To break off the engagement!
After the Li family made their choice, Jiang Wuming publicly announced that he would break off his engagement with Li Lianyi!
This was beyond everyone's expectations and shocked everyone present!
In an instant, whether it was the main villa garden or outside the main villa, everything fell silent. All eyes fell on Jiang Wuming.
Was he crazy?
Outside the main villa, the representatives of the powerful families and the younger generation looked at Jiang Wuming's retreating figure with disbelief, their hearts filled with the same question!
After all, the Li family was one of the top wealthy families in the Dragon Country!
Li Lianyi not only possessed a beauty, figure, and temperament that men coveted and women envied, but she had also perfectly inherited the Li family's medical skills. Her medical skills were superb, and she was known as the Little Divine Doctor, designated as the future helmsman of the Li family!
Such a nearly perfect woman was coveted by the sons and heirs of the martial arts factions of the Dragon Country, who dreamed of marrying her!
Even Gu Tianlong, the young master of the Dragon Gate and the eldest young master of the Gu family, despite knowing that Li Lianyi was engaged to Jiang Wuming, was trying every means to poach her and snatch the marriage!
As a result, Jiang Wuming was voluntarily breaking off the engagement with Li Lianyi...
In their eyes, there was only one explanation: Jiang Wuming had gone mad!
Not only the representatives of the powerful families and the younger generation, but even the representatives and heirs of the major martial arts factions found Jiang Wuming's decision unbelievable!
In their eyes, even though Jiang Wuming had displayed unprecedented martial arts talent and cultivation speed, Li Lianyi was a unique woman in this world, perfectly capable of matching Jiang Wuming!
However, among these heirs of martial arts factions, there was one person who did not think so.
Ye Kunlun!
"Brother Wuming, I support you. Women only affect the speed of drawing your sword!"
On the quiet lawn, Ye Kunlun suddenly shouted, unequivocally supporting Jiang Wuming.
"Pfft—"
Hearing Ye Kunlun's words in surprise, many people on the lawn laughed. They thought that Ye Kunlun's nickname, "Martial Maniac," was fitting, as his eyes only held martial arts, and everything else could be cast aside.
"Jiang Wuming, you ungrateful wretch!"
"Exactly! It's your honor that the Patriarch and the Li family recognize you, yet you want to break off the engagement. Are you trying to humiliate us, the Li family?"
At the same time, outside the main villa, the non-core members of the Li family were filled with indignation.
They felt that Jiang Wuming's actions were trampling on the dignity and honor of the Li family!
While all this was happening, the main villa garden was silent.
Those who could be in the main villa garden, apart from Li Lianyi, the person involved, were all extraordinary individuals. They did not express their opinions immediately, but stared intently at Jiang Wuming, as if contemplating why he was doing this.
But there was an exception.
Gu Lu!
For him and the Gu family, it didn't matter why Jiang Wuming was doing this, or if Jiang Wuming would truly break off the engagement with Li Lianyi—Li Guyi had already publicly denied the possibility of Li Lianyi being with Gu Tianlong!
In such a situation, Jiang Wuming's proposal to break off the engagement with Li Lianyi was like rubbing salt in the wound for Gu Lu and the Gu family—the marriage alliance you desperately sought, I casually abandoned!
Just as Gu Lu's expression turned ugly, Ye Zheng looked thoughtful.
Ye Zheng, known as the old fox of the court, had predicted that Jiang Wuming would come to the Li family to wish Li Guyi a happy birthday, so he had specifically rushed over.
He had also foreseen that the Gu family would try to snatch the bride, and even predicted that the Li family would choose Jiang Wuming. However, he hadn't expected Jiang Wuming to voluntarily give up this marriage!
At this moment, he could tell from Jiang Wuming's expression that he was not joking at all but had made a solemn decision!
"Jiang Wuming, are you humiliating Lianyi and us, the Li family?"
Immediately, the silence in the villa garden was broken. Li Qingyuan was the first to speak.
Originally, he had felt quite uneasy after being reprimanded by Li Guyi just now, but at this moment, Jiang Wuming's actions made his eyes light up again.
Although he seemed to be questioning Jiang Wuming, he was indirectly telling Li Guyi: Father, it's not our eldest branch that's wrong, it's you—this ungrateful Jiang Wuming is simply not suitable to be a son-in-law of the Li family!
"Kid, what do you take our Li family for?"
"Kid, you are too arrogant!"
With Li Qingyuan's opening, the anger in the hearts of other core members of the Li family was ignited, and they all began to accuse Jiang Wuming.
Among them, the Third Master Li, who supported the eldest branch, turned to Li Guyi and said, "Big Brother, do you see the true nature of this kid now? A brat like this who doesn't know what's good for him is not worthy of being with Lianyi, nor is he worthy of entering our Li family. I suggest we throw him out immediately!"
"Young man from the Jiang family, are you serious?"
Li Guyi finally spoke. He did not scold Jiang Wuming but his brows furrowed.
"Yes!"
Jiang Wuming nodded firmly, as if this decision had been made in his heart long ago, not a whim or a momentary impulse.
"Because the Li family didn't invite you to my birthday banquet, and you heard those rumors, you believe the Li family doesn't recognize you, or even despises you, and you are holding a grudge, so you are doing this?"
Hearing this, Li Guyi's brows furrowed even more tightly. He continued to question, but this time, without waiting for Jiang Wuming's reply, he went on to say, "Do you know..."
"Grandpa!"
Just as Li Guyi was about to reveal some unknown inside story, Li Lianyi, who had been silent all along, suddenly took a step forward and interrupted Li Guyi.
"Lianyi..."
Li Guyi turned sideways and looked at his granddaughter, whom he cherished like a precious treasure, his eyes filled with reluctance.
Outsiders didn't know, but Li Guyi was very clear about the inside story behind today's events!
He knew very well the purpose of his granddaughter's actions.
For him, Jiang Wuming publicly breaking the engagement and humiliating the Li family were secondary. What he couldn't bear was humiliating Li Lianyi and making her disheartened!
"I'm sorry, Li Lianyi..."
Just as Li Guyi was feeling sorry for Li Lianyi, Jiang Wuming looked at Li Lianyi with a complex expression and spoke again.
"You don't need to apologize. This engagement should be based on mutual consent. I agree to break off the engagement!"
Li Lianyi also interrupted Jiang Wuming.
At this moment, there was no grievance or anger on her face. On the contrary, she showed a rare, brilliant smile that the Li family rarely saw.
"You're right. I'm breaking off the engagement not out of disrespect for you and the Li family, but because I believe our marriage, our lives, should not be bound and held hostage by a piece of paper."
Jiang Wuming met Li Lianyi's gaze, looking at her brilliant smile with admiration. He simultaneously explained his reason for breaking off the engagement.
"If we are truly destined to be together, we will be even without the engagement. Conversely, if we are not destined, the shackles of an engagement cannot bind us!"
"Mm."
Li Lianyi smiled and nodded. Her beautiful face showed no surprise.
It was as if she had already known what the young man was thinking and had anticipated his actions today.
"Divine Doctor Li, Wuming came uninvited today, and the two things he wanted to do are done. If it caused any trouble for you and the Li family, please forgive me!"
Seeing this, Jiang Wuming no longer spoke nonsense but bowed deeply to Li Guyi again.
Li Guyi did not respond but looked at Li Lianyi with heartache.
"Master Zhu, Masters, Wuming takes his leave!"
Seeing that Li Guyi remained silent, Jiang Wuming cupped his hands towards Zhu Jian, Cang Mu, and Kong Ming, and then glanced at Ye Zheng.
After doing all this, Jiang Wuming turned around, straightened his back, and strode away.
Unlike his arrival, this time, no one from the Li family stepped forward to stop Jiang Wuming.
However, as Jiang Wuming was about to leave the main villa, the voice of the Li family girl suddenly sounded from behind him.
"Jiang Wuming, don't forget, besides the engagement, you still owe me a promise!"
"As long as you are willing, you can fulfill it at any time!"
Jiang Wuming's steps paused. He turned back abruptly and saw the Li family girl smiling brilliantly.
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