Although the person who came to see him was wearing a veil and a hat, he recognized her at a glance from her figure.

The Yang family started out in the medicinal herb business, and he never judged people solely by their appearance.

The woman thought that by covering her face, others wouldn't recognize her.

Little did she know, the perfume on her body betrayed her.

On the day Yang Li first arrived in the capital, he brushed past her.

The fragrance emanating from her was so unique, made from a blend of spices and herbs. Such fragrances were priceless and not something an ordinary person could afford.

Besides, there's no such thing as a coincidence in this world.

He had barely arrived in the capital when he encountered two people who used the same spices, and both of them were women with very similar figures.

Yang Li wasn't stupid, so he easily connected the two of them.

However, when he saw that kite, he was already overwhelmed with emotion and only wanted to know how his family was doing and whether his daughter was alright.

He didn't really care what that person wanted anymore.

Even if the man wanted all his possessions, he was willing to give them up, just to beg the man to spare his family.

After all, when Yang Li took over the Yang family, the family had already declined, and it was he who brought the Yang family back to its former glory.

Now, it is his greed and dissatisfaction with being content with a small corner of the world that has brought this trouble upon him. He believes that as long as his family is still alive, he can still make a comeback.

However, to his surprise, his willingness to hand over all his possessions aroused suspicion in the other party.

Those people simply didn't believe he would give up everything for his daughter; they always thought he had a backup plan.

They kept using the Yang family's influence to force him to submit.

And it was precisely because of this that, in order to force him, those people brought all the members of the Yang family to him.

He watched helplessly as his loved ones were tortured to death by those beasts right before his eyes.

He watched as his wife and children left one by one.

The madwoman wasn't satisfied with that; she tore open his wife's clothes in front of him and slicing off pieces of flesh from her body, stuffing them into his mouth and forcing him to swallow them.

If he refuses, the next one to be persecuted will be his daughter, who is not yet five years old.

Lin Jiujiu has experienced countless small worlds, heard of many human tragedies, and even personally experienced some of them.

But it's rare to hear of someone hitting a child like this.

She wanted Yang Li to stop talking.

However, at this moment, Yang Li seemed to have been suppressing his emotions for too long and finally let them out. His eyes were bloodshot as he recalled the past over and over again, as if only in this way could he feel better.

Lin Jiujiu did not stop him, but when she was about to cast a spell to block out the noise, she found that Baili Chenyuan seemed to have the same idea as her. He waved his hand and set up a barrier that covered the entire side hall.

After an unknown amount of time, Yang Li finally snapped out of his painful memories of the past.

He bowed deeply to Lin Jiujiu.

"I apologize for my rudeness."

He wiped the blood and tears from his face with his sleeve as he spoke.

Lin Jiujiu didn't speak, but waited until he finished tidying himself up before she spoke.

"You say you know who your enemy is?"

Yang Li looked up at Lin Jiujiu, whose expression remained unchanged after hearing his story, before lowering his head and speaking.

Yes, yes.

He knew he shouldn't tell Lin Jiujiu about this, but he didn't want to be sold to the mine.

His death is not important; the revenge for his family has not yet been taken.

Moreover, the person who rescued him told him that his daughter might not be dead.

When those people came to arrest him, the little girl who was with his wife was his father's aunt's child.

Because my aunt was already old when she gave birth, she passed away not long after the baby was born.

His wife was kind and gentle, so she took the poor little girl into her life and raised her alongside her own daughter, saying that the two girls could keep each other company.

Once those people entered the mansion, they killed everyone they saw. In the end, they spared no one except his wife, children, and half-sister, so they naturally assumed she was their daughter.

The person who saved him was a江湖人士 (jianghu figure) he had previously helped.

He rushed over after hearing about the accident at his home.

After much difficulty, they finally found Yang Li's location, but they were unable to rescue his family.

The reason he knew that the girl was not Yang Li's daughter, but his half-sister, was because when he was rescued by Yang Li and recuperating in his mansion, the two girls often went to visit him hand in hand.

However, by the time he arrived, it was too late; Yang Li's wife and the little girl had already died.

Although he was skilled in martial arts, he was still no match for those people.

Before the two even left the city, they were overtaken. In the end, the man had no choice but to stay behind to cover their retreat and pushed Yang Li into the moat to save his life.

Perhaps those people thought Yang Li was surely dead, or perhaps they had some reservations, which is why they didn't launch a large-scale search.

The reason Yang Li was with Ning Yue and the others, and even pretended to be their father and son, was that he was with them.

However, he was exhausted after falling into the water and was swept downstream by the river where Ning Yue rescued him.

Yang Li is not his real name; that name actually belongs to the martial arts master who saved him.

However, it's just a coincidence that the two share the same surname, Yang.

His real name is Yang Yi.

Lin Jiujiu tapped her fingers lightly on the edge of the table. When she heard what Yang Li, or rather, Yang Yi, had said, she thought of someone.

She didn't know many people in the capital.

But if it comes to people who have a unique fragrance, are ruthless, and do things by any means necessary, she thinks of one person.

Seeing that Yang Yi seemed hesitant and didn't reveal who the person was, Lin Jiujiu simply told him herself.

"The person you're talking about is none other than the current Crown Princess, Lin."

Upon hearing her words, Yang Yi's eyes widened, and his face showed a hint of wariness.

Suddenly, he realized that the Crown Princess's surname was Lin, and the lady in front of him also had the surname Lin. Could it be that he had just escaped one danger only to fall into another?

Lin Jiujiu seemed to have seen through his thoughts and chuckled.

“You have no relationship with her, and you even have some enmity with her. You don’t need to worry that I will hand you over to her.”

Yang Yi was clearly not convinced and remained wary of Lin Jiujiu.

Lin Jiujiu, however, didn't seem to care much.

"Believe it or not, it's up to you. If she is your enemy, then if you want revenge, I may be the only one who can help you."

Lin Jiujiu originally thought that Yang Yi's reaction upon hearing the words "revenge" would be one of righteous indignation.

But in reality, Yang Yi didn't have much hope for it.

Throughout history, merchants have held a low social status, and in the eyes of high-ranking officials and nobles, they were nothing more than ants.

Besides, the other party is the Crown Princess, the future mother of the country. He knows nothing but business, so how can he take revenge?

What kept him alive was not hatred, but the desire to find his daughter.

His child was only five years old, but had been living a life of luxury since childhood, with servants taking care of him.

Now, no one knows where they have ended up.