.
So, he came to the door on a workday. Clearly, he could not wait any longer.
"Commander Zhou, Chengtian has made the arrangements. They would like to set a time to meet with you!"
It was still because Zhou You had risen too quickly. They had not been in a hurry before. Though Zhou You was a young master, there were countless people of the same status in the Capital of Earth; he was not exactly a scarce resource.
But things were different now. A Commander of the Imperial Guard held an extraordinary position. The meeting was immediately put on the agenda.
With a single thought, Zhou You understood the entire chain of events and smiled as he nodded. "Any time will do!"
"Then on the next rest day!"
Xu Liutao said with some apology, "It was originally arranged for Senior Si Xinmochi to come, but he is not in the Capital of Earth recently. Another highly respected senior will be taking his place."
This senior was likewise one of Chengtian's Eight Hounds, known as Fanzu.
The rest day arrived as scheduled.
Fanzu had been a Boat Carver on the Sunken Sword River beneath Broken Brow Mountain, so he called himself a Boat Carver when dealing with outsiders.
Legend had it that beneath Broken Brow Mountain ran the Sunken Sword River. Usually, its emerald waves stretched as far as the eye could see, calm and peaceful. Yet once someone tried to cross it by boat, monstrous