52: Chapter 0052 Life Lies in Movement

Mu Wanying, a young woman who had only just tasted the joys of romance, how could she withstand such teasing from her lover?

Her psychological defenses crumbled instantly, and she gave in with a mix of resistance and compliance...

That night, Lin Xiao used his invincible Vajra staff technique to thoroughly conquer the mystic-armored female general!

An unprecedented sense of accomplishment made Lin Xiao exclaim in satisfaction!

Over the next two days, Lin Xiao began running between two places.

On one side was the special forces training within the military camp, which he constantly adjusted and refined.

On the other, Chen Chuan, Li Xu, and the other three were conducting intensive cavalry and archery training outside the city.

Meanwhile, Xiao Qingxuan led the officials of the Agricultural Department, mobilizing the commoners and troops from Baishui and Stone Fortress to reclaim wasteland with great fervor.

Of course, Lin Xiao did not forget to refresh the prestige shop every day.

He wasn't very interested in other cultivation techniques or elixirs, but there were a few good Earth Grade weapons that tempted him.

It was just a pity that Earth Grade weapons, which often cost over 1,200 prestige points, were simply too expensive!

You have to know, his total consumption in the shop so far was less than two thousand prestige points!

This was hardly surprising; even mystic grade weapons were rarely seen, and Earth Grade ones were far too rare!

On the morning of the third day, Lin Xiao refreshed the shop as usual.

A small package caught his eye!

"A mysterious package! Hehe, finally another one!"

Lin Xiao immediately spent 100 prestige points to acquire it and opened it directly!

[Ding! Obtained one "Spirit Transmission Bead"!]

Huh? What is this? I haven't seen it before.

Lin Xiao checked the description and was immediately startled!

[Spirit Transmission Bead: Allows cultivation power to be injected and then transferred to others. Becomes inactive after transferring power. Can store up to 60 years of cultivation power. Note: Cultivation power conversion rate is 10:1]

"Ten to one? Does that mean 10 years of cultivation power transferred to someone else becomes 1 year?"

Lin Xiao frowned. Unless his cultivation power was severely overflowing one day, this thing couldn't be used easily.

"However, cultivation power is easier to accumulate than prestige points. This has a higher cost-performance ratio than that Seven-Orifice Exquisite Pill!"

"Husband... what are you smiling about?"

By the bedside, Xiao Qingxuan, wearing a white silk nightgown, opened her sleepy eyes and found her man giggling beside her.

She had been running around for the past two days and was exhausted, so she had to let the maid handle breakfast for now.

"Hehe, with such a stunning beauty sleeping by my side, how can I not smile?"

Having obtained the Spirit Transmission Bead, Lin Xiao was in a great mood and rolled over to pin the woman down.

"Come, let your husband do some morning exercise with you. As the saying goes, life lies in movement..."

"Ah... Husband..."

Amidst her sweet cries, the waves of passion surged.

Morning.

Lin Xiao and Mu Wanying arrived at the military camp as usual to discuss the details of training with General Zhao Kuan.

Not long after, they heard a messenger soldier come in to report—

"General Zhao, Commander Lin, a group of people has arrived outside the city. The official leading them claims to be the newly appointed Prefect of Baishui Prefecture!"

A new Prefect?

Lin Xiao, General Zhao Kuan, and Mu Wanying looked at each other, their expressions involuntarily turning solemn.

In fact, everyone had been psychologically prepared. Having killed Prince Bai's aide, it was impossible to expect nothing to happen.

"Let's go, let's meet this new Prefect together!"

The group rode directly to the city gate.

They immediately saw a slightly chubby middle-aged man with a thin mustache, dressed in luxurious brocade robes, riding on horseback.

Behind him were a dozen or so attendants and guards.

[Official Jia Pengju, 38 years old, disciple of Prince Bai, Chief Clerk of Cangzhou Prefecture, Aptitude: yellow grade]

[Traits: Domestic Affairs, Talented Scholar, Commerce]

"Finally here... which one of you is General Zhao Kuan?"

Official Jia Pengju asked impatiently.

"I am he. Who are you?" General Zhao Kuan was not particularly polite either.

"I am the newly appointed Prefect of Baishui Prefecture, Official Jia Pengju. This is my official appointment document!"

At a signal from Official Jia Pengju, a servant handed a stack of official documents to General Zhao Kuan.

General Zhao Kuan took a look, then immediately showed them to Lin Xiao and Mu Wanying.

"In the Great Gan Empire, Prefects have always been appointed and removed only by His Majesty the Emperor. This document only bears Prince Bai's seal. What is this... has Prince Bai declared himself Emperor?"

Official Jia Pengju sneered: "What, does your Baishui Prefecture really want to become enemies with Prince Bai's three hundred thousand strong army?"

"Let me tell you, before I came, the Governor said that if you refuse to cooperate with me, you will be treated as rebels committing treason!"

Lin Xiao scoffed: "Treason? You have defected to Prince Bai and are appointing officials in the Emperor's name. Who exactly is the one committing treason?"

"How bold! And who are you!?"

"Lin Xiao!"

"You are Lin Xiao!?"

Official Jia Pengju looked him up and down, then suddenly realized: "No wonder you are so arrogant. You are the one who killed Sun Qinghe..."

"Hehe, kid, I know you can fight well, but do you think you can manage a prefecture just by knowing how to kill?"

"Not to mention anything else, the imperial court is currently unable to protect itself. You have no money to pay salaries or military rations. How long do you think you can hold out?"

"Only with me taking office can Baishui Prefecture return to the right track. Otherwise, just wait for everyone in Baishui Prefecture to starve to death!!"

Hearing this, Lin Xiao had to admit that Official Jia Pengju was not speaking nonsense.

Relying on the more than one hundred thousand taels of silver raised from Official Lu Yang's mansion, they could barely scrape by for the next three months.

But in times of war, commerce withers, and relying on the meager tax revenue of Baishui Prefecture, they simply couldn't last long.

The key was that the Governor of Cang Province was also one of Prince Bai's people and certainly wouldn't let Baishui Prefecture easily obtain supplies.

"It is thanks to Prince Bai's benevolence that he did not send troops to kill you all."

"If you are sensible, cooperate with me immediately and let me take over Baishui Prefecture!"

"Considering that you have performed meritorious service in defending the border, I can allow you to retain your official posts."

Official Jia Pengju said this while looking at Mu Wanying, who was in military uniform on horseback.

"This lady... must be the daughter of General Mu, Miss Mu Wanying, right?"

A hint of greed appeared in Official Jia Pengju's eyes as he smiled and said: "I heard that the bloodline of the Mu Family had appeared in Baishui, and the Governor was very pleased."

"General Mu's death was because the imperial court is dominated by treacherous officials and the Emperor is incompetent."

"Miss Mu Wanying, would you be willing to lead the Mu Family Army to Cangzhou Prefecture? The Governor is willing to recommend you to Prince Bai!"

"Miss Mu Wanying surely doesn't know that the position of Prince Bai's primary consort has always been vacant..."

Mu Wanying looked indifferent, her eyes filled with disgust.

"Get out! A bunch of traitorous rebels, my Mu Family Army will never collude with you!!"

Official Jia Pengju's face sank as soon as he heard this.

"I have said what needed to be said. Do you really intend to defy the orders of Prince Bai and the Governor!?"

Lin Xiao smiled playfully: "Official Jia, I am very curious. You brought only a few people to take office; are you not worried about your own safety?"

"Hahahaha! You are quite clever to ask..."

Official Jia Pengju pointed behind him and said smugly: "To tell you the truth, thirty thousand of the Cangzhou Army have already assembled outside Pingcang County, one hundred li away!"

"General Fan Zhong, the Governor's brother-in-law and the General of Brave Might, is personally leading them, sharpening their weapons and horses, ready for battle!"

"As long as you dare to harbor the slightest thought of disobedience, the thirty thousand troops will directly trample Baishui Prefecture flat!!"