Chapter 0015: It’s Superb!

Zhao Ying was surprised to see the other person just leave like that. In the end, she could only point at their back and shout, “Lin Guangdan, don’t let me see you again—or I’ll beat you every time!” After saying that, ignoring whether they could see her or not, she raised her small pink fist angrily.

On the way back, Huang Long learned from Zhao Ying’s angry mutterings about the identity of her old rival—the little brat. He was Lin Guang, the nephew of Emperor Lin Er of the Blizzard Empire and the youngest son of Lin Quan, the only marquis in the empire. No wonder he dared to rob Zhao Ying, the little witch.

Not long after returning to Zhao’s courtyard, Huang Long was called to the hall by Huang Mei, a maid of his mother Zhao Rong, who said his second uncle had returned. Although Second Uncle Zhao Tian was one of the top ten headmasters of mercenary groups in the Hengyuan Continent and often away, he had to return for his father Zhao Yang’s 80th birthday. So, he came back to the Zhao family the day before the celebration.

When he arrived in the hall, Huang Long saw Second Uncle Zhao Tian. Zhao Tian had inherited his grandfather Zhao Yang’s appearance—a square face, sharp eyes, an imposing presence, and a full beard. Seeing his nephew, Zhao Tian’s usually stern face finally broke into a smile.

“Third sister, is Long six years old this year?” Zhao Tian asked Zhao Rong.
“Yes, second brother,” Zhao Rong replied with a nod.
“Six years… twenty-two years have passed in the blink of an eye,” Zhao Tian said with a sigh. “When you married into their family back then, both I and the old man disagreed. And who would have thought about Fourth Sister as well?” He paused here.

Although the Huang family was also one of the four major families in the Lutong Kingdom, it was far inferior to the Zhao family. Their social status didn’t match, so Zhao Rong’s marriage to the Huang family had been opposed by Zhao Yang and Zhao Tian back then.

“Second brother, it’s rare for Third Sister to be back. Let’s not bring up those old matters anymore. Besides, I think Huang Xiong isn’t bad—far better than that Lin Quan,” Zhao Shou interjected.

Lin Quan? Marquis Lin Quan of the Blizzard Empire? From the side, Huang Long realized that this Marquis Lin Quan seemed to have some ambiguous relationship with his parents.

“Second brother, is Fourth Sister doing well now? After all these years, is she still resenting me?” Zhao Rong looked sad.
“Although Fourth Sister married Lin Er and became an imperial concubine, enjoying wealth and power, life in the palace, full of intrigues, isn’t very happy for her,” Zhao Tian sighed as well.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Rong’s expression fell. She had returned rarely over the years since marrying into the Huang family, partly out of fear of seeing her fourth sister, Zhao Miao. If it hadn’t been for her own actions back then, things might not have turned out this way.
“Fourth sister married Lin Er out of anger back then. It’s not your fault, third sister. You don’t need to blame yourself either,” Zhao Shou said.
Huang Long was stunned—even his aunt Zhao Miao and Lin Er, the Emperor of the Blizzard Empire, were involved in this. A five-way relationship? It was rather complicated. Perhaps his mother Zhao Rong and the others brought it up because they thought Huang Long was too young to understand such things.
Gradually, Huang Long figured out what had happened. Back then, his parents, his aunt, and the brothers Lin Er and Lin Quan all studied at one of the two major academies on the Hengyuan Continent—Shenfeng Academy. Later, the five of them became friends. His aunt Zhao Miao fell in love with his father, Huang Xiong, but unexpectedly, his father and mother fell deeply in love with each other. As for Lin Er and Lin Quan, they both developed feelings for his mother Zhao Rong and his aunt Zhao Miao.
Later, his father Huang Xiong married his mother Zhao Rong, and his aunt Zhao Miao, out of anger, married Lin Er, who was pursuing her at the time—before he became the Emperor of the Blizzard Empire. Lin Quan, who liked his mother Zhao Rong, ended up marrying the daughter of a noble from the Blizzard Empire out of disappointment. Although his aunt Zhao Miao married Lin Er, she truly loved his father Huang Xiong and always felt that his mother had stolen his father’s heart. As a result, the relationship between his mother and aunt had been poor for many years.
“Fourth sister, Long is six years old now. Has he taken his talent test?” Feeling the dull atmosphere in the hall, Zhao Shou changed the subject.
Zhao Rong snapped out of her thoughts and nodded. “It was done over ten days ago.”
Thinking of her son’s magic talent test results, Zhao Rong felt a bit less upset, and a smile appeared on her face.
“Oh, and what were the results?” Zhao Tian asked, eager to know about his nephew’s talents.
Zhao Rong smiled. “Elder brother, second brother, guess.”
“Could it be that he has the same top-tier warrior talent as Wei?” Seeing his sister’s happy expression, Zhao Tian also grew happy.
But Zhao Rong shook her head.
Zhao Shou and Zhao Tian were slightly surprised. Zhao Shou said, “So it’s not a warrior? A mage?” Then he and Zhao Tian stared at Zhao Rong.
Zhao Rong nodded.
Zhao Shou laughed heartily, feeling relieved. “I never expected my nephew to be a mage! Seeing how happy you are, third sister, his talent must be quite high, right? Maybe even top-tier?”
Zhao Rong smiled but shook her head.
Zhao Shou and Zhao Tian looked slightly disappointed, but they understood after thinking about it. After all, how many geniuses could there be in this world?

Zhao Tian smiled and said, “It doesn’t matter if it’s not top-tier. Being a mage is even more noble than being a warrior. Long Er’s magical talent is intermediate, right? With hard work and our guidance, there’s no problem reaching level seven or even eight as a mage.” He gave his sister a comforting look. Zhao Shou nodded in agreement beside him. Zhao Rong glanced at her two brothers and smiled brightly, “It’s super-tier!” What?! Super-tier?! Zhao Tian and Zhao Shou were stunned, staring at their sister with wide eyes and slightly labored breathing. “Elemental affinity—super-tier in all elements! Mental strength—top-tier!” Zhao Rong was pleased with her brothers’ reactions and continued. Elemental affinity—super-tier in all elements! Mental strength—top-tier! Zhao Tian and Zhao Shou exchanged a glance and gasped, their eyes widening again! After a while, they turned to stare intently at their nephew Huang Long, their enthusiasm no less intense than that of the Church official Rufat who had tested Huang Long’s talents back then. … When the Zhao family learned of Huang Long’s magical talent, they burst into laughter. Especially Grandpa Zhao Yang, whose face turned red as if he had become much younger. Having such an amazing magical talent in his grandson brought comfort to Zhao Yang in his old age. Hearing this news, he immediately laughed heartily, repeating “Good, good, good!” three times. Tomorrow was his 80th birthday, and now learning that his grandson had such extraordinary magical talent was truly double joy. In the courtyard, Huang Long gazed at the bright moon in the night sky, recalling everyone’s surprised reactions during the day. He shook his head. Although he hadn’t undergone a warrior talent test, he knew that after six years of cultivation, his abilities in both magic and combat energy must be super-super tier. What if they knew his warrior talent was also super-super tier? The night passed peacefully. As the sun rose, Zhao Yang’s 80th birthday finally arrived.