Chapter Ten Dragon Two

  The final exam passed in the tension and excitement of the students, Wang Long also smoothly passed the examination for promotion to high school because he had already self-studied several subjects in the first year.

  July 1st, the two-month summer vacation has arrived, which is a particularly happy thing for students. However, Wang Long is considering the tuition fees for next semester. His family had borrowed tens of thousands of yuan from relatives and friends to send him to high school. Looking at his parents' increasingly haggard faces and the premature white hair on their heads, Wang Long felt a sharp pain in his heart. To alleviate the burden on his family, he decided to find a job during this summer vacation and earn some living expenses, so that his father would no longer have to borrow money everywhere.

  Gong Guang is also the son of a mountainous farmer in JZ Province, so he decided to go out and work during the summer vacation to earn some living expenses for the next semester. Gong Guang and Wang Long found a house outside the school with a monthly rent of 200 yuan and started thinking about finding a job. Because they were both still high school students, Wang Long was only 16 years old this year, while Gong Guang was one year older than Wang Long, but also only 17 years old, not yet an adult, so it would be difficult for them to find an internship in another company due to their young age. They could only consider places that hire temporary workers, such as restaurants, construction sites, and factories. Although Wang Long was only 16 years old, he was already 1.8 meters tall, and after demonstrating his ability to lift a brick with one hand, Chen Li, the foreman of a construction site, let Wang Long work on the site as a laborer for 50 yuan per day. Gong Guang became a waiter at a relatively high-end restaurant near the school, earning over 1,000 yuan per month.

  In the scorching heat of July, the sky was a brilliant blue without a single cloud, and the sun beat down on the earth. The water in the river was hot to the touch, and the soil emitted smoke. Under the intense sunlight, the mature crops along the roadside drooped their heads, weighed down by the heat. The cicadas were as numerous as leaves, and they made a faint, buzzing noise in the wheat and barley fields, and among the reeds on the riverbank. The sun was like a huge fireball, its rays scorching people's skin, and the highway was so hot that it emitted white smoke with every step.

  In this scorching weather, Chen Li arranged for Wang Long to move cement. For Wang Long, the weight of the cement was nothing. In one morning, he basically did the work of two people. The foreman, Chen Li, was very satisfied with Wang Long, who was diligent and capable.

  At lunchtime, Chen Li brought over two bottles of water and handed one to Wang Long, who thanked him and took it. "Wang Long, from now on, your daily wage will be 70 yuan. Work hard." Chen Li liked this young man more and more. His own son was also in high school, but during the summer vacation, he only knew how to play games. Where could you find someone like Wang Long who was so diligent?

  Unfortunately, his own son thought that since his family had money, he could spend it freely at school without any sense of thriftiness. If his son had half of Wang Long's diligence, he would be grateful.

  So, after learning that Wang Long was still in high school and working during the summer vacation, Chen Li increased his wages and treated him exceptionally well.

  At night, the stars twinkled in the sky, and a gentle breeze dissipated the remaining heat of the day. The earth was quiet, with only the sound of cicadas singing in unison from the trees by the roadside. It was already past 11 pm when Wang Long walked on the road back to his rental house, a small path near the countryside where few people passed by. Suddenly, he heard a loud thud coming from a slope to his right. Turning around, he saw someone rolling down the slope about 40 meters away and landing with a thud, face down on the ground. Wang Long rushed over, picked up the person, and turned him over to see that his face was covered in blood and his skin had a dark hue. Wang Long used the Five Elements Technique to inject spiritual energy into the person's body and discovered that he too was a martial artist whose meridians were disrupted by evil energy. Slowly, he helped the person adjust and repair his meridians, and after a few minutes, the person slowly came to, grasped Wang Long's hand, and anxiously said: "Brother, thank you for saving me! Please help my companion; they're no match for that demon." He pointed towards the mountain, where Wang Long had already sensed a strong evil energy. After hearing this, Wang Long laid the person down on the ground and said to him: "Okay, rest here for a while, I'll go help your companion."

  Feeling the direction of the demonic energy, King Dragon teleported to a mountain peak several thousand meters high. The mountain peak was illuminated by starlight, casting a faint white glow on everything. On two higher earth slopes stood two people. The one on the left was about 1.85 meters tall, emitting a soft golden light from his entire body. His dense eyebrows and eyes sparkled like sharp spears as he stood still, staring intently at the person on the right. The person on the right slope was shorter in stature, shrouded in a black robe that seemed to be surrounded by dark smoke, like thick ink. Neither of them noticed King Dragon's arrival.

  In an instant, the two moved. The black-clad man quickly swung out his fists, stirring up a fierce gust of wind. A dark mist, like a tangible entity, transformed into a massive blade over ten feet long and slashed towards his opponent with a force that seemed to split heaven and earth. The killing intent stirred up the small grass and leaves on the mountain top, instantly reducing them to dust in the air.

  The large man on the left was surrounded by a brilliant golden light, like an eggshell spinning around his body. However, it was easily shattered, leaving him vulnerable to the black-clad man's blade. Just as the large man was about to be struck down, Wang Long swiftly swung out a strand of divine energy with his left hand, setting up a Five Elements defense array in front of the large man just before the blade fell.

  At the same time, he sent out another strand of divine energy with his right hand, entering the black-clad man's body and rapidly destroying his internal organs. The black-clad man spat out a blood arrow from his mouth, collapsing to the ground in defeat, his eyes filled with resentment as he glared at Wang Long.

  Here is the translation:

  The big Han was unscathed within Wang Long's defensive array, and saw that the black-clad man who had been fighting with him and his companion for half a day was subdued by Wang Long in just one move. He stood there with his eyes wide open and mouth agape. Wang Long greeted the big Han: "Hello, is the injured person at the foot of the mountain your companion?" The big Han finally came to his senses and nodded hastily: "Yes, where is he now?" "He's at the foot of the mountain. What's going on with you two?" The big Han smiled and said: "Oh, right! My name is Long Er, and my companion is Long San. We were on a mission today, and if it weren't for your timely rescue, we might have died here. Thank you so much! May I ask the hero's name?" Wang Long said: "I'm Wang Long. It was just a small matter, nothing to mention." Long Er walked over and grabbed the black-clad man, saying to Wang Long: "This evil-doer has committed many atrocities. My companion and I tracked him down to this area and saw that he was about to commit another crime, so we intervened to stop him. Who knew that even with our combined strength, we were no match for him? We were lured here and almost got killed on this mountain." Wang Long said: "Let's go find your companion and send him to the hospital. Although I helped repair his internal organs, his external injuries are also severe." Long Er nodded and asked Wang Long again: "Wang brother, if you're not busy, can you help me take my companion to the hospital?" Wang Long nodded, and Long Er carried the black-clad man while following Wang Long to where he had met Long San. Wang Long carried Long San on his back, and together with Long Er, they headed towards the Second Armed Police Hospital in the city.

  After sending Long San to the ward, Long Er said to Wang Long: "Wang Long brother, our leader wants to meet you. Can you go with me?" Wang Long curiously asked: "Excuse me, what do you do? Who is your leader?" Long Er was a bit embarrassed and said: "Brother Wang, this is confidential. If you follow me, you will know. Is that okay?" Wang Long didn't have the habit of sleeping at night after work, he usually spent his time practicing, so he went to take a look.

  Long Er Dai stood in front of a red flag sedan at the entrance of the Armed Police Hospital, making a welcoming gesture: "Wang Xiong, please get in." Wang Long got into the car and said to Long Er Dai: "Brother Long Er, just call me Wang Long." Long Er didn't say much either, sitting down in the front row. The windows on both sides of the luxurious sedan were covered with thick cloth, and a large landscape painting blocked the view between the driver's seat and the back seats. Sitting inside, you couldn't see any scenery outside. Wang Long saw that Long Er had a serious expression on his face, closing his eyes as if meditating, so he didn't say much either, sitting there practicing the Five Elements incantation.

  The car screeched to a halt, and Wang Long and Dragon Two got out. They looked around and found themselves in an underground parking garage. At the elevator entrance stood two armed police officers. Wang Long took a deep breath as he realized that he was not meeting just anyone ordinary. Although he possessed extraordinary abilities, he had never seen such a scene before, and his heart felt slightly tense. He quickly calmed himself down by using his inner energy technique. Following Dragon Two, they walked towards the elevator. Dragon Two flashed his ID at the police officers, who hastily opened the elevator doors. Inside, Dragon Two pressed the button for the 20th floor, and the elevator began to ascend. When it reached the 20th floor, Wang Long was about to step out when Dragon Two grabbed him, saying, "Not yet." After the elevator doors closed again, Dragon Two took out a card and swiped it on the digital display inside the elevator. The elevator suddenly descended towards the underground minus fifth floor. Wang Long felt puzzled. Dragon Two noticed his confusion and explained, "The 20th floor is supposedly our leader's office, but in reality, the leader's office is located on the minus fifth floor underground. If an enemy were to break in and reach the 20th floor, they would be met with over a dozen state-of-the-art laser guns." Wang Long thought to himself, "This is incredible! The security measures are truly impenetrable. I wonder if my Five Elements technique can withstand those laser guns?" As he pondered this question, the elevator arrived at the minus fifth floor underground with a "ding".