The Human Emperor (1-200)

C69: Yao Feng's Killing Intent

In order to avoid suspicion, at the very peak of his career, Su Zhengchen chose to retire. He handed over the military influence within his grasp and went into seclusion. Shutting himself within the Su Residence, he rejected all guests and cut off all connections with the military commanders and influential officials of the royal court.

He even went as far as to give up on pursuing his cultivation. Thus, in the Su Residence, not a single word about the military could be heard and no movement of the Origin Energy could be felt either. As though an ordinary man, he slowly aged and waited for his demise.

The Su Residence’s gates were always shut, secluding those within the Su Residence, including Su Zhengchen, from the outside world. Even so, this was just the start of his tragedy.

Even though Su Zhengchen could tolerate giving up his power under the slanders of the officials, losing his only son when he was in his prime had dealt him a heavy blow.

Su Zhengchen had retreated from the royal court, but he didn’t forbid his son from working for it. This was the matter that he regretted the most.

When Su Zhengchen’s only grandson died as well, Su Zhengchen’s heart was killed along with him. From then on, his life was just a heap of sorrow and pain.

Since then, the old servant had never seen Su Zhengchen laugh before. When the old servant spoke of this, tears couldn’t help but stream from his eyes.

As an ex-God of War, a meritorious subject who had expanded the territories of the Central Plains, he shouldn’t meet with such an ending!

Su Zhengchen had never experienced joy from that day onward!

And this little child who was licking on a stick of candied haws would become his only source of happiness in the later part of his life, even though this happiness would only last for a few short years.

Life was short, and regardless of whether Wang Chong was able to obtain Su Zhengchen’s inheritance or not, he hoped that this ex-God of War would be able to be happy. At the very least, he hoped that through his effort, Su Zhengchen would enjoy this happiness a few years earlier. This was Wang Chong’s show of respect toward the noble man!

“Remember, don’t tell the Old Mister of this matter.”

Wang Chong patted the young child’s head before throwing a silver ingot to him. Then, he placed his second black stone on the gold-plated chess board.

Wang Chong only had a single chance at the game with Su Zhengchen. A single misstep could spell his loss, causing this unparalleled art to slip by him.

Since Wang Chong wasn’t eliminated in his first move, giving him a second black stone even, meant that Wang Chong had successfully caught the attention of the old marshal.

Leaving behind the black stone, Wang Chong turned around and left the Ghost Tree District.

Su Zhengchen’s Art of God and Demon Obliteration was known as the hardest ultimate technique to obtain, and many old marshals, including the previous emperor, had been rejected heartlessly by him, needless to say, a youngster like him.

Wang Chong didn’t expect to obtain the inheritance of the ex-God of War so easily. However, if he was attracting his attention, he was making good progress.

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Just as Wang Chong left the Ghost Tree District, Yao Feng wasn’t lazing about at the Yao Residence.

“Wang Yan, Wang Bei, Wang Chong… One day, I will crush the entire Wang Clan, repaying the humiliation you have showered upon our Yao Clan tenfold!”