Xuan Hao was speechless. He rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Even if I really had that kind of intention, where would I find the time? Na'er is basically with me every day. She knows exactly how many bowls of rice I eat each day. Doesn't she know what kind of relationship I have with Liu Erlong in private?"
Upon hearing Xuan Hao pass the buck, all the women immediately turned their gazes to the quiet and well-behaved Na'er.
Na'er blinked her pure eyes and thought seriously for a moment.
"Well... actually, Dean Erlong does have some feelings for my brother."
Amidst the wide-eyed stares of the crowd, Na'er calmly added, "It's just that she's too proud and oblivious. She herself didn't even realize this subtle feeling. Moreover, given her age and status, even if she did notice it, she would never dare to admit it."
At this point, Na'er turned to look at Xuan Hao, pursed her lips and smiled lightly, "As for my brother... I can only say that he has a little bit of appreciation and interest in these hot, mature women. But it's only a little bit, not much."
Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and the others finally relaxed completely and breathed a long sigh of relief.
If Xuan Hao really did hook up with Liu Erlong, who is almost thirty years older than him, right under their noses, then they, who are always revolving around him, would truly become complete clowns.
However, Ning Rongrong's eyes darted around, and her woman's intuition allowed her to keenly grasp the blind spot in Na'er's words. She narrowed her eyes and leaned closer to Xuan Hao with a suspicious look on her face: "Wait, according to Na'er... you, do you have a natural preference for mature older sister types?"
Using their strength, Xuan Hao swayed and straightened up. Facing Ning Rongrong's questioning, he showed no embarrassment at being exposed; instead, he calmly retorted:
"What's there to be ashamed of? Who in this world doesn't like a mature and beautiful older sister?"
Xuanhao leaned against the wall. "Aren't older sisters good? They are mature, sensible, and considerate. They can comfort people gently when something happens. Unlike you little sisters who haven't grown up yet, you throw tantrums all the time and have to be coaxed and appeased all the time."
Seeing Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and the others pout instantly, Xuan Hao chuckled, his tone becoming somewhat playful:
"Besides, let's put ourselves in each other's shoes. When you're wronged or encounter trouble, don't you come to me first, feeling that I, as your 'big brother,' am an extremely reliable support who can shield you from the wind and rain? Conversely, it's only natural for me to occasionally want to lean on a mature older sister, right?"
Chapter 230 Is it really up to them to decide?
……
Hearing Xuan Hao's arrogant and even counter-accusatory "reliance theory," Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu looked at each other, momentarily bewildered by his sophistry. They opened their mouths, but for a long time, they didn't know how to refute him.
Just then, Na'er, who had been standing obediently to the side, ruthlessly exposed his pretense.
"My brother is really good at making excuses for himself."
Na'er blinked her clear purple eyes, her tone gentle yet every word sharp: "You said that your older sister is mature, sensible, and considerate, someone you can rely on. But... although Dean Erlong is older, she has a fiery temper and is impulsive, acting entirely on her whims without considering the consequences. How is she mature and sensible?"
Na'er tilted her head and began to systematically expose his flaws: "In the past few years in Tiandou City, every time Blue Tyrant Academy has offended those thugs and noble forces, it was you who personally stepped in to settle things. You used the pretense of 'collecting protection money,' but in reality, you were like a worried old father, cleaning up her messes and arranging a way out for the commoner students."
"In your relationship, it's clearly her who's relying on you unilaterally. How have you ever relied on her in the slightest?"
These words instantly reversed the situation in the cubicle.
Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu's eyes lit up immediately, as if they had found the key to breaking the deadlock, and they nodded repeatedly.
Na'er watched as Xuan Hao's face gradually stiffened, a pure and innocent smile playing on her lips, before delivering the final, fatal blow:
"So, my brother wasn't looking for someone to rely on to shelter him from the wind and rain at all."
"Brother simply likes hot, beautiful older women. To use the phrase you taught me before... brother, you're just 'lusting after their bodies.' Saying you're mature and sensible is just an excuse to cover up that you're a 'face-obsessed' and 'body-obsessed' person."
"Pfft-"
Hearing Na'er's incisive and logically sound analysis, which was irrefutable, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling couldn't help but cover their mouths and burst out laughing. Even the usually aloof Zhu Zhuqing smiled slightly and nodded in strong agreement.
"Oh! Xuanhao, you big pervert! You actually dare to try and fool us with that 'big brother's support' nonsense!"
Ning Rongrong suddenly realized what was happening, and immediately rushed over in a fit of anger, pinching the soft flesh on Xuan Hao's arm from both sides with Xiao Wu.
"Exactly! Your true colors are showing!" Xiao Wu angrily waved her little fist. "Na'er is right, you're clearly just lusting after her! You're disgusting!"
Xuan Hao sighed helplessly, letting them pinch him, and said with a wry smile, "Although I don't deny that I'm lusting after women, I really hope to have a mature and stable older sister who can let me slack off and lean on her occasionally."
"If you can lie down and live comfortably off a woman, who would want to work hard every day?" Xuan Hao shook his head, his tone revealing a sense of vicissitude. "It's a pity that I'm destined to be a busybody. I can't meet the kind of older sister who can make my life easier. Even if they are older than me, they are all more troublesome and more worrisome than the last."
With that, Xuan Hao shook off their hands, straightened his rumpled clothes, turned around and walked out of the room, heading straight towards the reception hall.
Hearing Xuan Hao's half-joking, half-sincere remarks, Ning Rongrong and the others exchanged glances and fell silent.
Thinking about it carefully, Xuan Hao has indeed been protecting them from the wind and rain all these years, and has never complained of being tired.
The women's eyes flickered slightly, and they silently followed.
……
Upon entering the hall, the atmosphere remained somewhat awkward.
Yu Luomian was forcing a smile as she exchanged pleasantries with Ning Fengzhi, while Dugu Bo sat alone in a grand chair, eyes closed, seemingly lost in thought. He was naturally aloof and arrogant, finding it extremely difficult to communicate with strangers, and he had absolutely no interest in such insincere pleasantries.
Upon seeing Xuan Hao enter with a group of young girls, Dugu Bo opened his eyes, waved to Xuan Hao, and gestured for him to sit down.
As soon as Xuan Hao sat down, Dugu Bo's menacing voice echoed in his mind: "What the hell are you up to, kid? Why did you suddenly decide to come to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to cause trouble?"
Xuan Hao picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and replied using his mental power: "I want to see if there are any 'Remnant Souls of True Dragons' in this place."
"As long as I can get my hands on the remnant soul of a true dragon, the Ice Dragon King can help me create a suitable soul ring. This is my seventh soul ring, the most crucial step in unlocking my Martial Soul True Body, it's extremely important, I can't just find any random one to make do, can I?"
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo's eerie green eyes flashed with surprise. He then asked telepathically, "What do you plan to do? Even if the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's forbidden area really has something like the remnant soul of a true dragon, do you think they would be willing to give it to you, given Yu Yuanzhen's temper?"
"Old Poison Master, aren't you mistaken about something?"
Xuan Hao put down his teacup and asked in return, "Is this something they can decide?"
"If that remnant soul of the true dragon is willing to come with me, can Yu Yuanzhen stop him? Or rather... does he even have the right to stop him?"
Xuan Hao pursed his lips: "Stop fooling around."
Hearing Xuan Hao's self-righteous statement, Dugu Bo was speechless for a moment, and the corner of his mouth twitched violently twice.
Indeed, he almost forgot that Xuan Hao, this little monster, actually harbors two ancient dragon souls! Moreover, they are the kind of terrifying beings that can unleash unparalleled pressure at any time and personally "fight on behalf of" others.
If they really can't reach an agreement and things fall apart, Xuan Hao can rely on the suppression of his bloodline and dragon soul to directly rob them! The people from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan don't even have the right to stop him.
Dugu Bo nodded knowingly, but the gossip fervor in his heart wasn't so easily extinguished. His dark green eyes darted around, his gaze subtly sweeping over Yu Luomian, who was still reeling from the shock not far away. Then, he tightened his voice, his tone carrying a hint of irreverent teasing:
"Let's leave aside the matter of the remnant soul of the True Dragon for now. What's the situation between you and Liu Erlong? Just now in the square outside... you two, could it be that you've really started a secret affair?"
Hearing that even the old poison master was gossiping, Xuan Hao, who was drinking tea, almost spat out his water.
He put down his teacup, somewhat speechless, turned and glared at Dugu Bo, then retorted irritably via telepathy, "Old Poisoner, has your brain become rusty from inhaling too much poison gas? Can't you see how obviously and awkwardly you're trying to change the subject?"
Xuan Hao rolled his eyes. "Besides, even if I really had some kind of secret relationship with Liu Erlong, would I have bothered to admit it in that tense situation, in front of Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Luomian, and even Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong? Do you really think I'm asking for trouble?"
Xuan Hao glanced out of the corner of his eye at Ning Fengzhi, who was making empty promises to Yu Luomian not far away, and at Gu Rong, who was standing behind Ning Fengzhi and staring at him with an extremely scrutinizing and critical gaze. He couldn't help but shiver.
"Don't you even look at how many people are surrounding me right now!"
“Na’er, Rongrong, Xiaowu, Lingling… even your granddaughter Yanyan is here! Just this whole bunch of women surrounding me has already made Gu Rong look at me with great displeasure and think I’m a philandering scumbag.”
"If I dare to reveal at this critical juncture that I'm having an affair with Liu Erlong, who's almost thirty years older than me..."
"That old bastard will definitely go berserk on the spot, transform into a bone dragon, pin me to the ground, and beat me half to death!"
Chapter 231 I am an outsider
……
While Xuan Hao and Dugu Bo were privately exchanging barbs, on the other side, the pointless and hypocritical small talk between Ning Fengzhi and Yu Luomian finally came to an end.
Seeing that the atmosphere in the hall had eased a little, Xuan Hao put down his teacup, and the crisp sound of the porcelain clinking attracted everyone's attention.
"Second Master," Xuan Hao leaned back in his chair, as if suddenly remembering something, and asked in a casual tone, "When I was in Heaven Dou City, I heard a legend about your sect in an ancient book. It is said that the reason why the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's territory is so rich in lightning element is because a true ancient dragon once perished beneath these continuous mountain ranges. I wonder if this rumor is true or false?"
Upon hearing this question, Yu Luomian's previously stiff expression softened slightly, and a hint of pride and self-satisfaction, belonging to the three upper sects, flashed in his eyes.
“That is certainly true.” Yu Luomian stroked his beard and said in a deep voice, “My Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has been passed down for thousands of years. This mountain range with its nine bends and turns is the place where an ancient true dragon fell. It was because my ancestors sensed the remaining aura of the true dragon that they established their sect here and gained the reputation of being the number one beast martial spirit in the world.”
"Oh? So it's true?" Xuan Hao's eyes lit up, and he sat up straight, enthusiastically suggesting, "I've always been extremely interested in ancient ruins and legends of true dragons. Since we're already here, I wonder if the Second Master could do us a favor and take us to that fallen land to broaden our horizons?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Luomian shook his head and refused without hesitation, his expression turning serious again: "I'm afraid that's not convenient. Xuanhao, that place is an absolute forbidden area of our sect, and it is also the burial place of the sect leaders and elders of all generations. Outsiders are absolutely not allowed to set foot there."
"outsider?"
Xuan Hao raised an eyebrow, a half-smile playing on his lips. "What you're saying, Second Master... Given the 'intimate relationship' that Erlong and I just confirmed in public, shouldn't I be considered half a son-in-law of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan? How can you call me an outsider?"
Yu Luomian's face froze instantly, and the corner of his mouth twitched violently.
He had just managed to force himself out of the incredibly embarrassing "illegitimate daughter and her lover" drama in the square, but that little bastard Xuanhao brought it up again in front of so many people!
However, before Yu Luomian, whose face was flushed red, could figure out how to refute this shameless reason, Xuan Hao suddenly changed the subject.
"Or perhaps..."
Xuan Hao's smile gradually faded, his gaze fixed on Yu Luomian, his tone carrying an undisguised mockery and sharpness: "In the Second Master's heart, even Liu Erlong, his own daughter, is considered an 'outsider'?"
The air in the hall seemed to freeze for a moment.
Xuan Hao sighed, then shook his head as if suddenly realizing something: "That's true. Erlong has been wandering outside for so many years, and she doesn't even have the right to use the surname 'Yu'. She can only take her mother's surname. It seems that the high and mighty Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has never treated her as one of their own."
"In that case, I was indeed presumptuous. If you don't want to look, then don't look. Just consider me an annoying outsider."
These words immediately created an extremely strange and awkward atmosphere in the reception hall, so intense that you could hear a pin drop.
Ning Fengzhi paused slightly in his teacup, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes; Gu Rong, on the other hand, grinned without any attempt to hide his amusement, revealing a smile that suggested he was enjoying the show.
Dugu Bo gave Xuan Hao a thumbs up in his mind—this kid's mouth is even more poisonous than his Jade Phosphorus Serpent Venom!
Yu Luomian felt extremely uncomfortable after hearing these words, as if she were sitting on pins and needles, her whole body was being roasted on a fire, and she was so frustrated that she felt like she was about to vomit blood.
Xuan Hao's move of using one's own weapon against oneself was absolutely brilliant!
Just now in the main square, in order to defuse the humiliation of being publicly humiliated and to give Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen a way out, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect went with the flow and characterized Xuan Hao's attack as "a domestic matter of Liu Erlong bringing her lover home to cause trouble."
Less than half an hour has passed, and Xuan Hao wanted to go to the forbidden area, but Yu Luomian immediately turned on him again, calling him an "outsider" and pushing him away.
When a way out was needed, it was considered a "family matter," but now that core interests are involved, it's become an "outsider's affair."
what is this?
Are all the people of the number one sect in the world so shameless and opportunistic?
Xuan Hao leaned back in his chair, watching Yu Luomian's frustrated expression—his veins bulging, yet he couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal—and a sly glint flashed in his eyes.
The time is almost right. To deal with these stubborn old fogies who are obsessed with saving face, you have to use the rules they set for themselves to slap them in the face.
"Since the second leader insists that we are outsiders, then it is indeed not appropriate for us outsiders to stay at the gate of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan any longer."
Xuan Hao slowly stood up, casually brushed off non-existent dust from his clothes, sighed, and said in a reasonable tone, "Forced love is never sweet, and forced sightseeing is meaningless. Rongrong, Na'er, let's go. If they don't welcome us, let's not get in their way."
Without any hesitation, Xuan Hao turned around and walked straight toward the door of the reception hall.
Seeing Xuan Hao get up to leave, Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong, who had already had enough of the show, also got up in unison.
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