“Pfft!”
Liang Wenyue’s throat was crushed by Ye Qiu, blood spurting out.
But he didn’t die immediately.
When Ye Qiu let go, Liang Wenyue collapsed, clutching his throat, staring at Ye Qiu, struggling briefly before breathing his last.
Even in death, Liang Wenyue couldn’t believe he’d die by Ye Qiu’s hand.
Ye Dabao was stunned by the scene.
He hadn’t expected Ye Qiu to actually kill Liang Wenyue.
This was the heir of the Liang family from the capital, just gone?
It took Ye Dabao a moment to snap out of it.
Then, he pointed at Ye Qiu, cursing furiously:
“You bastard, if you want to die, don’t drag our Ye family down. If the Liang family learns your identity, they’ll fight us to the death.”
But Ye Qiu said calmly, “A mere Liang family, what’s to fear?”
“I never show mercy to enemies.”
“Anyone who crosses me never ends well.”
Ye Qiu genuinely didn’t care about the Liang family. No matter how powerful they were, could they compare to the Forbidden City?
He wasn’t afraid of the Forbidden City, so why fear the Liang family?
But to Ye Dabao, Ye Qiu’s words sounded like empty boasts.
“A mere Liang family? Hmph, do you know how vast their influence is? They rank in the top ten among the capital’s elite families.”
“You’re just the boss of an underground force. What gives you the right to challenge a top-tier family?”
“By doing this, you’ll only drag the Ye family down… I get it now.”
Ye Dabao suddenly shrieked.
“What do you get?” Ye Qiu asked, puzzled.
Ye Dabao glared at Ye Qiu with hatred, “You killed Brother Liang to pull our Ye family into the mess.”
“You hate Grandfather, my father, and Third Uncle. You resent them for not helping Ye Wushuang during that storm over twenty years ago.”
“So, you’re out for revenge.”
“Killing Brother Liang is your first step. The second is to expose your own identity, making the Ye family a target for all.”
“Do you know what that will lead to?”
“It’ll mean the Ye family could be completely destroyed.”
“Ye Qiu, Ye Qiu, you’re so vicious, not even sparing your own kin. Are you even human?”
Ye Dabao roared the last sentence.
It wasn’t just about venting his anger; it was fear.
If things unfolded as he suspected, the Ye family might truly be doomed.
And if the Ye family fell, he’d lose everything.
Ye Dabao had seen in dramas how young masters of fallen families either died miserably or lived worse than dogs.
The thought terrified him.
Ye Dabao shouted, “Ye Qiu, I’m telling you, you won’t drag the Ye family down.”
“When I return to the capital, I’ll tell Grandfather everything that happened here, let him see your sinister face.”
“And don’t ever dream of returning to the Ye family, you’re not worthy!”
Ye Qiu’s face flashed with killing intent, “Ye Dabao, what did you just say?”
“You’re going back to the capital?”
“You ordered Huang Ran to kidnap Lin Jingzhi to kill me. Do you think I’ll let you return to the capital?”
Ye Dabao realised Ye Qiu had settled with Liang Wenyue but hadn’t dealt with him yet.
“What do you want?” Ye Dabao looked at Ye Qiu uneasily.
“Ye Dabao, do you think I dare kill you?” Ye Qiu’s eyes suddenly sharpened like blades.
Instantly, Ye Dabao felt a chill, as if plunged into an icy abyss.
“Ye Qiu, I’m warning you, don’t do anything reckless. If you harm a hair on my head, Grandfather and my father won’t let you off…”
Smack!
Ye Qiu slapped Ye Dabao’s face, saying coldly, “Forget whether Grandfather would save you, even if he would, it’d be too late.”
“They’re in the capital. By the time they reach Jiangzhou, you’d be a corpse.”
“And I can make you vanish from this world completely. Even if they suspect me, they won’t find any evidence.”
“Just like Liang Wenyue.”
Ye Qiu pulled a small porcelain bottle from his pocket, opened it, and sprinkled some powder on Liang Wenyue’s body.
Soon.
A sizzling sound came, white smoke rose from Liang Wenyue’s corpse, and a foul stench filled the air.
In less than five minutes.
Liang Wenyue’s body dissolved into a puddle of liquid, no bones or even a hair left.
Destroyed without a trace!
Ye Dabao trembled violently.
He was terrified Ye Qiu would do the same to him.
If he turned into a puddle, not even Grandfather, his father, or the world’s top forensics experts could find evidence.
Ye Qiu’s methods were too horrifying.
A devil!
Ye Dabao’s regret was overwhelming. Had he known, no amount of courage would’ve brought him to Jiangzhou.
“Y-Ye Qiu…”
Ye Dabao lost all his earlier bravado, stuttering.
Ye Qiu sat on the sofa, poured a glass of red wine, took a sip, and asked, “Ye Dabao, do you want to die or live?”
“I want to live—”
Bang!
Before Ye Dabao could finish, a wine glass smashed into his forehead.
Blood trickled down his brow.
“If you don’t want to die, why do you keep doing things that court death?”
Ye Qiu cursed, “Ye Dabao, you’re such an idiot!”
This time, Ye Dabao didn’t get angry at being called an idiot, or rather, he didn’t dare.
He was completely cowed.
“Come here~” Ye Qiu beckoned with his finger.
Ye Dabao shuffled forward two steps, standing before Ye Qiu, head bowed, body hunched, like a scolded schoolboy.
“You want to live, right? Fine, I’ll give you one chance.”
“Next, I ask, you answer.”
“If you lie once, I’ll send you to the afterlife.”
Ye Qiu asked, “How did you learn my background?”
Ye Dabao answered, “I overheard Grandfather and my father talking in the study.”
Ye Qiu asked again, “Who told you to kill me? Was it Grandfather or your father?”
Ye Dabao shook his head, “Neither, it was my idea.”
“You think I’ll believe that?” Ye Qiu’s dark eyes gleamed with a terrifying light.
“It really was my idea,” Ye Dabao said urgently. “Grandfather told my father to help you at all costs if you needed it. My father was ready to give you all his money. I was afraid I’d end up with nothing, so I…”
“Fool,” Ye Qiu berated Ye Dabao, “I’m the master of Dragon Gate, controlling billions in assets.”
“Sister Lin’s company is worth billions too, and it’ll only grow.”
“Plus, I’m the first medical sage in Chinese medicine in three hundred years. If I wanted money, countless people would offer it. You think I’d care about the Ye family’s money?”
Ye Dabao was stunned.
Right, why didn’t I think of that?
