Zhao Hongyu turned around and said, "What is it?"
Qinglong took out a one-foot-square box from his Sumeru ring and placed it in Zhao Hongyu's hand. wWw、qUAnbEn-xIaosHuo、COm
Zhao Hongyu looked down and did not open the box, but handed it directly to Hao Ren.
Hao Ren didn't expect that Zhao Haoran would leave something for him, so he opened the box in surprise. The people present were all his own people, four were Zhao Haoran's confidants, and two were his "family members". Hao Ren had no need to be secretive.
There is a jade slip inside the box, only half the size of a palm.
Hao Ren reached out and grabbed the jade slip and found that there was not even a word on it.
He tried to inject his own spiritual power, and suddenly he felt some mysterious fonts spinning in his consciousness.
Floating at the top of these densely packed words are the four words "Xuan Shui Sword Technique".
Mixed in among these words are some moving patterns.
Hao Ren just observed for a moment, then suddenly felt dizzy and hurriedly let his consciousness withdraw from the jade slip.
The various exercises he had seen before were all compiled into books. This was the first time he saw a jade slip like this that required spiritual awareness.
The four generals guarding the manor were a little surprised to find out from Hao Ren's expression that he could infiltrate the jade slips through his spiritual consciousness.
They did not expect that Hao Ren, who was a low-ranking Gen-ranker, could actually check the jade slips. They were loyal to Zhao Haoran and had never seen the jade slips in private, but they also knew that this kind of jade slips required very high levels of spiritual consciousness, and monks with too low realms could not open them at all.
It is said that this method of hiding skills or events in jade slips was once very popular in the world of immortality. However, with the continuous development of the world of immortality, this method has gradually been lost - some say Spiritual stones are becoming more and more precious, and sects are unwilling to waste materials. Some say they are afraid that their juniors are too low-level to open the jade slips, and their skills will be snatched away by outsiders. In short, there are fewer and fewer jade slips of divine consciousness.
"Aren, put it away." Zhao Hongyu said.
"Hmm..." Hao Ren put away the jade slips and placed them in the mustard space.
This jade slip originally had dozens of restrictions, but they were all broken. When Hao Ren used his spiritual consciousness to check the jade slip, he felt that there were slight obstacles layer by layer, but he finally reached the limit of the jade slip. In the deepest part, you can see floating fonts and patterns.
"What did the old man say?" Zhao Hongyu asked them.
"The Dragon King said that if the consort wants to come here to see him one day, he will give him something." Qinglong said.
Zhao Hongyu nodded, finally knowing that Zhao Haoran had been prepared to die when he returned to the East China Sea Dragon Palace from the United States. He made this statement just to see if Zhao Hongyu or Zhao Guang would bring Hao Ren over to look for his footprints.
Zhao Yan Zigen swallowed his neck and walked to Hao Ren and Zhao Hongyu with red eyes.
She just looked at the small black sign with Zhao Haoran's name on it, and the more she thought about it, the sadder she became. She was usually unruly and willful, but she was still kind-hearted, especially in the past half year, she had left with Grandma Hao Ren. After getting close and being able to understand the feelings of some old people, I thought of Zhao Haoran's loneliness even more.
"Third Master... was here a few days ago." Qinglong thought for a while and said.
"Oh?" Zhao Hongyu was a little surprised.
"The third master meditated on the high slope outside for three days and three nights without eating, drinking, or sleeping. Moreover, it was raining heavily, and the third master had no power to resist it," Qinglong said.
Zhao Hongyu was silent and looked a little sad.
Among Zhao Haoran's three sons, Zhao Kuo has the deepest relationship with him, and Zhao Kuo's realm is also the highest. Zhao Kuo would visit Zhao Haoran three or four times a year, and would stay with Zhao Haoran for a short period of time each time.
But since Zhao Kuo failed to attack Tianlong, he felt that he had no face to see Zhao Haoran, and he never came to see Zhao Haoran again.
Now, Zhao Kuo must be extremely regretful in his heart.
Thinking of Zhao Kuo sitting quietly in the heavy rain washing away his sins, Zhao Yan's purple eyes couldn't help but shed tears again.
She and Zhao Haoran were separated by a generation, so until this moment, she finally realized how caring and considerate Zhao Haoran was to her.
Hao Ren could also imagine the scene of Zhao Kuo sitting in the heavy rain, clenching his fists and not moving at all. Perhaps, in this heavy rain, this strong man also had tears of regret.
"Qinglong, White Tiger, Xuanwu, Suzaku, won't you follow me back to the East China Sea Dragon Palace?" Zhao Hongyu looked at them and asked.
All four people shook their heads.
Facing Zhao Haoran's tablet, Zhao Hongyu bowed deeply.
"Old man, if Zhao Guang doesn't come, it's because he is afraid that he will be too sad. As you know, he looks cold, but he is actually very soft at heart. As for Zhao Kuan, he has left the East China Sea Dragon Palace and can run it with peace of mind. Worldly business. As for Zhao Kuo, he said he wants to attack the Heavenly Dragon Realm and then move you to the Heavenly Dragon Tomb."
Zhao Hongyu said calmly.
After saying that, Zhao Hongyu slowly turned around, pulled Zhao Yanzi, who was still crying, and walked out of the large room dedicated to the Dragon God.
Hao Ren followed Zhao Hongyu out, then looked back at the sign, vaguely feeling that Zhao Haoran was looking at him.
"Madam, please go slowly without seeing me off." Qinglong, Baihu, Xuanwu and Suzaku stood at the door and said respectfully.
The red Porsche started slowly and drove leisurely in this beautiful manor that looked like a natural park.
Following the private road in the manor, the car passed a lake in the manor.
The car suddenly slowed down and then pulled over.
Zhao Hongyu looked at her hands holding the steering wheel and said softly, "Azi, go."
Zhao Yanzi opened the car door and ran towards the lake.
Hao Ren, who was sitting in the car, was stunned for half a second, and then hurriedly followed out.
Zhao Yanzi was wearing a light white miniskirt and running wildly. Hao Ren pushed hard on his toes, stepped lightly on the grass by the lake, and immediately caught up with Zhao Yanzi.
Zhao Yanzi suddenly sat down on a piece of grass near the lake, and burst into tears from his red eyes.
Hao Ren hurriedly stopped and sat next to her.
Zhao Yanzi wiped her tears with both hands, the more she cried, the sadder she became. She only has Zhao Haoran, an elder who can be called a grandfather, and now he is gone.
Thinking of this, her tears couldn't help but flow out. Originally, she didn't think anything of it when she lived with Zhao Hongyu and Zhao Guang, but when she went to Zhao Haoran's manor to see where her "grandfather" once lived, and then thought about the scenes where she used to play around here, Zhao Yanzi I couldn't hold back my tears anymore.
"Wow..." Zhao Yanzi rolled over in Hao Ren's arms, grabbing Hao Ren's shirt with both hands and tearing off his buttons.
Hao Ren stretched out his hands, hugged her round shoulders, and patted her back comfortingly.
Zhao Haoran is the last grandfather-level elder of Zhao Yanzi. This is the same relationship as Hao Ren and his grandma. The difference is that Zhao Haoran is in the United States and Zhao Yanzi cannot see him often, but Hao Ren always thinks of spending time with his grandma.
"I always thought he was very fierce..." Zhao Yanzi threw herself into Hao Ren's arms and directly grabbed Hao Ren's shirt to wipe her tears.
"Well..." Hao Ren gently rubbed her shoulders.
Her body was soft and had a slight fragrance, but Hao Ren was holding her now because he felt pity for her and sympathized with her, and had no other thoughts.
The scenery here is beautiful, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant.
Zhao Yanzi has had intermittent memories here since she was a child. Because she felt that Zhao Haoran was too cruel, she rarely communicated with her "grandpa".
Zhao Haoran, who was standing on the balcony of a highland building, just watched Zhao Yanzi playing around in the manor from a distance.
Now, when Zhao Yanzi thinks of these scenes, he feels sad in his heart.
In fact, this grandfather who always has a straight face and has no kind words for Zhao Guang also wants to play with her...
If she had known that such a day would come, she would have used her coquettish skills to pester Zhao Haoran to tell him about the past...
"Grandpa..." Zhao Yanzi cried, even more sad than the last time he heard the news about Zhao Haoran's return to heaven and earth.
"Okay, stop crying." Hao Ren wiped away the tears from the corners of Zhao Yanzi's eyes with his fingers.
Zhao Yanzi sometimes always wants to prove that she is not a child and has independent thoughts, but she is still a child after all.
"Wow..." Unexpectedly, Zhao Yanzi cried even more sadly, grabbed Hao Ren's neck, and threw herself into Hao Ren's arms.
Hao Ren was forced to lie down on the grass by her, and Zhao Yanzi lay on Hao Ren's body, using it as a mattress to cry.
Zhao Hongyu stood on the road dozens of meters away from the lake, leaning against the Porsche, looking at Zhao Yanzi who was leaning on Hao Ren's body, and then looking at the forest in the distance, her eyes were a little red.
"Ugh..." Zhao Yanzi cried out all his emotions before finally wiping his nose and tears and getting up from Hao Ren's body.
Hao Ren's shirt was completely messed up by her, and two or three buttons had fallen off.
Xiaobai jumped out of the mustard space of Hao Ren's necklace and licked Zhao Yanzi's wrist.
"Xiao Bai..." Zhao Yanzi hugged Xiao Bai tightly in his arms, and the tears finally stopped slowly.
In fact, she also knew that Zhao Haoran would run out of life sooner or later at the age of a thousand years, but she still couldn't help but feel sad when she thought of her grandfather passing away like this.
Hao Ren stood up and pulled Zhao Yanzi up from the grass.
Zhao Yanzi instinctively wanted to throw away Hao Ren's arm, but suddenly, her heart was full of dependence on Hao Ren, so she clasped Hao Ren's wrist instead.
When she was really sad, Hao Ren could comfort her. Hao Ren's relationship with Xie Yujia was so good that it really made her angry, but on the other hand, Hao Ren really cared about her.
They walked back to the road along the slope, and Zhao Hongyu was already sitting in the car.
The red Porsche drove along the private road in the manor towards the gate of the manor.
Xiaobai crawled in Zhao Yanzi's arms and gently licked Zhao Yanzi's palm.
When the Porsche crossed the bridge across the Hudson River, Zhao Yanzi had already fallen asleep leaning on the seat.
"Aunt, there's something I don't know if I can ask. Ah Zi... have you seen her grandma?" Hao Ren sat in the back and asked Zhao Hongyu who was driving.
Zhao Yanzi released all his emotions today, and Hao Ren suddenly thought that Zhao Yanzi had a very harmonious relationship with his grandma, and had he met her own grandma before.
"Azi's grandma passed away after giving birth to Zhao Kuo." Zhao Hongyu said.
"Oh..." Hao Ren nodded slightly.
"Actually," Zhao Hongyu paused for a few seconds and saw through the reflector that Zhao Yanzi had fallen asleep behind him, then continued, "the more powerful an individual or race is, the more difficult it is for them to reproduce. This is the law of heaven."
"What does aunt mean..." Hao Ren was a little confused.
"Let's put it this way, in fact, the Dragon Clan is also a type of monster beast in a sense, but unlike ordinary monster beasts, the Dragon Clan monks are born in a mortal form, and are also born with the ultimate treasure of cultivation - Dragon Pill. And the more The more powerful monsters are, the harder it is for them to produce offspring. For example, in the Sea of Ten Thousand Monsters, the more powerful the monster king is, the fewer direct descendants they can give birth to. One monster king may have dozens of monster concubines. But you are very lucky to have an only son. On the contrary, the lower the level of the monster beasts that have not reached the transformation stage, the easier it is for them to reproduce."
Zhao Hongyu said while driving the car.
"Hmm..." Hao Ren heard some clues.
"Azi's grandma ran out of energy in the process of giving birth to Zhao Kuo. It is difficult for you to understand the dangers involved. The higher the level of the parents, the greater the dangers of giving birth to offspring, but on the other hand, the level of The higher it is, the stronger the offspring will be.”
"In order to ensure that their offspring are powerful, the Dragon King lineage often decides to breed offspring when they are at the peak of their strength. Azi's grandfather decided to raise heirs only when he reached the peak of the cadre level when he was more than 700 years old. "
Zhao Hongyu said.
Hao Ren nodded and looked at the sleeping Zhao Yanzi next to him, and he knew what Zhao Guang and Zhao Hongyu's intention was in giving birth to her when she was nearly 300 years old.
Zhao Hongyu used her own danger in exchange for Zhao Yanzi's better qualifications.
"Actually... Zhao Guang has some conflicts with his father about whether I should have another son, which actually affects the relationship between their father and son." Zhao Hongyu said lightly.
Hao Ren understood.
Due to the loss of dragon nature in Zhao Kuan's lineage, his descendants have no chance to inherit the East China Sea Dragon Palace. Zhao Kuo wanted to attack the Heavenly Dragon Realm and devote himself to cultivation, and he had already made up his mind not to have any heirs, lest the East China Sea Dragon Palace fall into civil strife.
Among the three brothers, only the eldest son Zhao Guang can pass on the East China Sea Dragon Palace, and his descendants are the most suitable to become the next generation of East China Sea Dragon King.
However, Zhao Guang was worried about Zhao Hongyu's safety and was unwilling to give birth to a second child. This caused differences between the father and son.
"Cultivation is an act of defiance. My realm is not as good as Ah Zi's grandma. When she gave birth to Ah Zi, it was already very dangerous. If there is a second child, it's hard to say whether she can survive."
Zhao Hongyu parked the car slowly, then turned to look at Hao Ren, "So, I hope you treat Ah Zi well."
Hao Ren looked at her and suddenly realized that they had returned to the center of New York.
Azi was still sleeping soundly while holding Xiaobai in her arms. Her slightly curled lips were glowing pink.
"I know." Hao Ren suddenly understood the meaning of Zhao Hongyu's instructions more deeply.
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