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Chapter 1998: Chapter 2002: Breaking Off the Engagement

In the sitting room of the Jin Residence courtyard, after a moment of silence, time finally moved again as Jin Yunzhong spoke: "Old Jin, is what my niece said true?"

"Ahem... Old Jin, to be honest, I don’t agree with this. With the friendship between the two of us, hehe, I watched Jin Lin grow up. We settled this marriage a long time ago... ai."

Mu Jing’an spoke, and could only sigh as he said, "But, you also know, I owe Yunxi and her mother far too much. Yunxi is determined not to marry, and I really can’t bring myself to force her... Besides, her master is also against this matter..."

"Heh, City Lord Mu, so you really did come today to break off the engagement. Hehe, how amusing. A marriage that was agreed upon, and you break it off just like that. You’re clearly humiliating our Demon Spirit City, humiliating my Jin Family. Are you really unaware of that?"

Furious, Jin Lin spoke directly, "If you insist on putting it that way, then there’s nothing more for us to say! We can only see you out!"

"Jin Lin, show Uncle Mu some respect!"

Seeing Jin Lin’s angry tone, Jin Yunzhong hurriedly stopped him.

Mu Jing’an said, "Old Jin, it’s fine. The child is angry, I can understand that. Anyone would be. Ai, I truly didn’t want this. You know what kind of person I am... How could I possibly do something that harms an old friend?"

"But with the way you’re handling this, how is our Jin Family supposed to stand in the Demon Clan in the future? Our Jin Family has been Demon Clan Nobles for generations..." Jin Yunzhong said.

"Uncle Jin, we came to see you today precisely to discuss this matter. As for breaking off the engagement, you can be the one to propose it. If you withdraw from the engagement, all the loss in reputation will be borne by the Mu Family. In this matter, it’s the Mu Family and I who are in the wrong."

Mu Yunxi said.

"Hehe, Yunxi, little sister, then tell me, on what grounds are we supposed to break off this engagement?" Jin Lin asked.

"Any reason. You can say you don’t think much of me. That works too."

Mu Yunxi said calmly.

Hearing this, Jin Lin was instantly at a loss for words, only feeling another surge of anger rising straight up from his chest.

"This break-up, you’re the one who brought it up, aren’t you? I want to know, why do you want to break off the engagement? Do you hate me that much?" he asked.

"I don’t hate you, but I don’t love you either. So, we can be friends, but we absolutely cannot be husband and wife. I can’t accept that."

Mu Yunxi’s words were cold, faint, without a trace of emotion, yet they made Jin Lin feel extremely displeased, and he nearly exploded with rage on the spot.

"Why don’t you like me? In what way am I not good enough for you?" Jin Lin gritted his teeth, forcing his anger down as he spoke.

Mu Yunxi countered, "Brother Jin, let me ask you, do you like me? As far as I can remember, we’ve only met twice. Just two meetings, and you like me and want to become husband and wife with me?"

Mu Yunxi’s question left Jin Lin stunned on the spot.

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "This is a major matter between our two families. It’s not about whether you like me or I like you. It concerns our clans. Matters of children’s emotions are trivial in comparison."

"If you put it that way, then you don’t like me. And I also believe that we are not suited to be husband and wife. Under these circumstances, as long as both sets of parents agree, why can’t the engagement be dissolved?"

"This..."

Mu Yunxi’s series of questions left Jin Lin, who had been wanting to explode just moments ago, unable to lose his temper, rendered completely speechless.

"Hehe, my niece really is sharp-tongued... As for this matter..."

Jin Yunzhong spoke up, "If our Jin Family is the one to initiate it, that would also affect the Mu Family’s reputation, wouldn’t it?"

Mu Jing’an sighed and said, "This is Yunxi’s own choice. Since that’s the case, then let it affect us. If Jin Lin never had feelings for Yunxi to begin with, so much the better. It’s only a matter of face."

"In that case, our Jin Family has nothing more to say. As long as... Jin Lin agrees, then I too will consent to breaking off this engagement." Jin Yunzhong looked at Jin Lin.

Jin Lin gritted his teeth, his gaze fixed on Mu Yunxi.

He truly didn’t have any particular feelings for Mu Yunxi. In fact, he currently had no desire to talk about matters of romance at all.

It was just that, with things having developed to this point, he felt his pride simply couldn’t swallow it.

So he looked at Mu Yunxi and asked, "Yunxi, little sister, I only want you to answer me directly now: what is your real reason for breaking off the engagement? As long as you tell me honestly, I will not stand in your way and will agree to dissolve the engagement!"

"Really?"

Mu Yunxi asked.

"My word is my bond."

"All right then..."

Mu Yunxi hesitated for a moment, then said, "I’m breaking off the engagement because I plan to leave the Demon Clan..."

"Oh? Why do you want to leave the Demon Clan?"

"To look for someone."

"Who? A man?"

"Mm..."

Mu Yunxi sank into memories of the past and said, "For the last few years I’ve been in seclusion cultivating with my master. After I came out, I heard a person’s name. He’s an old acquaintance of mine. I’m going to look for him."

"An old acquaintance? What are you looking for him for? Do you like him?"

"...You could say that. There’s too much between him and me... I can’t make it clear here. Brother Jin, I can only tell you what I told my parents: if I, Mu Yunxi, am to marry in this life, it will only be to him. Otherwise, I will never marry!"

Whoosh!

As soon as Mu Yunxi said this, the sitting room fell abruptly silent again.

Jin Yunzhong and Jin Lin were both stunned, never having imagined that Mu Yunxi was actually such a devoted woman.

Mu Jing’an said, "Yes, Yunxi has always said she already has someone in her heart. Ai... She even said that aside from this person, she’d rather die than marry. I asked her who he is, and she said that man is on Earth, and she’s waiting for that man to come find her... Hehe, whether someone from Earth can even come to the Spiritual Domain is a question, yet Yunxi is determined to wait for him to death..."

"This child is stubborn. Her mother and I can’t persuade her. There’s nothing we can do."

Mu Jing’an shook his head as he spoke and said, "After she came out of seclusion a month ago, she heard a name that was the same and said she wanted to go find out if he was the one she’s been waiting for... No matter how we try to dissuade her, we can’t stop her. She insists on breaking off the engagement and going to the Human Clan alone... Ai! This daughter of mine, when she was young, her parents weren’t by her side. She suffered a lot on Earth. We’ve let her down, so we can only give in to her..."

"Yunxi, little sister, the one you like is actually a Human Clan person from Earth?"

Jin Lin froze, staring at Mu Yunxi.

"Yes. My mother is also Human Clan. My father married her, so why can’t I marry a Human Clan man?"

Mu Yunxi’s words choked Jin Lin.

And outside the door, Qin Tian, listening to Mu Yunxi’s words and to Mu Jing’an’s account of Mu Yunxi’s situation, was already incomparably stirred inside.

He walked out of the room and slowly approached the sitting room, wanting to get a little closer to Mu Yunxi.

Inside the room, after a brief silence, Jin Lin finally gritted his teeth and, unwilling to concede, asked, "Then, Yunxi, little sister, can you tell me what the name of that man from Earth, that Human Clan man you like, is?"