Zhou Yuliang was Wang Tian'an's second senior brother. He had lived in the Miao Borderlands for years, making him more familiar with the area than anyone else.
Chen Yongchang was held up by Liu Mubai in the Capital and couldn't make it here. So, Wang Tian'an contacted his second senior brother, Zhou Yuliang, in the Miao Borderlands to have him come and kill Ye Qing.
When Zhou Yuliang arrived earlier, he happened to see Ye Qing being chased. In truth, he had been tailing Ye Qing all along, waiting for an opportunity to strike. However, when he saw Ye Qing interrogating the older sister of the Fire Sang girl, he immediately had bad intentions, planning to play the hero rescuing the beauty. One, he could kill Ye Qing, and two, he could claim the Fire Sang girl's sister for himself.