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The final goodbye was rather bittersweet for all parties involved. There were many that weren't on board with the idea of Xu Jiaqi returning, to the point where they asked the lord to reconsider this poor decision, saying that losing Xu Jiaqi would be terrible for them.

To this, He Yiyuan took care of all the opposition by berating them instead, scolding how they became dependent on a foreigner that wasn't bound to them in the  first place. Embarrassed, the fire of those who wanted Xu Jiaqi to stay slowly died down after she left the Kingdom for good.

He Yiyuan assured Xu Jiaqi that there would be no complications surfacing from the concerned parts, and the latter trusted his words since she knew how serious he could be.

'Honestly, I'm glad that He Yiyuan is He Yiyuan. If he had a different set of personality.. Who knows where I'll be right now?' Xu Jiaqi commented. 

[Host, if he was any different, would you even tolerate him?]