Chapter 447: Su Girl, come play when you're free!

activity is to visit the Great Buddha Temple in Xin'an City. We'll have lunch together, then there will be free time in the afternoon. If everyone is interested tonight, we can go for a stroll around...Chapter 447: Su Girl, come play when you're free!

"Oh dear, I didn't expect it to still be a bit short," Mayor Wu said with some感慨.

The dragon boats they bet on did not win any of them, so the small bets of one hundred dollars each turned out even—no wins or losses.

On the bridge, crowds began dispersing towards both ends of the bridge. Uniformed police officers maintained order in an organized manner.

"Academician Hao, I still need to attend a meeting at city hall this afternoon. If possible, could Xiaoxue stay with you two She also needs to be taken for her piano lesson today. When my meeting is over, I will come to pick her up," Mayor Wu said to Hao Zhonghua.

"Sure, no problem," Hao Zhonghua immediately agreed with a nod.

Those who had sons generally liked girls, and Hao Zhonghua was no exception. He used to stay in Donghai City infrequently, so his relationship with the mayor wasn't deep. After the mudslide incident last time when Mayor Wu personally came over to visit, their relationship became closer.

Especially since both Zhen Ciming and Wu Luoxue were studying at Lingzhao Primary School, Hao Zhonghua sometimes ran into Mayor Wu dropping off his daughter as well. Their relationship grew even deeper.

"What time is her piano class" Yue Yang asked.

"Two in the afternoon, at the youth palace," Mayor Wu replied.

"Why don't I take Xiaoxue there You can come to pick her up when she's done with her lesson," Yue Yang suggested.

"Thank you very much then." Mayor Wu smiled gratefully and turned to give a few quiet instructions to the silent Wu Luoxue before quickly walking towards the western end of the bridge.

Hao Zhonghua’s car was parked on the eastern side of the bridge, so he held onto Wu Luoxue's little hand as they walked along the bridge under the drizzle.

Wu Luoxue wore a light-colored dress with vertical stripes today, tied with an oversized white bow like cotton candy and a delicate pink belt around her waist. Her appearance was very cute indeed.

Held by Hao Zhonghua's hand, she didn't seem anxious or speak, walking quietly. The long-term influence of piano practice had given her good manners.

Zhen Ciming followed closely behind Wu Luoxue, his flattering expression not being able to be concealed anymore.

Wu Luoxue was also a "campus flower" figure at Lingzhao Primary School. Even though she rarely made a show of herself and most students didn't know that she was the mayor's daughter, quite a few young boys were still attracted by her quiet demeanor.

The male students in elementary school simply did not understand what it meant to have a sour-sweet crush. If they thought Wu Luoxue was pretty, they would try their best to attract her.

When Zhen Ciming entered primary school, his cleverness and wit, as well as his overbearing manner, immediately made him a focal figure in the class.

Full marks in math, full marks in Chinese, full marks in physical education, full marks in music, full marks in fine arts... Only English was slightly lacking. Zhen Ciming was truly an idol among the girls in his class.

The number of girls surrounding Zhen Ciming every day could not be counted, and they brought him all kinds of delicious treats daily, which his desk couldn't even hold properly.

Ironically, Zhen Ciming likes Wu Luoxue from the neighboring class.

Zhen Ciming himself couldn't quite describe this feeling.

The abandoned Xiaobai, with its four wet little legs, stepped on the puddle and rubbed its head against Hao Ren's feet.

"Dead guy, only now realize you should be with me!" Hao Ren grabbed onto the soft patch of fur behind Xiaobai's neck and lifted it up.

Its four paws were dripping wet, looking very innocent in its eyes.

"There, there, don't bully Xiaobai," Xie Yujia took out a few napkins to wipe Xiaobai’s paw, then held the cat in her arms.

Xia Chancellor and Elder Sun, who were standing nearby, were just about to walk over when Zhao Guang slightly waved his hand, prompting them to move away.

Perfect timing for Xia Chancellor, who wanted to explore the city; Elder Sun could show him around.

"And your third brother" Hao Zhonghua asked Zhao Guang.

"Don't worry about him," Zhao Guang looked around, "Let's find a place to sit."

"Yeah, it's been ages since we've met up. We should chat for a while!" Grandma said happily.

"I know there’s a nice teahouse nearby. Shall we go" Zhao Hongyu gently linked her arm with Grandma's.

“Sure!” Grandma readily agreed and immediately tugged Su Han along, "How about you join us too"

Hao Ren broke into a sweat seeing how quickly Grandma got along with Su Han. Please, Su Han was neither Xie Yujia nor Zhao Zanyu; she was the regional examiner of Donghai City and Hao Ren's partner.

"I have something to take care of, so I won’t be joining," Su Han gently pulled her hand out from Grandma’s grasp and said calmly.

“Oh… Alright…” Grandma sounded a bit disappointed but quickly added, "When you're free, come play at our home! Our house is right by the seaside with such beautiful scenery!"

Hao Ren broke into another sweat. Inwardly he pleaded: Grandma, could you please not do this… To his surprise, Su Han nodded and agreed.

"Don't forget to take an umbrella," Grandma handed her own umbrella over to Su Han.

Su Han hesitated for a second before finally accepting the umbrella from Grandma.

“If my Zhonghua had given birth earlier, I might have already had a granddaughter like you.” Grandma said.

Hearing this, Hao Ren was utterly flabbergasted… What on earth is going on here!

"Goodbye." Su Han held up her umbrella and slowly walked towards the distant crowd.

In fact, even without an umbrella, these fine raindrops wouldn't get close to her body. But with Su Han holding an umbrella as she gradually moved away, it added another layer of elegance to her demeanor.

"This young lady Su is not very talkative, but she's quite pleasant to look at," Grandma commented before turning to Zhao Hongyu and asked, "Where’s the tea room"

"It's right ahead." Zhao Hongyu replied.

A moment later, they were seated inside the plastic glass enclosure of a rotating restaurant on the top floor of Oriental Plaza in Dongfang Commercial Building. As the restaurant slowly rotated, they could gradually admire the entire cityscape, especially under this drizzly weather where the usually bustling city appeared tranquil and soft.

"This place isn't cheap, it's really costing Hongyu a lot." Grandma held her delicate teacup and said apologetically.

"No worries, we don’t often get together like this," Zhao Hongyu laughed heartily before looking out at the rain scenery. "On such rainy days, there’s nowhere else to go anyway."

Hao Ren glanced through the glass and could barely make out Elder Lu's red protective barrier floating high in the sky. Today's rainfall was handled by Elder Lu; Grandma mentioned that Donghai City's favorable weather conditions were a blessing from Dragon Palace of Eastern Sea, which wasn't without reason.

Looking further away, he saw Old Chen’s ship-shaped magical treasure passing through the clouds. Since Hao Ren officially took over Inspector Qin Shaoyang's position, the Dragon Palace of Western Sea had no chance to interfere in Donghai City again.

The Dragon Palace of Western Sea made a critical mistake by underestimating the strength of the Dragon Palace of Eastern Sea, thus resulting in an utter defeat.

Hao Ren could even feel Old Chen's inner resentment and his hope to turn the tide again; however, all efforts were futile. Upon returning to the Dragon Palace of Western Sea and confirming that the black dragon spear used by Hao Ren at the Dragon God Hall was Zhao Haoran’s signature weapon, there were still some hopes left but doubts about whether Zhao Haoran had already perished. However, seeing Zhao Kuo also attend the Dragon Boat Festival event today made him realize his guess was impossible… The last hope of the Dragon Palace of Western Sea thus shattered.

Zhao Guang and Zhao Hongyu both saw that ship-shaped magical treasure pass high above them and exchanged a glance with each other.

After this final test, the Dragon Palace of Western Sea wouldn't step into Donghai City again in the short term. This allowed the Dragon Palace of Eastern Sea and Mingri Group to develop without any concerns.

"Is Hongyu busy recently" Grandma asked.

"Haha, it’s okay." Zhao Hongyu smiled and replied. Her complexion was rosy and with two silver earrings on her ears, she looked very pretty.

Yue Yanggong looked closely at Zhao Hongyu and thought that Zhao Yanzi would also grow up to be as beautiful as her mother, thus deepening his affection for Zhao Yanzi.

Hao Zhonghua turned his head to look at another table where Hao Ren was sitting with Xie Yujia. Seeing them together made him smile warmly. Hao Ren was becoming increasingly handsome and more masculine recently, while Xie Yujia was also getting prettier and gentler—both in appearance and temperament, they complemented each other perfectly.

At this moment, Hao Ren sat beside Xie Yujia, leaned close to her and quietly took out a manual of martial arts. "This is what the old lady gave you…"

"Grandmother" Xie Yujia was somewhat puzzled.

Her hair was slightly wet, but it added a rare charm and sensuality to her appearance.

"Hmm, Grandmother came to the Dragon Palace this morning and asked me to give you this manual," Hao Ren said.

Xie Yujia lowered her head and immediately took the manual. She saw five characters written on its cover: "Myriad Laws Converging Seal Technique."

Zhao Yanzi, upon reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, received a sword technique manual with extraordinary power.

Xie Yujia didn't say anything, but she was quite envious every morning when she saw Zhao Yanzi cultivating Sword Techniques on the ethereal peak of the fifth layer of heaven.

Grandmother had passed down to her a set of Life-and-Death Seals with extraordinary power and could be used even by someone with low cultivation, but it couldn't be easily employed in daily life and its transformations were limited.

Zhao Yanzi collected some martial arts manuals in the fifth layer of heaven that Xie Yujia had also seen, but none was like the Five Elements Life-and-Death Seal technique. In essence, what Grandmother taught her was just how to activate the Yin and Yang seals, not a complete cultivation manual.

At this moment, for Grandmother to suddenly entrust Hao Ren with delivering a martial arts manual was akin to sending coal in winter.

"Grandmother…" Xie Yujia held onto this thin manual embroidered with golden borders and felt truly grateful.

Suspecting that Grandmother had abandoned her, she found out that Grandmother had been watching over her all along. As soon as she reached the Foundation Establishment stage, Grandmother received an immediate response from afar and even sent a martial arts manual to encourage her.

"Grandmother said she is going to enter seclusion and doesn't know when she will come out. She hopes you will diligently cultivate," Hao Ren relayed Grandmother's words to Xie Yujia.

"Hmm…" Xie Yujia stored this manual in her芥子空間 (Jiézǐ Space).

Zhao Yanzi’s "Northern Dipper Sword Technique" was a martial art from the seventh layer of heaven, while Xie Yujia's "Myriad Laws Converging Seal Technique" was actually from the eighth layer of heaven!

To enter the eighth layer of heaven in Heavenly Flying Heaven just by crossing one realm was far superior to the seventh layer.

However, Hao Ren didn't know that this set of "Myriad Laws Converging Seal Technique" suppressed Zhao Yanzi's "Distributing Light Sword and Shadow Technique." Grandmother imparted this martial art to Xie Yujia not only hoping for her continued effort but also expecting Xie Yujia to keep Hao Ren in check.

Men, after all, needed women to manage them!

Hao Ren giving this manual to Xie Yujia was akin to entrusting his vital point to her.

"Young Master…" Lu L琳琳 (Lín琳琳) and Lu 莉莉 (Lìlily湊過來 ("approached") and asked, "Do you really not want the Seven-Heart Five-Colored Lotus"

Thinking of Hao Ren giving it to Zhao Kuo, they felt somewhat reluctant.

If at this moment Hao Ren showed any regret, they could take back the Seven-Heart Five-Colored Lotus before Zhao Kuo had fully absorbed it!

"Don't think about bad ideas. Uncle San needs this crystal more than me. Besides…" Hao Ren’s words shifted direction, "I kept something."tremely comfortable.If the sisters didn't mind it, Grandma would have loved to adopt them as her goddaughters.That way, even if she only had Hao Ren for a grandson, she'd still be surrounded by family...