In the blink of an eye, the First Year of Xuanzhang had reached November.
The white disaster on the Barbarian side was already showing signs of brewing. Word was that their struggle among the khanates had finally drawn to a close. Although the odds of war breaking out this year were extremely slim, the imperial court had already begun taking precautions, mobilizing troops and generals and strengthening the Northern Border defenses.
Meanwhile, the Southern Wilderness still basked in brilliant sunshine. Since the great battle had left many territories vacant, the Southern Wilderness as a whole had regressed from competition over existing resources to competition for new growth. With the Star Demon System removing the restrictions of the Bloodline Quota, the Demon Race was now flourishing.
As for the distribution of interests and haggling involved, Chen Luo still upheld the Southern Wilderness's hands-off, cabinet-run style, dumping everything on Feng Nanzhi and Ye Dafu. He himself took Little Ao Wu and began his second tour of the Southern Wilderness.
Incidentally, regarding Little Ao Wu's name, Feng Nanzhi had originally planned to name her "Beixuan," meaning "her father came from Great Xuan in the north." But when Chen Luo put it together and realized it would become "Chen Beixuan," he decisively rejected the suggestion.
The karma was too great. He could not shoulder it.
After arguing back and forth for quite some time, the two finally settled on the name "Xingzhu."
The star of the stars, and the bamboo of the bamboo forest.
Her formal name was Chen Xingzhu, and her nickname was Ao Wu.
There was one little interlude: Feng Nanzhi wanted Little Ao Wu to take her surname. As her husband, Chen Luo naturally satisfied this small request of hers.
The surname "Feng" was simply placed before her nickname.
Feng Awoo!