Dragon King's Son-In-Law

by Dragon King

  “Good, good! We can take the stuff from her sect!” Zhao Yanzi got super excited just at the thought of this.

  “We could try that. But we are not familiar with Sixth Heaven,” the twins said.

  “That’s ok. Someone is familiar with it,” Hao Ren looked over at the other table.

  Zhen Congming was playing chess with Wu Luoxue.

  Zhen Congming appeared to be anxious while Wu Luoxue seemed very calm.

  “Checkmate,” Wu Luoxue moved one of the pieces and said softly.

  Zhen Congming opened his eyes wide, and his breathing quickened. At last, he waved his hand back and forth. “This one doesn’t count! I made two mistakes at the beginning. I was letting you win on purpose!”

  Without saying anything, Wu Luoxue started to rearrange the pieces.

  The twins didn’t know much about Zhen Congming. However, they knew what Hao Ren meant when he glimpsed over there.

  “I’m coming too!” Zhao Yanzi interrupted.

  “What can you do?” Hao Ren asked.

  “I…I…” Zhao Yanzi was stuck for a few seconds before she said, “I could cover for you guys!”

  “It’s better to go earlier. Gongzi, please start planning,” Lu Linlin said calmly.

  Although she and Lu Lili weren’t spoiled growing up, they had high statuses. They had never done anything like stealing. However, they were willing to become two female thieves for Hao Ren this time.

  Hao Ren had his own plan. He thought of the Sky Mountain Sect when the twins first mentioned stealing the Seven-Core Five-Color Lotus from the Dragon God Shrine.

  Compared to taking a risk in the Dragon God Shrine, he preferred going to the Sky Mountain Sect on Sixth Heaven. Now that he had the Seven-Core Five-Color Lotus seeds, it would be much easier and safer to acquire the cultivation technique of planting lotuses. It would be ok to bring this plan forward.

  “Ok, I will go with you guys of course. I won’t just put you two in danger. Zhen Congming is familiar with Sixth Heaven, so he will guide us. You both are of higher realms, so you can protect us from both ends. So just the four of us,” said Hao Ren.

  And me! And me!” Zhao Yanzi raised her hand immediately.

  “You don’t need to come. You are only at the Foundation Establishment Realm.” Hao Ren glimpsed at her.

  Xie Yujia was about to say something, but she swallowed it when she heard Hao Ren’s comment.

  “I can be on the lookout for you guys!” Zhao Yanzi blinked her big eyes.

  How could she miss something so fun and exciting!

  Hao Ren looked at her and remembered when he sneaked over walls to steal sweet potatoes. He caused a lot of trouble during that age. Therefore, he could understand since Zhao Yanzi was at that age right now.

  She would be upset about it for a long time if he didn’t let her join them. In addition, since she knew the Big Dipper Constellation Scroll, she could pretend to be a Sky Mountain Sect disciple to get out of trouble.

  “Alright, you may come, but you have to behave and do what you are told to do!” Hao Ren said as he looked at the table behind them. He wondered if it was a bad idea to take her out to do something like this behind her parents’ back.

  “For sure! For sure!” Zhao Yanzi kept nodding.

  Hao Ren would have never thought that the Big Dipper Constellation Scroll was not a technique regular Sky Mountain Sect’s disciples could cultivate. It was the sect master’s only daughter’s personal technique.

  Hao Ren continued when he realized Xie Yujia’s stare, “Yujia can stay on Fifth Heaven. We should be back soon.”

  “Um…” Xie Yujia nodded lightly.

  In fact, she wanted to join Hao Ren. But she also knew that the more people went, the more problems there could be. Her cultivation level was low, so she would drag them behind instead of helping. The old grandma’s Life-Death Notes would be too loud to use up there. So, it would be the best for her to cultivate the technique the old grandma taught her to improve herself. Then, she would get to go to more places with Hao Ren.

  “We will go to Fifth Heaven at 11 tonight then. We’ll get ready there and then head to Fifth Heaven by midnight. I am going to let Zhen Congming know about this,” said Hao Ren.

  “Ok!” The twins answered.

  “I’ll stay at your place tonight then!” Zhao Yanzi was so excited she forgot all about the unpleasantness.

  She forgot about Hao Ren and Xie Yujia’s intimate conversation when she thought of stealing things from that annoying girl’s sect.

  Hao Zhonghua, Yue Yang, Grandma, Zhao Guang, and Zhao Hongyu were having a pleasant conversation on the other table at this moment. The rain made it a bad time to go shopping, but it was nice to sit down and chat with a cup of tea.

  “Checkmate.”

  A pleasant yet calm voice came from the table on the other side of Hao Ren.

  Zhen Congming looked at the chess board in regret. He suddenly said, “I saw it wrong. It doesn’t count!”

  Wu Luoxue didn’t say anything this time either. She picked all the pieces up and slowly set them up again.

  Xie Yujia opened the Spells’ Origin Note Scroll and started to study it against the window.

  Lu Linlin and Lu Lili borrowed a chess game from the waitress and sat opposite of each other before playing.

  They were very chatty and lively; even Hao Ren laughed at their jokes. Zhao Yanzi looked outside the window as she sipped her milk tea; it was rare for her to be this quiet.

  “Checkmate,” there went the pleasant and calm voice again.

  Hao Ren looked towards the little table and saw Zhen Congming pouting as he moved a piece. He frowned in concentration; obviously, he was serious this time.

  Wu Luoxue had won two games in a row, and this had severely challenged his intelligence.

  Wu Luoxue moved another piece softly and said, “Checkmate.”

  Zhen Congming was stupefied. Then, he made another quick move.

  Wu Luoxue pushed a piece one space forward with her little hand. “Checkmate.”

  Zhen Congming stared at the board; his pupils were shivering.

  “You lost,” the words sounded like a thunderbolt out from the blue to Zhen Congming.

  “Um…um…” He had no more excuses.

  “Little Xue, it’s about time for your piano lesson!” Yue Yang stood up.

  “Oh,” Wu Luoxue stood up and wiped her hands with the little towel beside her. Then, she walked to Yue Yang, leaving Zhen Congming upset and desperate.

  “How was it? Did you win the game?” Yue Yang asked Wu Luoxue.

  “I won three games,” Wu Luoxue answered.

  “Did Congming win any games?” Yue Yang asked randomly.

  “Um…he is very dumb,” Wu Luoxue said as she followed Yue Yang to the gate.

  Her words sounded like a punch to Hao Ren.

  Sure enough, Zhen Congming pulled his hair as he knocked his head on the chessboard.

  446 Connected to Su Han

  After Yue Yang dropped Wu Luoxue off at the Youth Palace, the two families chatted for a bit, and Hao Zhonghua took them out for dinner.

  To show his appreciation for Zhao Hongyu’s treat, Hao Zhonghua picked a relatively high-end restaurant. The Dragon Boat Festival was not only a traditional festival but also a statutory holiday. Typically, they wouldn’t be able to get a seat in such a restaurant. However, when the manager knew it was Hao Zhonghua and his friends, he managed to get a private room for them.

  It was good publicity for the restaurant to have Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yang there. They were well-known internationally, and the owner of the place even came to take a picture with Hao Zhonghua. They offered the meal for free, but Hao Zhonghua politely declined their offer.

  There was pleasant music in the elegant restaurant, and the dinner went very well.

  The elderlies were happy at a festival like this. Grandma was the happiest since all her favorite kids were there, and it was like a family reunion.

  As the nigh
t got later, the rain stopped at last.

  Hao Ren’s family and Zhao Yanzi’s family were about to part.

  “Come and visit me when you have time, Hongyu!” Grandma held Zhao Hongyu’s arm, not willing to let go.

  “Ok, I will. Take care, Auntie,” Zhao Hongyu answered. Then, she looked at Yue Yang and said, “Let’s go for tea and shopping some time.”

  “Ok.” Yue Yang smiled.

  She was busy with work before and had always been outside of East Ocean City. She didn’t have many good friends due to this reason, and Zhao Hongyu filled this void up perfectly.

  They were both successful at work yet needed to take care of their own families. On top of that, Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi’s situation provided them with even more common interests.

  Although Hao Zhonghua, the head of the family, favored Xie Yujia, Yue Yang insisted on leaning toward Zhao Yanzi.

  “Mom! I want to stay at Hao Ren’s place tonight!” Zhao Yanzi shouted.

  “You have to go to school tomorrow!” Zhao Hongyu looked at her seriously.

  “It’s ok. I can take Zi to school tomorrow.” Yue Yang patted Zhao Yanzi’s head pleasantly.

  Zhao Hongyu couldn’t say much against Yue Yang’s offer. Therefore, she looked at Zhao Yanzi and said, “Behave when you are at Ren’s house, ok?”

  “I will!” Zhao Yanzi cheered up.

  Grandma hugged Zhao Yanzi in her arms as she couldn’t stop laughing. She had no idea that she was gradually becoming connected to the East Ocean Dragon Palace.

  Hao Zhonghua could only carry five people in his vehicle. So, he took Zhao Yanzi, Zhen Congming, Grandma and Yue Yang. Hao Ren, the Lu sisters, and Xie Yujia had to take a taxi back.

  Hao Ren took the inspector’s token out to look at when he was in the taxi.

  It was made of special materials. Unlike the token he got as the Commanding General of East Ocean which was only a symbol, this one had a unique array formation in it, and it behaved like a dharma treasure.

  Xie Yujia who sat in the passenger seat had a green mark on her left shoulder. Hao Ren had never noticed it before when he was cultivating.

  Hao Ren had taken the written exam in the Dragon God Shrine, so he knew what this mark stood for. It meant that a Soul Formation Realm cultivator was protecting her.

  Even an inspector wouldn’t dare to cause her any trouble. Instead, the Soul Formation Realm cultivator had to be contacted.

  Hao Ren finally understood the reason why the arrogant Qin Shaoyang was intimidated by Xie Yujia while Zeng Yitao, who was of a lower realm, didn’t care much about her. That was because only inspectors could see marks like this.

  According to the rules, amongst all dragon cultivators, only inspectors could make moves against humans. This mark was invisible to regular dragon cultivators to avoid a lot of unnecessary attention.

  Lu Linlin and Lu Lili sat on each side of Hao Ren, and they leaned their soft bodies against Hao Ren’s.

  “Un-hem!” Hao Ren coughed twice on purpose.

  The twins looked at each other and smiled. Then, they sat up and leaned against the door.

  If it were any other guy, they would have gone far away from him. However, they just couldn’t help but ‘take advantage’ of Hao Ren.

  Hao Ren smiled with his head down, and he looked back at the inspector’s token.

  There was a golden dragon, that had three claws on each of its feet, on the token, demonstrating that he was a level 3 inspector. Hao Ren couldn’t help but inject some nature essence in there since it was a dharma treasure.

  The token connected with Hao Ren immediately, and he sensed something of the same nature to the west of him.

  “Don’t use the token when it is unnecessary,” Su Han’s voice traveled to Hao Ren’s mind.

  Hao Ren was startled and took the nature essence back immediately.

  It turned out that he could search for nearby inspectors and communicate with them through this token.

  So… He could communicate with Su Han whenever and wherever… even if he were eating, sleeping, and playing games…

  However, Hao Ren cut that thought off when he thought of Su Han’s cold reminder. Although he got along well with her lately, she would still cut him up if he disturbed her cultivation too often.

  Hao Ren put the token on his waist and applied his nature essence. Then, the token melted into his body. The Dragon God Shrine’s token was indeed outstanding, and it even had the effect of a natal dharma treasure. A token like this would rarely get lost.

  “But… would it expose my whereabouts?” Hao Ren suddenly thought to himself.

  Inspectors could search for nearby inspectors through the tokens, and the Dragon God Shrine was the supervisory control station. Therefore, they should also know the exact location of each inspector.

  “I should keep it in my storage space,” Hao Ren murmured. The token reappeared in his hand, and it got thrown into Hao Ren’s necklace.

  The storage space could cut off spiritual connections.

  Hao Ren really didn’t want the Dragon God Shrine to find out about him going up to Fifth and Sixth Heaven.

  In the Dragon God Shrine, white, silver, yellow and golden dots were spattered on a complex formation, and they were moving around.

  Suddenly, one of the yellow dots, which represented a level 3 inspector, disappeared in East Ocean City.

  The level 2 inspector who was in charge of observing the formation stood up nervously. He ran over to the small room besides him and said, “Sixth Shrine Master, the level 3 inspector of the East Ocean region, number 1782, suddenly disappeared.”

  “Oh, that Hao Ren, right? Don’t worry about it,” a lazy voice responded.

  The disappearing of the dots usually meant the elimination of an inspector, and that would be a very serious issue. If the dots kept flashing, the inspectors were calling for help, and the Dragon God Shrine would immediately notify all nearby inspectors to go help.

  The level 2 inspector then returned to his position and kept on observing.

  Hao Ren arrived at his home at this time.

  He was exhausted from the trip to the Dragon God Shrine, and he couldn’t rest well at the East Ocean Dragon Palace the night before either. So, he felt very relaxed the second he got home.

  Zhao Yanzi, Grandma, and the others already came back.

  Zhao Yanzi already fell asleep in Grandma’s room, which was surprisingly early for her.

  Hao Ren went back to his room and took a nice hot shower. Then, he started to doze off. Cultivating could refresh his mind, but all he wanted after the battles at the Dragon God Shrine was to have a nice sleep.

  “Gongzi… Gongzi…”

  The voice outside the door was as soft as an ocean breeze.

  Hao Ren opened his eyes and noticed the shadows outside his door.

  He asked them not to enter his room without permission, and it seemed like they kept it in mind.

  Hao Ren found it very amusing, and he yawned and opened the door for them.

  Lu Linlin and Lu Lili wore sets of dark blue pajamas of the same style, and they stood outside the door timidly.

  There were star patterns on their pajamas, and these pajamas were being used by them as night clothes.

  “It’s time to go, Gongzi.” They lowered their voice in order not to wake up Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yang who were next door.

  “Um…” Hao Ren rubbed his eyes and said, “Where are Yujia, Zi, and Congming?”

  “They are in the living room. Big Zhumu already explained everything to Zhen Congming, and he is in,” Lu Lili said timidly.

  She acted like she wanted everyone to know that she was going to Sixth Heaven to steal stuff.

  “Ok!” Hao Ren didn’t want to waste any time. He put on his shoes and quietly followed the twins into the living room.

  Zhao Yanzi, Xie Yujia, Zhen Congming, and Little White were all ready to go.

  Zhao Yanzi was in a set of dark pajamas, and it looked like she got it from Hao Ren�
�s closet. Xie Yujia was in a set of sportswear. Zhen Congming was in a set of purple tight fits. Lastly, Little White was naked as usual.

  Zhen Congming was dressed the most professionally.

  “Shh, let’s get out of here,” Hao Ren shushed and said quietly.

  He opened the back door which led them to the backyard.

  Little White wanted to make some noise in excitement since it knew that they were about to do something big, but Hao Ren covered its mouth up with his hand.

  Boom! Little White turned into its snow lion form, and its flaming paws were sparkling brightly in the dark.

  “This is for you!” Zhen Congming threw an armor on Little White.

  The armor was made of black bamboo, and it covered Little White’s body perfectly. It also hid its scent as a spirit beast.

  Zhen Congming was an extremely high-leveled dharma treasure master, so even the treasure he casually took out was of high quality.

  Zhen Congming had his own flight dharma treasure, so he didn’t need Little White, and the twins could fly pretty fast on their own. Only Hao Ren, Xie Yujia, and Zhao Yanzi were on Little White’s back.

  Little White hopped up, and the powerful, colorful light looked like neon lights under its paws.

  “Little White, take the light back!” Zhen Congming said.

  Shoo… The colorful light turned black.

  The six of them headed toward Fifth Heaven at a very fast speed.

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  After arriving on Fifth Heaven, it was a comfortable and familiar ride. Within only a few moments, they opened the array formation and entered the Ethereal Summit.

  Due to preparation for the Dragon God Shrine’s general exam, Hao Ren had not visited this place for a while. Coming back here at this time made him a little nostalgic.

  The valley was dark, and there were no birds and beasts; it seemed even quieter.

  Little White was Hao Ren’s spirit beast, but it was a demon beast after all. On Fifth Heaven, there were almost no demon beasts. How could ordinary creatures dare to trespass the territory of demon beasts? Even the bugs didn’t dare to approach this land that had a demon beast’s scent!