21: Chapter 0021 Random Selections Are Good

Xiao Qingxuan's beautiful eyes lit up, and she suddenly picked up a few sheets of rice paper covered in writing from the table.

"These poems were written by my husband in his spare time, right? I have already read them more times than I can count."

"I never expected that such a great poet as my husband had been hiding in Stone Fortress all this time, unknown to the world..."

Lin Xiao slapped his forehead, having almost forgotten that when he first arrived, he had always thought about becoming famous by "plagiarizing literature."

Consequently, he had indeed written some border poems in a messy fashion.

However, as a science student, his poetry was actually just average, and much of it was pieced together.

But in this Tianwu Continent, it seemed that the development of martial arts was far higher than that of literature, so his level was already more than enough!

"Does my wife want me to write a poem?"

Xiao Qingxuan nodded vigorously, "Is that okay?"

"Of course it is. I wonder what type my wife is looking for?"

"Naturally... it should be a wedding gift for me."

Xiao Qingxuan whispered, looking at the man with eyes full of expectation.

Lin Xiao pretended to be deep in thought, pacing back and forth for a while.

Xiao Qingxuan held her breath, not daring to make a sound, for fear of disturbing the man's creative thoughts...

Only when Lin Xiao saw that the woman's anticipation was at its peak did he look into her eyes and speak leisurely:

"Clouds think of clothes, flowers think of faces, the spring breeze brushes the railing, the dew is thick. If not seen at the top of Qunyu Mountain, one would meet at the moonlit Yao Terrace."

When the poem was finished, Lin Xiao found that Xiao Qingxuan before him was like a soul out of her body, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

"Clouds think of clothes, flowers think of faces..."

"No, no, I must write this down immediately!"

Xiao Qingxuan's breathing quickened as she hurriedly looked around, scrambling to find a brush.

"Don't rush, take your time. I won't forget it just because I said it."

Lin Xiao was dumbfounded; his literary plagiarism skills hadn't been useful for the imperial examinations, but they were certainly useful for picking up girls.

Could it be that this woman stayed because she admired his literary talent?

After Xiao Qingxuan ground the ink and began to write, transcribing the entire poem, she looked back and asked:

"Husband, what is the name of this poem? I shall grind the ink and write it down..."

"Great Prospects!"

"Ah?"

"Oh no, I meant, I haven't thought of a name yet. After all, it's a gift for my wife, you should name it."

Lin Xiao had actually forgotten what the name of this poem was.

"This is a poem worthy of being passed down for generations, how can I name it casually? I must think about it carefully..."

Xiao Qingxuan read it over and over, her face full of intoxication.

Lin Xiao wrapped his arms around the woman's soft body from behind and began to act up.

"Wife, if you are satisfied, shouldn't you give your husband a reward?"

Xiao Qingxuan's body softened, and she shyly said: "Husband... it is still light out..."

"I don't mind..."

Just as he was speaking, he heard the door being knocked!

"Scholar Lin! Scholar Lin! The General is here!!"

As soon as Lin Xiao heard this voice, he knew that Yao Gang had arrived, and he couldn't help but look depressed.

It was this kid again, he really knew how to pick his moments!

"Husband, General Zhao is looking for you, go quickly!"

Xiao Qingxuan pushed him away, escaping the crisis, and let out a sigh of relief.

Although her body and heart already belonged to this man, doing it in broad daylight... was still a bit too rebellious.

Lin Xiao had no choice but to suppress his rebelling younger brother and walk out to open the courtyard gate.

The large, dark, sturdy man Yao Gang, leading General Zhao Kuan and several military officers, was standing outside the door.

Each of them was carrying some daily necessities, as well as some rice, flour, grain, and oil.

"General Zhao, what is this..."

Lin Xiao was a bit puzzled; were they here to give gifts?

"You got married, but you didn't even hold a wedding banquet, right? Shouldn't this wedding feast be made up?"

General Zhao Kuan laughed: "After all, you said in front of the whole street that the person you married was a lucky star, you can't neglect your wife."

Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment, then immediately smiled knowingly.

He understood General Zhao Kuan's intention; to change the public opinion about Qingxuan's heterochromatic eyes, they had to make a big scene.

If everyone came to drink at the wedding, it would be lively, and the negative impact of the heterochromatic eyes would diminish.

"General Zhao is thoughtful, I really cannot treat my wife poorly!"

Lin Xiao made a decision, pretending to run back into the room to take out the gold and silver he had looted.

When General Zhao Kuan and the others saw this box of gold and silver, they were all shocked!

Although they knew Lin Xiao had looted it from the Barbarian Army's main camp, they were not stingy, after all, it was exchanged with his life!

"Lin Xiao, what do you mean by this?"

General Zhao Kuan said with dissatisfaction: "Do you think I would covet your spoils of war?"

Lin Xiao shook his head: "General, you misunderstand. I just feel that since we are going to hold a wedding feast, we might as well make it grand!"

"Now that the Barbarian Army has retreated, it is safe to leave the city, and we can completely go to Baishui to purchase goods."

"You might as well take the gold and silver jewelry I have here directly!"

"After purchasing the supplies, I will treat all the brothers in the army to a wedding feast, and the rest can be distributed to the brothers of the Border Army!"

General Zhao Kuan's expression changed drastically, his voice trembling slightly: "You... you are really willing to take it all out?"

A casual estimate showed that this gold and silver was enough to buy food for three thousand troops for a month; this was not a small amount!

Relatively speaking, Lin Xiao holding a wedding feast wouldn't actually cost that much.

"What of it? I am alive today because so many fallen brothers fought to the death to defend the city."

Lin Xiao was speaking his true feelings; if not for the thousands who died in the last two days, the city would have been breached, and he probably wouldn't have waited for the system.

Moreover, to survive in troubled times, being alone was always dangerous.

Especially since he was now married, and in the future, it was highly likely he would have children.

Stone Fortress was already his second hometown; the people here were generally simple and honest, and also quite bloody.

This time, when General Zhao Kuan brought the Dead Soldier Battalion to support, the people welcomed them back with tears, all of which were genuine.

Only with giving would there be more returns.

Building good relationships with the people around him, spending some money was nothing.

"Good! Good lad!! I didn't misjudge you!!"

General Zhao Kuan nodded heavily, no longer being polite, and took the box.

"Don't worry, I will send my most trusted subordinates to Baishui to purchase, and I will definitely host a great wedding feast for you!"

"In addition, I have another piece of good news to tell you. From today on, you are the Commander of the Border Army in Stone Fortress!"

"Except for me, you have the highest military rank, and the 500-man Dead Soldier Battalion is under your command!"

Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment, "Commander!? This... wouldn't it be too fast?"

"Based on your military merits, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to promote you directly to a fifth-rank Garrison General! It's just a pity that I don't have this authority and need to report it to the Ministry of War."

General Zhao Kuan sighed: "Now that the kings of the Great Gan are rebelling, the imperial court is overwhelmed, so I have to wrong you for now."

"Since the General trusts me so much, very well, then I will not decline!"

Lin Xiao was not overly modest; he had originally intended to build his own army, and this was a very good start!

"The world is in chaos? Chaos is good!"

"Only when it is chaotic does he have the opportunity to establish his own portal!"