Three days passed, and the Liu Family swiftly withdrew from Baihe County.
"I owe you a great deal for this, Cousin Cheng Li. If not for the main family's intervention, I fear my Baihe Cheng Family would have had its lineage severed," Cheng Xun said with self-deprecation, finally understanding the vast gap between his branch family and the main one.
Cheng Li was a young man, slightly older than Cheng Xun. However, at his young age, he was not only already a Spirit Master but also possessed a Child's Title. It was said he aimed to advance further this year by taking the examination to become a Scholar.
"We are of the same roots; how could I stand by and watch an outsider bully you?" Cheng Li's words were pleasant, but if Cheng Xun hadn't produced the *Bright Heart Treasure Mirror: Exhortation to Study*, which the main family desired, Cheng Li wouldn't have been so willing to come.
