This seemed incredible to others, who thought it was impossible, but Xiaoyao understood that if they really did it, they would definitely succeed. Don't underestimate the power of these women, especially when they were together.

"Are they here now?" Xiaoyao now had a question—whether those two female generals were here. Under normal circumstances, since they had fought their way here, they would definitely reorganize here before advancing further.

However, he didn't seem to see many garrison troops in this border city. The main force might be somewhere nearby.

According to Xiaoyao's thinking, this wasn't a good frontier position and wasn't very defensible. Pushing forward a bit more, there would be a very good defensive point. They should have pressed on to take that place in one go.

Under normal circumstances, they should continue from here. If they were here, Xiaoyao could find them to report his safety. After all, he had only promised not to tell the Luo family, and besides, it had only been half a month—after half a month it would be a year, so it didn't matter.

Moreover, Xiaoyao also missed them a bit. There had been no news for a year. Even when separated before, there was at least contact, but now it was completely cut off.

"You mean those two female generals? You came too late. They left a few days ago, supposedly to attend the founding ceremony," the man replied.

"Founding ceremony?" Xiaoyao was stunned for a moment, but quickly understood. When he left, wasn't it when Luo Yunqing ascended the throne? This should count as a year. Flowing Stone Kingdom had now changed its surname, so naturally the founding date would be calculated from the day Luo Yunqing ascended the throne.

If calculated according to the previous royal family, the Luo family probably wouldn't accept it.

"Yes, the king ascended the throne a year ago and set Flowing Stone Kingdom's founding date on that day," the man replied.

"I understand. Thank you, uncle. I'll be going now," Xiaoyao said with a smile, bidding farewell to the man. Then he went to talk with others, slightly probing about Guxing and the others' situation.

What situation?

Naturally, how they began their campaign. Although everyone wouldn't know the details, they should know some general information. Xiaoyao also wanted to understand how they had done it—how they had managed to expand territory here in such a short time.

Xiaoyao quickly got the information and learned that their growth had exceeded his imagination. Guxing had already entered Late Saint Level, and the Young Miss and her companion weren't slow either. At this rate, within three years, they should be able to enter God Level, becoming the youngest God Level practitioners in history.

Because of their Late Saint Level combat power, in such small countries, they were naturally invincible. Under their leadership, the speed of territorial expansion would greatly accelerate. At the same time, they also had Nangong Third Miss, whose military strategy had already exceeded Xiaoyao's imagination.

Previously, Xiaoyao could still say he could see through Third Miss Nangong's arrangements, but now he was somewhat unable to see through them. After knowing the answers, he could only marvel at their ingenuity.

With the Young Miss and her two companions' overwhelming combat power, plus Third Miss's strategy, it wasn't strange they could fight their way here in such a short time. Although not strange, it was still very shocking. If the entire world paid attention to this matter, they would all be shocked, and the kingdoms neighboring Flowing Stone Kingdom would now feel afraid.

These kingdoms all understood that this matter would eventually be their turn, because their expansion was just the beginning—afterward, they would expand toward other places.

Some had already made secret contact, wanting to form an alliance to help each other when necessary. They were in an environment where if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold, so this alliance would become relatively solid.

However, Third Miss Nangong had already grasped this information. To take down these small countries, she would arrange many spies to collect intelligence, and the opponents weren't acting very carefully, so she easily obtained this information.

She didn't care about this—it was just a small matter. Even if they joined forces, it would only create a relatively powerful opponent, but this "powerful" relatively speaking wasn't enough to pose any great difficulty.

"Sigh, these women are really becoming a bit terrifying. If given time, they might change the color of the entire world," Xiaoyao sighed. But he seemed to forget one point—the reason they were so terrifying was entirely because of him.

They were all cultivated by him, especially Guxing...

"Hmph, that's because you're biased," Hei Xue said very displeasedly after hearing Xiaoyao's words.

"Biased about what?" Xiaoyao was a bit confused—why was she suddenly saying this?

"Hmph! You know in your heart. If we get married in the future, you must keep your distance from them," Hei Xue said. "Otherwise, just marry them all."

"Are you joking? Why would I marry them? They don't like me anyway. Besides, the Young Miss doesn't like men—I'm a standard guy," Xiaoyao directly shook his head, though he didn't know why Hei Xue was saying this.

He understood jealousy, but what was there to be jealous about here? Originally, his relationship with them was all very clear. Setting aside the Young Miss, Guxing was his boss, and the Nangong sisters were just friends of the Young Miss—friends of friends to him.

Especially Third Miss Nangong, who rarely spoke. He had hardly chatted with her, so it was even more impossible to reach that kind of relationship. In fact, Xiaoyao felt Third Miss Nangong being with the Young Miss was better—that way the Young Miss wouldn't bother him.

"Also, you don't necessarily have to marry me either. Talking about this is a bit premature," Xiaoyao said indifferently. "Let's find a place to rest. We still have to continue traveling tomorrow. Before the founding ceremony, we need to reach Flowing Moon City. The journey isn't too rushed."

Going to Flowing Moon City now would take at most seven days, and he still had over ten days. Of course, he wanted to arrive before then—the excitement should start a few days earlier. After it passed, it might be less lively.

Most people would leave after these ceremonies, making it much worse than before.

"Mm..." Hei Xue nodded, looking toward Flowing Moon City's direction. She wondered what the origin of the Demon Cult would be like.

Flowing Moon City, Royal Palace, Imperial Study.

Luo Yunqing sat in this imperial study, faintly emanating a kind of royal aura that seemed somewhat different from his previous family head's superior bearing. This royal aura had more imposing presence.

This royal aura was a kind of fortune. After becoming the ruler of a nation, the entire country's fortune would gather on oneself—this was royal aura. If the possessor was powerful, this imposing presence would become very strong.

The previous Flowing Stone Kingdom's king didn't have such an aura, simply because he was suppressed by the Luo family, so naturally he didn't have it. At the same time, the previous territory wasn't so large. Now Flowing Stone Kingdom's territory had expanded greatly, so this fortune was also much more.

Although royal aura was the fortune of a superior, this fortune wasn't invincible and would be influenced by many factors. At the same time, the king's own fortune would also have an impact on this.

Luo Yunqing was a king born with the trend, so his royal aura would become very strong. This was just the beginning—after a few more years, his presence would become even more powerful. At the same time, his fortune might influence Flowing Stone Kingdom's national fortune, making Flowing Stone Kingdom prosperous.

National fortune would be influenced differently according to the king's fortune—this could be good or bad. Luo Yunqing's performance was good. Although he didn't have that kind of supreme imperial fortune, at least he could establish himself in this world and become one of the great nations.

"Third Brother, what do you think about this matter?" Luo Yunqing frowned slightly, looking at Third Master with some headache. At this time, besides Third Master, several other people were standing in the imperial study—all core figures of the Luo family.

"I think this matter isn't good," Third Master directly shook his head.

"Even you say it's not good, so they'll definitely strongly oppose it," Luo Yunqing said with a headache.

"That's certain. They won't acknowledge this matter, and my daughters are the same," Third Master nodded. "They think Xiaoyao isn't dead. They won't acknowledge it until they see the corpse."

"I understand. It's just that this matter has already been going on for a year. It's time to face this reality. Although I don't want to accept this fact either, we always have to do something now. Otherwise, how can we face him?" Luo Yunqing said.

What Luo Yunqing wanted to discuss now was about posthumously conferring a title on Xiaoyao—wanting to posthumously make Xiaoyao a prince and place Xiaoyao's memorial tablet in the Luo family ancestral hall.

If they really couldn't find Xiaoyao's body, they were prepared to build a cenotaph. This was also doing some "funeral arrangements" for Xiaoyao, which was originally a very normal decision.

Everyone believed Xiaoyao was definitely dead. Originally, this should have been done long ago, but they were just afraid of stimulating some people. Plus, this matter also needed some time to confirm. Now a year had passed, and everyone felt the matter should proceed.

However, everyone understood that if this matter proceeded, it would definitely be opposed by Guxing and her group—the "they" in their mouths referred to Guxing's group.

Originally, if it weren't for Guxing's group, even if Third Master's daughters opposed, this matter would still be decided. But Guxing's group was now too important, making Luo Yunqing very troubled about this decision.

"There's no rush now. How about we wait another year or two?" Third Master sighed.

"Your Majesty, I also suggest it's better to wait some time, or preferably let General Nangong and the others confirm it themselves before we decide. I'm afraid they won't stay in our Flowing Stone Kingdom anymore," a core elder of the Luo family said.

(End of Chapter)