"It's good that you're back. It's good that you're back."
Qiong Shuyao hugged Qin Shi and moaned softly. Then she lowered her head and cupped Qin Shi's cheeks with her hands. She said softly, "Quick, let me see if you've lost weight in the past year."
"Don't worry, Mother. I'm not a child anymore."
"Why not? You'll always be a child to me."
Qiong Shuyao pretended to be angry, but then she laughed and shook her head. "Alas, indeed. You've grown up. You're a father now. You can't do whatever you want in the future. Do you understand?
You have to be a good example for Jin Yan. "
"I know." Qin Shi scratched his head and laughed like a child.
"It's been a long time since I've seen this feeling of coming home."
After leaving Qiong Shuyao's arms, Qin Shi leaned against the crooked tree in the courtyard of the Qin Family. This crooked tree had been there since he was born. The Qin family had gone through several wars. Only the crooked tree was left standing. Qin Shi stroked it a few times. "Old man, no matter what, you always stand upright like this. Do you feel proud to be born in the Qin family?"
"Me too. It's good to be born in the Qin family."
"Hey, hey, Shi Tou, I haven't seen you for a year. Why are you so sentimental now?"
Lin Yu and Su Ming came over. Lin Yu patted Qin Shi's shoulder. The two brothers hugged each other.
"People are bound to change, huh?"
Qin Shi shrugged. Then he smiled at Lin Yu and said, "How does it feel to be an emperor?
Is it very comfortable? "
"If you feel comfortable, you can be the emperor. I'm going crazy from being tortured."
Lin Yu glared at him in annoyance, "If it wasn't for my mother's disapproval, I would have given up the throne long ago and roamed the world with you. That's the life I want."
"Haha, you ah, you should just properly be an emperor. My life is not suitable for you."
Qin Shi patted Lin Yu on the shoulder, then looked around and was stunned. "By the way, why don't I see Zhou Qin?"
"She's recuperating in the Imperial City. She's about to give birth."
"Ah?" Qin Shi was stunned and exclaimed, "No way!
Wasn't Zhou Qin supposed to give birth a year ago?
A year had passed. Why wasn't it born yet?
Nezha? "
When they heard this, Su Ming and the others looked at each other and could not help but burst out laughing. Lin Yu was so angry that he almost fainted. He scolded, "Get lost! That one was born a long time ago. It's a son, and now it's his second child."
"A second child?"
Qin Shi came to a sudden understanding. Soon after, he thought about it and agreed. He did not argue with Lin Yu. Instead, he patted Lin Yu's shoulder in a magnanimous manner and said, "Alright, you're going to be the father of two children soon, yet you're still thinking of roaming the world with me.
"I didn't get to see my first child, and this is my second child. As an uncle, it's not right for me to not give him anything. Take this military order as a gift for his birth."
Qin Shi paused for a moment, then waved his hand and a military order appeared in his palm. There was a life-like white tiger carved on it, looking very majestic.
Seeing this military order, Lin Yu frowned. He took it and looked at it carefully. In shock, he said, "This is … the military order of the Beast King Empire?"
He had been the Emperor for a year, and he had fought with the Beast King Empire in a roundabout way every day. Naturally, he had fought with them many times in psychological warfare. With just one glance, Lin Yu could tell that this military order was the symbol of the Beast King Empire's military power. With this military order in hand, even the Beast King Empire's million strong army would have to bow down to them.
Qin Shi smiled and nodded. "Yes, the Emperor of the Beast King Empire is dead, and the Hu Family has fallen. The Beast King Empire is now without a leader. When I return, I'll make arrangements for the border general. Liu Changhu, when you're free, arrange for someone to take over. That Liu Changhu, you can put him in an important position. This will be a great help in winning the hearts of the people."
Lin Yu. No, it was not just Lin Yu. Su Ming and the others were all stunned. Su Ming and the others had participated in the battle against the Beast King Empire, and they knew the Hu Family's power very well. Especially Hu Yan, who was half a step into the Eight Heavens. Although Qin Shi was no longer the same as before, it was still not enough for him to destroy the entire Hu Family, right?
When he saw their surprise, Qin Shi said calmly, "Don't think too much about it. I didn't destroy the Hu Family. They should have been used by someone else. I'm not too sure about this, but I believe that the truth will come to light one day."
"However, in this Hundred Tides region, the Beast King Empire's resources are very strong, even stronger than the Hundred Tribes. If we can take Chi Yan in, it will be of great help to Chi Yan," Qin Shi continued.
But Lin Yu immediately shook his head and returned the military order to Qin Shi. "I can't take this. He's too valuable."
Qin Shi was stunned. "Haha, why?
We haven't seen each other for a year, and now you're being polite to me?
This isn't like you. "
"I'm not being polite to you. It's just that you're not alone now. You have the Qin family and the Qin Sect behind you. Such a huge military order will be of great help to the Qin Sect. I can't take it." Lin Yu shook his head.
When Qin Shi heard this, he was stunned. He immediately understood, but he smiled and said, "Qin Sect, don't worry. I have my own arrangements for them. This kind of military order isn't suitable for the Qin Sect. The Qin Sect is just a faction. If it was a sect, I wouldn't give it to you. But this kind of military order needs to be in charge of tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of civilians. I can't take care of their safety."
"Sect Leader is right. This kind of military order isn't of much use to the Qin Sect."
Ling Xiao walked over from the side and smiled at Lin Yu. "Take it. The Beast King Empire is more suitable for Chi Yan."
After Ling Xiao said this, Lin Yu was put in a difficult position.
But suddenly, Qin Shi said, "Let me ask you. If the Qin Sect is in danger now, will you just stand by and watch?"
"That's naturally impossible!"
Lin Yu immediately said excitedly, "Chi Yan and the Qin Sect are like one family. If the Qin Sect is in danger, I, Chi Yan, will definitely do my best to help!"
"Then isn't that right? Since we're already one family, doesn't it matter who I give this military order to?
Whoever gets it will still be a problem. I'll let you bear this trouble. "
Qin Shi took over and laughed heartily. He patted Lin Yu's shoulder confidently and said seriously, "I believe in you. You will definitely become a wise ruler. Handing the Beast King to you will be better than leaving it in my hands."
"I …!"
Lin Yu opened his mouth, but Su Ming suddenly spoke up from the side. "Lin Yu, since Stone said so, then just take it. Do you want to give it to me? After I get this military order, I'll go back and be a local tyrant. At that time, won't I be able to choose any beauty I want?
When that time comes, I'll have three palaces, six courtyards, and 72 concubines. All of them will be more beautiful and virtuous than Zhou Qin. Won't you die of regret then? "
"F * ck off!"
Lin Yu scolded angrily. Qin Shi also shook his head helplessly. A year had passed and this Su Ming was still thinking about this matter?
"Aiya!
Who are you scolding? "
Su Ming was instantly displeased. He rolled up his sleeves and looked like he was about to attack. "I really can't stand this little temper of mine. Don't you know, I …!"
But before he could finish, everyone looked at each other and, with a tacit understanding, took it and smiled at Su Ming. "You have someone above you!"
"That's more like it!" Su Ming snorted, causing everyone to roar with laughter.
"Haha, how familiar. Come to think of it, I haven't heard this sentence for a long time." A hint of warmth appeared in Qin Shi's black eyes.
Lin Yu let out a long sigh. In the end, he finally accepted the Beast King's military order. Then, he bowed towards Qin Shi seriously. Even though Qin Shi said that this was a problem, only he knew how valuable this military order was. If it was in any of the countries in the Hundred Tides, its value would be immeasurable. Hence, he thanked Qin Shi sincerely. "I won't say anything unnecessary between brothers. In any case, thank you."
Qin Shi smiled and nodded. "That's right."
After that, Qin Shi returned to the direction of the Qin Sect. He had been gone for a year, and the Qin Sect had a lot of trivial matters waiting for him to handle.
At night, Qin Shi sat in a meeting hall. Yu Luocha had already recovered. She handed a cup of hot tea to Qin Shi. Qin Shi took it gently. The two of them did not say anything. They just looked at each other and smiled. It was as if they had talked for the whole night. Everything was understood without words.
Under the hall, Ling Xiao, Cen Chi, Ling Xiao, Mo Chen, and the group of Great Sect Elders of the Qin Sect gathered. They were all in the Paragon Realm towards Qin Shi. Ling Xiao even remembered the Fire of Separation a few years ago. Looking at the Qin Sect now, he felt as if he was dreaming.
All of this was because of Qin Shi.
And this group of people also remembered Qin Shi's grand words at that time. My Qin Sect's goal is not the northern region, but the entire Empire, or even the entire world!
And now, everything seemed to be progressing in this direction.
Qin Shi sipped a mouthful of tea and gently placed the teacup down. He first stood up and sincerely bowed to everyone, "Everyone, it has been tough on all of you this year. The Qin Sect is the pride of the Qin Sect with all of you."
"Sect leader, don't say this!"
Ling Xiao and the others hurriedly stopped Qin Shi. They hurriedly added, "That's right, if it wasn't for you, there wouldn't be the Qin Sect today. You are our pride."
Qin Shi smiled and stood up. He then asked, "How has the internal affairs of the Qin Sect been this year?"
"According to sect leader's instructions before you left, although there aren't many disciples in the sect now, only a mere 100,000. But within these 300,000, all of them have passed through numerous tests. I can guarantee that they are all disciples who have no disloyalty towards the Qin Sect." Ling Xiao passed the name list of the Qin Sect to Qin Shi.
Qin Shi glanced at it and was very satisfied.
And after that, Mo Chen summarized the income and expenses of the Qin Sect for this year, as well as the current savings of the Qin Sect, and passed it to Qin Shi.
Qin Shi held onto this list as his eyelids involuntarily twitched. This was definitely an unimaginably huge sum of money. Just the spirit stones alone, Qin Shi had already lost count.
"Gulp."
This caused him to fiercely choke as he exclaimed in astonishment, "It's only been a year, how can there be so much savings?"
From his impression, even if the Qin Sect was very large, it shouldn't be able to earn so much in a year. Most probably, even the entire Scarlet Flame City wouldn't be able to earn so much in a year, right?