The news that Xiao Fengchun and Fu Wanqing were still alive spread like wildfire through Shu Prefecture City.
Some doubted it, some were astonished, and plenty were delighted.
Yet amid the clamor, in certain corners, someone was quietly spreading another piece of news.
Xiao Fengchun and Fu Wanqing had survived because they had surrendered to the Barbarian Tribe five years ago, trading tens of thousands of Dingyuan Army soldiers' lives for their own miserable survival.
"Utter nonsense!"
"Marquis Xiao is the most upright of men. How could he betray the Dingyuan Army to save himself?"
"Then how do you explain the couple surviving?"
"Who saw them? Who saw Marquis Xiao and his wife return to Shuzhou alive?"
"Absurd!"
"You dare wantonly disgrace Marquis Xiao on nothing but wind-chasing, shadow-catching rumors from the Barbarian Tribe? Utterly absurd!"
"Well said. There's been no movement from the Xiao Family yet. Until Marquis Xiao and his wife show themselves, let's wait and see."
Everyone argued, but before Xiao Fengchun and Fu Wanqing appeared, no one could convince anyone else.
Moreover, many households in Shuzhou City were Dingyuan Army families, with veterans or new recruits among them. They deeply respected Xiao Fengchun and would not tolerate outsiders speaking disrespectfully of him.
Amid the noisy arguments, the discussion abruptly shifted-"Dragon Tiger" Chen Yu!
"You're all too busy guessing whether Marquis Xiao is still alive. Don't forget that the news from the Barbarian Tribe said a Heavenly Pride of our Central Plains ventured deep into the Black Bear Tribe."
"That 'Dragon Tiger' Chen Yu-if he really went to the Barbarian Tribe, could it also be true that he rescued Marquis Xiao and his wife and brought them back?"
"Judging from that, it certainly is possible."
"But the Barbarian Tribe is powerful. Even if 'Dragon Tiger' has peerless