On Zhou Xiao way he came by villages and cities, until he didn't recognized the places. Slept in Inns and passed by forest.
Zhou Xiao would spent the day working one day at the at the inn to get some money that would need for staying up for another inn, buy new robes, and food for the trip.

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Zhou Xiao was finishing his shift of the morning helping the inn out which it has been his 7 inn he had stayed at.
Serving the cup of tea to inn guests.
His shift was about to end he started finishing cleaning the last table, and went head place of a desk and old woman.
" My turn is done here ma'am" Zhou Xiao said wiping the sweat off his face.
" Oh dear, thank young man for the help" the woman said
" no problem" he answered
The middle age women handed Zhou Xiao a paper note with the money he earned.
" Have a good day hope to see you some day young man" the woman said waving.
Zhou Xiao smiled and waved at her back. Getting his stuff from one of the his inn room. Then saw the lotus necklace. that he former Jiejie gave him before separating. His mind kept on what happen on that night.

His eyes gleam and his soft lips went towards a smile. He softly kissed it preventing himself from breaking.

' Jiejie I miss you, I hope your doing well'

Then after that thought he put the necklace back in a rag. Once he was done packing he got out of the inn and continued his Journey.

He spent comping near the mountain that was near, until he came across some bandits that hide away from city.

He took out his sword Sandu in hands and started fight with each everyone of them.
He Swinged his sword yet still weak of his energy without his golden core. He manged to take out a few of the bandits.

However, he got tired in which the bandit took the advantage of Zhou Xiao.

" You punk! You think you can fight us " one of the bandits said holding Zhou Xiao by his collar.

The bandit threw him to ground.
Zhou Xiao arms were bleeding along with some wounds on his stomach.
He try tried to stand back up field with his head hitting the ground.
His eyes were looking about with bandits and each kick his eyes started to get a bit blurry.

Suddenly one of the bandits unexpectedly, got hit by arrow on his back. With his mouth spitting out the blood with its skin with purple lines around his face and body.

So fast the body fell that ground.
Then more arrows came on the other bandits in did the same affect, however once some have notice they started running away, but arrows were still targeting them.

The sound of many footstep slowly came Zhou Xiao could only see one young men in black.
Then someone that stood out then the others. A Handsome man with bun tight all his hair a black cloak in his side his appearance seemed more serious and cold. Which Zhou Xiao find that intimidating.

The man he was looking at started to get blurrier as the man came towards him looking at his as he slowly passed out.