ht outside the entrance of his dormitory building.Hao Ren didn't dare think too much; he quickly returned to the room to change clothes and shoes, grabbed his phone, and rushed downstairs.Zhao Guang w...Chapter 337: A Daughter's Mind

In front of the Magnificent Plaza, Xie Yujia, feeling cheerful, invited Hao Ren to have a hot pot dinner. The small-sized double-person hot pot had become popular in recent years and was suitable for romantic dates or gatherings among a few friends.

Xie Yujia had already reached the eighth layer of the Qi Refinement stage, which made her almost at par with Foundation Establishment practitioners. This kind of radiance couldn’t be achieved by ordinary girls through meticulous grooming alone.

"This one, this one, and this," Xie Yujia pointed to the menu, her lively eyes looking at the waiter, making him a bit nervous.

The waiter had seen many beautiful girls working in restaurants outside school, but he had never encountered someone like Xie Yujia who could put pressure on others. She was indeed unique.

Seeing how happy Xie Yujia looked, Hao Ren felt relaxed as well. "After thoroughly mastering the Qi Refinement Art, reaching the peak of the Qi Refinement stage shouldn’t be too difficult."

"Mm!" Xie Yujia nodded with a smile, squinting her eyes in delight. "In another week or two, I should reach the tenth layer."

Once she reached the tenth layer, she could break through to Foundation Establishment and become a qualified cultivator. Since she had chosen the same path as Hao Ren, she wouldn’t slack off; this was her firm resolution since that day when she swallowed the Face-Preserving Pill.

The sense of achievement from diligent cultivation and breaking through gave her more excitement than winning scholarships every year.

"How is Zi recently Shouldn’t exams be coming up soon" Expressing her joy, Xie Yujia timely shifted to another topic.

“She’s doing okay. Her math isn’t strong, but she studies it quickly.” Hao Ren replied.

“If you have any subjects that are hard for you, I’ll help. Everything from middle school is still fresh in my mind. Maybe I can meet her when I go to the school in a few days,” Xie Yujia said with a smile.

“Hehe, I can manage for now. She hasn't been at school recently; she’s sick.”

“Oh Sick Is it serious” Xie Yujia widened her eyes and asked hurriedly.

"No worries, no worries. It's just a minor illness." Hao Ren replied quickly.

Xie Yujia truly cared for Zhao Yazhu as if she were her little sister, but unfortunately, Zhao Yazhu didn’t appreciate this sentiment.

“By the way, you’ve been to the Fifth Heaven before, right” Hao Ren asked Xie Yujia.

"Yes... I went there once with my grandmother," Xie Yujia blushed slightly, recalling that "dream."

"There’s abundant spiritual energy over there. It's very beneficial for your cultivation. Once you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, I’ll take you there to cultivate." Hao Ren said.

“Alright.” Xie Yujia immediately agreed, touched by Hao Ren’s thoughtfulness toward her. Of course, she didn’t know that Hao Ren also planned to bring Zhao Yazhu up there and perhaps even Lulin Lin and Lu Li Li as well.

"You’ve been absent from classes a lot recently; we’re going to have final exams soon too. I’ll copy all my class notes for you then," Xie Yujia offered proactively.

If Zhou Lilin saw such an attentive "girlfriend" move, he would surely be in despair again.

Hao Ren looked at the steam rising from the small pot and nodded slightly. "Thank you."

"Mm," Xie Yujia quietly sniffed, her face flushed with happiness.

After this little date ended, Hao Ren drove Xie Yujia back to campus.

"Hao Ren, are you going to tutor Zi today too" Sitting at the back seat, Xie Yujia suddenly asked.

"Yeah, what's up"

"If it’s convenient for you, could you take me somewhere" Xie Yujia asked in a consultative tone.

"Sure. Where do you want to go" Hao Ren immediately asked her.

">I... I want to see my parents," Xie Yujia hesitated for a few seconds and said.

Hao Ren was stunned, "Now"

"If it’s convenient..." Xie Yujia softly said.

Hao Ren stopped his bicycle, turned to look at her, thought for a moment, "Alright, I’ll take you there right now!"

Xie Yujia stood on the road in the campus. Hao Ren pushed the bike to the side of the road and locked it up, then pulled Xie Yujia towards the backside of the administration building.

The backside of the administration building was an abandoned bicycle shed where there were long rows of unclaimed old bikes locked inside.

"We’ll be quick in and out!" Hao Ren took out Little White from his necklace, then skillfully conjured up a red protective shield.

Xie Yujia stood beside Hao Ren, straddling onto the back of Little White. This was going to be a long journey and she had never attempted it before nor knew whether her request was appropriate or not. Yet Hao Ren didn’t hesitate much in agreeing, which made her feel touched.

A rainbow-colored light burst out from within the red protective shield as Little White rushed towards the eastern horizon.

"Thank you," Xie Yujia said softly with both hands lightly resting on Hao Ren’s shoulders while sitting behind him.

“It’s alright,” Hao Ren turned to look at her and comforted her.

The two were too close together, coupled with Little White's high acceleration. Hao Ren saw Xie Yujia's nearly translucent lips clearly due to the proximity; if not for inertia, he might have kissed her directly by accident.

Fortunately, Xie Yujia’s head tilted slightly backwards, and Hao Ren’s nose brushed past her perfume-scented face as they flew. Her face flushed red instantly, like a rosy glow on the horizon at sunset.

Hao Ren inwardly cursed it was a misunderstanding; if Xie Yujia thought he did this intentionally while flying through the vast sky, there’d be no way to explain it clearly.

"Little White! Go faster!" Hao Ren patted Little White’s neck and shouted.

With a whoosh,

Little White shot out a burst of white light from afar in the sky, stirring up waves as high as three meters on the sea surface several hundred meters away, rushing straight towards the east.

The sky turned from white to gray and gradually darkened. The sea waves surged violently; the white waves also turned black.

Little White rushed into a new continent directly. Hao Ren looked down at the city below the dark clouds. This was already America!

Riding on Little White, Hao Ren and Xie Yujia became permanent uncatchable 'sneaky visitors' in the eyes of American authorities.

Mountain ranges and plains rapidly disappeared behind them as nervous Xie Yujia suddenly said, "Little White, can you slow down now"

Hao Ren tugged Little White's neck; the flying speedster immediately slowed down and charged straight towards the city below.

Little White’s speed crossed through day and night, arriving in New York City, the largest city of America!

Even the flight magic item-wearing Little White was panting from fatigue at this point.

The time was now the dead of night in New York. However, countless lights illuminated the city with a dazzling glow. It was Hao Ren's first time coming to New York; he had no idea which direction to go.

"My dad's factory is right near the Brooklyn Bridge," Xie Yujia pointed to a flat bridge spanning the river in the distance and said.

Hao Ren commanded, Little White, go over there!

Little White slowly flew over. Xiao Yujia opened her eyes wide, "It's right here!"

A small factory was squeezed between several nearby buildings.

The workshop had closed down, but a light was still on in the office.

Carried by Little White, Hao Ren and Xie Yujia floated over. Through the window, they could see an middle-aged man and woman inside.

The window was half open. Little White playfully crawled onto the windowsill with its two front paws resting on it.

Hao Ren and Xie Yujia pressed close together, looking clearly into the office through this half-opened window.

"Today's accounts are settled. Income: 20,000 dollars, expenses: 19,656 dollars, profit: 344 dollars," the middle-aged woman closed her ledger and sighed in relief.

"Hehe, it means we made a profit of 344 today," the man smiled and said.

"How can you say that This part hasn't been taxed. By the end of the month, there's still wages to settle," the woman rubbed her forehead and put down the pen in hand.

"Little Qin, you've really worked hard these days," the man looked at the woman warmly, "Since coming to America, I haven't bought any cosmetics for you."

"It's not like we came here to enjoy ourselves. As long as we can earn more money, our Yujia will be able to live a better life in the future," the woman shook her head and smiled.

"That's right. Working hard all these years is just for her to have a happy life. Originally I wanted to bring her here to study, but since she didn't want to come, it's up to her. A grown-up daughter cannot be kept at home; not being around her parents often probably makes her feel less close to them,"

"Yujia has always been obedient and sensible, you don’t have to worry about her. Besides, Hao Zhonghua’s family is taking care of her, so she definitely won't suffer any losses."

The man nodded, "Yeah, I've known Zhonghua for many years and I trust him. But my daughter is still my daughter, after a busy day, I can’t help but miss her," he looked up at the clock, "It should be lunch break now; I thought Yujia would call me."

"You old man! She didn't call you Then just call her yourself! Every day you say your back hurts and after talking to your daughter on the phone, it doesn’t hurt anymore!" the woman said with a smile and a complaint.

"Alright, I’ll call her. Do you think she would be out on a date with boys" The man said as he picked up the phone.

A few seconds later, Hao Ren felt Xiao Yujia's mobile phone in the pocket of the clothes behind him start to vibrate.

Hao Ren quickly pulled Little White upwards a few meters.

Xiao Yujia fumbled around and took out her phone, "Hello," Dad,

Her voice was somewhat intermittent. Hao Ren turned to look at her and found that she already had tears on her face.

"Yujia, what’s wrong Your voice sounds a bit off," Xie Yujia's father said from the phone.

"Nothing... I just have a cold today," Xie Yujia covered the mouthpiece and explained evasively.

“I told you to pay more attention to your health. Even though you’re busy with studying, don’t let it affect your body,” Xie Yujia’s father's tone became stern.

"Yes, dad," Xie Yujia answered while two tears fell from her eyes unwillingly.

“There isn’t anything much, I just wanted to hear my daughter’s voice. Is class not busy today” Xie Yujia’s father continued asking.

"Hmm, not busy, I'm having dinner with Hao Ren outside," Xie Yujia tried to adjust her voice and said calmly.

"Dad, let me give you a reminder. This young man Hao Ren is quite good. You should seize the opportunity. It's not because he's the son of the great scientist Hao Zhonghua or my friend's son; I genuinely think he’s excellent," Xie Yujia's father's voice followed.

His voice was loud, and Xiao Ren sitting in front of Xie Yujia could hear it clearly too.

Xie Yujia, who had been sobbing, instantly turned red and hurriedly interrupted her dad, "Dad! I know!"

"Hahaha, I was just saying that casually,"

Xie Yujia's father's voice came through the window and phone simultaneously.

But Xie Yujia's parents never imagined their beloved daughter was right outside their window at this moment.

"Yujia, it's almost summer, but it can still get chilly at night. When you're reviewing your lessons in the dormitory, be mindful of keeping warm and don't catch a cold, okay Also, since you have a slight cold, drink more hot water,"緊接著，謝雨嘉媽媽的聲音從謝雨嘉的手機裡傳來。

"Mom, you and Dad should also take care of yourselves," Xie Yujia said.

"No worries! Both your dad and I are very healthy! He needs to tour over ten workshops every day, yet his back doesn't ache, his legs don't hurt; he's more energetic than young people!" Xie Yujia's mother said with a strong voice on the phone.

"You should also eat well and live comfortably. Don’t be too hard on yourselves," Xie Yujia held her phone and continued.

"New York has everything, your dad and I won't be tough on ourselves! Right now we're lying in our bed watching TV comfortably! Alright, not much to say, it's time for us to sleep. Your afternoon classes are about to start, don’t be late,"

As Xie Yujia’s mother spoke, she hung up the call.

Hao Ren turned around and looked at Xie Yujia behind him. He saw that her nose was red after putting away her phone, with tears welling up in her eyes.

Little White slowly lowered altitude and returned to the windowsill.

The mother of Xie Yujia, who had just hung up the call, rubbed her temples, "I have a slight headache today. I'll eat some ginger slices when I get back. You've been too hard on yourself lately. Why don’t we go see a doctor tomorrow and get some medicine"

"Doctor's visits are so expensive in America; let’s not spend unnecessarily," Xie Yujia's mother locked her ledger into the drawer, turned off the lights in her office, "Let's go, inspecting several warehouses one more time before heading back."

"Alright, I'll also check on a few large factories in the suburbs tomorrow," said Xie Yujia’s father as he and his wife left the office.

Soon after, their figures were visible near the warehouse below.

Hao Ren and Xie Yujia floated high up in the air. With the protection of a red magical barrier, there was no way for her parents to detect them.

Xie Yujia sighed softly when she saw her exhausted parents checking on the locks of each warehouse one by one. "Let's go back."

Xie Yujia’s father indeed had multiple large factories in America, but managing them was truly arduous.

Seeing her own parents with her own eyes satisfied her wish.

How could she not miss her parents and desire to be reunited with them It was just the idea of being an obstinate "big brother" that...

As long as she achieved sword flight, she would often come to visit her parents; once she mastered elixir refinement, they would enjoy good health.

A red light flashed across New York’s night sky from the magical barrier.ecially Zhao Guang, after seeing the power of Hao Ren's "Split Light Sword Shadow Art," he had high expectations for it! Zhao Guang could also imagine how astonishing it would be if Qian-rank peak exp...