"General Xu has been exiled? Your Majesty, the general held back the Evil God's mental corruption, built factories, opened schools, and laid railways. Without General Xu, how can the border hold?"
"But Xu Bai is an ordinary man now. What use is he? Is he going to kill me and take the throne?"
"Your Majesty, the Great Xia Empire is long gone. We're a republic now. The general didn't kill you simply because he's kindhearted. He was just playing along with you like you were a child."
"Then... what happened to my kingdom?"
"It's gone! It's all gone! Even a trace of the Evil God's presence causes widespread corruption. Crops won't grow, livestock mutate into monsters, and soldiers turn on one another."
Just then, a guard burst into the palace and shouted:
"Your Majesty, General Xu has returned!"
"Quick, go and summon him!"
"But the general said to forget it. He's not coming back; he still has troublesome matters to deal with."
Actually, Xu Bai did have a bit of a problem. After being exiled to another world, he left behind several women who had grown close to him.
Among them were an empress who had fought for years, a valiant and battle-hardened saintess, a demon king from the abyssal underworld, and a sword immortal who had broken through the Nine Heavens...
Now they're all coming after him.
Please, don't let them start fighting.
