Outside, Jin Hao and Gu Yingluo had appeared, drawing the attention of many members of the Mu Household.
They recognized the girl at a glance. She was Mu Yan's fiancée, Gu Yingluo!
Everyone exchanged looks, thinking that what the First Elder had said earlier was indeed true. Had Gu Yingluo already brought someone to break off the engagement?
Then could the man beside her be the son of a high-ranking member of the Gold and Jade Sect?
There would be quite a show now!
Jin Hao swept his arrogant gaze around, showing utter disdain for everything in the Mu Household.
Compared to a colossus like the Gold and Jade Sect, the Mu Household was simply too small. Even a few of the Gold and Jade Sect's great halls were more luxurious than the Mu Household!
He made a show of covering his nose and said softly, "Let's get today's business over with quickly. This place reeks of poverty. I really dislike it!"
"The young master of the Gold and Jade Sect has arrived! Why has no one in charge of the Mu Household come to welcome him?"
An old man beside the pair called out coldly.
Then the First Elder and the others hurried out, approaching Jin Hao with ingratiating, fawning smiles.
"We respectfully welcome the young master of the Gold and Jade Sect. Your arrival is an honor for our Mu Household. I am the Mu Household's..."
The First Elder nodded and bowed, embodying the phrase "bending the back and bowing the knee" to perfection.
But before he could finish, Jin Hao waved a hand in disdain, cutting him off and making him shut his mouth.
"Enough. Spare me this nonsense. My purpose here today is simple: to settle Yingluo's engagement with your Mu Household! I hope you know what's good for you!"
Jin Hao spoke coldly.
Beside him, Gu Yingluo's face paled a little. She anxiously searched the crowd for Mu Yan, but found no sign of him.
The First Elder's ugly old face was wreathed in an enthusiastic smile. "Of course! Of course! It's Yingluo's good fortune to have caught your eye. What right does our Mu Household have to interfere? We have no objection to breaking off the engagement!"
"First Elder! Where's Brother Mu Yan? Where is he? I want to see him!"
Gu Yingluo immediately cried out in panic. She wanted to tell Mu Yan her feelings herself!
"Heh, Mu Yan?" Hearing that name displeased the First Elder greatly.
Just then, a figure with a scorching presence suddenly appeared before them. It was Mu Yan, whose expression seemed calm, though a trace of pain lay hidden in his eyes.
"Yingluo, you've come to break off the engagement? Is this what you want?"
Mu Yan questioned her coldly.
Seeing the man she loved appear, Gu Yingluo finally smiled. She hurried to explain, "Brother Mu Yan, this isn't what Yingluo wants. Yingluo has never agreed to break off the engagement!"
At these words, Mu Yan's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, could finally settle.
As long as Yingluo's heart had never changed, he could stand against the entire world for her!
But Jin Hao was furious. He glared viciously at Gu Yingluo, deeply displeased by her words.
Especially when he saw her radiant smile, his hatred for her and his desire to kill Mu Yan grew even stronger!
He had spent countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures and precious pills to please her, yet had failed to win even a single smile from her.
She had not shown him a pleasant face throughout the journey, either!
Yet the moment she saw this brat from the Mu Household, her heart blossomed with joy?
That damned woman!
Once I get my hands on her, I'll ravage her mercilessly, make her a bitch beneath my crotch, and have her sticking out her tongue and rolling her eyes every day!
That's what happens to anyone who angers me, Jin Hao!
But for now, I need to deal with the Mu Household first!
Jin Hao scrutinized the youth before him with a lofty air. He sensed no powerful cultivation fluctuations from the youth.
I could crush him with one hand like an ant!
"So you're that Mu Yan? I advise you to know what's good for you and not cause trouble! You can't bear the wrath of our Gold and Jade Sect!"
Jin Hao warned coldly.
Hearing this, Mu Yan showed no fear. Instead, a faint smile of interest appeared on his face as he asked in return, "Really? Is your Gold and Jade Sect's wrath that terrifying?"
Killing intent rose in Jin Hao's eyes. "You can give it a try!"
As he spoke, an immensely powerful presence erupted from his body. He had actually reached the Golden Core Realm Second Layer!
Such terrifying strength placed enormous pressure on everyone in the Mu Household.
Was this the depth of the Gold and Jade Sect's reserves?
"Yan'er!"
Mu Lei could not help growing worried as well. He knew his son was also a Golden Core Realm expert, but the realm he had displayed should only have been that of someone who had just entered the Golden Core Realm.
How could he contend with Jin Hao, who was at the Golden Core Realm Second Layer?
Besides, Jin Hao came from the wealthy and powerful Gold and Jade Sect. He was bound to possess many high-level Cultivation Methods and secret techniques.
Compared with him, Mu Yan had already fallen into a disadvantage!
The First Elder and the others were even more nervous. They did not care whether Mu Yan lived or died, but if he angered Jin Hao, would the Mu Household be implicated too?
"Jin Hao! I never agreed to break off the engagement, and I don't want to be with you! Can't you just let me go?"
Seeing that Jin Hao truly harbored killing intent, Gu Yingluo hurried to persuade him.
Jin Hao turned his head to give her a disdainful glance and sneered, "Gu Yingluo, did you leave your brain behind? Do you think you have the right to decide?"
"Who in your Gu Household doesn't want to use you to climb up to our Gold and Jade Sect? Breaking off the engagement? Does the Gu Household agree? Besides, doing this means opposing me and the entire Gold and Jade Sect. Can you shoulder that responsibility?"
Jin Hao's words frightened Gu Yingluo so badly that her face turned deathly pale!
It was not that she had never considered this, but hearing him lay it out so bluntly made her feel even more desperate and helpless!
Could it be that there was no way to change the matter of breaking off the engagement?
With the Gu Household and the Gold and Jade Sect both applying pressure, she simply could not bear it.
When the time came, the Gold and Jade Sect would come knocking at the Gu Household's door too!
And Brother Mu Yan would be dragged into it as well, wouldn't he?
She looked blankly at Mu Yan, now at a complete loss.
Seeing that everyone had fallen silent, Jin Hao revealed a smug, sinister smile. Before absolute strength, so-called backbone and true love were nothing but jokes!
He stared arrogantly at Mu Yan, waiting for the moment he yielded.
But to his surprise, Mu Yan showed neither the slightest retreat nor any fear. Instead, his gaze grew increasingly sharp.
For some reason, meeting that piercing gaze actually stirred a measure of fear in him!
Jin Hao involuntarily took half a step back. When he realized that he had actually been frightened by a piece of trash, his humiliation turned to even greater fury.
"I've already given you more than enough face. Now you're courting death yourself, so you can't blame me!"
Jin Hao laughed wildly and flung both hands open. The presence around him swept outward in all directions like a raging storm.
The terrifying might frightened many of the Mu Household's young people so badly that their legs went weak, and they nearly dropped to their knees.
The Golden Core Realm Second Layer was terrifying indeed!
Only Mu Yan remained immovable against the gale, like a towering mountain, calm and composed.