When he heard Xiao Hua voice the worries in his heart, even vaguely revealing his intention to take charge as National Teacher, Qin Xiaoyao was overjoyed. He nearly stammered, "S-Senior, you are overthinking it! You are the honored National Teacher! How could trivial affairs possibly require your handling? You need only designate a disciple—say, this fellow Daoist before you—to handle them in your stead, would that not suffice? Moreover, as National Teacher, your greatest role is to withstand challenges from the National Teachers of other kingdoms, especially when Jiang Kingdom has disputes with other nations that do not need to escalate into national war. Frankly speaking... you are a deterrent, the greatest pillar of support for a kingdom! There is no need for you to do anything. Just cultivate freely—the higher your cultivation, the better!"
"Ah, this truly differs from the sect master of the Thunder Control Sect!" Xiao Hua sighed. At last, he understood another layer of what it meant to be a National Teacher.
At this moment, Xiao Jian's brows rose involuntarily, and he said with a smile, "Senior, rest assured. If you are willing to become this National Teacher, willing to stand up for Princess Changling, willing to restore Jiang Kingdom, then this junior will shoulder all such miscellaneous affairs. I will certainly not trouble Senior with them."
"Mm, indeed! This is precisely what you excel at!" Xiao Hua nodded, then looked at Qin Xiaoyao and asked, "Are you certain that the descendants and relatives of Fellow Daoist Qin of Jiang Kingdom will submit to this old man?"
"Senior's cultivation is no weaker than Ancestor's, and there are no longer any fourth-grade Yuan force cultivators under Ancestor's lineage. If Senior were to raise the banner and call out, they would likely be delighted beyond measure, would they