by Dragon King
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The cabin lights signaled that they were arriving at New York City.
Hao Ren looked out the window and saw the vibrant New York City under the thin layer of fluffy white clouds.
The plane hovered for a while before finally landing in the Kennedy Airport.
“Mom! We’re here!” Zhao Yanzi shouted in excitement. She was so bored from the long flight.
Zhao Yanzi had been to the U.S. before, but back then, Zhao Hongyu took her here using the River-Mountain Qian-Kun Mountain
Outside the airport, two luxury cars with Mingri Group’s logo were waiting for them.
“Second Uncle!” Zhao Yanzi increased her pace and ran toward a thin and tall mid-aged man.
“Hehe. Zi, long time no see.” This mid-aged man backed off two steps because Zhao Yanzi had jumped into him. Then he patted her shoulders.
Hao Ren took this opportunity and started observing Zhao Kuan. He was skinny, and his body wasn’t as well-built as Zhao Kuo. He had on a pair of gold-framed glasses and looked more elegant than Zhao Guang.
Second Uncle’s two sons were beside him. One looked like he was in his late twenties, and the other was still a teenager. The young man wore a pair of silver-frame glasses, and he looked refined; he was probably working now. The younger one was in an American-style t-shirt, shorts, and running shoes, and he also looked like he was well educated.
Hao Ren looked more carefully and realized that Second Uncle still had light blue dragon essence. However, his two sons showed no cultivation strength.
Since he was an inspector now and had his inspector’s token with him, he was able to see others’ cultivation strength accurately.
It seemed like the sons of Second Uncle lost their dragon bloodline, and they were living as mortals. These two people who were cousins of Zhao Yanzi would never know that their father was a secret dragon cultivator.
“Zhao Kuan, let me introduce you to everyone.” Zhao Hongyu walked over and said, “This is Hao Zhonghua, a renowned biology scientist, this is Hao Ren, Mr. Hao’s son, and this is Xie Yujia; she is like a daughter to me.”
“I’ve heard a lot about you…” Zhao Kuan shook Hao Zhonghua’s hands sincerely.
He had heard all about Hao Zhonghua but never had the chance to meet him. Two years ago, Hao Zhonghua was on the cover of Times Magazine.
Xie Yujia’s dad was busy managing his own factory and had no time for magazines, but the president of the Mingri Group’s North The U.S. Region definitely paid attention to these!
Zhao Kuan’s two sons did not pay attention to Hao Zhonghua but turned their attention to Xie Yujia.
Xie Yujia was very beautiful and was close to Zhao Hongyu. These two factors combined made them very interested in Xie Yujia, hoping that Xie Yujia could live in their home.
“Yujia!” a crisp and familiar voice came from behind them.
Xie Yujia turned her head and saw her mom running toward her. She forgot that she was still greeting Zhao Kuan and ran toward her mom.
“Mom!” Xie Yujia hugged her mom tightly, and her voice was filled with sincerity and longing.
Hao Ren who was holding Xie Yujia’s luggage also turned and rushed over.
“Mom…” Xie Yujia slowly let go of her mom and saw how her mom had aged a bit.
Tears started falling from her face.
“What’s the matter? Did someone bully you?” Xie Yujia’s mom cared a lot about her, and she hurried to get out her handkerchief to wipe off Xie Yujia’s tears.
“Nothing… I’m just so happy.” Xie Yujia cried, but she gave a bright smile. She used the back of her hand to wipe off her tears and caressed her mom’s face with love.
“Sigh. If you’re really having a hard time, come study in The U.S.,” Xie Yujia’s mother looked at her daughter and said seriously.
“No…” Xie Yujia looked down and continued to wipe off her tears. “Uncle Hao’s family is really kind to me.”
“Auntie, Uncle.” Hao Ren went over and greeted Xie Yujia’s parents.
“Ren, you have grown so much!” Xie Yujia’s mom looked at Hao Ren with surprise. She carefully looked at him and said, “You’ve grown taller, stronger, and even more handsome!”
It was the way a mother-in-law would look at her son-in-law.
“Yes. He looks sturdier than the last time I saw him at East Ocean University!” Xie Yujia’s father patted Hao Ren’s shoulders and said with a smile.
“Where’s your dad?” Xie Yujia’s father turned around to ask Hao Ren.
“He’s talking over there!” Hao Ren pointed at the exit of the airport.
Hao Zhonghua who was chatting with Zhao Kuan noticed Xie Yujia’s parents and hurried over to where Hao Ren was.
“Zi and her mom are going to catch up with her second uncle. Since we are splitting here, we can go now.” Zhao Zhonghua said openheartedly.
Hao Ren knew that Zhao Hongyu and Zhao Kuan must have had invited Hao Zhonghua, but his dad chose to catch up with old friends and must have rejected them.
Not far away, Zhao Hongyu waved at Hao Ren before she got into the car with Zhao Yanzi and Second Uncle’s family.
“I’ve told you so many times to come, but you guys delayed it until when the weather is the hottest!” Xie Ming patted Hao Ren’s shoulders a few times again.
“We were too busy. Only recently did we have more free time. Since Yujia is coming over for the summer, we brought Ren over to visit as well,” Hao Zhonghua said with a smile.
Although he had accomplished much more than Xie Ming, he would not forget his old friend who helped him when he was at the lowest moment of his life.
“Cheng Qian. How’s everything these years? Has Xie Ming been bullying you?” Hao Zhonghua asked Xie Yujia’s mom with a smile.
“Everything’s just the usual. It’s not like you and Yue Yang who have accomplished so much.” Cheng Qian responded with a smile as well.
Xie Ming and his wife had a relatively successful business in the U.S., and they were able to make a name for themselves here. They had opened two factories and were much better off compared to their friends from school.
Xie Yujia’s eyes were still a bit watery, but she couldn’t help but smile when she saw the three enjoying themselves in a friendly conversation.
“Yujia, guess who else came?” Xie Ming asked Xie Yujia.
“Who?” Xie Yujia looked around.
Di, di… There was a white van in front, and it beeped to greet them.
“Brother?!”
Suddenly, Xie Yujia’s eyes brightened up.
Xie Wanjun was sitting in the car!
He was in a blue worker’s shirt and was sitting in the driver’s seat.
Xie Yujia lived with Xie Wanjun’s family before, and Xie Wanjun was the person who she looked up to in school and life. They shared a deep bond, and she viewed him as her real big brother.
Xie Wanjun also treated his little cousin like his real younger sister. If someone were to bully Xie Yujia, he would be the first to rush over and destroy that person!
That was why no one dared to bully Xie Yujia from elementary school to high school.
Only when she went to university did Hao Ren, the ‘bad guy’, appear before her.
Xie Yujia was emotional when she saw Xie Wanjun, and Hao Ren also felt warm and a sense of familiarity when he saw Xie Wanjun.
“Stanford is also on summer vacation. He’s going to help me out in the factory these two months, and he can get some work experience,” Xie Ming smiled and said.
“Why are you still standing here? Let’s go find a place to eat!” Cheng Qian reminded Xie Ming.
“Yes. Get on the car! Let’s go!” Xie Ming quickly walked toward the white van.
“This car is used to carry some sample products around. We can’t fit everyone in our car, so we drove this car over. Hope you don’t mind.” Xie Ming got in the car, and he sounded a little bit embarrassed.
“Of course we don’t mind!” Hao Zhonghua
said with a big smile.
He had been in the most luxurious cars when he went to international conferences. However, this type of standard car showed how close he was to his old friend.
Xie Yujia didn’t care whether the car was expensive or not. She was happy as long as she could be with her parents.
Xie Wanjun drove smoothly and made a turn into the main road. He seemed familiar with the way around the airport.
The signs here were all in English; Hao Ren felt a bit dizzy just by looking at them.
Since Xie Wanjun was able to drive around so smoothly in such a foreign environment, Hao Ren believed that he was great at English.
Xie Wanjun had obtained a full scholarship for a master’s program at Stanford. Although he looked like he was just sporty, he was in no way simple-minded.
Hao Ren’s grades weren’t even close to Xie Wanjun’s, and even Xie Yujia who often ranked first in their class was no match for him.
They went to a Chinese restaurant near Xie Yujia’s parents’ place. Zhao Zhonghua, Xie Ming, and Cheng Qian were talking about their times when they were young, and they were extremely excited and delighted.
Xie Wanjun had not seen Xie Yujia for months, so he kept asking her about things and people at school, especially the basketball team.
When he found out that the school had got into National College Basketball League’s Champion under Zhao Jiayi’s lead, he was overjoyed.
Zhao Zhonghua and Xie Ming chatted nonstop, and Cheng Qian also asked a lot about how Xie Yujia was doing.
Hao Ren didn’t know what to say when he saw this.
Let’s go take a walk outside!” Xie Wanjun bumped Hao Ren lightly with his elbow.
“Ok!” Hao Ren stood up and walked out of the restaurant.
Xie Yujia’s parents were doing business with foreigners, so they didn’t live in Chinatown where most Chinese people lived.
Brooklyn was a better place to live compared to other parts of New York City.
Both Michael Jordan and Mike Tyson grew up in Brooklyn. Not far ahead was Barclays Center, the new home of the Brooklyn Nets.
Hao Ren and Xie Wanjun walked out of the restaurant, and they saw a fenced basketball court across the street.
“Hey, Chinese man!” The three African Americas who were playing basketball in there glared at Hao Ren and Xie Wanjun. They looked unhappy and gave Hao Ren and Xie Wanjun the middle finger.
“What should we do?” Xie Wanjun asked.
Hao Ren smiled and said, “What do you say?”
They looked at each other and crossed the street.
483 Chinese Kungfu!
Those African Americans were a bit surprised when they saw Hao Ren and Xie Wanjun walking over.
Brooklyn was the most populous district in New York City, and people from all over the world lived there.
These African Americans had the impression that the Chinese around were all just businessmen or restaurant owners who weren’t good at basketball. They also believed that Chinese kids were all good students and stayed at home to study all the time.
Bam!
Xie Wanjun pushed open the metal gate and walked into the basketball court.
Two African Americans who were watching nearby quickly went over and shut the metal gate.
Street basketball was like a tradition in Brooklyn, but most people who played street basketball were African Americans. They were extremely hostile toward other races entering their basketball court.
Hua… A basketball that was a bit dirty was thrown at Hao Ren.
Hao Ren caught the ball with one hand and dribbled it a few times.
From his movements, the others could tell that Hao Ren was a newbie in basketball. Those African Americans shook their heads and looked extremely condescending.
More than a dozen African Americans came over and surrounded Hao Ren and Xie Wanjun.
Xie Wanjun was two meters tall, but these African Americans weren’t weak at all. Their arms were all as thick as Hao Ren’s legs, and their muscles filled up their t-shirts.
Xie Wanjun held up three fingers toward them and then pointed to himself and Hao Ren with two fingers. He meant that it was him and Hao Ren against them three.
“Sh*t!” The African American in front of Hao Ren suddenly grabbed the basketball from him.
He dribbled the basketball, turned around with fancy footwork, and dunked the ball.
The whole court roared with cheers.
“Hahaha…” Since Hao Ren and Xie Wanjun were still standing still, they laughed even more.
A few African Americans intentionally walked over and bumped Xie Wanjun’s chest.
“Ren, let’s do this,” Xie Wanjun said coldly.
“OK. I’ll take the right side. You take the left side,” Hao Ren responded.
“OK!” Xie Wanjun said decisively.
Just as they finished speaking, they started moving. They bumped into five or six people and dashed in front of the African American who had the ball at the speed of light.
Po… Hao Ren’s fingers poked lightly on the basketball, and it bounced out of the African American’s hand.
Hao Ren passed the ball with both hands.
Xie Wanjun quickly caught the ball. He dribbled it a few times and then suddenly jumped up.
Bam!
Xie Wanjun had slam-dunked on the basket that was standard tall.
Dong… His heavy body landed, and the dust around his feet scattered around, forming a circle with his heels as the center.
That was the so-called aura!
Hao Ren used his inspector’s token to check and found that there was a thin layer of invisible energy around Xie Wanjun’s body.
Through many basketball games, Xie Wanjun trained his body into the best condition. It was so great that it let out a strong aura!
The African American who scored before was first shocked but then rushed to pick up the ball.
Three against two!
Two of them went to guard Xie Wanjun while one kept an eye on Hao Ren!
The basketball flew between the African American’s palm and legs. It moved so fast that it turned into a series of grey shadows.
Pia! Hao Ren suddenly got the ball miraculously, and it was now in his hands.
This type of speed was still too slow for him!
Hao Ren jumped and pretended to shoot, but he passed the ball to Xie Wanjun.
The two African Americans rushed back to guard Xie Wanjun, but Xie Wanjun threw the basketball into the basket with incredible strength.
Hua… hua… hua… Hao Ren also used fancy footworks and left a series of afterimage behind him, and the African Americans watched in astonishment.
Hao Ren jumped up with might from the ground and also tossed the ball up into the air
As if he were wearing springs, he jumped up so high that he was almost above the basket.
The height that Hao Ren reached was even higher than the basket!
Hao Ren caught the basketball that almost flew away and slammed it into the basket.
Not only the African Americans, but Xie Wanjun was also astonished.
This jumping ability was monstrous.
Hao Ren landed firmly and also sent a cloud of dust into the air.
It was noon, and the sun shined brightly. Xie Wanjun suddenly smiled
Xie Wanjun suddenly smiled and remembered the time when Hao Ren and he faced another school in a basketball competition.
“Come on, baby!” Xie Wanjun provoked the African Americans.
All the African Americans were furious, and they all rushed up at once.
Xie Wanjun used his feet to kick up the basketball beside him. He slipped through all the African Americans and collided with a few as he ran through. Then, he suddenly passed the ball to Hao Ren.
Hao Ren caught the ball and quickly turned around, easily dodged the six people who were charging at him swiftly.
Whoosh! A three-pointer!
Xie Wanjun rushed under the basket
and got the ball. He bounced off a few African Americans and went outside the three-point line. He looked at Hao Ren and asked, “You have such good skills. Why not join the basketball team?”
“I told you. I’m not interested in basketball,” Hao Ren responded as he moved his elbows and dodged two African Americans who tried to grab his shoulder, and the two fell on the ground.
“Yujia likes guys who play basketball,” Xie Wanjun looked at Hao Ren and said as he dribbled the ball and went around the three defending African Americans.
Whoosh! His aim was on point.
“I know,” Hao Ren smiled and responded.
He quickly went back behind the three-point line, and Xie Wanjun passed the basketball over at an unexpected angle. Hao Ren swiftly took over the ball with his right hand and shot it again right there.
Whoosh! He had scored again.
“It’s such a waste that you don’t play basketball.” Xie Wanjun was standing under the basket already. He bumped two other African Americans and jumped high to catch the falling basketball.
“How’s your university life?” Hao Ren asked Xie Wanjun to switch topics.
The African Americans who surrounded them were all knocked over, and Xie Wanjun and Hao Ren passed the ball to each other without any obstacles.
They were playing while just chatting casually.
“It’s ok.” Xie Wanjun dribbled the basketball for a while and came over to Hao Ren. He lightly bumped Hao Ren with his shoulder and asked, “Seriously though, what do you think of Yujia?”
“Pretty good,” Hao Ren said dubiously.
“You said that before. How is it still this!” Xie Wanjun stared at Hao Ren with his eyes opened widely. He looked dissatisfied.
Bam!
The basketball hit the frame and bounced sideways.
Hao Ren jumped and caught the basketball. Then, he slammed the ball into the net.
Slam dunk!
The African American by the basket was bounced over by Hao Ren’s knees, and he fell to the ground.
The basketball rolled over to Xie Wanjun.
On the basketball court were six to seven African Americans who had all fallen to the ground. They were either covering their stomachs or noses.