Chapter 0069: Guesses

“What! Duros of the Hill family, hundreds of guards—everyone dead!”
“Eya, the head of the George family, and his guards also died at the hands of the Hill family!”
“Ninety percent of the Hill family’s buildings were destroyed, with a terrifying giant handprint on the ground! It’s unclear how this happened—even the giant hands of the Sacred Realm beasts can’t be that big!”
“It’s said that on the night the Hill family was destroyed, the royal palace was also attacked by three Sacred Realm beasts. Two of the three guardians in the palace died, with only Kas escaping. But both Kas and King Oriel are seriously injured. It’s said King Oriel won’t live much longer!”
“Do you think these two events might be related?”
“It must be a coincidence. If some powerful force wanted to target our Lu Tong Kingdom, it wouldn’t involve the Hill and George families.”
“Then what do you think caused this?”
“Who knows? But it’s said one of the beasts that attacked Lu Tong Kingdom was the Hellish Super Divine Beast, the Sky Blue Python Ox. Could this be related to the Hellish Demons?”
The sudden destruction of the Hill family and the attack on the Lu Tong Kingdom’s royal palace by three Sacred Realm beasts instantly sent shockwaves through the kingdom.
Compared to these two major events, the duel between Huang Long and Du Fei seemed like a minor disturbance.
The Hill family was one of the four major families in Lu Tong Kingdom, and Duros’s daughter, Du Meng, was supposed to become the empress of the Dragon Language Empire. Now that the Hill family had been destroyed, it was as if a heavy blow had been dealt to the Dragon Language Empire.
For a time, the entire Lu Tong Kingdom was filled with speculation and fear. Nearby small kingdoms also heard the news and became restless.
After all, before, with the three Sacred Realm guardians in place, those kingdoms had hesitated to act. But now, with two guardians dead, one seriously injured, and King Oriel on the verge of death, along with princes fighting for power and the kingdom’s politics in chaos, how could nearby countries miss such an opportunity?
After Huang Long killed Duros and Eya and returned to his courtyard, the three Sacred Realm beasts returned and reported the outcome of the battle at the palace.
Huang Long was fairly satisfied with the result. After all, he couldn’t destroy the entire Lu Tong Kingdom’s palace. If that happened, the kingdom would fall apart, and the Huang family would be affected too. Though protected by his own forces, the Huang family would be safe, but it wasn’t the outcome Huang Long wanted.
Early the next morning, a maid from Zhao Rong’s side came and led Huang Long to the hall.

When Huang Long arrived, Huang Xiong, Zhao Rong, Huang Liang, and Huang Yi were all there, along with some other direct descendants of the Huang family. Among those present, Huang Long also saw Huang Cheng and his son Huang Liang. Huang Long was aware of Huang Cheng and his son’s collusion with theHill family. However, he hadn’t killed them last night because he didn’t want people to realize that the destruction of theHill family was related to the deaths of Huang Cheng and his son. He had to wait until the turmoil subsided before dealing with these two pests. Huang Long wasn’t afraid that these two might come up with some tricks. Huang Xiong sat at the main seat in the hall. He had been called to the palace early in the morning and had just returned, learning that the palace had been attacked by three sacred realm beasts. As the commander of the Thunder Eagle Legion, he was also “shocked.” “Last night, the palace was attacked by those three sacred realm beasts for no reason. I’m sure everyone has heard about it. Today, I went to the palace to see the king. He’s no longer able to rule, and now the people in the capital are in panic,” Huang Xiong said with a furrowed brow. The people of the Huang family present began to murmur. Huang Xiong raised his hand to signal them to be quiet. Once everyone was silent, he said solemnly, “This isn’t the time to discuss these matters. I called everyone here today to ask which prince we should support to ascend the throne.” “This morning, aside from the fourth prince, the other three princes have come to me, seeking our Huang family’s support.” O’Leir mentioned that casualties, as well as the support of the Huang family and the Annie family, were crucial for the succession to the throne. That’s why, before he returned from the palace this morning, all three princes had approached Huang Xiong. Zhao Rong asked, “What does Angela think?” “He and I both believe that our Lu Tong kingdom urgently needs a prince to inherit the throne and stabilize the country. And we both think the second prince is the right choice,” Huang Xiong replied. “If the family head makes a decision, we have no objections,” said one of the family officials in support. In fact, in normal family meetings, it was Huang Xiong who made the final decision. He called them here just to inform them of the outcome. So, the officials present agreed unanimously, and Huang Cheng also said he had no other opinions. Seeing this, Huang Xiong arranged some further preparations for the family and asked everyone to leave. “I don’t know where so many powerful beings from the sacred realms came from. TheHill family was destroyed overnight for no reason, and even Eya couldn’t escape. As a result, two sacred realm beasts were lost in the Lu Tong palace. For our Huang family, this is either a blessing or a curse,” Huang Xiong said with a wry smile. “With Old Dog Du dead, it’s certainly good news for our Huang family,” Zhao Rong said with a smile. Huang Xiong shook his head and said nothing.

Then, Zhao Rong turned to Huang Long and said, “Long, don’t go out these days. The Wang City is in great chaos right now.” Huang Long could only nod in agreement.
As they left the hall, Huang Xiong’s voice came from behind, “If our Huang family also had a few powerful saints, we wouldn’t have to worry so much.”
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Back in the courtyard, Huang Long turned to Bog and asked, “Have you found any news about that Du Meng?”
Last night, when Huang Long destroyed theHill family, that Du Meng was not in their mansion.
Bog shook his head. “Sir, I think that Du Meng has left Wang City.” Then, after some thought, he added, “Could he have fled to the Dragon Language Empire with the eldest prince of that empire, Long Ji? Should I go and kill him?”
“Hmm, send Kaidi instead,” Huang Long replied, a cold glint in his eyes.
“Yes, sir,” Bog replied respectfully before retreating.
After Bog left the courtyard, Huang Long spent his time either refining pills or weapons, or sending the orc Natt to the mercenary guild to take on missions.
Before long, the New Year arrived.
After the New Year passed, Huang Long turned seven years old.
This holiday, his elder brother Huang Wei did not return but stayed at the Baru Academy. It was said he was close to reaching the rank of Level 7 warrior, so he focused on training. Once he reached Level 7, he planned to apply for graduation before coming back.
On the first day of the New Year, with the support of the Huang family and the Annie family, the second prince ascended to the throne of King Lu Tong, bringing joy throughout the country.
As the old year ended and a new one began, the headquarters of theHill family was destroyed, leaving it completely shattered and forced to step down from its position among the four major families. The fate of the George family was similar.
The two-month holiday passed quickly.
The cold left, and warm spring arrived.