Unknowingly, Irving wandered near the entrance of the city hall. Many people were coming and going, and the flow of people was as heavy as ever.

At this moment, two people who had just finished their work left the city hall and were discussing something as they passed by Irving.

"I heard that the manager of the city hall summoned all the ministers today, as if they were holding an important meeting."

"It should be discussing the disappearance of His Majesty the King."

"Well, it's very possible."

Owen heard all the conversation between the two.

Oh? Clive has summoned all the ministers for a meeting in the conference room. That's a good time to go listen to what they are discussing and have a big surprise.

After making his decision, Owen took steps towards the city hall.

Entering the hall, Owen looked around. Since there were so many people coming to do business, the security personnel could not keep an eye on everyone present without getting down.

This was a good opportunity. He quietly approached the stairs. When no one was paying attention, he stepped onto the stairs and walked quickly to the second floor.

He thought everything was going well, but he bumped into a female clerk in the stairwell. Irving was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head and pulled down the brim of his hat with his hand to cover his face as much as possible.

"Sir, please stay." The other party still called out to Owen.

Although this female civil servant has an average appearance, she is relatively good-looking. She has a smart ponytail hair style, a very good figure, and plump breasts.

Owen recognized this person. She was one of the first civilians hired by the city hall in the early days. He remembered that she was the eldest daughter of the Abbe family, named Martha.

Because she has worked in the city hall for a long time and Owen often visits this place, Martha must know Owen.

However, Mark was holding a stack of documents in both hands at this time, looking at Owen with some caution.

There is no way, Owen's dress that deliberately covers his face is indeed suspicious, and it is normal for the other party to be suspicious.

"Sorry, the second floor of the city hall is not open to the public." Martha then said, "If you come to handle any business, you can ask the staff at the information desk in the lobby on the first floor."

As she said that, she was about to call the security personnel to come over, and she was still very vigilant.

Alas, there is nothing we can do.

In order to avoid revealing his identity in advance, Owen had to lift the brim of his hat slightly, reveal his face, and whispered to Martha: "It's me."

When she saw Owen's face, Martha opened her mouth in shock, couldn't hold the document in her hand steady, and almost screamed.

"Shh-"

Fortunately, Irving reached out his right hand in time to help the other party hold the document, and put his left hand in front of his mouth, making a shushing gesture.

"Don't make a sound."

Quickly picking up the document in her hand, Martha understood what Owen meant and lowered her voice to ask, but she still felt a hint of excitement in her tone.

"Your Majesty, when did you come back?"

"Just now." Owen replied, "I don't want to reveal my identity so soon. Can you please keep it a secret?"

Martha nodded solemnly.

"Very good." Owen showed a slight smile, "Then you go and do your business. I have something to go to the second floor."

Looking at Owen's charming smile, Martha couldn't help but have a faint blush appear on both sides of her cheeks.

"Okay, Your Majesty."

After bidding farewell to Martha, Owen successfully reached the second floor of the city hall and walked to the conference room inside.

Stopping outside the door of the conference room, Owen leaned against the wall next to the door and listened. He happened to hear the manager, Clive, arguing with others.

"I don't agree!" The one who vetoed was Industry Minister Gita.

"Winter is about to enter, and the search work will have to be suspended. I don't think anyone can survive the winter in the Mark Desert without any preparation." This was Clive's voice, "We can't let this happen.

The throne has been vacant for too long. I suggest that His Majesty’s sister, Her Royal Highness Emily Wells, be formally elected to succeed the throne next spring to stabilize the people’s hearts.”

"No!" Viscount Jarvis also had a negative attitude. "I will send more soldiers and increase the search intensity. I will not suspend the search this winter."

"Ouch!" Clive patted his thigh anxiously, "Don't you know your Majesty's lava armor magic? If nothing was really wrong, he should have flown back long ago. How could he have been missing for three months?

It’s not like you have never seen that huge crater that changes the terrain. Can anyone survive such a large-scale magic?"

The implication is that His Majesty is likely to die together with the Kaz disciples, and their bones will be completely destroyed by that magic.

As soon as these words came out, the entire conference room fell silent. Everyone actually knew it in their hearts, but they just didn't want to admit it and still held on to a glimmer of hope that His Majesty was still alive.

It turned out that his absence would cause so much trouble to everyone. Owen, who was eavesdropping outside the door, suddenly felt ashamed.

"well--"

After a while of silence, Clive lamented and suggested: "In that case, let's hold a vote and the minority obeys the majority. Is that okay?"

Don't make everyone so entangled, just show up.

So, Irving reached out and suddenly opened the door of the conference room, then lifted his hat, revealed his face, and said to the people inside: "No need to vote, I'm back."

"who--"

Hearing the sound of the door being opened, Clive frowned and turned to look at the door, thinking that it was during a meeting. Who could be so ignorant and just open the door without knocking?

When he saw Owen's face, he was stunned for a moment, and then an exaggerated expression of shock appeared on his face.

Not only Clive, but also the ministers present saw the people standing at the door.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty!?" Clive was so shocked that he couldn't even speak.

"Owen!"

While everyone was still surprised, Youdao Qianying couldn't control her emotions and rushed into Owen's arms.

That person is Teresa.

"I have always believed that you are still alive. It's great that you are finally back... ugh..."

As she spoke, her eyes couldn't help but moisten, and the uneasiness she had accumulated over the past three months suddenly burst out. Big tears flowed from the corners of her eyes, and she snuggled into Owen's arms and choked with sobs.

Holding Teresa gently from behind with both hands, Owen felt the soft fragrance and warm jade in his arms. Thinking of his previous promise, he felt that he was too sorry for her.

"Sorry for making you worry."

In this situation, no one dared to go up and destroy this beautiful atmosphere, until Theresa realized that she had done this in front of so many people, and she blushed and hid behind Owen.

Afterwards, Clive and Viscount Jarvis came forward, while other ministers gathered around and asked Owen what he had been doing in the past three months and why he had only come back now.

Owen’s explanation for this is——

He found the Qazi disciples, challenged them as recorded in historical documents, and won.

But at the last moment, Kaztuo blew himself up, and he was blown deep into the Sky Mountains. He was also injured, and it took a long time to return to Black Carbon Village.

When they heard that it was blown so far away, everyone present showed expressions of disbelief.

As for why he didn’t use the lava armor to fly back?

Owen just said vaguely that he could no longer use that magic.

"No matter what, it would be great if your Majesty could come back." Clive said movedly, "I feel very guilty now. I just wanted to nominate Her Highness Emily Wells to sit on the throne instead of you."

"You also think about the Kingdom of Morning Light, I understand." Owen didn't care much about this.

"Thank you for your magnanimity, Your Majesty."

Clive finally suggested: "By the way, Your Majesty, it is a great feat for you to defeat Kaztu alone. You must publicize this matter vigorously and at the same time spread the news that you have returned as king. I strongly recommend that you reveal yourself to the public in the near future."

Face."

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you." Owen said, "In addition, build a Heroic Soul Monument in the center of the square to commemorate those soldiers of the People's Army who sacrificed their lives to protect their homeland. They are all heroes of the people.

Shouldn’t forget.”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Clive immediately accepted the order, stroking his chest.

After showing his face in the city hall and briefly understanding the latest situation of each department, Owen left in a low-key manner and returned to the castle with Teresa.

At this time, the people in the castle had indeed received the news in advance, and they didn't know who sent someone to tell them.

Anyway, the gate guard didn't look very surprised when he saw Owen appear, but happily and naturally opened the door and let him in.

As soon as they entered the castle, they saw a group of hired servants and demi-human maids lined up in front of them to welcome Owen home.

"Brother Owen!"

Yukina happily rushed over and asked for a hug.

There was really no other way. Owen showed a gentle smile, squatted down a little, opened his arms, hugged Yuqina and spun her around, then put her down and looked up at the two people in front of him - Manager Ryan and Emily.

"I'm back."

Manager Lane wiped his tears with a handkerchief and said happily: "Your Majesty, I am relieved that you can come back safely."

Emily quickly put away her worried expression, folded her arms, and raised her chin slightly.

"Hmph! I knew, brother, that you wouldn't die easily like Brother Wang. I've never been worried."

"Huh?" Yukina exposed it on the spot, "Emily, it's not good to lie. You've obviously always been worried about Brother Owen."

"I, I didn't!" Emily denied with a red face.

"Okay, okay, I get it."

Owen spoke up at the right time and reached out his hand to gently touch Emily's head.

"Brother, thank you for your trust in me."

Surprisingly, Emily didn't resist Owen's head-touching this time, as she clearly didn't like it before.

He led the army to capture Junhui City and brought Emily to Dawn City. Now more than three years have passed and she is now eleven years old. Although she has grown a lot, she is still very naughty and loves to play.
To be continued...