At the outset, when leaving Tiandu for Yan State, Gu Chen took thirty-five Metropolitan Procurators with him. Now, upon return, except for Song Yu and a limited two or three others who were still alive, the rest had forever remained in Yan State.
It was not only their complete bodies that could not be found; even their ashes were untraceable. All he could bring back were some of their clothing, planning to erect a tomb of clothing and hats for them upon their return.
Of the two hundred thousand troops that accompanied the Duke of the Liang State to Yan State, the ones who survived had mostly stayed behind, as there was much to restore there, and a great shortage of hands.
Therefore, the group returning, excluding the warriors from Yao Platform Sect, consisted only of Gu Chen, Chen Yu, Song Yu, and a handful of others from Da Xia.