Ning Rongrong had assumed that upon hearing her words, Ye Xuan would wear a look of panic and then beg her not to call off the engagement.
After all, Ye Xuan was merely the young master of a minor family.
Furthermore, his family had long since been destroyed.
Now that Ye Xuan had sought her out, wasn't it simply because he wanted to latch onto the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan as a giant tree and scheme for the clan's resources? Ning Rongrong wore a look of disdain, her tone laced with utter annoyance.
"I know what goes on in the minds of people like you. Isn't it just an attempt to rely on my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan to revive your family? You want to latch onto my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and suck our blood, don't you?"
"Let me tell you to drop these little schemes right now."
"I, Ning Rongrong, would absolutely never lower myself to marry someone like you!"
No matter how good Ye Xuan's temper was,
he was now laughed into anger by Ning Rongrong right then and there.
Ning Rongrong should consider herself fortunate that his murderous intent had already been reined in.
Back when he was tempering himself in Slaughter City, his bloodlust had been so intense that he could no longer suppress it later on, so he simply let go completely and washed Slaughter City in blood.
After cutting his way through Slaughter City, the killing intent in Ye Xuan's heart had somewhat abated. Afterwards, he stepped upon a single reed and crossed the boundless ocean, calming the murderous intent within his heart amidst the expanse where sea and sky merged into one.
Along the way, he took in the exotic scenery.
After honing his temperament, Ye Xuan had returned to Spirit Hall.
During this period, he was just preparing to test his state of mind and immerse himself in the mortal hustle and bustle.
That was why he had recalled his grandfather's dying wish.
Acting on the thought that this was his grandfather's dying obsession, Ye Xuan, despite not particularly liking Ning Rongrong, had still come to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan to fulfill the engagement.
Yet, for all his calculations, he had never imagined that Ning Rongrong's personality would be so vile!
Ye Xuan smiled.
His gaze locked directly onto Ning Rongrong.
"Ning Rongrong, you are still young. In consideration of your lack of maturity, I can choose not to bicker over the things you just said."
"I will only ask you one thing now: is this your own idea, or is it the will of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan Master, Ning Fengzhi?!"
Ye Xuan did not release even a shred of coercive pressure, but having traveled the world, having taken the lives of countless powerhouses with his own hands, and possessing a noble status, he naturally carried his own majesty.
Therefore, when he spoke these words to interrogate Ning Rongrong,
the entire hall fell dead silent.
The Shrek Seven Devils were actually all awed and subdued by his solo presence.
Ning Rongrong reacted very quickly.
Her fair face gradually flushed red.
The very thought that she, the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, within the headquarters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and inside her own home, had actually been intimidated by such an insignificant person like Ye Xuan
made her feel she had lost all face in front of her companions.
Ning Rongrong scoffed derisively, "Whether this is my idea or my father's idea, in any case, if you want to become the son-in-law of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, you'd better go wash up and hit the hay early."
"So, this is your own arbitrary decision?"
Ye Xuan frowned. "Although everyone says that Ning Rongrong of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan has been spoiled rotten since childhood and loves making unreasonable scenes, seeing it for oneself is truly worth a hundred hearings."
"As for today's matter, Ning Fengzhi must give me an explanation."
Spoiled rotten, making unreasonable scenes...
Upon hearing these two phrases, Ning Rongrong completely broke down.
As everyone knew,
a handsome person cursed as ugly would not get angry, and might even chuckle offhandedly.
Because it was not the truth.
Lies do not hurt; the truth is the sharper blade.
Ning Rongrong's eyes gradually bloodshot, her face completely flushed.
"Who did you say is spoiled rotten and makes unreasonable scenes?!"
Back at Shrek Academy, she had been ostracized by everyone in Shrek, and Flender had even bluntly stated that she was pampered and spoiled rotten since childhood. Now, she was being called out just as directly by Ye Xuan.
Ning Rongrong... completely blew her top!
She sneered coldly and taunted, "Keep dreaming! What kind of thing are you, thinking my father would want to see you?"
"If my father really wanted to see you, he would have rushed over the very moment you stepped into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, instead of leaving it to me to call the shots."
"You should be grateful my father didn't show up—that just means he doesn't want to make things too awkward. Why must you insist on pressing your warm face against a cold backside?"
"Looking all respectable on the outside, why don't you just go find some noble miss in Tiandou City to marry into her family as a dependent? Why fixate on our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, trying to fly up onto a branch and turn into a phoenix?"
When Ning Rongrong finished speaking in one breath,
she noticed that the reception hall was pin-drop silent.
The Shrek Seven Devils didn't even dare to breathe too loudly, because Ning Rongrong's attitude right now was truly too nasty—it felt as though this was her true nature.
Oscar couldn't help but clench his fists, shouting inwardly in his mind:
"Rongrong is right, this Ye Xuan is not worthy of her!"
Zhu Zhuqing wore a complex expression. She felt that her group didn't look like particularly good people at the moment, but caught up in the momentum of the others, she had no choice but to remain silent.
Unexpectedly, Ye Xuan's emotions remained exceptionally stable.
"Finished?"
Ye Xuan's gaze was calm. "I already understand your intentions, and I also understand what the Clan Master means."
Ye Xuan produced that single sheet of the engagement letter.
In his eyes, the phantom of a great sun seemed to ignite, giving birth to a Golden Crow illusion. Upon closer inspection, it even made one feel as if they were cast into a sea of solar fire, wrapped in raging flames.
Without fire, the engagement letter spontaneously combusted, turning into ashes.
"I never cared for this scrap of an engagement letter in the first place; I merely came to fulfill the appointment out of consideration for my grandfather's dying wish."
"You have no desire to marry, but have I ever wished to take a wife?"
"To make a clean break of it and clear the air is rather for the best—it grants one some peace."
"Only..."
Ye Xuan's tone shifted abruptly, his voice ringing out like thunderous wrath:
"Today I came to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, and Ning Fengzhi hides away refusing to see me, leaving only a wild, ill-bred dog like you to come out and bark—what is the meaning of this?!"
"Back then, when my parents died in battle and the Ye Family was destroyed, and my grandfather passed away heavily wounded, why was there no sign of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan?"
Ye Xuan released a minuscule, negligible shred of his aura.
In an instant, within the reception hall, the Shrek Seven Devils felt as though someone had grabbed them by the throat, making it difficult to breathe as their complexions all turned a purplish-blue.
Tang San's heart shook violently!
This level of coercive pressure was at least that of a Soul Douluo or higher!
Yet didn't Ning Rongrong say Ye Xuan was only twenty years old?! How could anyone in this world become a Soul Douluo at twenty years old!
Tang San felt his entire worldview suffer a massive shock!
Zhu Zhuqing was filled with utter astonishment! This fiancé whom Ning Rongrong despised was actually so powerful—so why did Ning Rongrong loathe him to this degree?
Listening to what Ye Xuan had said, it seemed as though the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan was actually in the wrong regarding the Ye Family?
Ning Rongrong was likewise filled with disbelief.
Breathing heavily, she forced out the words with difficulty:
"This... cough cough... impossible!"
"How could you... cough cough... be so strong..."
Ye Xuan furrowed his brows.
"Things with eyes like dogs that look down on people, who gave you permission to stand while speaking to this lord?"
"Get down on your knees!"
It was as if a thousand-jin weight had borne down upon them.
The Shrek Seven Devils found themselves completely unable to resist.
With a heavy thud, they collapsed to their knees on the ground!