Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 562: Father Escapes Trouble

Chapter 562: Chapter 562: Father Escapes Trouble

Amidst the chaos, Shi Hao left the Immortal Abode, knocked out a guard, took him inside, and then stripped off the guard’s clothes and wore them himself, boldly walking out of the Immortal Abode.

Now, he was one of the guards here.

Just a Self-Observation, who would pay him much attention?

Everyone’s focus was on a few powerful prisoners who had escaped, allowing Shi Hao to walk out smoothly, so smoothly that he could hardly believe it.

He threw the guard from the Immortal Abode outside, then immediately returned to his residence and fell into a deep sleep.

Before long, the Imperial Capital was on high alert, and lots of guards began conducting a meticulous search.

Shi Hao’s place was certainly searched, but with Shi Feng in the Immortal Abode, and Shi Hao appearing to be deep in sleep, no suspicions were aroused.

"What happened?" he even asked deliberately.

The next day, however, everything seemed as if nothing had happened, the Imperial City was tranquil, which was unbelievable.

It wasn’t long before Shi Ming came to visit.

Being able to live in the Imperial City, he naturally belonged to the main clan, and moreover, his cultivation at the Supplementing Divine Temple for his age of just over thirty was astonishing, his martial arts talent absolutely top-notch.

Therefore, Shi Ming held a decent position within the Imperial City and could access many things unknown to other clan members.

"An uprising occurred in the Abyssal Cave yesterday, does it have anything to do with you?" he asked immediately.

Shi Hao chuckled, "How could that be possible? I’m just a minor Self-Observation."

With such a big incident, the Stone Clan’s experts surely released their Divine Sense, monitoring every corner, perhaps even the three great Regents and even the strongest, Shi Geng, were listening.

Thus, Shi Hao could never admit it.

Moreover, what if he admitted the truth? Shi Ming would want to see Shi Feng then?

No, not before he had a chance to leave the Imperial Capital and Shi Feng’s cultivation had recovered. Shi Hao did not want his father to take any risks.

Stability was everything.

Of course, Shi Ming did not believe it. Just a few days ago, Shi Hao asked about the Abyssal Cave, and yesterday there was trouble there—how could that be a coincidence?

Moreover, although the prisoners who escaped were recaptured, one person was missing.

Shi Feng!

This was even more coincidental. To say that this had nothing to do with Shi Hao—Shi Ming absolutely didn’t believe that.

But the problem was, how could a mere Self-Observation cause such a huge disturbance at the tightly guarded Abyssal Cave?

This, he also did not believe.

He sat a while longer, asked questions for half a day, and finally left.

—Shi Feng was missing; he had to find out what really happened.

Shi Hao’s life went on as usual, cultivating when needed and going out when he wanted.

A few days later, a decree was issued from the Imperial Palace, appointing Shi Hao as Baron Changyuan.

However, although he was granted a title, Shi Hao did not hold any real authority; the title was more of a symbolic significance.

But then, he was assigned a new task; another holy decree came, ordering him to stabilize the situation in Hai’an County.

Shi Hao received the imperial decree and then weighed it in his mind.

As an idle person who had demonstrated exceptional bloodline, he was still just a Self-Observation and a newcomer. Why had he suddenly been given such a heavyweight task?

The first person he thought of was Shi Long.

The other was a martial artist on Heaven Connecting Road, capable of cultivating to such a high level, naturally had a very high intelligence.

So, when he knew or even suspected that he was Shi Feng’s son, Shi Long immediately showed his fangs, sending assassins to take Shi Hao’s life to eliminate the problem at its root.

What threw off his calculations was that Shi Hao was incredibly exceptional, causing even the Founding King Court’s assassination attempts to fail.

It wasn’t that Shi Long lacked wisdom, but that a Self-Observation could resist the Founding King Court, something so bizarre that it was beyond normal circumstances.

Now, with Shi Feng missing, Shi Long probably also thought of Shi Hao right away.

This deployment was absolutely a test by Shi Long.

Shi Hao could imagine that Hai’an County must be extremely dangerous, dangerous to the extent that it would force Shi Feng to appear in order to get through the situation.

And if Shi Feng indeed appeared, Shi Long’s lineage would definitely have strong practitioners ready to eliminate both father and son.

Although Shi Zhong was now the heir to Stone Country, for Shi Long’s lineage, Shi Feng and his son remained a hidden danger that needed to be removed for them to be at ease.

So, what if he just ignored this imperial command?

Joking aside, Shi Hao had entered Primordial Cave and gained great benefits. If he dared to defy the imperial command, wouldn’t that give Shi Long an excellent excuse to rightfully send assassins after him?

Therefore, going to Hai’an County was a must.

Shi Hao sneered, holding Immortal Abode in his hand, and crucially, his father could come out from Immortal Abode to save him at the key moment, not hiding in some corner as others might imagine. Thus, this could also serve as a surprise.

Fine, let’s play along with them.

Shi Hao packed up and then set off for Hai’an County.

On the way, he also learned about the situation there.

Originally, Sea King Territory was granted to a Commandery Prince, a comrade who had fought alongside the first Founding King Shi Fengxiao. They were truly like brothers, who had risked their lives and saved Shi Fengxiao several times.

Therefore, when Shi Fengxiao’s cultivation was complete and he founded Stone Country, he had granted Sea King Territory to this comrade, a position inherited from one generation to the next, and no one from Stone Clan was allowed to strip it away, otherwise, it would be considered disrespectful and unjust.

Unfortunately, the recent generations of Commandery Princes in Sea King Territory had been declining in character. The current Commandery Prince, Zhou Qi, was arrogant and lecherous, and had harmed countless women in the territory.

According to the laws of Stone Country, Zhou Qi’s crimes should have led him to be executed a hundred times over, yet because of Shi Fengxiao’s initial promise, not even the three great Regent Kings dared to issue a command to arrest Zhou Qi.

—Who would dare go against the founding ancestor’s solemn promise?

Unless the current Emperor, Shi Geng, spoke out. But this revered ancestor was in seclusion all year round and would not bother with such trivial matters.

Not just Zhou Qi, but his children also acted recklessly, taking lives at will, making life unbearable for the residents of Sea King Territory. Families with the means had long relocated, while poorer families had no choice but to stay, enduring the Zhou family’s oppression, leading to great public outrage within the country.

Thus, Sea King Territory had become a thorn in Stone Clan’s side, as well as a cancer within Stone Country.

Now, this hot potato had been tossed into Shi Hao’s hands.

Stone Country was vast, and Sea King Territory, situated on the far west, spanned a large area, making up one-twentieth of the entire country, and was rich in resources. Originally prosperous, it was now littered with desolation, a clear testament to the Zhou family’s atrocities.

Shi Hao had a discussion with Shi Feng, who had intended to deal with the Zhou family many years ago but hadn’t gotten the chance to act before he was ambushed by Shi Long’s lineage, which naturally halted any plans.

Therefore, if there was a chance this time, it would also be good to put the Zhou family in order.