"Who's that riding Tall Horse? His armor looks so imposing. Where's that general from?"
"Whoa-! Isn't that the commandery governor? Why is he leading the horse?"
"Let me see what the banners say. Duke Wen, Grand Commandant, General of Agile Cavalry, Lü Bu, Fengxian... he, he's Lü Bu!"
"What? Lü Bu?!"
"The Lü Bu who killed Dong Zhuo and captured the Pretender Emperor Yuan Shu? What's he doing here in our Jiuyuan County?"
"Are you stupid? He's from our Jiuyuan County!"
"Red Hare among horses, Lü Bu among men-that Lü Bu. I'd long heard he was from our Jiuyuan County, and today I've actually seen him in the flesh!"
"Lü Fengxian! Lü Fengxian has come back! I even used to drink with him!"
"Heavens, the Grand Commandant! That's one of the Three Excellencies!"
"To think our Jiuyuan County produced such a great figure!"
"When he was killing the Xiongnu back then, I knew he'd rise above the crowd someday!"
"What a shame I didn't marry my daughter to him back then. I'm sick with regret!"
"Are all these soldiers under Duke Wen's command? How imposing!"
"This is how a true man should be!"
The common people soon recognized Lü Bu and crowded around to watch, every one of them utterly astonished, their cries of amazement unceasing.
The commandery governor led his horse, and armored soldiers cleared the way.
What magnificent grandeur!
Mounted on Red Hare, Lü Bu felt the gazes of his fellow townsfolk coming from every direction and listened to their exclamations, feeling utterly exhilarated!
Success and fame, a homecoming in silken robes!
He had never experienced anything like it. It felt better than any of his previous displays of prowess before others. The praise of his hometown folk was simply something he could not get enough of!