fessional manner.Hao Ren knew he was now in the lion’s den, but if they couldn’t find anything, there wouldn't be much more they could do.The man searched thoroughly but found nothing. When searching...Chapter 399: Zhao Yanzǐ's Ambition

Zhao Yanzǐ rode on Little White and returned to the Ethereal Peak, feeling content.

Xie Yujia, who was irrigating spirit grass in the valley, finally let out a sigh of relief when she saw Zhao Yanzǐ and Little White returning. Although Zhao Yanzǐ had always targeted her, Xie Yujia still hoped that Zhao Yanzǐ wouldn't encounter any mishaps.

Zhao Yanzǐ completely ignored Xie Yujia and flew straight into her own cave dwelling.

Upon entering the cave dwelling, she opened the four storage bags around her waist, spilling out a large pile of items.

Different types of spirit stones, cultivation techniques, flying swords, talismans... everything was piled up together.

From dawn to morning, Zhao Yanzǐ and Little White had "robbed" four passing cultivators, obtaining four storage bags.

Of course, these cultivators who approached them were also of questionable background. Seeing Zhao Yanzǐ's young age, they thought she was still in the Qi Refinement stage, relying on her seniors' protection to secretly ride a spirit beast for fun, thus intending to rob her. They never expected to be robbed by Zhao Yanzǐ while she trained with her sword.

The miniature Little White saw the dazzling items scattered everywhere and jumped around excitedly. Clearly influenced by Zhen Cōngming's teachings and following Zhao Yanzǐ in actual combat, Little White now also enjoyed robbing others as a promising "career."

"106 low-grade spirit stones, 4 medium-grade spirit stones, 3 cultivation techniques, 2 flying swords, 6 talismans, 3 vials of medicinal pills..." Zhao Yanzǐ categorized these "loot" items and muttered to herself, "No high-grade spirit stones at all What poor beggars!"

She didn't know that in the Fifth Heaven Realm, spirit stones were scarce. To own a single high-grade spirit stone meant holding great value!

The cave dwelling wasn't large, and these items occupied a significant amount of space within it. However, these were Zhao Yanzǐ's spoils of war, which she couldn't bear to discard. After some thought, she muttered to herself, "When Hao Ren comes back to the Fifth Heaven Realm next time, I'll ask him to open another cave dwelling just for storing these items."

She turned around and looked at Little White, asking, "What do you think about it, Little White"

Mm... mm...

Little White emitted a muffled noise from its nose, wagging its tail and nodding repeatedly.

"As for these medicinal pills and cultivation techniques, I don't understand them much. Let Zhen Cōngming identify them when he comes next time," Zhao Yanzǐ continued.

She had already thought it through: she and Little White would act as highwaymen, responsible for robbing others; Zhen Cōngming would be like a strategist, handling identifications; Hao Ren would serve as the boss, managing these items. As for Xie Yujia... well, let her handle logistics for now...

Being a female hero, upholding justice or establishing a mountain bandit stronghold had always been Zhao Yanzǐ's dream.

Now it seemed that the Fifth Heaven Realm was a great place to achieve this!

"Afzi, it's time to go back!" Xie Yujia shouted loudly from within the valley.

"Got it! Got it!" Zhao Yanzi replied loudly after putting everything in a corner of her cave residence. Then she rode on Little White and shot out of the cave.

Standing in the valley, Xie Yujia looked at Zhao Yanzi with some helplessness.

Little White landed steadily in the valley to carry Xie Yujia. Though it was close to Zhao Yanzi, it did not dare to neglect "the Great Mistress" and behaved well before Xie Yujia.

Whooooosh... Little White carried them out of the Fifth Layer Sky.

"Hao Ren isn't in the Fifth Layer Sky. Don't go wandering around by yourself; if something goes wrong, I won't be able to save you in time," Xie Yujia said after holding back for a while.

"Got it! I was just taking a walk and wouldn't do anything bad. Moreover, who could catch up with Little White" Zhao Yanzi replied.

Sigh... Seeing that she couldn't convince Zhao Yanzi, Xie Yujia decided to let it go.

Zhao Yanzi pouted as she sat in front. She knew that Xie Yujia was worried about her safety and felt grateful for last night when the presence of Xie Yujia made her feel safe. But on the surface, she just didn't want to listen to Xie Yujia.

Returning to the First Layer Sky, Xie Yujia directly dropped Zhao Yanzi off at her doorstep.

Zhao Hongyu had gotten up early and saw Zhao Yanzi coming back from the kitchen window. She immediately opened the door, "Afzi, why weren't you home all night"

Zhao Yanzi was speechless and didn't know how to explain, but Xie Yujia smiled, "Aunt Hongyu, Afzi came over last night to study with me because it was too late, so I let her stay overnight in my dormitory."

"You said you were going for tutoring. Where are the materials" Zhao Hongyu looked at Zhao Yanzi's empty hands.

"The materials are in my dormitory. Since Afzi has been coming to me every day these few days for lessons, I didn't let her bring them back," Xie Yujia explained.

"I couldn't reach you on your phone..." Zhao Hongyu looked at Zhao Yanzi and then smiled warmly at Xie Yujia, "It's really tough of Rainia. She has to take exams herself but still helps Afzi with her studies. And now she even brought her back early in the morning. Come in for breakfast!"

"No need, Aunt Hongyu, I have to go back to school soon," Xie Yujia politely said.

"Having a meal won't take long. Let me drive you to school," Zhao Hongyu warmly pulled Xie Yujia into the house.

Zhao Yanzi pouted, looking at Xie Yujia with dissatisfaction but remembering how Xie Yujia had just defended her and knowing she would need this excuse for more days of training in the Fifth Layer Sky, she could only pretend to have a good relationship with Xie Yujia.

By the way, "Why isn't Ah Ren tutoring Afzi" asked Zhao Hongyu.

"He has some personal matters to attend to, so I'm here instead," Xie Yujia said with a smile.

Zhao Hongyu nodded slightly. Considering the significant event this weekend that would have all five Dragon Clans closely following its development, she knew what Hao Ren was busy with.

If Hao Ren could become an official examiner, it would be beneficial for the current Eastern Sea Dragon Palace as well.

The influence of the Dragon God Temple had rapidly risen in recent years, gaining more and more乾坤-level experts. It gradually became a formidable force that even the Four Seas Dragon Palaces couldn't ignore, to the point where they could potentially rival these long-established superpowers.

For example, during this conflict between the East Sea and West Sea, there were signs of involvement from the Dragon God Temple.

Hao Ren's participation in the affairs of the Dragon God Temple would allow the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace to gain some control over the situation.

Even if Hao Ren couldn't become an examiner, it would still be beneficial for him to undergo training. Young dragon cultivators take pride in having participated in several exams. If they could make it into the top 200, it would be a point of boasting, as it means being among the best few hundred out of hundreds of thousands of dragon cultivators.

The position of Grand General is one with considerable power but little work to do. Unless commanding troops in battle, there's nothing for Hao Ren to worry about on a regular basis.

Since Hao Ren lacks military achievements and has never had his personal strength displayed, some elders and generals were secretly dissatisfied when he suddenly took the position of Grand General.

However, if Hao Ren performed well in the Dragon God Temple's exams, it would demonstrate that the strength measured by an independent third party like the Dragon God Temple is quite credible. It could at least suppress some differing voices within the palace.

Therefore, from Zhao Hongyu's perspective, she also hoped that Hao Ren would participate in the exam of the Dragon God Temple and strive for a good ranking.

"Since Ah Ren has been busy recently, I'll ask Yu Jia to tutor my Ah Zi," said Zhao Hongyu with a gentle smile as she addressed Xie Yujia.

“Of course,” Xie Yujia quickly bowed slightly. She still harbored some resentment towards Zhao Yanzi originally, but seeing Zhao Hongyu's smile made her feel that she should properly tutor Zhao Yanzi after all.

"Alright then, Mother," said Xie Yujia with a joyful laugh as she followed Zhao Hongyu into the kitchen to help prepare breakfast.

Zhao Yanzi stared in astonishment at the backs of Zhao Hongyu and Xie Yujia. She stood in the living room, wrinkling her nose, unable to help but wonder: Who exactly are mother and daughter here…

While Xie Yujia was busy preparing a bountiful breakfast with Zhao Hongyu, Hao Ren, who was staying at Su Han's house, groaned as he sat up from the couch.

He didn't wake naturally; he woke because of hunger.

Last night after eating a bowl of instant noodles and having some simple late-night snacks, his stomach couldn't withstand the overnight depletion. Especially since Su Han dragged him to the sports field for an intense match.

Hao Ren looked at the time; it was 7:00 in the morning. He turned on the TV, and the morning news was just beginning.

"Around dawn last night, an unknown group invaded the East Sea Stadium, causing damage to some facilities and the lawn. The case is currently under further investigation..."

The TV flashed this news.

Hao Ren glanced at Su Han's bedroom, thinking to himself, You really don't care, huh If they find out it was me who broke into the stadium, my parents will surely be furious...

Seeing that Su Han’s room was still quiet and showing no signs of him waking up, Hao Ren turned off the TV, put on his shoes, opened his apartment door, and went to press the doorbell of the apartment across from him.

The doorbell rang a few times before the door suddenly unlocked with a click.

Lu Qing appeared in front of Hao Ren wearing gray pajamas.

"Lord Hao... oh, General..." Lu Qing clasped his hands together恭敬地拱手。

His gaze fell upon the slippers on Hao Ren's feet, then to his tattered clothes, and finally to Su Han’s still open apartment door...

What could have happened for Hao Ren to spend a night at Su Han's place, tear his clothes to shreds, and end up with bruises on his chest and shoulders...

"Uh, it's not like that," Hao Ren quickly raised his hand. "Elder Lu, do you happen to have... any spare clothes I can change into"

"General, please come in," Lu Qing immediately took two steps back.

Hao Ren used to only be a consort without an official position; thus, Lu Qing could still address him as "Lord Hao." However, now that Hao Ren was the "Great Western Pacification General" commanding the thousand troops of East Sea Dragon Palace, his rank was higher than Lu Qing's!

"Don't call me General. You can use any other term," Hao Ren stepped into Lu Qing’s house. "Just give me a set of clothes."

"Sure!" Lu Qing turned and entered the bedroom before quickly bringing out five or six dark-colored suits.

Hao Ren then recalled that Vice President Lu Qing usually wore suits, so it made sense that most of his clothing at home would be formal wear.

"Do you have... something less formal..." Hao Ren awkwardly shook his head and asked.

"Please hold on for a moment," Lu Qing turned around and entered the bedroom again.

Several seconds later, he came out of the room with a Hawaiian-style floral print shorts and shirt set.

"This..." Hao Ren didn't know what to say.nt in his palm, as if it were a burn wound.Thunder PowerHao Ren endured the pain and immediately realized that the sword qi had brought back thunder power from high altitudes!The spirit energy within...