In Nanning Province, Ang Lee's life was quite comfortable. Every day, in addition to taking some time to deal with some things sent from various cities, he practiced martial arts and had a heart-to-heart talk with his subordinates. In the evening, Ah Yan, the middle-aged woman, might even come uninvited.
Such comfortable days made Ang Lee lazy, and the thought of retiring once again arose in his mind. However, this idea quickly disappeared from Ang Lee's mind because he was now very famous. Li Longji would never allow him to retire. If Ang Lee forced himself to retire, he might be killed.
What happened in White Wolf Village also served as a warning to Li An that wanting to live a comfortable life was a matter filled with risks. This was because living a comfortable life meant having no power or influence, and those without power or influence would inevitably be bullied by those with power and influence. The law of the jungle was inevitable in history, and it was also inevitable in biological evolution.
Ang Lee did not intend to have the supreme status of dominating the world. This seemed unrealistic, but at least he wanted to live a more dignified life. He could not let himself be in a position where he could be trampled on. It was the most basic requirement to have enough ability to protect himself and his loved ones.
"General, the imperial edict announcer has arrived."
The guard reported softly.
Ang Lee did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly got up to welcome him personally.
Although the position of the eunuch who announced the edict was generally not too high, he was, after all, the Emperor's subordinate and represented the Emperor. These eunuchs usually came into contact with the Emperor. How could they offend such a person? Moreover, since ancient times, there was a famous saying that one would rather offend a gentleman than a villain. How could Ang Lee not know this?
Ang Lee summoned all his subordinates to go out to welcome the eunuch who delivered the edict and successfully received it. The eunuch who delivered the edict was a young eunuch he had never seen before. He did not take advantage of his position to bully others. After delivering the edict, he declined Ang Lee's invitation to a banquet and returned to the capital.
The content of the edict was mainly about rewards. There were official titles and large amounts of material rewards. This made Ang Lee and the other soldiers very happy. The entire Nanning Province was immersed in a cheerful atmosphere.
Ang Lee and his soldiers had put in a lot of effort to pacify the chaos in Cuandi. At this moment, they had finally received the recognition of the imperial court and a large amount of rewards. This kind of sweet taste after hard work was the most comfortable. < >
Because they still had doubts about Nan Jiyun's ability, the imperial court ordered Ang Lee to stay in Cuandi for another two months to assist Nan Jiyun in dealing with various matters of defense. He could not return to the capital until the New Year.
At this moment, the weather in Cuandi had begun to cool down. The stuffy weather was gone forever. The environment was much more comfortable than it was in midsummer.
Ang Lee was very happy to stay here for another two months. After all, he had led his troops to seize the land here. Naturally, he had to appreciate the fruits of his victory. Moreover, the customs in Cuandi were very civilized. When he had nothing to do, he would disguise himself as an ordinary young man and go to the stream to listen to a beautiful young woman singing. Then, he might encounter a sweet love. Even if it was only for a few days, it was not bad.
Ang Lee had no doubts about Nan Jiyun's ability. Therefore, as long as there was no invasion of a strong enemy, Ang Lee did not ask about it. All the defense issues of the army were handed over to Nan Jiyun to handle, so that he could adapt to the position of Governor of Xi Cuandi.
During his leisure days, Ang Lee had nothing to do, so he dressed up as a hunter and went to the stream in the mountains to fish alone with a fish basket on his back.
Ang Lee had long known that this stream was a good place for Cuandi girls to meet their lovers. Usually, there were always beautiful young women who came to wash clothes and sing. There were also many young men fishing in the stream. After hearing the young women's singing, if they were interested, they would respond to the sound and sing with the girl they liked. If the girl liked the young man, she would respond with her singing again. In this way, the two people sang back and forth and gradually got together.
There were many mountains and bamboo forests in Cuandi. Naturally, there were more places for private meetings. Behind a hidden bamboo forest, no matter what the handsome man or beautiful woman did, no one could see it.
Ang Lee was very confident in his appearance. As for his singing ability, Ang Lee was not worse than anyone. Especially after staying in Cuandi for so long, he had already learned the characteristics of Cuandi singing. It was more than enough to deal with those young women who had just fallen in love.
Rolling up his trousers and carrying the fish basket, Ang Lee and the young men of Cuandi walked into the stream together and used their hands to catch the fish swimming in the water. < >
At this time, the ecological environment was very good. There was no poisonous garbage or industrial waste. The stream was so clear that the bottom could be seen. The fish swimming in the water could be seen clearly.
For some reason, these fish were not afraid of people at all. They arrogantly swam past the young men's legs. Naturally, the young men were not polite. They reached out and fiercely pinched the naughty fish in their hands and skillfully threw them into the fish basket on their back.
For the young men who were skilled in fishing, they could completely fill the fish basket on their back in an hour.
When Ang Lee was young, other than being obsessed with martial arts, he would often catch fish in the small gutters. His fishing skills were not inferior to the young men of Cuandi. As long as a fat fish entered Ang Lee's sight, they would not be able to escape.
Because fishing was only a pleasure, Ang Lee was not greedy. If the fish he caught were too small, he would throw them all back into the water. Only the fat and large fish would be thrown into the basket on his back by Ang Lee.
Of course, the pleasure of fishing was only secondary to Ang Lee. Ang Lee's main goal was to go upstream and listen to the young women sing. That was the ultimate enjoyment.
With more than ten fat fish on his back, Ang Lee waded through the cool water of the stream and walked upstream step by step. He gradually left the young men behind him.
After walking three li, Ang Lee saw a group of young women dressed in colorful clothes squatting in the stream and washing clothes. Seeing him walk over, there was a burst of warm laughter.
Ang Lee liked hearing these bell-like laughter the most. His footsteps immediately sped up. Although the young women with sweet voices might not be equally beautiful, Ang Lee was willing to imagine them all as beauties.
The reason why these young ladies were laughing was very simple, and that was because Li An had actually walked over alone, leaving the other young masters far behind. This was not in accordance with the local rules, and would naturally cause others to laugh at him. However, Li An clearly did not know this.
The duet in this area was a group of men against a group of women, not Ang Lee against a group of young women alone. In the past few hundred years, such a thing had never happened. Ang Lee was clearly the first person to eat crabs. < >
Not only that, the duet required a certain distance, but Ang Lee was getting closer and closer. He was less than twenty steps away from the young women washing clothes. Both of their faces could be seen very clearly.
Such close contact caused many of the young women to cover their faces in embarrassment. Ang Lee, on the other hand, openly allowed the young women to see his peerless handsome face. He even acted cute to make himself even more charming.
"Hahaha!"
Seeing Ang Lee act cute, the young women all covered their faces and laughed.
Ang Lee's face was dumbfounded. Why were these young women only laughing? Why weren't they singing? If they didn't sing, they couldn't go on with the next date. This made Ang Lee very anxious.
Anyway, my face can be regarded as a peerless handsome face. Why isn't anyone singing? Is there no young woman who likes me?
Ang Lee cursed in his heart and was very distressed. In the past, with his peerless handsome face and manly charm, even the king of a country in Dongnu Province was taken by him. How could he not deal with these young women in the mountain village in front of him? Was it because he had become old from all the battles? Or was there a problem with the young women's appreciation?
"Young Master, are you a foreigner? Hahaha!"
"Is there a need to ask? He must be a foreigner. Hahaha!"
"Hahaha!"
With the question of a young woman, all the young women laughed.
Ang Lee pretended to be innocent and touched his head. He nodded politely and said, "I am a man from the Tang dynasty. I heard that the singing of the young women here is quite pleasant, so I came to listen."
"Hahaha!"
There was another burst of laughter. However, the laughter of these young women was very pleasant, not much different from singing. Ang Lee felt very comfortable listening to it.
"Hey, man from the Tang dynasty, have you caught any fish?"
A naughty young woman looked at Ang Lee with a smile.
Ang Lee took a few steps forward, took off the fish basket on his back, tilted it 45 degrees, and said proudly, "I just caught a dozen big fish. If you like them, I will give them to you."
"Then come over and let us see how big the fish you caught are."
The naughty young woman said.
Of course, Ang Lee didn't know it was a trick and strode over.
When he was three or five steps away from the young women, they suddenly poured the clothes in the basin on the stone beside them.
Ang Lee had a bad feeling when he saw this, but it was obviously too late. More than a dozen basins of cold water flew to Ang Lee from different angles, drenching Ang Lee into a veritable drowned rat.
"Hahaha!"
Following Li An's action of wiping his face, the girls all laughed.
"This man from the Tang dynasty is really interesting. He really came when we asked him to."
"He must be a soldier of the Tang Army who sneaked out."
"Look at his silly face. It's so cute."
"Hahaha!"
A group of young women looked at Ang Lee as if he were a monkey in a zoo.
Although they were teasing him, they didn't mean any harm. Ang Lee wiped the stream water off his face and said loudly, "It's so cool, so cool."
"Hahaha, let's go. He is a fool. Hee hee."
The young women covered their faces and laughed. They put the washed clothes back into the wooden basins, turned around, and ran away.
"Why did they run away?"
Ang Lee asked in surprise when he saw only one young woman left.
The young woman smiled shyly and looked up at Ang Lee. "They were all scared away by you. You are not a local and don't know the rules here. In fact, it's not your fault."
Li An nodded in understanding. Seeing that the little miss in front of him was pretty, he guessed that she was only fifteen or sixteen years old. He was overjoyed and joked, "They've all run away, so why are you still here?"
The young woman smiled shyly, covered her face, and whispered, "I think you are a good man. You are silly and cute."
Silly, but cute. Is this talking about me?
Ang Lee always felt that this description should have nothing to do with him. However, his behavior just now did have a tendency to be silly. Of course, it was intentional. Ang Lee was not really silly.
As someone who had lived two lives, Ang Lee naturally could see that the young woman in front of him was attracted to him. The shyness of a young girl was the most enchanting. Ang Lee liked it the most.
"Is Miss made of water? You are so beautiful and refined. This one has never seen a Miss as beautiful as you. It is this one's good fortune to be able to see you today."
Ang Lee's mouth seemed to be smeared with honey and was very sweet.
The young woman was smug from the praise. She looked back at Ang Lee, paused for a moment and smiled. "I'll take you to a place."
"Alright, where is it?"
The young woman did not waste words. She grabbed Ang Lee's arm and ran towards a dense forest.
Ang Lee threw away the fish basket in his hand and followed Lil 'Miss into the dense forest.
After running three to five li, Lil 'Miss stopped, panting.
Ang Lee looked around and felt very surprised. This was a dense forest and there was nothing here. Did Lil 'Miss want to do it here?
"So tired, we'll reach after passing the small slope in front."
Ang Lee stilled and then suddenly hugged the young woman. "You look so tired, I'll carry you."
Lil 'Miss smiled and did not object at all. She even pressed her head against Ang Lee's chest and experienced Ang Lee's firm chest.
Li An hugged his little wife and quickly ran across the small hill in front of him. Looking at the petite beauty in his arms, his heart was very satisfied. In life, wasn't it just to have fun? For a man, what could be more satisfying than hugging a beauty?
After passing over the small slope, there was a valley full of flowers. Even though it was the late autumn season, many flowers would only bloom in the late autumn season.
"We're here, put me down."
"Let me hug you for a while."
"Ah!"
Lil 'Miss curled her lips and smiled. She suddenly pinched Ang Lee's arm, and Ang Lee gently put her down.
"Look, isn't it beautiful here?"
Lil 'Miss said with intoxication.
Ang Lee nodded in praise. Looking at the young woman in front of him, he said sweetly, "The flowers here are really beautiful, but you're even more beautiful. These flowers match you, and you're even more beautiful."
As he spoke, he personally broke a flower and inserted it into the young woman's hair. He looked at her with appreciation.
"Beautiful, it's really beautiful. Stand still and let me have a good look."
Li An admired the young lady in front of him, and the corners of his mouth curled up in a very happy smile.
Lil 'Miss smiled, found a stone to sit down, and asked in a low voice, "Where is your home? Did you come here with the Tang Army?"
Ang Lee sat next to her, looked at her sideburns, and replied, "I have two homes. One is a small village in Hebei Province of the Tang Dynasty, and the other is a place I can never go back to."
"Why do you have two homes? Why can't you go back?"
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