[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens":3,"chapter-heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-50":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Heir to the Kingdom of 1.4 Billion Citizens",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2270925,4434,"Chapter 50: 1.4 Billion Blessings Ascension (Combined)","heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-50",50,"\u003Cp>Minestone Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the brothel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A frail girl was being dragged step by step by enforcers; even as she struggled desperately until her fingers bled and her dress tore, she could not resist the handful of burly, grim-faced thugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please, I’ll work hard to pay off my family’s debt...” The girl’s voice was hoarse, her pretty face streaked with tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew that once she stepped through that door, a hellish life awaited her—helpless, enslaved, and eventually discarded like trash, just as she had seen when she once passed here with her father, selling fruit in Minestone Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Work? How long can you work? Can you even repay it?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll tell you this—if you keep resisting, once you’re inside Red Rose’s door, I’ll make you wish you were dead in the taming room!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Growing impatient, the lead enforcer seized the girl’s long hair with a force that threatened to snap it and barked furiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was Lu Ka, Red Rose’s top enforcer and doorkeeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he not cared about the merchandise’s condition, he would have already beaten this stubborn girl senseless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t too late—the taming room had many tools that wouldn’t damage the merchandise’s value but could teach them well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, a flash of cruelty and excitement passed through Lu Ka’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you staring at? Finished your farm work? Sold your goods yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All of you, get out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ka roared at the crowd gathered around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xia Mingyu furrowed his brow, while beside him, Boge Chu trembled with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you want to die?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What trash dares disrespect my lord?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy shoved through the crowd and strode straight to Lu Ka’s face, delivering a brutal slap before Lu Ka could react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Lu Ka was far bulkier than Boge, a transcendent’s strength could not be measured by physique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy slap sent Lu Ka’s vision spinning; his fat body nearly fainted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-who are you? Why did you hit me?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once-fierce, menacing brute now clutched his face, bewildered like a frightened girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, that single slap had left him dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you dare answer back after disrespected my master?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boge grew even angrier and raised his hand for another loud slap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, one of Lu Ka’s teeth flew out and rolled clattering onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other enforcers behind him rushed forward to help—but froze at Boge’s hawk-like, ferocious glare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the boy before them was unnaturally strong, wore a steel sword at his waist, carried a longbow and a quiver full of iron-tipped arrows, and had no Zhiyejiahu  on his head—likely a dangerous transcendent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could bully girls with their boss, but attacking this ruthless man would be a losing gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, please forgive me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing he might be beaten to death, Lu Ka dropped to his knees and pleaded desperately through his broken mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...You should beg for mercy from my lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Boge lower his hand, though his anger still simmered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Lu Ka notice the black-haired youth standing silently behind the boy, watching everything. He flickered his eyes, quickly using years of experience reading people to judge the man’s status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pale, delicate skin, rare black hair and eyes, silk garments clearly made of premium materials by a master craftsman, a black top hat of unmistakable craftsmanship—and most crucially, no identity blessing on his head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ka had heard of items that could conceal identity blessings, but they were expensive, and only the highest nobility would ever need them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now their identities were clear—a noble young master out for a stroll with his retainer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the gods, noble sir, please forgive this lowly dog!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ka crawled on all fours, trying to kiss Xia Mingyu’s shoe tip—but Boge’s icy glare stopped him dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What trash dares kiss my lord’s shoe tip?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a loyal hound like me deserves that honor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, your entire visit to Red Rose is free tonight—consider it my apology. Is that acceptable?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ka stood up awkwardly, rubbing his hands with a sycophantic smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine. But I want her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu pointed at the crying girl on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, she hasn’t been tamed yet...! Yes! Please come in—I’ll prepare the highest-class room for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ka was about to refuse, but saw Boge raise his hand again—and immediately agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, and bring me ten girls.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xia Mingyu was about to step through the brothel’s door, he paused, plucked a red rose from the entrance flowerbed, and said gravely:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, ten girls won’t guarantee quality!” Lu Ka said seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boge lowered his hand silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Rose Brothel, third floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ceiling soared high, adorned with delicate crystal chandeliers that shimmered softly as they swayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the spacious bed lay layers of soft silk mattresses; red roses, vivid and dewy, hung on the walls, while incense burned on both bedside tables, releasing a seductive fragrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was indeed the most luxurious room in the brothel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why were you sold here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu sat on the bed, gazing at the girl kneeling before him, her face filled with terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Our village was tricked by a traveling merchant. My family couldn’t pay taxes, so we were forced to borrow from Lord Hock—and in a week, the debt tripled...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl answered timidly, her fingers still dripping blood, too afraid to even breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew the black-haired youth before her—who made those brutal enforcers retreat—must be far nobler than she imagined; even the tax-collecting knight might bow to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mills really is a scourge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu felt a pang of regret—had he known, he should’ve sent the slave city to a brothel instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, given Mills’ decent looks, he’d probably be doing the same thing in the slave city...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he pondered, ten prostitutes, dressed provocatively and exposing vast stretches of pale skin, were brought into the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their ages varied, but the oldest was no more than twenty-four or twenty-five; the youngest looked barely fifteen or sixteen, still a girl in appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, these are Red Rose’s finest courtesans—all free, please enjoy them thoroughly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ka smiled sycophantically, then wisely withdrew from the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ten prostitutes knelt before Xia Mingyu, exposing their bare white backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, I’ll guard the door.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boge prepared to leave the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop. Do you really think I came here to play?” Xia Mingyu said, half-amused, half-exasperated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You—tell them again how you ended up here.” He addressed the girl in the coarse linen dress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Among you, has anyone else come here for the same reason?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu asked the ten prostitutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his surprise, they exchanged glances and fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long pause, the youngest girl hesitantly spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, Lu Ka forbids us from revealing our pasts to guests.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How dare you call a brothel doorkeeper ‘Master’ in front of my lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boge glared fiercely, his hawk-like eyes and the iron sword at his waist instantly sent the prostitutes scrambling into terrified huddles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu sighed and stopped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, he felt Boge’s temper had grown sharper since becoming a Hunter—he either hit people or glared at them, no in-between.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I mean no harm. I’ll speak to Lu Ka on your behalf. Now, can you tell me your stories?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu rose from the bed, stepped before the kneeling prostitutes, and knelt down to ask softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I... I was sold too, just like that sister.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing his kindness, the youngest girl spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was kidnapped...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One night, I was walking home...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My father sold me...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I saw a job posting for cleaning work—I didn’t know...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the girl’s lead, the others began speaking—only the oldest prostitute remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only some are here due to debt; most were kidnapped or tricked?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu fell silent, his eyes growing colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed now—the beautiful building was, in truth, a demon’s den controlling these women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve suffered greatly here, haven’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu sighed, half in lament, half in inquiry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the prostitutes’ expressions instantly turned to terror; even the bravest girl among them clamped her mouth shut, silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be afraid. Tell me your suffering. No matter what, today I will take you all away from here,” he said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Believe me, by the Sun and the God of Justice, I swear by my honor—I have both the ability and the will.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu knew words alone meant nothing, so he pulled a seal from his pocket and showed it to them—the one Kalen had given him when he left Black Wolf Fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seal bore a ferocious black wolf’s head, symbolizing the authority of the land’s ruler—Hughes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room fell silent. Just as Xia Mingyu thought he had failed, the women began weeping, speaking over one another:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, when we first arrived, we were locked in the conditioning room and tortured for a full week.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we failed our tasks, we were beaten.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They really will peel off our skin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother, father—they killed them both.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The women’s faces were filled with grief, their voices broken by sobs, heartbreakingly Qican .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, if you truly wish to understand our suffering, go see the fourth-floor washroom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the oldest prostitute, who had remained silent until now, wept as she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister, how can you ask this lord to go to that filthy place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It will defile his eyes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, the other prostitutes rushed to dissuade her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s there?” Xia Mingyu frowned slightly, his tone leaving no room for refusal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s one of our sisters. She tried to escape through the window and became paralyzed when she fell.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Lu Ka said she must live—to serve as a warning to anyone who disobeys, so they’ll end up like her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prostitutes hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, I beg you—don’t take me with you, but please, after you’ve seen her in the washroom, kill her. I will pray to the gods for your lifelong peace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oldest prostitute knelt on the ground, weeping uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You lead the way, Boge. We’re going to the third floor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu fell silent for a moment, then left the room with the prostitute and Boge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, you’re out so soon? Are you dissatisfied? Shall I bring you another batch?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him emerge, Lu Ka hurried over, flatteringly asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was met with Boge’s fist, which drove him straight into the wall. The burly man with a face full of flesh collapsed, unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourth-floor washroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu entered, then quickly emerged again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gah—gah-gah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu knelt on the ground, retching repeatedly. His throat burned, his stomach convulsed, tears and snot streamed down his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, what happened to you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boge’s face was filled with panic; beside him, the old prostitute looked unsurprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boge moved to help him up, but Xia Mingyu gripped his shoulder tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boge, since becoming your lord, have I ever given you a formal order?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu’s face had grown pale, but his eyes were icy—so cold they made Boge tremble. He had never seen his lord this furious; it was as if a raging lion had awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, Xia Mingyu, command you as your lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill every single person in this brothel—except the prostitutes. All of them. All of them. ALL OF THEM.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spat out the final words through gritted teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He despised killing—even when facing scum like Mills, he had never wished to kill them outright. But this time, he could no longer hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, my lord. I obey your command. As your hound, I will turn this place into a river of blood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boge’s expression turned solemn. He knelt on one knee, then took down his longbow from his back, nocked an iron-tipped arrow, and descended the stairs with murderous intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! This is too much! Go fetch Master Huo! I’ll tear them to pieces!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ka, awakened by his thugs, roared in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt this noble young master was utterly unbearable—he’d merely spoken disrespectfully, and he’d already paid with ten prostitutes! Was that not enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was, after all, Master Huo’s most trusted subordinate, a prominent figure in Ore Town. How could he be treated like this today without losing face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pah! If you weren’t lucky enough to be born a noble, you’d never dare be this arrogant!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his underling rushed downstairs to summon help, Lu Ka spat out a mouthful of blood, still seething.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWISH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An arrow flew in and lodged squarely in his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ka, still mid-insult, toppled forward and lay motionless on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourth floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After steeling himself, Xia Mingyu entered the washroom again, under the astonished gaze of the old prostitute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should I kill you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Flower Field Magic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sun, Fire, Impact Rune.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the prostitute’s stunned eyes, the once-stinking washroom was drowned in a sea of blooming red roses. Then, the black-haired youth stepped out from the blazing floral ocean, his expression cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath his black top hat, the long inscription gradually turned emerald green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Readers, I’d like to speak with you. Since this book entered the top ten of the new book rankings, I’ve received constant negative reviews and coordinated backlash. Yesterday, an account that had previously posted multiple harsh reviews suddenly went berserk in the middle of the night, spamming nothing but curses. After I muted it, four more accounts immediately appeared, all attacking at once. Upon checking, I discovered the five accounts that had been chatting and stoking the backlash in the previous chapter were all the same person—and it was an author account. I was truly disgusted. I couldn’t sleep all night, unable to understand why anyone would do this. I’ve never wronged him. Why does he appear the moment I update, using multiple accounts to stir up trouble? I asked veteran writers, and they said authors like me—newcomers who rank first among peers on the new book list, who’ve pulled all-nighters to revise based on reader feedback—are the softest targets. They advised me to set up a fan-value-only comment system. But I believe reader comments are part of the book itself, part of its soul. That’s why I’ve never restricted them. I ask you all: please read the content more carefully. I will listen to your suggestions—I always have. I stayed up all night revising because of you. Please believe me. And fellow authors, please stop dragging me into this. I’m just a struggling writer—I’m not worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2422,"2026-06-19T22:18:43.340Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","91183270ce1111d42e02c7163370832e49361249f03d11a05a6a5e3251104c56","heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-51","heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-49",186,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-cover.jpg"]