The shattered Thousand Hills City.
In the teleportation plaza.
Lin Shanshan waved at Luo Xiu with a smile, "Dad, I'll be leaving first. I need to go back and study the cultivation technique I just obtained."
She continued, "As for the cleanup work, leave it to Guan Feng to handle."
Luo Xiu looked at his beloved daughter with a doting gaze and said with a smile, "Remember to cultivate well when you go back. If next time I return home and you haven't reached the rank of the White Emperor, I'll have your mother give you a beating."
Upon hearing this, Lin Shanshan rolled her eyes dramatically, "She might not even reach the White Emperor herself."
Luo Xiu's face turned mysterious, "That's not necessarily true. You shouldn't underestimate her aptitude for cultivation."
Many people only know that Lin Xiyue has considerable talent in business, being the finance manager of the Yanhuang Empire, thus overlooking her cultivation talent.
But Luo Xiu knows this all too well.
She possesses the Nine Yin Constitution and holds the unique arts of Nine Yin Great Emperor Xun Mi, allowing her to perfectly control the Nine Yin Power.
Moreover, she once received the Qilin inheritance in the Ancient God Ruins within the Shanhai Territory.
She's even the heir of the Sky-shaking Sword Emperor, mastering the "Ancient Starry Sky Sword" divine skill!
With these attributes, who would dare underestimate Lin Xiyue?
Not to mention, Lin Xiyue extracted quite a bit of Fortune-Forming Power from Luo Xiu, her cultivation advancing rapidly.
She's just low-key and doesn't talk about it.
As Lin Shanshan disappeared into the teleportation array, Luo Xiu suddenly called out, "Luo Yue."
Luo Yue floated over immediately, standing beside Luo Xiu, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"
Luo Xiu asked, "Is the closest world to Zhu Wei State Guang Yu State?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Bring me the information to look over."
"..."
After reviewing the information about Guang Yu State, Luo Xiu then withdrew an army of ten thousand demons, delegated the cleanup work to the arriving Guan Feng, and proceeded to the next destination with Master Ping and the Three Bandits of Thunder Swamp.
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Guang Yu State.
Golden Light City.
On the sprawling teleportation plaza.
With spirit light shining brightly, a giant crocodile with a length of a hundred meters suddenly appeared, soared through the void, and hovered over Golden Light City.
A dense aura of demons instantly enveloped the entire city, causing all inside to tremble in fear.
Luo Xiu stood on the wide head of the Pig Dragon, looking down, gently furrowing his brow.
He noticed that below, the plaza and even the streets were filled with people kneeling, as if conducting some major ritual.
After scanning the crowd, he suddenly locked onto a familiar face.
It was the Sect Leader of the Jade Delight Sect—Mei Ji!
Yet this didn't surprise Luo Xiu, as he already knew from the information that Mei Ji's Jade Delight Sect was established in Guang Yu State.
This sect, which bases itself on dual cultivation between man and woman, holds significant influence in Guang Yu State, although it doesn't control the area.
The cultivator force that really governs Guang Yu State is Golden Light City.
At this moment.
Mei Ji on the ground also saw Luo Xiu, suddenly flew into the air, and softly landed on the head of the Pig Dragon.
"This concubine greets Your Majesty."
Mei Ji approached Luo Xiu and bowed ceremoniously.
Luo Xiu looked downward, surveying those kneeling on the ground, asking, "What's the situation here?"
Mei Ji responded with a smile, "Knowing that Your Majesty would come, this concubine contacted Song Yu Cheng in advance to convince him to surrender and serve Your Majesty from now on."
The "Song Yu Cheng" she mentioned is the ruler of Guang Yu State, equivalent to Ya Tianyun of Zhu Wei State.
Hearing Mei Ji's words, Master Ping couldn't help but laugh and commented to Luo Xiu, "It seems your previous actions in Zhu Wei State were quite intimidating, achieving the effect of scaring others into submission."
He suddenly sighed, "As the saying goes, as long as I surrender quickly, there's no one who can invade me!"
Mei Ji chuckled at this, saying to Luo Xiu, "This concubine has known Song Yu Cheng for many years. Although we haven't interacted much, I understand his character. He's not fundamentally evil or treacherous. He only joined the Three Thousand Alliance because he couldn't withstand the pressure from the Heaven Azure Empire."
"Moreover, during the battle on Yan Huang Star, Guang Yu State did not head to the frontline; they only provided logistical support."
Luo Xiu smiled faintly, speaking slowly, "Whether he's fundamentally evil or treacherous doesn't matter, as I'm not here to judge character. Since he didn't land on Yan Huang Star to kill my people, there's room to negotiate."
He glanced at Mei Ji, "Besides, I must give face to Sect Leader Mei."
Mei Ji showed a smile, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Luo Xiu said, "Then I won't be going down; I need to proceed to the next stop. As for Guang Yu State, it will be left under your governance from now on."
"I understand, Your Majesty. By the way, there's one more thing this concubine wishes to ask you."
Luo Xiu asked curiously, "What is it?"
Mei Ji blushed, feeling embarrassed, seeming at a loss for words for a moment.
Seeing her shy, Luo Xiu was also surprised, thinking the sun had risen in the west.
This woman, who views men as playthings, unexpectedly showed such a bashful side.
Master Ping asked, "I say, Sect Leader Mei, wouldn't you be interested in confessing to Luo Xiu?"
Mei Ji was startled and quickly waved her hands, "No, no, you've misunderstood, Master Ping."
Luo Xiu glared at Master Ping, asking, "So what is the matter, Sect Leader Mei?"
Mei Ji took a deep breath, suddenly mustering the courage to ask, "It's about General Liu Sha… Is he well?"
"Liu Sha?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Xiu opened his eyes wide, exchanging a glance with Master Ping.
Seems like there's a story here!
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