Half a month had passed since the cave carving incident. Ping An stood in front of the young master and reported the news he had gathered.
"The second son of the Qi family left Pu City five days ago. I heard that he went out for business training with an elder. Rumors said that he was hiding from a disaster. In fact, the magistrate had already concluded that it was an accident. No one was convicted in this incident, so there's no such thing as escaping.
The Qi family offered generous gifts to the families that died as an apology. This is a private matter and not an official matter, so it's not considered compensation.
I think the second son of the Qi family will probably stay outside for a long time. There's no hope of inheriting the family. If he goes out, it's probably because he's out of sight, out of mind. It's good for both the family and the people! "
Lou Xiaoyi nodded. This was within his expectations. Simply put, he could not face it. This was the real world, not the fighting and killing in biographies and novels where people died like dogs … Death was the most important thing. In this peaceful small town, even the sons of rich families could not bear such pressure.
"It's the same for Fatty Qian. He left even earlier. His specific destination is unknown … As for the others, Monkey is still recuperating. I heard from Doctor Jia that because he hasn't set his bones for a long time, he might become disabled and be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life … The youngest son of the Han family has internal injuries. He's already very lucky to be saved, but it's difficult for him to have children …"
Lou Xiaoyi sighed. He did not expect to pay such a heavy price for the end of a farce. It had fundamentally changed the lives of several families. Among the Seven Heroes, he was the luckiest. It was no wonder that his mother would take out his father's treasured items. Although she did not say anything, she must have been frightened by the tragedy. As long as she could keep Lou Xiaoyi tied down, there was nothing that she would not take out.
The medical skills of this world were at the level of a normal mortal world. Don't even think about reviving the dead with just a Daoist's elixir, reattaching a broken limb, or healing an internal injury with just a strand of magic power!
Perhaps a capable Qi cultivator could do it, but the prerequisite was that you had to find such a capable person first. Secondly, the capable person had to have cultivation in the area of elixir. Lastly, why would they help you?
Spiritual opportunity was rare. Who would be willing to waste their precious cultivation to treat a mortal? He was a cultivator, not a doctor!
This also made Lou Xiaoyi understand that in the initial stage of eating Qi, the so-called cultivators were not much different from ordinary people. If they fell from a high place, they would still die and be injured!
Due to the limitations of the Artifact Nurturing Technique, their own cultivation and strength would not be of much use in the treatment unless they could obtain other spiritual items.
Perhaps it was precisely because they were cultivators that two of them escaped after falling from a height of more than a hundred feet? If Chengdu was an ordinary person, it would be considered good if one or two of them could survive.
"Li San Lang has been staying at home all this time and hasn't come out. I don't know if he was frightened or grounded …"
Lou Xiaoyi sighed. "Old Madam must have taken a lot of money from her, right?"
Ping An lowered his head and replied, "Yes. Although my Lou Province is not considered rich among these few families, Old Madam's funeral was very generous. In addition, they also used their connections in the province to hire the best doctor for Monkey and the rest. As for the specifics, Aunt Caihuan is in charge. I can't say for sure."
Lou Xiaoyi thought of another matter. "Do you know what Aunt Caihuan has been busy with recently?"
Ping An shook his head. "I don't know! How would we dare to ask about our master's matters! "
Lou Xiaoyi scolded jokingly. "What a crafty fellow. Is there anything in Lou Province that you don't know? Are you bullying me because I'm young and ignorant?
Ping An, let me tell you. This matter concerns my happiness for the rest of my life. I can't be careless. Keep a close eye on her. Which family is she from? What's her personality like? What's her appearance like? Once you've found out, quickly report to me! "
Ping An stammered. Lou Xiaoyi was so angry that he wanted to kick him. Thinking about it, he felt helpless. It was difficult for these servants to report this secret.
"Alright, pack up. I'm going to the city to buy some things!"
Ping An was in a difficult position. "Young Master, this isn't good, right? It's not appropriate for you to go out now! "
Lou Xiaoyi glared at him. "I'm not going out of the city. I'm just going to walk around the streets. Can't I do that? Mother didn't restrict me, but you're so strict! "
Lou Xiaoyi wandered around the streets of Pu City. Although his reputation in Pu City had greatly improved compared to a few months ago, people only heard of him as the little husband of Lou Province. Very few people could match this reputation with his face.
The power of the brick at Xiao Ye Lake and the deaths in the cave carvings brought him a bad reputation. He was rapidly sliding into the abyss of being a hedonistic son.
He didn't care because he enjoyed this kind of reputation.
Double standards existed everywhere. People were used to using the standards of a saint to judge a saint, the standards of a madman to judge a madman, and the standards of a scoundrel to judge a scoundrel.
What label you put on yourself, people would set expectations for your words and actions based on that label.
A good student would be scolded by his teacher if he didn't understand an article. A bad student would be praised by his teacher if he handed in an article on time every year.
People who talked about benevolence, righteousness, and morality all day long would be criticized if they did something that didn't match their words and actions. To put it bluntly, it was natural for a hooligan to act like one. However, if you had thick eyebrows and big eyes, don't even talk about acting like a hooligan, even showing a bit of your hooligan temperament would be unacceptable.
This was the only benefit of being a loser in Lou Xiaoyi's previous life. At least, he lived a relaxed and happy life. After coming to this world, he naturally didn't want to let the reputation of Lou Province affect his own reputation. It was good to be a hedonistic son of a family, but it wouldn't pass his mother's test.
Lou Xiaoyi came to the door of a grocery store. He jumped off his horse and ordered, "Ping An, wait outside."
Ping An felt that his little husband was a little mysterious, but his responsibility was to not let his little husband out of his sight. The grocery store wasn't big, and he could see through it at a glance from outside, so he wasn't afraid of anything.
Serving a master required a discerning eye. He couldn't not listen to the old madame, but he also couldn't go against his little master. After all, his little master was his future. Whether he could eat until he was old or not depended more on his little master's nod in the future.
Lou Xiaoyi walked into the store with a smile. The shopkeeper was stunned when he saw him walk in. He looked a little familiar. After thinking for a while, he had a slight impression of him. After thinking for a while, he felt a headache coming on. When he bought those things, he was very clear about the use of those things. Coupled with the recent uproar in the Earth Cliff Cave, it went without saying who this young master in front of him was.
Lou Xiaoyi slowly walked in front of him. "You were the one who prepared those things for me when I went to the cave the last time!"
The shopkeeper was sweating profusely. Out of the eight young masters of the great clans in Pu City, two were dead and two were lying on the ground. This was a serious matter. The great clans couldn't blame each other, but if people found out that he was the one who prepared the tools for the adventure, how could he, a small merchant, withstand the anger of the great clans? With just a slight move of a finger, his small shop wouldn't be able to survive!
"Young Master Lou, I'm willing to return your goods. No, I'll return double!"
The shopkeeper's mind was very clear. He shouldn't be stingy with things that could be solved with money.
However, Lou Xiaoyi smiled and shook his head. "Who cares about that little bit of money? Besides, business is fair. When has my Lou Province ever forced people to buy and sell without paying?
What I want to say is that the things you prepared for me are a little inappropriate, right? If it weren't for you taking advantage of the situation, perhaps one of my companions would have survived! "
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