Yang Xiao returned to Zhongzhou Continent and first went to the City of Hope. Now the person guarding the City of Hope is Chen Peng.
When Chen Peng saw Yang Xiao, he was surprised at first, and then overjoyed.
"Ouch, boss, what brought you here?"
Yang Xiao has not been back for three or four years since he left the City of Hope. Chen Peng has also grown from a guard captain under Yang Xiao to the lord of the city.
Letting Chen Peng serve as the city lord of the City of Hope is still a matter of trust in Chen Peng.
Many of Chen Peng's guards knew Yang Xiao, and most of the people in the City of Hope also knew Yang Xiao. When everyone saw Yang Xiao, they immediately gathered around him.
Yang Xiao did not refuse everyone, greeted and shook hands with many people, and casually talked about a few familiar things in his memory.
Although Yang Xiao is now the elder of the temple and the king of the Central Continent Empire, in the eyes of these old subordinates, he is still the boss.
"Boss, you haven't been back for a long time, so my brothers have come to see you."
"Are you guys okay?"
"Okay, very good. Let me tell you that the construction of the new city in the City of Hope has been completed a long time ago. Now there are about three million people living in the entire city. Although it has not reached the five million goal you originally proposed, it is not bad. "
The reason why the City of Hope did not reach a population of five million was because Yang Xiao later became the king of the Zhongzhou Empire and no longer needed the City of Hope to continue to gather the population.
On the contrary, Yang Xiaoba concentrated the population in several other big cities while maintaining a balance between the cities.
"In addition, boss, the hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land we have opened up in the Dark Forest are now one of the granaries of the Zhongzhou Empire, accounting for a quarter of the food supply of the entire Zhongzhou Empire."
Chen Peng said it with pride, because he personally led everyone to complete a lot of the subsequent work.
Yang Xiao patted Chen Peng on the shoulder and said:
"Yes, you lived up to my expectations of you, very good."
Yang Xiao stayed in the City of Hope that night and walked around with Chen Peng. He saw that the city had a completely new look and the changes were huge. Yang Xiao was still happy in his heart. After several years in Zhongzhou, he finally did some good things.
The next day, Yang Xiao returned to the capital of the Central Continent Empire.
Qi Lao, Hei Mu, Fei Hu and others were all excited when they saw Yang Xiao coming back.
"Ouch, the boss is back! He misses us so much."
"Meet the Emperor!"
Yang Xiao smiled and said:
"Forget it, we are all old friends, there is no need to engage in such nonsense."
The news of Yang Xiao's return soon spread throughout the imperial capital, and the people were very excited. Many old subordinates and old acquaintances came outside the palace city, wanting to meet Yang Xiao.
After Yang Xiao heard about it, he personally came outside the palace city, hugged and shook hands with everyone, and waved to the tens of thousands of people outside.
Yang Xiao suddenly discovered that being a leader who is loved and respected by his subordinates is very fulfilling.
Qi Lao held a grand banquet to welcome Yang Xiao back.
Qi Lao, Heimu, Feihu, Aolitai, Fan Chen, Wanyanbai and other hundreds of former generals came from various cities and gathered in the palace hall, chatting and drinking with Yang Xiao, exchanging their sincere feelings.
In the two or three years since Yang Xiao left, under the joint management of Qi Lao and others, the entire Zhongzhou Empire was thriving and prosperous.
The common people have lived and worked in peace and contentment. Yang Xiao's former generals and friends have also gotten married and started families one by one. They have their own marriages and families and live a happy and healthy life.
"Boss, I'm getting married. Alas, I really wanted to invite you back to attend my wedding, but Mr. Qi didn't agree."
"You brat, I'm so busy, how can I have time to attend your wedding? Why, old man, when I attended your wedding, didn't I give you enough face?
How about you get married again while the boss is here?"
"Ha ha..."
"Boss, I have a son. He was born last year. I named my son Zhuo Nianxiao, just to miss you."
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Seeing the happy faces of his subordinates, Yang Xiao was very pleased and excited.
Regarding the Central Continent Empire sending troops, Yang Xiao had the words come to his lips several times, but in the end he didn't say anything.
Once the troops are sent out, these people will immediately be separated from their wives, children, and parents. Many of them may die on the Witch Star. Even if they survive, it is unknown when they will be able to come back.
In war, ordinary people suffer in the end.
One general's success and ten thousand bones withered!
Yang Xiao refused everyone who came that night. He drank a little too much and was slightly tipsy.
Mr. Qi arranged for Yang Xiao to live in the palace.
"Boss, the Central Continent Empire has been waiting for you to come back. You will always be the master of this palace."
Yang Xiao smiled.
"Mr. Qi, go arrange for someone to make a pot of sobering tea, and accompany me to the palace back garden for a chat."
"good."
Qi Lao accompanied Yang Xiao to the back garden. The maid made sobering tea and brought dozens of fruit snacks and placed them in the garden pavilion.
Qi Lao said to the guard:
"Everyone exit the garden and wait outside the door. No one is allowed in unless I call you. The emperor and I have something to discuss."
"yes."
The guards and maids all retreated.
Qi Lao glanced around, waved his hand, and a soundproof light curtain surrounded the entire pavilion.
"Boss, drink tea."
Yang Xiao picked up the tea cup, drank it all in one gulp, and said with a smile:
"Mr. Qi, has your genetic evolution improved in the past few years?"
"Thanks to the boss's blessing, I have improved a little bit. I can't compare with the boss. I think the boss's current aura is at least the high-level emperor level, right?"
Yang Xiao nodded.
Qi Lao asked again:
"The boss asked me to come here. Do you have something to tell me?"
"Well, Mr. Qi, do you want to go back to Wu Xing?"
"Back to Witch Star?"
Qi Lao's body trembled and he said excitedly:
"I think, I think, I never dream of it, boss, can we return to Witch Star?"
"If we go back, it means losing everything here. With our achievements today, it will be difficult for you to get back to Wu Star. Mr. Qi, tell me the truth, are you willing to do it?"
Qi Lao looked at Yang Xiao, hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice:
"I don't want to let it go, but as long as I can go back, I have to let it go even if I don't want to."
"Thanks to the boss's blessing, I have improved a little bit. I can't compare with the boss. I think the boss's current aura is at least the high-level emperor level, right?"
Yang Xiao nodded.
Qi Lao asked again:
"The boss asked me to come here. Do you have something to tell me?"
"Well, Mr. Qi, do you want to go back to Wu Xing?"
"Back to Witch Star?"
Qi Lao's body trembled and he said excitedly:
"I think, I think, I never dream of it, boss, can we return to Witch Star?"
"If we go back, it means losing everything here. With our achievements today, it will be difficult for you to get back to Wu Star. Mr. Qi, tell me the truth, are you willing to do it?"
Qi Lao looked at Yang Xiao, hesitated, and said in a deep voice:
"I don't want to let it go, but as long as I can go back, I have to let it go even if I don't want to."
