Chapter 480 The Palace Maid Wants to Retire (6)

"Are you looking for death by riding so fast?" Wen Shichu frowned and looked at the man on the horse with displeasure, and said coldly.

Shi Li looked at the woman in front of him who was glaring at him, and it was as if an arrow had shot straight into his heart, causing him to tremble. At this moment, he could not notice anything. He could only see the beautiful woman in red riding clothes in front of him. Her clear and bright eyes were filled with anger, which were deeply imprinted in his heart.

Wen Shichu saw that the man just stared at her blankly without any other reaction, so she couldn't help but frowned. Could it be that this man had a problem with his brain and couldn't understand what people were saying? This couldn't be blamed on him riding too fast.

Wen Shichu thought he was unlucky, so he moved his horse to the side and said to the man, "Forget it, you go first."

Shi Li came back to his senses when he heard her words, but those dark eyes were still staring at her without blinking, without any other movement.

Afterwards, several men dressed as guards came running over on horseback.

"General! Why are you running so fast without even waiting for your subordinates?" said a young guard in front of him.

"General, why did we stop here? Did something happen?" another more polite man asked, and when he saw Wen Shichu, he became even more puzzled.

"It's okay." Shi Li said. His voice was a little hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time, but his tone was full of magnetism, like the low and pleasant sound of a cello, very charming. When Wen Shichu heard his voice, he couldn't help but look at him a few more times and found that this man not only had an excellent voice, but also looked very handsome.

He looks very different from ordinary men nowadays, because his eyes are blue, obviously of foreign descent, his facial features are deep and three-dimensional, his eyebrows are high and his eyes are deep, and his stature is tall and straight. Just riding on a horse gives him an extraordinary aura. You can see that he has a typical model figure with broad shoulders and narrow waist.

Wen Shichu had never thought that there would be mixed-race people in this era. In this ignorant and feudal era, the identity of a mixed-race person was not as popular as in later generations. On the contrary, they would be subject to more discrimination and oppression. Even slaves would step on them just because of their impure bloodline. Calling them "bastard" was the most common bullying.

But this man was respectfully called "General" by the guards behind him. Wen Shichu recalled for a long time before he remembered that there was indeed an extremely tough general in the dynasty. He was most famous not only for his outstanding military achievements, but also for his unusual appearance.

Wen Shichu remembered who he was. He was Shi Li, the only general with foreign blood.

When the original owner was a Shangyi in the palace, she attended various banquets across from the Queen, so she had naturally seen Shi Li. However, when Wen Shichu met him here, she didn't remember him for a while until someone came and called him general, then she remembered him.

But it didn't matter whether she remembered or not. Wen Shichu had already left the palace. Shi Li had nothing to do with her. She was just surprised for a moment, then she returned to normal and said to Shi Li, "General Shi, I have already made way. If you are in a hurry, leave first."

She was very sensible and knew that the person in front of her was a powerful general. Naturally, she would not argue with him anymore. It would be better to let him go as soon as possible.

But General Shi didn't think so. He didn't rush to leave. Instead, he asked, "Do you know me?"

"I know you. You are General Shi Lishi, the hero who recaptured the five cities in southern Xinjiang." Wen Shichu replied. Although Shi Li had suffered humiliation since childhood, he rose rapidly after he grew up and joined the army. Recapturing the five cities in southern Xinjiang was the battle that made him famous.

Shi Li blinked his azure eyes, and when he looked at Wen Shichu, he had an addictive illusion. He asked again, "Who are you?"

Wen Shichu was stunned for a moment, not understanding why he asked this question. Did he suspect that meeting him here was a trap? After all, General Shi Li had a complicated background, and some people always wanted to start with him. Thinking of this, Wen Shichu understood him and replied:

"General Shi, I am just an ordinary woman. I retired from the palace three months ago when I reached the age. I am currently serving as a foster aunt to the young ladies in the mansion of Marquis Wuyang. You will know all these experiences if you just check them out."

After hearing this, Shi Li didn't react, but he held the reins tighter. He looked at Wen Shichu, and after a long while he showed no intention of leaving. Wen Shichu couldn't help but look at him with a puzzled look on his face, obviously asking, why don't you leave?

Shi Li pursed his thin lips and finally squeezed the horse's belly with his long legs. The horse immediately moved, but very slowly, as if the previous speed that could fly into the sky was Wen Shichu's mistake.

Fortunately, the mountain road was not small enough to accommodate two horses, and Shi Li soon rode his horse side by side with Wen Shichu. Because the road was not wide enough, the two of them could only squeeze together and walk towards each other. When the two horses got closer, Shi Li's leg accidentally touched Wen Shichu's leg. Even though it was only for a brief moment, Shi Li clearly felt the warmth and softness of the leg that touched his, and his heart skipped a beat.

Shi Li passed by quickly, and Wen Shichu breathed a sigh of relief. After Shi Li's subordinates passed by, he whipped his whip and rode down the mountain impatiently.

Shi Li stopped, turned his head and looked at Wen Shichu who was speeding away. He watched the fiery red figure getting farther and farther away until it could no longer be seen, then he turned his head away.

Wen Shichu didn't take the encounter with Shi Li to heart. She returned to the small courtyard of Wuyang Marquis's Mansion and soaked some dates.

However, Shi Li changed his usual behavior and did not go crazy in the mountains.

In the past, he often went up the mountain to hunt. Every time he went up the mountain, he was like a beast released from a cage, chasing all kinds of wild beasts like crazy. Several of his subordinates could not catch up with him. Only after he had satisfied his desire and released all his excess energy would he appear in front of his subordinates.

But this time, after he got up the mountain, he didn't run away immediately. Instead, he got off his horse, sat on a big rock, and stared at the mountain in a daze. This uncharacteristic appearance made his subordinates worried.

Twelve looked at the motionless figure of the general and said worriedly, "What happened to the general? He is so quiet all of a sudden. Is there going to be another war somewhere?"

"It doesn't look like it. If there is a war to fight, the general won't be like this. He will only be more excited." Eleven said.

"That's true... Could it be that someone from the Shi family came to disturb him again? How dare those shameless people from the Shi family come?!" Twelve said angrily when he thought of this possibility.

Although those people from the Shi family are related to the general by blood, before the general became successful, they all looked down on him. How dare they come to him now? Twelve was indignant.

(End of this chapter)