Return of the Ancient Gods

The news of Chu Nan's recovery spread like a plague, causing an uproar in the outside world:

Beijing,

Wang family,

The news that Wang Ge was seriously injured by Chu Nan had already been passed back home before him. Wang Teng, who had always doted on his only brother, could no longer sit still:

"Damn Chu Nan, you actually dared to destroy my little brother. I, Wang Teng, will never let you go! You must pay the price for your atrocities. I will take double the revenge on you for what you did to my little brother!"

Wang Teng was so angry that he wanted to go to Yuncheng to avenge his brother, but his father stopped him and shouted at him sternly:

"Don't go!"

He stopped walking, but Wang Teng was still angry and roared, asking:

"Why? My younger brother was injured like that by that bastard Chu Nan, are we just going to let it go? It is only natural for me to seek revenge on Chu Nan, and no one can stop me! He has a backer, and we also have the support of the Prince Kang's Mansion, so what are we afraid of?"

"..."

"Father, didn't you ask us to stand on the side of Prince Kang's Mansion and fight against Emperor Chu and his men? Why have you become so cowardly now?" Wang Teng said dissatisfiedly, seeing the cowardice and tolerance in his father's eyes.

Snapped!

This time, the head of the Wang family slapped Wang Teng directly, pointed a finger at the door, and roared:

"Go ahead. If you are determined not to stop until you bring the Wang family into the abyss of destruction, then just go ahead!"

Wang Teng paused for a moment, regained some of his sanity, and asked in confusion:

"Father, what do you mean by this?"

"Teng'er, stop it. What happened to you today should actually be used on me. If someone had advised me like this when I was young, perhaps our Wang family would not have ended up in the situation it is today." The head of the Wang family shook his head, closed his eyes and sighed, looking back on the past, he said:

"When I was young, I was just like you brothers. I wanted to make the Wang family prosperous and I chose to be loyal to King Kang. When he ascended to the throne, we would be his loyal subjects. But what is the reality?

The strength of our Wang family has not only not grown, but has been weakening day by day, and King Kang's attitude towards us is also ambiguous; I have seen clearly that our Wang family is just a pawn in King Kang's hand, and all the promises are empty..."

"..."

"After all, let them fight however they want. What does it have to do with my Wang family? I was just too confused and realized it too late, so I brought disaster upon the Wang family and it became like this!" The head of the Wang family concluded, clenched his fists and shed tears, regretting beyond measure.

"Even if you are right, father, have you ever thought about it? Once we are on the boat of King Kang, how can we get off so easily? Don't the King of Chu and his people know that we are colluding with King Kang? If King Kang fails in the end, the King of Chu and his people will eat us alive?" Wang Teng retorted with a sharp and firm look in his eyes. He would not turn back until he hit the wall.

"Take Chu Nan for example, will he let it go?"

The head of the Wang family was speechless and had no way to refute. After a long while, he said with inexplicable confidence,

"I believe in the broad minds of King Zhen Yao and Princess Jinyang. Compared with King Kang, they are more reliable. Otherwise, they would not have achieved what they have today."

"..."

Wang Teng finally rode away and headed for Yuncheng, but he did not go to Prince Kang's Mansion before that.

Prince Kang's Mansion,

"Damned little wolf cub, is this family destined to be in conflict with me?" After receiving the information, King Kang was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, his beard stood up, his pair of tiger eyes flashed with murderous light, and he turned around and beat the subordinate who delivered the information to death.

A young man in a cloak stood quietly by and calmly took a look at the intelligence.

"Jinyang, Chen Beixuan, you supported that loser Chu Wei to take the throne and snatched the throne that should have belonged to me. Now your son is trying to ruin my plans?" King Kang said angrily. He was resentful of his uncle for handing over the empire he had built to outsiders. He was resentful of the injustice of fate and how destiny had played tricks on him. He had had several chances but all failed in the end.

38 years ago, the Nine Heroes, led by King Kang's uncle Chai Rong and Chu Nan's grandfather Chu Xiong, led Southern Chu to defeat Northern Yan, which had oppressed this land for a hundred years, won independence and established the Great Chu Dynasty.

Chai Rong came to the throne, but died young and passed the throne to Chu Nan's maternal grandfather Chu Xiong.

At this point, the throne of the Great Chu Dynasty fell from the Chai family to the Chu family. King Kang was unwilling to accept this. Although he had received great favors and held great power, he still coveted the throne.

Seventeen years ago, Northern Yan invaded Chu, and the two countries started the fourth national war. The fighting gradually escalated and finally turned into a protracted bloody battle that lasted for three years.

In the second year of the war, Princess Jinyang led the army to fight against Northern Yan.

Two years later, the young prince was born and Da Chu won the national war.

During the national war, the King of Chu was bewitched by a villain and recalled the eldest princess.

The eldest princess was sincere. After the death of the late emperor, she and the Demon-Suppressing King killed the powerful ministers, put down the "Rebellion of the Eight Kings" led by King Kang, suppressed all opposing voices, and supported the current King of Chu to ascend the throne. However, she was suspected because of giving advice.

However, she finally passed the test after riding thousands of miles back to the court alone. She scolded and whipped the King of Chu in public, but she also suffered a miscarriage and the baby was almost lost.

On the eve of the decisive battle, Princess Jinyang had difficulty giving birth and was faced with a difficult choice between the fate of the country and her own flesh and blood. Fortunately, her deputy general's confidant made a breakthrough during the war and she was saved from danger.

Rumor has it that when the young prince was born, auspicious signs descended from the sky. Five-colored divine light descended, a misty air spread, and hundreds of birds circled in the sky for three days, with their sounds endless in the ears.

Moreover, the mysterious bird of the Great Chu State transformed into a dazzling stream of light and jumped into the body of the young master. Suddenly, his entire body became crystal clear, as if he were a god in the world!

Prince Kang had many opportunities to sit on the throne, but ultimately missed it because of the eldest princess and others. Now there is another peerless genius, and the threat is self-evident.

Therefore, from the moment he was born, Chu Nan was regarded as a thorn in the side by King Kang, and there was no possibility of coexistence between them.

"Why is your Majesty so angry? Isn't this a very normal thing?" The cloaked young man frowned slightly after reading the intelligence, then he was relieved and calmly persuaded King Kang,

"What does it matter if he recovers? The world has changed in the three years he wasted. Even if he were reborn as a god, he would be powerless to change the situation."

"Well said, Chu Xiu, you are indeed my favorite talent. The foolish King Chu wanted to use you to deal with me, but he was used by us instead. You are the undisputed number one genius of our Great Chu Dynasty!" King Kang slapped the cloaked young man on the shoulder and laughed loudly. He felt extremely happy every time he saw Chu Xiu.

"I have already missed a good opportunity. Now the Demon King is on the verge of death. That bitch Jinyang cannot control the situation by herself. It is time to settle accounts! This is a God-given opportunity. The throne is destined to belong to me!"

"It was a pity that I didn't kill that evil creature last time, and now he's jumping out to make trouble again. Since he doesn't want to enjoy a few years of good time, you can't blame me for being cruel and ruthless."

"There is no way Chu Nan will disrupt the situation again, but we have to be on guard." The young man in the cloak reminded in a soft voice. He knew that Chu Nan was violent and frivolous, and was afraid that he would be careless and underestimate the enemy.

"Of course I won't let that little bastard return to the capital alive. Notify them to get rid of him!" King Kang said in a deep voice, nodding his hand to indicate. In order to seize the throne over the years, he had secretly planned a lot of forces, especially after Chu Nan was born, which helped a lot.

"As for the Wang family and the Qin family, Your Majesty, you need to pay more attention to them." The young man in the cloak reminded.

King Kang seemed to be thinking about something, his face became solemn, and he murmured:

"The Wang family is nothing to worry about, as long as they don't affect our morale. But the Qin family, especially that bastard Qin Wenhan, is really difficult to deal with. Chu Xiu, what kind of people do you think are the most dangerous and the most difficult to deal with?"

The cloaked young man remained silent.

"It's Qin Wenhan. Don't look at Qin Zhengqing and others who are making a lot of noise. When it comes to scheming, they can't even reach his toes. Don't look at his honest and kind appearance. Do you really think he has no ambitions?" King Kang cursed. He intended to bring the Qin family into his camp, but was repeatedly rejected. He just couldn't get past Qin Wenhan.

"No, his ambition is even greater than mine, but he pretends to be harmless. The key is that you can't find his weakness. This kind of person is as insidious as a poisonous snake, and you can't guard against him. Even if he does it once, you will never forget it!"

Various news about Chu Nan spread like wildfire, and several major families sent people to discuss countermeasures. The Prince Kang's Mansion was unusually lively.

After leaving Prince Kang's Mansion, the young man in the cloak was walking on the street and met a man dressed as a middle-aged waiter on the street.

"Start preparing, and start the plan once Chu Nan returns to Beijing!"

royal palace,

"Okay, okay, Xiaonan is worthy of being the lucky star of our Great Chu. When he returns to the capital, he must be rewarded handsomely!" When the King of Chu received the news about Chu Nan, he slapped his thigh in excitement and pulled his two useless sons over.

"I'm just curious, why didn't Xiaonan show off when he was in Beijing, but had to show off in Yuncheng?"

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