Duke Niu took the infant away; Zhou Daqian happened to see it on his way home, and his mind suffered a devastating blow from Fist Intent and Fist Thought.
When word of this spread, the capital was thrown into an uproar. Only then did people learn the truth behind the North-Guarding Ge hovering over the city: Duke Niu had come to take away his own blood descendant.
Many beat their chests in regret at never having witnessed little Zhou Ding's peerless talent. It had actually driven the North-Guarding Ge from its northern lair, risking danger by coming to the capital in person.
Even more people sighed that Zhou You had truly suffered a calamity out of the blue.
He had originally possessed a son with boundless prospects. The boy's adoptive father was a grandmaster, and the boy himself would become a grandmaster in the future. Though no one could see where Zhou You's own talent might ultimately lead, a grandmaster's future had been firmly within his grasp.
And what happened in the end?
His son was taken away, and he himself was wounded by the North-Guarding Ge's Fist Intent and Fist Thought. He would likely be permanently stuck at the level of a mighty martial artist, forever barred from the grandmaster realm!
A person whose upper limit had already been nailed in place was undoubtedly pitiful.
As Zhou You's direct superior, Imperial Guard General Zhou Mou showed rare goodwill. He granted Zhou You a full month of leave, allowing him to settle his family affairs at leisure before returning to work at the imperial residence.
Friends such as Lian Feihong also came one after another to offer comfort, sending over heaps of precious medicine and tonics.
That was the good side...
On the other hand, the value of "Zhou Daqian"