"Call off the engagement..." Chen Yu looked seriously at Gao Yao, and then at the rest of the Gao Family, nodding as he spoke.
"Although my Master's wife told me you were the ones who shamelessly insisted on setting up this engagement in the first place, I accept this outcome now that we are calling it off."
"Hmph, country bumpkin, what can you do even if you don't accept? Could it be that you still want to fight back?" Wu Lili said disdainfully. Now that even Lord Jiang Jiang Xiaotang had come to their Gao Family to offer congratulations, she felt even more superior.
Elder Gao said to Jiang Xiaotang, "Lord Jiang, just a little farce, please excuse us for making you laugh."
Jiang Xiaotang glanced at Chen Yu, a cold sneer in his heart, and said, "Handle your Gao Family's affairs yourselves first."
"Thank you, Lord Jiang." Elder Gao felt a wave of joy, but when he looked at Chen Yu, all that joy vanished instantly.
He said coldly, "Chen Yu, was it? The engagement my wife and I agreed upon back then was merely a joke, and I never expected you people to actually take it seriously. However, I am not an ungrateful wretch; your Master's wife saved my life once, so it is only right that I repay the favor. Yaoyao, give him a check for one hundred thousand."
Gao Yao nodded and pulled a check from her bag. She didn't hand it to Chen Yu personally, however; instead, she tossed it directly in front of him. To her, having any contact with a country bumpkin like Chen Yu made her feel sick.
"Your Master's wife saved my grandfather's life back then, and this one-hundred-thousand-dollar check is more than enough for people from your rural background. Consider it the medical fee for saving my grandfather," she said proudly.
Gao Meiwei also chimed in, "Poor ghost, hurry up and pick it up. It's not easy for someone coming from the countryside like you to make one hundred thousand dollars."
Humiliation! This was blatant humiliation!
A bunch of ungrateful, unappreciative wolves!
Anger flared in Chen Yu's chest. He looked at the one-hundred-thousand-dollar check lying beneath his feet and didn't move.
With a cold smile, he said chillingly, "Heh, so Elder Gao's life is only worth this measly one hundred thousand in your eyes!"
Gao Yao frowned and said, "What, do you think it's too little?"
"Fine, name your price. But let me make one thing clear first—take the money and get the hell out of my Gao Family, because looking at you even one extra second makes me sick."
Looking at him makes her sick?
What a piece of trash, does he give a damn about you anyway?
"Heh, the Gao Family's threshold certainly is high. My Master's wife shouldn't have shown mercy back then..."
Chen Yu smiled, walked over, and stomped his foot down on the check, saying coldly, "I will leave your Gao Family, but this money is too filthy, you can keep it for yourselves to spend. Besides... you can call off the engagement, but I... am dumping you!"
Dumping you!
Those three words pierced Gao Yao's heart like a needle and struck the Gao Family's faces like a vicious slap.
Never in their wildest dreams did they imagine that this young man from the countryside would dare to utter such bold words.
Dump the Gao Family's young lady?
Must have a death wish!
Hearing this, Jiang Xiaotang wore a smile. This counterattack... was quite good.
Jiang Wushuang also felt deeply vindicated, because the Gao Family had simply gone too far!
"Damn ant, you're fucking tired of living!" Zhou Jian's face was frosty. If word got out that Gao Yao was dumped, wouldn't that make him, Zhou Jian, look like he was picking up someone else's leftovers?
"Little bastard, today I'm going to have someone tear that mouth of yours to shreds!"
"To insult my Gao Family like this, you damned dog, don't even think about leaving my Gao Family alive today!"
Elder Gao's gaze was equally sinister. Originally, he had felt a tiny shred of guilt toward Chen Yu, but now that was completely gone.
Today, he had to make Chen Yu pay the price; otherwise, how could his Gao Family continue to stand in Dongling?
Elder Gao waved his hand.
In an instant, the Gao Family's bodyguards swarmed behind him.
Elder Gao stared at Chen Yu with a sinister gaze and barked fiercely, "Take him down!"
At his command, the Gao Family's bodyguards moved to strike.
But then, a scene unfolded that shocked countless people.
Chen Yu stomped his foot down, and a sudden gust of wind whipped up. Accompanied by a cold snort, the marble floor cracked into pieces!
The group of bodyguards felt an intensely terrifying aura press down on them. Their hearts felt as though they were being squeezed in a fist, and everyone's face turned purple in an instant!
"Trash!"
Chen Yu spat out the two words indifferently. The bodyguards felt their minds violently shaken, and all of them dropped heavily onto their bottoms. A surge of blood rushed to their throats, and fresh blood spilled from the corners of their mouths!
Standing not far away, Jiang Xiaotang wore a look of utter horror. His body trembled uncontrollably as he muttered in breathless excitement, "Controlling the world's energy with an overwhelming presence... could this Little Miracle Doctor actually be a Martial Dao Supreme?!"
Elder Gao and the others were completely dumbfounded as well, every single one of them staring with eyes wide in disbelief!
Silence. Not a single person made a sound.
Until Jiang Xiaotang's cold voice rang out, finally shattering the dead silence: "The Little Miracle Doctor is right. If he dumps her, he dumps her—do you Gao Family members actually have an opinion?!"
As these words fell, Elder Gao and the others nearly passed out from the shock.
The guests present were equally struck with terror, standing frozen in shock!
That country boy actually knew Lord Jiang, and judging by the situation, their relationship was anything but ordinary!
Just as everyone struggled to process what was happening before them, Jiang Xiaotang walked right up to Chen Yu and said in a deep voice, "Little Miracle Doctor, just say the word, and I can help you wipe out the Gao Family!"
Hearing this, Elder Gao and the others felt their legs go weak, nearly collapsing to the ground in terror from Jiang Xiaotang's words.
As one of the big bosses of the Jiangdong Region, Jiang Xiaotang's word was law.
If he said he would kill, he would definitely kill; if he said he would wipe out a family, he would never leave a single survivor.
"Good god, this kid actually knows Lord Jiang? How is that possible?"
"Yet... he really does know Lord Jiang, and Lord Jiang is even willing to wipe out the Gao Family for his sake. What kind of fortune does that kid possess?"
Everyone trembled with fear. The way they looked at Chen Yu changed completely, turning almost into dread—a far cry from the ridicule, disdain, and contempt they had shown just moments ago.
After all, if Chen Yu just gave a slight nod right now, the mighty Gao Family would likely be reduced to ashes. And if any of them incurred Chen Yu's grudge, they feared their ends would be even worse!
"Unnecessary, because I have the ability to make them regret today for the rest of their lives!" Chen Yu's sharp gaze swept over Elder Gao and the others.
"And that time won't be long!"
Hearing this, Jiang Xiaotang sneered at the Gao Family, "Since the Little Miracle Doctor has spoken, I'll spare your lives for today. But looking down on country folk—what the hell do you Dongling Gao Family think you are? I, Jiang Xiaotang, started from the countryside step by step myself. Do you look down on me too?"
"Hmph, did you really think I had nothing better to do than come congratulate your Gao Family? Does your Gao Family even have the qualifications? If the Little Miracle Doctor hadn't come to your Gao Family today, would your doorstep even be worthy of bringing me, Jiang Xiaotang, inside?"
"Ridiculous!"
When these words landed, the Gao Family members were so terrified they didn't dare utter a single syllable.
Elder Gao kept his head bowed, lacking even the courage to glance at Jiang Xiaotang.
This was a genuine fiend incarnate! Suddenly, a wave of regret washed over him.
If he had known earlier that Chen Yu and Jiang Xiaotang knew each other, even if the Gao Family refused to fulfill that engagement, he would have tried his utmost to befriend Chen Yu rather than offend him to the death!
Gao Yao's face was livid. That country bumpkin who made her feel sick was actually able to tower over her head and even boasted that he had the power to make the Gao Family regret it for the rest of their lives.
What right did he have? Stripped of his connection to Lord Jiang, he was still nothing more than a powerless country boy. What qualification did he have to make the Gao Family regret anything?
The guests present didn't dare speak either, not even daring to draw a full breath.
"Lord Jiang, please calm your anger. We truly had no idea this little brother was acquainted with you, Lord Jiang!" Elder Gao's mouth twitched.
He knew that even if Jiang Xiaotang didn't wipe out his Gao Family today, they would definitely be marked by him. Any ambitions the Gao Family had of rising higher in the Jiangdong Region were now completely out of the question.
"Hmph, are you saying that if the Little Miracle Doctor didn't know me, your Gao Family would have the right to bully him as you pleased?" Jiang Xiaotang said with a cold gaze.
"A bunch of short-sighted frogs at the bottom of a well. In my eyes, ten Gao Families don't even compare to a single Little Miracle Doctor. But since you Gao Family members rejected the Little Miracle Doctor, I should actually thank you for your stupidity."
With that, Jiang Xiaotang suddenly looked at Chen Yu and said, "Little Miracle Doctor, Jiang has an unchaperoned request—I boldly ask the Little Miracle Doctor for a marriage alliance!"
What!
Jiang Xiaotang's words stunned everyone present.