Chapter 267 It's Not Like This~~
home is safe If Zhen Tongzi gets carried away and robs the South Sea after the West Sea, then burns down the dragon palace of Dongting Lake," Elder Sun continued to say.Hearing this, Hao Ren somewhat...Chapter 793: Completion (Grand Finale)
Hao Ren remained silent and continued to assist Zhao Hongyu.
Zhao Hongyu didn’t say much either. She was responsible for stir-frying and steaming the dishes, working very well with Hao Ren.
When dinner was almost ready, Zhao Yanzi and Zhao Guang returned home. Due to the pressure from Xi Hai, these few days Zhao Guang personally sent off Zhao Yanzi to school and also arranged some elders around Lingzhao High School.
"Mom! Today's food smells so good!" Zhao Yanzi, wearing a blue uniform, hopped into the kitchen.
"Hehe, today with Ah Ren’s help, I cooked more meticulously." Zhao Hongyu said with a smile.
"Oh! It’s about time he helps out too!" Pouting her lips, Zhao Yanzi gave Hao Ren an eyeroll.
Hao Ren smiled helplessly. Since Zhao Yanzi was in a good mood today, it probably meant that Zeng Yitao hadn’t been troubling her these few days by not coming to school.
"Today seems very sumptuous!" Zhao Guang praised loudly from the living room outside.
"Of course! Today’s dishes are all what I ordered!" With a cheerful hop, Zhao Yanzi bounced out of the kitchen.
She felt extremely happy after hearing that Zeng Yitao had lost an elixir realm but didn’t consider the consequences it would bring about.
"Alright, alright, time to eat." Holding two plates of stir-fried dishes, Zhao Hongyu walked out from the kitchen.
Zhao Yanzi hopped over and used her fingertips to pick up two strands of meat and put them in her mouth.
"Little glutton!" As she set down the dishes on the dining table, Zhao Hongyu patted Zhao Yanzi’s forehead with one hand. It was a symbolic punishment; Zhao Yanzi stuck out her tongue without minding it at all.
Following behind Zhao Hongyu, Hao Ren walked out holding two more plates of dishes.
"There is still soup left, go help bring it out! Don’t just eat and not do anything!" As she twisted Zhao Yanzi’s nose with her hand, Zhao Hongyu said.
“Okay, okay!” Quickly stepping into the kitchen, Zhao Yanzi used a cloth to cover her hand as she brought out a large bowl of soup.
Seeing how clumsy and awkward she was, Hao Ren could tell that she seldom did housework. He really felt worried watching her stagger back out.
Zhao Guang put down the newspaper in his hands and walked to sit at the dining table.
"Come eat!" After Zhao Hongyu unfastened her apron, she took a deep breath. Cooking dinner every evening was an unavoidable battle for Zhao Hongyu. Placing a large bowl of soup on the table, Zhao Yanzi quickly blew on her fingers and placed them at her ear to cool down; this clumsy yet nimble mannerism made her seem like a little rabbit.
"Ah Ren, come sit down and eat! You’ve been busy for half an hour today." Holding onto Hao Ren’s hand, Zhao Hongyu pulled him to the dining table.
Hao Ren looked at Zhao Guang opposite him and thought before asking, "Uncle, is there any recent activity from Xi Hai"
"Old Zeng is staying in a hotel in Donghai City with some of the old elders; for now, everything’s fine." Zhao Guang said.
"That old man came too He probably won’t be up to anything good," holding her chopsticks, Zhao Yanzi said.
“Study hard and don’t worry about other things,” Zhao Guang turned his face sternly towards Zhao Yanzi.
Hearing what their father had said, Zhao Yanzi scrunched up her nose unhappily. What was this Hao Ren could participate in matters concerning Donghai while she was just treated like a kid
“I went to Uncle Sun’s martial arts academy today; the power of Split Light Sword Technique is becoming stronger and stronger,” Hao Ren said.
"Hmm, when it comes to cultivation, don’t rush things," Zhao Guang nodded calmly.
Zhao Guang had noticed that Hao Ren had already advanced from Level Li to Level Zhen but did not want him to become arrogant so he didn’t mention it specifically. Moreover, in Zhao Guang’s mind, even if one was at the Level Zhen stage, they wouldn’t be much help.
“Also, Little White is more powerful than before,” Hao Ren continued.
"Little White" The eyes of Zhao Yanzi, who had been eating with her head down, suddenly lit up. "I haven’t seen Little White for a long time!
Vaguely hearing Zhao Yanzi's exchange, the little white fox inside the necklace also became restless.
Hao Ren opened the芥子空間 (Jièzǐ Space) and released the little white fox from it.
"Haha, Little White!" Zhao Yanzi put down her chopsticks and scooped up the little white fox in one go.
From her actions, it seemed she liked the little white fox more than Hao Ren.
"Yanzi, we're still eating!" Zhao Hongyu tapped on the table to remind Zhao Yanzi.
"Mom! Prepare some food for Little White too!" Zhao Yanzi wasn't afraid of Zhao Hongyu's warning; instead, she held up the little white fox high.
The current little white fox had a snow-white body with golden paws and was extremely beautiful.
Zhao Yanzi played with it for a bit before throwing it into the air.
Flames erupted from its four paws, allowing it to fly freely in this spacious living room.
Not only did its claws leave small flames behind wherever they touched, but even some firelight spewed from its mouth. It looked very majestic.
This image made Zhao Hongyu and Zhao Guang take things seriously. Even before transforming, it had such abilities. Could this really just be a common丙級靈獸 (Jing Ji Lingzoo), or Grade C Spirit Beast
"Little White, transform!" As if teasing a circus lion, Zhao Yanzi lightly patted the back of the flying little white fox.
Bang! Little White immediately transformed into its regular snow-white lion form, with golden claws and long mane. Its black eyes were spirited and sharp; this image was a hundred times more imposing than those stone lions at the entrances of big companies!
"Ah!" Zhao Hongyu exclaimed in surprise as she looked at Little White.
Zhao Yanzi gloated, "Mom, I told you that Little White is very powerful."
Zhao Hongyu pouted and gave her a disapproving look. "Look at the carpet!"
Zhao Yanzi looked in the direction of Little White's claws and saw that her mother’s most cherished carpet had four large holes burned by the little fox’s paws!
"Little White, Little White!" Hao Ren hurriedly beckoned to Little White.
The innocent little white fox shrank its size, extinguished the flames in its claws and leaped into Hao Ren's embrace.
"Mom, Little White didn't do it on purpose," Zhao Yanzi quickly said.
"Alright, let’s eat." Zhao Hongyu sighed helplessly. Compared to when little Zhao Yanzi broke things as a child, wasn’t this nothing If she were to get angry every time something got broken, she would have died of frustration long ago.
Zhao Guang stared at the little white fox in Hao Ren's arms and thought for a few seconds before asking, "How many stages is it now"
"Should be one stage," Hao Ren said.
The little white fox nestled in Hao Ren’s embrace, knowing it had caused trouble. It wriggled its bottom as if trying to retreat into the necklace. But since Hao Ren wouldn’t open it, how could it get inside
"The red flames it spits out contain golden light; they shouldn't be ordinary fire. Speaking of which, a Spirit Beast's inner flame is actually妖火 (Yao Fire), or Demon Flame, which can be used for煉丹 (Lian Dan) or alchemy," Zhao Guang said.
Since Hao Ren had retrieved several hundred divine pills equivalent to the 10th grade from the Nine Dragons Palace, Zhao Guang felt that medicinal herbs were extremely important strategic materials. However, divine pills contained too much energy and couldn’t be taken frequently; in short-term conflicts with Donghai and Xihai, third-grade or higher pills would become very crucial.
"Alchemy" Hao Ren suddenly became interested. The only time he had seen proper alchemy was when Master Zhen prepared life-saving medicine for Zhao Kuo, and the effect of reviving someone from the dead was something he witnessed firsthand.
As for Star Moon Elder taking care of Su Han, that was just ordinary decocting.
Masters like Master Zhen were actually awakened妖獸 (Yao Beast), or Demon Beasts, so their flames could be used in alchemy...
If Little White can spit fire to煉丹 (Lian Dan), yes, we should try that in the future.
Dragging its tail once produces a small flame; twice for medium and three times for large. It’s like turning on different settings of a gas stove. Hao Ren thought to himself.
"I was just mentioning it casually. In our East Sea, there's a formidable treasure refining master, but they lack an excellent alchemist. Jin Tongzi's interest lies in refining treasures. Although he can also make elixirs, making them is relatively time-consuming and labor-intensive, so he wouldn't easily offer his assistance," Zhao Guang said.
"Especially when it comes to large quantities of low-grade elixirs; Jin Tongzi won’t lower himself to help with their refinement," Zhao Hongyu added.
"Isn't refining elixirs just about putting the ingredients in a pot, controlling the heat like cooking until they're done" Zhao Yanzi chimed in.
Zhao Hongyu glanced at her but didn’t bother to explain further.
After dinner, Zhao Hongyu urged Zhao Yanzi upstairs for tutoring. Hao Ren accompanied her and watched over her as she did her homework, continuing from where they left off yesterday by teaching her geometry.
Zhao Yanzi opened her backpack, took out her assignments one by one, looking utterly unwilling to do them.
She didn't give a second thought about Old Hu leading several elders to Donghai City. If the Donghai Dragon Palace was the undersea stronghold of the Donghai dragon clan, then Donghai City would be their stronghold on land. How could Zhao Yanzi fear that they could stir up any trouble in their territory
She hastily finished her assignments and turned around to face Hao Ren with her palm extended.
Hao Ren pulled out the test papers from his bag and placed them in her hands.
Zhao Yanzi moved the papers away and continued extending her palm towards Hao Ren.
"What's up" Hao Ren asked curiously.
"I've been buying a lot of snacks lately, so I used up all my money," Zhao Yanzi wiggled her hand.
"Why don't you ask your parents for it then" Hao Ren said with an eyebrow raised.
"Need I say more" Zhao Yanzi narrowed her eyes and pouted.
"I could lend you some money, but you need to focus on studying," Hao Ren pulled out his wallet.
"It's giving money, not lending it," Zhao Yanzi directly snatched his wallet and fished out three hundred yuan notes. "No more than that; I'll just take three hundred!"
Hao Ren’s lips twitched inwardly, thinking to himself there was only 400 yuan in cash in his wallet, yet she still said it wasn’t much.
Actually, Zhao Yanzi had her own difficulties. Zhao Guang and Zhao Hongyu wanted her to live frugally, so the pocket money they gave her each month was strictly limited. On one hand, she always snuck out at lunchtime to buy snacks; on the other, she liked shopping with Xiao Ling, unable to resist buying pretty things when she saw them. This pocket money simply wasn't enough.
If it weren’t for her Uncle Zhao secretly supporting her and giving her hundreds or thousands each time, how could she have continued this way Now that Zhao Kuo was no longer in Donghai City, life had become increasingly hard for her. Particularly last week when Xiao Ling celebrated her birthday, Zhao Yanzi bought a 200 yuan gift for her and became truly penniless.
"I need to tell you: from now on, you should better control your spending," Hao Ren began lecturing her.
Zhao Yanzi covered her ears and adopted an attitude of not wanting to listen.
Seeing this, Hao Ren took out his phone, flipped through it to find a photo, and showed it to her.
The moment she saw the photo, Zhao Yanzi’s eyes widened and her mouth twisted. She hurriedly reached out to snatch it away.
In the picture, Zhao Yanzi was lying face down with her head on Hao Ren's handwritten test paper, her drool having soaked half of it!
How could such a damaging image be kept in Hao Ren’s phone
Hao Ren suddenly raised his phone, causing Zhao Yanzi to miss and fall forward onto him.
Plop!
The wooden chair Hao Ren was sitting on tipped backward.
Unable to grab the phone but falling into Hao Ren’s chest instead, Zhao Yanzi fell too!
"Hey, you’re supposed to be studying. What are you two doing" Concerned about Zhao Yanzi, someone came over to supervise her and pushed open her room door upon hearing the commotion.
She saw Hao Ren lying on the floor in a panic, while Zhao Yanzi was anxiously leaning over him, her mouth almost touching Hao Ren's lips.
Eh...
Zhao Hongyu was nearly unable to comprehend what she had just seen.
Half of Zhao Yanzi’s body was pressed against Hao Ren's chest. Upon seeing Zhao Hongyu, her face flushed red like a piece of liver meat.
"Mom, it's him," Zhao Yanzi pointed at Hao Ren's arm on the floor but stopped halfway through.
Wouldn't it be counterproductive if she told Zhao Hongyu that she had been sleeping during Hao Ren’s tutoring session
"What happened to him" asked Zhao Hongyu, stepping closer.
"Nothing," answered Zhao Yanzi blushing and getting up.
Hao Ren coughed lightly and got up from the floor. He had just taken a photo out of fun yesterday; he hadn’t intended it to cause such a commotion.
"Do your studies properly," said Zhao Hongyu, turning around and leaving the room.
The more Zhao Hongyu behaved like that, the more Zhao Yanzi felt she was being misunderstood. Her face turned even redder as she didn't know how to explain herself.
She touched her own lips; she wasn’t sure if they had actually touched Hao Ren's or not.
Seeing Zhao Hongyu leave the room, Zhao Yanzi’s blushing subsided. She looked at Hao Ren and asked carefully, "Just now... did we"
"What did you say" asked Hao Ren, puzzled. The question was too vague to understand.
Seeing that Zhao Yanzi touched her own lips, Hao Ren also subconsciously touched his.
"Ah Did they touch" asked Zhao Yanzi anxiously, frowning.
Hao Ren finally understood what she was asking about. The whole incident had happened so suddenly and the sudden arrival of Zhao Hongyu had caused him to miss this detail.
"They did," Hao Ren hesitated for a few seconds before answering.
"What!" asked Zhao Yanzi, even more flustered, her nose and eyebrows furrowing together.
"Now what" asked Hao Ren in return.
"How should I know! You stole my first kiss, you dead husband uncle, bad uncle!" shouted Zhao Yanzi at Hao Ren.
Hao Ren burst out laughing upon seeing her reaction.
Seeing him laugh, Zhao Yanzi looked at him in confusion. "Ah Didn't I kiss"
"Are you trying to say they did or didn’t touch" asked Hao Ren, taking a deep breath and looking at her.
"I... of course not!" said Zhao Yanzi after a brief pause.
"Alright then. They didn't touch," said Hao Ren as he handed the test paper from the table to Zhao Yanzi.
Every once in a while, it's good to be idealistic.
The weather has turned cooler; everyone should take care of themselves.to manage them effectively, let alone investigate a specific Golden Cultivator thoroughly.Furthermore, Hao Ren did not want to rely on the Dragon Temple's intelligence system. He had yet to fully gras...