Chapter 244

Some of the Patriarchs fell silent. In the rule of the Old King, few of them had much contact with Helian Zheng and knew the young rogue only by reputation. As Hongji Le rose to power, they had been influenced by the idea that a young boy barely in his twenties could hardly be qualified to be King of the Steppes, but now that they saw the man for himself, they were shocked. Helian Zheng knew how to be tough and soft, and was bold enough to kill yet willing to bend his knees. While his father had sometimes been too honest and kind for a King, Helian Zheng was on a different level.