In the hall, Aning, who was standing in the corner, saw that Bian Xiu had reached the distance, immediately tiptoed to Gao Lishi: "Ahon! How about it? My move to 'awakened' this time is a bit hot, right?"

Gao Lishi smiled and rubbed her head: "Little girl! Stop being so pretty! If you really fought life and death just now, you would have died long ago under the other party's knife. You are one point slower than the other party, and the worst is a life!"

"Yes!" Aning nodded with lingering fear: "He almost stopped the knife just now, and the knife screamed in my ears so loudly! I still have an echo in my ears now!"

Gao Lishi snorted: "If he really can't hold back the knife, how could I let it go?" As he said, his eyes showed pity, he stretched out his hand and gently pressed around the bloodline on Aning's neck to stop the blood; then slowly withdrew his hand and said with great distress: "If I had known I should have stopped him. This knife wound would probably have scars, which is really heartbreaking!"

Aning shook her head indifferently: "What's this? I've even died of my husband, and I still care about this little thing?"

Gao Lishi patted her head: "Don't talk nonsense! That boy Zheng Xun is not lucky! Who would have thought that he could die even if he drinks some wine?"

Aning sighed: "Actually, it's not his fault. There are so many people who drink him on the wedding day, and he really doesn't want to refuse." But as soon as she finished speaking, her tone suddenly changed: "But it's not my fault! I whispered him when I worshiped Tiandi. I said you haven't drunk much alcohol so don't show off. Who told him not to listen to advice? Drink it to death!"

After saying that, she snorted twice, as if she wanted to spray the unhappiness in her chest out of her nostrils. After doing this, her tone became much lighter. "Ahon, tell me, with my current martial arts skills, what level is in the world?"

Gao Lishi thought for a moment: "Your internal strength has reached the ultimate realm, and your moves have reached the tangible and intentional realm. It is estimated that among the warriors under the age of thirty, those who can surpass you in both internal strength and moves will not exceed five people!"

"Really?" Aning was very excited: "Then can I go to the world to explore?"

"Don't even think about it!" Gao Lishi flatly refused: "Although you have good talent and high realm, you have never experienced a real death fight, and you have never felt the fear of death coming in front of you, so you can't do it. You must believe that there are many people in the world whose internal strength and moves are inferior to you, and you can kill you in a life-and-death duel!"

Aning curled his lips: "I know! But Ah Weng, I told you that I must leave this palace, and at the latest, I will wait until the next time I will issue an order to marry me!"

"I'm still saying the same thing!" Gao Lishi looked stern: "I heard nothing! I can't afford to indulge Princess Ningguo to escape!"

When Anning heard this, she immediately smiled and held Gao Lishi's arm: "I knew Aweng loved me the most!"

Gao Lishi rolled his eyes helplessly: "You girl, really can't do anything to you! You'll let go, then you'll be a little tired today. I have to go to Gao Xianzhi's mansion to pass on a few words for him!"

"Take me with you!" Aning said with his eyes wide open.

Gao Lishi frowned: "There are no martial arts masters in Gao Xianzhi's mansion, what are you going to do?"

Aning smiled and said, "I heard that General Gao is young, promising and handsome. I plan to go and see it. If I have the right mind, I will ask the emperor's grandfather for the order and marry him!"

Gao Lishi was stunned: "Didn't you just say you must escape? Why did you change your mind after turning your head?"

"I have been with you for so long, and I have started to feel it's a little troublesome! Escape is really troublesome. It would be nice if I could marry someone I could see before!"

Gao Lishi waved his hand and pushed her aside: "Okay, let it go! I'll find a maid to help you change your casual clothes, and let me go!"

Not long after, the two of them changed into casual clothes, looking like a rich man and a servant.

The sedan chair was prepared outside the mansion. As soon as he left the mansion, Gao Lishi got into the sedan chair. Four burly sedan chair servants lifted the sedan chair steadily and walked towards the Anxi General's Mansion located in the west of the city. Aning followed the sedan chair without a sound like an ordinary servant.

The Anxi General Mansion was built during the Zhenguan period of Emperor Taizong and was the residence of the Anxi Jiedushi. Compared with other buildings in Chang'an City, the biggest feature of this residence is that it is empty most of the time, because the Anxi Jiedushi guards the Western Regions and often cannot return to Beijing for many years. Some Anxi Jiedushi never came here to live during their entire term.

When he arrived at the gate of the general's mansion, Gao Lishi ordered the sedan chairman to drop the sedan chair in the center of the two stone lions. Several tall generals had already stood in front of the door. When he saw Gao Lishi coming out of the sedan chair, he immediately rushed over and said with a smile on his face, "Eunuch Gao, please, my general has been waiting for a long time!"

"Okay, let's lead the way!" Gao Lishi replied readily.

The generals did not seem to have expected that Gao Lishi was such an easy-to-talk person. They immediately showed a flattered look and hurriedly welcomed Gao Lishi into the mansion.

Aning naturally followed Gao Lishi quietly and followed them into the gate.

After the gate, there is a bluestone corridor that leads directly to the main hall. Before Gao Xianzhi came to Beijing, there was no one living in this mansion for three or four years, so there were no decorations such as rockery fountains around, only some tall trees. Because autumn has already begun, these trees have been plated with a light yellow color, which looks a little bleak.

Although the furnishings are simple, the courtyard is cleaned very clean. The bluestone floor is as smooth as a mirror, and even a trace of dust cannot be seen.

Noting this, Aning immediately became a fond of Gao Xianzhi.

At this time, they had already entered the open space in front of the main hall. As soon as Gao Lishi's toes stepped onto the first blue brick, a tall man walked out of the main hall door. While walking down the stone steps in front of the door, he bowed to Gao Lishi: "Eunuch Gao, thank you for your hard work all the way. I forgive you for being a new official and having a lot of things to do. I can't go out to greet you. Please forgive me!"

As soon as he stepped out of the door, Aning, who was beside him, secretly looked at him.

Gao Xianzhi really had a handsome appearance. He was about thirty years old, with a stern nose and a starry sky. His high raised eyebrows added a few sharp edges to his appearance, making him look full of heroic spirit.

"Or let's marry him!" Princess Ningguo began to have such an idea.

Gao Lishi, who was walking in front, laughed: "General Gao worked hard for the country, how dare I blame the general?"

Gao Xianzhi was stunned for a moment, and then said sincerely: "Eunuch Gao is really approachable! Please speak in the room!" As he said that, he had already stood straight on the left side of the stone steps and posed for Gao Lishi's "please" posture.

Gao Lishi was not polite, and walked up the steps. Aning still followed him silently. Gao Xianzhi only followed him until Aning passed by him. The two generals stopped in front of the stone steps and stood on both sides, one left and one right.

After entering the main hall, Gao Lishi and Gao Xianzhi sat opposite each other from left to right, while Aning stood behind Gao Lishi with his hands hanging down.

"Genius Gao came all the way from the Western Regions, thank you for your hard work?" Gao Lishi said with a smile.

Gao Xianzhi bowed: "Thank you, Eunuch Gao, for your concern. The officials have been fighting for many years. This is nothing to do!"

"That's good!" Gao Lishi nodded: "Your Majesty has been feeling a little uncomfortable in recent days, so I will come to see the general for him. How about it? Is there anything missing in this mansion? I will send someone to buy it immediately!"

"No, no, no!" Gao Xianzhi waved his hands repeatedly: "No need for nothing, Eunuch Gao doesn't need to bother! When His Majesty summoned him in a few days, please help me."

Gao Lishi laughed: "The general's record of winning over Xiao Bolu has spread in the middle of the capital. His Majesty summoned the general and must be promoted to the title. Where do you need my support?"

"Where is it! My father-in-law is over-reputable!" The two looked at each other and showed a knowing smile.

With a smile, Gao Lishi seemed to ask casually: "By the way, General Gao has children? This time the general has made great contributions to the court. If you have a young man, you might be able to get a single official position!"

Gao Xianzhi was stunned, and then said in confusion: "I really have a son, but I am only one year old, can I be awarded an official position?"

"Of course!" Gao Lishi nodded, and then said enviously: "General Gao is so young, he has made such a contribution. Now he has someone to succeed him. He is really envious! I think the relationship between the general and his wife must be very good, right?"

When Gao Xianzhi heard this, his face suddenly dimmed. After a moment of silence, he said, "My wife was having a dog and passed away shortly after giving birth."

"I'm really sorry!" Gao Lishi looked ashamed: "It was me who was rash and mentioned the general's sadness. Please don't be surprised." Then he changed his tone and said tentatively: "But as a pillar of the country, you must not be too sad for this. If the general is interested, I can advise Your Majesty. It is not difficult to give the general a princess and county lord as his wife."

"Thank you, Eunuch Gao!" Gao Xianzhi said thanks, but her face looked serious: "But please don't mention this matter again. My wife and I have a deep relationship, so the official doesn't want to re-rest for the time being!"

"I'm abrupt, general, don't blame me! Don't blame me!" Gao Lishi smiled and owed, which was to expose the matter.

Then, the two talked for more than half an hour before Gao Lishi stood up and said goodbye.

Most of the topics they talked about were family matters. But Aning, who was standing by, heard many unusual things...

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!