Youzhou, inside the Victory Army's command tent.
Long Yong, Regional Commander of the Victory Army, gazed at a Talisman Letter before him, his face cold and his eyes helpless.
After a long while, he let out a soft sigh.
"What must come will come."
He then raised his eyes and surveyed the generals he had summoned into the tent. "You should all have heard, yes?"
The generals exchanged glances before one of them spoke hoarsely.
"Does this concern the Overlord Martial King?"
"Indeed!"
Long Yong nodded slightly. "I received word that the former Great General Who Pacifies the North, commander of all military affairs in the Four Provinces of Bing, You, Ji, and Jue, Across Eternal Ages, the Blue-Eyed Military Governor Qin Muge-our former lord and supreme commander-has returned from the dead. She will soon return to Youzhou."
Some in the tent had still been out of the loop. At this news, a buzzing uproar erupted among them.
They were all astonished, and discussion broke out on every side.
Some rejoiced, some were shocked, some were expectant, and some were terrified.
"The supreme commander is alive? How is that possible?"
"It should be true, shouldn't it? I heard that Chu Zheng, heir to the Duke of Wei, was buried alongside the supreme commander. Now Chu Zheng has returned from the dead and become Limitless Saber Lord Chu Xisheng. Since the duke's heir is still alive, the supreme commander returning from the dead would hardly be strange."
"Is this true or not? Is Chu Xisheng really Chu Zheng?"
"Of course! Haven't both the Martial Secrets Almanac and the Heavenly Secret Martial Manual published it? In fact, there has long been speculation in both the army and the martial world about whether the supreme commander was truly dead."
"If so, Heaven has