Chapter 370: Dragon!!!
Dragon King's Son-In-Law
Translator: Noodletown Translated Editor: Noodletown Translated
Hao Ren, who stood in the cold wind, was stunned.
Zhao Yanziâs tone sounded like a wife who was angry at her husband for going outside to play until very late.
Zhao Yanzi glared at Hao Ren viciously. Yet, she was delighted on the inside. She saw Hao Ren being attacked and surrounded by 16 elders from West Ocean, but she couldnât do anything to help. She was about to go to East Ocean to get help when she returned to the house, but she saw Hao Ren returning safely.
When Zhao Yanzi stood at the door, Xie Yujia walked out of the door, ran to Hao Ren, rolled up her sleeve to use her clothes to wipe off the sweat and raindrops on Hao Renâs face.
This warm and sweet action made Hao Ren, who was standing in the cold wind, feel touched.
At this moment, the silence was more expressive than words.
Zhao Yanzi, who remained in the same spot, was stunned as she saw this scene happen before his eyes. She didnât expect that the negligence of her own would allow Xie Yujia to seize this chance. She spoke viciously just now and couldnât soften her attitude.
âCome inside; itâs cold out here.â After wiping off the sweat on Hao Renâs face, Xie Yujia pulled on Hao Renâs wrist lightly and dragged him inside the house.
Zhao Yanzi, who stood at the door, was even more dumbfounded.
Lu Linlin and Lu Lili, who were still standing outside, covered their mouths and giggled.
It was obvious that Big Zhumu, Xie Yujia, won this round with her gentle and loving greeting.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Lu Linlin and Lu Lili turned into two rays of blue light and dashed away.
It was already close to midnight now, and they didnât want to disturb Hao Renâs family.
Hao Ren turned around, saw Lu Linlin and Lu Lili leaving, and nodded slightly. The Lu sisters seemed very playful and naughty, but they had done more than enough in the name of payback.
Zhao Yanzi followed Hao Ren and Xie Yujia into the house in a hurry and shouted, âGrandma, Hao Ren is back!â
âYouâre back, Ren.â Grandma, who was waiting anxiously, stood up from the couch immediately.
âIâm fine, Grandma.â Hao Ren walked over quickly and supported Grandma.
Grandma was excited and didnât notice that Hao Renâs clothes werenât the same clothes he wore earlier. Seeing that Hao Ren was unharmed, she kept patting her chest and tried to relax.
Little White kept on going around Hao Renâs heels. It had an intimate relationship with Hao Ren and was undoubtedly worried about Hao Renâs safety.
Zhen Congming, who returned to the house with Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yang, held a cup of hot tea and looked at the reunion of Hao Renâs family quietly.
If Hao Ren didnât unleash a power that was beyond his control, Zhen Congming would have revealed his demon beast form under rage.
âCome on, nothing happened to your mom and me. Why did you come and look for us? Not to mention you also brought Zi out; itâs very dangerous to drive in the rain,â Hao Zhonghua saw that Hao Ren returned and said in a condemning tone.
Two hours ago, the rescue team found the white Ford that was stuck in the highway. When they found out that the Hao Zhonghua couple were the people trapped there, they immediately raised the alert by ten times and guarded them back to the house by the ocean.
Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yang were the real ânational treasuresâ. How could the East Ocean City afford it if they had an accident in the city?
Seeing Hao Zhonghuaâs angry expression, Hao Ren didnât answer and smiled casually.
âWhat kind of attitude is that?â Hao Zhonghua got even angrier.
âAlright, Ren was worried about you two. Now that Zi is back safely and Ren is also back, letâs forget about what happened.â Grandma didnât want Hao Zhonghua to scold Hao Ren and stood in the middle to stop him.
âHumph,â Hao Zhonghua snorted in discontent, took out his cell phone, and dialed out someoneâs number.
âHello, Commissioner Liu, itâs fine, itâs fine; my son is back. Sorry to bother you so late.â
âGood, good, good; Iâm glad everythingâs fine,â a middle-aged manâs polite voice came from the other side of the phone.
Hao Zhonghua returned home, found out that Hao Ren hadnât been back for a few hours, and called the East Ocean Cityâs Police Commissioner.
The Police Commissioner was already sleeping. When he heard that Hao Zhonghua and Yue Yangâs son was lost in the night, he got scared and began to sweat. After the emergency call was made, the entire police service at East Ocean was mobilized.
If Hao Zhonghua didnât call this police commissioner back in time, this man would have ordered two helicopters to look for Hao Ren.
Hao Zhonghua never liked to ask people for favors. If Hao Ren werenât missing, Hao Zhonghua wouldnât have dialed the Police Commissionerâs number so late at night.
Because of Hao Zhonghuaâs phone call, almost all the police officers in the city were summoned. However, Hao Ren returned to the house now as if nothing had happened; why wouldnât Hao Zhonghua be angry about this?
âUncle, Hao Ren was worried about the two of you and drove out to find you guys. There was a rainstorm in late night; It is normal that he got lost by accident,â Xie Yujia walked up and tried to persuade him.
Her voice was soft and gentle, and it instantly decreased Hao Zhonghuaâs anger by half.
âDonât worry. Ren, donât be so careless in the future,â Yue Yang added.
In reality, Yue Yang was touched by the fact Hao Ren disregarded his own safety and came out to find them in the rainstorm at night. Hao Ren seemed to act indifferent toward them, but this incident allowed Yue Yang to see Hao Renâs love toward them.
âWeâre going on a trip tomorrow. Since everyoneâs fine, letâs rest up early,â Grandma tried to smooth over the atmosphere as she waved her hand and said.
âYeah, letâs go to bed earlyâ¦â Yue Yang added when he looked up and saw that it was already midnight.
âThereâs one more thing I didnât say earlier,â Hao Zhonghua interrupted Yue Yang and said with an especially serious expression, âYue Yang, I really saw dragons when we were stuck on the highway.â
Hao Ren couldnât help but twitch when he heard Hao Zhonghuaâs words.
âZhonghua⦠How come you also believe in this?â Yue Yang felt slightly helpless. âHow could there be creatures such as dragons?â
âItâs true! I saw it with my own eyes!â Hao Zhonghua insisted.
Hao Zhonghuaâs worry was now gone, and his anger was vented when Hao Ren returned to the house. Therefore, the topic was changed to his extremely shocking discovery.
âDragons indeed exist.â Grandma held up her teacup. âWhen I was young and working in the fieldâ¦â
Grandma was about to tell her story again.
Yue Yangâs expression looked very helpless. She had heard Grandma tell this story numerous times after she got married to Hao Zhonghua. Both of her ears almost had calluses from hearing it.
Yet, how could she believe these tales from the elder? How could mythological creatures really exist?
Hao Zhonghua and her never believed these groundless tales before. Yet, after this rainy night, Hao Zhonghua said that he saw dragons with his own eyes. This made Yue Yang feel even more helpless.
âYes, I saw them today. There were a few black dragons and one white dragon,â Hao Zhonghua answered Grandma.
âYou are probably seeing things. You must be too tired from overseeing the research institute. Take a break on the trip tomorrow,â Yue Yang rubbed Hao Zhonghuaâs temples and felt sorry for him.
Hao Zhonghua couldnât persuade Yue Yang and could only turn to Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia.
âDid you guys see dragons earlier?â he asked.
Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia looked at each other and then looked at Hao Zhonghua as they shook their heads.
Hao Zhonghua sighed and asked them again, âThen, do you believe in the existence of dragons in this world?â
Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia looked at each other and then looked at Hao Zhonghua as they shook their heads again.
âUhâ¦â Hao Zhonghua was at a loss for words and turned to Hao Ren. âRen, you were just outside as well. Did you see the dragons in the clouds?â
âEh⦠no,â Hao Ren hesitated for a few seconds and replied.
Hao Zhonghua stood in the living room stiffly and felt like he was isolated. He was a top-tier biologist in the world. Yet, at this moment, he seemed to represent ignorance, and other non-professionals appeared to represent the truth.
âZhonghua, donât worry. I support you. There must be dragons,â Grandma stood beside Hao Zhonghua and said firmly.
Hao Zhonghua turned around, looked at Grandma, and sighed.
Out of everybody here, Grandmaâs opinion was the most powerless one.
âSince you guys didnât believe this, Iâm going to create a new research topic next week on dragonsâ existence,â Hao Zhonghua stood up straight and announced.
âDonât be silly, Zhonghua. Dragons are a type of emblem. It originated from ancient peopleâs awe of water snakes. The so-called âmounting the clouds and riding the mistâ is not in accordance with scientific principles,â Yue Yang said and tried to persuade.
âYou guys donât believe in this, but I do. I will find real dragons someday,â Hao Zhonghua said firmly with confidence.
Yue Yang sighed deeply. She couldnât express support and couldnât voice opposition either.
With Hao Zhonghuaâs status in the scientific community, creating such a research topic would arouse many discussions, and many suspicions and ridicules would follow.
Hao Ren, who stood in front of Hao Zhonghua, sighed secretly.
âDad is about to set up an enormous research fund to find the proof of a dragon, but he doesnât know that a living one is standing right in front of him,â he thought.
âI support you, Zhonghua!â As everyone in the living room was silent, Grandma suddenly said in a passionate tone.
This was the first time that Grandma supported Hao Zhonghuaâs scientific research. She thought Hao Zhonghuaâs research topics from before were too complicated and too distant, such as genes and cells; she never understood any of them. Yet, the topic of âfinding dragonsâ was more real and close in her mind.
âFine, using this topic to attract national even worldwide attention and bring up the relevant researches of marine organisms sounds like a good plan.â Yue Yang gave in. âItâs getting late; letâs sleep. Weâre going on a trip tomorrow.â
Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia looked at each other without saying anything.
However, Hao Ren felt slightly flustered. With Hao Zhonghuaâs reputation in the scientific community, could he actually discover the dragon cultivators by utilizing high tech?
âLetâs sleep, Little White,â Zhen Congming whistled at Little White, and Little White jumped up and followed Zhen Congming into his bedroom.
Peng!
At this moment, the surface of the ocean that was a few thousand kilometers away from the house suddenly exploded.
The warfare between the East Ocean Dragon Clan and West Ocean Dragon Clan officially began!