e sword formation!Hao Ren secretly felt surprised!In the past, he would just fling his sword light out like throwing random objects, catching opponents off guard. But in reality, its power wasn't very...Chapter 364: Clear Love and Hatred

Hao Ren was closest to Zhao Guang and could hear Lu Qing's words clearly.

The news that caused Zhao Guang's expression to change was this: The Western Sea Dragon Palace had officially declared its intention to go to war!

Without the support of the South Sea Dragon Palace and the North Sea Dragon Palace, two major allies, and with some smaller forces that accompanied the Western Sea Dragon Palace also collapsing one after another, the Western Sea Dragon Palace was left with no choice but to fight.

Zhao Guang did not wish to start a war, so upon receiving this news, he could only pass it on to Zhao Haoran.

However, Zhao Haoran's expression remained unchanged as if he had expected such an outcome all along. He nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

"Principal Lu, why are you just now arriving" The mayor, busy entertaining guests, hurried over.

The pretty little girl Wu Loxue, who was carved from a jade block and very cute indeed, also walked up with her father. Consequently, Zhen Ciming quickened his pace to follow them.

"I had some matters to attend to today, so I'm late," Lu Qing forced out a smile and said.

On the surface, Tomorrow Group was Donghai University's biggest sponsor, akin to a board member. Therefore, it was quite normal for Lu Qing to be close to Zhao Guang.

"Where is Manager Sun" asked the mayor of Lu Qing.

The manager referred to by the mayor was Elder Sun Yun (Sun Cloud), who was also the general manager of Starlight Hotel and the founder of Sun Yun Martial Arts Institutes spread across the country, even the world.

Those in Donghai City familiar with such figures knew that Lu Qing and Sun Yun were good friends, and they had a close relationship with Tomorrow Group's chairman, Zhao Guang.

Many buildings at Donghai University were sponsored by Tomorrow Group for construction, and it seemed as though Sun Yun's martial arts institutes and hotels also received funding from Tomorrow Group.

"Manager Sun still has some urgent matters to handle today. It seems he won't be able to come," said Lu Qing.

"That is truly a pity! Enjoy yourself, Principal Lu!" The mayor gestured towards Lu Qing with his hands.

The mayor gradually walked away; Wu Loxue followed closely behind him, carrying her Sprite. Zhen Ciming also trailed along with his cup in hand.

Hao Ren observed the little girl carefully and found that she truly was as pretty as a porcelain doll. It seemed Zhen Ciming's disdain for those young girls stemmed from having someone else on his mind.

"Elder Sun has returned to the Donghai Dragon Palace and is deploying troops," Lu Qing leaned close to Zhao Guang, whispering when he saw the mayor walking away.

Zhao Huazhong and Yue Yang naturally wouldn't eavesdrop on what Lu Qing and Zhao Guang were discussing. They held hands and went around greeting other familiar faces at the banquet.

Wearing a full plate of honeydew melon, Zhao Yanzi returned happily to Hao Ren's side but found that Zhao Huazhong and Yue Yang had already moved on to greet others.

"The Western Sea would certainly react this way," said Zhao Haoran steadily.

Lu Qing immediately turned his gaze toward the old dragon king, and Hao Ren quickly followed suit.

"Ceng Yitao, the grandson of Ceng Xin, has already been under my control," Zhao Haoran said slowly.

Zhao Guang, Zhao Hongyu, Lu Qing, and Hao Ren all looked at Zhao Haoran in surprise. Only Zhao Yanzi was crunching on a Hami melon and did not hear what Zhao Haoran had said when she saw everyone's surprised expressions.

"I will lock him up in the East Sea Dragon Palace and then use tenfold strength to attack the West Sea Dragon Palace," Zhao Haoran said indifferently.

The West Sea Dragon Palace placing Ceng Yitao in Donghai City was purely an act of provocation towards the East Sea Dragon Palace. Given Zhao Haoran's temperament, he would not tolerate such a thing happening!

With Prince Dog God of the West Sea Dragon Palace in Zhao Haoran’s grasp, the West Sea Dragon Palace only had two choices: submit or face war!

In the past, it was the West Sea Dragon Palace secretly bullying the East Sea Dragon Palace. Now that circumstances have changed, with the East Sea Dragon Palace openly bullying the West Sea Dragon Palace, what could they do about it

With support from the South and North Sea Dragon Palaces, Old Ceng managed to place Ceng Yitao in Donghai City, thinking that the East Sea Dragon Palace would not dare to act. Little did he know that for Zhao Haoran returning home, this was akin to a prince being handed over voluntarily!

This decisive and swift action could definitely not be matched by Zhao Guang! In just one day, he forced back the South and North Sea Dragon Palaces, and on the next day, he formally launched an all-out attack against the West Sea Dragon Palace.

At this moment, Hao Ren admired Zhao Haoran immensely.

The old man was bold enough to directly detain Ceng Yitao. Let’s see how the West Sea Dragon Palace would react now.

"But if it's only like this…"

Zhao Hongyu had some doubts.

Suddenly detaining a prince of the West Sea Dragon Palace who was studying in Donghai City sounded somewhat...

“Humph!”

Zhao Haoran walked towards the door.

Zhao Hongyu’s expression instantly became awkward.

"What happened to Ceng Yitao"

Zhao Yanzi tilted her head and asked Zhao Hongyu.

“He was locked up by your grandfather,”

Zhao Hongyu said as calmly as she could.

"Great! Perfect! This jerk should be locked up!"

Hearing this news, Zhao Yanzi was so delighted that she almost jumped up in joy.

She returned to school today and discovered Ceng Yitao had switched schools again, which infuriated her. To make matters worse, he came looking for trouble at the junior high school department, talking about engagement or not, causing heated discussions among several classes and forcing Zhao Yanzi to use a Foundation Establishment Realm level of strength to throw out five or six ballpoint pens from her stationery box, leaving Ceng Yitao battered and bruised. She even beat him back. Just as Zhao Yanzi was worried she would be bothered by Ceng Yitao frequently in the future, Zhao Haoran caught him instead. How could this not make her clap with joy

Compared to Zeng Yitao, Zhao Yanzi immediately felt that Hao Ren was the most considerate and gentle guy who made her happiest. "I've just talked with Aunt Yueyang. Tonight you'll go back with Ah Ren."

Zhao Hongyu said this to Zhao Yanzi.

"Mom!"

Not sure what misunderstanding she had heard, Zhao Yanzi's cheeks immediately turned red. "Aunt Yueyang will take you guys for a trip tomorrow."

Zhao Hongyu continued.

"Uh"

The expression on Zhao Yanzi’s face changed and then she said, “Oh…”

Idiot, idiot, idiot!

“Zhao Yanzi chanted to herself. ‘What am I thinking!’

Hao Ren cleared his throat; in fact, he almost misunderstood what Zhao Hongyu had just said as well.

In reality, the reason why Zhao Hongyu had let Zhao Yanzi stay at Hao Ren’s house wasn’t only because of the trip. It was more due to the fact that she and Zhao Guang would definitely have to be present in the East Sea Dragon Palace tonight to take charge of the situation there.

The fact that they couldn't leave Zhao Yanzi alone in an empty house did not appeal to them, nor did they want to bring her back to the East Sea Dragon Palace. Zhao Yanzi herself didn’t like the place; moreover, with a great battle about to begin, it was highly possible that the East Sea Dragon Palace would become one of the main battlegrounds against the West Sea Dragon Army’s advance.

"If Ah Ren doesn't have anything going on, why don't you two go back first"

Zhao Hongyu said.

"Great!"

Hao Ren immediately agreed.

If it wasn’t for Zhao Haoran sending a driver to pick him up from school, he wouldn’t have even wanted to attend this banquet at all. Zhao Haoran probably just wanted to see what progress he had made in his cultivation during these few days.

With her mouth stuffed with cantaloupe, Zhao Yanzi seemed reluctant to leave the high-end fruits here. However, since the hall was filled with "society celebrities" from Donghai City, she wasn't really interested in them anyway. Thus, she quickly stuffed a couple more pieces of melon into her mouth and waved at Hao Zhonghua and Yueyang who were talking to some friends nearby. Then, she followed Hao Ren towards the door.

"Slow down!"

Dressed in short leather shoes and a long skirt, Zhao Yanzi couldn't run very fast. Seeing that Hao Ren had already walked out of the door, with her mouth still full of cantaloupe, she couldn’t help but yell.

Hao Ren hailed a taxi at the intersection when Zhao Yanzi came charging over. She stumbled and crashed into his shoulder.

“Careless,” he looked down at her and said to her.

"Bastard!"

Zhao Yanzi stuck out her tongue and suddenly felt a surge of hatred towards Hao Ren, punching him in the chest with all her might.

The power behind a Foundation Establishment cultivator’s attack was no longer weak like before; if she had hit a tree, it would have left a large hole.

Hao Ren's chest felt slightly compressed but he managed to withstand the force of her punch and grabbed her slender hand. "What are you doing"

"It's all your fault! You made me clean up today, so now I have to do a demonstration! When it's my turn to clean next time, I expect the same level of performance!"

Zhao Yanzǐ angrily said.

郝仁 was completely clueless and had no idea what she was talking about. However, Zhao Yanzǐ, who was pressed against him, carried a faint fragrance, indicating that Zhao Hongyu had given her a thorough makeover before the party.

"Did you put on makeup"

郝仁 looked down at her and asked.

"As if I would!"

Zhao Yanzǐ wrinkled her nose, squirmed out of 郝仁's embrace, and crawled back into the taxi.

This girl is getting prettier as she grows up. Could it be due to her cultivation practice 郝仁 smiled helplessly before following her into the taxi and giving the address.

The taxi zipped towards a villa by the seaside, where Zhao Yanzǐ looked like an artistically sculpted maiden under the flickering lights from behind. Every feature of her face was perfectly flawless.

"Did my grandpa say anything about you"

Zhao Yanzǐ suddenly turned around and asked.

"He...seems to be okay with it."

郝仁 replied.

"What do you mean, 'okay' Did he bully you or not"

Zhao Yanzǐ pressed further.

"Not really. He's less fierce than you."

"You!"

She pouted for a second before relaxing, "He’s like that with everyone; he’s very intimidating. Every summer holiday, I dare not go to America to see him."

Zhao Yanzǐ sounded nostalgic as she spoke of her third uncle. 郝仁 also felt a bit nostalgic about Zhao Kuo, for there were only two people cultivating the Sword Decision Spectrum under heaven, one being 郝仁 and the other Zhao Kuo.

"If my third uncle was here, I'd get twice the pocket money," said Zhao Yanzǐ with regret.

Clunk!

郝仁's head suddenly hit the car window.

"Well, it doesn't really matter. Grandpa must have locked Zeng Yitao in one of the prison cells in the dragon palace. I'll definitely go pick a fight with him when I get an opportunity! Life is fun this way!"

Zhao Yanzǐ suddenly became cheerful again.ow lion incredibly interesting to him. As the potion reached its final stages, Xie Yujia gritted her teeth as she was clearly in the last phase of exhaustion.“Just one more step, just one more step,”...