Chapter 0146: Don’t Kill Him!
Before long, Arch-Cardinal Yif entered the Dragon Palace under the guidance of the dragon descendants.
Upon entering, Arch-Cardinal Yif bowed respectfully to Dragon Emperor Fei and said, “Yif pays his respects to His Majesty the Dragon Emperor.”
Seeing Arch-Cardinal Yif’s respectful demeanor, Dragon Emperor Fei’s originally cold expression softened slightly. “No need for such formalities. What brings you here?”
Arch-Cardinal Yif replied, “I have come at the command of His Holiness the Pope to discuss certain matters with Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor.”
“Oh, Hades?” Dragon Emperor Fei’s mind stirred.
“The Holy See wishes to form an alliance with the dragons,” Arch-Cardinal Yif continued.
“An alliance!” Not only was the Dragon Emperor surprised, but the dragon elders in the palace were also agitated—this had never happened before.
“The reason,” Dragon Emperor Fei said gravely after his surprise.
“The Yellow Dragon!” At these words, Arch-Cardinal Yif’s usually calm eyes flashed with cold intensity.
“The Yellow Dragon?” Dragon Emperor Fei and the dragon elders were taken aback. Could it be that the Holy See also had a feud with the Yellow Dragon?
Since the incident involving the Twelve Angels of Tairuo and Rixi had not spread far yet, the overseas Dragon Islands were still unaware of the feud between the Holy See and the Yellow Dragon.
“That’s correct,” Arch-Cardinal Yif continued, recounting the story of Tairuo and the Twelve Angels of Rixi.
If Dragon Emperor Fei and the dragon elders had been shocked by the Yellow Dragon killing Odo earlier, hearing Arch-Cardinal Yif’s account left them even more stunned. Now they understood just how “bold” the Yellow Dragon really was.
Previously, when the Yellow Dragon attacked the palace of the Dragon Language Empire, Moro andFiet returned to the Dragon Islands to “complain,” but Dragon Emperor Fei and the elders had dismissed this young Yellow Dragon as an easy target. Now they realized they had been utterly wrong.
The Twelve Angels—such power was equivalent to half of the strength of the dragons in the palace right now.
According to Arch-Cardinal Yif, the Yellow Dragon didn’t even have his sacred domain magical pets with him at that time. If those pets were added, then the Yellow Dragon’s strength would be no less than that of the Dragon Islands!
Although this didn’t include the supreme elders of the dragons who were in seclusion on Dragon Coiling Star, this strength was still enough to move Dragon Emperor Fei.
“What does the Holy See intend?” Dragon Emperor Fei asked, still in shock.
“The Yellow Dragon must not be allowed to grow any stronger,” Arch-Cardinal Yif said coldly.
Dragon Emperor Fei Li frowned. To be honest, the threat posed by the Yellow Dragon was indeed too great. If things continued like this and it reached the point of breaking through to the Divine Realm, even the Supreme Elders on Panlong Star would not be able to suppress it.
But cooperate with the Church? That had never happened before. The Dragon race was the strongest in the world—now they were considering allying with others just for a 15-year-old kid? If this got out, it would also damage the dignity of the Dragon race. Dragon Emperor Fei Li’s expression shifted constantly.
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The Yellow Dragon returned from the Dark Forest Empire to the Kingdom of Lutong at full speed. Before long, it stepped onto the territory of the Kingdom of Lutong. Since it hadn’t informed the Huang family of its return, there was no grand welcome ceremony in the royal capital when it arrived. Everything was as usual.
The streets of the Kingdom of Lutong’s royal capital were much busier than before, with people coming and going in large numbers. The Yellow Dragon rarely appeared in the royal capital, so no one recognized it along the way. Moreover, the Yellow Dragon was walking with Bog and the others, not riding on a Sky Blue Python Ox, so it didn’t stand out among the crowd.
As they were walking, suddenly, an old beggar and a young beggar were accidentally bumped into by passersby, losing their balance and hitting several nobles in front of them. The old and young beggars looked panicked and kept apologizing repeatedly.
“Damn it, old man, kid! Are your eyes blind? You bumped into our young master. Do you think just saying sorry is enough? Do you know how expensive his clothes are? They cost hundreds of taels of silver. Now they’re dirty—can you afford to compensate?” What was originally a minor incident turned into a bigger problem when the noble’s servant got angry, grabbed the old and young beggars, and shouted at them.
The old and young beggars became even more terrified.
“Sorry, young master, we—”
But before the old beggar could finish speaking, the servant pulled him up by force. “Sorry!” Then he threw the old beggar hard to the ground. After that, he stepped on him again. “I accidentally kicked you—sorry!” One kick after another, amid the old beggar’s cries of pain and pleas for mercy, the young beggar also rushed over with his thin body to protect the old beggar, crying, “Please stop! Spare my grandfather!”
Another servant saw this and also rushed over, punching and kicking the young beggar. The noble youths remained indifferent, standing in the middle and sneering, “Don’t kill them—just maim them!”
Onlookers gathered around to watch, but no one dared to step in to stop them. When one person couldn’t stand it and tried to intervene, they were suddenly pulled back by someone nearby. “Do you want to die? Those people are from the Huang family!”
The Huang family!
In the entire kingdom of Lutong, there was only one Huang family—the Huang family of Huang Long.
That man’s expression changed drastically, but then he angrily said, “So what if it’s the Huang family? Does that mean they can bully others and do whatever they want?”
“Brother, it’s better to leave it alone. Right now, even the king himself wouldn’t dare to say anything against the Huang family. Those people are acting tyrannically because of Huang Long’s reputation. If you don’t provoke them, it’s fine; but if you do, you might end up disabled, or even your family could get hurt.”
“I know those people. A few days ago, a commoner offended them and was beaten half to death.”
Huang Long frowned as he listened to the discussions around him.
Borg, Nat, and Gusta cautiously watched Huang Long’s expression.
They hadn’t expected to encounter such things upon returning. It seemed many such incidents must have happened during the half year Huang Long was away.
Borg cautiously stepped forward and said, “Young master, we…”
Huang Long didn’t speak. Instead, his expression turned cold as he stepped forward. An invisible force pushed everyone aside, and he stood in front of them. With a cold snort, the two servants who were beating the old and young beggars were suddenly thrown back as if struck hard.
Everyone screamed and stepped back.
The young men from the Huang family hadn’t expected anyone to dare interfere with them. But seeing Huang Long’s imposing presence, they didn’t act immediately. The middle-aged one shouted, “Kid, we’re from the Huang family. It’s better for you to stay out of this. Otherwise, hehe, even if you’re from the royal family, don’t blame us if we’re harsh to you!”
Strangely, these so-called young men from the Huang family didn’t recognize Huang Long. Could they be new to the family? Borg and the others were puzzled.
Huang Long ignored their threats. Instead, he stepped forward, helped the old and young beggars up, gave them each a pill, and told Borg to take them aside.
The young men from the Huang family were shocked that he ignored their family’s reputation. Their faces darkened, especially the middle-aged one, who glared angrily, “Kid, how dare you!”
But before he could finish speaking, he was slapped, screamed in pain, and flew backward, falling to the side of the street.
The young men from the Huang family were stunned, terrified. Not only they but also everyone around them was frozen in shock.
Under normal circumstances, Yellow Dragon wouldn’t intervene; matters like these were usually handled by Borg and Nat. But since Yellow Dragon took action himself this time, Borg, Nat, and Gusta realized their master was truly angry. It was no wonder—he was furious that someone dared to do such things to tarnish the Yellow family’s reputation in front of him.
“Dog, you wretched thing! How dare you attack someone from the Yellow family!”
The young man who had been flung away by a single palm strike had blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, a clear palm print on his left cheek, and two front teeth missing. After standing up, he pointed at Yellow Dragon in a mix of anger and shock, speaking indistinctly.
But as soon as he finished speaking, a palm print appeared on his right cheek as well. With a scream, he was flung backward again.
The young men from the Yellow family all stepped back in terror.
“Sir, you’d better leave quickly! They’re from the Yellow family—the Yellow family, led by Senior Yellow Dragon. You must be from outside, right? Don’t you know?”
“Yes, sir, please leave now. If the people from the Yellow family arrive, you won’t be able to get away,” some of the onlookers urged kindly.
Yellow Dragon remained unmoved. He stepped forward, checked the injuries of the old and young beggars, and saw that they had recovered quite well after taking the medicinal pills. He told Borg to give them some gold coins before leaving.
The old and young beggars were clearly stunned. Once they recovered, they kowtowed to Yellow Dragon in gratitude, tears streaming down their faces.
The old beggar said, “Sir, we are worthless people. If we die, so be it. But now we’ve caused you to offend the Yellow family. I—”
The Yellow family! Yellow Dragon sighed inwardly.
Suddenly, there was a commotion ahead, and a group of people arrived. From afar, someone shouted, “The people from the Yellow family are here!”
The young men from the Yellow family smiled in joy, while the onlookers urged Yellow Dragon to leave quickly.
“Leave?! Who dares to leave after attacking someone from our family? Kid, wait and see how you die! Not only you, but your entire family will suffer as well!” The young man who had been slapped by Yellow Dragon was helped to stand by his companions, his face twisted in a fierce grin.
But as soon as he spoke, he was flung backward again and lay motionless on the ground, apparently unconscious.
The young men from the Yellow family stared in shock, pointing at Yellow Dragon, unsure what to say.
Yellow Dragon waved his hand, sending them all flying away.
“Who is it? Who dares to attack someone from our family?” The angry shouts of the Yellow family’s men rang out as soon as those young men were sent flying.
The onlookers were like birds startled by a bowstring, retreating far away to avoid it, showing that it had nothing to do with them. The few Huanglong members stood alone in the middle of the street.