After Ming Yue died...
Consumed by rage, Gao Jiansheng took a saber and went to the Shen Family.
He had intended to find his "big brother," Shen Jishi, and ask him to uphold justice for him and his dead daughter. Instead, he only found Yin Wan’er, who was also on the verge of breaking down.
Inside a room in the East House, water dripped from the gleaming saber. Gao Jiansheng stood there, every muscle taut, and asked hoarsely, "Where's Big Brother?"
Sitting in her chair, Yin Wan’er could think of nothing but the scene of the servants dragging Shen Yuan away for treatment. Her thoughts were in disarray, but she patiently replied, "Jiansheng, about Ming Yue..."
Unable to see Shen Jishi, Gao Jiansheng felt his anger surge even more fiercely. His voice trembled as he said, "Back when the Shen Family settled in Lust Village, they took a liking to the biggest estate here. Big Brother told me to handle it. Without a word, I killed the town official handling the matter and forced that rich merchant to sign the deed. His whole family was forced to leave, and to root out any future trouble, I waited two full days on the road they had to take. At the Demolition Daoist Temple, I charged at the front. The injury from Old Man Xunzhu's palm strike still hasn't healed. This year, Big Brother said Xiao Ke's father had shown him no respect, that his businesses were already encroaching on the trades we'd infiltrated. I set a fire that burned all night, and even now... I still have nightmares. All these years, whatever Big Brother told me to do, whether it was right or wrong, inhuman or deserving of retribution, I, Gao Jiansheng, never refused. I never even hesitated."
"Affection, kinship, debts