3: Chapter 0003 He Got Married

Xiao Qingxuan didn't know where the man had brought these food and supplies back from.

She went into the inner room to change into a dark red silk dress, her waist slender enough to be held in one hand, looking unparalleled in beauty.

"Not bad, not bad. Although we couldn't buy wedding clothes, this outfit will do."

Lin Xiao had already taken a shower himself and changed into a clean vermilion robe.

He lit two red candles and beckoned to Xiao Qingxuan.

"Qing'er, come here quickly. Let's bow to heaven and earth! Once we're done, we can eat!"

Although Xiao Qingxuan had prepared herself mentally, she was still a bit shy at the man's straightforwardness.

However, thinking that even if she got married, she would likely die in a couple of days, there was nothing left to worry about.

Spending the last moments of her life with a man she didn't dislike, and having a companion on the road to the underworld, wasn't so bad...

"If we are to get married, you should at least tell me your name, right?"

Xiao Qingxuan looked at Lin Xiao with her sparkling, starry eyes, filled with a hint of resentment.

"Oh, damn! I forgot to introduce myself!"

Lin Xiao laughed at himself and said, "My name is Lin Xiao, the 'Xiao' from 'free and unfettered' (Xiao Yao)!"

"Free and unfettered..."

Xiao Qingxuan's expression was complex. "That's wonderful."

That wish would probably have to wait for the next life. In the next life, she only prayed not to be born into an imperial family...

"With heaven and earth as my witness! Today, I, Lin Xiao, take Xiao Qing'er as my wife!"

In his heart, Lin Xiao added silently: 'Heaven, her real name is Xiao Qingxuan, don't register it wrong!'

"With heaven and earth as my witness! I, Xiao Qingxuan, am willing to marry Lin Xiao as his wife..."

Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the woman. "Qing'er, what did you say?"

"I said, I am willing to marry you," Xiao Qingxuan feigned ignorance.

Lin Xiao was happy in his heart but didn't expose her.

"Since there are no elders present, let's just bow to each other as husband and wife!"

"Getting married to you is really casual..." Xiao Qingxuan muttered softly.

"Hey! As long as the meaning is conveyed, it's fine!"

The two faced each other and bowed.

When they raised their heads, their eyes met, and they saw each other reflected in them.

Lin Xiao's excitement and agitation couldn't be hidden. Having lived two lives, he was finally no longer a bachelor!

"Wife, from now on, we are husband and wife!"

Xiao Qingxuan bit her lower lip gently, and with a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum, she finally called out...

"Hus... Husband."

"Haha, you'll get used to calling me that from now on!"

Lin Xiao didn't waste any time. He pulled Xiao Qingxuan to sit down and started eating.

Xiao Qingxuan hadn't eaten decent food for many days, so she had long been eyeing the flatbreads and dried horse meat on the table.

A year ago, these things were too coarse for even her servants to eat.

But now, for Xiao Qingxuan, it was a delicacy.

"Eat slowly, but don't eat too much. It won't be convenient later."

Lin Xiao took a bite of the flatbread, his gaze burning as he looked at his beautiful wife, whose cheeks were puffed out.

Beautiful women were just different; even when devouring food, they were so charming.

Xiao Qingxuan almost choked. Although she lacked experience, she had learned about relations between men and women in the imperial palace, so she naturally understood what he meant.

The woman's face turned bright red, like a ripe peach.

"Mm..."

Xiao Qingxuan responded softly. In truth, she had mentally prepared herself, but she still didn't dare to be as straightforward as the man.

The night deepened.

Lin Xiao locked both doors to avoid being disturbed by anyone.

Returning to the room, he looked at his wife, who was sitting on the edge of the bed looking as beautiful as a fairy...

"In the north, there is a beauty, peerless and independent."

"One glance to topple a city, a second glance to topple a country..."

Lin Xiao was moved by the feeling. The ancients did not deceive him; there really were such beautiful women in this world!

Hearing these lines of poetry, Xiao Qingxuan's heart fluttered, and she was mesmerized!

She never expected that in such a crude bridal chamber, she would hear such moving, timeless verses!

It couldn't be wrong; those poems were written by this man!

From today on, he was her husband!

"Wife, a moment of a spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Your husband is coming!"

"Husband... please be gentle."

It lasted until the second half of the night.

Lin Xiao held his stunning wife, and neither of them felt sleepy.

"Husband is a bully..."

Xiao Qingxuan was covered in a light sweat, her hair slightly damp, her face flushed like a peach, and her watery eyes held a hint of grievance.

She had asked him to be gentle!

"Hehe, you can't blame me. It's just that my wife is too outstanding."

Xiao Qingxuan buried her head in shyness, but deep down, there was a strange sense of joy. What wife wouldn't like to be praised by her husband?

"Husband..."

"Hmm?"

"Why did you marry me? Aren't you afraid that my heterochromatic eyes make me a harbinger of disaster?"

"I only saw a stunning beauty who could topple kingdoms. As for your eyes, I like them very much!"

Xiao Qingxuan's body trembled. In the darkness, a hint of emotion flashed in her eyes.

Because of her noble status, everyone had always fawned over her and complimented her.

But those words were hypocritical; many people even secretly wished for her death!

The man before her, whom she had only met today and who had taken her most precious thing, had touched her with the simplest of words.

"Thank you, Husband..."

Lin Xiao reached out and stroked the woman's smooth face, grinning mischievously, "Actually, there is another reason. Wife, you were very cheap! You were traded for just one steamed bun!"

"You're hateful!"

Xiao Qingxuan naturally knew the man was joking and gave a coquettish scold.

Her acting spoiled only served to invigorate Lin Xiao once more!

"Wife... halftime is over!"

"Ah? Again?" The woman looked like a frightened little deer.

Early the next morning, there was a knock at the door outside the courtyard.

"Scholar Lin! Open the door quickly!! There's an emergency!!"

Lin Xiao quickly climbed out of bed. Perhaps because he had gained nine years of cultivation, he didn't feel very tired.

He simply put on his clothes and went out to open the door.

At the door was a burly, dark-faced man.

[Yao Gang, 21 years old, soldier of the Shibao Border Army, Aptitude: Yellow Grade]

[Technique: Pig-Slaughtering Blade Technique (11 years of cultivation), a blade technique spread among the butchers of the Great Gan, has miraculous effects when hacking at people. Yellow Grade]

Yao Gang, according to the memories that surfaced, was his childhood friend. He was originally the son of a butcher and had been conscripted into the Border Army together with him.

Most of the people who had a good relationship with Lin Xiao had already died in battle. Yao Gang relied on his thick skin and brave fighting to remain uninjured to this day.

"What's the matter?" Lin Xiao asked with a yawn.

"You kid, you pasted wedding symbols on the window. I heard you bought a heterochromatic-eyed disaster yesterday. You didn't really marry her, did you?"

Lin Xiao's expression straightened: "She is my wife, not some disaster. If you still want to be my brother, you are not allowed to say that in the future!"

At this moment, Xiao Qingxuan, who had finished putting on her dress, happened to walk to the door. Hearing Lin Xiao's words, a warmth surged through her heart.

She is my wife... What a beautiful sentence.

Father, Mother, I think I have family again.

Yao Gang at the door was stunned for a moment, then slapped himself in the mouth.

"Look at my mouth. As long as you like her, that's fine. I won't say it again in the future!"

Lin Xiao didn't truly blame him. "Why are you knocking so urgently? What's the matter?"

"Did you kill Chen Hu and the others? The Deputy Commander wants to find you to ask some questions!"

"Deputy Commander?"

Lin Xiao sneered. Deputy Commander Chen Zhou was Chen Hu's cousin.

The reason Chen Hu was so overbearing, borrowing money everywhere and not paying it back, was partly because Deputy Commander Chen Zhou was his backer.

When he killed them yesterday, he had actually anticipated that this might happen.

"Wait a moment, I'll tell my wife, then I'll go with you."

Lin Xiao returned to the room, putting on his leather armor while giving instructions.

"Wife, I'm going to the camp. Don't go anywhere while at home. Just wait for me to come back."

Xiao Qingxuan looked worried. When Lin Xiao came back covered in blood yesterday, she knew things were not simple.

"Husband, please be careful. I'll wait for you at home."

Lin Xiao couldn't help but feel a strange sensation in his heart.

Having someone wait for him at home... After transmigrating for so long, he finally felt a sense of belonging.

"Don't worry, Wife, I won't die!"

Lin Xiao pulled the woman's head close and kissed her hard, then walked out laughing freely!

Xiao Qingxuan's cheeks flushed red, watching the man's back as he walked away, her heart pounding...

At this moment, she was no longer an Empress, just an ordinary woman waiting for her husband to return.