by Dragon King
By cultivating five elements simultaneously, he had five elemental pillars in his body to counter the bolts of heaven lightning.
However, for cultivators who cultivated only one or two elements, the lightning power would break down to the five elemental essences, and only one or two aggressive elemental essences would be blocked. The other three or four elemental essences would severely damage their bodies.
The dangerous cultivation technique and strict restrictions were the reasons why the lightning cultivation had lost its appeal and was forgotten by cultivators.
After all, it was challenging to borrow the power of the Heaven Dao to elevate realms.
Quietly, Hao Ren straightened up his meridians before going to sleep.
The next morning, the sunlight shone on his bed, waking him up with its warmth.
“Sleeping in my own bed is indeed comfortable…” He yawned and stretched. Then, his hands bumped into two soft bodies.
Opening his eyes, he found Lu Linlin and Lu Lili sleeping on either side of him in their quilts.
The room was filled with their fragrance; they had slept with him for half a night.
Sunlight shone through the windows and spread in the room.
Convinced it was not a dream, he immediately sat up.
His movements woke Lu Linlin and Lu Lili up. Rubbing their eyes, they looked at Hao Ren and said. “Let us help you change out of your pajamas…”
“No! No! No!” Hao Ren jumped out of bed, clutching his pajamas tightly.
“We wanted to keep you company, but there are no mats in your room,” Lu Linlin explained.
Hao Ren had been to the Dragon Palace and knew the so-called bedrooms all had small beds for maids. However, he was still panicking when he saw Lu Linlin and Lu Lili sleeping by his sides.
Seeing the alarm on his face, Lu Lili giggled, covering her mouth with her delicate hand in embarrassment.
“Go back to sleep. I have something to do today.” Swiftly, he took out his clothes from the closet and left the room.
After his escape, Lu Linlin pouted and looked at Lu Lili helplessly. “I just wanted to chat with him. Who knew that would sleep like a log?”
Lu Lili giggled and said, “Sister, the middle spot where Gongzi slept on is still warm. I’ll take the spot now!”
“Damn sister! It’s mine!” Lu Linlin rolled over and occupied the middle spot.
They messed with each other in their pajamas in Hao Ren’s room. Meanwhile, Hao Ren had changed out of his pajamas and walked into the living room. Seeing it was already nine o’clock, he went into the garage. He looked at the white Ford and the red Ferrari in hesitation before starting the Ferrari.
After the first formal lightning cultivation last night, he felt so good as if all the cells in his body had been reborn.
The Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll was a technique to cultivate sword energy through lightning cultivation, while the book of sword energy array formations that the old Grandma gave him recorded real sword techniques.
In the future, he would rest for several days before summoning the lightning again to temper his body. In this way, the five elements in his body would be replenished very quickly. After all, as long as he had built a solid foundation, the later stages of the Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll would get easier.
While he drove, he remembered that Zhao Kuo, who had lost all his cultivation strength, was also cultivating the Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll. Suddenly, he was concerned about the current state of Zhao Kuo.
Thinking about it, if Zhao Kuo hadn’t disappeared, Zhao Yanzi wouldn’t have lost her source of income, and he wouldn’t have to go shopping with her.
The sky was clear, and the sun was bright.
When he came to the door of Zhao Yanzi’s home, it was ten o’clock.
Ding! Ding!
Hao Ren rang the doorbell.
Dressed in a tightly fit purple sweater, a pair of pale blue jeans, and white denim shoes, Zhao Yanzi rushed out of the door with her hair down.
In the sunlight, she looked young and bright. The thin sweater accentuated her elegant figure so well that Hao Ren suspected she was taking physique classes on the weekends.
Bang! She got into the car and wrinkled her nose at Hao Ren. “Let’s go!”
“Zi, you won’t come back for lunch, right?” Zhao Hongyu opened a window and asked her in a loud voice.
“No! We’ll eat out!” Zhao Yanzi turned her head to the window and yelled back.
“Ren, tonight, we’ll go to your Grandma’s place. You can go there with Zi directly,” Zhao Hongyu told Hao Ren.
“Ok!” Hao Ren started the red Ferrari which shined brightly in the sunlight.
Looking at them through the window, Zhao Hongyu smiled in satisfaction with a spoon in her hand. “It seemed to be Zi and Ren’s first date,” she thought.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Zhao Yanzi emitted a youthful aura.
Her straight hair gleamed a dark red color in the sunlight.
Her hair was fine and straight. While she looked down at her clothes, her hair fell forward and blocked her face, revealing her small ears.
“Where do we go?” Hao Ren asked her while driving.
“Nanjing Road,” Zhao Yanzi pursed her lips and answered in excitement.
As the center of East Ocean City, Nanjing Road was full of stores and malls and was the favorite shopping place for girls.
Hao Ren drove toward Nanjing Road.
While he looked at the right rear mirror, he sneaked a glance at her.
Zhao Yanzi was young, but she had inherited her mother’s slim figure and her father’s distinct facial shape. She was indeed pretty.
The limited version Ferrari attracted the eyes of the pedestrians.
Finally, they arrived at Nanjing Road, the center of East Ocean City.
He drove around and parked the car before walking with Zhao Yanzi to the car-free zone.
Strolling with Zhao Yanzi, Hao Ren found many young people doing a double take.
Zhao Yanzi in Grade 8, and she looked like a pretty girl-next-door. Her bright eyes and delicate face attracted many admiring glances.
Her fashionable sweater accentuated her lively and exquisite figure; it was not sexy but very eye-catching.
At least six so-called ‘star scouts’ ran over to offer auditions for movies or commercials, but Hao Ren turned them all down.
Some journalists secretly or publicly took her pictures, and Hao Ren spotted their movements immediately.
However, he didn’t care about the photographers as long as they didn’t bother her. If her pictures were posted in fashion magazines, her vanity would be satisfied.
It was the weekend, and many young people were out shopping. There were many pretty girls and handsome guys among them, but none of them looked as dashing as Zhao Yanzi and Hao Ren.
In a clean short-sleeved shirt and a pair of casual jeans, Hao Ren was one head taller than Zhao Yanzi while they strolled together.
Besides Zhao Yanzi’s photos, he didn’t know that the photographers were also taking pictures of him.
After reaching Zhen-level, he had a unique presence. In the eyes of the fashion photographers, it was laziness in simple clothes, an aura even a professional model couldn’t mimic.
Of course, for the young people, their glances were mainly at Zhao Yanzi who was as pretty as a star. Hao Ren was quite handsome, but not devilishly dashing.
The sight of Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi walking together gave them an amazing feeling, making young couples look at them with amazement and envy.
Feeling their admiring glances, Zhao Yanzi, who had been walking with Hao Ren shoulder to shoulder, stepped closer to him.
After a few seconds of hesitation, she gently tucked her hand under his arm.
Hao Ren shivered and looked at her in surprise.
Zhao Yanzi pulled him forward until he caught up to her pace. She raised her head slightly and glanced at him. “Uncle, don’t preten
d to be dumb. I know you are smug.”
With her arm around his, Hao Ren turned to look at her and couldn’t help grinning; he was indeed enjoying this.
272 The Sucker
The mall was inevitably crowded on the weekend.
The more expensive the area got, the fewer people shopped there. However, Zhao Yanzi specifically dragged Hao Ren to those areas.
Hao Ren’s wasn’t broke, but he was still astonished to see the tags that showed tens of thousands of yuan.
It was surely not easy to hold on to Zhao Yanzi’s little hand.
Zhao Yanzi dragged Hao Ren around the marble area and set her eyes on a fabulous princess dress at last, “I want to try this one on.”
Hao Ren went over to check out the price instead of the material.
“Geez, 6500 yuan.”
“It’s on sale now. Only 3500 yuan,” the saleswoman came over and said to Hao Ren.
Zhao Yanzi took the hanger out and handed it to the saleswoman. “It looks gorgeous. I’ll try it on.”
“This dress… Can it even be worn in public?” Hao Ren looked at the fancy cake dress with so many layers to it. The royal palace style didn’t seem like something that should appear on the street.
The saleswoman could tell that they were young, and she wasn’t sure if they could afford it. But she still took the dress out for Zhao Yanzi since she wanted to try it on.
Zhao Yanzi hugged the fluffy dress cheerfully and walked into the fitting room.
Hao Ren saw how excited she was and remembered that he never bought her a lot of gifts before; he even forgot to buy her a birthday gift. He decided to buy the dress for her if she really liked it although it was pretty expensive.
Zhao Yanzi changed into the dress from her jeans after a few minutes and walked out of the fitting room.
The long princess dress almost reached the marble floor, and the bright light shined on the dress, making Zhao Yanzi look even more glamorous.
“Attending a ball? So pretty…” the saleswoman praised sincerely.
Zhao Yanzi spun in front of the mirror two times, looking satisfied as well.
Her tight, thin sweater made her youthful shape stand out, and the long elegant dress made her look taller.
“Ok, I’ll take it!” Zhao Yanzi was very assertive.
“I’ll pay with my card.” Hao Ren took his credit card out of his wallet and handed it to the saleswoman.
She didn’t expect them actually to purchase the dress. She was stunned for a bit before taking the card and smiling. “Hehe, you are so nice to your little sister.”
“Little sister…” Hao Ren didn’t know what to say.
“One second, we need to pick a jacket.” Zhao Yanzi’s eyes scanned between the racks, “A western-style jacket.”
Hao Ren got nervous. “One more?”
The saleswoman got excited again. “Western-style jacket? For what kind of event?”
Zhao Yanzi bit her finger as she scanned. “I need a costume for my play…”
“Romeo and Juliet?” the saleswoman asked.
“Um…” Zhao Yanzi nodded shyly.
“Oh, I was wondering why you wanted to get a Western-style jacket,” she led Zhao Yanzi into the fancy formal clothes area.
Hao Ren followed closely after Zhao Yanzi. “Romeo and Juliet? How come you didn’t tell me about it?” he asked.
“Why do I have to tell you?” Zhao Yanzi glimpsed at Hao Ren.
“Um…” Hao Ren didn’t know how to answer.
“This jacket matches the dress perfectly,” the saleswoman said to Zhao Yanzi in front of a gorgeous formal jacket.
Hao Ren once again was shocked when he saw the price tag. “8300 yuan…”
“This one is on sale as well. It’s only 6800 yuan now.” The pretty saleswoman smiled at Hao Ren cheerfully.
“I’ll try it on.” Zhao Yanzi wasn’t worried about the money at all. She grabbed the jacket and walked to the fitting room.
Soon enough, when Zhao Yanzi got out of the fitting room in the formal jacket, her entire temperament changed again; a bit of mystery was added.
“Haha, so pretty,” the saleswoman struck while the iron was hot. In other words, she was looting a burning house. She stared at Zhao Yanzi’s sneakers and said, “It seems like we haven’t got a pair of matching shoes yet. Why don’t you get a pair of pretty milky white high heels? It would look so beautiful on you, and it is only 3999 yuan now!
Zhao Yanzi looked and Hao Ren and thought for a bit before she said to her, “It’s ok. This is good enough for now. I’ll go get changed while you wrap it up for me.”
After half a minute, she got out of the fitting room in her original outfit.
Hao Ren didn’t expect to spend over ten thousand yuan by going shopping with Zhao Yanzi; her spending ability was absolutely horrifying.
“It’s ok! I already saved you from a pair of shoes!” Zhao Yanzi stuffed the bags of her dress and jacket into Hao Ren’s hands after she noticed his sorrow face. Then, she held onto his arm and left this high-end store on the top floor of the mall; a store whose name Hao Ren hadn’t even heard of.
“Hey! When is the play you mentioned?” Hao Ren pulled on her smooth hand a little to slow her down.
“Tuesday evening,” Zhao Yanzi said lightly.
“Next week?” Hao Ren asked.
“Of, course!” Zhao Yanzi said slowly but sternly as she stared into Hao Ren’s eyes.
“Can I come and watch?” Hao Ren inquired again.
“Whatever you want,” Zhao Yanzi answered absentmindedly as she walked in front with one hand lightly dragging Hao Ren.
Hao Ren looked at her as she walked. He knew that she was only too shy to invite him to see her play. However, she secretly wanted him to come, so she dragged him to shop for stage costumes. It was just a different way of delivering the message.
Zhao Yanzi sure wouldn’t spend other people’s money randomly; she only took the allowance from her uncle. As for the gifts from the guys who were interested in her, she threw them all away. Otherwise, as popular as she was, she could have had many rich guys spending their money on her as long as she told them to.
She walked cheerfully in her sneakers, skipping from step to step.
Since Zhao Yanzi said so, Hao Ren definitely would be going to see her play. He knew that all the top-tier middle schools would arrange for plays, and Romeo and Juliet was the most common play.
The girl who played Juliet would usually be the most popular and prettiest girl in school. Zhao Yanzi was chosen to play Juliet, and it demonstrated how popular she was at school.
“The school’s costumes are dirty and ripped, so I wanted to buy a new one,” Zhao Yanzi explained quietly as they walked.
Hao Ren could imagine how beautiful Zhao Yanzi would look in the brand-new outfit on the stage in front of the entire school.
He now understood why Zhao Yanzi was pretty tired lately; it turned out that she had been practicing for the play.
“Who is playing Romeo?” Hao Ren asked in a low voice as he squeezed her hand.
Zhao Yanzi turned around and rolled her eyes at Hao Ren. “You don’t know him.”
However, when she turned back around to hold the handrail of the escalator, she felt the sweetness in her heart.
273 I Don’t Even Mind
They took the escalator down to the first floor of the mall, and Zhao Yanzi suddenly covered her tummy with her hand to let Hao Ren know that she was hungry.
“What do you want to eat?” Hao Ren asked her.
“KFC.”
Hao Ren asked her, “You are not a kid anymore, and you still want KFC?”
Zhao Yanzi suddenly turned to Hao Ren and said, “I wanted to save money for you!”
Hao Ren didn’t know what to say, so he accompanied her into KFC.
It was lunchtime, and Nanjing Street was located downtown. Therefore, there were many people in this KFC location. Not only was there a long lineup, but all the tables were taken.<
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Hao Ren stopped Zhao Yanzi when he saw the crowd. “There are too many people here. Let’s go somewhere else. I’ll buy you something more expensive.”
“It’s ok! Here is fine!” Zhao Yanzi was too lazy to go somewhere else, so she went straight into this KFC. She waited beside a table; the people sitting there were about to finish their lunch.
Seeing how stubborn she was, Hao Ren went to the back of the line with the bags in his hands. She bought clothes over thousands of yuan, yet she wanted to save him money on food. Hao Ren truly couldn’t understand girls’ thoughts.
He waited in line for over five minutes. Hao Ren got a burger combo and a wrap combo. Then, he went back into the crowd to look for Zhao Yanzi.
“Here! Here!” Zhao Yanzi raised her right hand.
She had already snagged two seats. She was in the thin purple sweater, waving her arm. Her small mouth and nose reminded Hao Ren of the sparrows in the spring.
“Here. Just waiting in line made me sweaty.” Hao Ren put the tray on the table.
Since there were many customers, they had to share the table with others; they couldn’t sit in front of each other as usual. Therefore, they had to sit side by side at the table, and it brought them even closer.
Zhao Yanzi almost leaned onto Hao Ren’s shoulder. She held on to the chicken wings in excitement as her smooth arm rubbed Hao Ren’s arm recklessly.
Hao Ren could even feel her body heat through her thin sweater. Her youthful and charming look attracted the guys’ attention around them; they were all jealous of Hao Ren.
“The fries are mine! The ice cream is mine too!” She kept scrambling at Hao Ren’s food after having finished her own.
Hao Ren was complaining in his mind, but it was very lucky for him to be ‘bullied’ by such a pretty little girl in other people’s eyes.
“Hey! I already drank that!” Hao Ren shouted when she took his bottle of coke.
“So what?” Zhao Yanzi put her orange juice in front of Hao Ren. “Here! Mine doesn’t taste good, so you can have it.”
Hao Ren looked at her, stupefied. If he remembered correctly, she would have killed him if he touched anything of hers a month ago. And now she would let him drink the orange juice she just had?
