When the girl fled frantically toward the outside, the family head approached Ash and asked with a worried expression. "Ash, why did you let her go?"
"Don't worry, it's to cut the weeds and burn the roots, since I know her very well and that she would definitely do everything she could to take revenge and get her hand back so that she could continue to become stronger." Ash got up from the main seat and waved his hand nonchalantly, as he knew that bitch's personality.
That bitch's personality was really the worst.
Even when her father was killed, she wasn't as unwilling as when her arm got cut off because she was really that selfish to the point that she would rather lose her family than her future.
This was the main reason why Ash let her go, because he understood his ex-fiancée really well.
Naturally, the main reason why Ash was adamant about breaking through to the Gold Rank was so that his ex-fiancée wouldn't annul the marriage, as his pride wouldn't allow him to be humiliated like this by such a bitch.
According to the previous Ash's original plan, if he were able to break through to Gold Rank, he would be the one who would annul the marriage instead, since he honestly had been fed up enough with that bitch.
Ash then shook his head, realizing that he had just wasted his time thinking something useless because that bitch would be dead sooner or later anyway, and for such an extra character, he wouldn't think too much of it anymore, as he had another important matter he needed to resolve at the moment.
"Uncle Liam, I'm sorry about my impulsive action regarding the third uncle before." Ash cupped his fist and bowed slightly to the middle-aged man, then explained. "But I can guarantee you that he was colluding with that bitch from his reaction alone, plus he was the one who gave the breakthrough pill to me."
"Ash, you don't need to be so polite like this to me." Uncle Liam chuckled as he patted Ash's shoulder.
"I'm also sorry for the mess I've caused that resulted in your previous injury." Ash smiled bitterly, thinking that at least he was fortunate enough to have someone who cared about him in this world.
Ash guessed that the reason why Uncle Liam got injured should've been because he stood up for Ash, knowing that Ash didn't want to be humiliated like this and wanted to settle things in his own way after breaking through to the Gold Rank.
"It's okay, your mother entrusted you to me before she died. So, your problem is also the same as my problem." Uncle Liam shook his head slightly with a smile, then continued. "That's why you don't need to think too much about it."
"Besides, who is he? Is he one of your mom's subordinates?" Uncle Liam looked at Aetherion, who leaned against the main door nonchalantly with arms crossed while looking at the sky as if he didn't care about anything at all.
"In a nutshell, a mysterious old man discovered my peerless hidden talent and decided to take me in as a disciple. After that, he gave me a bodyguard so that I could at least be safe for now." Ash replied casually as if it was nothing.
Aeth rolled his eyes and ignored him, as he couldn't be bothered to rebuke it.
"Ohh? That's really good to hear." Uncle Liam looked at Ash cheerfully, then asked with a hopeful expression. "What's your plan now?"
Uncle Liam asked enthusiastically, as he knew about Ash's real identity and hoped that Ash could help his ancestor's wish to come true.
This was also the first reason why he helped Ash and his mother to hide their identity before, because Ash's mother promised to help this small branch family to come back to the main continent and restore its past glory.
Long story short, the ancestor of this small Vohn family branch made a mistake in the past and was banished to this Mossvale Continent, and because of some incidents in the past, the strength of this branch had become so weak that they didn't even dare to claim to be in the same family lineage as the Vohn family in the main continent.
"My plan? It's actually simple. I'm going to become stronger as soon as possible and participate in the battle for the throne." Ash chuckled in response.
Even though Ash said that, it was more like he wanted to take revenge for the previous 'Ash', thinking that this was the best he could do for him since he could feel resentment whenever he thought about it.
The previous Ash's resentment was more like he was extremely angry toward someone who had plotted against him even after he had chosen to avoid the dynasty's power struggle and exiled himself to this continent.
When Uncle Liam heard it, he was instantly overjoyed at the thought of granting his ancestor's lifelong wish.
"Really?" Uncle Liam placed his hands on Ash's shoulders enthusiastically.
"Of course, but let's talk about the details later after taking care of our current situation." Ash nodded his head, then spoke with a serious expression. "First, call everyone outside to go back and wait. Second, I'll handle the rest when the time comes."
A few minutes later…
Uncle Liam left the main hall with the other higher-ups from the Vohn family after he talked a little bit more with Ash.
'Open the 1x guaranteed best reward from the Lottery Chance and 1x Draw Chance!' Ash immediately ordered the system in his heart when there were only him and Aetherion left in the main hall.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Voidwalker Dragon Bloodline]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining Aetherion's Physique, Eternal Void Chronobody]
The moment Ash obtained his rewards, Aetherion tilted his head and looked at Ash, widening his eyes in surprise.