The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 47 Golden Knife
The people from Sanhe Fort arrived at Hexi Fort last night.

Sanhe Fort, which originally had about a thousand people, now has less than five hundred people left.

In addition to the more than 500 people in Houzhai, there were more than 200 female slaves from the Aslan tribe.

Today, Hexi Fort has become a super fort with a population of over 2,500 people.

The strength is strong, but the situation is also quite chaotic!

Li Xiao was very busy trying to settle the herdsmen in Sanhebao and Houzhai.

However, as the lord of the castle, in order to prevent power from falling into the hands of others, he must do some things himself.

Doing things is actually a process of seizing power.

It was not until the moon was high in the sky that Li Xiao walked home with a little tiredness.

Arranging such chores is more tiring than fighting a war, mainly because it wastes a lot of energy.

Some herdsmen had very poor comprehension ability and didn't understand even after being told several times. Li Xiao was so angry that he was about to collapse.

I wish I could use military law and implement militarized management!

I took Erhu and rode a horse back home. The gate was open and I could hear crying coming from the house.

They are Li Xiao’s mother and grandmother.

Li Dahai's body had been brought back, and the two women cried bitterly when they saw this.

Li Xiao was also feeling uncomfortable, so he could only follow the old man's instructions and not hold a grand funeral. After three days of keeping the body, he would bury it in the ancestral tomb.

But just as Li Xiao was about to enter the house, he heard some noise in the yard next door.

With a creak, the heavy wooden door opened and a woman walked out from the next room.

"Xiao Yanyan?"

When he saw her, Li Xiao suddenly felt as if he was in another world.

Although it had only been two days since he left Hexi Fort, Li Xiao felt as if a long time had passed.

The main reason is that the two consecutive battles in the past two days have made people mentally exhausted and always feel that time is passing very slowly.

"Miss Xiao, are you still awake?"

Li Xiao asked Erhu to go back first, and he rode to Dahu's yard, ready to have a night talk with Xiao Yanyan.

She naturally didn't think that Xiao Yanyan's appearance was a coincidence, she must have been waiting for her!
"I can't sleep, come out and take a look!"

Xiao Yanyan stood in front of the door, wearing only a thin long gown, her black hair scattered on her shoulders, her hands folded across her chest, leaning lazily against the door frame.

The smiling face looked at Li Xiao who had dismounted from his horse: "I heard that you won a great victory?"

"Destroyed the entire Aslan tribe?"

Yesterday evening, the four-fort coalition forces returned with spoils.

The news of Sanhebao's great victory also spread, and everyone was extremely excited.

When Xiao Yanyan heard the news, her face was filled with excitement.

Shocked, delighted, and unbelievable!
She personally witnessed the Battle of Beishan and was almost committed suicide while being chased by the Karluk people.

He was well aware of how powerful the Karluk people were.

However, no one expected that Hexi Fort, with only 600 people, wiped out the entire Aslan tribe in one battle, and one third of the Karluk rebels in Jinzhou were killed in an instant.

This record shocked Xiao Yanyan immensely.

This also highlights the incompetence of Ohga Chuluoduo. He was beaten into this state by him in a war where he had a huge advantage.

Xiao Yanyan was in her room again, scolding that guy harshly for the whole day.

Moreover, Xiao Yanyan also heard that the plan of night attack on Sanhe Fort was proposed by Li Xiao, and he personally killed more than twenty Qarlug people during the battle.

These news made Xiao Yanyan very excited and she became more interested in the young man Li Xiao.

Decided to forgive this guy for his previous rudeness to me.

Give him a chance to apologize in a way that pleases him.

So, Xiao Yanyan was waiting for Li Xiao tonight!
"It's not that they were completely wiped out. There were still a few Karluk people who escaped in the dark." Li Xiao said.

He walked forward and looked Xiao Yanyan over.

very beautiful!
When you are in your early twenties, it is the time when flowers bloom.

When she was dressed as a man before, Xiao Yanyan was already very beautiful.

And now that she has changed back into women's clothing, she looks even more stunning.

After washing off the stains on her face, she revealed a flawless face with loose hair. Under the moonlight, she looked even more elegant.

Like a proud snow lotus!
Although Huang Xiu'er is also very beautiful, her temperament tends to be more charming. Xiao Yanyan is a princess after all, and she has a noble temperament in her bones, which Huang Xiu'er cannot compare with.

This kind of woman with a noble and pure temperament naturally has a considerable killing power on Li Xiao.

However, he was very rational and knew very well that it was impossible for him to do whatever he wanted to Xiao Yanyan like he did to Huang Xiuer.

But the seeds in my heart have been planted~
"That's pretty impressive. Even if some people run away, it won't be a big deal." Xiao Yanyan said.

It is rare to achieve such a record even in the royal court.

But then, noticing Li Xiao's gaze fixed on her chest, Xiao Yanyan felt an indignant surge in her heart. She crossed her arms, looked at Li Xiao, and snorted softly, "Your gaze is becoming more and more presumptuous~"

She naturally knew that she was very beautiful, but there were very few men like Li Xiao who would look at her so unscrupulously.

Most of those guys were respectful on the surface but wicked on the inside. Li Xiao, on the other hand, was wicked on the inside and acted very boldly.

"This is not insolence, but appreciation!" Facing Xiao Yanyan's scolding, Li Xiao shook his head gently and smiled.

He didn't care about the woman's temper at all, and he knew very well that she was not really angry.

"The great Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi once wrote a poem for Yang Guifei: 'One glance and one smile brings out all her charms, making all the beauties in the palace pale in comparison.'"

"But I think this poem is far from enough to describe your beauty, Miss Xiao." Li Xiao shook his head and said.

"In my heart, you are more like a pure white lotus, rising from the mud without being stained, washing in the clear water without being coquettish."

"Noble, holy, and beyond compare in beauty."

Listening to Li Xiao's words, although Xiao Yanyan had a stern face, the corners of her mouth unconsciously raised slightly.

Although she was used to hearing other people's flattery, Xiao Yanyan couldn't help but feel happy when she heard such elegant praise from Li Xiao.

But on the surface, she still raised her chin and showed her white swan neck to Li Xiao without any hesitation.

"Humph~"

"I didn't expect you to be such a smooth-talking man!" Xiao Yanyan snorted.

However, she didn't notice that her tone had become lighter and the corners of her mouth were almost raised to the tip of her nose.

When Li Xiao looked at the woman's expression, he knew that his praise was effective.

No matter how arrogant a woman is, she always likes to hear good things from others.

Although he said no, he was actually enjoying it very much.

Some men in later generations are not good-looking and have average financial strength, but they can use their smooth talk to make women fall in love with them.

This is also a kind of skill, and Li Xiao really yearns for it!

"I'm just stating a fact!" Li Xiao said seriously, shaking his head.

"I have never seen how beautiful Yang Guifei is."

"But there is no doubt that Miss Xiao, you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life!" Li Xiao said with a smile.

Xiao Yanyan started to blush after hearing this; it was so explicit.

But Li Xiao was indeed not lying. He had not seen many women in his life, and they were all grassland women with dry, rough and sallow skin due to wind and sun exposure.

Xiao Yanyan is really the most beautiful!
"You are shameless~" Xiao Yanyan said softly with a red face.

I love listening to it, but I also feel a little embarrassed.

Li Xiao chuckled and stopped talking about this topic. Xiao Yanyan had already become a little confused, and continuing might backfire.

After all, Xiao Yanyan cannot be regarded as an ordinary woman. She is a woman who is relatively independent and strong in her heart.

"By the way, I have a gift for you~"

"I captured this from Sanhe Fort this time. It looks very beautiful, and I kept it especially for you!"

Having said that, Li Xiao turned and walked towards his horse.

Xiao Yanyan is a Khitan princess after all, no matter how much power she has.

Anyway, maintaining a good relationship with her will do Li Xiao more good than harm.

Apart from anything else, Li Xiao was still counting on the big promise of 'three years of tax exemption'!
As for the matter of the hundred households and the thousand households~
With Li Xiao's battle record, there is no doubt that he will be promoted to a centurion.

However, the title of Baihu is of no use to Li Xiao.

There were more than 200 households in the original Hexi Fort alone, and now there are nearly 400 households.

It would be fine if the situation in Jinzhou remained the same after the Karluk people were pacified.

But if the Khitans are determined to register all the people, Li Xiao must get the position of a thousand households.

Otherwise, we will be passive in the future development.

"Haha, I didn't expect you to bring me a gift?" Xiao Yanyan crossed her arms and laughed.

She still liked Li Xiao's former rebellious look.

However, when Li Xiao took the things out from the horse's back, the smile on Xiao Yanyan's face froze instantly.

"This is the spoils I took from the leader of Aslan's tribe when I killed him."

"It's a nice knife. The handle is made of gold and is very exquisite." Li Xiao took out a short knife made of gold.

It was Aslan's golden sword that naturally became Li Xiao's trophy.

It is about 60 centimeters in length, the blade is made of Wootz steel, and the handle is made of gold with exquisite patterns.

It feels good to hold, but in Li Xiao's opinion, this golden knife is not a weapon, but more like a portable decoration.

Anyway, when Li Xiao goes to the battlefield, he will definitely not use this thing to kill the enemy.

Although it would fetch a considerable sum of money if sold, its value is actually not as good as if given as a gift.

If he could really exchange it for a thousand households, then Li Xiao would make a fortune.

But what Li Xiao didn't expect was that when he handed the golden dagger to Xiao Yanyan, the woman's eyes actually turned a little red.

He looked at the golden knife with excitement and joy.

(End of this chapter)