...
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. Where have you ever relied on her even a little?"
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 did have 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!"
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