By the time Zhou Mu realized this, Qin Chuan had already revealed a slightly mocking smile.
Facing Zhou Mu's slightly scrutinizing gaze, Qin Chuan said softly, "Is this your true power?"
Zhou Mu shook his head and said, "You're too naive."
He glanced down at Nezha, who was already unconscious in his arms, and a strange smile appeared on his lips.
Immediately, his palm reached out gently, and the next moment, a gust of wind suddenly appeared, instantly enveloping his entire body. In the blink of an eye, a powerful force appeared, like a coiled dragon, rippling around him.
Zhou Mu tilted his head slightly up to look at the figure, but his dark eyes were devoid of any emotion, only filled with coldness.
In fact, when Qin Chuan sought his help, he had already anticipated the worst possible outcome. However, he never imagined that Qin Chuan would be so ruthless as to use his master Chen Tai'a's life as bait to force him into this trap.
"Tell me honestly, did you inflict those injuries on Chen Tai'a?"
Qin Chuan did not deny this; in his eyes, Zhou Mu was already a dead man.
So he slowly said, "Let me be frank with you. That old codger's thinking is outdated and he can't keep up with the times. As long as he's around, my position as crown prince will become more and more secure... But my heart is not in this. I want to sit on that supreme position."
"Are you planning... a rebellion?"
Zhou Mu was surging with powerful energy. At this moment, he tilted his head slightly and looked at Qin Chuan with a look of unfamiliarity.
When he unified the entire Nine Provinces as Emperor Zhou Guangwu, he had an encounter with Qin Chuan. At that time, there was great mystery surrounding whether Qin Chuan's throne was legitimate.
However, he didn't care at the time. After all, as the head of the Zhou family at that time, he already had a crushing advantage over the Great Qin Domain. Not to mention that the Great Qin Domain was already in decline, the Zhou family alone was like a rising sun, which ordinary forces could not stop.
No wonder...
Ultimately, he was not in the right to assume the position.
Zhou Mu sneered, seemingly thinking of himself. His eyes grew even colder as he said in a chilling voice, "It seems I must act on behalf of Heaven."
"How arrogant!"
As Qin Chuan waved his hand, countless divine dragons that had been circling in the sky swooped down, like the distant Milky Way, locking onto Zhou Mu.
Looking at the attack coming from above, Zhou Mu was calmer than ever before. It was hard to tell whether it was the fearlessness before death or the composure in the face of a collapsing mountain.
He exhaled a breath of stale air, then clenched his fist. The next moment, several deafening sounds resounded through the sky, and a tremendous force swept in, engulfing Zhou Mu's body in an unstoppable manner.
In a short span of time, Zhou Mu's body had grown several times larger.
He had looked like a lean man just now, but now he seemed to have a more powerful presence. However, compared to Nezha's unparalleled divine power that seemed to seize the creation of heaven and earth, he was still a little lacking.
"A little trick."
Qin Chuan chuckled softly.
However, Zhou Mu seemed to have thought of something. He smiled softly, then suddenly gave up all resistance and looked at Qin Chuan with his eyes slightly raised.
For some reason, a bad feeling suddenly rose in Qin Chuan's heart.
Immediately afterward, the unease in his heart was confirmed. The next moment, a man dressed in a gray cloth robe appeared in front of Zhou Mu. The moment he appeared, the world seemed to freeze for a moment, and then the divine dragon that had been formed dissipated.
Qin Chuan stared at the man, his expression changing drastically. Then, with a thud, he knelt down before the man in the gray robe, crying, "Father..."
The person who arrived was Qin Yan.
His Majesty the Emperor, the most esteemed ruler of the Great Qin Realm.
At this moment, Qin Yan's face was already somewhat unpleasant. He ignored it and turned to look at Zhou Mu, bowing slightly and asking, "Young friend, were you frightened?"
Zhou Mu shook his head. Even though he wasn't afraid at all, he still pretended to be startled. "If you had come any later, you wouldn't have been able to see me."
"This was my oversight. I failed to properly discipline my son. This is my fault. Don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation for what happened today."
Even though he could tell that Zhou Mu was faking it, he was still in the wrong first, and Qin Yan had to admit it. At his age, having to clean up the mess left by his child was truly shameful.
"It's alright, it's alright, as long as there's an explanation." Zhou Mu grinned.
Qin Yan turned around, and when his gaze fell on Qin Chuan, he looked at him with a hint of disappointment. He then waved his hand lightly, and a gust of wind swept through, leaving a clear handprint on Qin Chuan's face.
Qin Chuan remained kneeling, not daring to make any move.
He kept his head down, silent, his gloomy eyes filled with a deathly stillness, like a stagnant pool of water.
It was very calm, extremely calm, to the point that this calmness was somewhat unusual.
However, Qin Yan did not notice.
Then, he disappeared with Qin Chuan.
Seeing this, Zhou Mu could only shake his head helplessly. He knew very well that if Qin Yan hadn't appeared, Qin Chuan would have at least been left with half a life.
But Qin Yan showed up on his own initiative, and he softened his tone before causing trouble, which left him with no reason to continue. After all, if he really angered Qin Yan and he decided to destroy the evidence, he didn't have the confidence to compete with the most powerful force in this world.
This was just a minor incident. Not long after, Nezha woke up. The little baby seemed to have forgotten everything that had happened before, so much so that after getting up, he clamored to continue playing.
After searching for several hours, Zhou Mu finally felt a little tired. However, within this space, he seemed to be unable to sense the passage of time, and the sun seemed to never set.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of me.
Zhou Mu hurried over, only to find it was a phantom. His disappointment outweighed the hope that had been rekindled. He sighed deeply and then sat down on the ground with a somewhat dejected air.
Seeing Zhou Mu like this, Nezha, despite his small size, felt extremely sorry for him. He went over and patted Zhou Mu's head hard, then said in a grown-up tone, "Zhou Mu, be good, all bad things will pass."
Zhou Mu couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Seeing Zhou Mu smile, Nezha breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
"You are...Brother Mu?"
Just then, a voice, tinged with doubt yet also with surprise, rang out.
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