The affairs of some people are only heard in the gossip of the streets, because the streets, by their very nature, are not a place of decorum. Imagine a high minister in the imperial court speaking of 'street rumors'—wouldn't that be a grand joke?
But in any group, if one reaches the pinnacle, their influence will break out of their circle.
The Four Great Swordsmen—even the most 'obscure' among them, the swordsmith of Chu State—still championed his chosen prince, becoming a banner for his faction.
Li Liangshen is a given; he is, after all, the Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Army.
Baili Sword once escorted Master Zang thousands of miles to Yanjing to sever Great Yan's dragon vein, and later appeared outside the imperial capital.
