Chapter 409: 230 Dragon Devouring Shark!_3
The old man was now fully committed to training She Jiazhen.
An old crone, all white-haired, stood guard at the entrance to the Martial Arts Arena.
Seeing She Ruan coming with such a large entourage, her slightly muddy pupils focused on She Ruan.
She Ruan saluted the old woman with a fist and spoke quite respectfully.
“Aunty Yin, I have urgent business with my father!”
Upon hearing this, the old woman seemed to push open with invisible hands the heavy bronze doors that weighed at least ten thousand pounds.
“Second Master, go ahead! I suggest you leave your entourage outside.”
“You should know that the Family Head has always disliked high-profile additionalities.”
She Ruan pressed his lips slightly upon hearing this. He was well aware that the old man did not like high-profile additions!
Especially during these years when the old man’s Destiny Guardian Beast has been injured.
She Rui understood this too.
So She Rui, despite the considerable pressure, intentionally made high-profile decisions in the She family.
But it’s not just the old man that She Rui needs to consider, he also needs to consider the other members of the She family.
By showing off his glory to the other members of the She family, he solidified his advantage in the path towards becoming the Family Head.
She Ruan didn’t do these things to show She Junjie.
If he could avoid letting the old man know about these, it was better not to let him know.
However, the old man was all ears and eyes, and he must have heard the singing of the Singing Melody Birds in the Martial Arts Arena.
He disregarded his ego in order to help resolve She Junjie’s hang-ups.
Even if She Junjie was upset at this moment, he will be delighted by this news.
She Ruan originally planned to go inside with She Long, but She Long waved his hand and said,
“Brother, at this moment it’s best to have father focus all of his joy and appreciation on you. I won’t go in with you!”
“If you see Jia Zhen there, don’t forget to tell him his mother is in good health today. He should come home for lunch!”
Hearing this, She Ruan sighed softly.
“Yun’s condition all these years hasn’t improved, on the contrary, it’s become increasingly serious.”
“Even Master Lianxin cannot determine the cause of her symptoms.”
“How about telling Mr. Jianmu about her condition when I see him today? Perhaps he can take a look at Yun.”
“Otherwise, Yun, who is hanging onto life through the use of the Life Elixir, likely won’t live longer than five years.”
She Ruan well knew how deeply She Long loved Xu Yun.
Because Xu Yun’s illness not only tormented She Long as her husband but also caused distress to She Jiazhen.
A small child, he often spent months away from his mother when she was sick. He didn’t even have a chance to serve her at her bedside.
When She Long heard what She Ruan said, he was unable to contain his exhilaration and grabbed She Ruan’s hands.
That She Ruan offered to find Jianmu’s help for Xu Yun was a testament to his loyalty to She Long.
This was exactly why she remained loyal to She Ruan for many years, despite his weak position.
She Long longed for She Ruan do discuss the matter with Jianmu.
But considering She Ruan’s situation, She Long gritted his teeth and replied,
“Brother, the most important thing right now is you. Let’s talk about Little Yun another time.”
“As long as we maintain a good relationship with Mr. Jianmu, won’t we have an opportunity to talk about this in the future?”
She Ruan was never one to make hollow promises. Once he gave his word, he would do his utmost to keep it.
Knowing how deeply She Long felt for Xu Yun, made it all the clearer how precious She Long’s refusal was.
The heartfelt exchange between the brothers was soon interrupted by the old woman.
“If you don’t go in now, Second Master, you’ll disturb the Family Head’s morning practice with the calling of the Singing Melody Birds.”
“I assume you wouldn’t want to disrupt his morning routine.”
Heeding the old woman’s advice, She Ruan apologetically saluted her and then entered the Martial Arts Arena.
In the Arena, She Ruan saw a giant thing constantly stirring up mist.
This giant thing was a gigantic shark, at least one hundred and fifty meters long.
It had a bulky body, covered in sharp silver-grey barbs.
These silver-grey barbs weren’t very noticeable in the mist.
But She Ruan, who had been scraped by these barbs and had lost a layer of flesh, was very aware of their power.
Its tail was like a sickle, and the specialized bones at the tail extended to the back.
These specialized bones looked rather like dragon scales from a distance, but they were much larger.
Even the head, which made up one-third of its body, was filled with teeth, each one as sharp as a pruning knife.
These teeth, sitting neatly in the shark’s mouth, looked quite harmonious. But in reality, each tooth, if detached, was at least five meters long.
Equipped to easily rip apart the bodies of most creatures in the sea.
Besides the standard shark teeth, the shark also had a row of spiral-shaped teeth in the upper and lower jaw, which were connected to the upper jaw and curled inward like a pair of scissors.
This shark Guardian Beast was a member of the Devouring Sharks, the Dragon Devouring Shark.
The Dragon Devouring Shark is one of the few sharks that feed on large Sea Dragons in the sea and is also the first Guardian Beast contracted by the old man.
Initially, both the root of the Dragon Devouring Shark and the Giant Toothed Whale were injured.
However, times have changed and only the root of the Dragon Devouring Shark has been successfully healed.
The old man was teaching She Jiazhen to command the Guardian Beast to resist the continuous waves in the mist created by the Dragon Devouring Shark.
What She Junjie lacks the most is patience. When She Ruan was young, he never experienced such careful teachings from She Junjie.
Not only She Ruan but also She Rui, She Hang, and even the youngest, She Long, hadn’t received this level of attention.
As a child, She Wan was tutored by the old man for a time, making She Ruan believe in the reality of generational distance.
But the old man’s attitude and patience when teaching She Wan and She Jiazhen were fundamentally different.
It seems the old man not only favors the grandchild over the child, but he also obviously exhibits male chauvinism.
Luckily, She Jiazhen is She Long’s son, and She Long is on his side.
She Long has never taught She Jiazhen to say bad things about him in front of the old man.
But, if She Rui were She Jiazhen’s father, She Rui would definitely manipulate this situation, let She Jiazhen badmouth him in front of the old man, gradually shifting the old man’s opinion of him.
It’s not that She Ruan had a prejudiced view of She Rui, but on several occasions, She Ruan had suffered under such maneuvers by She Rui!