Invincible Dad-Chapter 485 Is this definitely not a boy?_1

Ruan Lan, who was trying to sneak out, met her older sister’s gentle gaze.

She coughed and said, "Sis, I forgot my textbooks. I’m planning to go to the library to study; it has a better atmosphere for it."

Then, without waiting for Ruan Tang’s approval, she grabbed Xu Lai’s hand and headed for the door. "Brother-in-law, hurry up, hurry up."

While driving, Xu Lai said, "I happen to be passing by Dongli University. I can drop you off at the school gate."

"No way! I finally managed to sneak out."

Ruan Lan giggled. "Brother-in-law, where are you going to have fun? Can you take me with you? I’m dying of boredom studying at home."

"Didn’t you video chat with Yu Xiaoxiao and Li Li all morning?"

"...That was a study discussion, not a chat!" Ruan Lan said, looking guilty.

Xu Lai didn’t say anything more.

「Mount Fu mountain range.」

This mountain range was once greatly despised by the people of Mount Fu District in East Sea City. Had it not been for this mountain range, the geographical conditions of Mount Fu District would have made it the core area of East Sea City, but because it obstructed transportation, the region’s economy had never done very well.

But later...

As the Mount Fu mountain range turned into a Dragon Vein, the entire Mount Fu District’s status rose significantly, and housing prices soared by more than three times. Wealthy Families and Martial Dao powerhouses from both Jiangnan and Jiangbei flocked to buy properties here.

This place became of the utmost importance.

Ordinary people couldn’t get within three kilometers of it, and Martial Artists who wanted to enter for cultivation had to undergo an extremely stringent review process. After all, before this, Hua Country only had a total of three Dragon Veins and ten Spirit Veins. One more Dragon Vein could create many more Martial Artists, which would increase the hope of defending Chang’an.

But now, this already-formed Dragon Vein had evidently entered a state of frenzy. Xu Lai sensed a dense aura of death emanating from it.

Someone had tampered with the Dragon Vein!

...

「Mount Fu mountain range.」

Every path leading into the mountain was blocked by Martial Artists, and Xu Lai’s car was stopped as well.

Those blocking the road were several young Martial Artists.

The man in the lead spoke coldly, "The road ahead is closed. No entry allowed. Please leave!"

"Tao Rong?"

Ruan Lan, in the passenger seat, exclaimed in surprise and quickly covered her face. "Brother-in-law, let’s get out of here fast."

"Ruan Lan?"

The icy expression on Tao Rong’s face vanished, replaced by excitement. "How did you know I was here? Did you come to see me?"

His male Martial Artist companions all shared knowing smiles.

"So she’s the beauty our old Tao has been pining for."

"She’s definitely pretty, but... isn’t she a bit too flat?"

"Are you sure that’s not a boy? My twenty-year-old brother probably has a bigger chest."

"..."

"A boy???"

Ruan Lan was so angry she almost swore.

She got out of the car, fuming. "Who just said ’boy’? Get over here right now!"

Although Ruan Lan usually cultivated the style of a ’gentle Jiangnan beauty,’ her roar made the Martial Artists who had spoken shrink back.

They sensed danger!

One of them even silently muttered to himself, She’s a tigress. Whoever marries her is in for a world of pain.

"Let it go, Ruan Lan. They’re my friends, give me some face," Tao Rong said with a chuckle.

"And who do you think you are to ask me for face?" Ruan Lan seethed. "I’ve told you a million times, I don’t like you!"

Ruan Lan was beyond annoyed. If she had known she would run into this pest, she never would have left the house. Tao Rong’s mother was on the board of directors at Dongli University, and this young master from Yanjing had been smitten with Ruan Lan at first sight, pursuing her relentlessly.

But Ruan Lan had no interest in young masters from Wealthy Families and had politely rebuffed him many times. Yet, he persisted stubbornly. Being scolded by the woman he liked in front of his friends, Tao Rong struggled to maintain his composure.

He forced a smile. "Then tell me what kind of guy you like. I’ll change!"

"I think he’s quite good." Xu Lai also got out of the car, looking Tao Rong over and nodding. "The young man has good talent, to be a Sixth Grade Martial Artist at such a young age."

Tao Rong shot him a grateful look, tinged with a hint of pride.

The next moment, however, the grateful expression on his face froze as he heard Xu Lai continue, "It’s just that his kidneys aren’t great. A bit weak."

"Weak?" Ruan Lan’s face filled with disdain. "Young Master Tao, you certainly live life to the fullest. But with all that nightly revelry, you should really take care of your body."

"Ruan Lan, let me explain," Tao Rong said anxiously. "I’m still... still..."

He stammered for a long moment, unable to get the words out.

"Let’s go," Ruan Lan said with a yawn as she got back in the car.

"Don’t!"

Seeing the woman of his dreams about to leave, the twenty-four-year-old youth screwed up his courage and blurted out, "I’m actually still a virgin."

"That’s right. He has an innate kidney weakness," Xu Lai agreed.

"..."

Even though it was the truth, Tao Rong trembled with rage. His Tao family was a prominent Martial Dao family in Yanjing. He had taken the initiative to come here because of the emergence of the Dragan vein of Mount Fu, combined with the fact that his mother happened to have some business interests in East Sea City. After all, cultivation near a Dragon Vein yielded twice the results with half the effort.

After meeting Ruan Lan, despite her repeated rejections, Tao Rong believed she was his fated love and therefore pursued her relentlessly. But now, this man before him had caused him to lose all face!

"Who are you to spout such nonsense? Believe it or not, I could kill you with one punch!" Tao Rong said coldly.

"Brother-in-law, don’t mind him. Let’s go!" Ruan Lan yelled from inside the car.

Tao Rong was dumbfounded.

Wait a minute. Ruan Lan’s brother-in-law? Could that be... Xu Lai???

Although he had only arrived in East Sea City at the start of the year, the name Xu Lai was renowned. During the Sea Temple Festival, he had single-handedly suppressed over a dozen Martial Ancestors, including Feng Lang and Niu Taishan, and was hailed as Jiangnan’s number one Martial Dao master. He also possessed Hua Country’s eleventh Spirit Vein—the Spirit Vein of Mount Haitang!

While Xu Lai’s exact Boundary was unclear, conservative estimates from the outside world placed him at the peak of the Ninth Grade, a Great Martial Sect!

"I heard you want to kill me with one punch?" Xu Lai said calmly.

Tao Rong’s legs were shaking. With a pained expression, he said, "Senior Xu, you must have misheard..."

"Coward." Ruan Lan gave him the middle finger. "You don’t even have the guts to fight my brother-in-law, yet you dare to pursue me? Dream on."

Tao Rong was speechless. He felt like a mute who had eaten bitter herbs—suffering in silence. He was merely a Sixth Grade Martial Artist; his father was only Seventh Grade. Forget about fighting a Ninth Grade Great Martial Sect; if word of today’s disrespect got out, he and his father would be cursed to death by the disdain of the entire Martial Dao World.

He cleverly changed the subject. "Senior Xu, there’s a problem with the Dragon Vein. Daoist Master Tang is performing a ritual, so we’re here blocking the road. It’s very dangerous inside. Perhaps you should..."

Before he could finish, a hundred-zhang-long, blood-red Divine Dragon appeared, bound by countless chains of Spiritual Energy. Its once-gleaming Dragon Scales were curled and flaking, emitting a foul stench. The Divine Dragon had lost its former majesty. Its body was shrouded in a deathly aura, and its sorrowful roars were filled with unspeakable pain.

But soon, the Divine Dragon was once again enveloped in a hazy mist.