Chapter 171: She Receives a Bouquet of Flowers

On the plastic bowl, a few red characters were written.

"Wangzhihe Premium Stinky Tofu"

Xiao Dabao was almost gagging from the smell, tears streaming down his face.

"Shennü Daren, how can you love eating such smelly things?"

Xiao Moting glanced at him, "You chose it yourself; you eat whatever you get."

"As you command." Xiao Dabao had no choice but to pull a bitter face, and with a pained expression, he picked up a piece of stinky tofu and stuffed it into his mouth.

Suddenly!

His eyes lit up.

"Hey, it's delicious!"

This stinky tofu smells foul, but tastes fragrant!

Xiao Moting took a bottle of Arctic Ocean soda; the bottle was still icy, covered in a layer of condensation.

He bit the cap off and took a sip; the ice-cold soda flowed down his throat into his stomach, dispelling quite a bit of the heat.

The Northern Frontier Army soldiers shared the snacks; originally, everyone had been too hot to talk, but now the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

"This water-boiled tripe is so good, let me give you a piece to try."

"Braised pork intestines, it's so delicious I want to cry. Why can't our Daliang make such tasty things?"

"Don't snatch my donkey rolls, go drink his mung bean milk."

After finishing his soda, Xiao Moting looked up and suddenly noticed a patch of small blue-purple flowers blooming on the cliffside by the road.

Qin Zhan followed his gaze and also saw the flowers on the cliff.

"Prince, I didn't expect there to be rare Qiluo Flowers here."

"They grow on cliffs and are very drought-resistant. There is a custom in Yannan where a man climbs the cliff to pick a Qiluo Flower and gives it to the woman he loves, representing his steadfast heart toward her."

"Is that so? There is such a custom." Xiao Moting murmured, then lowered his head in thought.

Bai Wei had already returned to the hotel.

She had tasted most of the snacks on the snack street and bought a huge pile to send to Xiao Moting.

Because she bought such a large quantity, the stall owners couldn't keep up with the orders.

Therefore, she could only buy fifty large bags to send to Xiao Moting.

"Only fifty bags of snacks; even if the Northern Frontier Army shares them, it won't be enough," Bai Wei thought hard while sitting on the bed.

In the past, whenever she sent food to the Northern Frontier Army, she always faced this problem.

She would buy tens of thousands of portions at a time, and the restaurants simply couldn't prepare them in time.

"If... I opened a restaurant myself, prepared enough ingredients in advance, and gave the chefs enough time, I shouldn't have to worry about this problem, right?"

A thought flashed through Bai Wei's mind.

After she goes back, she wants to open a restaurant!

Since she can sell food in the modern world, she can also reward the Northern Frontier Army at any time, letting them taste delicious things.

Moreover, the roasted chickens Xiao Moting sends over are wild chickens that have already gone extinct in the modern world; the flavor is rich and the meat is firm, much better than the chickens today.

If she took the roasted chickens to sell now, she could definitely make money.

However, her purpose in opening a restaurant isn't to make money; as long as she doesn't lose money, it's fine.

Just as she was thinking, Bai Wei suddenly had a premonition that Xiao Moting was about to send something over.

She hurriedly stood up from the bed.

Just as she stood up, a blue-purple flower fell from the air.

"Hey, why did Xiao Moting send a flower over??"

Bai Wei was very surprised and picked up the flower that had fallen onto the table.

The flower was very beautiful and emitted a faint fragrance.

At this moment, a note drifted down.

"Shennü Daren, this is a Qiluo Flower. I passed by the roadside and thought it was very beautiful, so I picked it to give to you."

Bai Wei held the flower, her cheeks flushing red.

Never before had a boy given her flowers.

Xiao Moting was the first.

Bai Wei was very happy, and her mood became subtle.

She immediately wrote a note.

"Thank you, this flower is truly beautiful."

"Is that so? As long as you like it."

"Where did you pick it? Why haven't I seen such a flower before?"

"There are no Qiluo Flowers in Beijiang; they only grow on the steep cliffs of Yannan."

"What?" Bai Wei looked at the note Xiao Moting had written, feeling shocked, and couldn't help but look at the flower in her hand.

The Qiluo Flower grows on cliffs, which means Xiao Moting risked danger to climb the cliff just to pick a flower for her?

No, no, that's too dangerous.

Bai Wei hurriedly wrote a note.

"Little Xiao, I must tell you seriously: you cannot climb cliffs to pick flowers next time; it's too dangerous."

"Rest assured, I am fine; it is not dangerous."

As if it's not dangerous!

If one were to fall once, it would mean being smashed to pieces.

Bai Wei immediately wrote on the slip of paper.

"Xiao Moting, you cannot go climb the cliff again next time; if you break your arms or legs, I won't be able to heal you. I am Shennü Daren, didn't you say you would obey my orders? Then you are not allowed to go climb the cliff."

"Alright, I understand. Then Shennü Daren, do you like Qiluo Flowers?"

Bai Wei pursed her lips and smiled.

"I like them, of course I like them! I have never seen such flowers before; they are both fragrant and beautiful."

She passed the slip of paper over.

Little Xiao is still very easy to coax; as long as she puts on the airs of a Goddess, he obeys unconditionally.

However, not long after, Bai Wei was dumbfounded.

Xiao Moting passed a large bouquet of Qiluo Flowers over.

The freshly picked flowers filled the entire room with a delicate fragrance.

It was obvious he had climbed the cliff again to pick them!

"Xiao Moting, didn't I tell you not to go pick them? Are you not listening to my words?"

"Shennü Daren, Xiao Moting obeys your orders; he did not go climb the cliff. The person who climbed the cliff to pick the flowers was Little Xiao."

Four days later.

The Northern Frontier Army arrived outside Shiya City.

The thirty thousand troops from Heyuan County had already arrived and converged with the seventy thousand Northern Frontier Army soldiers.

Leading the army was Deputy General Zhao Kaishi.

Zhao Kaishi stepped forward and knelt on one knee to salute.

"This subordinate Zhao Kaishi pays respects to Prince."

Xiao Moting signaled for him to rise, took the Binoculars handed over by Qin Zhan, and looked toward Shiya City.

The tall city walls were all built from giant stones.

Even the city gates were covered in iron plating, weighing over four thousand catties, and were extremely sturdy.

Zhao Kaishi reported.

"This subordinate has already inquired about the situation in Shiya City; the city walls are built of giant stones, very solid, and also extremely smooth, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack."

"The city produces coal; if anyone attacks the city, the defending soldiers will pour down burning hot coal cinders, which can burn the enemy forces."

"The Prefect guarding Shiya City is one of Yuan Canghai's capable confidants, named Guo Gui; this person excels at defensive warfare and has resisted the attacks of the barbarians many times."

Inside Shiya City.

"Lord Guo, the Northern Frontier Army is outside the city!"

A cry of alarm pierced the sky.

Guo Gui, who was sleeping in his residence, was so startled he jumped up at once.

"What? The Northern Frontier Army has come to attack Shiya City?"

He had no time to sleep anymore, hurriedly put on his shoes, and ran toward the city ramparts.

The city guards on the walls had already closed the city gates, looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Guo Gui poked his head out to look outside the city, and cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead.

"Xiao Moting, you are actually leading troops to attack a city of Daliang; are you trying to rebel?"

Two li outside the city, it was all a sea of black Northern Frontier troops.

The banners fluttered, bearing a large "Xiao" character.

Guo Gui was covered in cold sweat.

He only detained a few Northern Frontier soldiers; he never expected Xiao Moting to actually bring one hundred thousand troops to attack!

Was there a need for this?

"Quick, notify General Yuan, tell him Xiao Moting is leading troops to attack Shiya City, and have him send a large army over immediately!"