Dragon King's Son-In-Law

by Dragon King

  “I’ll take you to school…” Yue Yang looked back at Hao Ren and started the vehicle again.

  The second Yue Yang’s car passed by LingZhao Middle School, which was on the opposite side, Hao Ren looked toward the school gate subconsciously. He saw that the Rolls-Royce Phantom he was so familiar with was in front of the school gate again.

  350 The Privilege of Inspectors!!

  Zeng Yitao… This name flashed across Hao Ren’s mind.

  “Did Zeng Yitao return to LingZhao Middle School as part of West Ocean’s counter-attack?” he thought.

  “What are you looking at?” Yue Yang looked at Hao Ren from the rear-view mirror and asked him.

  “Nothing,” Hao Ren answered, staring at the Roll-Royce Phantom parked at the gate of LingZhao Middle School in the rear-view mirror.

  “With the current public opinions, even if Zeng Yitao caused a scene in the East Ocean City, the territory of the East Ocean Dragon Clan, the latter must bear it without complaint. After all, any act from East Ocean would convince everyone that it was indeed suppressing their peers,” Hao Ren thought.

  “Zi’s still in middle school, and she throws a tantrum occasionally. You are older than her, so you should take care of her and humor her,” Yue Yang said.

  “Zhao Guang grounded Zhao Yanzi probably because he knew that Zeng Yitao would be returning to LingZhao Middle School,” Hao Ren thought to himself as he listened to his mom.

  “Yujia has a mild temperament, but she has ambitions with her future career,” Yue Yang continued.

  “Mom, what are you bring up this topic?” Hao Ren gathered his thoughts and asked.

  “Zi’s a considerate girl. Though she’s sometimes lazy, she doesn’t have great ambitions. However, Yujia will have her own pursuits,” Yue Yang said.

  “Yeah. Yujia excels in her studies, and she’s full of ideas.” Hao Ren nodded.

  “Comparatively, Zhao Yanzi is just a little girl. When she grows up, she would be a little woman without any grand ambitions. Living each day happily is enough for her,” he thought about this but didn’t voice it.

  “I hope you will live an ordinary and peaceful life. Your dad and I worked too hard and had to leave you alone at home for long periods. Now that I think about it, I wish for an ordinary life as well,” Yue Yang said emotionally.

  “Em…” Hao Ren smiled bitterly.

  He knew his mom was worried that Xie Yujia was too excellent to stay by his side in the future.

  Hao Ren thought if Xie Yujia didn’t enter the world of cultivation, she would probably enter a Fortune 500 company as a successful employee before joining the management of a company or going to the U.S. for further development… With his academic achievements, he could never catch up with her.

  However, he could no longer be described as ‘ordinary’.

  He was about to reach Gen-level which was the equivalent to top-tier Core Formation Realm. He regularly traveled between Fifth Heaven and First Heaven and would soon face the exams of the Dragon God Shrine. He was also the Fuma of the East Ocean Dragon Clan, the most significant force in the Dragon Tribe. He seemed like he was living an ordinary life, but he was extremely busy…

  “I’ve told you my thoughts, but the future is in your hands. No matter what decisions you make, I will always support you.” Yue Yang stopped the car at the main gate of East Ocean University before looking back at him.

  Hao Ren was touched. With a smile, he opened the car door, saying, “Mom, drive safe!”

  “Ok!” Yue Yang turned the steering wheel to slowly moved the car around.

  The sunshine was warm, and Hao Ren felt great on the inside as well.

  Yeah, it was good to know that his parents had his back no matter what path he chose.

  Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yang had never set high goals for him, hoping that he would have an ordinary and peaceful life. Whatever he wanted, they would fight and get for him.

  However, he didn’t want to live under the shadow of his parents. He had entered a good university by his own efforts, and he was using his cultivation strength which was nearly at Gen-level to protect his parents and the people close to him.

  He had chosen the path of cultivation, a trail of battles.

  The incident with West Ocean told him that showing mercy to the enemies was equal to inflicting wounds on his loved ones!

  Clap! Clap! Clap!

  “Hao Ren, the son of famous scientists, Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yang.”

  Qin Shaoyang who had pale golden eyes walked out of a nearby path while clapping his hands.

  He was wearing a thin, pale grey windbreaker and a pair of black military boots, looking elegant and powerful.

  “I underestimated you and didn’t investigate your background. From the looks of it, you have a great background in the mortal world.” He walked to face Hao Ren.

  With his eyes locked on Qin Shaoyang, Hao Ren activated all 85 openings in his dragon core at the same time!

  A sharp and robust aura emitted from him.

  Swoosh… The birds resting in the nearby trees flew away.

  “Wow! You have reached Zhen-level! Awesome!” Qin Shaoyang said as he acted surprised.

  Hao Ren didn’t expect that Qin Shaoyang would be lurking around and didn’t notice the latter’s appearance beforehand. The difference between Kun-level and Zhen-level was that between the mountaintop and the mountain foot.

  Qin Shaoyang still held the grudge toward Hao Ren since Hao Ren had once defeated him at Zhao Yanzi’s birthday party.

  “I warn you; don’t make a move against my family.” Hao Ren’s aura got stronger.

  Lightning bolts flashed in his eyes, and it stunned Qin Shaoyang a little even though they were not real.

  Since lightning could break all five elements in nature, Hao Ren’s aura naturally suppressed cultivators of any of the five elements.

  However, Qin Shaoyang was at Kun-level, and he immediately pushed back with his own aura. Taking a step forward, he looked at Hao Ren coolly and said, “Don’t forget, I’m an official inspector, and you, well, are only an assisting inspector whose title can be removed at any time.”

  A cold breeze blew by them, and the leaves on the road moved under its force. It looked like a natural breeze, but it was the metal-elemental wind released by Qin Shaoyang!

  Hao Ren felt a pain on his exposed skin as if a knife was cutting into it.

  Qin Shaoyang took another step forward and leaned in to whisper into Hao Ren’s ear, “Don’t forget, inspectors can make a move against mortals.”

  Bang!

  Hao Ren’s body shook.

  Qin Shaoyang was issuing a threat!

  With the intelligence network of inspectors, he knew about Hao Ren’s family background. By being different from other dragons, inspectors had the privilege to make moves against mortals!

  Xie Yujia had the old Grandma’s mark on her shoulder; even the senior inspectors from the Dragon God Shrine didn’t dare to touch her. However, Hao Ren’s parents were different.

  Although they were world famous scientists, in the eyes of the inspectors, they were ordinary mortals!

  Bang!

  Hao Ren’s right foot stepped forward while his right hand formed a fist and punched at Qin Shaoyang’s stomach!

  It was the third strike of the fundamental boxing techniques

  Since Hao Ren didn’t use any nature essence, Qin Shaoyang didn’t have time to react and was hit solidly on the belly.

  “B*stard!” Qin Shaoyang placed his left hand on Hao Ren’s right hand and abruptly injected nature essence into Hao Ren’s body.

  Hao Ren couldn’t withstand the great nature essence from a Kun-level cultivator. He felt the blood surging in his chest and backed off six steps before a force supported his back and steadied his body.

  “Dean Qin, you’re early today!” Lu Qing’s voice sounded suddenly behind Hao Ren.

  Hao Ren turned his head and saw it was Lu Qing who placed his right hand on his back with a genia
l smile on his face.

  “Hao Ren, let me introduce you to Qin Shaoyang, the Vice Dean of our Arts Program and a famous painter.” Withdrawing his right hand slowly, Lu Qing said to Hao Ren.

  “Hmph!” Qin Shaoyang gave them a dirty look and walked toward the Arts Program’s building.

  With his Kun-level strength, he felt disgraced to be hit by Hao Ren with a mortal boxing technique. Right now, Hao Ren had Lu Qing at his back while Qin Shaoyang was only a newly arrived vice dean. That was why he didn’t argue with Lu Qing.

  “How did he become a vice dean?” Hao Ren suppressed the surging blood in his chest and asked Lu Qing.

  “The Dragon God Shrine has moved Qin Shaoyang to the East Ocean City, and we, the East Ocean Dragon Palace, have to work with him,” Lu Qing explained helplessly.

  Hao Ren didn’t mind Qin Shaoyang becoming a vice dean of the Arts Program since they wouldn’t cross paths very often. However, Qin Shaoyang’s threat of attacking mortals had rattled him.

  For dragon cultivators who enjoyed a lifespan of thousands of years, the mortals were like ants. Although the Dragon God Shrine had made rules to regulate their behaviors, they made an exception with the inspectors.

  Su Han entered the Dragon God Shrine with the hope of getting to higher realms and achieving greater strength, while Qin Shaoyang entered the Dragon God Shrine to get rid of the restrictions on his behavior so that he can do whatever he wanted.

  Bang!

  Hao Ren clenched his fists so hard that the air close to his hand popped with force.

  If he became an official inspector, Qin Shaoyang would hold himself in check; if he reached Qian-level, Qin Shaoyang wouldn’t dare to make a move against him!

  When Qin Shaoyang faced Zhao Yanzi’s Third Uncle, he didn’t dare to utter a word although he was an inspector!

  “Right now, you are still an assisting inspector so that he won’t mess with you too much. If you have any problems, come to me,” Lu Qing said.

  However, Hao Ren was not convinced. With Qin Shaoyang moving to East Ocean City, Zeng Yitao returning to East Ocean City, and the West Ocean Dragon Clan uniting the South Ocean Dragon Clan and the North Ocean Dragon Clan to attack East Ocean’s Mingri Group, East Ocean was feeling pressures from all levels and directions.

  One must admit that Oldman Zeng was indeed more experienced and ruthless than Zhao Guang.

  “Ok!” Hao Ren walked toward his dorm building; his determination to get stronger was greater than before.

  In such a situation, it was hard for East Ocean to protect him; even Zhao Yanzi had been sent to the relatively safe East Ocean Dragon Palace.

  If he lost his title as the assisting inspector, then… Thud!

  Invisible sword energies knocked the surrounding big trees, and leaves fell from them.

  In the next while, Hao Ren went to Fifth Heaven to cultivate every day. In three days, he had unlocked another eight openings, and the number of unlocked openings reached 93. Besides, he practiced the sword array formations and Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll in the valley daily. With more openings unlocked in his dragon core, the power of the sword array formations got stronger.

  Each evening, he went to the East Ocean Dragon Palace to tutor Zhao Yanzi.

  After reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm, Zhao Yanzi was in a good mood, oblivious to the great pressures the East Ocean Dragon Palace was facing.

  Hao Ren didn’t tell her anything so that she could peacefully review for her final exams and solidify her Foundation Building Realm.

  The next day, all the employees from the headquarters of Mingri Group stood respectfully at the entrance of the building.

  A Bentley Arnage drove in slowly.

  Behind it followed more than ten black Audi Q7.

  The Bentley stopped between the rotating door of the building and the fountain.

  The door to the car opened, and an ebony walking cane engraved with patterns of dragons slowly extended from the vehicle.

  351 Zhao Haoran!

  A foot wearing a dress shoe slowly stepped out of the car and onto the ground.

  Zhao Guang tensed up, and Elder Sun who was beside him stood very straight.

  An old man got out of the car. His hair was all white, but the neat silver hair had luster in it.

  As the old man looked around, the employees of Mingri Group all stood straighter.

  Most of them had never seen this old man before, but the aura this old man emitted brought serious expressions to their faces.

  With a majestic aura, his gaze cut to everyone’s heart like a scalpel.

  Compared to him, the solemn-faced Zhao Guang was as genial as an old lady!

  While this old man took one step toward the rotating door of Mingri Group, the employees standing at the door involuntarily retreated closer to the flower beds behind them.

  These employees of Mingri Group were elites in the business world and had experienced the ups and downs, but they had never felt such a suppression!

  Each movement of this old man seemed to put pressure on their hearts.

  Before now, they were only informed that a prominent figure would come to Mingri Group, and everyone must go out and greet him, even though none of them knew who this figure was. At this moment, they felt like they couldn’t even move their feet when facing this old man.

  “Mr. Zhao, this way please!” Zhao Guang walked forward and said to the old man.

  The old man glanced at Zhao Guang coldly and walked into the lobby with steady steps.

  After he walked into the building, the employees standing at the door heaved a sigh of relief. The greeting only lasted a few seconds, but they felt more tired than after a day of busy work!

  “Summon the elders for a meeting!” While he slowly walked into the elevator, the old man said coldly.

  This old man was Zhao Guang’s father, Zhao Haoran and the old dragon king of East Ocean, who just returned from the U.S.

  “Ok.” Zhao Guang nodded slightly.

  In fact, all the elders were waiting in the meeting room on the top floor of Mingri Group’s headquarter. Only Elder Sun, who was fitting to show his face in public, greeted Zhao Haoran at the gate.

  While the elevator rose, Zhao Guang who stood about 20 centimeters behind Zhao Haoran remained silent, and so did Elder Sun.

  Ding!

  The elevator reached the top floor.

  With the walking cane in his hand, Zhao Haoran walked into the meeting room.

  Sensing the old dragon king approaching, the elders all stood up.

  With a calm expression, Zhao Haoran walked into the meeting room while the senior elders held their breaths.

  A wide armchair had been placed in the room. Zhao Haoran leaned his walking cane against the side of the chair and slowly sat down.

  Standing on both sides of the long conference table, none of the elders dared to sit down without permission.

  “Sit!” Zhao Haoran ordered.

  The elders sat down as one.

  Zhao Guang took a seat next to Zhao Haoran with a serious look on his face.

  “I read the financial reports while I was in the car.” Zhao Haoran sat still in the armchair and said, “Domestic business was stable until the last quarter.”

  Zhao Guang nodded and didn’t speak.

  “The stock prices which hit rock bottom a few days ago have begun to climb up today,” Zhao Haoran continued.

  Zhao Guang’s expression didn’t change, but he was a bit relieved on the inside. With Hao Ren’s parents’ help, he had gotten some big deals, and the news had pushed up the stock price. That was why Mingri Group didn’t collapse in the domestic capital market.

  “From now on, I’ll take full control of Mingri Group,” Zhao Haoran declared in a measured tone.

  Zhao Guang glanced at him and lowered his head in helplessly.

  Although Zhao Guang created Mingri Group, its seed capital was provided by Zhao Haoran. The old dragon king was influential both in the Dragon Tribe a
nd the business world.

  “Since West Ocean, South Ocean, and North Ocean dared to make moves against our business on the land, we can’t just stand by and watch. Tomorrow, we’ll begin a new round of acquisitions, and the first objective will be the West Ocean’s Conqueror Group,” Zhao Haoran said lightly.

  With this declaration, a bloody war of capital would start. With Zhao Haoran returning to China, three billion yuan of funds had secretly entered the domestic capital market.

  This was only the appetizer Zhao Haoran brought back.

  While he lived abroad, Zhao Haoran had accumulated a fund far exceeding the imagination of the West Ocean Dragon Clan. It could swallow all of the West Ocean Dragon Clan’s business on land!

  If South Ocean and North Ocean dared to make moves now, they would get the same fate of destruction!

  “Your Majesty, if we do this…” One of the elders expressed his concern.

  The businesses on land were not important to the four ocean dragon palaces. They only used the business activities on the land and to take control of the cities and arrange their intelligence networks.

  By acquiring the West Ocean Dragon Clan’s businesses on such a large scale, Zhao Haoran was declaring war against the West Ocean!

  In fact, by uniting with the North Ocean Dragon Clan and the South Ocean Dragon Clan to issue provocations in the East Ocean City, West Ocean was trying to force the East Ocean Dragon Clan to declare war against them.

  Zhao Haoran’s response was what the West Ocean Dragon Clan had been hoping for, right?

  “For anyone who works against us, we will take them all!” Zhao Haoran was adamant.

  He had been using this method in the U.S. By now, Mingri Group’s power had spread to the industries such as food supply, clothes, real estate, advertisements, tourism, and entertainment by mergers and acquisitions. The logo of Mingri Group didn’t show up on the packages of merchandises in the U.S. market, but its capital had spread to all walks of life in the country!

  This method could also be used on the West Ocean Dragon Clan and its allies, attacking their businesses on land!

  If Mingri Group acquired all the businesses and companies of the West Ocean Dragon Clan, they would lose their bases in the cities!