Breaking Off the Engagement

"Oh?" Su Hao frowned. The other party's attitude truly displeased him, but he still patiently forced a smile and said, "Miss, if you have something to say, please speak plainly."

Li Yulian rose to her feet, her long hair cascading like a waterfall and her figure tall and slender. Many young men's eyes immediately went straight.

She strode to the center and said, "I, Li Yulian, am fifteen this year, at Qi Condensation, Fourth Layer, and possess a Third-Grade Spiritual Root. I am certain to enter a sect."

"Fifteen years old, Qi Condensation, Fourth Layer, and a Third-Grade Spiritual Root—this girl is not only beautiful, her talent is this extraordinary as well. She truly deserves to be called an outstanding talent."

"Yes, such aptitude is exceedingly rare. In Great Flame City, she could rank among the top three."

"Impressive, impressive."

A wave of astonished exclamations rose from the crowd.

Spiritual roots were what people called talent. The higher one's talent, the faster one cultivated and the broader the road ahead.

A Third-Grade Spiritual Root could rank among the top three in Great Flame City.

Greatly pleased by the looks around her, Li Yulian continued, "And my future husband must naturally be a genius within a sect, a supreme expert of the future. It is impossible for me to become cultivation partners with a piece of trash."

The moment those words came out, the expressions of the surrounding crowd immediately changed. The matter of Li Yulian's engagement to Su Hao had been deliberately spread by interested parties, and nearly everyone in Great Flame City knew about it.

In private, countless people had even envied Su Hao.

But now, all of them froze. The next moment, sinister sneers curled at their lips, as though a good show was about to begin.

The Great Elder and the others were even more so, their eyes full of gloating. They had plotted all of this for a long time, inviting every influential figure in Great Flame City for this very purpose.

If Su Hao had his engagement broken off before all these people, the Su Family would lose enormous face. They likely would not even need to say anything—Su Hao himself would be too ashamed to remain seated as clan chief.

"So, Su Hao, you are not worthy of me. Today, I have come to tear up our engagement." Li Yulian turned her gaze toward Su Hao and stared at him aggressively. "Name your price. So long as you agree to dissolve the engagement with me, I can give you whatever compensation you want."

Boom!

His mind shook violently, and boundless fury surged up within him. Flames seemed to burn in Su Hao's heart. Though he had not thought much of this engagement, being publicly rejected like this was equivalent to trampling all over his dignity, utterly disregarding his feelings.

Su Hao stood up, his gaze sharp as blades. Enunciating every word, he said, "Impossible!"

All the prominent figures of Great Flame City were present. Under such circumstances, having his engagement broken off was no different from having his dignity ruthlessly trampled into the dirt.

How could he agree? Why should he agree?

Su Hao's gaze was sharp and fierce as a sword. Before this, he had even considered preserving this unfamiliar girl's dignity, so that she would not have difficulty facing others.

Yet she did not care about him in the slightest, treating his face, dignity, and bottom line as a joke to be trampled at will.

"Hmph, a toad dreaming of swan flesh. I, Li Yulian, am a favored daughter of heaven. A piece of trash like you is utterly unworthy of me." Li Yulian was incomparably arrogant, like a proud phoenix high above the nine heavens. Pointing a finger at Su Hao, she said, "Three Spirit Qi Pills. Agree to my request."

She was imperious, like an immortal maiden looking down upon Su Hao as if he were an ant.

"Clan Chief, since she is unwilling, we should not force the matter. Perhaps your aptitude truly cannot compare, and three Spirit Qi Pills are no small price. Our family simply cannot afford them." Su Yuanba immediately spoke. On the surface, he was speaking for Su Hao and the family, but in truth, he was pouring oil on the fire and pushing Su Hao toward death.

"That's right, Clan Chief Su. She has already made herself so clear. Could the dignified head of the Su Family really continue shamelessly clinging on?" an old man said with a chuckle.

"Hehe, being rejected at one's doorstep may not sound good, but obtaining three Spirit Qi Pills for it is a huge profit. Besides, Clan Chief Su truly is not worthy of this young lady," another middle-aged man said.

Fire blazed in Su Hao's eyes, and his heart raged like a volcano.

"Fine, I know you want to haggle. Five Spirit Qi Pills. Tear up the engagement immediately." Li Yulian spoke again, continuing to ruthlessly trample on him. In her eyes, Su Hao's dignity was not worth a single coin.

As soon as those words were spoken, the surrounding people were immediately shaken. The Great Elder, as well as the heads of the other two great families, all looked stunned. Five Spirit Qi Pills were already an astronomical price.

At the very least, they absolutely lacked the ability to obtain them.

"Young man, accept it. Aside from the five Spirit Qi Pills, my Li Family will ensure that you never lack food or clothing. With your talent, you are destined to remain ordinary. Who knows when you might be killed? With the protection of my Li Family, you can remain safe and sound. For your life, for glory and riches, I advise you to accept."

A middle-aged man from the Li Family spoke. Even as he spoke, his eyes remained closed. He was incomparably arrogant, like some supreme figure; in his eyes, Su Hao was merely a joke.

They knew Su Hao had risen, but in their view, he was still vastly inferior to Li Yulian and completely unworthy of attention.

"Bullshit!"

Su Hao cursed loudly!

His voice was like thunder!

The noisy scene instantly fell silent, and many faces changed drastically.

The Li Family middle-aged man, whose eyes had been shut, suddenly opened them. An incomparably terrifying aura exploded forth, and his cold eyes fixed directly on Su Hao as he said in a low voice, "Are you insulting me?"

At that moment, everyone present felt the temperature around them plummet, coldness seeping into their hearts.

The Li Family of Heaven Rain City was far greater and more powerful than the three great families of Great Flame City.

And the man who had spoken was the Li Family's Great Elder, Li Feng. His cultivation had reached Qi Condensation, Fifth Layer, and he was exceptionally formidable.

"Yes. The fart you let out stinks too badly. The fact that I did not tell you to get lost was already polite enough." While everyone around him was deeply wary, Su Hao remained utterly fearless. He shouted coldly, "I don't care who you are. This is my Su Family. Even if you are a dragon, you must coil up here!"

"You came to break off the engagement, but I, Su Hao, refuse." Su Hao's voice was icy. "However, it is not because I have taken a fancy to you, Li Yulian. In fact, in my eyes, you are not worth mentioning at all."

"Today, with everyone here as witness, I, Su Hao, declare that I do not agree to this marriage—but it is not you who will break off the engagement. It is I who will cast you aside, Li Yulian. You are unworthy!"

"You?" Li Yulian's face flushed red, her exquisite features seeming ready to drip blood. With her beauty and talent, she was actually being cast aside by a piece of trash?

"Presumptuous!"

Li Feng flew into a rage and abruptly rose to his feet. His terrifying aura roared like a fierce tiger, ready to choose someone and devour them.

The entire hall was shocked.

Su Yuanba and the others secretly sneered. Things had turned out even better than they had expected. Having enraged Li Feng, it was entirely possible that Su Hao would be slapped to death.