Though he still phrased it as a question, he had in fact already become certain of Meng Zhao's identity. Otherwise, he would not have shown such shock.
Meng Zhao would not have sought him out without reason. According to the information he had previously gathered, this man was wildly ambitious and laid plans far into the future. Within Hu Mountain of Liang Prefecture, he had left behind an army of tremendous scale, harboring unfathomable intentions and designs against the Imperial Court.
Now that he had come looking for him, it was most likely not because of Ma Ruzhen's identity as a member of Ma Family Manor. More likely, he had seen through his identity as the Moon Guard Commander.
However, until one reached the Yellow River, one would not abandon hope. Ma Ruzhen could not possibly spill everything the moment he saw Meng Zhao. Thus, apart from circulating his true qi and raising his cultivation to its limit, his mind was also turning over his options.
"You are a clever man. No wonder you are the Moon Guard Commander rather than someone else."
Meng Zhao was indeed somewhat surprised. Though his unusual appearance and physical features made him easy to recognize, in the vast Northern Lands, anyone who could react so quickly and think of him could hardly be called slow-witted.
Upon hearing the first sentence, alarm bells rang wildly in Ma Ruzhen's heart. It truly was Meng Zhao. That remark about him being clever confirmed Meng Zhao's identity.
The latter sentence, meanwhile, nearly made his liver and gallbladder split apart. Meng Zhao had truly come because of his identity as the Moon Guard Commander.
Then his purpose needed no explanation.
Naturally, it was to target the Moon Guards—or go a step further and target the Beitang Imperial Clan and