[{"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-80":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},2270955,4434,"Chapter 80: I Will Become Your Left Arm (Requesting Monthly Votes)","heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-80",80,"\u003Cp>Starfire Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve become so handsome?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the man kneeling before him on one knee, his nose high and proud, his features sculpted and heroic, Xia Mingyu’s face showed a flicker of shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could hardly reconcile this vigorous young man with the former thirteen, whose body was covered in scars, so ugly he could have played a serial killer in Saw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the grace you bestowed upon me—the Thirteen Rebirth—I underwent my first rebirth, restored all my scars, and all of this is due to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hargex bowed his head slightly, speaking with utmost reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sit down. Tell me everything that happened to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu was curious about Hargex’s past; he patted his shoulder and snapped his fingers, transforming the first bronze seat to his left into a wider one to accommodate Hargex’s larger frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Your Highness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sitting, Hargex began to speak slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was neither passionate nor emotional, but his life was rich and winding enough to captivate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Born a slave, he lost his emotions through repeated life-or-death battles with his fellow slaves, becoming a hollow shell tormented by guilt; he met Your Highness, refused to kill, abandoned combat and resistance, bled out, and was thrown into prison; he fought a man-eating lion bare-handed until he finally used his life to force the Piercing Duke to improve the slaves’ conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu listened, spellbound, sometimes sighing in sorrow, sometimes smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was far more thrilling than any fantasy novel from Blue Star—especially since it was the real, living story of a hardened man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hargex, meeting you has been truly wonderful!” Xia Mingyu sincerely exclaimed after hearing it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did he realize that beneath Hargex’s once-ugly exterior lay a gentle and righteous soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought he and Hargex shared the same will; now he saw that Hargex’s will likely towered far above his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To find such a righteous and selfless companion in this world teeming with crime and filled with occult brothels and gangs—how reliable he was!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness—no, Master—meeting you is the greatest redemption of my life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will become your left arm, forever by your side, cleansing this world full of sinners with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I swear to the gods—no, I swear to you: any enemy who dares harm you will be killed without mercy. If the enemy is stronger than me, let him cross over my corpse twelve times first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hargex bowed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I swear to you too: I will always regard you as my companion, cherish you as I would my own left arm. May we together realize that absurd, endless ideal—to make every person on this continent live like a human being!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu extended his fist toward Hargex; Hargex understood and did the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large fist and a small fist collided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Wolf Keep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guest bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu slowly woke from sleep, gazing at the yellowed sky outside the window, feeling as if he had awoken from another lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t expect to sleep from noon till dusk… but I did manage to help Hargex.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu stretched comfortably, a sense of accomplishment rising within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he frowned slightly, looking at his chest—his heart was fluttering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t expect to be reincarnated and still have this problem,” Xia Mingyu sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Blue Star, he’d always felt this way: if he slept until dusk, he’d get a pang of being abandoned by the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the cure was simple: just chat with a gentle girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu opened the door and stepped out, heading for the library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems the carriages entering the keep today haven’t stopped at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corridor, Xia Mingyu watched carriage after carriage, loaded with goods, rolling into the keep, his brow furrowed in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d lived in Black Wolf Keep for some time, but had never seen such a scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the old steward, Xiao En, passed by the corridor corner with two servants carrying goods; seeing him, he bowed respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Steward, what are these carriages for?” Xia Mingyu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness, young Lord Haidun’s infant honor ceremony will be held in a few days; one necessary step is to proclaim his birth throughout the domain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These carriages carry a small portion of the ceremony’s supplies, but the vast majority are gifts sent by the domain’s people, who heard of young Lord Haidun and came voluntarily.” Old Xiao En explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lady Daniele has confirmed repeatedly: these gifts were truly spontaneous, no coercion involved—it seems the people are deeply grateful to the Lord for clearing out the brothels and gangs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worried Xia Mingyu might misunderstand, Old Xiao En quickly added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see,” Xia Mingyu murmured, a faint smile touching his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People are simple: if you care for them, they care for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since Lady Dorothy’s death, I’ve never seen the Lord so happy—he’s found new glory and happiness because of your arrival, Your Highness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“May the gods bless you; you will forever be Black Wolf Keep’s most honored guest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Xiao En bowed deeply in heartfelt gratitude; the two servants behind him also bowed, still holding their goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need,” Xia Mingyu said, gazing at the crimson clouds outside the window, smiling faintly. “Kallen has helped me greatly. We… are friends.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please inform Anliya I’d like her to come to the library now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Your Highness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sunset’s glow streamed through the library’s tall arched windows, bathing the entire space in warm gold, filling it with quiet, peaceful warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu rested his head on the lap of a beautiful girl in a white dress, feeling the softness beneath his skull, while she fed him strips of fried fish with her slender fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perfect!” Xia Mingyu murmured, savoring the dual satisfaction of appetite and desire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe, Your Highness, eat slowly—I fried plenty of fish strips~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anliya was delighted too: after days of vegetarian meals, the Prince had finally accepted meat again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she no longer had to strain her mind daily inventing new, delicious, nutritious, non-repeating vegetarian dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this harmonious scene, Elise, lying on a hammock nearby with a book in her arms, felt a pang of envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since her mother’s death, she hadn’t felt this close to anyone in a very, very long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness, may I ask you something?” After a moment’s hesitation, Elise walked over and knelt beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go ahead, Teacher Elise,” Xia Mingyu said lazily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today I heard Father say you plan to take my younger brother Haidun as your godson—is that true?” the girl asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she knew her father wouldn’t lie, the idea of a ruler with 1.4 billion subjects choosing a viscount’s son as godson still seemed unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Th-this… you’re so generous it’s almost unbelievable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once confirmed, Elise couldn’t help but exclaim, deeply envious of her half-brother’s fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she could, she too wished for a noble figure like the Prince as her godfather—then even with her ominous heterochromia, no one would dare look down on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, behind her stood 1.4 billion people—the weight of an entire continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1183,"2026-06-19T22:18:43.340Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","fdb609632edbf0896ae4072ca2c11e500dc3cccc2498cdfd04d1e94a39abda5f","heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-81","heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-79",186,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-cover.jpg"]