Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 607 - 64: The Quake of the Broken Engagement

"Clang," Lie Rou’s spoon trembled, spilling all the soup when Yue Minzhi voiced her request to break off the engagement.

Yue Jinghua was also stunned, wondering what kind of act Yue Minzhi was putting on.

Yue Jinghua vividly recalled that when she had just left the Dragon Rider Reserve Camp, Long Rui’s attitude towards "Yue Minzhi" was as sweet as honey mixed with oil.

Could it be that her elder brother, in just one month of intensive training, had exercised the power of Divinity Transformation to mess up her painstakingly crafted "sister-in-law pursuing" plan?

"Minzhi, do you realize what you are talking about? The matter of breaking off an engagement concerns both the General Mansion and the Duke Mansion, this could be a major or minor issue, you must not act impulsively," Lie Rou’s expression was very agitated, Yue Minzhi’s marriage was her current biggest worry, she had planned that after this Dragon Pulling Test, if Yue Minzhi could successfully become a Dragon Rider, she would have the confidence to propose marriage to the National Guardian General Residence, thus resolving her eldest son’s marriage affair and settling one of her concerns.

Who knew that at this moment, Yue Minzhi would suddenly develop the idea of breaking off the engagement.

"Mother, I have considered this matter thoroughly. The families of the General Mansion and the Duke Mansion are mismatched, and I do not wish to be a laughing stock in public," Yue Minzhi spoke firmly, making his words final without any room for turnaround.

After speaking, he got up and strode out, not giving Lie Rou a chance to question further.

Seeing this, Yue Jinghua hurriedly got up and followed him.

Leaving Lie Rou alone, she sat in a daze, sighing to herself.

As Yue Minzhi strode forward, he heard footsteps and his sister’s call from behind, and then he stopped.

"Elder brother, you might deceive mother, but you can’t deceive me. What exactly is the reason that you insist on breaking off the engagement?" Yue Jinghua believed that Yue Minzhi was not a heartless person, he could have called off the engagement at any time over the years.

He did not bring it up when the Duke Mansion went bankrupt, nor when he first joined the Dragon Rider Reserve Camp, but now, just before the Dragon Pulling Test, he suddenly mentioned it, there must be some unspeakable secret.

"Rest assured, as long as the reason you give can convince me, I will handle mother. But if your reason can’t convince me, then consider this break-up unsaid," Yue Jinghua patted her chest in assurance, ever since they were young, the siblings shared in each other’s misfortunes, whenever one got into trouble, the other would definitely not eat or sleep until they had pleaded on the other’s behalf.

After being apart for several years, Yue Minzhi thought their affection might have been affected, but who knew that when they reunited tonight, the fondness between the siblings was still as strong as ever.

She who knows him, Yue Jinghua too.

Seeing under the moonlight, his sister’s frail figure, Yue Minzhi couldn’t help but feel a lump in his throat.

Yue Minzhi raised his hand, brushing away the strands of hair on Yue Jinghua’s forehead.

Yue Jinghua could clearly feel the hard calluses on Yue Minzhi’s hands, which made her forehead itch slightly: "How many times have I told you, don’t run around after eating, be careful or you’ll get a stomach ache."

The two got along harmoniously, without any of the awkwardness or displeasure Yue Jinghua had anticipated.

"Elder brother, don’t brush me off with words. I’ve spent time with Long Rui, though she has a bit of a spoiled disposition, she’s different from those corrupt officials in the Imperial City, her affection for you is genuine. If she wasn’t truly sincere, given the Duke Mansion’s situation in earlier years, she would have broken off the engagement with you long ago," in terms of appearance and cultivation, Yue Minzhi was indeed outstanding, but in the vast Imperial City, there were no shortage of people whose family background and skills did not pale in comparison to Yue Minzhi.

"Big Brother and I, there should be no secrets between us. The reason I choose not to mention our mother is simply because I don’t want to put her in a difficult position," Yue Minzhi and Yue Jinghua walked into the courtyard and sat down next to the stone table, under the night sky, and began to speak about an event that had happened to Yue Minzhi some days ago.

After the poison in Yue Minzhi’s body was cured, he returned to the Dragon Battle Reserve Camp.

Because of Yue Jinghua’s secret manipulations, Yue Minzhi immediately felt that Long Rui became much closer to him upon his return to the reserve camp.

He was naturally reticent and aside from his family members, he had never been close to anyone else.

Pursued relentlessly by Long Rui, he had to reluctantly reciprocate her feelings to avoid being exposed for a prior incident where his sister had impersonated him.

Their behavior elicited indignation from Ji Yun.

He repeatedly mocked Yue Minzhi in front of other Quasi-Dragon Knights in the reserve camp, even publicly stating that Yue Minzhi’s entry into the Dragon Rider Reserve Camp was solely due to the influence of the National Guardian General Residence.

Although these words were unbearable to hear, someone with a strong mind like Yue Minzhi would not be easily swayed.

He ignored Ji Yun’s provocations and simply focused on entering the Dragon Cave to learn how to interact with dragons. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

It wasn’t until the last day of training at the Dragon Rider Reserve Camp, the day before he was to leave Yun Jiu Peak and return to the Duke Mansion, that an unexpected person sought him out.

"Long Jiuzun found me and also brought up my marriage with Long Rui," Yue Minzhi paused, sighed, and a faint sorrow filled his expression.

"When I was too young to understand anything, I was already betrothed to Long Rui. When I was eight, father took me to play chess with the old General Long Ao at the National Guardian General Residence, at that time Long Rui was just a child with her hair in child’s buns, being held by a maid. Father asked me ’Do you like that little girl?’ As I was about to answer, Father stuffed a piece of cake into my mouth, laughed, and cautioned me, ’A true man stands tall and upright, must never betray his principles over personal likes and dislikes. She, Long Rui, will be your wife through thick and thin.’ But now, I must become someone disloyal and unfilial." Normally, Yue Minzhi was not skilled in eloquence, but tonight, recalling the past, his words were profoundly stirring.

This was a unique educational method belonging to Blood Sakura Duke Yue Nian.

Yue Jinghua couldn’t help but wonder, what kind of man was Blood Sakura Duke Yue Nian, who could utter such words?

"What exactly did Long Jiuzun say to you, Big Brother, that even made you go against father’s words?" Yue Jinghua frowned deeply, already guessing that it was Long Jiuzun’s words that had swayed Yue Minzhi’s mind.

Long Jiuzun the War God, no matter how mighty, if he dares to offend the Duke Mansion, endless annihilation awaits him.

"He told me he has a way to ensure that in the Dragon Pulling Test seven days later, I could come out on top, earning the favor of an Asian Flying Dragon, but on the condition that I must enter the National Guardian General Residence and change my surname to Long," Yue Minzhi said with a wry smile, his words laced with irony.

Such words could only be confidently spoken by someone from the National Guardian General Residence.

"So, what would happen if you refuse him, Big Brother?" Yue Jinghua and Yue Minzhi, truly siblings, merely by that single sentence from Long Jiuzun, both had already gleaned the hidden implications behind his words.

Said openly, it asks for Yue Minzhi to join the National Guardian General Residence, but implicit in those words was the threat that if Yue Minzhi doesn’t agree, he would certainly fail in this Dragon Pulling Test.