In the study of the Zhou Residence.
Zhou Dacai was sitting on a chair with a tired face. Behind him, a maid was massaging his temples.
"Father, are you alright?" Zhou Fu asked with concern.
"I'm fine." Zhou Dacai replied and waved his hand to dismiss the maid.
"Did something happen at the gambling house last night?"
Last night, not long after the incident at the gambling house, Zhou Dacai received the news.
After receiving the news, he hurriedly called for the consecrators and guards to rush to the gambling house to protect Zhou Fu.
When the Guardian arrived, the incident at the gambling house was already over. Zhou Fu was also safe and sound. Hence, he came back and told Zhou Dacai what happened.
Zhou Fu shook his head. "Just a small matter. It's already settled."
"Small matter … Alright, you're not hurt, right?"
"No."
"That's good."
Zhou Dacai slowly sat up. Looking at Zhou Fu who was much stronger than before, he was filled with emotions.
This feeling was like finding out in the blink of an eye that his child had grown up.
"Fu 'er, are you really going to embark on the path of martial arts?"
Zhou Fu nodded. "Yes, didn't you ask me this before?"
Zhou Dacai was silent for a while and said, "If you want to practice martial arts, Heyang City is not suitable. It's too small."
"If you want to make a name for yourself, you have to go out."
"Go out?" Zhou Fu looked at his father in surprise.
"Yes!"
"Where to?"
"Fengyang Prefecture's capital, Ning An."
"Ning An?" Zhou Fu thought for a while. He had no recollection of it. It seemed like he had never been there before.
Seeing Zhou Fu's confused expression, Zhou Dacai smiled.
"On one hand, it's for you to study. On the other hand, it's for you to broaden your horizons. Heyang City is too small."
Too small?
These words made Zhou Fu shiver. He looked at Zhou Dacai in surprise. He did not expect him to be so domineering.
"Heyang City only has a population of a million. Ning An City has a population of ten million."
Ten million?!
Zhou Fu's eyes widened.
Good heavens, ten million people!
This was the population standard of a first-tier city.
In this era without technology, he couldn't imagine what a city with a population of tens of millions would look like.
Seeing the change in Zhou Fu's expression, Zhou Dacai smiled and said, "How is it?
Shall we go and take a look? "
"You have to know that the famous sects of our country of Liang have properties in Ning An. It's a good place for you to learn martial arts."
This time, Zhou Fu understood what was going on. He was asking him to leave Heyang City.
"Father, when do you want me to go?"
"Two months later, all the big sects will be recruiting new disciples. However, you can go ahead of time. Just a few days later."
"Our family's business is also in Ning An City. After you go there, your life will be guaranteed."
Zhou Fu raised his head in surprise.
These words were more or less the same as making arrangements for his funeral.
At this moment, Zhou Dacai also realized that his words were somewhat discouraging.
"Cough cough!"
He coughed dryly and changed the topic.
"Pack up in the next two days. Someone will send you to the prefectural city.
You go ahead, I'll rest for a while. "
…
After leaving the study, Zhou Fu called for the butler Old Ma and asked, "Did my father go out today?"
Old Ma replied, "Early this morning, people from the government came. After that, the old master went out with them."
"The government?"
Zhou Fu instantly thought of the fire pillar that reached the sky last night.
"Why did the government look for my father?
Could it be that they think that the fire last night was set by us? "
"Cough cough, young master, you must be joking."
Hearing Zhou Fu's words, Old Ma smiled bitterly.
"It's not just our Zhou family. In Heyang City, all the reputable families have gone there."
"Hmm?
All of them?
What did they do? "
"They asked all the families to work together to find the culprit."
Zhou Fu opened his eyes wide and asked in shock, "The person who set the fire escaped?"
What a guy.
After setting the Governor's Mansion on fire, he could still escape.
That was impressive.
Old Ma nodded first and then shook his head, "I'm not sure about that."
Zhou Fu rolled his eyes and asked, "Can we go there now?"
"Young master, you want to go to the Governor's Mansion?"
Old Ma opened his eyes wide, "Young master, it's better not to go. There are still many guards there. Anyone who goes there will be questioned."
After saying that, he looked at Zhou Fu worriedly, afraid that he would go there to watch the show.
It was better not to watch such a show like the Governor's Mansion being set on fire.
Zhou Fu nodded, "Hmm, don't worry, I won't go. I'll leave first."
…
As soon as he stepped out of the door, a servant ran over.
"Young master, young master Lu of the Lu family is here."
"Who?"
"Zhen Bao Pavilion's Lu family, young master Lu Tong."
"Where is he?"
"He's waiting for you in your courtyard."
"Hmm, got it."
When Zhou Fugang returned to his courtyard, Lu Tong walked over with a beaming face.
"Hahahaha, I came uninvited. Please forgive me."
"Brother Lu is too polite."
"Please."
The two went to the living room and sat down. The smile on Lu Tong's face disappeared.
"Brother Zhou, there's something I'd like to tell you."
Zhou Fu waved the servant away and asked curiously, "Brother Lu, what's the matter?"
"Brother Zhou, someone came to my house last night." Lu Tong stared at Zhou Fu with a 'this is big' written all over his face.
However, this sentence confused Zhou Fu. What does it have to do with me if someone came to your house?
Seeing that Zhou Fu didn't respond, Lu Tong repeated, "Brother Zhou, someone came to my house last night!" Towards the end, his voice got lower and lower, and his tone got heavier and heavier.
"Someone came!" He was afraid that Zhou Fu didn't understand.
For a moment, Zhou Fu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Brother Lu, why did someone come to your house?"
This time, Lu Tong was anxious.
"Oh my Brother Lu!"
Lu Tong hurriedly gestured. It was unknown if he didn't dare to say it or if there was a problem with his expression, but Zhou Fu understood that he was lonely.
"Brother Lu, Brother Lu, don't be anxious. There are only the two of us in this room. Let's talk things over."
Lu Tong sighed. He felt that Zhou Fu's intelligence couldn't keep up with his expression.
"Brother Lu, you should know that something happened in the City Lord Manor last night, right?"
Zhou Fu rolled his eyes. If one wasn't blind and deaf, they would definitely know.
"Not only the City Lord Manor, something happened in my house as well."
Zhou Fu's heart stirred. "Oh?"
Lu Tong moved closer to Zhou Fu and pressed his arm on the coffee table. He lowered his body and said in a soft voice, "Last night, a group of black-robed men rushed into my house and headed straight for the treasure vault."
"In the end, the guards and consecrators of my house all joined in. Many people died before the black-robed men were forced to retreat."
"Also, I feel that these people came for the [Bright King Diagram]."
"What!" Zhou Fu's eyes widened.
Lu Tong straightened his body and nodded at Zhou Fu. "I came this time to inform the Zhou Clan to be more vigilant at night."
"That day, only the three of us went to Guiyun Temple. Huang Jia's family was wiped out and my house was invaded by black-robed men. The next one is probably the Zhou Clan."
Zhou Fu took a deep breath and cupped his hands. "Thank you for your reminder, Brother Lu. The Zhou Clan will definitely thank you."
"Don't mention it. Brother Zhou is treating me like an outsider."
Lu Tong waved his hand. "Brother Zhou also saved me before. Let's not talk about these polite words. Now that I've delivered the message, I'll go back first."
Zhou Fu stood up and cupped his hands. "Take care, Brother Lu."
After Lu Tong left, Zhou Fu went to find Zhou Dacai and told him what happened just now.
Zhou Dacai was silent for a long time before he said, "I'll make arrangements in the manor.
You go and rest first. I'll send you to Ning An City the day after tomorrow. "