According to what the old immortals in the taverns said,
Senior Brother Wu Tong's Dao companion was Third Miss of the Iron Clan. Though she was a daughter of the Iron Clan, she was not born of the clan head's principal wife, but was merely the daughter of a concubine.
It was said that years ago, the girl had nearly been married off by the Iron Clan's matriarch and sent to serve as a concubine to the son of another Golden Core immortal family in the city. Her situation had been rather precarious.
Yet who could have guessed that in less than thirty years, this once pitiful girl would not only succeed in Foundation Establishment and take her fate into her own hands, but also gain control of a considerable portion of the Iron Clan's business? She had even helped her Dao companion, a foreigner, rise to become a Foundation Establishment immortal.
At a tavern table, an old immortal with a red nose from drinking clicked his tongue in admiration. "Such an extraordinary woman! Protector Wu really is a lucky man!"
Someone nearby heard him, slapped the table, and chimed in, "You can say that again! I hear Third Miss of the Iron Clan is quite valiant and spirited. Even after marrying, she's still highly favored by the sons of certain Golden Core immortal families in the city.
"But even though she comes from a great clan and her Dao companion is just an outsider, Third Miss of the Iron Clan remains very proper. She never gives those spoiled young masters the time of day."
Someone in the tavern muttered, "I wonder what that Wu fellow has going for him besides his height, to have landed such a Dao companion. Could it be—"
Listening from nearby, Fang Shu could clearly