News of Zhou You's return to the prefectural city swiftly spread in all directions.
Northern Profound Zhu was quite shocked by this, but under the restraint of its higher-ups, it remained calm and silent, leaving the city outwardly unruffled.
After all, Zhu Qinghua had entered into a marriage alliance with "Zhou Daqian," not Zhou You. Since Zhou You had appeared in his true identity, he could simply be regarded as an ordinary powerful martial artist.
With the higher-ups taking this stance, everything else followed naturally.
Some old acquaintances from the prefectural city came calling one after another. They did not ask where Zhou You had been all these years, focusing instead on reminiscing about old times.
Qin Lie, Yang Kuoqiong, and other fellow martial arts school members had aged considerably over the years, with many strong young descendants at their sides.
Their conversations inevitably touched upon many old friends.
Zhou You's two senior brothers, Blood Tiger Jiang Hua and Lazy Tiger Shi Gaofei, were both unexpectedly absent from the prefectural city.
The only one whose whereabouts were confirmed was Blood Tiger Jiang Hua. He had reportedly left the underground fighting arena, sold off all his family property to buy a ship, and taken all his belongings to Putuo Prefecture.
"Putuo Prefecture? Isn't that where evil martial artists are entrenched?"
Zhou You frowned upon hearing this. Putuo Prefecture was a battleground between evil martial artists and the God of Release Cult, and had always remained beyond the rule of the Sealed Lord. First there had been Ma Gui, then Yang Mo.
Those two evil martial grandmasters were both among the worst of the wicked. Even Zhou Nanwang had a headache whenever Yang Mo was mentioned.
Jiang Hua had sold his property and hurried to Putuo Prefecture. Could there be some hidden