by Dragon King
How could they imagine that Hao Ren had just swallowed a level 9 elixir pill? Any kind of level 9 elixir pill had the magical effects of cleansing the flesh and reshaping the bones, not to mention the fact that old Grandma gave Hao Ren a level 9 elixir pill that specialized in repairing the body.
If it weren’t for Hao Ren’s serious physical injuries, a level 9 elixir pill was enough to increase Hao Ren’s realm! Of course, reliance on pills wasn’t stable
“Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, and there should be a dragon boat race. Let’s go see it with Grandma,” Xie Yujia said softly.
Zhao Yanzi who was walking in front of them. Perhaps it was her superb hearing or her full attention of the dialogue between Hao Ren and Xie Yujia, she suddenly turned around and asked, “Dragon boat race?”
Xie Yujia didn’t expect Zhao Yanzi to hear her conversation with Hao Ren. She went blank for a moment and nodded. “Dragon boat race happens every year during the Dragon Boat Festival. But this year, several cities are competing together.”
“Dragon boat race…” Zhao Yanzi thought for half a second and raised her head. “Mom, I also want to see the dragon boat race!”
“You haven’t done your homework yet!” Zhao Hongyu immediately glared at her.
“I’ll do it in the evening, and there’s time…” Zhao Yanzi looked at Zhao Hongyu and begged.
“It’s been a long time since we met up with Hao Ren’s family. Alright, I’ll take you there,” Zhao Hongyu softened and said.
“Yes! Yes!” Zhao Yanzi was so excited that she jumped up and down.
She then swung Su Han’s arm and said, “Sister Su, why don’t you come and see the dragon boat race too!
“I…” Su Han hesitated. “Okay.”
It was not her style to spend half a day on activities other than cultivation. But thinking of the fact that the Dragon God Shrine’s general exams kept her mood anxious for quite a few days, it was alright to relax.
Seeing Su Han agree, Zhao Yanzi immediately talked to the others, “Elder Sun, Elder Lu, and Elder Xingyue let’s go!”
“I still have the task of rainfall today; I’m afraid I cannot join you,” Lu Qing apologized.
Elder Sun and Elder Xingyue smiled and nodded. Seeing that the princess invited them, they had to be respectful and agree when they could.
“Premier Xia, you come too!” Zhao Yanzi immediately looked to Premier Xia.
Premier Xia moved his gaze to Zhao Guang and hesitated. He wanted to go out; when they went to the Dragon God Shrine, he was particularly happy. However, since his duty was to manage the East Ocean Dragon Palace, he couldn’t leave his post without authorization.
“Let’s go together,” Zhao Guang said.
“Thank you, Dragon King!” Premier Xia, whose face was filled with vicissitudes of life, laughed like a child.
“When we’re outside the palace, don’t call me Dragon King!” Zhao Guang reminded him.
“Yes, Dra… understand, Mr. Zhao.” Premier Xia caught himself and changed how he addressed Zhao Guang. He went on land very few times, but he often communicated with Elder Lu and Elder Sun. Those two elders interacted with the dragon king on land, so he picked up a few things from them.
Premier Xia’s words and expression caused everyone to laugh.
Zhao Guang also smiled helplessly. Hao Ren showed his supreme power in the Dragon God Shrine, but he gave the best mystic crystal to Zhao Kuo, making him hopeful of becoming a Heavenly Dragon. This series of events allowed Zhao Guang to sweep away the depression from before and feel happy.
“Those bite mark…” Xie Yujia walked beside Hao Ren and touched Hao Ren’s wrist with her hand. “Did Zi bite you?”
Hao Ren turned to look at her and smiled embarrassedly.
Xie Yujia looked up and stared at Zhao Yanzi. She felt somewhat unpleasant and thought, “Zhao Yanzi is too willful. Judging from the marks, the bites were deep!”
“It’s okay, she was just playing around,” Hao Ren looked at Xie Yujia’s expression and couldn’t help but explain.
“You are still protecting her…” Xie Yujia whispered softly. Then, she took out a bottle from her bracelet, poured out a pale green elixir pill, and put it into her mouth to gently crush it.
“What are you doing?” Hao Ren looked at her, puzzled.
“Don’t move!” Xie Yujia spat the crushed pill into her hand. Mixed with her saliva, she applied it to Hao Ren’s shoulder.
Hao Ren suddenly felt a dash of cool and refreshing moisture penetrating into his skin and bones.
“Zhen Congming taught me this. Crush the detox elixir pull and applying it to the skin could boost blood circulation and recovery,” Xie Yujia said.
Hao Ren reached out and touched his shoulder, and he then pulled up his collar and felt deeply moved.
Even Lu Linlin and Lu Lili praised, “Big Zhumu is so considerate!”
“There’re still some injuries on the face,” Hao Ren said while peeking at Xie Yujia.
Bam! Bam!
Lu Linlin and Lu Lili’s hearts were shattered. “Gongzi is so naughty!”
“Look at how sneaky you are. You are responsible for the injuries on your face.” Xie Yujia pouted and stuffed a detox elixir pill into Hao Ren’s hand.
Hao Ren smiled and put the detox elixir pill into his mouth. After he had crunched it, he applied it to the injuries on his cheek and the corner of his eye.
Later, he would see his parents. The bruises on his face weren’t acceptable.
Hao Ren and Xie Yujia’s actions would definitely cause other human cultivators to faint. The precious level 4 pills were used as healing ointments…
“If I knew earlier, I’d applied it for Gongzi,” Lu Lili whispered and pouted as she looked at Hao Ren’s face.
“Girl, you think of naughty things all day.” Lu Linlin reached out and turned Lu Lili’s ear.
“Ahhh…” Lu Lili was dragged to the front by Lu Linlin.
The group walked to the gate of the dragon palace and took out their own dharma treasures, created energy spheres, and got back on land.
After getting back on land, Hao Ren first gave Grandma a call.
“Ren, you came back?” Grandma’s voice sounded on the phone.
“Eh, where are you, Grandma?” Hao Ren asked.
“I’m here in the Eastern Plaza by the Yellow Dragon River with your parents, and we are watching the dragon boat race!” Grandma shouted.
“Okay, we’ll be there soon!” Hao Ren hung up.
“In the Eastern Plaza,” Hao Ren turned to Zhao Hongyu and said.
“Let’s go!” Zhao Hongyu took out her River-Mountain Qian-Kun Painting and opened it.
They stepped on the painting that was more than ten meters long and flew to the Eastern Plaza.
The River-Mountain Qian-Kun Painting released colorful lights as it flew up the Yellow Dragon River, gliding in the wind. Wasn’t it more majestic than any dragon boat?
They arrived at the Eastern Plaza in a blink of the eye. Hao Ren immediately spotted his parents and Grandma in the crowd.
Among the crowd, there were also some dragon cultivators mixed in. However, their realms were not high. They were from river and lake clans, and they were only here to join in on the fun.
The River-Mountain Qian-Kun Painting landed behind a commercial building near the Eastern Plaza. Then, Zhao Hongyu removed the energy sphere and led the group to the riverside.
First time being in such a lively place, Premier Xia seemed excited. He took out a pair of sunglasses and put them on, and he suddenly looked cool.
“Grandma!” Hao Ren saw her and shouted.
“Ren! Ren!” Grandma turned and saw Hao Ren. She then waved her hand above her head.
“Grandma…” Zhao Yanzi dashed over and ran into Grandma’s arms.
“Little Zi, Grandma missed you so much!” Grandma said as she squeezed Zhao Yanzi’s face.
Hao Ren was speechless as he thought, “You say this every time Grandma; can’t
you change up the lines?”
“Grandma!” Xie Yujia also walked over and called out sweetly.
“Hey, Yujia!” Grandma reached out her hands and took Xie Yujia into her arms.
“Grandma!” Lu Linlin and Lu Lili came together and called with joy.
“Ay, Linlin, Lili, you’re here too!” Grandma opened her arms again and took in Lu Linlin and Lu Lili.
Hao Ren looked at Grandma and thought, “You’re old now, so please show some restraint. Don’t be so greedy; your body is not big, to begin with, and you still desperately want to take all four of them in your arms.”
Sure enough, the two skinny arms of Grandma couldn’t wrap around the four girls, so she let go of them all at once.
“Auntie.” Zhao Hongyu came over gracefully and greeted.
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“Hongyu!” Grandma reached out her arms at Zhao Hongyu in excitement.
Zhao Hongyu smiled softly and stepped forward to give Grandma a gentle hug.
Grandma was very kind, and Zhao Hongyu had a gentle personality. Therefore, Grandma felt close to her from the bottom of her heart. On top of that, Grandma stayed at Zhao Hongyu’s place for a while, so they had bonded very well.
“Hehe…” Zhao Hongyu smiled to Yue Yang after the hug.
Grandma and Zhao Hongyu cared a lot for each other, and Yue Yang and Zhao Hongyu understood each other.
When Zhao Hongyu and Yue Yang were making eye contacts, Zhao Guang and Hao Zhonghua both stepped forward for a handshake.
Zhao Hongyu and Yue Yang were two good friends on the same educational level while Zhao Guang and Hao Zhonghua respected each other.
The two families got along very well.
“Where did you go?” Grandma asked joyfully.
“We took a trip to the nearby mountain.” Zhao Hongyu smiled.
“Hehe, thank you for taking care of these two little ones.” Grandma nodded pleasantly. She didn’t worry at all since Hao Ren and Xie Yujia went on a trip with Zhao Hongyu’s family.
“What are you talking about. We should thank you for taking care of Zi,” Zhao Hongyu said politely.
“Ok, ok,” Grandma looked behind Zhao Hongyu and asked, “These are…”
“Let me introduce them,” Zhao Guang said brightly, “This is my little brother Zhao Kuo, this is Mr. Sun from Sun Yun Martial Arts Dojo, this is a good friend of mine, Mr. Xia, this is my wife’s good friend, Xingyue, and this… is also a good friend of my wife’s, Su Han. She teaches at the East Ocean University,”
Premier Xia took his sunglasses off and bowed instinctively with a smile on his face when Zhao Guang introduced him.
Grandma looked at them and smiled kindly. Elder Sun was in a very straight brown robe, and Premier Xia wore a Chinese-style long robe over his hunched back.
Elder Xingyue wore a white robe; she looked cold and haughty. Su Han, who was also in a white robe while standing beside her, appeared to be calm and elegant in comparison.
“Ahem! Ahem!” Yue Yang noticed that Hao Zhonghua was staring at Su Han, so she nudged him on purpose.
Hao Zhonghua looked away immediately. When he saw Su Han, he couldn’t help but wonder, “Why are all the girls around Ren so pretty?”
“Very nice young man. You look pretty strong.” Grandma patted Zhao Kuo and smiled.
Zhao Kuo froze for a second before revealing an ugly smile.
“I haven’t met your younger brother before. Did he just arrive at the East Ocean City? Does he need Zhonghua to refer him to a job?” Grandma continued.
Zhao Kuo looked confused. He knew that he looked very built, but that didn’t mean he was a labor worker with no educational background.
“Don’t worry about it, Mom. Zi’s father knows a lot of people; they wouldn’t need us for that,” Yue Yang said immediately.
“You are right! I’m being overly concerned…” Grandma nodded apologetically. Then, she looked around and said, “Let’s find a nice spot before it’s too late!”
The East Ocean City was hosting a dragon boat race with a few nearby cities for this year’s Dragon Boat Festival. Therefore, many tourists, as well as local residents, came here for the event. Therefore, there were lots of people on both sides of the Yellow Dragon River.
They had to walk to a higher place for a better view.
While they walked forward, Grandma got closer to Zhao Kuo and asked, “What school did you go to? Are you still single?”
Zhao Kuo rolled his big eyes, not knowing what to say.
If Zhao Guang didn’t drag him to see this boring dragon boat race, he wouldn’t even talk to mortals!
“How old are you?” Grandma continued as Zhao Kuo didn’t respond.
“Mom!” Yue Yang stopped her immediately.
“It seems like it’s Zhao Guang’s brother’s first time in the East Ocean City. I just want to know more about him,” Grandma said to Yue Yang.
“It’s his first time in the East Ocean City, and he doesn’t know much about this city. He is very shy, so don’t ask him too many questions,” Yue Yang said to her patiently.
“I wouldn’t be asking him those questions if he isn’t Zhao Guang’s younger brother…” Grandma complained lightly, but she stopped her ‘interrogation’ at last.
Zhao Kuo looked a little defeated after Grandma asked those questions.
At this moment, Zhao Yanzi walked over and said, “Third Uncle…”
“What?” Zhao Kuo looked at her.
“Don’t… don’t hit Hao Ren without my permission in the future,” Zhao Yanzi said to him with a pout.
Zhao Kuo was stupefied; he was feeling wronged and sad at the same time.
“Me hitting Hao Ren? I was hit by someone else! That old wicked cultivator only flipped her finger, and it almost broke my bone!” he thought.
After saying that, Zhao Yanzi murmured something lightly before speeding up to catch up with Hao Ren.
Zhao Kuo looked at Zhao Yanzi’s lively figure, feeling lost. “This little girl is starting to get on other people’s side!” he thought.
When he was sighing lightly, a figure in a white robe walked closer to him.
Zhao Kuo turned over and saw Elder Xingyue’s charming face.
“Are you… leaving this time?” Elder Xingyue asked.
In order to provide convenience for the residents to watch the dragon boat race, vehicles were blocked from the bridges over the Yellow Dragon River. Thousands of citizens were standing on the cement bridges at the moment.
Hao Ren and the others walked past the Eastern Plaza. The nearest bridge to them was the Xuchuan Bridge; it was also the highest one amongst all the bridges over the river.
The police force of the East Ocean City was heavily situated there; there were at least 100 police officers on Xuchuan Bridge, making sure everything was in order. They made sure no resident was crossing the railing.
“So many people!” Zhao Yanzi sighed.
“Congming, come to Grandma!” Grandma saw Zhen Congming walking through the crowd and waved at him.
Zhen Congming walked over with Little White in his arms, and Grandma put her arms around him immediately to protect him.
Zhen Congming was moved by her caring act. His master Qiu Niu was the most powerful array master and elixir master in the world, but he never cared for him as much as Grandma did.
Grandma was already old, but she protected Zhen Congming in her arms in such a crowd. She didn’t want him to get pushed down by the surrounding adults.
Zhao Hongyu and the others squeezed over at last. They didn’t expect to see so many people at the dragon boat race.
Premier Xia even lost his sunglasses on the way here. He had been the Premier of the dragon palace for hundreds of years, and this was his first time looking this messy.
“Where is Zhao Kuo?” Zhao Hongyu looked into the crowd.
“Xingyue isn’t here either,” Zhao Guang said.
“Is there anything wrong?” Elder Sun was a little worried, but
he was short in size and couldn’t see far without flying.
Zhao Guang was a little worried too, and he started to look around in search of them.
“Don’t worry about it,” Zhao Hongyu suddenly laughed happily. She patted Zhao Guang’s shoulder and pointed in a direction.
Zhao Guang looked in the direction that she was pointing at, and he saw Zhao Kuo in his black shirt and Elder Xingyue in her white robe standing beside the bridge. As they looked into the river, they chatted and ate ice creams.
It seemed like Zhao Kuo hadn’t had ice cream before. There was ice cream on his nose, and the way he held the cone in his right hand looked very weird; it seemed like he was holding a weapon instead of an ice cream cone.
“I see,” Zhao Guang smiled, “Let them be.”
Premier Xia was somewhat excited. “Elder Xingyue and Third Lord… At last…”
“Don’t gossip,” Zhao Guang stopped him.
“Ok… Mr. Zhao.” Premier Xia immediately closed his mouth.
Elder Sun laughed as he patted Premier Xia’s back. Premier Xia rarely came on land, and it was his first time at a mortal group event. He was obviously overly excited.
“There are so many people. Let’s just watch here,” Grandma shouted toward Zhao Hongyu and the others as they walked over.
“Looks like this is the only way.” Zhao Hongyu smiled lightly.
The dragon boat race was about to start, and there were people everywhere on the bridges over the Yellow Dragon River.
Su Han followed them quietly. Since she didn’t like crowds, she almost wanted to go home.
On the way over, many guys tried to get closer to her, but she used her power to push them away. A few bold ones even tried to touch her, so she immediately broke their wrists.
“Academician Hao!”
Someone called out from above when they headed toward the bridge railing.
They looked up and saw the mayor standing on top of a platform.
It was normally used for sentry duties, and that space wasn’t too big. However, it was still enough for a dozen people.
“Come up, Academician Hao! Oh, Mr. Zhao is also here!” the mayor shouted.
