Chapter 0669: Family Assembly

The sun rose in the east, casting its light everywhere.
A new day had begun!

As the dawn broke, Long City came alive with crowds. Streets were packed, filled with traffic and noise, and everyone wore expressions of excitement.
Today was the annual family assembly of the Dragon God Clan, held once every ten years!

The Dragon God Clan was the main lineage of the ancient Huang family, wielding significant influence in the Hengyuan Realm. Thus, every time their family assembly took place, it attracted not only descendants of other branches of the Huang family from various places but also members from other major families, kingdoms, duchies, and even empires in the Hengyuan Realm.

When Huang Long, Huang Fei, Huang Yi, and a few others from Qingfeng Town stepped out of the hotel, they saw the streets bustling with people.
Although there had been many people in the previous two days, it paled in comparison to today.
It seemed as if everyone in Long City had gathered here today.

“Let’s go!” Huang Long pulled back his focus and said calmly. Then, he led the way toward Long City Square, where the annual family assembly was held.
Huang Fei, Huang Yi, and the others followed closely behind him.

This scene was observed by a member of the Dragon God Clan sent by Huang Heng to spy on Huang Fei and the others. They exchanged puzzled looks, clearly confused.
Who was this dark-haired young man? Huang Fei was the administrator of Qingfeng Town and held a relatively high position among the Huang family’s administrators. Yet why was he showing such respect to a dark-haired young man in his twenties?!

“Should we report this to the clan head?” one of the Dragon God Clan members asked.
“Never mind. The family assembly starts soon anyway. Huang Fei can’t escape,” another sneered.
The other members nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile, Huang Long, as he walked toward Long City Square with the crowd, smirked coldly. He was aware that the Dragon God Clan members were spying on them, but he simply didn’t care.

Before long, Huang Long and the others arrived at Long City Square.
The square was enormous. Since it served as the venue for the Dragon God Clan’s family assemblies, it had been continuously expanded to accommodate five to six hundred thousand people. Even so, it still seemed crowded.

According to the arrangements of the Dragon God Clan, Huang Fei and the others led Huang Long to their seats in Qingfeng Town.
Because Huang Fei held a relatively high position among the branch administrators, their seats were placed fairly close to the front. After the clan elders and direct descendants, it was Qingfeng Town’s turn.
Huang Heng and Prince Long didn’t deliberately place their seats at the back to make things difficult for Huang Fei and the others.

Once they reached their seats, Huang Long and the others sat down.

As more and more people flocked into Longcheng Square, the originally empty seats gradually filled up. Besides those seats, many descendants of other families stood around the perimeter of the square. In the middle of the square was an open area, serving as the stage for the Weapon Forging Competition and the Potion Crafting Competition. Suddenly, the noisy crowd fell silent. Looking over, Huang Long saw a group of people entering the stage one after another, led by an old man with red hair. “It’s him! Senior Dragon尊Senior Dragon尊!!” “The head of the Dragon God Family!” “Hey, isn’t that General Lodar of the Tanghai Empire? And behind him is Xu Wu Tian, the eldest son of the War God Sect?! I didn’t expect General Lodar and Xu Wu Tian to be here too!” Immediately, the crowd, which had just calmed down, became agitated again, everyone filled with excitement. General Lodar of the Tanghai Empire held a very high status in the Hengyuan Realm. Although he was only a peak Saint Realm warrior, his influence was not much less than that of a Divine Realm warrior. As for Xu Wu Tian, the eldest son of the War God Sect, he was regarded as the strongest among the younger generation in the Hengyuan Realm, his reputation unmatched by anyone else in that generation! Xu Wu Tian was the role model and goal for the younger generation to strive for. Some young women from noble families let out infatuated screams upon seeing his handsome and stylish appearance. Seeing this, Xu Wu Tian raised his right hand and waved gently at the crowd, smiling charmingly in a very stylish manner, which made those young women scream even louder. “Eldest Son Xu Wu Tian!” “Lord Xu Wu Tian!” The situation became somewhat out of control, with calls for Xu Wu Tian echoing continuously. Huang Feng, Huang Heng, and Lodar all glanced at Xu Wu Tian with complex expressions. However, Xu Wu Tian’s talent to reach the level of a Saint Realm warrior at just 23 years old was indeed rare—perhaps in a hundred or two hundred years, the War God Sect might gain another Divine Realm warrior! Sitting in her seat, Huang Yi looked at the young and handsome Xu Wu Tian, then glanced at Huang Long beside her. Suddenly, she felt that compared to Huang Long, Xu Wu Tian was nothing but a showoff clown in her eyes. This was due to the change in Huang Yi’s status; if she were still a mid-level Level 7 warrior and unaware of Huang Long’s true identity, she wouldn’t have thought so. Looking at Xu Wu Tian on stage, Huang Long couldn’t help but recall his own days in the Hengyuan Realm over a hundred thousand years ago. Back then, his influence was no less than Xu Wu Tian’s! Thinking about it now, Huang Long shook his head.

At that moment, Huang Heng said to Huang Long, “This Void Heaven certainly can’t compare to Lord Huang Long; he’s nothing but a joke!” Though it was flattery, it was true. Huang Long knew Huang Fei had misunderstood him and said nothing. He had just shaken his head, recalling the past and finding it amusing—not targeting Void Heaven at all. Even compared to his past self, Void Heaven was no match. The guards of the Dragon God Family maintained order, and after a while, the situation was under control. Huang Feng scanned the surroundings before beginning his speech at the assembly, delivering some insipid words of thanks to those who had come to support the Dragon God Family’s gathering. However, when he mentioned that Luo Dar, the Grand Marshal of the Tanghai Empire, and Void Heaven from the War God Sect would serve as judges for the weapon-making and potion-making competitions, and that Void Heaven was now a powerhouse of the Sacred Realm, the crowd immediately became chaotic. The news of Void Heaven breaking through to the Sacred Realm hadn’t spread yet, but now that Huang Feng had mentioned it, one could imagine how excited the younger generation who admired him must be. Void Heaven smiled and nodded again. Though he hid his pride well, he couldn’t help feeling proud. Being a 23-year-old powerhouse of the Sacred Realm, he indeed had reason to be proud! It took some time before the crowd calmed down again. After Huang Feng, it was Huang Heng’s turn to speak. As the current head of the Dragon God Family, it was natural for him to preside over the family assembly. However, as per tradition, before each assembly’s weapon-making and potion-making competitions, Huang Heng would handle some internal family matters. For example, determining which collateral relatives had made the greatest contributions over the past decade and which had acted against the family’s interests. Those who had merits would be rewarded, and those who deserved punishment must be punished! “Our family has always been clear about rewards and punishments!” said Huang Heng. Then, he listed one by one who deserved rewards and who deserved punishment over the past decade. When it came to Qingfeng Town, a cold glint appeared in Huang Heng’s eyes as he glanced at Huang Fei and the others seated in Qingfeng Town’s section. “Huang Fei, the administrator of Qingfeng Town, has colluded with outsiders and oppressed his own kin!” Huang Heng’s voice suddenly rose, fierce in tone, causing immediate uproar. Everyone turned to look at Huang Fei and the others in Qingfeng Town’s section—some with schadenfreude, some shaking their heads in regret, some with pity, and some with anger!

Colluding with outsiders and oppressing fellow clan members! This is completely nonsense. Although Huang Fei expected Huang Heng to frame him at the clan assembly, he never imagined such a reason would be used. This amounts to treason, and according to the clan rules, it’s a capital offense! It also implicates his relatives.
Huang Fei’s gaze turned icy! Aside from Huang Long and Huang Yi, who remained calm, everyone else in Qingfeng Town’s faces paled. They knew this was simply nonsense concocted by the clan head!
Over the past decade, Huang Fei had worked diligently to contribute to the clan, and they had seen it with their own eyes in Qingfeng Town.
“Huang Heng, I wonder whom I’ve colluded with and which clan member I’ve oppressed?” At that moment, Huang Fei’s cold voice rang out.
Huang Heng?! Hearing Huang Fei dare to call the clan head’s name in front of hundreds of thousands of people, everyone in the Huang family and other outsiders stared at him strangely.
Just this alone was enough to warrant a charge of daring to defy one’s superiors!
Huang Heng’s murderous intent grew stronger, yet his expression remained calm as he said, “You’ve colluded with the Demon Mercenary Group and the Mad Mercenary Group to oppress Qinglang Town!”
The Demon Mercenary Group and the Mad Mercenary Group were somewhat notorious in the Dragon God Mountains, and not in a good light. Many had heard of them. As soon as Huang Heng spoke, chaos ensued.
“I never thought Huang Fei was someone who colluded with those groups to oppress Qinglang Town!”
“I heard he’s always had a poor relationship with Qinglang Town, which is stronger than Qingfeng Town. It’s not surprising that Huang Fei would collude with those groups!”
“I never thought Huang Fei was such a hypocritical scoundrel!”
Many started discussing it, while others remained silent. They knew things probably weren’t as Huang Heng claimed, but even if they knew, no one dared speak up. Anyone who did would be labeled as Huang Fei’s accomplice!
Huang Heng sat on the podium, his expression calm and unreadable. Meanwhile, Xu Wu Tian’s gaze fell on Huang Long beside Huang Fei, his eyes flickering slightly.
For some reason, this dark-haired young man gave him a strange feeling.
“Who is this dark-haired young man? It seems Huang Fei respects him greatly?” Xu Wu Tian thought to himself.
Suddenly, Huang Fei burst into laughter—a laugh of rage. He hadn’t expected Lord Long Xiaotian to collude with those groups to attack him. Now, in Huang Heng’s eyes, he was the one who had colluded with those groups to attack Qinglang Town!

“That’s just your word against mine; you can say whatever you want. Huang Heng, is that how you plan to convict me?!” Huang Fei stared intently at Huang Heng on the podium.