Chapter 620: I don't have any advantages, I

Even if there were officers nearby, seeing the higher-ranking Xu Zifeng calling himself a subordinate in front of the lower-ranking Cheng Li, they were already used to it.

After all, this Master Cheng dared to beat anyone, maybe he would even beat Xu Zifeng without hesitation.

Actually, they guessed this right; Li Chen beating Xu Zifeng was as simple as beating a son.

Xu Zifeng also understood Li Chen's meaning, making Li Chen nod with satisfaction, and sent away Xu Zifeng, whose heart had already started to go crazy, imagining a war of the empire.

And at this moment, the carriage of the Northern Khan Huyan Lan, the train taken by Chu family head Chu Jingsong of the Imperial Capital, and the personal guard captain Han Qi of Grand General Han Wu were all galloping toward Cold Iron Pass on different roads.

A storm was quietly gathering.

Li Chen seemed to be completely unaware of this, or rather, didn't care at all, and walked back to his small courtyard in Anning Lane.

Just as he entered the courtyard gate, he heard the voices of Tuoba Anyu and another woman talking softly inside.

Walking in, he saw Tuoba Anyu sitting on a stone stool in the courtyard chatting with a strange beautiful woman.

Seeing Li Chen return, Tuoba Anyu immediately stood up to greet him, with a gentle and slightly ingratiating smile on her face, and introduced softly: "Husband is back, this is An Ling, the younger sister I met at the rouge shop today, she is the proprietress of the 'Forget Worry Tavern' in the pass."

Li Chen's gaze swept over, only to see that the woman was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, wearing a simple and elegant lotus-root-colored dress, yet it couldn't hide her plump and slender figure.

Her cloud-like hair was slightly loose, her skin white and delicate like warm jade, her melon-shaped face exquisite and gentle, and her eyebrows contained a bit of natural timidity and submissiveness, but when her eyes turned, she carried a moving charm that only mature women had.

The most eye-catching thing was her extremely full and high chest, which propped up the clothes into a breathtaking arc, while her waist remained slender, making her hips round and legs long.

Seeing Li Chen look over, she hurriedly stood up, bowed slightly, her voice soft and glutinous, carrying a trace of undetectable nervousness: "Commoner woman An Ling, has seen the military master."

That demeanor and appearance, no matter how you looked at it, looked like a newly married, shy, and lovely little woman.

Through Tuoba Anyu's supplement on the side and Li Chen's casual questioning, he learned that this An Ling was also a bitter person.

Her husband was originally the tavern owner, addicted to alcohol, and some time ago, after getting drunk, he insisted on going into the mountains to hunt, but he never returned, and his corpse could not be found.

She inherited this small tavern alone, struggling to maintain her livelihood.

Although she had experienced changes, her eyebrows carried a faint light sorrow, which added a bit of a pitiful quality.

She clearly hadn't experienced much of the affairs between men and women; her husband was mostly addicted to the cup when he was alive, and at this moment, under Li Chen's gaze, she appeared somewhat at a loss, her cheeks flushed, and her eyes dodging.

Yet it revealed a kind of sensibility and gentleness unique to a decent woman, with a kind of indescribable charming style.

Li Chen naturally understood Tuoba Anyu's intention of bringing the person back, and in his heart, he felt that this beautiful mature woman was quite interesting.

This was precisely the type Li Chen appreciated—sensible, gentle, carrying a pitiful charm, yet not overly clingy.

Of course, Li Chen's "universal love" was well-known, and he didn't just favor this type; as long as they were sensible and lovely, he could appreciate them.

At this time, Ren Ling was talking softly with Tuoba Anyu, her tone carrying sincere envy: "Sister Anyu truly has good fortune, being able to find a husband like Military Master Cheng who is tall, mighty, and talented."

Tuoba Anyu heard this, covered her mouth and laughed, joking: "With younger sister Ren Ling's talent, the pursuers are afraid they can line up from this end of the street to that end? Why not pick a good one?"

Ren Ling sighed lightly, a trace of helplessness and sobriety flashing between her eyebrows: "Ai, those who are truly well-conditioned, how can they look down on a widow like me? Those who surround me all day, what they are plotting in their hearts, I know too clearly." ===== CHAPTER 621 =====