Martial Cultivator Chapter 384: Before Returning to One's Hometown

The Great General's manor, located in the northeast corner of the Divine Capital, finally showed some signs of life.

General Xiao He had been stationed at the Northern Frontier for many years. He had no sons; only one daughter, who had been married off to the First Prince as his princess consort several years ago. Consequently, she had long left this mansion. Over the years, although this mansion should have been bustling with activity, due to the Great General's prolonged absence from the Divine Capital, there was only an old steward and a few servants left in the mansion.

Now, as the Great General was about to retire and return to the Divine Capital, ministers from the court came to visit one after another. In just one day, the old steward received dozens of invitations, all from those who wished to see the Great General before he left for his hometown. Every day, when the old steward opened the door, he would see a bunch of stewards from various families waiting outside the mansion. However, all these invitations were collected and placed in the Great General's study. Despite the limited time, the old general did not show any interest in reading even one of them.

In other words, during this period, not a single person has been able to enter this Great General's mansion.

Today's weather was pleasant, with the warm spring sun shining into the courtyard. Even the old locust tree, which seemed to have little life left, showed some vitality today. The old steward brought a reclining chair and placed it in the yard. Then, he set up a small square table next to it, with two flasks of palace-bestowed wine and an exquisite white jade wine cup placed on top.

The Great General slowly walked out of his study and lay down on the reclining chair. His head full of white hair was somewhat disheveled, appearing particularly striking under the sunlight.

The old steward carefully poured a cup for his master, whom he had not seen in probably several decades. However, before he could even put down the wine flask, the Great Gen

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