Chapter 224 There's Nothing I Can Do About You

rm-clad Huang Xujie, who didn’t even bother to put on his number tag, stretched and relaxed his muscles as he casually strolled up beside Haoren.Haoren glanced at him but said nothing."On your marks.....Chapter 224: There's Nothing I Can Do About You

The Ten Dragon Palaces were like ancient cities that had been uprooted and suspended in the air.

There were no elaborate formations or colorful lights; only black lightning bolts leaping about, indicating that this Nine-Headed Dragon Palace was brimming with energy.

Hao Ren rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't hallucinating. However, when he looked at the other people on the bus who continued chatting and sending text messages without batting an eye at the "ancient city" in the sky, he realized something.

The passersby on the street were hurrying along, only concerned about whether it would rain; some held umbrellas while others carried bags—none of them looked up.

Hao Ren instantly understood. Just like how cultivators used barriers during battles, this Nine-Headed Dragon Palace was naturally isolated from ordinary people, who couldn't see it.

At least one needed to reach the Can level and become a cultivator to be able to see this massive Nine-Headed Dragon Palace.

Hao Ren withdrew his spiritual energy and indeed saw only overcast skies. In reality, the gloomy weather was caused by this suddenly appearing Nine-Headed Dragon Palace blocking out the sun!

The bus smoothly arrived at a stop near Lingzhao Middle School; Hao Ren got off just as school was letting out.

Perhaps due to the appearance of rain, many cars were gathered outside the school gate today. Among them, the most noticeable one was a gray-black Rolls-Royce Phantom!

It parked right at the entrance, blocking it completely!

Hao Ren walked over and took a look at the Rolls-Royce; its driver was a middle-aged man in his forties with a rugged build, wearing a uniform and gloves. He had a faint scar on his cheek.

He looked like an ex-serviceman. However, Hao Ren slightly manipulated his spiritual energy and noticed that this driver emitted powerful deep blue light!

A water elemental of the Four Seas Clan!

Sensing Hao Ren's scrutiny, the driver quickly moved his gaze to lock onto Hao Ren.

Hao Ren felt as if he had fallen into an ice hole, his whole body unable to move. After scanning Hao Ren from head to toe, the driver’s gaze slowly moved away.

Dry Stage! This person is at least a Dry Stage cultivator! Hao Ren came to this conclusion in his heart! The aura was almost as formidable as Zhao Kuo, Uncle Zhao who was not weaker than Purple Flame Zhao!

And such an accomplished cultivator actually just worked as someone’s chauffeur!

Just when Hao Ren was puzzled, a figure full of帥氣光芒 (handsome and charismatic aura) entered his field of vision.

Zeng Yitao, wearing a deep black high school uniform, walked up from the school gate!

In the surprised gazes of many middle and high school girls, he looked straight ahead and directly got into the Rolls-Royce Phantom at the entrance!

Is he... attending Lingzhao Middle School

Hao Ren’s heart sank, suddenly feeling a thick sense of "crisis."

Although Donghai University is not far from Lingzhao High School, the high school section and middle school section are only separated by an artificial lake within the campus!

Zeng Yitao's appearance at Lingzhao High School had a clear target.

"Uncle Black Wolf, let’s go." Zeng Yitao tossed his backpack onto the spacious seat and lay back in the car seat. "Start driving."

This man called Black Wolf did not speak further; he smoothly started the Rolls-Royce Phantom.

This time to Donghai City, he was assigned by Old Man Zeng to protect the prince. If Zeng Yitao hadn’t suddenly proposed to study in Donghai City with great enthusiasm, his mission would have been to track Zhao Kuo’s whereabouts and confirm whether Zhao Kuo had successfully passed through a heavenly tribulation; if not, he would kill him unconditionally under wild conditions!

The gray-black Rolls-Royce Phantom steadily left.

Zhao Purple Flame in the sky-blue middle school uniform gradually appeared at the entrance. Accompanying her was that small sprite.

Meeting Xiao Ling at the school gate, Zhao Yanzǐ stood by the entrance on tiptoe, looking around.

Hao Ren hurried over and called out, "Hey!"

When Zhao Yanzǐ saw Hao Ren, her eyes flickered slightly before she frowned. "Who asked you to come pick me up"

Hao Ren shrugged his shoulders, saying, "I just happened to be passing by; mainly, I wanted to go over to your place for a meal."

"Humph!" Zhao Yanzǐ unhooked her backpack from her shoulder and tossed it into Hao Ren's arms.

Hao Ren caught the bag and noticed that it was quite heavy. He put it on his back, feeling the straps were slightly too tight.

“Are you grossing me out” Zhao Yanzǐ walked alongside him, seeing Hao Ren actually carrying her pink backpack.

"You threw it at me yourself; if I feel disgusted, it's because of your actions. He noticed some middle school students nearby pointing and whispering to each other, likely thinking that he must be the boyfriend of Zhao Yanzǐ from Shibu No.1 High School.

Zhao Yanzǐ was too bothered to argue with him and just kept her head down as she walked.

Hao Ren noticed her cheeks were flushed and felt something wasn't right, so he grabbed her arm and stopped.

He reached out his hand and placed it on her forehead. Zhao Yanzǐ tried to push his hand away but couldn’t manage it. The middle school students, seeing this intimate gesture, started murmuring among themselves.

The warmth in Hao Ren's palm told him she had a fever; he quickly pulled back with concern, "You're burning up!"

"I'm fine," Zhao Yanzǐ batted his hand away and continued walking with her head down. However, her steps were unsteady, as if she might fall at any moment.

It's really reckless! She should have gone back to rest earlier!

Hao Ren grabbed her arm again, pulled her into his arms, then walked to the side of the road and hailed a cab.

A taxi pulled over, and Hao Ren opened the door, pushing Zhao Yanzǐ inside.

Telling the driver the address, Hao Ren turned around worriedly to look at Zhao Yanzǐ. Seeing Hao Ren staring at her, Zhao Yanzǐ blushed and stubbornly shouted, "I'm fine!"

"You're not fine! Your temperature is already high enough!" Hao Ren’s expression became stern.

Zhao Yanzǐ pursed her lips but said nothing.

The school wasn’t too far from Zhao Yanzǐ's house; it took about ten minutes to arrive at her doorstep. Accompanying Zhao Yanzǐ into the house, Hao Ren saw that no one was home and asked, "Where are your parents"

"They returned to the Dragon Palace yesterday," Zhao Yanzǐ replied.

"Hmm." Hao Ren sighed, "Should we go to the hospital then"

"No!" Zhao Yanzǐ immediately shook her head.

"Where’s your medicine cabinet" Hao Ren asked.

"What medicine cabinet We don’t keep any medicine at home," Zhao Yanzǐ said as she looked up at Hao Ren. However, because of the fever, her eyes appeared weak and listless.

That made sense; they didn’t get sick often. If not for losing the dragon pill, Zhao Yanzǐ wouldn’t have gotten ill either. Hao Ren sighed again. With both Zhao Yanzǐ’s parents absent and her refusal to see a doctor, he couldn't leave her at home by herself.

After some thought, he called Liu Qing but there was no answer. He then tried calling Elder Sun, who also didn’t pick up.

It seemed that as core elders of the East Sea Dragon Clan, they had all been summoned to a meeting at the East Sea Dragon Palace.

Hao Ren’s grandmother wasn’t in the city either, and his parents weren't available. Flipping through his phone contacts, Hao Ren saw Su Han's number.

Su Han did have a mobile phone but rarely used it.

"I'm fine." As Hao Ren frantically searched for help, Zhao Yanzǐ kept insisting from beside him. However, her tone was now soft and weak. towards him, White hastily rolled over and dodged the sword qi."You're lazy and gluttonous; it's time for you to practice!" Hao Ren casually released another beam of gold-based sword qi.Now understan...