Chapter 625: A Crisis Lurks

anzi's fiery little face."I was just looking around. Why are you so angry" Hao Ren asked her indifferently.Zhao Yanzi didn't respond, perhaps because she couldn't think of a proper reply."If you don’t...Chapter 625: A Crisis Lurking...

Seeing Wu Luoxue and Zhen Ciming leave, these old men all ran out. With such talent at this age to paint like that, she is bound to become an international top oil painter in the future!

Jiang Yu was surprised by the reaction of those old men but couldn't see what was so good about the apple on the canvas.

In Hao Ren's eyes, it was just a simple apple that anyone who has learned to paint could draw after a bit of practice.

He then looked at Jiang Yu's oil painting teacher and noticed that this old man, who had initially shown interest in Wu Luoxue, did not follow them out.

He gently touched the canvas and picked up Wu Luoxue's used oil paintbrush to examine it closely.

"Teacher, was the talent of that elementary school student really that good" Jiang Yu couldn't help but ask.

Wang Shitong took out a small blade from his pocket and lightly cut off the apple on the canvas before tossing it to Jiang Yu. "Take this back and look at it carefully!"

Jiang Yu was bewildered as she put away the small piece of canvas but still couldn't see anything special about the red apple.

Wang Shitong then turned slightly, looking at Hao Ren and the others.

His sharp gaze seemed to penetrate through Hao Ren's body.

Hao Ren didn't feel any special about this old man when he was chatting with those old men earlier. However, now that they were making eye contact, Hao Ren sensed that there was something more to this old man.

"Put away your things and practice more often. Don’t always go out to play with boys," Wang Shitong said.

"Yes, Master," Jiang Yu nodded in agreement.

But she didn't think that way; now that she was already famous, it was time for her to expand her social network. More and more young masters were pursuing her, some even trying to deceive her into spending the night with them. She could pick and choose carefully.

She still wanted to have a carefree relationship on campus; originally her target had been Hao Ren, but now she had to put that thought aside.

"Let's go," Hao Ren said as he noticed there wasn't much interest left in the art exhibition and waved his hand.

“Mm-hmm!” Lu Linlin and Lu Lili immediately agreed.

The old man had stared at Hao Ren for a few seconds, and they returned the stare but didn’t sense anything unusual about him.

Xie Yujia was still wondering what was so good about that apple. She stood there dumbfounded for a moment before quickly following Hao Ren out.

The textbooks were left in the teaching building, and Xie Yujia ran to her classroom where another class was taking place. Her and Hao Ren's textbooks were on their original desks; she quietly walked in and took them out.

Classes had also started at Ling Zhao High School across the road, and Donghai University gradually returned to its usual calmness.

"Young Master! I'm hungry!" Lu Linlin and Lu Lili tugged on Hao Ren's arm and called out cutely.

"You can buy something to eat yourselves," Hao Ren pulled out his wallet, took two hundred yuan out of it, and placed it in their hands.

“Ah…” The Lu sisters looked at Hao Ren disappointedly. They wanted him to have dinner with them, not money…

"Yujia also should eat something; I'm not feeling hungry yet," Hao Ren said.

“Mm-hmm,” Xie Yujia held the Lu sisters' hands on either side and led them to Hongji Square at the west gate of the school. She thought that old man was a bit strange, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on it. She supposed painters were like this.

Hao Ren sent them off and went straight to the college office.

Yue Zilong should be back after a few days of rest. When he was surrounded on the Fifth Sky, Yue Zilong had also passed by at high altitude.

In the academy's office, Yue Zilong was indeed in an inner office. In this office were two counselors from other grades. Outside in another room, several students from the Student Council were making plans.

"Teacher Yue," Hao Ren stood at the door and called out before walking in.

"Little Hao, come on in." Yue Zilong waved him over.

His attitude was very friendly, as if he truly was a young new counselor.

"Teacher Yue, we're going to have lunch," the other two counselors in the office greeted Yue Zilong and headed toward the door.

The Shui Xiu canteen's second-floor teachers' small restaurant would continue service until 2 PM, so teachers generally avoided the peak hours at noon.

"Alright, I won't go over there then." Yue Zilong smiled and looked at Hao Ren. "Come, sit down."

Hao Ren sat on a chair as Yue Zilong personally poured him a glass of water and placed it in front of him.

"What you said about concentrating the dragon cultivators in the school under management, I've already settled that," Hao Ren looked at him and said.

"Very good, very good," Yue Zilong wore glasses and was elegant. He pulled out five or six things from a ring on his finger. "You used two of the dimensional rift scrolls; you have one left. I'll give you four more here. This is a Snow Soul Pearl. When dissolved in clear water, it can imbue the water with spiritual energy concentration to assist cultivation."

Hao Ren put away the dimensional rift scroll and placed it in his pocket. He currently didn't have any spiritual energy, so he couldn't open up his spatial ring.

And this Snow Soul Pearl was chilling to the bone. Hao Ren took several pieces of paper towels and wrapped it up before putting it in his pocket as well.

"The Calligraphy Club's establishment still needs a lot more things," Hao Ren said.

"What do you need, within a reasonable extent, I can provide for you," Yue Zilong said.

"200 foundation-building pills are fine; this is quite practical and useful for both second and third tier cultivators. The rest, let Lu Qi list it out first, then we'll get in touch with you," Hao Ren said.

"200 foundation-building pills, your appetite is rather large," Yue Zilong thought for a moment before saying, "but I can agree to this."

Hao Ren knew that Xie Yujia could refine fourth-tier medicinal pills but refining them was hard work. Most of the cultivators in the club weren't at high levels, so he asked Yue Zilong for some medicinal pills to save Xie Yujia's trouble.

"Also, thank you for stepping up yesterday," Hao Ren said.

"No need to thank me; now you're still an inspector. I certainly wouldn't let Fifth Sky cultivators kill you. However..." Yue Zilong stretched out his voice a little. "If one day you oppose the Dragon God Temple, I won't be soft either."

Hao Ren smiled and looked at Yue Zilong before nodding.

"Is there a Golden Dragon cultivator who has sneaked into school And not a low-level one" Hao Ren asked him.

"I've already locked onto it; you can rest assured," said Yue Zilong indifferently.

Hao Ren thought about it some more but didn't seem to have anything else he needed to ask. So, after drinking a mouthful of water, he stood up and said, "Then I'll head back."

"Alright," Yue Zilong nodded toward Hao Ren's teacup; the water inside rapidly evaporated while the disposable cup was suddenly flung into a trash can.

He knew that Hao Ren had some connection with Demon King Wan Shi, but he didn't wish to ask. Now that Demon King Wan Shi had returned to the Sea of Demons, while the Kunlun Mountains for human cultivators were in turmoil.

He remained here and wanted to observe a bit more—the Golden Dragon's activities seemed rather active.

Hao Ren walked out of the office. The student council members outside watched him; Hao Ren's name was now well-known, his reputation higher even than the Student Council President's.

Returning to the corridor, Hao Ren went over to see the Calligraphy Club's club office again. The Calligraphy Club stood alone and had a large independent office. When Hao Ren walked in, several members were busy working.

The office was beautifully decorated and very clean. These calligraphy society members saw Hao Ren come in and immediately called out respectfully: "Brother Hao!

"Lu Qi isn't here" Hao Ren asked.

"Director Lu hasn't come today. Shall we give him a call" one female member asked.

Hao Ren currently had no spiritual energy and was unable to activate the Inspector's token, so he couldn’t see the attributes or realm levels of these members. However, from his memory, this girl belonged to the Wood School and already possessed a Gen-level realm.

"No need," Hao Ren took out the ice-cold Snow Soul Pearl in his pocket and placed it on the table. "How's the election for vice-director going"

"The basic candidates have been selected. We're waiting for Director Lu to make a decision," the female member replied.

"We can rotate who becomes the vice-director," Hao Ren pointed at the Snow Soul Pearl, "This pearl is said to increase spiritual energy. It needs to be soaked in water and should be kept in the office from now on."

"Yes!" all the members answered together.s were loose, there was little communication between boys and girls who usually hung out together separately.With half a night still left, they had to find somewhere to pass the time. After trying for...