Just the location itself wouldn't have caught Ma Wu's attention, but the key to his interest was that this novel mentioned Blue Poplar Village.
Ma Wu read the novel. Although it didn't mention him and Chu Er by name, it was clearly their story.
He looked through old newspapers and discovered that as news about Chu Er increased, the novel's popularity soared.
Today, the news of Chu Er's acquisition of the Hundred Joy Gate dominated the front page, and this novel also climbed to the top headline of the features section.
Ma Wu had to face reality: to outsiders, his relationship with Chu Er was no longer simple.
Would Chu Er stirring up this hornet's nest drag him into it?
As expected, it did.
That evening, Ma Wu had someone buy an evening paper. He was shocked to see a headline on the second page: "Ma Junyang Might Come Out of Retirement to Carry the Hundred Joy Gate's Banner for the Chu Family."
