Dragon King's Son-In-Law

by Dragon King

  Hao Ren nodded his head approvingly. He could tell that they both had incredible adaptability and learning capacity from the way they smoothly used their Public Transit Cards when they got on the bus.

  As Hao Ren stopped talking, they remained silent as well. They were scared of being too much of a bother to their Gongzi.

  When the bus arrived at the stop near Zhao Yanzi’s home, Hao Ren got off the bus with the sisters following right behind him.

  As one was wearing a dark cyan colored chiffon and the other was wearing a light green colored chiffon, the sisters attracted immense attention from the pedestrians; especially the males who were constantly stealing glances at them. The fact that they were following closely behind Hao Ren had raised questions among the fascinated spectators.

  “Did they just come back from comic con? Those two girls are stunning…”

  “They are probably game ambassadors; why else would they dress that way?”

  “They have such amazing temperament, and they seem very young as well…”

  Paying no attention to the pedestrians, Hao Ren turned around the corner, walked straight to Zhao Yanzi’s house, and pressed the doorbell.

  “Coming!” Zhao Hongyu came up and opened the door. Smiling at Hao Ren and looking at the sisters behind him, she said, “Come in!”

  “Thank you, Dragon Queen!” The crisp and clear voices of Lu Linlin and Lu Lili resounded in unison.

  Zhao Hongyu smiled as she turned and called out, “Zi, Zhao Guang, dinner time!”

  Hao Ren saw that a fancy dinner had already been prepared in the dining room and Zhao Hongyu was not surprised at all to see the Lu sisters. He was now certain that Zhao Guang and Zhao Hongyu must have known about the sisters’ arrival in advance.

  Soon, Zhao Yanzi sprinted down from the stairs in her pink pajamas, and Zhao Guang walked down unwaveringly from his bedroom.

  “Lu Linlin and Lu Lili are truly grateful for the Dragon King’s help!” The two sisters shouted out loud to Zhao Guang who was still on the stairs.

  “It was Ren who said to let you go, and it was a favor done at little cost. If you have to thank someone, thank Ren instead.” Letting out a laugh, Zhao Guang pointed at the dining room with his right hand and said, “Let’s go eat.”

  “Thank you, Dragon King!” Again, Lu Linlin and Lu Lili said in unison.

  Yet, the sisters did not show much of a reaction when Zhao Yanzi appeared in front of them.

  “This is my daughter, Zhao Yanzi.” Zhao Guang introduced to them.

  “Honored to meet you, Princess,” Lu Linlin and Lu Lili responded.

  “Who are they?” Blinking her eyes, Zhao Yanzi turned to ask Zhao Guang. She rarely went back to the Dragon Palace, let alone visiting a cold place like the Ice Palace. Thus, she was completely unaware of the existence of the Lu sisters.

  “Zi, don’t be rude,” Zhao Guang became serious and scolded, “In terms of seniority, they are much older than you. With that being said, you can call them Big Sisters.”

  “I am Lu Linlin.”

  “And I am Lu Lili.”

  The sisters in dark cyan and light green introduced themselves respectively.

  “Oh, hello, big sisters.” Since Zhao Yanzi was upset about being scolded by her father, she responded indifferently.

  “Alright, now that we have all introduced one another, let’s sit down and eat,” Zhao Hongyu urged as she attempted to ease the situation.

  Seeing that Hao Ren had seated himself, Lu Linlin and Lu Lili pulled out two chairs and each seated on one side of Hao Ren after bowing slightly.

  In response, Zhao Hongyu turned and looked at Zhao Guang, but she did not say anything.

  The sight of Hao Ren having the company of two beautiful girls had irritated Zhao Yanzi even more as she let out an audible ‘humph’ from her small nose.

  “Ren, you have a basketball match this Thursday night, don’t you?” Zhao Hongyu came up with a topic.

  “Well, yes. But I’m not the lead player; just there to make up the numbers,” Hao Ren answered with a faint smile.

  “I heard about it from Zi. Since we don’t have anything planned for Thursday night, Zhao Guang, Zi, and I have decided to go watch your game at your school,” Zhao Hongyu announced softly.

  “Oh, sure!” Hao Ren concurred immediately. He was thinking that it would be quite a sight if both his family and Zi’s family were going to be in the audience in the stadium; one party was the scientists that the school dared not neglect, and the other was the school’s biggest sponsor.

  On the other hand, Lu Linlin and Lu Lili only quietly listened to their conversation and added no thoughts of their own.

  “He is such a bad basketball player, what is there to see at his basketball match!?” Zhao Yanzi complained as she saw that Zhao Hongyu had become eager.

  “Haha, who was the one that said instead of going to the boring designer competition, I should go see the basketball game at Ren’s school?” Zhao Hongyu responded by questioning Zhao Yanzi with a chuckle.

  Pouting her lips, Zhao Yanzi lowered her voice. “That designer competition is indeed boring…”

  “Ren, it seems that you are on the third level?” Zhao Guang asked as he focused on Hao Ren.

  “Yes, it happened last week; I got lucky,” Hao Ren answered.

  “Great.” Zhao Guang nodded in approval. “How about you take a stroll with me to the Dragon Palace tonight, and I can pick out a suitable cultivation technique for you so that you can cultivate to Kan-level as soon as possible?”

  “Sure.” Hao Ren humbly nodded his head.

  “Linlin and Lili can come as well. You can provide some advice,” Zhao Guang added.

  “Linlin and Lili will always be by Gongzi’s sides!” The Lu sisters declared at once.

  Zhao Yanzi pursed her lips at their response.

  Half an hour later, dinner was over. As Zhao Hongyu began cleaning up the table, she asked Hao Ren to help Zi with her schoolwork.

  “I’ll go get ready. We will leave in half an hour,” Zhao Guang said to Hao Ren.

  “Linlin, Lili, it might be quite late when you return from the Dragon Palace. You can stay here tonight instead of going back to Elder Lu’s place,” Zhao Hongyu suggested to the sisters.

  However, the sisters turned to seek Hao Ren’s opinion.

  “Ren, you should stay here tonight since you probably won’t be able to make it back to school in time,” Zhao Hongyu said to Hao Ren.

  “Sure.” Noting that Hao Ren had agreed, Lu Linlin and Lu Lili nodded at Zhao Hongyu as well.

  As the sisters were following Hao Ren upstairs, Zhao Hongyu looked to Zhao Guang with concern. “You don’t think this will become a problem with those two following Hao Ren around, do you?” she asked.

  With a frown, Zhao Hongyu explained, “They are such beautiful girls. If they are to follow Hao Ren around all the time, I worry that Zi…”

  Shaking his head, Zhao Guang interrupted, “With no help from elixirs or Dharma treasures, Ren has cultivated to the third level of the Spirit Concentration Scroll in such a short period of time. That tells us how hard and serious he has worked. Yet, what has Zi done? She has shown no appreciation and has only taken everything for granted. I think that for certain matters, she has to fight for it herself.”

  As Zhao Hongyu was trying to come up with a suitable response, Zhao Guang reached out his hand and gently tapped her forehead. “Moreover, those two are top-tier Kun-level Masters, what does that mean? If they are willing to be Hao Ren’s guardians, that means East Ocean would gain the help of them. My brother Zhao Kuo is the strongest in East Ocean, but he has begun his isolation cultivation period to prepare for the Heavenly Tribulation next month. West Ocean has been restless and is just waiting for a chance to cause trouble. This is the time when East Ocean could use all the help it can get…”

  125 Choosing a Cultivation Technique

  Just as Zhao Guang and Zhao Hongyu were having their discussion on the first floor, H
ao Ren brought the tutoring materials to Zhao Yanzi’s room on the second floor. Hesitating slightly, Lu Linlin and Lu Lili followed him into the room.

  Again, a ‘humph’ came out of Zhao Yanzi when she lifted her head out of her homework and saw that Hao Ren had walked in.

  “We only have half an hour this time; let’s focus on improving your English.” Hao Ren pulled up a chair and sat down next to Zhao Yanzi. Then, he spread open the materials and said, “Last time we were on the correct ways of using the prepositions ‘to’ and ‘for’, and there was a little bit we didn’t finish going through. Why don’t you open your notes and check where we left off?”

  “I still have a pile of homework to finish today!” Zhao Yanzi objected as she pouted her lips.

  “Today’s session is only half an hour long. You can postpone working on your homework to half an hour later.” Hao Ren locked his eyes on her.

  Nibbling on her bottom lip, Zhao Yanzi looked at Hao Ren fixedly as well.

  With no intent to be fierce or malicious, the two just continued to gaze at each other intensely.

  “I already finished my midterm exams; there is nothing for you to tutor me on now!” A few seconds later, Zhao Yanzi couldn’t help but break the silence.

  Hao Ren furrowed his eyebrows. “There are final exams after midterm exams; after your finals, there will be all those exams you will be facing again when you get to the Ninth Grade; after that, there…”

  “Alright! Alright!” Waving her hand, Zhao Yanzi stopped him. “You are becoming more and more annoying!”

  As she couldn’t take Hao Ren’s nagging anymore, she took out the notes from her drawer and flipped to the part where they left off. “You can start now!”

  Hao Ren smiled helplessly. Looking at the materials in his hands, he began explaining, “In general, ‘for’ tends to indicate an objective or a goal…”

  Zhao Yanzi ripped open some packaging on her desk and took out a piece of bubble gum. She threw it into her mouth and began chewing and taking notes at the same time.

  Her puffy cheeks seemed to hint at her objections, and her absent-minded attitude seemed to indicate her disregard for Hao Ren’s efforts.

  “This English thingy seems very difficult,” standing behind Hao Ren, Lu Lili whispered to Lu Linlin who was standing next to her.

  “If you find it difficult, then ask Gongzi and see if he has time to tutor you on it, too,” Lu Linlin responded.

  Looking overwhelmed with honor, Lu Lili rapidly waved her hands and said softly, “This is the privilege of Little Zhumu, I don’t dare to ask Gongzi to tutor me…”

  Hao Ren noticed them chattering quietly and turned around. Seeing that they were standing behind him the whole time, he said, “You don’t have to be standing; find a place to sit.”

  Right at this moment, Zhao Hongyu pushed the door open and came in. She waved at the sisters and said, “Linlin, Lili, come with me to the next room. I’ve made your bed for you; come to see if you like it.”

  Again, Lu Linlin and Lu Lili looked to Hao Ren, seeking permission.

  “Go ahead and get some rest too. I will tutor Zi for half an hour, and then we will head out,” Hao Ren told them.

  “Yes!” The sisters nodded and followed Zhao Hongyu to the guest room next door.

  Looking at the alluring figures of Lu Linlin and Lu Lili, Zhao Yanzi pouted her lips even more. “You must be over the moon with two pretty girls following you around every day now, huh?”

  “What? Are you jealous again?” Hao Ren asked.

  “Why would I be jealous?” Hao Ren’s teasing irked Zhao Yanzi even more as she began smacking Hao Ren with the nib of her pen.

  Hao Ren grabbed onto her delicate small hand and pressed it back down on her notebook. “Enough now, let’s focus on our lecture! For instance, ‘Let’s go for a walk’; the ‘for’ here is followed by a goal.”

  “Humph!” Zhao Yanzi uttered lightly. Even though she still held a defiant attitude towards Hao Ren, she finally surrendered and paid attention compliantly. After all, her midterm grades had gone up considerably, so she knew that this ‘Uncle’ was very competent when it came to tutoring. At least, he was able to explain the key points very well and was good at providing clear and vivid examples.

  Time was ticking away as the two were immersed in their session. Zhao Yanzi appeared especially tender and delicate in her pink pajamas, and her eyes seemed so bright as if they had two diamonds embroidered inside. Her lips were still pouting, but it was unclear whether it was due to her concentration or anger.

  “Ren, time to go!” Suddenly, Zhao Guang knocked on the door.

  “Aye, coming!” Hao Ren answered as he closed up the materials and turned to Zhao Yanzi. “We’ll call it a night now. We’ve clarified the ways to use ‘for’ and ‘to properly’. You’ll be running into the uses of them in many other areas; so, if there is time, you should review these ideas some more.”

  “Alright, I know! Stop nagging!” Zhao Yanzi shot him a look.

  After placing the materials neatly by the corner of the desk, Hao Ren walked out and found Zhao Guang waiting in the hall with the sisters.

  “Let’s go!” Zhao Guang led them downstairs.

  Zhao Hongyu was fiddling with an architectural model in the living room when she saw the group come down. She stopped and asked, “You’re going now?”

  “Yes, you stay home to keep an eye on Zi. I will take Ren there to pick out a cultivation technique. This is a very important choice since it will dictate the future direction of Ren’s cultivation. I’m not going to take Zi, in case she tries to put forward any irresponsible suggestions.” Zhao Guang remarked composedly.

  “Zi has to finish her homework anyway. You guys go ahead; I will wait for you at home,” Zhao Hongyu replied as she nodded.

  Zhao Guang responded with a nod as well before leading Hao Ren and the Lu sisters out the door.

  Observing the solemnity on Zhao Guang’s face, Hao Ren realized that he should not take tonight’s decision lightly as well.

  “Driving will be too slow. Ren, since you are on the third level of the Spirit Concentration Scroll, your resistance to the effects of spells should be stronger. Let’s travel there directly.” With a wave of a hand, Zhao Guang created a transparent energy sphere and had it surround himself and Hao Ren completely.

  In response, without any physical movements, Lu Linlin and Lu Lili directly raised a ring of rainbow-colored energy around them. Shortly, the ring of lights had become grey and dimmed as the sisters were worried about attracting too much attention.

  “Rise!” As Zhao Guang raised both of his hands, the silver energy sphere that enveloped both himself and Hao Ren rapidly traveled towards the direction of the beach.

  Paying close attention, Lu Linlin and Lu Lili followed right after them.

  At this hour, no one would notice three flashes of light sweeping towards the ocean at a low altitude.

  As they flew past the beach, they continued gliding on the surface of the ocean for a while. Shortly, the lights began descending rapidly and directly to the bottom of the ocean.

  Lu Linlin and Lu Lili’s descending speeds were as fast as Zhao Guang’s energy sphere, if not faster. Their incredible abilities as Kun-level Masters were well-demonstrated.

  “Grand Array Formation, open!” After moving down vertically for a while in the ocean, Zhao Guang suddenly opened his arms and pointed downwards.

  Fizz… Along with a flash of fluttering silver light, the full view of the magnificent and majestic Dragon Palace had appeared before their eyes.

  In order to support Hao Ren, Zhao Guang descended at a slow pace. As they landed, the silver Palace Protection Grand Array Formation above their heads had immediately closed up. Following them, Lu Linlin and Lu Lili had also reached the ground of the Dragon Palace. Moreover, after such a long flight, no signs of fatigue or uneasiness could be seen on the sisters’ faces.

  On the other hand, Hao Ren who was being dragged by Zhao Guang ha
d turned ghastly pale. It was obvious that he had been running the Spirit Concentration Scroll continuously to the best of his ability during the flight. Consequently, he had exhausted the Nature Essence in his body.

  “Your strength is still too weak. With that being said, the Spirit Concentration Scroll is only a very basic cultivation technique. It is understandable that it would be a little too much for you to fly such a long distance with me,” Zhao Guang said as he let go of Hao Ren.

  “Gongzi, we will use our techniques and heal you!” The sisters walked up and offered anxiously.

  “No, there is no need!” Hao Ren quickly turned down their offer. “I’m only feeling a little light-headed. I need a moment, and then I will be fine!”

  At this time, Premier Xia, who was in his royal gown, had promptly run over with his hunched back.

  “Best regards from this humble servant to the Dragon King Your Highness, Fuma, Ms. Linlin, and Ms. Lili!”

  “Premier Xia, please, this is too much!” Linlin and Lili nervously held Premier Xia up. “We have yet to thank you for looking out for us when we were captives at the Ice Palace!”

  “Things are different now. The two of you now serve Fuma Hao, and this humble servant dare not treat you with any disregard,” Premier Xia replied cautiously. Hao Ren secretly admired Premier Xia’s excellent ability to get things done and his supreme art of speaking.

  “I’m going to cut to the chase. Tonight, I’ve brought Ren here to pick out a suitable cultivation technique for him. This cultivation technique is for his future long-term cultivation. Also, with the help of this technique, hopefully, he can advance to Kan-level soon.” Zhao Guang explained calmly as he stopped Premier Xia’s polite words.

  Premier Xia’s eyes lit up at once. “Fuma is definitely very gifted. In such a short period of time, he’s been able to advance to the third level, that is truly…”

  “Enough,” Again, Zhao Guang interrupted him, “We’re on a tight schedule here. Take Ren to the Profound Cultivation Palace and help him choose; anything below the Indigo-Grade would do. Be sure to explain each cultivation technique to Ren in detail. Linlin and Lili, join them and provide some constructive advice when you can. I will check on the progress of my brother’s Heavenly Tribulation Altar; it is also an important matter. When you are done, let me know through voice transmission.”