Chapter 361 Praise for Afzi

at out the aqua bead in his mouth.He had been following Zhao Guang through half of the Dragon Palace all along, marveling at this wonder after that. He also listened to various reports from Chancellor...Chapter 361: Praising Afzi (Top Ten Characters of the Homepage, Afzi ranked seventh~~)

"Alright, I understand." Hao Ren answered.

"Where are you Why do I hear whooshing sounds on your end" Hao Zhonghua followed up.

"I’m behind the school library. It just happens to be a windy spot," Hao Ren hurriedly explained.

It was joking, but he was now at the top of Layer One, and within one or two thousand meters below his feet were planes flying by anytime; how could there not be strong winds

"Alright then, anyway, your mom and I won’t be returning for dinner tonight," Hao Zhonghua hung up.

Hao Ren put away the phone, raised the red barrier again, and had Xiaobai fly towards Donghai University.

Right as Hao Ren and his group returned to Donghai University, Qin Shaoyang crawled out of a pit on the mountain with a face covered in soot, while at the center of town, Zhao Haoran was steadily sitting in the CEO’s office chair on the top floor of Tomorrow Group’s headquarters dressed in a suit. One hand held an aromatic cup of Blue Mountain coffee, and the other carried a fully English Wall Street Journal, skimming through each article.

Recently, some trends in international finance had traces of Tomorrow Group's funds; it had already become a force lurking behind world finance after going abroad, something even Zhao Guang, who was responsible for domestic business, wasn’t entirely clear about.

The West Sea Dragon Palace wanting to strike back at the East Sea Dragon Palace was not only laughable but suicidal!

After finishing reading the last page of the Wall Street Journal, Zhao Haoran casually tossed it onto his desk and looked towards Zhao Guang sitting on a sofa against the wall. "Have you made all the contacts"

"Yes, everything is in place," Zhao Guang replied.

Zhao Haoran didn’t continue speaking; he picked up another newspaper from the desk—The Financial Times of Britain—and started looking through it on his own.

These newspapers were personally bought by the elders traveling to different countries. It was simply because Zhao Haoran had a habit each morning of drinking coffee while reading newspapers.

Knock, knock, knock.

A slow and rhythmic knocking sound came from outside the office. This method of knocking clearly showed concern about disturbing Zhao Haoran.

"Come in!" Without even glancing at the door, Zhao Haoran said.

Liu Elder and Sun Elder entered one after another.

Zhao Haoran placed the newspaper on his knees, took a sip of coffee slowly, "Speak."

"Report to Old Dragon King, South Sea Dragon Palace accepted the challenge but showed no response," Liu Elder said.

"Report to Old Dragon King, North Sea Dragon Palace also accepted the challenge without showing any reaction," Sun Elder followed up.

“Mm.” Zhao Haoran nodded his head, with no change in expression.

Liu Elder and Sun Elder looked at each other. The face of Zhao Guang sitting on the sofa also darkened.

Accepting the challenge meant they accepted Donghai Dragon Palace’s challenge; within a day or two, South Sea Dragon Palace and North Sea Dragon Palace would draft an acceptance letter to be sent back to Donghai Dragon Palace, thus officially starting the battle.

However, the challenge had already been issued; it was now impossible to take it back.

Even in this situation, Zhao Haoran continued to slowly sip his coffee and read the newspaper calmly.

Elders Lu and Sun, not receiving further instructions, could only stand there. Though appearing to be in their fifties or sixties, they were as robust as athletes, capable of standing for an entire day if needed. Yet, this situation...

Several minutes passed, during which Zhao Haoran continued reading the newspaper meticulously; the sound of him turning pages was all that could be heard in the spacious office.

Whoosh!

Zhao Guang, seated on a sofa, suddenly stood up and hurriedly made his way towards the door.

"Where are you going" Zhao Haoran raised his head to look at Zhao Guang's retreating back and asked.

"Father, I need to go make preparations. Third Brother isn't in the Dragon Palace anymore; I must personally take command of those generals," replied Zhao Guang.

A hint of dissatisfaction was evident in his tone, both towards Zhao Haoran's unilateral decision-making and his current attitude.

"When did I say you could leave" asked Zhao Haoran calmly as he looked at Zhao Guang.

"I..." Zhao Guang was speechless; though tempted to argue, he ultimately held back.

"Elders Lu and Sun, please sit down," said Zhao Haoran, addressing the two elders.

There were several chairs in the office. On hearing this, Elders Lu and Sun immediately walked over and sat down nervously.

In reality, they wished to return to the Dragon Palace as soon as possible to convey the news and make final preparations.

Zhao Guang stood frozen, unsure whether to leave or stay.

"For teaching Azure this way, you deserve punishment!" Zhao Haoran's stern gaze fixed on Zhao Guang. "Stand there, don't sit down!"

After saying that, he lowered his head slightly, took a sip of coffee, and continued engrossed in the newspaper.

Sitting on chairs while Zhao Guang stood at the center of the office made Elders Lu and Sun somewhat awkward—yet they had to comply with Old Dragon King's order...

Time ticked by agonizingly slowly. Zhao Guang was anxious, while the two elders felt extremely uncomfortable sitting there all day. Zhao Haoran continued flipping through newspapers and making himself a cup of Blue Mountain coffee.

The sun gradually ascended from the eastern horizon to reach the top of Tomorrow Tower before descending westward.

Zhao Guang was penalized with standing in the office for an entire day, not allowed any movement. Elders Lu and Sun had a hard time sitting there all day, their postures stiffening over time.

As for Zhao Haoran, from noon onwards he closed his eyes to nap, seemingly indifferent to whatever was happening.

Tap, tap, tap.

A cautious knock echoed at the door.

"Come in." Zhao Haoran opened his eyes and said.

A secretary walked in. "Chairman, regarding the oil development project that Wu Xing Group cut off last week with us, they called today to say their funding is now in place and can restart the project. Southerncrow Group also just called a moment ago about the New Chain Port issue that was put on hold last time; they are currently working on planning it."

Standing before Zhao Haoran, Zhao Guang turned around and looked at the secretary by the door. "They both contacted via phone"

"Yes, Chairman," the secretary replied恭敬地."They called almost simultaneously after confirming the situation, so I immediately came to report it personally."

Wu Xing Group and Southerncrow Group are respectively the commercial proxy groups on land for Northern Sea Dragon Palace and Southern Sea Dragon Palace. The industry knows that these two groups have a very close relationship, almost moving forward together, yet they don't know that their alliance extends beyond business—it's also an alliance within the hidden dragon clan!

Unlike East Sea Dragon Palace and West Sea Dragon Palace, the wealth and strength of Southern Sea Dragon Palace and Northern Sea Dragon Palace aren’t the strongest among the four seas' dragon palaces. Therefore, they truly bind themselves together tightly; their phone calls naturally involve mutual communication too!

This kind of softening in business also represents a softening in strategy for their dragon palaces!

By taking such actions, it shows that they have no intention to confront the East Sea Dragon Palace.

In other words, they don't wish to drag themselves into conflict between the East and West seas' dragon palaces.

From yesterday to today, Tomorrow Group's influx of overseas funds and large-scale acquisitions of companies under Tyrannosaurus Group and their industrial chains under West Sea Dragon Palace—if Southern Sea Dragon Palace and Northern Sea Dragon Palace aren't vigilant, this acquisition frenzy will immediately spread to their territories!

There is no need to engage in a direct confrontation with the suddenly powerful East Sea Dragon Palace over the already declining West Sea Dragon Palace—the Southern Sea Dragon Palace and Northern Sea Dragon Palace both understood this crucial point at the right moment.

"Alright, I understand." Zhao Guang waved his hand.

The secretary quietly withdrew from the office.

“Senior Uncle Lu, Senior Uncle Sun,” called out Zhao Haoran.

"Here!"

Both Senior Uncles Lu and Sun stood up eagerly in unison.

"You two must immediately go to the West Sea Dragon Palace," said Zhao Haoran.

Sr. Uncle Lu and Sr. Uncle Sun were stunned for a moment, waiting for Zhao Haoran's further instructions.

Zhao Haoran continued, "Send out a challenge notice to Zeng Xin."

Zeng Xin is the real name of Old Man Zeng from West Sea Dragon Palace. However, in front of Zhao Haoran, Old Man Zeng is merely a junior!

Back when Zhao Haoran was at his peak, Zeng Xin was just a lackey.

The reason Old Man Zeng can be arrogant is because he has enough strength and seniority within the dragon clan. However, in front of the former leader of the dragon clan during the war in the cultivation realm—Zhao Haoran—he doesn't amount to anything!

"Yes sir!"

Upon receiving the order, Sr. Uncle Lu and Sr. Uncle Sun answered in unison.

In fact, they never imagined that Zhao Haoran would not stop there but intended to strike the Western Sea Dragon Palace even harder!

Zhao Haoran's casual remark marked the formal adversarial relationship between the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace and the Western Sea Dragon Palace.

However, unlike yesterday, at this moment, Senior Elders Lu and Sun were brimming with confidence.

The two elders walked out of the office with an imposing presence.

"Ah, if Zhao Kuo were here now, things wouldn't have come to such a point," Zhao Haoran sighed softly.

Zhao Guang, who was standing in place, remained silent. He and Zhao Kuo had different personalities, but they were still blood brothers. Thus, he was very concerned about where Zhao Kuo could be causing trouble now.

At the same time at Lingzhao Middle School, in Class 2 Year 2's classroom, Teacher Luo Ying stood on stage and made a pre-exam speech.

"The final exam is two weeks away. None of you should slack off. Those who did well in the mid-term exams should not become complacent while those who ranked lower during the mid-terms need to put in extra effort this time to improve their rankings. Don't think about playing around after the exam, as I tell you, when you return from summer vacation, you will be entering Grade 9 and facing your high school entrance exam..."

The students sitting straight in the classroom did not dare to show any signs of fatigue while being scolded by Teacher Luo.

Today, Zhao Yanzi finally returned to school after being released from her confinement at the Dragon Palace. She sat up straight with her hands behind her back.

After Teacher Luo's long speech, all the students in the classroom heaved a sigh of relief and were about to pack their bags to go home when she suddenly said, "There is one more thing I would like to specially commend Zhao Yanzi."

The classmates in the classroom looked surprised. They knew that Zhao Yanzi was always considered a troublemaker by Teacher Luo, so why would she praise Zhao Yanzi

Zhao Yanzi's eyes widened as she was also quite shocked.

"Zhao Yanzi was sick and took several days off before returning to school today. However, on the day of her absence, she was responsible for cleaning duty. She cleaned the classroom very thoroughly!"

Teacher Luo clapped while praising her sincerely.

The class also applauded as Zhao Yanzi's face turned red. She remembered that it had been Hao Ren who helped with the cleaning that day, and if not for Hao Ren...

"Therefore, I suggest everyone doesn't rush home today but observes how Zhao Yanzi cleans the classroom so we can learn from her!" Luo Ying continued.

Applause filled the room again.

Zhao Yanzi's face, which had turned red, gradually paled.

You bastard... Hao Ren made her clench her teeth in anger...

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