The Human Emperor (1-200)

C66: Military Chess Formation

There were innumerable cultivation techniques in Wang Chong's mind, but there wasn't a single one which was able to match up to the 《Art of God and Demon Obliteration》 created by the Old Marshal Su Zhengchen!

In this life, Wang Chong's greatest wish in the field of martial arts was to obtain this 《Art of God and Demon Obliteration》 which was ranked first in terms of destructive abilities, thus accomplishing the task he wasn't able to fulfill in his previous life.

Just that, it was easier said than done!

To receive Old Marshal Su's approval, Wang Chong would have to undergo many difficult trials. Regardless of whether it was attitude, morals, talent, or strength, he mustn't lack any of those. Furthermore, even if he were proven to possess all of the above, his success still wasn't guaranteed.

In fact, in the previous generation, when the former emperor spoke of placing a prince under Su Zhengchen to serve as his disciple and learn his ultimate art, he was rejected directly.

As such, the difficulty of the matter was clear to see.

Furthermore, the gate of the Su Residence was tightly shut throughout the years, making it impossible for one to enter. This made the task even more impossible.

Even so, Wang Chong knew that there was one opportunity, and this was very likely to be his only one, which he could come into contact with this incredible Great Tang old marshal.

Wang Chong had coincidentally received this news from an old servant from the Su Residence after the Wang Clan's fall from grace before the catastrophe in his previous life.

It turned out that the truth was different from what everyone expected. Su Zhengchen wasn't unwilling to admit a disciple. On the contrary, in the final decade of his life, he had been going around, looking for a qualified successor personally.

If not for the old servant speaking so, probably no one would know that in the west of the capital, beneath the thousand-year-old large Chinese scholar tree, the austere white-haired elder who appeared everyday with a Go Board punctually was the famous great marshal, Su Zhengchen.

Su Zhengchen had appeared there for ten years straight, but no one noticed him. Even those who had played a game with him didn't know his identity, even upon their deaths.

This was the only chance Wang Chong had to get close with Su Zhengchen!

"Let's go to the Ghost Tree District!"

By the street, Wang Chong called for a carriage and headed toward the city west.

...

In the Ghost Tree District at the city west, the streets were crowded with people. Many elders and children were playing around here. Using the terminology from another world, it felt like a bustling square.

Wang Chong alighted from the carriage and headed straight for the old Chinese scholar tree.

"I wonder which one is Su Zhengchen..."

Wang Chong thought.

There were many people playing chess on the square and it was difficult to identify Su Zhengchen among the crowd. More importantly, Wang Chong had never seen him before.

Even during the catastrophe in his previous life, when the foreign steel cavalries had invaded the capital, Wang Chong was a far distance away from the battlefield and as such, he wasn't able to catch a good glimpse at Su Zhengchen's appearance.

"It's fortunate that I had asked more about him back then."

Wang Chong felt gladdened by his curiosity back then.