Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 2048: The Curtain Falls on an Era!

The night was cold and bleak, and even the bamboo in the garden was withering, suffused with a somber energy.

Beneath the sign that declared 'With Great Virtue, One Can Take the World', Imperial Physician Shen was preparing to leave, his medicine chest on his back.

"Your Highness, Duke Jiu just woke up. He has been waiting for you! Hurry on inside!"

Imperial Physician Shen sighed and quickly brushed past Wang Chong.

Passing through the main hall, Wang Chong once more saw his grandfather.

His grandfather sat motionless on the wide armchair. If one discounted his slightly pale complexion, one would think that he was even more energetic than normal, a tinge of ruddiness on his cheeks.

But his grandmother solemnly stood at his side, constantly wiping away her tears.

When he saw this, Wang Chong's heart instantly sank.

Wang Chong was no stranger to this situation. This was a soul echo, just like he had seen with the Sage Emperor.

"Grandpa!" Wang Chong called out, his voice trembling, and walked closer.

"Chong-er, you've come."

Upon hearing Wang Chong's voice, Duke Jiu looked over, a gentle and affectionate smile on his face, but his pale complexion could only elicit sorrow.

His grandfather's hair had so quickly become mottled with white, and the wrinkles had increased in number. The sight of him becoming so much older made Wang Chong's heart ache.

His grandfather looked at his grandmother, and his grandmother understood as she wiped away her tears.

"Talk with each other. I'll take my leave!"

She quickly departed, leaving Wang Chong alone with the Old Master.

"Grandpa!"

Wang Chong walked over and got down on one knee. He grasped his grandfather's hand, and upon sensing how weak and withered it was, he felt a great pain in his heart.

Whether in his last life or this life, each time he lost one of his family members, he felt as if his heart was being stabbed.

His heart felt like it was going to shatter!

Wang Chong had changed a lot about this world. In the Consort Taizhen incident, King Song did not fall out of favor and t

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