Ye Jiu had just finished speaking when suddenly, the person under her feet began to convulse.
A gush of fresh blood sprayed out, startling her so much that she quickly released her foot.
It was then that Ye Jiu realized that she must not have controlled her strength well when she kicked, which is why the person was kicked so severely.
Look, he’s even spitting blood!
At this moment, the youth Ye Jiu had pushed away hurriedly crawled over, ignoring the thief on the ground who was now too weak to resist, and crouched down to pry a Jade Pendant from the thief’s clenched fist.
Upon closely examining it in front of his eyes, the youth sighed in relief, "Thank goodness, thank goodness, the Jade Pendant is unharmed." Otherwise, he would certainly have been skinned alive upon his return.
"Cousin? What’s going on here?" just then, a cold voice, slightly surprised, came from beside them.
Ye Jiu looked up, then felt her teeth itch with hatred.
It really was a small world.
Liu Yunqing, another key culprit behind her elder brother’s ruined leg, had finally shown up.
However, it was clear that Liu Yunqing did not recognize Ye Jiu.
After all, it was merely an initial meeting, and over this past half-year, Ye Jiu had changed quite a bit, so it was normal for him not to recognize her.
However, the youth Ye Jiu had saved, upon seeing Liu Yunqing, reacted as though he had seen a savior. "Fourth cousin, this man is a thief. He stole my Jade Pendant and even tried to kill me. Luckily, this lady intervened to help me; otherwise, my Jade Pendant would have been lost today, and maybe even my life might have ended here."
Liu Yunqing then turned his attention to Ye Jiu and, raising his hand in a fist-and-palm salute, said, "I am indebted to you for your assistance today, madam. May I ask which family’s young lady you are? After I escort my cousin back, I will surely return with a generous gift to express my gratitude."
"There’s no need for such grand gestures of thanks; after all..." Ye Jiu glanced meaningfully at Liu Yunqing, "If I had known he was related to the Liu Family, I might have just helped the thief kick you while you were down!"
Liu Yunqing frowned. "May I ask how the Liu Family has offended you, Miss?"
Considering her youthful appearance, she was merely a young girl, yet she spoke of the Liu Family with such disdain.
"How you offended me, your Liu Family must know best, right? What? Has the young master Liu not yet reached the age of senile dementia that he could forget so easily? I wonder if your family, by seizing others’ goods for profit, ever feels any remorse when spending that money!" After saying her piece, Ye Jiu turned and left.
Liu San’s leg was merely the interest owed; Ye Jiu was determined to make the entire Liu Family pay the price whenever the opportunity arose.
Never mind whether the others were innocent or not; after all, everyone in the Liu Family was enjoying the profits made from the soap they marketed.
During her inquiries lately, Ye Jiu had learned about the exceptional sales of soap in the capital city. The soap modified by the Liu Family had already become a tribute offering, bringing even greater profits to the Liu Family.
With the Liu Family’s shops spread throughout most of Dongyue, the profits involved were nothing to scoff at.
However, did they ever consider Ye Gaosheng, whose formula they had stolen?
If she hadn’t come forward, how miserable might her life have been!
In Shuangxi Town, although the family had managed to sell all the soap produced, the actual sales volume was far less than what Ye Jiu had anticipated.
She had initially thought she had overestimated the potential of the soap, not realizing that others had long since acquired the formula and reaped greater benefits; the continued purchasing by those people probably served merely to temporally placate them.