The Human Emperor (1-200)

C191: The Hidden Instructor!

After saying those words, Marchioness Yi walked away, leaving Wang Chong deep in contemplation behind.

“Young master, who is Zhou Jue?”

Zhao Jingdian asked. All he gathered from the previous conversation was that the person named Zhou Jue seemed to be a formidable figure.

“Zhou Jue is the head of the Nine Gongzis of the capital, and a peer of my second brother. He has once crossed fists with my second brother and the fight ended in a draw.”

Wang Chong said.

“Ah!”

Zhou Jingdian exclaimed in shock. Even though he wasn’t too sure who Zhou Jue was, he had heard of Wang Chong’s second brother, Wang Bei.

Wang Bei was once regarded as the most likely candidate to inherit Duke Jiu’s legacy. Regardless of whether it was his wits or his martial arts, he was far above that of his peers.

In the capital, Wang Bei’s reputation was immense. Even the Yao Clan’s Yao Feng had been taught a lesson by him. Otherwise, the latter wouldn’t have gone to the extent of sending a thug, Ma Zhou, to frame Wang Chong in order to vent his anger

Weng Bei was an existence who no one dared to cross in the capital, and many thought that he would achieve great things in the future.

Regardless of whether it was among the scions or the nobles, there was no one who dared to trifle with him… If only he wasn’t afflicted with the Berserker Syndrome!

Wang Chong lowered his head solemnly.

In truth, Wang Chong hadn’t revealed all that he knew about Zhou Jue to Zhao Jingdian. He knew that even though Zhou Jue looked like an honest and upright person on the surface, hidden deep inside was a heart filled with callousness.

What made things worse was that he possessed astonishing talent.

Second Sister Wang Zhu Yan, Marchioness Yi, and the others were also ranked among the top in the capital, but they were still a far way off from matching Zhou Jue.

Zhou Jue was in a class of his own.

On top of that, despite his apparent lack of backing, there had been some rumors of him being adopted as the foster son of King Qi. Although Zhou Jue had never acknowledged the rumor, he had never denied it either.

That being said, there were evidences that Zhou Jue was able to enter the King Qi Residence freely.

Besides, King Qi seemed to treat him exceptionally well too. At the very least, the powerful martial arts that Zhou Jue was equipped with definitely came from King Qi.

Otherwise, given Marchioness Yi’s background, there would be nothing for her to fear.

——None of those whose names were put alongside Second Brother Wang Bei were mediocre.

“Speaking of which, young master, what is the background of that lady from before? Marchioness Yi? How old is she for her to be conferred as a marquess? Does our Great Tang confer such titles on youths as well? Not to mention, a lady?”

Zhou Jingdian rubbed the wound on his chest as he asked.

“Hehe, Jingdian, you don’t live in the capital before so you might be unaware of it. She’s known as Little Marchioness Yi, the daughter of Marchioness Yi. Of the Marquesses in the empire, Marchioness Yi is the only hereditary female nobility. Back then, Emperor Gaozu has decreed that as long as Great Tang exists, the title of Marchioness Yi will be passed down from generation to generation. An edict was even bestowed to enforce it.”