Many were already suspicious that Wei Wenzhong wanted to use the hands of Beihuan to eliminate Yun Zheng; if he had refused Xiao Wanchou’s proposal as well, wouldn't that have made people even more suspicious?
As for those nine thousand men, Wei Wenzhong had only taken Yuan Lie with him. However, the defense of Riefeng Canyon had naturally fallen into the hands of Yun Zheng.
On the very day Wei Wenzhong and his men departed, Xiao Wanchou also bid farewell to Yun Zheng. He had been bustling about in Shuobei for quite some time, and now that the crisis in Shuobei had been resolved, it was time for him to return to the Imperial City to report back to Emperor Wen.
Chapter 131