Chapter Thirteen Acquired a Reputation

  (Hehe, collection breakthrough two digits now, thank you all for your support here, little dragon!)

  Upon hearing Hao Ren ask this, Zhao Yanzi glared at him with a purple face, "I'm not that kind of kid who talks about romance and love!"

  Hao Ren looked at her and said, "I think you're still immature."

  "Of course I'm not as mature as you, uncle!" She deliberately emphasized the two words "uncle".

  Hao Ren smiled and stopped arguing with her. He turned his head to look at Zhao Guang, who was quietly reviewing documents in the study, then looked at Zhao Hongyu, who was busy in the kitchen, and finally looked at Zhao Yanzi, who seemed like a young jade, and suddenly felt a warm feeling.

  This family of three seems like an ordinary well-off household at first glance. And I suddenly become a member of their family?

  Hao Ren had a feeling of being in a cloud and fog.

  "Dinner's ready!" Zhao Hongyu shouted out loud as she carried the last two dishes out of the kitchen.

  Zhao Yanzi's father, Zhao Guang, put down the documents in his hand and walked out of the study.

  "Hao Ren, come and eat together." Zhao Hongyu said gently to Hao Ren.

  Zhao Yan's eyes widened slightly as he stared at Hao Ren, seemingly a bit displeased.

  "Don't make that face, even if Hao Ren isn't your fiancé, he's still our guest." Zhao Hongyu patted Zhao Yanzi's head, lecturing her.

  When he heard the word "fiancé", Hao Ren's head buzzed again.

  "Sit down and eat." Zhao Guang sat down steadily and said to Hao Ren.

  Hao Ren felt a bit awkward, but he couldn't decline the enthusiastic invitation, so he could only find a seat and sit down.

  A table for four people, just enough seats.

  "Are you not busy with your studies?" Zhao Hongyu asked as she gave Hao Rentian a pair of chopsticks.

  "Uh, okay." Hao Ren replied while suddenly feeling that something was off. He had just met them and yet he was already having dinner at their house, chatting with them like they were family?

  He thought for a moment and finally remembered that he had come over to ask about the so-called "Dragon Clan".

  "I know you have a lot of doubts about us, but I believe you will gradually get used to it." As if seeing through Hao Ren's thoughts, Zhao Hongyu immediately added another sentence.

  "Xiao Zi was only in her second year of junior high school, and by all accounts, it's still a bit early for her to be talking about marriage. But in our circle, these things can be decided very early on. I have to say that Xiao Zi's life is in your hands." Zhao Hongyu's expression changed, suddenly becoming serious.

  Hao Ren was taken aback and became somewhat serious.

  "You swallowed Xiaozi's internal elixir. In fact, we can forcibly remove the object from your body, but this will inevitably cause you no small harm. Actually, Xiaozi is a very kind person and she doesn't want to solve it in such a violent way. From my personal perspective, I also don't want others to bear the consequences of Xiaozi's mistake. So..."

  Zhao Hongyu suddenly paused for a moment here, and Hao Ren couldn't help but look at Zhao Yanzi, who immediately turned her head around.

  "So, we've decided to leave Ah Zi's inner dan in your body and let you cultivate it. But I must say that this isn't absolutely safe either. If you don't reach a certain level within a certain amount of time, in other words, if your body can't suppress the powerful energy of the inner dan, the consequences will be very dangerous." Zhao Hongyu continued to say.

  Zhao Hongyu's gentle face suddenly turned serious, making Hao Ren feel a bit tense.

  "I don't mind telling you the truth," Zhao Guang suddenly spoke up, "In fact, taking the Long Dan out of your body and returning it to Ah Zi won't have any adverse effects on Ah Zi. But in order to make others believe, I had Lü Changlao tell a small lie, saying that the Long Dan left in your body was something Ah Zi couldn't adapt to. The truth is, we just didn't want them to harm your life."

  As soon as this was said, Hao Ren suddenly felt himself in a precarious situation, having narrowly escaped at the Ghost Gate Pass just a few days ago.

  Zhao Guang looked at Hao Ren, "Now you have two choices. First, let us forcibly take the dan, this requires taking a great risk. Second, cultivate according to our method, there is also risk, but the risk will be much smaller."

  "What I want to know is..." Hao Ren turned his head to look at Zhao Yanzi, "If Zi loses this thing, what real impact will it have on her?"

  When Hao Ren called her "Zi", Zhao Yan Zi pursed her lips and neither confirmed nor denied it.

  "For now, there's no danger. However, three years later, when Ah Zi is 18 years old, if you can't open all the dragon apertures of the inner dan and return half of the innate dragon energy to her, she won't live past two more years." Zhao Guang said.

  Everyone suddenly fell silent at the dinner table.

  "In other words, if we go with the second plan, everyone will be taking a risk, right? The first plan, Ah Zi won't have any problems, but I'll be in great danger, right?" Hao Ren asked.

  "Indeed." Zhao Guang nodded.

  The silence fell once again at the dinner table.

  "What's going on with your fiancé?" Hao Ren asked.

  "That's the situation with the second option. If everyone chooses the second option, then you two will only be able to accomplish some things by becoming husband and wife." Zhao Guang said slowly.

  "Be a couple?" Hao Ren thought for a moment, suddenly as if he had realized something. He looked at Zhao Yanzi's face again, which was now red like a tomato.

  "Isn't there an alternative?" Hao Ren thought for a moment and asked.

  "Not for now." Zhao Guang replied succinctly.

  Another silence at the dinner table.

  Zhao Yanzi this little girl, has staked her life on me, what else is there to hesitate about? A thought rose up in Hao Ren's mind.

  "Don't kill him, but I don't want to marry him either." Zhao Yanzi suddenly spoke up.

  "These two conditions cannot coexist." Zhao Hongyu reminded her.

  "Anyway, I won't marry him!" Zhao Yanzi pouted her mouth and her face turned bright red.

  "Then kill him?" Zhao Hongyu asked her.

  "That... isn't necessary, is it?" Zhao Yanzi bit her lip, her face becoming even more troubled. After all, if she had to say it, the initial mistake was hers, and Hao Ren was innocent.

  "Since none of you have any opinions, let's go with the second plan." Zhao Guang slapped the table and said, "Let's eat!"

  "Dad..." Zhao Yanzi wanted to resist, but was deterred by Zhao Guang's gaze.

  "Zi, you have to take responsibility for your own mistakes..." Zhao Hongyu gently consoled Zhao Yanzi. "I've investigated Hao Ren's situation, he's a very filial and sensible young man, both I and your father are very satisfied with him, otherwise why would we agree? As long as you don't act arbitrarily, he will definitely treat you well in the future."

  When Zhao Hongyu said this, Hao Ren, who was sitting opposite her, stiffened his body in embarrassment and didn't know what to say. He really hadn't thought of marrying such a little girl as his fiancée...

  "Ah Ren, your English is still okay, right?" Zhao Hongyu suddenly asked Hao Ren. After confirming that Hao Ren was Ah Zi's fiancé, she also changed the way she addressed him.

  "Hmm, it's okay." Hao Ren replied. Thinking to himself: You've already investigated my situation, how good or bad my English is, I'm afraid you know better than me.

  "It's like this, Ah Zi is not bad in all subjects, just a little weak in English. For the next period of time, you come over every evening to tutor Ah Zi's English and also cultivate some feelings with her." Zhao Hongyu said.

  "Who wants to develop feelings with him..." Zhao Yanzi muttered, speaking softly.

  "Thinking that he had to come over every night, Hao Ren was still unsure. Moreover, he had never been a tutor before and didn't have any experience in this area."

  "At the same time, Ah Zi can also give you some guidance in your cultivation, and the two of you can promote each other. I think this is good for everyone," Zhao Hongyu continued to say.

  Thinking that his so-called cultivation was related to Zhao Yanzi's life, Hao Ren didn't quite accept her as his fiancée, but he also didn't dare to be careless. After thinking for a moment, "Alright then, but don't send a car to pick me up again, I'll come over myself."

  "Hmm, from your school to here, it's not that far. If you take bus 767, it's just one stop away." Zhao Hongyu smiled faintly upon seeing Hao Ren agree, but the sweetness of her smile made his heart skip a beat.

  Hao Ren turned his head to look at Zhao Yanzi, thinking that this girl's facial features and face shape were so similar to her mother's, and when she grew up, she would probably be a stunning beauty.

  "Hmph!" Zhao Yanzi let out a cold hum and avoided Hao Ren's gaze.