Back at the courtyard, Zhou Yun began packing his things.
He glanced at Bai Qingzhi, who was still asleep on the ground. Were Snake-People naturally fond of the cold? She was lying on the chilly floor as if it were a bed.
"But when did Master Liang figure it out?"
Zhou Yun was still curious. Could it have been the first time he brought Bai Qingzhi back?
After all, she was practically the root cause of the Snake-Person Race launching so many probing attacks on Black Stone County. Had Master Liang really just let him bring Bai Qingzhi into the martial hall and keep her there?
Whether for the greater good or some other reason, this Transformation Force grandmaster shouldn't have let Zhou Yun act so recklessly—unless some other force was secretly fanning the flames.
Or perhaps a much larger hand was pulling the strings, and its owner wanted to see things turn out this way.
There had to be something he didn't know. Maybe he could find a chance to ask about it later.
Zhou Yun didn't wake Bai Qingzhi. Snake-Men seemed to sleep for unusually long stretches; left undisturbed, they could sleep for ages.
"Once I go back, I'll bring Mother and Sister Ning Yue to the Inner Courtyard... With a Transformation Force grandmaster stationed at Black Stone Martial Hall, those Snake-Men shouldn't dare get too arrogant."
Zhou Yun made up his mind.
He had once heard Chen Jingping say that Master Liang had risen to fame ten years ago, during the war between Great Jing and the Demon-Humans in the Black Profound Mountain Range. He had been a Thousand-Household Marquis.
Moreover, he had once been above the Transformation Force realm. For some reason, his cultivation had fallen, and he had come to Black Stone County to open