After all, of the four divided islands, only Eastern Dragon Island remained a staunch supporter of the Dragon Emperor's line.
If the other three islands learned of Zi Yan, they would probably wish they could tear the girl into ten thousand pieces, or find some way to seize her Dragon Emperor bloodline!
So that option was off the table for now.
There was another way.
He could join a force stronger than the Wind-Thunder Pavilion, which would resolve everything.
That was the safest option.
Whatever else might be said, Zhou Changqing was very confident in his talent.
Surely no first-rate force would turn away a genius like him.
But he was not one of their own prodigies, raised from childhood, so his sense of belonging would always be an issue.
The exceptions were forces with unusual structures, such as the Pill Tower and Jia Nan Academy.
If he joined any of the other sects or clans, they would remain wary of Zhou Changqing to some degree. They might even keep him away from their inner circles, or secretly impose some means of controlling him.
Besides, Zhou Changqing had grown accustomed to living freely on his own. He truly could not get used to being bound.
That option could only serve as a fallback.
Finally, there was one more way.
Stall!
The two of them had only just arrived in the Central Plains. They had met few people and revealed little information.
What they had exposed most were their faces and names.
Even if the Wind-Thunder Pavilion tracked them down one by one through its list, finding the two of them in the vast expanse of the Central Plains would not be easy.
They could simply conceal their names and faces. That would undoubtedly buy them much more time before the