After leaving Heavenly Secrets City, Xiao Mo returned to the Qin Kingdom's Imperial Capital.
As Xiao Mo returned to the Qin Kingdom's Imperial City, the other generals finished dealing with their assigned sects one after another and came to the Imperial Capital to report to him.
The Qin Kingdom's Lord had temporarily entrusted Qin Siyao with handling the sect cultivators' enlistment.
Thus, whenever those generals reported to Xiao Mo these past few days, Qin Siyao listened at his side and took notes.
Once she had finished recording everything, Qin Siyao organized the generals' reports and sent them to her Father Emperor each day for his review.
Yet something had puzzled Qin Siyao these past few days—ever since Xiao Mo returned, he seemed to have something weighing on his mind. Sometimes, he even sat in the courtyard staring into space.
"Husband. Husband, husband!"
That day, Qin Siyao walked up to Xiao Mo and called out to him.
"Hmm?"
Only after Qin Siyao called him a third time did Xiao Mo come back to his senses and smile at the woman before him.
"What is it?"
"You're asking me?" Qin Siyao brushed her skirt aside and sat beside Xiao Mo, her lips pursed in a pout. "I should be asking you what's wrong. Why have you kept staring into space these past few days?"
"It's nothing." Xiao Mo smiled and shook his head.
"Really?" Qin Siyao furrowed her brows and gave him a skeptical look.
"Really. I've just been working through some situations that might arise in the coming war." Xiao Mo took Qin Siyao's slender hand and settled her beside him, changing the subject. "Speaking of which, have you given His Majesty all the documents you compiled?"
"Yes, I've given them all to my Father Emperor, and he's finished reading them."