Jayden’s face changed when he turned around and saw who was coming. “Jason, you’re not injured!?”
Not only Jayden was surprised, but the old man in black robe sitting next to him was also moved.
Wasn’t it said that Jason had been hit by the Yin Cold Inner Power of an elder from the Iron Sword Sect? Now Jason not only appeared here safe and sound, but his invisible aura seemed to have become much stronger than before.
Freddie instinctively opened his mouth. Jason’s appearance made his head a little confused.
Could it be that Fourth-rank Alchemist Master Miller cured Jason?
It was impossible. Master Miller couldn’t even refine Flame Sun Pill, so how could he clear away Yin Cold Inner Power?
“I was indeed injured, but thanks to the care of your family, I have completely recovered,” Jason sneered.
Jayden stood up from his seat and said with a forced smile, “Mr. Pater, since you have already recovered, isn’t it inappropriate for you to avoid me when I came all the way to propose marriage?”
“Sorry about that. I was having breakfast earlier. Even if there’s an urgent matter, one needs to fill their stomach first,” Jason said with a hearty smile.
Jason’s words made Jayden’s face darken like a storm cloud.
Suppressing his anger, Jayden stared sharply at Jason and asked, “Mr. Pater, you know the purpose of my visit today. Are you really going to refuse the marriage alliance with my family?”
Jason met Jayden’s gaze without hesitation and said, “Yes, I refuse!”
As Jason spoke, his powerful aura as a mid-level Warrior Sect Realm burst forth.
Jayden took a step back in astonishment and said, “You… you actually broke through to the mid-level Warrior Sect Realm!”
First, Winston broke through to the lower level of the Warrior Sect Realm, and now Jason had broken through to the mid-level. The Pater family now had two experts in the Warrior Sect Realm, taking their strength to a whole new level.
This made Jayden feel bitter inside.
Wasn’t Jason on the verge of death from his severe injuries?
Once he returned, he would punish the person who spread such false news!
Jayden took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. He moved aside and pointed at the old man in the black robe, saying, “Jason, don’t get too proud just yet. Let me introduce you to someone. This is Hellfire, the seventh elder of the Iron Sword Sect.”
Iron Sword Sect, Hellfire?
Winston, Jason, and the rest of the Pater family had their faces greatly changed.
For the Pater family, the Iron Sword Sect was an immensely powerful entity.
Jason had been severely injured by the second elder of the Iron Sword Sect before, so he was extremely wary of them.
Seeing the shocked expressions on Jason and the others’ faces, a cold smile formed on Jayden’s lips.
Jason secretly calmed himself down and said to the old man in the black robe, “Elder Hellfire, I apologize for not personally welcoming you. It was my mistake. However, I am not a petty person, so I forgive you.”
Hellfire first responded in a loud voice before saying, “Today, I, as an elder of the Iron Sword Sect, have come to the Pater family with the intention of proposing a marriage alliance for Jayden’s son, Freddie.”
Hellfire’s words made Jason, Winston, and the others’ faces turn pale.
The Iron Sword Sect had seven elders, and their strength increased in ascending order from the seventh to the first.
Although Hellfire, as the seventh elder, was the weakest among the seven, he represented the entire Iron Sword Sect. Offending him was equivalent to offending the entire sect.
Jayden stared at Jason and interjected at the right moment, “Jason, with Hellfire personally coming to propose a marriage alliance, I believe you won’t refuse, right?”
Jason glanced at Jayden with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
Relying on an elder of the Iron Sword Sect, it was no wonder Jayden was so unbridled.
However, even if an elder from the Iron Sword Sect came to threaten him, Jason would never push his daughter into the fire.
Jason performed a martial salute to Hellfire and said, “Hellfire, my daughter is still young, and it’s not yet the time to discuss marriage. Let’s talk about this matter later.”
“Mr. Pater, as far as I know, your daughter is currently at the age of twenty-four, which is the perfect time for marriage. Moreover, the Mclean family and your family are a perfect match, and Freddie and Miss Pater are both talented and beautiful. In addition, with me personally acting as the matchmaker, would your family refuse to give me this face?” Hellfire’s threatening tone was evident.
Jason replied with a stiff expression, “How could my family not give face to you? However, nowadays, we emphasize the freedom of love and marriage. My daughter has no affection for the young master of the Mclean family. Therefore, I’m sorry, but my family cannot agree to this marriage proposal.”
“Cannot agree?” Hellfire snorted coldly, his gaze turning chilly. “Mr. Pater, please do not challenge my patience. What I said just now represents the intention of the Iron Sword Sect. The Iron Sword Sect hopes that your two families will become one, and then submit to the Iron Sword Sect.”
“Submit to the Iron Sword Sect?” Jason’s face immediately turned grave and unpleasant.
Hellfire’s intention was to take over both the Mclean family and the Pater family, making them subsidiary families under the Iron Sword Sect!
Winston could no longer bear it and angrily exclaimed, “You people from the Iron Sword Sect have gone too far!”
Jason took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart, and stared at Hellfire as he said, “Hellfire, Iron Sword Sect is, after all, a top-notch Martial Arts Sect. If you carry out such coercive actions in broad daylight, it will be reported to the Martial Cultivators Association…”
The Martial Cultivators Association was an authoritative organization in the martial cultivation world, jointly established by top-tier Martial Arts Sects. This organization established some basic principles and regulations that martial forces and cultivators should abide by.
One of the regulations explicitly stated that higher-level martial forces could not coerce lower-level martial forces, and higher-level martial forces could not destroy lower-level martial forces without reason. Violators would be subject to sanctions by the Martial Cultivators Association.
It was precisely because of the existence of the Martial Cultivators Association that the martial cultivation world maintained a relatively stable state and did not have a significant impact on the secular world.
Hellfire hadn’t expected Jason to bring up the Martial Cultivators Association.
Behind the Martial Cultivators Association stood top-tier Martial Arts Sects, and before the Iron Sword Sect became a top-tier Martial Arts Sect, they couldn’t openly challenge the authority of the Martial Cultivators Association.
“Mr. Pater, why do you hold such animosity towards our Iron Sword Sect? Today, I represent the Iron Sword Sect to act as a matchmaker, purely out of goodwill. Moreover, submitting to the Iron Sword Sect would only bring benefits to the Pater family. Please reconsider carefully,” Hellfire forced a smile on his face.