Later, people from the Eastern Ocean thought he had died, while Li Zhou was severely injured at the time. He drifted along the river and was fortunately saved by a boatman's daughter without dying.
After Li Zhou's injuries healed, he returned to kill his friend who had betrayed him and also beat the Eastern Ocean's commander to death. To avoid being hunted by the Eastern Ocean people, he changed his name and went into hiding in the southern seas. It wasn't until after the war against Japan ended that Li Zhou returned to Hua Country, and at the age of sixty-nine, he took Zhang Tongji as his last disciple.
"Fellow martial artists and heroic figures, thank you for coming today to witness my, Zhang Tongji's, retirement ceremony from the Jianghu," he said. "As the saying goes, 'The Jianghu always brings forth new talent, each dominating for decades.' It is now the era of the young, and it is time for an old bone like myself to rest."
