Dragon King's Son-In-Law

by Dragon King

  They passed the main gate with tickets and entered the Big Buddha Temple which had green trees, stone steps, red walls, yellow tiles, and incense fragrance. Shortly after, they divided into several smaller groups.

  While Xie Yujia walked in front of them, Zhao Jiayi pushed Hao Ren forward abruptly.

  Unprepared, Hao Ren was pushed several steps forward to Xie Yujia’s side.

  Not wanting to be the ‘third wheel,’ Ma Lina turned back and asked, “Yu Rong, do you have anything to eat? I’m a bit hungry…”

  Ditched by Ma Lina and the guys, Xie Yujia and Hao Ren were left walking together in the front of the group.

  Of course, they understood their friends’ match-making efforts, and they couldn’t blame them for their well-intentioned scheme.

  “Oh, about the book you gave me; you got it from the old Grandma, right? Where did she get it?” After a dozen steps, Hao Ren finally found a topic and broke the silence.

  “I don’t know. Last time when I visited her on my way back home, she just gave it to me,” Xie Yujia answered.

  When they walked on the rough stone steps, sunlight penetrated the tree leaves and shined on Xie Yujia. The moving spots of light on her gave her a mystic beauty.

  “Don’t you feel that Xie Yujia and Hao Ren are quite a match!”

  “Yeah. I used to think that Hao Ren is quite ordinary. But recently, I found him more and more handsome, and Xie Yujia looks more beautiful each day. They could be a perfect couple…”

  “Xie Yujia once said that she wouldn’t get a boyfriend until the third year, but I think she likes Hao Ren!”

  “Anyways, looking from behind, they match each other perfectly.”

  The guys and girls walking behind them whispered to each other, afraid to spoil the chances of success of their match-making scheme.

  Xie Yujia and Hao Ren walked at a leisure pace in the front, and the people following them found them walking together quite lovely.

  It felt like it was a scene from a romantic movie.

  In their minds, Xie Yujia and Hao Ren were already a couple.

  Their auras were in harmony with each other, giving people a peaceful and wondrous feeling.

  Zhao Jiayi had a strong feeling that, unlike the clinging lovers behind them, Hao Ren and Xie Yujia would stick with each other even after graduation. They would be an excellent couple who cherished each other.

  “Next time you go and visit the old Grandma, I’ll go with you,” Hao Ren said to Xie Yujia, stepping on the fallen leaves on the stairs.

  “Ok.” Xie Yujia nodded slightly.

  The majestic grand hall entered their sight. They looked back and found that the others in their group had fallen behind.

  “Come on! Catch up!” Xie Yujia waved her hand and called.

  The others quickened their steps. Seeing the harmony between Hao Ren and Xie Yujia when they were walking shoulder to shoulder, other group members didn’t want to walk up and spoil the scene.

  After entering the grand hall, they looked around. Xie Yujia walked to the big Buddha statue in the center of the grand hall and murmured prayers silently with her hands together before her chest.

  Seeing her devoted expression, Hao Ren had a slight ache in his heart.

  Xie Yujia slowly opened her eyes after about ten seconds. Seeing Hao Ren was watching her, she smiled embarrassedly before walking over to him. “Let’s go to the back.”

  “Patroness, would you like to draw a straw?”

  A little monk walked over and asked Xie Yujia.

  After a moment of hesitation, Xie Yujia took the draw box and shook out a wooden straw.

  “Please go to the side hall on the right for the interpretation,” the little monk said.

  Seeing that she had drawn a straw, everyone else wanted to hear the interpretation. They urged Xie Yujia to go and hear it.

  Xie Yujia smiled and went to the Interpretation Room.

  The interpreter was an old monk. When Xie Yujia told him the number of her straw, the old monk looked at her, and his eyes turned from tranquil to confused.

  He turned to look at Hao Ren by Xie Yujia’s side, and his eyes squinted with even more bafflement.

  “Here are the words on your draw. Relax, and everything will be fine; important people will help you reach highs and pass difficulties; restraint is crucial in strategy; think twice before acting; in the end, sickness gets cured, and water comes to the dried-up well.”

  The old monk read out the interpretation and asked, “What do you want to interpret?”

  Xie Yujia bit on her lip. “Love life.”

  “Oh…” The guys standing behind her cheered.

  The old monk coughed. They realized that they were in the quiet place of a temple and shut up immediately.

  In the past, Xie Yujia would have blushed at their cheers. But today, she looked very serious.

  “Patroness, you have a unique fate, and I’m uncertain about it. However, I’ll give you a piece of advice: your loved one is by your side, which is a blessing and torture. Stay or go, you must follow your heart,” the old monk said.

  Xie Yujia furrowed her brows while she thought about the old monk’s words. She was surprised that she was trying to find an answer in the straw. After all, she had never believed in such things before.

  “Class President, is the reading good?” The guys asked her immediately.

  Xie Yujia said with a bitter smile, “It’s ok.”

  She turned back to the old monk. “Thank you, Master.”

  “No problem; Take care.” The old monk nodded slightly at Xie Yujia and didn’t even ask for any payment for the interpretation.

  “It’s all fake!” Ma Lina said loudly, pulling Xie Yujia out with her.

  The others followed them out.

  The old monk turned back to his meditation, but his gaze followed Hao Ren when he walked out.

  “Strange. He is still young, but he has the presence of dragons and tigers. In the ancient times, he would have been a figure like an emperor!”

  He wanted to give Hao Ren some advice, but he decided against it after some thinking. The pair of young people had masters supporting them and didn’t need his feeble help.

  He looked toward the direction of East Ocean City and felt like there was something up there, but he couldn’t pinpoint what it was.

  “Well, I’ll never reach Level 7 Qi Refinement Realm in my lifetime.” The old monk picked up his teacup and sipped the Longjing tea, not knowing that the young man he just saw had already broken through Kan-level, the equivalent of the Foundation Establishment Realm, and was close to Zhen-level, the equivalent of the Core Formation Realm!

  In the world of cultivation, the old monk, who was only on Level 6 Qi Refinement Realm, should have called Hao Ren ‘Grandmaster’!

  233 Blunt Man…

  They walked through a few temples and climbed over the hill to get to where the great pagoda was located.

  For a lot of people, most large-scaled temples were similar. However, it was a lot of fun when they came together and filled the trip with laughter.

  Zhou Liren, in particular, took up the role of a ‘wicked tour guide’ and explained all sorts of things using his own ridiculous logic as if he knew a lot about them. The other students laughed at his strange stories and at the same time liked his humorous side.

  Xie Yujia was very happy as well. However, there was still a hint of worry on her face as she walked beside Hao Ren.

  They climbed to the top of the pagoda to enjoy the brilliant view and refreshing breeze.

  There were seven floors in the pagoda, and they could see all the temples from the observation deck on the seventh floor. There were busy streets and crowded buildings outside of the red walls.

  Xie Yujia held on to the railing, and her bright eyes stared at the sky.

  The breeze high above the ground fluttered her clothes, showing her perfect curves. It waved the hair beside her neck as well, exposing her jade-like smooth skin.


  “Go over there! Idiot!” Zhao Jiayi noticed that Hao Ren was still hanging out with them and nudged him.

  They all knew that this trip was the best opportunity for something to happen between Xie Yujia and Hao Ren. If Hao Ren, who was the biggest coward when it came to relationships, could take this opportunity and ‘claim’ Xie Yujia, it would be very romantic.

  “Go! Go!” Even Ma Lina urged him from the side.

  Instead of staying with Xie Yujia, she was hanging out with the guys to give Hao Ren an opportunity.

  Hao Ren felt sorry for Xie Yujia as she was enjoying the scenery all by herself. He walked over and said, “Hehe, this view is pretty decent.”

  Xie Yujia turned to him and nodded with a smile.

  “It’s working! It’s working!” Zhou Liren and the guys cried out in excitement as they observed the two from a few steps away.

  A kid who was passing by heard their remarks and looked around confused. “What’s working?”

  “I’ll treat you guys to dinner if Yujia and Hao Ren can work it out!” Ma Lina said happily.

  “Deal! You said it yourself!” Ru Rong looked forward to the meal.

  They chatted around without even paying much attention to the scenery. Hao Ren and Xie Yujia, on the other hand, stood side by side without many words.

  “Did I bother you too much before?” She suddenly asked.

  “It’s alright. You are the Class President, so it was your duty,” Hao Ren said lightly.

  Xie Yujia looked at Hao Ren as if she wanted to say something else. However, she kept it to herself.

  Hao Ren looked into the temples with golden glazed tiles and thought to himself, “Would I miss the person who micro-managed me if she stopped one day?”

  “Come on. Let’s get down. It’s about time for lunch!” Xie Yujia breathed in heavily and said.

  She turned to Zhao Jiayi and the guys. “Come on! We are going to eat!”

  “Ren is so dumb!” Zhao Jiayi gritted his teeth after seeing Hao Ren leaving the platform, spacing out.

  The group of people left the pagoda and headed to a restaurant nearby. Everyone was cheerful and happy. However, the guys who were close to Hao Ren felt sorry for him for missing the opportunity.

  There was some free time after lunch. Zhao Jiayi wanted to go karaoke, and the guys who came with their girlfriends agree to go. Hao Ren was forced to join by Zhao Jiayi.

  They thought Xie Yujia, as the leader, would be joining as well, but she said that she was tired and wanted to go back to the hotel and rest.

  A few other people had their own plans, so Zhao Jiayi and about 20 other people headed toward the KTV in Xin’an City.

  The afternoon passed by quickly. Hao Ren felt the pressure as he watched the others sing cheerfully.

  ‘Singing King’ Zhao Jiayi glimpsed at Hao Ren as he sang. He wanted to create another opportunity for Hao Ren by inviting everyone to karaoke. Xie Yujia didn’t come along, which meant…

  “Dull AF!” If Zhao Jiayi knew that Xie Yujia was leaving yet Hao Ren hadn’t taken any actions, he would have killed Hao Ren!

  If Zhao Jiayi knew that Xie Yujia grew up together with Hao Ren and waited for him for over ten years, this self-proclaimed player would have killed him a million times!

  Zhao Jiayi had to report to the Basketball Team after dinner, and Zhou Liren, Hao Ren, and the guys went back to the hotel.

  Hao Ren thought for a while in the empty room since he was still worried about Xie Yujia. Then, he took the key and left his room. He knocked on Xie Yujia’s door on the same floor.

  Xie Yujia answered inside and only opened the door after about ten seconds.

  She was surprised to see Hao Ren instead of other girls in the class. Then, she gave him a weird look.

  Hao Ren felt sorry for her when he noticed the tiredness in her eyes.

  “Did you… Eat yet?” Hao Ren asked.

  “I didn’t go out, so I just had some hot dogs that I brought,” Xie Yujia swept her hair behind her ears and said.

  “Let’s me take you out for dinner,” Hao Ren thought for a bit and offered.

  “It’s ok; I’m not hungry.” Xie Yujia smiled.

  “Did you… Cry?” Hao Ren asked something that he shouldn’t have asked.

  Zhao Jiayi would have kicked his a*s if he were here to witness Hao Ren’s dumbness with girls.

  “No…” Xie Yujia rubbed her eyes. “I was taking a shower, and the shampoo got into my eyes.”

  Hao Ren noticed that she was in the same outfit as earlier; he knew that Xie Yujia was so anxious and upset that she couldn’t even make up a better lie.

  “Rest up, and let’s go to the night market later,” Hao Ren said.

  Xie Yujia asked in surprise, “Just us?”

  “Nah, with Zhou Liren and the guys,” Hao Ren answered without thinking.

  Xie Yujia stood still and sighed as she watched Hao Ren heading toward the guys’ rooms. If it were any other girls who didn’t have her temperament, they might have already smacked him.

  “No wonder no girls liked him in so many years.” Xie Yujia knocked her head and went back to her room to get changed.

  Half an hour later, they gathered in the lobby to go to the night market. Those who came were all single, and Xie Yujia was the only girl who showed up.

  Zhou Liren was still energetic, and he was thrilled that Hao Ren invited him. It never occurred to him that he should ask Hao Ren and Xie Yujia to go alone.

  Besides Zhao Jiayi, there were still quite a few of them who were single. Ma Lina had already gone to her auntie’s place for the night, and Xie Yujia had no choice but to go with the guys since she had already agreed to it.

  They took a taxi from the hotel to the night market. It was a busy and crowded Saturday night, and it had everything to offer.

  The guys were still greedy for snacks after dinner. Since the pretty girl, Xie Yujia, was with them, they were in the mood of trying all sorts of delicious snacks.

  “Here!” Hao Ren bought two kabobs and handed one to Xie Yujia.

  Xie Yujia looked at him. Although she was still a little upset, her last line of defense was broken by the kabob Hao Ren handed over. She was moved by him again.

  She knew that Hao Ren didn’t mean anything bad. Although he seemed mean to her when they were little, he still protected her. Hao Ren got along well with his classmates in the university, and he always helped whenever he could; he was reliable and straightforward.

  If she didn’t have Little Older Brother in her heart, Hao Ren would have been a very nice…

  In Ma Lina’s opinion, it was Hao Ren’s luck that a pretty girl like Xie Yujia was interested in him. She wouldn’t be trying to match the two if she hadn’t noticed Xie Yujia’s bad appetite and lack of spirit lately. Since Hao Ren seemed to be too ordinary of a guy, it would be a waste to let Hao Ren have Xie Yujia, a gentle, caring, kind, and beautiful girl!

  The group wandered around as they tried different snacks. Hao Ren checked out some decor stands with Xie Yujia from time to time; it was indeed a pleasant experience to hang out with classmates like this.

  However, a profession found itself a market in such a busy crowd; thieves.

  They were too busy having fun to notice that two thieves already had their eyes on Xie Yujia’s backpack. They sneaked behind her and reached toward a pocket which was slightly open. Xie Yujia just put her wallet in there after paying for a phone sticker!

  Zhou Liren and the guys saw some acrobats in the front, so they ran ahead in excitement. Hao Ren, who just got the phone sticker with Xie Yujia, stayed behind with her.

  His acute hearing and sight located the thief who was reaching for her bag!

  Pa! Hao Ren grabbed the thief’s wrist in a flash and pulled on it. The thief lied on to the ground immediately.

  Xie Yujia hadn’t even realized what had happened, and it scared her all of a sudden.

  “Why are you hitting others!” The other thief shouted at Hao Ren, trying to pretend to
be innocent.

  Hao Ren ignored them and headed toward where the guys were with Xie Yujia.

  However, the second thief wouldn’t let go and caught up with them. “Buddy, why are you hitting people for no reason? You broke his arm, and you need to pay for his medical bill!”

  The stand owners all recognized these two thieves since they came here often. However, they didn’t want to cause trouble for their own businesses, so they stayed out of it. These thieves were always hanging around in the area. Even though they were sent to the police, they got released in a couple of days.

  Xie Yujia had never seen something like this. Although she panicked, her mind was clear with Hao Ren’s hand on her arm. “Hao Ren, I’ll go get Zhou Liren and the guys!” she said.

  The thief who was on the ground stood up, pretending that his arm hurt. He circled behind Hao Ren and Xie Yujia as he shouted, “Why did you hurting me for no reason? You are not leaving until you pay me some money!”

  They could tell that Hao Ren and Xie Yujia were students from outside of Xin’an City. Therefore, they had decided to blackmail them.

  Hao Ren looked at them calmly. With his strength and power, he wouldn’t even be scared if there were ten or twenty of them! All he was worried about was Xie Yujia’s safety.

  On top of that, he couldn’t release his five-elemental sword energies around mortals.

  When Hao Ren was thinking about how to protect Xie Yujia as well as defeat the thieves, Yu Rong and the guys realized that Hao Ren and Xie Yujia weren’t following them. They turned back and saw the two of them circled by two hooligans.

  “Damn it! How dare you bully my buddy!” Yu Rong dashed their way with two unfinished kabobs in his hands!

  He was the Vice Class President after all. Although he didn’t take care of any of the class issues, he still had a title. Regarding fighting, he had no problem!

  Zhou Liren, Gu Jiadong, and a few others came over as well, and they immediately circled the two thieves. The dozens of them started the fight without a word!

  “Mount Fo Shadowless Kick! Stone Breaking Fist!” Zhou Liren shouted out some cool names as he punched and kicked.