Diffusion

The matter of the hundred taels of silver was dropped.

After witnessing the power of books, Xiang Kun had already listed Chen Luo as someone not to be provoked. Other than giving his son a beating, he acted as though nothing had happened. He neither paid Chen Luo a visit nor tried to recover the hundred taels of silver.

To squeeze out Liu Gang and become the confidant of the Prefect of Nan County, Xiang Kun was naturally no fool.

He knew whom he could provoke and whom he could not.

Only Xiang Tao remained unwilling to accept it. He felt that his investment had been halted by his dad just as it was getting started, causing his plan to become a Warlord of Troubled Times to die in the womb.

The days continued peacefully.

Half a month later, the Xiang father and son, having collected the military provisions, left Anning County. The small city, which had never drawn much attention to begin with, became even more forgotten after their departure.

Other than teaching the two children, Chen Luo rarely went out.

Time flowed on, and in the blink of an eye, ten years passed.

Hong Ying and Wang Xiaohu had both grown up. Hong Ying had blossomed into a graceful young maiden, while Wang Xiaohu had grown into a strapping young man. Though he had not yet reached the proper age, his build was more than sufficient. Having grown up under Chen Luo's care, it was impossible for him to have learned nothing.

Whenever Chen Luo rested, he would instruct the siblings in some martial arts. These were the martial arts Crippled Ma had imparted to him back when he was in the Yue Kingdom. This mortal boxing art had appeared once more in the hands of the siblings,