Dragon King's Son-In-Law

by Dragon King

  From his tone, he was still sincere and did not seem to be hiding anything.

  “Lu Qing is a core elder of the East Ocean Dragon Palace; Yue Zilong is a Deputy Shrine Master of the Dragon God Shrine; Su Han is a Qian-level inspector; Sister Xie is the disciple of a Soul Formation Realm cultivator; Zhao Yanzi is East Ocean’s princess. Oh, there’s also the twins, and they seem to be strong…” Xu Ke was counting his fingers while walking up the stairs. He seemed to be talking to himself and determining whether he should go against Hao Ren.

  However, from how direct he was, it seemed like he didn’t care whether Hao Ren knew about his plan or not.

  “Maybe… this guy’s master is a demon king?” Hao Ren suddenly had such a thought.

  “We’re here.” Xu Ke suddenly stopped in front of an office.

  It was the counselor’s office of the Mechatronic Engineering Program.

  On the door, there was a nameplate.

  “Senior, we still have opportunities to see each other.” Xu Ke gave Hao Ren a relaxed smile and walked toward the stairs.

  538 Tough Background?

  When Hao Ren entered the office, Yue Zilong was reviewing the student’s information at his desk. He seemed to be twenty-seven years old, but Hao Ren would never treat him as a young man.

  The Dragon God Shrine was there to govern the entire Dragon Tribe. As one of the nine deputy shrine masters and a peak Qian-level cultivator, his authority and power could not be underestimated.

  “Sit.” Seeing Hao Ren coming in, Yue Zilong pointed to the chair.

  Yue Zilong’s office was shared with several other counselors in the school. It was not as spacious as Su Han’s office.

  Since the counselors often had to talk to the students, there was a guest chair next to each desk. There was only Yue Zilong in the office, and the other counselors were obviously out.

  The Mechatronic Engineering Program’s offices were on the third floor, and Su Han was also on the third floor. However, the latter had an independent office. The Principal and the Vice Principals’ offices were on the sixth floor and had more room.

  The most powerful Yue Zilong had the smallest office and the lowest position. The contrast between the mortal world and the cultivation world was evident.

  “You performed very well during the Dragon God Shrine’s general exams,” Yue Zilong said to Hao Ren with a smile.

  He kept his humility when the Program Director introduced him to the students, which made Hao Ren somewhat unsure about the whole situation.

  “I was lucky,” Hao Ren said as he sat down.

  “You quit halfway through the general exams, but we still promoted you to a level 3 inspector; do you know why?” Yue Zilong asked. After pausing for half a second, he added, “That was because we saw your potential.”

  Hearing this, Hao Ren suddenly felt like this Yue Zilong was really like a counselor.

  “Now, three people in the city know my true identity. One is you, one is Su Han, and the other is Xu Ke. Even Lu Qing doesn’t know anything,” Yue Zilong continued.

  “What should I call you?” Hao Ren asked.

  “You can call me Mr. Yue since my other identity should stay hidden,” Yue Zilong said directly.

  “Okay, Mr. Yue,” Hao Ren addressed him accordingly and knew that this was the way moving forward.

  “The East Ocean Dragon Clan is relying on you more and more. The metal-elemental dragon clan is also paying attention to you. We, the Dragon God Shrine, have no reason to overlook you. Su Han has a good relationship with you, and she is also the most powerful inspector at the Shrine.” Yue Zilong faced Hao Ren and further explained.

  Hao Ren could feel that Su Han’s position in the Dragon God Shrine was very high, and now it was confirmed by the Deputy Shrine Master.

  “Su Han will be the next Heavenly Dragon, and you are her assisting inspector. We have to give you the respect you deserve,” Yue Zilong said.

  Hao Ren nodded. “That Xu Ke; what is with him?”

  The few hundred inspectors controlled the life and death of mortals, and the Shrine Master, as well as the nine Deputy Shrine Masters, managed the life and death of inspectors. Yet, Yue Zilong’s aura was not released at all; Hao Ren did not feel too strong of a pressure.

  However, Hao Ren thought that Xu Ke must have felt the power of Yue Zilong before. Otherwise, he would not reveal his fear of Yue Zilong.

  “Metal-elemental dragon clan has the least members but the strongest strength. The four ocean dragon clans are unwilling to accept the jurisdiction of the Dragon God Shrine, and so does the metal-elemental dragon clan. The structure of the metal-elemental dragon clan is different from that of the other four elemental dragon clans.”

  “Oh?” Hao Ren became interested.

  Su Han had never mentioned the structure of the metal-elemental dragon clan to him before.

  “Wood, water, fire, earth. These four elemental dragon clans adopted a stable family system. The centers of authority are the dragon palaces, and the elders are the ministers who assist the dragon kings in managing the dragon palaces but cannot interfere with heritage. However, the metal-elemental dragon clan adopted the master-disciple system. After a metal-elemental dragon child is born, he or she will be picked up by an elder three months after birth.”

  “The metal-elemental dragons don’t have dragon palaces and aren’t commanded by dragon kings. The masters can bring his or her disciples to cultivate in the wilderness, live in the city, or train in various dangerous places. The cultivation experience depends entirely on the master. In this process, metal-elemental dragons have only masters in their lives and no parents.”

  “In this process, if the metal-elemental dragons do not grow up and die, it is considered that they are never born. The masters who lost their disciples don’t have to bear any responsibility, and they only have to wait for another newborn child and get a new disciple. The disciples who can get to Kun-level will be considered mature and can live independently from the master. When they reach Qian-level, they will have the ability to recruit disciples,” Yue Zilong slowly said these things.

  The stronger the disciples, the stronger the influences of the masters. Without the love of parents, the metal-elemental dragons would cultivate more diligently.

  Hao Ren understood what this meant.

  “But… never knowing who their parents are. Isn’t it sad?” Hao Ren thought.

  “Are you thinking about the parents?” Yue Zilong asked.

  Hao Ren smiled helplessly and nodded; this Deputy Shrine Master easily guessed his mind.

  “Metal-elemental dragons can know who their parents are, but there is a condition, which is that they must reach peak Qian-level,” Yue Zilong said slowly.

  Peak Qian-level…

  If they could not reach peak Qian-level, they would never know who their parents were.

  Hao Ren understood it now.

  “Peak Qian-level, Heavenly Dragon, Su Han, metal-elemental dragons…” Combining these things, Hao Ren suddenly had a realization. Su Han had her own reasons behind her crazy cultivation attitude.

  Su Han was raised by Elder Xingyue of the East Ocean Dragon Clan. Elder Xingyue was not a metal-elemental dragon, so she didn’t have all those rules.

  Now that Su Han had such a dazzling identity, perhaps her parents might have already noticed her?

  “This Xu Ke… His master is the Cave Master of the Taiyi Cave in the Zhongnan Mountain, and Taiyi Cave is one of the five major caves. His master has a dozen disciples; except for the new disciple, Xu Ke, others have all reached Qian-level and established their own forces.” Yue Zilong brought the topic back around.

  The meaning of this statement was that Xu Ke’s master was a tough figure whom the Dragon God Shrine didn’t want to provoke easily.

  Like Zeng Yitao back in the day, the power behind Xu Ke was also robust. However, Xu Ke was different from Zeng Yitao. He was only a disciple of the Taiyi Cave Master who had many masters. He was not spoiled, so
he didn’t have that kind of arrogance. On the contrary, since Xu Ke’s realm was very low, if he died, his master would not be particularly heartbroken.

  The survival of the fittest! This was the basic rule of the metal-elemental dragons.

  Since this was the case, Xu Ke’s master was not the demon king whom Yue Zilong wanted to track down, and his master was not in East Ocean City.

  “Finally, I will talk about my mission.” Yue Zilong looked at Hao Ren. “According to the information obtained by the Dragon God Shrine, there is a demon king in East Ocean City recently. I know that you have a Transformation Realm demon beast with you, so I suspect that this demon king is related to it.”

  Seeing Hao Ren’s confused expression, Yue Zilong pushed up his silver-rimmed glasses and said, “You don’t have to cover for it. We have already investigated this demon beast, Zhen Congming. It came from the Demon Sea and is Qiu Niu’s disciple. But since Qiu Niu went to the Nine Dragon Palace, it came on land.”

  “You… won’t capture Zhen Congming, right?” Hao Ren squinted his eyes and looked at Yue Zilong.

  Zhen Congming was the disciple of Qiu Niu; even the West Ocean Dragon Clan didn’t dare to offend him. However, this did not mean that the Dragon God Shrine would not dare to touch him. With the strength of Dragon God Shrine, it was possible for them to put shackles on Zhen Congming using the excuse of helping Qiu Niu to discipline his disciple. They could wait until Qiu Niu come out of the Nine Dragon Palace before returning Zhen Congming.

  Although Zhen Congming had a bad temper, he treated Hao Ren’s family fairly well. If the Dragon God Shrine were to touch Zhen Congming, Hao Ren would be willing to confront the Dragon God Shrine!

  “I hope you understand this situation. With Zhen Congming’s power as a Transformation Realm demon beast, it can be a little demon king in the Demon Sea. If he is in a bad mood and makes waves, East Ocean City will suffer from the disaster. As for Qiu Niu, he does not care about mortals that much.”

  Yue Zilong gazed at Hao Ren through his lens.

  The Dragon God Shrine could restrain dragon cultivators but not demon kings.

  “This demon king who appeared in East Ocean City may be a companion of Zhen Congming or an enemy. If two demon kings fight in East Ocean City, can you imagine how disastrous that would be?” Yue Zilong asked Hao Ren.

  Hao Ren’s heart sank; Yue Zilong’s words directly hit his mind.

  A deputy shrine master of the Dragon God Shrine personally came out to cope with the changing situation. The demon king who wandered in East Ocean City had not appeared yet.

  “I will give you two tasks for now. First, pay close attention to Zhen Congming. We will not do anything to him for the time being. However, if there is a change in the situation in the Demon Sea, I will immediately act. Second, the power dynamics in East Ocean University are rather chaotic. I will give you a week to quickly organize the small dragon forces on campus,” Yue Zilong said faintly.

  Hao Ren thought for a moment and nodded. “Sure.”

  This year, many dragon cultivators came to East Ocean University. The original small circle of dragon cultivators expanded, and they might cause potential chaos.

  Su Han was busy with cultivation and certainly had no time to manage these petty things. At the same time, Zhen Congming was like a magnet, attracting another demon king. These self-righteous cultivators at East Ocean University, who were across the street from LingZhao Elementary School, were young and might cause trouble.

  “In return, I will give you some array-breaking notes.” Yue Zilong took out three silver-colored notes and gently threw them into Hao Ren’s hand. “I know that you are active on Fifth Heaven. These array-breaking notes can break all array formations and energy spheres made by human cultivators. You can come and go freely with these, and they can save your life when necessary.”

  “After all these are dealt with, I will come to you.” Hao Ren took the three array-breaking notes and put them into his necklace before walking out of the office.

  The keys which would solve a bunch of troubles seemed to be all in his hands.

  The demon king who came out of the Demon Sea must have a lot of treasures with him or her.

  539 I Am Xie Yujia!

  Hao Ren walked outside the Administrative Building and checked the time. The third and fourth periods in the morning were about to start.

  Hao Ren had an elective course, Films Appreciation, and it was chosen to fill credits.

  The course was going to take place in Academic Building D, and Hao Ren found classroom 203; the class just started.

  In the classroom, a classic clip of a Hollywood movie was playing. The light was dim, and Hao Ren opened the door and walked in quietly.

  “Gongzi, Gongzi…” Lu Linlin and Lu Lili whispered.

  They sat in the middle of the classroom and left a seat for Hao Ren. Hao Ren walked over and saw Xie Yujia and Zhao Yanzi as well.

  “How are you still here?” Hao Ren lowered his voice and asked Zhao Yanzi.

  “Humph, Linlin and Lili brought me here. It has nothing to do with you!” Zhao Yanzi said.

  Hao Ren looked at the Lu sisters. They both smiled and had been bribed by Zhao Yanzi with two ice creams.

  Xie Yujia shook her head, smiled, and waved at and told him to sit down.

  Although this was a small class, it was a public elective course, so there were students from all years and all programs. There was no big problem having Zhao Yanzi mixed in it.

  In Films Appreciation, the instructor would lecture about the narrative techniques of films, the performances of the actors, themes, and styles. Then, the students would discuss on their own. More than half of the class was watching movies, and the students had to hand in a few hundred words of film review a week. For the final exam, the students only needed to submit a small paper of several thousand words for two credits.

  “Classes in university just watch movies? How comfortable.” Zhao Yanzi held a cup of iced green tea and said while drinking. Compared with relaxed university life, her middle school life was hell.

  Hao Ren was speechless. He held her shoulders, hoisted her up, and moved her to the side. Then, he sat next to Xie Yujia.

  “What is the procedure for starting a club at school?” Hao Ren asked her.

  “How come you are asking me about this suddenly?” Xie Yujia looked at Hao Ren in surprise.

  “Just tell me how to do it,” Hao Ren said.

  “What type of club do you want to start?”

  “Eh… Calligraphy Club. There is no such club in the school, right?”

  “I don’t think so. It will be very niche, and not many people will participate.” Xie Yujia was very surprised that Hao Ren suddenly wanted to start a club.

  However, as long as Hao Ren was interested, she would accompany him even if they were the two only members.

  “Well, let’s do that. What procedures do I have to go through?” Hao Ren asked again.

  “It is ok; let me help you do it. I am more familiar with the Student Council. I will be able to have it approved in two days. If the process is too slow, I will ask Vice Principal Lu,” Xie Yujia said with a smile.

  “Thanks a lot, Yujia.” Hao Ren was relaxed. He was not very familiar with these processes and regulations. With Xie Yujia’s help, it would be simple.

  “It’s okay.” Xie Yujia smiled and gently hit Hao Ren’s shoulder. Hao Ren was very serious and polite toward Yujia, and she was not accustomed to it.

  Sitting on the right side of Hao Ren, Zhao Yanzi saw Hao Ren and Xie Yujia whispering to each other; Xie Yujia also seemed to be flirting and hit Hao Ren’s shoulder. Zhao Yanzi suddenly became jealous, biting her lip.

  “Oh, and when is Zhen Congming going to start school?” Hao Ren asked Xie Yujia again.

  “Most of the elementary and middle schools are starting school tomorrow. He should be going to school tomorrow as well,” Xie Yujia replied.

  “Okay.” Hao Ren fell into deep thought.
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br />   Zhao Yanzi twisted her body and leaned over; her soft back pressed against the side of Hao Ren’s body.

  “What are you doing…” Hao Ren looked at her strangely.

  Zhao Yanzi pouted and did not answer. Hao Ren took a look at the front and saw several pairs of student couples leaned against each other in the darkness of the classroom.

  A course like this was a natural place for dating while earning credits. The instructor in charge of the course did not care much about this; it was common for university students to date.

  Seeing that Zhao Yanzi took the initiative to lean on Hao Ren, Lu Linlin and Lu Lili grinned. Their gongzi was slow to respond, but the Little Zhumu behaved very interestingly.

  They originally wanted to implement the Poison Pill Plan so that Hao Ren would ultimately fall in love with both of them, but Zhao Yanzi was too close to Hao Ren, leaving them no opportunity to execute the plan.

  Sitting on the left side of Hao Ren, Xie Yujia saw Hao Ren leaning forward slightly with an embarrassed expression and Zhao Yanzi leaning on Hao Ren’s body. She felt a little jealous and deliberately leaned on Hao Ren’s shoulder as well.

  She had always tried to yield to Zhao Yanzi every time, but now that Zhao Yanzi was coming to the university classes; Xie Yujia was unhappy about this. Since Zhao Yanzi had been very provocative, Xie Yujia also became a little irrational. If Zhao Yanzi wanted to fight, she would fight!

  “Okay, we have seen this clip of The Matrix.” The female instructor sitting in the front suddenly turned on the lights in the classroom.

  The student couples who were cuddling with each other separated in a hurry.

  Hao Ren had Zhao Yanzi on the right and Xie Yujia on the left with Lu Linlin and Lu Lili cheerfully leaning on Zhao Yanzi, indirectly leaning on Hao Ren.

  Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia, who were fighting in their minds, were half a beat too slow, and the single male students in the back all saw the scene and were shocked.