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Time flows gently.
In the blink of an eye, another forty years of winter and summer have passed.
Aaron had long faked his death to escape; he is now hiding on Little South Mountain, where he carved a concealed Cave Mansion for cultivation and occasionally observes the situation in Yu Kang Town.
During these forty years, the outside world has indeed undergone groundbreaking transformations.
Twenty years ago, the government collapsed, armies rose in rebellion, and there was even a force that besieged Yuanjia City! Many rebel forces and bandits raided Yu Kang Town time and again, leaving nothing but lamentation and white bones everywhere.
Whether it was the Fang Family or the Li Family, many died amidst these incessant military upheavals.
Aaron just quietly watched, taking no action to help.
Now, with the passage of years and unknowable generations, his feelings of closeness to these two families had dwindled more and more.
