Qin Guang still had no idea that Qin Zhu had learned of what he had done. After his mind raced for a moment, he gave his answer.
"I don't know where a bunch of people came from. They were quite strong and launched a sneak attack on me, leaving me in this sorry state. I'm preparing to activate an array to recover."
This explanation was fairly reasonable.
The King of Nine Nether's personal guard did not think much of it. After relaying the detailed information to Qin Guang, he immediately turned and left for the front lines.
Watching his father's guard leave, Qin Guang breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that his actions had not been exposed.
He then immediately began directing his subordinates to activate the recovery array.
Grayish-white runes rose one after another from the ground, swirling around Qin Guang.
These runes radiated powerful healing energy.
They turned into streams of thread-like light and flowed into Qin Guang's body.
As the healing energy entered him, the frigid power the Nine Nether Styx River had brought into his body was quietly dispelled. Both his visible and hidden injuries were rapidly healing.
At this rate, Qin Guang would not need much longer to fully recover.
Just as Qin Guang was considering whether he should abandon his rebellion and continue lying low, a flash of bright silver in the distance caught his attention.
Th-That was!
Forcing himself to move before he had fully recovered would only worsen his injuries.
But Qin Guang could not care about that now.
That streak of silver light flying toward his head carried terrifying Divine Power. Given its sharpness, if he did not dodge, his head could very well be severed in one strike.
He mobilized all his power, dragged the two trusted guards healing him