Chapter 330 - Whose Side Is My Heart On?
on Does he have that kind of authorityTo take any item from the Dragon God Hall... how good could those treasures be!Even as spectators, these cultivators' hearts were surging wildly - The key now was...Chapter 330: Who Am I Devoted To
Hao Ren put away his phone and thought for a moment. In the end, he decided to go in and see her. She said she was cleaning up, but perhaps she had been kept back by the teacher for a talking-to
With the school gates now wide open, there were many people coming in and out, making it easy for Hao Ren to slip inside unnoticed. In fact, the old guard who watched the gate had already noticed him, but as he was Dōhǎi's son-in-law, the man kept a blind eye towards him after school hours.
Hao Ren entered the campus and faced off with many students heading out of school for dismissal. He went against the tide in the crowd to head over to Zhao Yanzi’s teaching building.
Lin Mao Middle School was a semi-residential school, so as soon as it dismissed, some students headed out to eat while others returned home. As a result, the entire middle school campus became empty and quiet.
Hao Ren arrived at the entrance of Class 2, Year 2’s classroom and saw Zhao Yanzi in her school uniform organizing desks and chairs through the glass window on the door.
She was turning each of the dozens of chairs upside down onto the tables one by one before moving to clean the blackboard, sweep the floor…
Hao Ren pushed open the door and walked in.
Zhao Yanzi, who had already turned half the classroom’s chairs over, looked towards the entrance. "Oh, you finally came"
"Middle school is such a hassle; we still have to clean up afterward," Hao Ren grumbled as he walked in.
"I can’t do anything about it; my turn this week." Zhao Yanzi pouted with her mouth. As someone who never did housework at home, Zhao Yanzi was naturally unhappy having to clear the entire classroom of trash.
“You’re doing all this by yourself” Hao Ren shut the door and asked her as he entered the classroom.
"Xiao Ling was supposed to help me but she went back early because it’s her mother's birthday today." Zhao Yanzi picked up another chair and turned it over on top of a desk.
This kind of work might be strenuous for fragile girls, but Zhao Yanzi was now an upcoming cultivator who had almost reached the Foundation Establishment stage. These physical tasks were nothing difficult to her at all.
Since he’d come into the classroom to wait for her and saw what she was doing, Hao Ren naturally wouldn’t stand idly by; he helped out by carrying the remaining chairs over one by one onto the desks.
The blue school uniform and ponytail of Zhao Yanzi made Hao Ren think back to his own middle school days...
Zhao Yanzi had a slim figure, neither too fat nor too skinny. Even in her standard-issue school uniform, she looked lively and attractive. She wore white knee-high socks under her skirt with breathable running shoes. It was the most ordinary student attire.
When she bent down to pick up a chair and carried it, her ponytail would whip back and forth rapidly, making people feel that there was a lot of energy in this small body of hers.
"Hey! What are you looking at me for" Zhao Yanzi frowned when she saw Hao Ren carrying the chairs and staring blankly at her. She called out to him.
This stern look of hers wasn’t that of a shrewish woman, but instead gave Hao Ren an intimate feeling. With Zhao Yanzi’s temper, if she disliked someone, she wouldn't even talk to them and certainly wouldn’t ask for their help in doing anything.
"Alright, alright, you don’t have to turn over chairs for me. Help me clean the blackboard instead! Here is the bucket of water and cloth!" Zhao Yanzi crossed her arms on one side and gave Hao Ren instructions directly.
Since Xiao Ling left, she had to do the work of two people alone. It wasn't tiring but it was quite bothersome. Now that Hao Ren was helping her, she wouldn't be shy about asking for his assistance.
Hao Ren looked at her and smiled. He walked over to the podium, picked up a cloth, dipped it in water, stood on tiptoe, and started cleaning the blackboard strip by strip.
The "blackboard" now was different from what it used to be during Hao Ren's time; it was made of white plastic boards instead of black ones. What they wrote with wasn't chalk but various colored markers. However, the method of cleaning remained the same.
For Zhao Yanzi, this blackboard was a bit too high. If she had to clean it herself, she would have to move a chair around so that she could reach all parts of the board. Such a troublesome task is why she entrusted Hao Ren with the job.
The markers left traces on the white panel; if not cleaned thoroughly and timely, these marks would seep into the surface over time. Therefore, after Hao Ren had wiped it clean once, he rinsed the cloth in water and let the board dry a little before cleaning it again.
After doing this twice, the entire whiteboard shone like a mirror without any traces of markers left behind.
Perfect... Perfect… Hao Ren threw away the cloth and sighed with relief.
"Why are you being so meticulous It's not an artwork!" Seeing how Hao Ren had cleaned every corner of the whiteboard, even the pencil slots were shining brightly, Zhao Yanzi suddenly complained.
Hao Ren was only doing duty in class occasionally and was putting his heart into it. However, she had to perform this cleaning task for a whole week!
Imagine if the homeroom teacher praised Zhao Yanzi the next day: "Xiao Zi cleaned the entire classroom very thoroughly yesterday! Everyone should take her as an example in future!" And furthermore, "You have to maintain such standards and continue to strive."
How would Zhao Yanzi manage then Her attitude towards life was totally different from that of Xie Yujia, who strove for perfection.
Hao Ren hadn't expected that helping Zhao Yanzi would earn him a scolding. He was taken aback but soon figured out the reason behind it: if the classroom was too clean now, she would feel under pressure to maintain such cleanliness in subsequent days when doing duty cleaning.
"Hmph!" Zhao Yanzi glared at Hao Ren several times, picked up a broom, and started sweeping the rubbish on the ground. After a day of classes, there were still many small paper scraps, candy wrappers, pencil shavings, etc., in the classroom.
Using a dustpan to sweep all the garbage into the bucket, Zhao Yanzi then picked up the mop leaning against the corner and dipped it in water before starting mopping the floor.
The cleaning duty after school was both tedious and exhausting. The next day would see the classroom revert to its usual cluttered state. It was understandable that Zhao Yanzi seemed a little impatient.
Standing on top of the podium, Hao Ren looked down at Zhao Yanzi mopping the classroom aisle. He gradually felt as if he were in the same class with her: boys often shirk their duties while girls would sweep the floor half-heartedly.
Haha, it should be quite interesting to argue with Zhao Yanzi every day if they are classmates, Hao Ren thought inwardly.
"What are you looking at Pour out the water and rinse the mop." Zhao Yanzi rushed over, thrust the mop into Hao Ren's hands, then kicked the bucket with her feet.
"This is clean enough" Hao Ren looked around at the disordered classroom and asked her.
“What else do you want” Zhao Yanzi immediately glared back.
Hao Ren smiled and raised his right hand, activating the Sword Illusion Polarization technique.
A suction force immediately arose in his palm; all the fine dust particles in the classroom flew toward Hao Ren's palm.
Metal, wood, water, fire, earth!
The dust inside the classroom naturally belonged to the category of earth as well!
Absorb and dissolve! This was an additional effect of the Sword Illusion Polarization technique!
However, these earth elements were not pure; Hao Ren certainly wouldn't incorporate them into his body. He merely controlled them a few centimeters above his palm to form a continuously rotating sphere.
He then slightly raised his left hand.
A water column automatically rose from the bucket of water and, as Hao Ren's left hand vibrated, separated into countless tiny droplets that were scattered all over the classroom floor, tabletops, and even the window panes!
"Gather!"
The water elements scattered around the classroom spiraled like a vortex toward Hao Ren's left hand, then coalesced into a palm-sized water drop.
Boom.
The giant droplet splashed back into the bucket of water, reconstituting it as a full bucket once again, while the dark yellow dust ball凝聚在郝仁右手上的球也被他扔進了水桶裡。
原本還算清澈的水立刻變得渾濁不堪。
而整個教室，包括窗戶，都變得光潔如新！
趙焰紫不可思議地看著這幾秒鐘內發生的事情，嘴巴微微張開。
“你……混蛋！”她忽然一聲巨響爆出，雙拳像風火輪一樣打向郝仁的肩膀。
把教室整理得這麼乾淨，接下來幾天她該怎麼辦啊！
“好了，我去把拖把洗乾淨！”郝仁逃脫她的拳頭追擊，拿著拖把和水桶跑出教室，躲進了走廊儘頭的男廁所裡。
趙焰紫再凶惡，也不敢闖進男廁所吧！
也就是跟她打鬨了幾下，郝仁真的感覺自己好像回到了初中時代，趙焰紫就是自己班裡的死對頭。
在廁所的水池裡倒掉水，並把拖把沖洗乾淨後，郝仁回到二年級二班教室，在趙焰紫橫眉冷對的眼神中陪她下樓。
Just a few minutes after they left, Teacher Luo Ying, who had been grading homework in her office, came to the classroom door to check on the cleaning.
When she saw that the classroom gleamed like it was polished with碧麗珠 (Bilitu), Luo Ying quickly rubbed her eyes, wondering if she was seeing things.
She thought Zhao Yanzǐ would definitely drag her shift until late, but to her surprise, the usually laid-back Zhao Yanzǐ had done a great job cleaning!
Hǎo Rén and Zhao Yanzǐ left school by bus and returned to Zhao Yanzǐ's house.
Zhao Hongyu brought out plates of dishes one by one into the small dining room, and was slightly taken aback when she saw Hǎo Rén return with Zhao Yanzǐ.
She had thought that after yesterday’s conversation, Hǎo Rén wouldn’t come over today. After all, Zhao Guang's statement about cutting ties with Hǎo Rén was quite awkward.
"Dad! Mom!" Zhao Yanzǐ pulled Hǎo Rén into the house and cheerfully called out.
"Uncle, Aunt." Hǎo Rén softly greeted them.
“Mm.” Zhao Guang put down his newspaper and nodded as he walked to the dining table.
He had thought that Hǎo Rén wouldn’t come over again but was surprised to see him with Yanzǐ, so he must have gone straight to her school.
"Arin, sit down." Zhao Hongyu pointed at the seat where Hǎo Rén usually sat and set out bowls and chopsticks for everyone.
“It's almost time for Afzi’s final exams, so I came over today to help her study,” said Hǎo Rén as he took his seat.
"Oh, Arin, you’re very considerate," Zhao Hongyu diplomatically commented.
"Let’s eat." The head of the family, Zhao Guang picked up chopsticks and invited everyone to start eating.
Yesterday's conversation had been somewhat uncomfortable, and no one mentioned it today.
The expression on Zhao Guang's face was still rather grim. Recently, the Western Sea Dragon Palace had pulled off an unexpected success by portraying itself as a victim and rallying various forces in its favor.
Several envoys sent by the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace to the Northern and Southern Sea Dragon Palaces were turned away with no small degree of embarrassment, and the gifts they brought were also returned. Business on land was also significantly affected.
The South and North Sea Dragon Palaces also had their own businesses on land; their commercial relations with Tomorrow Group had been moving towards stagnation or deterioration recently, even projects that were agreed upon a month ago had temporarily stalled.
"Dad, I’ve thought it over," Zhao Yanzǐ suddenly broke the silence at the dinner table.
She paused for two seconds and looked at Zhao Guang before continuing, "I’m also prepared to cut ties with you all and live with Hǎo Rén."ountless students and finally fleeing in tattered clothes. She shook her head and smiled.This 郝仁 kid is still very shrewd. That infiltrated gold dragon shouldn't act for now. Looking at the distant 郝仁...