Chapter Thirteen You Are Mine

  Gao Xianzhi stroked his forehead, feeling quite emotional: "To think that Gao Xianzhi, who has fought his way through countless armies and never met a match, would be so lacking in discernment when it comes to judging people. First, I took someone at face value without knowing the extent of Feng Changqing's abilities, and now I don't know about Li Changguo's bravery... How shameful! How shameful!"

  Judging people by their appearance, unaware of Feng Changqing's abilities, has always been Gao Xianzhi's weakness.

  Feng Changqing used a rogue tactic, relying on him not to leave, and Gao Xianzhi had no choice but to accept Feng Changqing, but never took him seriously. It wasn't until they won a battle and returned, needing someone to write the victory report, that Feng Changqing had already written it, presenting it for his review, perfectly capturing his intent, that he realized Feng Changqing had exceptional abilities, earning his attention.

  Later, it was discovered that Feng Changqing had great talent and was a famous general. Gao Xianzhi greatly regretted not recognizing Feng Changqing earlier. Whenever he went on an expedition, he would leave the affairs of the garrison to Feng Changqing to handle, and Feng Changqing handled them extremely well.

  Now, if Li Siye and Li Changguo hadn't compared their strength and lost, who would have known that Li Changguo's bravery surpassed Li Siye's? Thinking about it now, having Li Changguo as his personal guard was really a waste of talent.

  Qin Wei brought wine, and Gao Xianzhi, Bian Liancheng, and Duan Xiushi drank three cups together.

  They were overjoyed, and the reason, in Bian Lingcheng's words, was that they would soon launch a major military campaign against Xiao Bolu, and with Li Changguo as their fierce general, their chances of winning this battle had greatly increased! It could be said that victory was almost certain!

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  In a secluded place outside Shule City, Li Changguo was drinking heavily with Li Siye.

  Li Siye lost to Li Changguo today, but he was convinced and satisfied, feeling extremely pleased and carefree, drinking until the cup was empty, being very generous and open-handed.

  Li Changguo was the same, his good impression of Li Siye greatly increased, regarding him as a kindred spirit, and drinking with Li Siye without refusing anyone who came. Unfortunately, he was used to drinking modern high-proof liquor, and the low-proof liquor of the Tang Dynasty was not enough to get him drunk. The wine he drank was similar to beer or sake, and after drinking two jars, he didn't feel any intoxication at all, but only watered the ancient tree behind him.

  Looking at Li Siye, he was already drunk with a red glow on his face, his tongue slightly swollen, and his speech somewhat slurred. He patted Li Changguo's shoulder and said, "Brother, you have to call me Big Brother!"

  "Is it just because you're better-looking than me?" Li Siye was quite robust, not exactly handsome, and Li Changguo was joking.

  Li Siye stuck out his tongue, shook his head and stuttered: "Firstly, I'm older than you, so naturally I should be the big brother. Secondly, I'm a military officer, while you're just a fire chief, my rank is higher than yours, don't you think I should be the big brother?"

  He was drunk and talking nonsense, it wasn't because he really compared his official position with Li Changguo's.

  "There's a saying: at the wine table, there's no seniority, only who can drink more! My capacity is better than yours, so you have to obey me!" Li Changguo teased Li Siye.

  "Brother, I'm convinced!" Li Changguo was just joking, but Li Siye nodded heavily and said: "Brother, your strength is greater than mine, your drinking capacity is better than mine, and you're more handsome than me. I have nothing to compare with you! Nothing to compare with you!"

  Before he could finish his sentence, he fell to the ground with a thud, sprawled out in all directions, snoring loudly, and actually fell asleep. A silly smile was on his face, saliva flowed from the corner of his mouth to his collar, his big hand wiped it off, smacking his lips, and then continued to sleep soundly.

  Li Changguo's jaw nearly hit his feet when he saw Li Siye like this.

  He absolutely never thought that Li Suiyuan, the "blocker of the industry knife", would have such a straightforward and true side.

  Li Changguo carried Li Siye on his back and returned to the military headquarters, where he settled him in safely before leaving the headquarters.

  He came to Suole this time with two main tasks: one was to report the victory and the other was to forge a gun that he liked.

  Gao Xianzhi has arrived in Suile, and the Tang army is gathering here. Once the gathering is complete, the Tang army will go on an expedition to Xiao Bolu. Without a suitable weapon, it's not feasible. Making weapons is a top priority. Originally, I wanted to report back after completing this task, but then I encountered Li Siye, which led to these twists and turns.

  By the way, sell that fox fur, it should be able to fetch a good price.

  After walking around Shule City, it's really big and prosperous. Although it's located in the western wilderness, it can't be compared to the cities in the mainland, but it's still very impressive. Li Changguo couldn't help but praise it. The Tang Dynasty is indeed a legendary dynasty in Chinese history, with unparalleled splendor and prosperity.

  He came to the best ironwork shop in Shule City, discussed with the blacksmith, and finally decided to make a 50-jin-long spear, which would be made of high-quality steel. The blacksmith was frightened by this, he had been making weapons for his whole life, but he had never seen such a heavy spear before, it was only natural that he was shocked.

  It takes several days to make a long spear, so Li Changguo leaves the blacksmith's shop and goes to sell fox skins.

  As soon as he thought of this fox skin, Li Changguo couldn't help but laugh, and he teased the woman, wondering where she came from.

  Perhaps it was a narrow road, Li Changguo came to the best store in Shule, and as soon as he took out the fox skin, he heard someone hum coldly: "See how long you can escape?"

  As soon as he heard the voice, Li Changguo was stunned. Who else could it be but that woman? He turned his head to take a look and indeed, the woman and her servant girl were standing behind him, their faces puffed up with anger, staring fixedly at Li Changguo.

  Li Changguo smiled slightly and waved his hand, saying: "Missing your brother?"

  As soon as these words came out, the woman almost fell to the ground.

  The girl's eyes rolled over, and she coldly scolded: "You sly fox thief, how dare you be unfavorable to the young lady? We're going now..."

  "That's enough!" The woman hastily interrupted.

  The girl just realized she almost slipped up again, and quickly shut her mouth, with a well-behaved look.

  "Don't spout nonsense, aren't you living comfortably here?" Li Changguo's words were as smooth as a tongue, scolding people without using dirty language.

  The girl rolled her eyes, but didn't understand what was going on.

  The woman's face had turned pale with rage and she was on the verge of tearing Li Changguo apart.

  At this time, the girl suddenly realized and shouted out: "You have a big nerve to say that Miss is a fox spirit!" As soon as she spoke, she immediately regretted it and covered her mouth with her hand, lowering her head.

  "Fox spirit?"

  "What a beautiful fox spirit!"

  There were quite a few people trading goods here, and when they heard the words, they were shocked. They took a closer look at the woman, their eyes shining brightly, nodding vigorously in agreement with Li Changguo's metaphor - only a fox spirit could be so beautiful.

  At this point, the woman could no longer bear it, her eyes reddened and she was about to cry. Any woman being publicly scolded as a fox spirit would be unbearable.

  A woman's tears are too destructive, seeing her on the verge of crying makes Li Changguo feel embarrassed and uncomfortable. He had originally wanted to make a few jokes, but that girl has a big mouth and actually shouted it out in public, isn't this making things difficult for people?

  "What did you say we should do?" Li Changguo scratched his forehead, somewhat helplessly.

  "Hmph!" The woman hummed triumphantly, raising her chin: "You're a military officer, you can't escape my grasp! You'll be mine sooner or later!"

  What? I'm yours?

  Li Changguo just rolled his eyes again and again.

  The girl came to her senses, her words were incoherent, her pretty face turned purple, and she quickly ran away.