a, nothing." Hao Ren smiled and lowered his head.Worried a little, Xie Yujia looked at him and said, "You seemed to have something on your mind when you entered the room.""Nothing." Hao Ren gently rem...Chapter 656: Radiating Dignity...
Rush, rush, rush...
The rain that was originally held back by Consort Zhen's oil paper umbrella in the sky began to pour down.
The grandma turned her head and looked out the window, saying, "That lightning just now really scared me. Oh, it’s raining..."
Heading towards the window, Hao Zhonghua also順勢looked outside.
Six golden flying dragons scattered in all directions from a spot in the sky.
"Huh" Hao Zhonghua hurriedly rubbed his eyes and looked at the sky again. However, he found that it was pitch black with thick clouds covering everything, and there was nothing to be seen.
Consort Zhen pouted her pretty little mouth, curled up her small finger, pinched a spoon, and delicately bit into another glutinous rice ball.
She wouldn't go all out in a fight with this gold dragon just for an umbrella. Furthermore, those six peak Gān-level golden dragons weren’t targeting her—otherwise, how could they still be alive
Hmph… I knew it was definitely nearby... But compared to several hundred years ago when the sky dragon first ascended, it seems to have become even more powerful...
Consort Zhen ate another glutinous rice ball.
This time she came to land for something important and didn’t need to make an enemy of a sky dragon. Confining those six peak Gān-level golden dragons was just a small provocation towards the sky dragon.
She walked over to the window, looked outside, and saw that the sky dragon had already left.
Hao Ren heard a thunderous sound and looked out. He found that the sky had brightened slightly again, but raindrops were still falling incessantly.
He got himself a bowl of glutinous rice balls and walked back to hand them to Duan Yao.
Duan Yao looked up at him with her hands drawn in, not reaching out to take the food. She glanced out the window and suddenly stood up, passing through Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia, trying to open the back door.
The outside of the back door was a small concrete area near the kitchen, facing the sea. It was where Grandma usually picked vegetables and sun-dried radish strips.
At this moment, clouds were surging in the sky, with raindrops falling pitter-patter from them.
The coastline was grayish, and the sky and land only had black and white as their basic colors.
Duan Yao stood outside in the cold wind, staring blankly at this scene that couldn’t be called magnificent or beautiful.
She lived on the Sixth Heaven Layer, in a place of perpetual spring with clear mountains and streams—something Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi envied endlessly. It was like a small fairyland far removed from the world.
However... Duan Yao had never seen rain or wind, frost, ice, thunder, or lightning. Above the Fifth Heaven Layer, there were only mists formed by spiritual qi, without seasonal changes or rain and snow.
She stretched out her hand and touched the cool raindrops falling from the sky, feeling somewhat melancholic.
A bit curious, a bit excited, yet an inexplicable emptiness.
Rain… This is rain...
In the past, she had no concept of what this was. If she still had spiritual energy, she would very much like to ride her flying sword and fly over the vast sea filled with rain.
The ocean was also something she hadn't seen before.
She had only ever seen water in mountain lakes. The cultivation sects used great magical powers to move their mountains to the Fifth Layer of Heaven, but they couldn't bring along the seas or the changing seasons of the mortal world.
Duan Yao felt a bit excited; she suddenly realized this was a completely different world from her own.
Zhuang Yanzi stood inside the house and looked at Duan Yao through the glass door, clenching her teeth.
This troublemaker intentionally got my clothes wet!
Hao Ren stood in the living room and could roughly understand the astonishment and confusion in Duan Yao's eyes through the large window.
"Yao'er, it’s cold outside. Come back inside," said Consort Zhen.
Upon hearing Consort Zhen calling her, Duan Yao hurriedly turned around, opened the door, and went back into the house.
Her hands and feet were wet, and her cheeks had been hit red by the cold raindrops.
Lady Yang looked at her in puzzlement and wondered if there was anything wrong with this girl. Why did she look so absent-minded
"Come here, wipe your face. The ocean is really beautiful, isn't it" said Yueyang as he handed a towel to her.
Seeing that Duan Yao was young and had come from inland areas with Consort Zhen, he guessed she hadn’t seen the sea before, so she went outside to look at it.
Duan Yao didn't say anything; she took the towel Yueyang offered her and wiped her face. The wetness on her cheeks made her mother feel a bit heartbroken.
This little girl doesn’t talk much, but there’s an indescribable sorrow in her expression. Yueyang was thoughtful and could understand Zhuang Yanzi; naturally, he could also understand Duan Yao.
"Grandma! We’re here!"
While Yueyang was focused on Duan Yao, a cheerful voice suddenly rang out at the door.
Zhao Guang and Zhao Hongyu carried a bunch of gifts into the house.
"Haha, you’re finally here! " Lady Yang smiled when she saw Zhao Guang’s couple. Her previously furrowed brows relaxed. "You really had to buy presents"
"Of course, we are the guests here!" As Zhao Hongyu said that, she put the gifts in the corner and suddenly noticed two unfamiliar figures—Zhen Fei and Duan Yao.
"Clever Mother is also here. This is my clever little cousin sister. You should know each other as relatives, right" Grandma smiled and said.
"Oh, you're here too!" Zhao Hongyu quickly reacted and walked over to bump arms with Zhen Fei.
When Zhao Hongyu introduced Zhen Cunming as her distant cousin nephew, Grandma naturally believed that they should know each other.
Zhen Fei smiled faintly and said, "Miss Hongyu, we really appreciate your care for our smart homebody."
This sentence made Zhao Hongyu nervous. Zhen Cunming was a little demon king who had already transformed into human form; thus his mother must be the great demon king of the Sea of Demons!
The sudden appearance of this great demon king in Donghai City and at Hao Ren's house left her on high alert.
However, if she interpreted it kindly, Zhen Fei was expressing gratitude for King Dragon and Queen Dragon’s care for Zhen Cunming while he lived in the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace with Imprisoned Ox.
Zhao Guang looked at Zhen Fei and then at Zhao Yanzi wearing clothes identical to hers; his heart filled with rage.
Although Zhen Cunming was a unique disciple of Imprisoned Ox, his mother was the great demon king in the Sea of Demons. What did it mean for Zhao Yanzi to wear the same clothes as her
Their original plan was to visit Hao Ren’s house later but when they noticed some unusual activity near the coast, they came over earlier than expected.
Zhao Yanzi saw Zhao Guang's stern eyes and didn't know what she had done wrong. She quietly moved her feet to stand beside Hao Ren.
"Hongyu’s timing is perfect. We’ll have lunch at home today; the Mid-Autumn Festival should be bustling and lively," Grandma tugged on Zhao Hongyu, smiling broadly.
Zhao Hongyu glanced at Duan Yao in Zhao Yanzi's school uniform, then smiled at Grandma, "Alright! Yu Jia and Lu Family sisters can help me!"
The appearance of Zhen Cunming’s mother made Zhao Hongyu wary. After all, this was the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace’s territory; the Sea of Demons and Eastern Sea Dragon Palace had been warring along their borders for years—certainly not allies.
"Yes, Auntie!" Upon hearing Zhao Hongyu's instructions, Xie Yujia and Lu Family sisters immediately agreed.
Yue Yang rolled up his sleeves cheerfully. "Let me help you too, Hongyu."
Zhen Fei’s stunning beauty put her on edge; she still felt closer to Zhao Hongyu.
The girls poured into the kitchen, some chopping vegetables while others washed them, working together seamlessly.
Since Grandma moved to this small villa, she had never received so many guests before. This Mid-Autumn Festival was truly bustling and lively.
"Change back your clothes," Zhao Guang said, looking at Zhao Yanzi.
Zhao Yanzi pouted in defiance but dared not disobey her father’s command; she grabbed Duan Yao's hand and went into Xie Yujia's room.
Surely, she liked the這套 colorful ruqun (traditional Chinese dress), but her dad wouldn't let her take it, so she had to return it.
In no time at all, Zhao Yanzǐ put back on her school uniform, while Duan Yáo changed back into her colorful ruqun.
When Duan Yáo returned to the living room and saw Uncle Zhao's sour face, she suddenly felt that she had something in common with Zhao Yanzǐ. From Zhen Fei, she already knew that Zhao Yanzǐ was the daughter of the Dragon King of the East Sea. In terms of territory and military strength, the Dragon Palace of the East Sea far exceeded the Tian Shan Sect.
"Grandma, I'm going to rest!" Zhao Yanzǐ said unhappily as she pulled Hao Ren upstairs.
She was overjoyed today at getting a beautiful dress but had been forced by her father to return it; she felt very unhappy — anyway, she would be marrying Hao Ren in the future and wouldn't have to look at her father's face anymore!
Zhao Guang didn’t know that the ruqun Zhen Fei gave Zhao Yanzǐ could easily withstand attacks from experts of the Core Formation stage; its power was almost on par with a Heaven-Opening Treasure!
Moreover, there wasn't even one item in the Dragon Palace of the East Sea that could match up to a Heaven-Opening Treasure!
"All you know is how to play! You're already in your third year of junior high!" Zhao Guang said angrily when he saw Zhao Yanzǐ ignoring him.
"That's enough, that's enough… Little Zhao, today’s Mid-Autumn Festival. It’s fine for Zi to relax a little."
Grandma waved her hands and made peace between them.
Zhao Guang looked at Grandma and suppressed his anger. He was the Dragon King of the East Sea but subconsciously took Hao Ren's grandma's feelings into consideration; this grandmother’s face meant everything!
"Little Zi, don’t want the clothes Aunt will give you another gift."
Zhen Fei took out an item from her little bag and tossed it to Zhao Yanzǐ.
On the stairs, Zhao Yanzǐ reached out to catch it.
This was a very beautiful golden bracelet with a heart-shaped pendant hanging on it.
Zhao Guang stared at Zhao Yanzǐ; just as he wanted her to return the item, suddenly, his mouth couldn’t speak and his whole body seemed frozen in place.
"To disgrace me, even if you are the Dragon King of the East Sea, I will still kill you."
Zhen Fei's cold voice reached Zhao Guang’s ears.
Just as Zhao Guang was about to circulate his spiritual energy and break free from Zhen Fei’s pressure, her voice continued in his ear: "Your third brother is undergoing training in the Ocean of Ten Thousand Demons. I gave orders that he shouldn’t be killed."
"This kid Hao Ren is quite likable. He’s a Great General of the East Sea and I’m willing to give him some face. As for you two, you’re also not bad… So how about this: no invasion between your Ocean of Ten Thousand Demons and the Dragon Palace of the East Sea No sixth-order or above beasts would appear in the East-West border areas of the Ocean of Ten Thousand Demons that are under the jurisdiction of the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, how does that sound"
Hearing Zhen Fei say this, Zhao Guang looked at her in shock. After thinking for a moment, he nodded slightly.
He hadn’t expected that Zhen Fei was a super demon king in the Ocean of Ten Thousand Demons who could control high-level beasts there.
Standing on the stairs, Zhao Yanzǐ saw that Zhao Guang had no response and put away the bracelet which looked even more beautiful than her ruqun. She sweetly called out: "Thank you, Aunt!"
"Yáo'er, go play with Zi."
Zhen Fei smiled brilliantly as she said this after seeing Duan Yáo standing blankly beside her.
The Dragon Palace of the East Sea was the strongest among the four Dragon Palaces. At present, it also controlled vast areas of the Western Ocean Dragon Palace’s sea. And if that ultra-powerful treasure returned to the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, its strength would be multiplied several times over.o Ren knew what was real and what wasn't!"Flower without substance!" The Third Prince, who fell back among the South Sea army,冷哼ed.Whoosh…The sword light suddenly condensed into a massive white sword,...