"What do you mean by that?"
Jiang Xiaobai's brows knitted tightly as he fixed his gaze on Helian Zhaoyue. "My eldest and second brothers... could they still be alive?"
According to his memories, three years ago, Jiang Yunce and Jiang Linquan had led their troops deep into the Northern Frontier, only to fall into Northern Yu's trap, ultimately... resulting in their entire army being wiped out.
When the news reached Capital City, everyone had believed the two had died in battle.
But there was one thing: neither of their bodies had ever been found.
Now that Helian Zhaoyue had suddenly said this, could it be... that the two really were still alive?
Yet the moment the thought crossed his mind, Jiang Xiaobai felt it was unlikely.
Indeed, both Jiang Yunce and Jiang Linquan had been generals of undeniable talent.
They had commanded troops in the Northern Frontier for years, and countless people from Northern Yu had died at their hands.
If Northern Yu had captured them alive, there was no way they would have kept it hidden.
Even if they did not kill them, they could have used them to threaten the Northern Guardian Marquis's Estate and shake the morale of Great Hua's army.
Yet in three years, Northern Yu had never made any such move.
But that raised another question. If the two had died in battle, then... what had Helian Zhaoyue meant just now?
While Jiang Xiaobai sat frowning deeply, Xiao Jinfeng's expression changed beside him as well, and he turned to Helian Zhaoyue in disbelief.
Naturally, he knew of those two young masters from the Northern Guardian Marquis's Estate.
Three years ago, the news of the defeat in the Northern Frontier had caused quite a stir when it reached Capital City.
Could there be more to the