World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 917 - 429: Throne Battle! Turing Duo Goes Mad!

Chapter 917: 429: Throne Battle! Turing Duo Goes Mad!

The next morning, Turing Chen discovered his father’s cold corpse in his room.

Duke Turing Tuo sat in his chair, his face utterly serene, bereft of anger or an unfulfilled gaze.

This man, who once commanded the winds and storms of Rage Wave Kingdom, a formidable magnate of the military, ended his life quietly in the desolate night.

Perhaps he had many reveries, perhaps he harbored many ambitions.

Once upon a time, his betrayal of the King had spurred the trend of emptying the throne, delivering a fatal blow to the King.

Despite the facade of support that nobles like Turing Tuo showed Zhi Li, once Zhi Li ascended the throne, they would continue to undermine his power, slowly transforming into true warlord factions.

And the Turing Clan was the mightiest of these warlords, potentially plotting a coup in time.

Duke Turing Tuo struggled fiercely to elevate himself to royalty, for to be crowned King would lay a higher foundation for a coup. In his dreams, he had more than once ascended to the throne, ruling the world.

But now all ambitions were washed away by the winds and rains, turned to but a pipe dream.

Turing Chen knelt before his father’s knees, weeping soundlessly.

He had long sensed the suicide of his father, and did not voice any dissuasion.

Yet when it truly happened, it felt as if the sky had fallen. Bereft of any sense of security, he felt like an orphan.

Father Turing Tuo favored sons over daughters, legitimacy over bastards. Thus, he was cruel to Turing Duo, and even more resolute with Fen Mo.

But for him, Turing Chen, there was nothing but meticulous care and wholehearted cultivation.

In his youth, how could Turing Chen afford such reckless abandon, treating titles and riches like dirt, and wealth like fleeting clouds?

It was because he was born into boundless riches, becoming the Princely Heir of the Turing Clan shortly after birth.

At a young age, Turing Chen left the Turing Clan to wander everywhere, untangling himself from family affairs.

That was because his father, Turing Tuo, had said long ago that traveling thousands of miles trumps reading thousands of books. Duke Turing Tuo had the power to shield the family from storms, allowing Turing Chen to play carefree until thirty.

Hence, Turing Chen’s wild ways and disdain for power and wealth weren’t born from indifference to fame and gain, but from a sense of affectation.

Because he already had, was having, and was destined to always have, so he could regard them as worth no more than dirt.

Father Turing Tuo had always been the pillar of the family, also the guardian deity of Turing Chen.

Now, this mountain had collapsed, and that deity had vanished.

Turing Chen felt an immense void around him, as if standing alone between heaven and earth, without any support, enduring the storm’s assault.

He picked up a letter from the table, the departing words Turing Tuo left for his son:

1: My son Turing Chen, I depart, I leave the Turing Clan to you.

2: Keep a distinct boundary with Zhi Li and Turing Duo, these two lunatics are destined to die without a place to bury.

3: Do not hate Suo Lun, absolutely do not hate Suo Lun, he has been sufficiently indulgent to me, even to the Turing Clan as a whole.

4: My death wipes all debts of gratitude and grudge. Suo Lun will have no prejudice against you. Pledge your loyalty to Suo Lun, at any cost, and stand by him even if he faces any calamity in the future.

5: I already know of your humane deeds, but do not rush, Suo Lun will surely one day forgive you completely, allowing you to return to normal.

Such was Duke Turing Tuo, even in his last words, he was so lucid and straightforward, devoid of any sentimentalism.

Turing Chen, clutching the letter, finally lost control of himself, tears pouring down like rain, his entire body shaking uncontrollably with sobs.

Two hours later!

A eunuch dispatched by Suo Lun proclaimed a decree, chastising the Turing Clan for being duped by Zhi Li into grave mistakes, stripping Duke Turing Tuo of all duties and demoting him to Earl.

Turing Chen received the decree, then clothed himself in mourning weeds, leading the Turing Clan Warriors into Wind Thunder Fortress, kneeling to pledge allegiance to Suo Lun wholeheartedly!

Suo Lun accepted Turing Chen’s loyalty, and accompanied by Princess Zhen Yan, personally went to Baiyun County to pay respects to Turing Tuo!

Princess Zhen Yan personally wrote an eulogy, fully acknowledging Turing Tuo’s lifetime of achievements while also pointing out his mistakes before death.

In the end, Turing Tuo was judged as having both merits and faults.

This was the final verdict on his life!

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Last night, after finishing his affairs, Zhi Li hastily rode a griffon to the southern border city.

This morning, he personally received the wandering Samurai who hunted the Barbarian Tribes in the vast mountains, fully affirming their contributions to Rage Wave Kingdom.

Moreover, Zhi Li repeatedly expressed intentions of recruitment.

These Samurai, having lost their masters and estates, were greatly exhilarated upon hearing Zhi Li’s offer.

Indeed, despite Zhi Li’s defeat in the battle for the throne, he remained an unattainable top-tier noble to these Samurai, the best master they could have.

Even following him to establish an exiled government in Flame Empire, they would possess power and influence. When he reclaimed the throne, these Samurai who had pledged loyalty to him would be transformed into the new nobles of the kingdom.

But unexpectedly, in the evening, Prime Minister Yan Wuji rode a griffon to the southern border city to bring Zhi Li earth-shattering news: the King had died, a kingdom cannot be without a ruler for even a day, so they requested Zhi Li His Highness to return to the royal city and ascend the throne!

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