The next day, Meng Zhao was practicing in the small courtyard he owned in the county town when an uninvited guest arrived, bringing along two people he had never seen before.
"Big Sister Zhou, what brings you here? Didn't you say you had important matters to attend to over the next two months?"
The visitor was none other than Meng Zhao's old acquaintance, Zhou Zhihan, who held dual identities in the righteous Six Gates and the evil Star Palace.
During the more than half a year Meng Zhao had spent away, Zhou Zhihan had remained in Little Cold Village. It was a tacit understanding between them: once Meng Zhao returned to Little Cold Village, Zhou Zhihan would take the opportunity to leave. In any case, one person would always remain behind to watch over their old nest, so no one could steal their home out from under them.
However, according to the message Zhou Zhihan had left before, this departure should have taken at least two months. She had been tending to private affairs and should not have returned so quickly. Had something unexpected happened along the way?
The relationship between Zhou Zhihan and Meng Zhao was unusual, and the two shared an invisible understanding. Upon arriving in the county town, she headed straight for the small courtyard Meng Zhao had purchased there, bringing two people with her.
The two appeared to be mother and daughter. The mother was still young, only around twenty, while the daughter was even younger, just two or three years old.
The mother was exceptionally beautiful, and the daughter was bright-eyed and adorable. Both were outstanding beauties.
Yet Meng Zhao's expression was not pleasant. His relationship with Zhou Zhihan was good, but not intimate to this extent.
It would have been one thing if she