As his father recounted the story, Ye Kang finally learned the whole story.

Although the Ye family is not a large family, they have been brewing wine for generations and have accumulated some savings.

Meanwhile, the eldest brother, Ye Ping, surpassed his father in brewing skills, and his business also flourished.

But with fame comes trouble.

When business is good, people will be jealous.

The neighboring Lijiapu Winery felt that Ye Ping had stolen their business, so they sent a group of thugs to cause trouble for Yejiapu every day.

Ye Ping tried to reason with them, but was beaten up by the group of thugs instead.

Ye Long's face was filled with anger as he spoke.

"These guys not only beat people up, but also smashed up our shop, and even threatened to cause trouble for anyone who dares to buy our wine. They're completely lawless!"

Ye Long clenched his fists, feeling extremely frustrated.

Ye Kang found it strange.

"Father, isn't Uncle Meng in the city patrol? Didn't you go to him to complain?"

Ye Long shook his head helplessly.

"What's the use of Old Meng being in the city patrol? The thugs were the ones who beat people up, but the one who gave the orders was Li Jiapu. They have connections in the court and don't care about your Uncle Meng at all."

"understood."

It turns out that their own connections weren't strong enough, and the other party clearly knew that the Ye family had no background, so they could only swallow this bitter pill in silence.

Just then, someone else came to the door.

"Old Ye, how is Ping'er?"

Ye Kang turned his head to look.

The person who came was Madam Liu from Wuwei Gate, followed by two maids.

The Liu family was a truly impoverished aristocratic clan. Although no one in the family had entered officialdom, their foundation remained, they owned a large estate, and had extensive connections.

Ye Long and his wife immediately wiped away their tears and went to greet him.

"Madam Liu, Ping'er is fine. I'm so grateful for your personal visit."

Mrs. Liu gave an awkward smile.

"I know about Ping'er's situation. You all knew the Li family was trouble, so you should have let them have it long ago. Now look what's happened. How are we going to do business like this in the future?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Kang strode forward.

"What are you saying, Madam Liu? If trouble comes knocking, do you think we can just hide from it?"

Ye Kang's retort made Madam Liu so angry that her mouth twisted in disbelief.

"Ye Kang, is it? It's been years since we last met, and you've lost all your manners. How can you speak to your elders like that? With such poor upbringing, it's no wonder Ye Ping is in this predicament."

Madam Liu stood with her hands on her hips, her face growing increasingly grim.

Ye Kang didn't waste words with her.

"I wonder what brings Madam Liu here."

Madam Liu rolled her eyes and casually pulled a piece of paper from her sleeve.

"This is the marriage certificate between my daughter Cuicui and Ye Ping. I've made my decision: I'm announcing the engagement!"

"what!"

Ye Long and Madam Ye both cried out in surprise.

It turns out that Ye Ping was already engaged to Cuicui, the second daughter of the Liu family.

With the wedding day fast approaching, the Liu family suddenly changed their minds.

Mrs. Ye walked over anxiously.

"Mother-in-law, please don't be impulsive. Why would you want to call off the engagement for no reason?"

Madam Liu snorted coldly.

“We’ve known each other for so many years, so I’m not afraid to be frank. Your Ping’er is not good enough for the Liu family, whether in terms of looks or talent. I’ve wanted to break off the engagement for a long time. It just so happens that the other day, the young master of the Li family came to propose marriage, and Cuicui is in love with him. I can only ask Ye Ping to accept this.”

After speaking, Madam Liu pretended to tidy her appearance.

Madam Ye's face turned pale, and she opened her mouth with an extremely bitter expression, but she didn't know what to say.

Ye Long roared angrily.

"Outrageous! Your family accepted two hundred taels of silver as a gift from me! How can you go back on your word!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Liu curled her lip in disdain.

"Oh, oh, oh, look at what you're saying. Haven't your family borrowed enough from the Liu family over the years? To be honest, that little bit of silver isn't even enough to pay us back. I'm already being lenient by not asking you for it. You still want your silver back? Dream on."

Madam Liu raised her head and spoke arrogantly, then casually tore the marriage contract to shreds and threw it aside.

"Alright, I've said my piece. We don't need to have anything to do with each other anymore. Here's a piece of advice for you: take care of yourselves."

After saying this, Madam Liu left with her maid.

Ye Long was furious and wanted to chase after him to yell at him.

Ye Kang grabbed his father's arm.

"Forget it, Dad, there's no point in talking to this kind of person."

Ye Long sighed helplessly.

"The business is gone, Ping'er's marriage is off, how is he going to survive? It's all my fault for being useless..."

Ye Kang patted his father on the back.

"I don't blame you. That's just how the world is. You all take good care of your elder brother, and I'll handle the rest."

Madam Ye immediately came over and grabbed Ye Kang's hand.

"Kang'er, you mustn't act impulsively! If it really comes down to it, we'll go back to your maternal grandfather's house in Jiangnan..."

"Don't worry, Mother, I know what I'm doing. But you two, don't worry yourself sick."

Ye Kang comforted his parents.

He then returned to his room, changed out of his official robes, and put on a white, fitted outfit.

Only when no one was around did his eyes reveal a terrifying rage.

The Vajra's wrath even operated automatically under the influence of this rage, with a faint aura of Vajra's wrath emanating from behind.

Ye Kang hadn't expected this.

He only went home once, and this happened to him.

Doing business and engaging in commercial warfare are perfectly acceptable.

But they actually resorted to such despicable means to bully and dominate the market.

"Li family, Li family, you brought this on yourselves."

Ye Kang didn't want to tolerate it, nor did he need to.

night.

The moon is bright and clear.

Taking advantage of his parents' inattention, Ye Kang used the Flying Swallow Soaring Cloud technique, taking a few steps and moving like a ghost through several streets and alleys.

At the Ye family's wine shop.

Ye Long has closed the shop, but there are still a dozen or so slovenly thugs loitering at the entrance.

They were bare-chested, their faces fierce, as if they wanted to curse even the passing dogs.

It was because of their actions that the neighbors dared not buy wine from Ye's Wine Shop.

Ye Kang naturally wouldn't be polite to this group of scum.

He wore a black veil, concealing his presence, and with a graceful leap, he arrived above the group of people in an instant.

Bang bang bang!

A figure appeared in the moonlight, and with a single kick, sent four thugs crashing into the wall.

"who!"

The gang leader had just shouted something and hadn't even reacted yet.

A huge fist had already smashed into the bridge of his nose.

Click!

The gang leader's entire face was sunken in, and half of his facial bones were broken.

This was already Ye Kang holding back.

If he were to unleash his full power, a strike from a top-tier expert could potentially blast his head into a bloody mist.

Ye Kang continued his attack, and in less than three breaths...

All of the dozen or so thugs fell to the ground.

Ye Kang had no intention of settling things with just one punch.

If you beat up your own older brother, you have to pay the price.

He stepped forward, grabbed one of the thugs' arms, and twisted it gently.

Click, click, click!

His arm shattered instantly.

Screams echoed throughout the street.

He continued forward, one after another, breaking legs or arms.

The thugs were terrified and begged for mercy frantically.

"Hero, spare us! We were wrong!"

"Great hero! I have an eighty-year-old mother at home, I can't afford to lose my arms and legs!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Kang curled his lips in disdain beneath his veil.

What does this have to do with me?

With a thud, the man's calf shattered completely.

Upon seeing this, the remaining people immediately roared.

"Killing! Killing!"

"Hero! Don't hit me! It was Li Jingming who ordered us to do it... We were just doing it for money!"

One of the thugs reacted quickly and immediately revealed the mastermind behind it all.

Ye Kang liked this kind of smart person and decided to let him off the hook.

I only crushed three of his fingers; that was too lenient on him.

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