Chapter 458 - Uncle San, This Is Called Youth!

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Returning to Donghai University, Hao Ren had Xiao Bai accompany Xie Yujia while he went to Zhao Yanzi's home.

Zhao Yanzi was indeed arrogant and somewhat spoiled, but Hao Ren still cared about her studies. After all, if she were to lead a normal human life at her age, it would be important for her to work hard in school.

From the intentions of Zhao Hongyu and Zhao Guang, they seemed unwilling to let her stay in the Dragon Palace but rather hoped to cultivate her on land. Additionally, Zhao Yanzi herself didn't particularly enjoy staying in the dull Dragon Palace, always considering herself a middle school student.

Sitting on the swaying bus, Hao Ren arrived at the station within half an hour and then walked to Zhao Yanzi's house.

The few climbing vines at the door had grown lush green leaves. In the drainage ditch, deep green moss quietly lay still.

Summer was truly approaching...

Hao Ren pushed open the iron gate and went to knock on Zhao Yanzi's house door.

"Ren, you're here," Zhao Hongyu opened the door with a radiant smile.

"Auntie." Hao Ren smiled easily, carrying his cloth bag into Zhao Yanzi's home.

The sitting Zhao Yanzi in the living room pouted when she saw Hao Ren enter.

Zhao Guang was as busy as ever, flipping through documents in his study.

Wearing a Hawaiian shirt with short sleeves, Chancellor Xia stood beside Zhao Guang's desk and was reporting to him.

Zhao Kuo sat on the sofa with a gloomy face, watching an entertainment program on TV.

"It’s time for dinner."

Zhao Hongyu called out from the kitchen as she carried out dishes.

Hungry Zhao Yanzi immediately ran over.

Seeing Zhao Guang emerge from his study, Hao Ren walked to the dining table and sat beside Zhao Yanzi.

Zhao Kuo turned off the TV and also sat at the dining table facing Hao Ren. This stern face made Hao Ren feel a bit pressured.

Zhao Guang calmly walked to the dining table, sitting in his usual seat.

The bent-over Chancellor Xia came out of the study but hesitated when he saw the Dragon King's family preparing for dinner—unable to either stay or leave.

"Chancellor Xia, come and have a meal with us," Zhao Hongyu invited him.

"That wouldn't be proper," Chancellor Xia hurriedly shook his head.

Having been the chancellor in the Dragon Palace for hundreds of years, he was well aware of the hierarchy.

"Come sit down," Zhao Guang said calmly.

Hearing Zhao Guang's command, Chancellor Xia finally shuffled over and carefully chose the farthest seat to sit on.

"Chancellor Xia, do you want rice or noodles" Zhao Hongyu asked him.

"This... how could I impose..." Chancellor Xia hurriedly waved his hands.

To be able to sit at the same table as a Dragon King is already an immense honor, let alone eating with them.

"Chancellor, don't follow so many rules on land. I think you should eat noodles," Zhao Guang said as he looked at Chancellor Xia.

"Y-Yes." Chancellor Xia nodded fearfully and respectfully.

Zhao Hongyu served a bowl of noodles to Chancellor Xia, who was too moved to accept it when she personally brought them over.

"Alright, let's eat," Zhao Guang said as he waved his hand.

Prince Zhai Yuanzi volunteered to put a piece of ribs into Chancellor Xia’s noodles. "Chancellor, eat some ribs."

"T-Thank you... Princess..." Chancellor Xia was so moved that he could hardly speak.

"Ah Ren, you should also have more," Zhao Hongyu said as she looked at Hao Ren.

"Mm." Hao Ren nodded.

Zhao Kuo, sitting opposite from Hao Ren, had his head buried in his food. A sea bowl filled to the brim with rice was set before him by Zhao Hongyu.

Even for a Dragon King of Donghai, their home can be very warm and close-knit, Hao Ren thought.

"Chancellor Xia, why are you crying" Prince Zhai Yuanzi suddenly said.

Hao Ren turned his head to see that Chancellor Xia was indeed holding the bowl of noodles while tears were pouring down his face.

"Chancellor, what's wrong" Zhao Hongyu asked.

Putting the bowl on the table with both hands and wiping his eyes, Chancellor Xia said, "Old Dragon King has always been kind to me. The current Dragon King also holds me in such high regard... I will dedicate myself to my work until I die."

"Why are you saying these things When you have time, come to land more often," Zhao Hongyu looked at Chancellor Xia. "Don’t always wear Lu Qing’s clothes; take some time off and let him bring you out to the mall to buy a few sets of suitable clothes."

Chancellor Xia wiped away his tears from the corner of his eyes, already moved to his core by her words.

Zhao Yuanzi picked up the bowl of noodles with porcelain and placed it in Chancellor Xia’s bony hands.

She might appear spoiled and mischievous, but she was kind-hearted. Though her impression of Chancellor Xia wasn’t very deep, she knew that he had watched over her as she grew up.

"Old minister... old minister..." Holding the noodles Zhao Yuanzi gave him again, Chancellor Xia could hardly speak from his excitement.

"Eat your noodles well. You will report to me regularly in the future and I’ll probably have you eat here often," said Zhao Guang.

Chancellor Xia nodded. Finally suppressing his sobs, he started eating his steaming bowl of noodles.

In Zhao Haoran’s time, although Zhao Haoran had trusted him quite a bit, there was no such closeness. Chancellor Xia served two generations of Dragon Kings and the gratitude in his heart could never be erased.

Hao Ren smiled to himself as he thought about how Zhao Haoran had once ruled with strength and martial prowess while Zhao Guang ruled with benevolence; each method had its advantages.

If Zhai Yuanzi’s loss of her dragon pearl happened in Zhao Haoran’s time, Hao Ren probably wouldn’t have lived past a day. But if the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace was under Zhao Haoran’s control, the Western Sea Dragon Palace would not be so arrogant either.

"Ah Ren," said Zhao Guang as he looked up at him, "Zhao Kuo has told me that in order to thank you for your Seven Heart Five-Color Lotus, he will do his best and teach you diligently."

“Huh” Hao Ren paused with chopsticks in hand and glanced at Zhao Kuo sitting opposite from him.

Zhao Kuo, who had a dark complexion and black beard, grunted before breaking off another piece of rib. Then he continued eating his food.

Seeing Hao Ren’s expression, Zhao Guang continued to say, "Don’t doubt it. This was Zhao Kuo’s suggestion. He is prepared to teach you for a month diligently, then go out and train."

The uncle still wants to leave Hao Ren looked at Zhao Kuo with some surprise.

Zhao Kuo, although currently only at the Exchange Level, was once a peak Heaven Level expert. He was just one step away from entering the Dragon Soaring Realm.

The most valuable thing is that Zhao Kuo is now also cultivating the "Divide Light Sword Shadow Art". His understanding of this technique must be deeper and further than Hao Ren's. Especially considering he reached the Exchange Level in such a short time, it clearly shows that he has converted all his previous cultivation experience into this art.

If Zhao Kuo were to teach Hao Ren wholeheartedly, it would help Hao Ren overcome the limitations of only understanding parts of the bigger picture and solve some bottlenecks. It could even lead him to a rapid advancement stage.

For many low-rank cultivators, guidance from high-rank ones is more valuable than any medicinal pills or cultivation techniques.

However, high-rank cultivators are usually busy with their own practices and generally wouldn't spend much time teaching a low-rank one. Zhao Kuo giving up his practice for an entire month to guide Hao Ren is extremely rare.

"I will also teach Zi Yue how to cultivate," Zhao Kuo suddenly said.

“Thank you, Uncle Three,” Zhao Yanzi hurriedly called out.

In the past, she didn't like cultivating. When Zhao Kuo wanted to teach her occasionally, she would always turn him down. But after entering the Fifth Level Sky and especially after Xie Yujia reached Foundation Establishment Stage, she felt a deep sense of urgency. She needed a master to guide her.

Zhao Kuo once reached peak Heaven Level and can be called a grandmaster. The essence of human cultivators' cultivation is the same as that of dragon ones. Guiding Zhao Yanzi's practice wouldn't be difficult for Zhao Kuo.

Seeing Zhao Yanzi, who used to dislike cultivating, now showing such enthusiasm, Zhao Hongyu was slightly surprised.

Hao Ren thought about Su Han guiding Xie Yujia and Zhao Kuo guiding Zhao Yanzi. He wondered which disciple of the two masters would make more progress.

After dinner, Chancellor Xia held up an umbrella to return to the Dragon Palace.

Zhao Yanzi stood at the door, waving her hand towards him, "Chancellor Xia, come over for a meal next time."

"Yes... Yes..." Chancellor Xia nodded repeatedly.

He then bowed and thanked Zhao Guang and Zhao Hongyu in turn. Holding his umbrella, he walked out onto the road.

In the drizzle, Chancellor Xia hunched over as he walked away step by step.

Since Chancellor Xia follows strict rules, under non-heavy rain conditions, he wouldn't fly through the air.

"Both of you should go to your studies," Zhao Hongyu said while looking at Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi.

"Okay..." Zhao Yanzi pouted as she turned around and went back inside.

Hao Ren picked up his prepared study materials from the living room and followed Zhao Yanzi upstairs.

In her pajamas, with bare feet stepping on slippers, Zhao Yanzi's steps were energetic. Her black hair casually draped over her shoulders moved left to right with each step, giving off a faint fragrance.

Hao Ren closely followed behind and entered the room.

The room was somewhat messy but warm and fragrant compared to the drizzling rain outside.

Right before Hao Ren could turn around to close the door, Zhao Kuo's hand suddenly slipped in. He pushed the door open and came in.

Zhao Yanzi stared at Zhao Kuo with large eyes, somewhat puzzled.

"I... I just want to take a look," Zhao Kuo grinned and said.

"Uncle Three, you don't understand," Zhao Yanzi puffed out her cheeks.

"Just looking... Just looking..." Zhao Kuo sat on a small chair with a thick face.

Hao Ren moved a chair to the desk and took out the test papers from his bag, saying, "Let's start.

Zhao Yanzǐ sat on her swivel chair, lifted up her little feet, and crossed her legs while taking out scratch paper and a ballpoint pen to work on the mock test given to her by Hao Ren.

The casual pajamas she wore were quite loose. Zhao Yanzǐ propped her head with one hand and wrote down formulas with the other; the collar of her nightwear revealed a small patch of delicate, white neck.

"Cough cough."

Zhao Kuo, sitting by the window, cleared his throat.

Hao Ren glanced at him and then shifted his gaze to Zhao Yanzǐ's test paper.

Outside, raindrops dripped from the eaves. Zhao Yanzǐ stared intently at her questions, pouting, biting down on her lip, and furrowing her brows; her expressions were exceptionally vivid.

"Here it is, all done." Upon finishing the last question, after a moment's consideration, Zhao Yanzǐ wrote "I don't know" in big letters and pushed the paper over to Hao Ren.

Hao Ren took the test back, carefully grading her work. During this period of tutoring, Zhao Yanzǐ had indeed made progress; questions she previously couldn't solve could now yield her 7 or 8 points out of ten, and she used her own methods for some problems.

Feeling a bit sore from sitting still, Zhao Kuo stood up to take a closer look.

Satisfied to see that most questions were marked correct by Hao Ren with ticks, Zhao Kuo felt somewhat reassured. He knew little about the knowledge taught in middle school but this didn't stop him from caring about Ah Zi's studies.

"You misunderstood this question and should approach it like this..." Hao Ren pointed to the first incorrect problem and began explaining to Zhao Yanzǐ.

Zhao Yanzǐ shifted slightly, drew her chair closer to Hao Ren's side, leaned half of her body on the table, and listened attentively.

Hao Ren picked up a pen. "There is also this problem; I will solve it for you..."

Zhao Yanzǐ moved even closer, her head resting against Hao Ren's shoulder.

"See here It involves linear equations." With a steady hand, Hao Ren scribbled rapidly on the scratch paper.

With a small pout, Zhao Yanzǐ's legs had already merged into one chair with Hao Ren's. She nestled comfortably in his embrace, her head pressing against his chin as she watched him solve the problem step by step.

"Cough cough," Zhao Kuo couldn't help but clear his throat again.

Zhao Yanzǐ lifted her head and looked at Zhao Kuo disapprovingly. "Uncle, we're doing homework."

Ignoring him, Hao Ren continued explaining. "See here You need to factor this..."

"Mm-hmm," Zhao Yanzǐ nodded eagerly, her hair brushing against his jawline.

The only part of her that remained in the original chair were her legs; she had curled up in Hao Ren's embrace like a mermaid. It wasn't intentional to be cozy—she simply found it comfortable there.

"This...this..." Zhao Kuo stared wide-eyed, feeling uneasy about the two young adults alone in a room together and thus came over to supervise only for Hao Ren to...

With both hands resting on Zhao Yanzǐ's shoulders, Hao Ren said, "So X equals 12 and Y equals 6; the solution is found."

"Oh, I see..." Nestled in Hao Ren's embrace, Zhao Yanzǐ looked enlightened.

Zhao Kuo called out, "Ah Zi!"

With her hands resting on her cheeks and staring intently at the solution steps written by Hao Ren, she responded, "Uncle, please don't interrupt me; I'm thinking."

"Zhao Kuo, you're shouting," Zhao Hongyu suddenly appeared in the doorway.

"No...it's..." Stammered Zhao Kuo, pointing at the desk where Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzǐ were seated.

Shooting him a look, Zhao Hongyu said, "Come out; don't disturb Ah Zi’s studies."

Zhao Kuo glared but left the room anyway. Xu Ke."Great! Very impressive!" Instead of being alarmed, Xu Ke was delighted and threw the golden shield into the air.Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!The round golden shields multiplied instantly fro...