Although Liang Zhaohuang had decided to return to Liu Province, he did not ride the Kunpeng Dharma Aspect back at breakneck speed.
Instead, he traveled through provinces and commanderies at a normal pace, taking in the local customs and scenery along the way, though he no longer deliberately went sightseeing.
Returning from the Western Region Hundred Cities to Liangzhou, he found no change in atmosphere among Liangzhou's commanderies. It seemed that news of the battle in the Vast Sea Desert had not yet reached Liangzhou.
However, as Liang Zhaohuang crossed Liangzhou and was about to fly beyond its borders, he suddenly heard a low, unbroken rumble of thunder from behind him.
The thunder was not loud, as if it came from an immense distance away.
Liang Zhaohuang activated his Heavenly Eye Insight and looked back. In the distant sky, vast storm clouds seemed to be gathering.
They were too far away—even Heavenly Eye Insight could not make out what lay within. He could only see a broad expanse of black, with flashes of lightning faintly flickering inside.
Only because those thunderclouds covered such an enormous range could his Heavenly Eye Insight catch even the slightest trace of them.
"That direction should be Liangzhou City!"
Liang Zhaohuang swiftly made his judgment.
"Did the Lu Family receive word of the upheaval in the Vast Sea Desert and decide to make a move?"
Liang Zhaohuang could not be certain, but he knew that such a tremendous disturbance could very likely turn Liangzhou into a whirlpool before long. It was better for him to leave as soon as possible.
Neither he nor his family had any interests or entanglements in Liangzhou. It was not a place where he should get involved.
With a tap upon the Kunpeng Dharma Aspect beneath him, the Dharma Aspect