"Go on, all of you, get as far away as you can... It'll be better for you and for me."
Watching the several fast horses vanish beyond the little town, Aaron brushed off his sleeves after accomplishing his goal, hiding his merit and fame deep away, and returned to Half-Leisure Hall.
This turn of events had also been something he deliberately set in motion.
Who cared whether Li Xiao was some Child of Calamity and Fortune? If Aaron did not want him to stay, then he would force him to leave!
Once the other party had gone, little Yu Kang Town quieted down as well, and he could live freely and at ease for quite some time again.
For the next stretch of days, the town was thrown into utter chaos.
Although Zhang Chengxiang kept his word and released Zhao Jianchen, that young nobleman had suffered such unparalleled humiliation that he swore revenge. In fact, he even vented his anger elsewhere and set Li Family Inn ablaze!
Fortunately, Li Xiao had taken his aunt, wife, and son with him. Otherwise, it was truly hard to say what would have become of them.
After all, in ancient times, a criminal's family being implicated was the norm.
Li Xiao might have been muddle-headed, but Zhang Chengxiang was an old hand in the martial world. How could he have made such a mistake as leaving Li Xiao's family behind to suffer Zhao Jianchen's revenge in his furious rage?
Naturally, he had Li Xiao take all his relatives away, cutting the matter off once and for all.
Fortunately, Young Master Zhao also knew that Li Xiao and the others likely would not dare return for the rest of their lives.
Thus, after burning Li Family Inn down, he could only leave in a huff,