Chapter 0164: Becoming King?

Huang Long paid no attention to the discussions on the Continent of Hengyuan.
As the New Year approached, the Huang family’s residence and its surroundings were adorned with red decorations, filled with joy and festivity.
Previously, when the armies of the Dragon Clan and the Church of Light arrived, the Huang family was in a state of panic and chaos.
Now, however, there was peace and celebration.
Those who came to pay homage to Huang Long never stopped, ever since he defeated the armies of the Dragon Clan and the Church of Light and returned to the Huang family. Of course, these people were all the heads of various families on the Continent of Hengyuan.
Huang Long had become a symbol of faith, even worship. This was a phenomenon usually reserved for gods. Just as the demons of hell worshipped the Demon God, the sea tribes overseas worshipped the Sea God, the Temple of Darkness worshipped the Goddess of Life, and the Orc Empire worshipped the Beast God. Of course, the followers of the Church of Light worshipped the God of Light, not the Four-Winged Angel Tobid.
In the days that followed, Huang Long continued to preach, craft weapons, and prepare potions. One day, just as he finished crafting a batch of armor, his fourth sister, Huang Yi, rushed in, hesitating before speaking. Noticing her expression, Huang Long asked, “Fourth sister, what’s wrong?”
Hearing Huang Long call her “sister,” Huang Yi clearly became upset and pouted, saying, “Second brother, you’re only two years older than me. From now on, don’t call me ‘sister’.”
Huang Long smiled calmly and teased her, “Alright, my fourth sister has grown up—she’s now a young woman. I shouldn’t call her ‘sister’ anymore.”
Still upset at being called “sister,” Huang Yi pouted even more, clearly dissatisfied.
“Second brother, I wanted to ask… when will Lifu return?” she asked hesitantly after a while.
Lifu? Huang Long frowned. He knew she was referring to Keli Fu, the son of Kede, a powerful warrior who had joined the Huang family. That young man who used to follow her around.
When the armies of the Dragon Clan and the Church of Light arrived, to eliminate potential threats, Huang Long had killed Regan, Kede, Keli Fu, Rob, and Roze. But later, he claimed they had gone out on a mission. Some people knew this wasn’t true—the five of them had long disappeared. No one in the Huang family dared to ask further. But his fourth sister, Huang Yi, was naive and believed it to be true.
Of course, Huang Long also saw that Huang Yi only had a fondness for Keli Fu and nothing more, which was why he dealt with him along with the other four.
“Fourth sister, let me tell you the truth—they’re already dead,” Huang Long said after much consideration, feeling it necessary to be honest with her.

To prevent this girl from worrying, and now that the Dragon Clan and the Church’s army have withdrawn, there’s nothing left to hide.
“What?! They’re dead?! Colliford and his father are both dead?” Huang Yi clearly couldn’t accept this fact at first; stunned, she murmured to herself.
“Second brother, Colliford… how did they die?!” Huang Yi looked devastated, grabbing Huang Long’s sleeve and looking at him expectantly.
“It was I who killed them,” Huang Long said with a frown.
“What? No, that can’t be! How could you kill them? You’re lying to me! Right?!” Huang Yi reacted violently, unable to believe it as she stared at her beloved second brother.
After Colliford followed his father, Ke De, into the Huang family’s residence, although he pestered her and made her feel “annoyed,” she didn’t really dislike him—just found him somewhat bothersome. Over time, as months passed, she came to accept this “follower.” Sometimes, when she felt depressed, she would confide in this “follower,” and gradually, she got used to such days.
When Colliford disappeared, reportedly on a mission, she waited day after day for him to return. Now, hearing such news, she couldn’t accept it.
“Fourth sister, listen to what your second brother has to say!” Huang Long spoke up.
It seems this girl has misunderstood me.
“No, I won’t listen! I won’t!” Huang Yi covered her ears and cried sadly.
“Why did you kill him, second brother? Did he do something wrong? I know—you must have thought he kept following me and was a bad influence, that’s why you killed him, right?!” Huang Yi cried, losing control of herself.
“Second brother, I hate you! I hate you!” Huang Yi cried heartbrokenly before turning around, covering her face, and running away.
When Huang Yi reached the entrance of the courtyard, she collided with Huang Liang, who was about to enter. Caught off guard, Huang Liang stumbled to the side.
“Fourth sister! Fourth sister!” Huang Liang regained his senses and saw Huang Yi running out crying, so he called out. But in the blink of an eye, Huang Yi was gone.
Huang Liang looked puzzled, then entered the courtyard and asked Huang Long, “Second brother, what happened to the fourth sister?”
Huang Long explained what had happened. After hearing the details, Huang Liang grew anxious and said, “This fourth sister is so foolish. There must be a reason for your actions, second brother. She’s too impulsive. I’ll go talk to her right now and clarify things.”
Although Huang Liang and Huang Yi were the same age, Huang Liang had become more steady in temperament. He knew everything about what had happened with Colliford and the others, so hearing his sister blame Huang Long made him anxious.

Huang Long thought for a moment before saying, “Alright, go ahead.” It would be good for his third brother and fourth sister to clarify things.
Huang Liang left the courtyard and, with the help of the servants, found Huang Yi hiding in a corner of the estate.
“Fourth sister, don’t blame Second Brother,” Huang Liang said as he approached Huang Yi.
Hearing that it was her third brother Huang Liang who had come to talk about this, Huang Yi turned her face away.
“Actually, Colliford and his father, Kode, are sent by the Dragon Language Empire!” Huang Liang sighed upon seeing this.
“What?!” Huang Yi turned her face back, shocked and tearful.
“You’ve wronged Second Brother!”
“They father and son want to harm our Huang family!” Huang Liang nodded and continued.
Huang Yi looked astonished. “Third brother, is this true?”
“It’s true. Father, Mother, and Eldest Brother all know. If you don’t believe me, go ask Mother.” Huang Liang nodded firmly.
After confirming this from Zhao Rong, Huang Yi went back to Huang Long. When she saw him again, ignoring everyone around, she rushed at him in tears, crying and apologizing, “Second Brother, I’m sorry. It’s my fault for blaming you!”
Huang Long was stunned for a moment before patting his fourth sister on the head and saying with a bitter smile, “Second Brother isn’t blaming you. Why cry? Enough, stop crying. If you keep crying, our girl won’t look pretty anymore.”
After a while, Huang Yi got up from Huang Long’s arms, turning from tears to laughter. Pouting and looking embarrassed, she said to everyone, “Second Brother, you’re laughing at me again.”
Everyone laughed.
Huang Yi became even more embarrassed.
“Young Master, the family head says some important officials from the kingdom have come and want to see you in the hall,” Bog said at that moment.
Oh? Important officials? Huang Long sensed something from Bog’s words. After pondering for a while, he said, “Then let’s go.” And so, everyone headed from the courtyard to the hall.
Upon arriving in the hall, they saw dozens of people seated there—all important officials from the Lu Tong Kingdom, marquises, and counts. When they saw Huang Long arrive, they quickly got up from their mounts and bowed. Among them was Angela, the head of the Anni family.
After entering the hall, Huang Long sat down and then waved his hands, making everyone stand up.
At that moment, Huang Xiong, sitting next to Huang Long, said hesitantly, “Longer, they’ve come here to propose that you become the king of the kingdom.”
King of the kingdom?! Huang Wei, Huang Liang, Huang Yi, and the others were stunned before turning happy.
As expected! Huang Long wasn’t surprised. He had guessed their intention earlier.

These days, after King Oud died, his two brothers fought over the throne to no avail, leaving it vacant. However, this situation couldn’t continue—urgent matters of the kingdom needed a king to handle. Moreover, Oud’s two brothers lacked both virtue and ability. After deliberation, the ministers unanimously agreed it was better to choose another king. Oud’s son was too young to take on the role, so they thought of Yellow Dragon.

If Yellow Dragon became the king of the kingdom, undoubtedly, the Lutong Kingdom would thrive under his leadership. In a decade or two, it might even become an empire—or even a superempire surpassing the current five great empires.

At that moment, Angela, the head of the Anni family, also stood up and said respectfully with a smile, “I, Angela, am the first to support Elder Yellow Dragon as king!”

Angela was quite astute, seizing the opportunity to show goodwill.

Other high-ranking officials also stood up, expressing their loyalty.

“Well, you can all go back. You can choose another king for the position.” Just as everyone was cheering in full support of Yellow Dragon becoming king, his calm voice rang out.

Everyone was stunned and fell silent.

It was Huang Xiong who clearly breathed a sigh of relief.

After being momentarily stunned, Angela and the others were about to speak again when Yellow Dragon raised his hand to stop them. “That’s enough. Please go back.” After all, what was the point of being king? It was nothing but a nominal title—a thankless job. Yellow Dragon didn’t have the energy to deal with such trivial matters. He understood Angela and the others’ intentions—they just wanted him to do the hard work.

Besides, he had killed Oud himself, and people were already speculating. If he became king now, how would the people of the Hengyuan Continent view him? He would surely be labeled as a usurper.

Seeing this, Angela and the others could only respectfully withdraw.

“Second brother, this is a good thing. Why didn’t you agree?” Huang Yi spoke up from the side.

“Yi, stop being silly!” Huang Yi was scolded by Huang Xiong as soon as he spoke.

Huang Yi pouted in frustration.

“Longer, you’re doing the right thing. Father was actually afraid you’d agree,” Huang Xiong said after scolding Huang Yi, then turned to Yellow Dragon with a relieved expression.

Yellow Dragon smiled but said nothing.

Zhao Rong interjected, “Longer, are you really going to attack the Blizzard Empire?”

After all, Lin Er, the emperor of the Blizzard Empire, was Yellow Dragon’s uncle. Though they had no contact and no deep relationship, it was still a fact.

“The affairs of the Zhao family can’t just be ignored,” Yellow Dragon said, a cold glint in his eyes. “Don’t worry, Mother. I know what to do.”

But whatever happens, Dina, the Obu family must bear the consequences!