by Dragon King
Knowing that the academic performance was not the issue, Hao Ren waited for her to continue.
“You had a conflict with Huang Xujie a few days ago. The school doesn’t encourage students to drive in the school, and what’s more, you even tried to crash into Huang Xujie with your car. Do you know that this is a very serious issue?” The counselor’s tone got sterner.
“Do you know that Huang Xujie is the Deputy Mayor’s son? If anything happens to him, can you bear the consequences?” She pointed out the key issue.
Hao Ren remained silent.
“Our program can’t afford students like you. The Art Program is interested in your painting talent and asked us if we could transfer you to the Art Program. I think it might be a good fit since many of the students in their program drive to school,” the counselor said.
Hearing her bullet-like words, Hao Ren was incensed, knowing that the reason for this talk was that Huang Xujie was the Deputy Mayor’s son. Click! The office door suddenly opened.
“Hao Ren, you drove to school today, right? Give me the car key since I need to go out to run some errands. I’ll call you this afternoon, and we’ll leave together,” Su Han entered suddenly and said to Hao Ren.
“Ok.” After digging out the car key from his pocket, Hao Ren tossed it to her.
Su Han caught the key and left the office without saying anything else.
The counselor looked at Su Han before turning to look at Hao Ren who still stood in front of her.
Perhaps the students were not clear about Su Han’s background, but the teachers were. A couple of days ago, the Principal had scolded her for what she had done in the exhibition. A few minutes after she left his office, the Principal received a call from the Provincial Education Office and was reprimanded harshly because of a minor issue at East Ocean University!
They concluded that Su Han was not a relative of Vice Principal Lu Qing but of someone in the provincial government! According to the teachers’ conjectures, Su Han had an elder family member who was a powerful figure in the Provincial Education Office or an even higher office!
At this thought, the counselor’s expression changed from stern to soft.
“I just wanted to remind you that Huang Xujie is the Deputy Mayor’s son, and you should try not to make the conflicts between you two worse. My reminder is for your own good. As to the issue with the Art Program, you can think about it, and I will not make it hard for you.”
“Ok. Thank you for your concern.” Hao Ren nodded.
“That’s all. Oh, this time, you did well on your exams. Keep up the good work!” The counselor smiled at Hao Ren before digging out his report card from a drawer and handing it to him.
“Goodbye, counselor.” Hao Ren backed out of the office with his report card.
The counselor in the office exhaled deeply and raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
Walking out of the Academic Building, Hao Ren opened his report card and saw that all of the grades were above 85!
He didn’t dare to return to his dorm with the report card, afraid that Zhao Jiayi and the others would kill him with their eyes.
He ate lunch alone and found a spot to rest; he knew that Su Han would find him here.
Sure enough, after Hao Ren had cultivated the Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll for two circulations in two hours, Su Han walked into the cafeteria with the car key dangling on her fingers.
“Let’s go!” She stopped in front of Hao Ren and tossed the car key at him.
Hao Ren caught the key and realized that it was not the key to his white Ford.
“Since flying is not allowed in the city and the traffic is bad, the elders from the depth of the mountains and forest dared not to venture into the city after arriving at the edge. Therefore, Zhao Hongyu drove your car to pick them up.”
Su Han led Hao Ren out of the cafeteria as she talked.
Sure enough, Hao Ren saw the red Ferrari parked in front of the cafeteria.
“You drive.” Su Han got into the passenger seat.
Hao Ren had no choice but to start the eye-catching red Ferrari and drive to the main gate of the school with the great beauty Su Han sitting in it.
Huang Xujie, who was driving the one-million-yuan Mercedes-Benz S350 with several buddies, suddenly saw a ten-million-yuan limited edition Ferrari flashing past him with Su Han sitting inside.
The driver of the sports car was no other than Hao Ren!
165 Gold and Jade on the Outside?
Su Han glanced at Hao Ren’s bare wrists. “You broke through, right?”
“Yeah.” Hao Ren nodded.
Su Han remained silent. In fact, she had sensed it when the Mount Tai Bracelets broke, knowing that Hao Ren had made the breakthrough.
Kan-level was not difficult to achieve, but it was the dividing line between the mortals and the cultivators.
However, Su Han thought that he had made the breakthrough with the aid of elixirs. She knew that East Ocean would help him at the last moment since they were determined to make him a member of the Dragon Clan.
However, the realm achieved with elixirs would negatively affect the future cultivation. Every single breakthrough needed to be achieved through inspiration. Without inspiration, the realm wouldn’t be solid. Just like a building, it won’t be tall if the base was unstable.
“What’s your relationship with Xie Yujia?” Su Han asked abruptly.
“We’re… Classmates,” Hao Ren answered after a slight hesitation, surprised that Su Han had brought it up.
“Ok.” Su Han clenched her fists but didn’t say anything more.
She was only cautious of one person on campus, and that person was Xie Yujia.
On Xie Yujia’s left shoulder, there was a pale cyan mark.
That mark wasn’t even visible to Qian-level Masters like Zhao Kuo; only Inspectors could see this mark.
In the Dragon Tribe, the ones who could attack mortals when necessary were Inspectors. However, with the mark on her shoulder, Xie Yujia was a person whom even the Inspectors couldn’t touch!
It was because the cyan mark signaled that Xie Yujia was under the protection of a Soul Formation Cultivator!
Even the arrogant Qin Shaoyang must avoid her after seeing the mark because he would die if he messed with a Soul Formation Cultivator!
Even the Inspectors dared not to investigate the Soul Formation Cultivators!
That was why Su Han didn’t pursue the topic.
Oblivious to Su Han’s dilemma, Hao Ren thought that he had been too close to Xie Yujia recently, and Su Han was concerned as Zhao Yanzi’s ‘big sister’.
When the car arrived at the Starlight Restaurant, a bell boy in a suit immediately walked up and offered to drive the car to the underground parking lot for Hao Ren.
Seeing the deep blue light emitting from the bellboy, Hao Ren knew that the handsome bell boy was a member of the East Ocean Dragon Clan who was here to help with Zhao Yanzi’s party.
The moment Hao Ren and Su Han entered the hall, they saw a poster at the entrance with information about Zhao Yanzi’s birthday party.
If outsiders saw this poster, they would have thought that it was just a rich girl’s birthday party.
The spacious marble-floored hall was filled with people. Hao Ren found that even the service staff were emitting lights.
Most of them were blue, and they were mingled with some whites, green, reds, and yellows. He even saw some kids emitting grey light as they frolicked with each other.
In the corners of the hall, there floated about a dozen dark red energy spheres, and there were kids in there who were emitted blue lights.
The kids inside the spheres were having practice battles, and the other kids gathered under the light spheres and watched.
The thing was that the blue lights on these kids were as bright as Hao Ren’s!
It meant that these kids who were about seven or eight years old were as strong if not stronger than Hao Ren.
Wat
ching the different lights moving in the hall, Hao Ren felt like he discovered a whole new world after reaching Kan-level.
By reaching Kan-level, he had now officially entered the world of cultivation!
“What are those grey lights?” Hao Ren asked.
“They are still cultivating the Spirit Concentration Scroll and have not yet reached Kan-level. They are here with the elders to enrich their experience. Don’t you see how young they are?” Su Han said.
At a closer look, Hao Ren found that the ones with grey lights were just five or six years old kids. That meant before his recent breakthrough, he had been in the same realm as these little kids!
Even after he advanced, he was now in the same realm as those seven or eight years old kids, and these kids were all able to create their own energy spheres to battle in, something Hao Ren didn’t know how to do yet.
“As an Inspector, it’s not proper for me to walk with you. You should go on by yourself.” With that, Su Han parted ways with Hao Ren.
Spotting Hao Ren, Elder Sun, who was responsible for greeting the guests, hurried over to him. “Gongzi Hao, here you are!”
“Elder Sun.” Hao Ren folded his hands in the front to greet him. He didn’t see Elder Sun often, but among the strangers in the hall, Elder Sun was a familiar face.
“Ms. Zi’s birthday party will begin in two hours. Gongzi Hao, please go ahead and get prepared for it.” He took Hao Ren’s arm and walked him to a waitress dressed in a cheongsam.
“Gongzi Hao, this way,” the waitress said softly.
Only now did Hao Ren realized that he was dressed too casual for this occasion. Due to his lack of experience, he had not thought of dressing up at all.
The waitress led Hao Ren into a dressing room, and the make-up artist in the room was emitting a blue light as well; she was also a member of the East Ocean Dragon Clan.
In fact, all the service staff in the restaurant were members of the East Ocean Dragon Clan since Zhao Guang had booked all three floors of the restaurant and it wasn’t open to the public.
The make-up artist called Hao Ren over, and a stylist came to him to get his measurements.
Then, Hao Ren went into a fitting room to change into a black suit.
He walked out, and before he had time to look in the mirror, the make-up artist and the hairstylist walked over and pushed him into a chair. They began to work on his face and hair.
To get Hao Ren relaxed, the make-up artist started to chat with him.
During their chat, Hao Ren learned that the restaurant was, in fact, the property of Elder Sun, and Elder Sun had chosen a service team comprised of all East Ocean Dragon Clan members for this gathering, making it the safest place for the party.
From their conversation, Hao Ren also learned that besides this luxurious restaurant, Elder Sun also managed a Martial Arts Dojo which trained a lot of bodyguards with the East Ocean background. Of course, the mortal masters trained in his Martial Arts Dojo had placed in a lot of national competitions.
In other words, Elder Sun was quite a figure in East Ocean City, handling all the minor issues for Zhao Guang.
After a full hour, the make-up artist and the hairstylist finally stood aside; their work was done.
Hao Ren could finally stand up and look at himself in the mirror.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
With three claps, Qin Shaoyang walked in wearing a silver suit.
He lowered his hands and stared at Hao Ren.
“There’s a saying that applies to you. Gold and jade on the outside, but garbage and trash on the inside,” he said.
166 Party Guests
Hao Ren turned his head and found Qin Shaoyang’s blue light quite dim. It seemed like he was on Li-level, which was only one realm higher than Kan.
The make-up artist and the hairstylist had the same impression. They took one step forward and said to Qin Shaoyang, “This is East Ocean’s dressing room, and no one can come here uninvited.”
Bang!
A surge of energy was released from Qin Shaoyang’s body.
The make-up artist and the hairstylist stumbled several steps back before crashing hard into the wall. Although Hao Ren was prepared and didn’t fall back by holding onto the edge of the dresser, he felt an uncomfortable pressure on his chest.
“This is what you get for disrespecting an Inspector!” With a snort, Qin Shaoyang turned and walked out of the dressing room.
The make-up artist and the hairstylist rubbed their chest and could breathe again after a good while.
They walked to Hao Ren and said, “Gongzi Hao, sorry for the trouble we caused you.”
“No problem.” Hao Ren smiled at them. “It’s just that I may have dust on my face, and the hair is messed up.”
“It doesn’t matter. We will do it again.” They stood before Hao Ren and got busy once again.
Looking back at the door that Qin Shaoyang had walked out from, Hao Ren clenched his fists.
Strength spoke loudest in the world of cultivation. If he had reached Zhao Kuo’s realm, even an Inspector like Qin Shaoyang wouldn’t be daring enough to mess with him.
After half another, Hao Ren once again looked handsome and refreshed in the mirror.
“You are late!” a high-pitched voice sounded in the dressing room.
Dressed in a blue-and-white striped blouse and a classic long skirt, Zhao Yanzi appeared by the door.
She had both the elegance of a little princess and the cuteness of a girl. Her outfit was obviously another masterpiece of Zhao Hongyu’s.
She had light makeup on which accentuated her beauty, and she would look stunning at the party.
“I arrived long ago, but I stayed in the dressing room the whole time,” Hao Ren said.
“Humph! You need makeup to look handsome!” Zhao Yanzi walked to where Hao Ren was sitting and yelled.
Hao Ren was speechless and thought, “Well, I’m not handsome enough to match you, a lady born with beauty and bad manners.”
The make-up artist and the hairstylist were making the final adjustment. They didn’t dare to mention the incident with Qin Shaoyang.
“Good. It’s done,” they stood back half a step and said.
Hao Ren stood up and moved to stand in front of the mirror.
Staring at the man with a straight figure, a handsome face, graceful movements, Zhao Yanzi almost didn’t recognize Hao Ren who was in the black suit.
She stared at him while taking two steps back subconsciously.
Hao Ren wanted to ask her how much time was left before the party begins, but Zhao Yanzi said before he opened his mouth, “Not handsome!”
“Huh?” Puzzled, Hao Ren asked, “When will the party begin?”
“In…” Zhao Yanzi avoided Hao Ren’s eyes. “…About half an hour.”
“Where are Uncle and Auntie?” Hao Ren asked.
“They are also preparing…” Seeing Hao Ren walking toward her, Zhao Yanzi suddenly became nervous. Abruptly, she ran out of the dressing room.
Confused, Hao Ren looked at the door, having no clue as to what caused her strange behavior.
Suddenly, it occurred to him that he had not gotten Zhao Yanzi a birthday gift!
However, it was too late now. He decided to compensate for it later.
“Well, Ren, you look dashing today.”
When he was thinking about the birthday gift, Zhao Hongyu walked in with Zhao Guang.
“Uncle! Auntie!” Hao Ren greeted them respectfully.
Today, both Zhao Hongyu and Zhao Guang were dressed in formal attires; a gown and a suit. They were a perfect couple with Zhao Hongyu’s beauty and elegance and Zhao Guang’s handsome looks and majestic presence.
“Zi told us that she is looking for you. Where is she?” Zhao Hongyu looked around and asked.
“She ran out a moment ago. I guess she went to find Su Han,” Hao Ren said.
“I suppose Su Han came with you.” Zhao Hongyu handed him the key to his car. “When Su Han came to visit
me today, I was about to pick up some elders in the suburbs. So, I borrowed your car for it.”
“No problem.” Hao Ren also took out the key to the Ferrari.
“If you like, you can keep the car. I’m planning to get a new car since the Ferrari is quite picky with road conditions, but our garage can only park two cars,” Zhao Hongyu said as she raised a hand to push the key back to Hao Ren.
“No, I can’t accept it.” Hao Ren was determined.
“Then, I’ll lend it to you. If you still refuse it, I’ll have to sell it for one million yuan,” Zhao Hongyu continued.
“It is quite a waste to sell the almost brand-new car that worth millions for only one million.” Hao Ren thought for a moment and decided to keep the car for Zhao Hongyu temporarily since the garage in his home by the sea was quite big.
“Ok, I’ll keep it for you until you find a good buyer,” Hao Ren said.
“Good!” Zhao Hongyu smiled and was pleased. She planned to buy an SUV which offered her a better view of the road, but she didn’t know what to do with the Ferrari. She liked the car a lot and was reluctant to sell it, but the car would gradually lose value if she left it unused. Giving it to Hao Ren as a gift was the perfect solution for her.
Zhao Guang had no objection to Zhao Hongyu’s decision. He didn’t care about the Ferrari. For him, Hao Ren’s breakthrough to Kan-level was something worthy of celebration.
He was delighted with Hao Ren’s diligent cultivation, and he now had high hopes for Hao Ren’s future progress since he was told that Hao Ren had reached Kan-level without the aid of the two elixir pills.
He had regarded Hao Ren as a hard-working and kind young man, but he didn’t hold high hopes for his cultivation achievements. After all, if Hao Ren cultivated hard, the East Ocean had enough elixirs to elevate him to Zhen-level.
Now seeing that Hao Ren was not without talent in cultivation and his fortitude was far greater than ordinary people, Zhao Guang was more determined to keep this future Fuma.
The party was about to begin in half an hour, so Zhao Hongyu took Hao Ren to the grand banquet hall on the third floor.
