The martial arts arena was in chaos because of the appearance of Song Taotao and Cheng Lisu. He Yan was so confused that she had to persuade Song Taotao and Cheng Lisu to leave under Liang Ping's gaze. Although they left, she was left alone to face the different looks of the crowd.

Hong Shan touched He Yan's arm and asked in a low voice, "Who is Young Master Cheng's fiancée?"

He Yan nodded.

Hong Shan looked at her with a complicated but admiring look and said, "Ah He, I underestimated you."

He Yan: "...Don't think too much."

But it was clear that Hong Shan was not the only one who had such thoughts. When the drill was over, all the soldiers immediately surrounded her and asked her what her relationship with Song Taotao was. Some even said in a sour tone, "Then let's congratulate Master He in advance. It seems that it won't be long before our Liangzhou Guard will have a son-in-law for Master Song. When will Master He treat us to wedding candy?"

He Yan: "Don't talk nonsense! How can you slander a girl's reputation with just your mouth?"

"What's the matter?" the man said nonchalantly, "I think Miss Song is very satisfied with you."

Jiang Jiao passed by from the other side and glanced at He Yan. His eyes were like knives, as if he wanted to cut a piece of flesh out of her body. He snorted and walked away. He Yan was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously: "What's wrong with Brother Jiang? I didn't provoke him, did I?"

Jiang Jiao was always arrogant, but his temperament was good. Although he was older than He Yan, he was always humble when he asked He Yan for advice on shooting. He rarely showed such displeasure to He Yan.

Wang Ba said contemptuously: "You are cheating on your brother, who are you humiliating? How can Xiao Jiang be nice to you? Be more careful!"

He Yan: “…”

That's true. Jiang Jiao's own fiancée eloped with someone and committed suicide for love. He hated this the most in his life. Probably when he looked at Cheng Lisu, he thought of himself. He Yan was the bastard who stole someone else's wife.

"Who did I cheat on?" He Yan suddenly realized, "I didn't..."

Before she finished her words, someone called her name from the other side: "He Yan! Xiao He!"

"The coach is calling me," He Yan said, "I'll go first."

The man called He Yan was one of the three coaches who had competed with He Yan in archery before, an old man named Ma Damei. The old man waved at her and said, "Xiao He, I heard that you were injured when you went to Liangzhou City with the governor this time?"

"It's just a minor injury." He Yan said with a smile.

"You can't force yourself. You are still young and it would be bad if you develop a chronic disease." Ma Damei said enthusiastically, "Go eat first and come back here to find me after dinner."

He Yan asked, "What's the matter, Coach?"

"Of course it's a good thing," Ma Damei was still very mysterious, "You'll know when the time comes."

Unable to figure out what to do, He Yan went to eat first. The soldier who served the meal received Shen Han's order and knew that He Yan was injured, so he gave him an extra steamed bun. He Yan ate it on the spot and then went to the training ground in the martial arts arena as Ma Damei said.

The weather was getting colder, and in late autumn, it was getting dark early. When He Yan arrived at the martial arts arena, she saw that there were already more than a dozen people standing there, all of them were the coaches of Liangzhou Guard. Ma Damei waved at her: "Hey... Xiao He, over here!"

He Yan walked forward. Du Mao and Liang Ping were also there. Liang Ping looked at him and asked in surprise, "Why did you call him up?"

"I heard from the head coach that Xiao He is injured, so it's a good idea to take him with you. Liang Ping, don't be so stingy." Ma Damei approached Liang Ping and whispered, "I think the head coach is taking good care of this kid. Maybe he will be promoted faster than you and me. It won't hurt to sell him well in the future."

Liang Ping looked at the old man's shrewd smile and said angrily: "Who do you think I am? I... I won't please him!"

"You can't, but I can." Ma Damei ignored him, walked past Liang Ping, came over and put her arm around He Yan's shoulders, and said with a smile, "Young man, let's go."

"Let's go?" He Yanqi asked, "Where to?"

What are so many coaches for? Even though it's a night training, the number of people is not the same. Are they going to drink without telling Xiao Jue? When He Yan was in the Pacification Army, his deputy general also often drank without telling him. But with a small soldier like him, He Yan was a little flattered.

"Don't ask," Ma Damei smiled mysteriously again, "You'll know when you get there."

He Yan was confused, but it was not easy to reject the other party's kindness. She guessed that it was either gambling or drinking, so she did not refuse. If she made friends with these coaches, maybe it would give her more chips when Xiao Jue considered whether she could join the Nine Flags Camp in the future.

"Okay." She immediately agreed with a smile.

This group of people did not ride horses, but walked towards the Baiyue Mountain. This road was not the same one they took during the previous flag-fighting competition, but a small path. The coaches were very excited and talked all the way about the recent training of new recruits, which new recruit was outstanding, and whether there would be enough firewood this year as winter would come and it would snow in Liangzhou in a few days.

He Yan was walking silently when he heard someone say, "Coach Du, your relative Lei Hou has been very impressive in the Vanguard Camp recently!"

When he heard the name, He Yan's ears immediately perked up.

After the flag-fighting that day, Xiao Jue appointed Lei Hou to the Vanguard Camp. In addition, there were other outstanding recruits from Baiyue Mountain, plus the previous troops of Liangzhou Guard, a total of 1,000 people. Although He Yan was dissatisfied, he soon followed Xiao Jue to Liangzhou City. When he came back, he learned that the training of the Vanguard Camp had already started for a while.

However, what surprised her was that the training for the new recruits in the Vanguard Battalion was still assault and charging, as she knew in the past, and not the "three times the amount of training" as Xiao Jue said. He Yan had a guess in her mind that perhaps Xiao Jue's selection of new recruits for the Nine Flags Battalion and the selection of new recruits for the Vanguard Battalion were two different things.

But she couldn't ask Xiao Jue directly about this, so for now she just continued to pay attention to what was happening over there.

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it," Du Mao said with a bit of pride when he heard his relative being praised. "When I first met him, he had just learned to walk and he held on to my knife and wouldn't let go. Now he's grown up like this, and he has a lot of the charm I had back then, haha!"

"Do you have any shame?" Liang Ping glanced at him, "It's as if everyone has never seen what you looked like in your past."

"Oh, that's wrong," said another coach. "Now that Lei Hou has joined the vanguard camp, he is so outstanding and has a bright future. I think it's no problem for him to make achievements in the future! Although our Lao Du can't do it, his nephew can, so he's not bad either!"

"Fuck you!" Du Mao cursed with a smile.

Perhaps He Yan's gaze was too obvious, Ma Damei, who was walking beside her, noticed it and thought she was upset that she didn't join the Vanguard Battalion, so she said, "Young man, you still have a long way to go. Even though you haven't joined the Vanguard Battalion, you may not be worse than Lei Hou in the future. Look beyond the horizon and don't be too obsessed with the present."

He Yan turned around and was about to say something when the old man patted her shoulder and said, "Look, we're here!"

This place is still some distance from the mountainside, with white sand and green bamboo, moonlight like snow, and wisps of hot air rising from the shade of the jungle, warm and light, like the blank space left in ink and wash, as if you are in a painting.

"How is it?" Ma Damei laughed: "I didn't lie to you, did I?"

"There's a hot spring here?" He Yan murmured.

Liang Ping glanced at her and snorted, "If you weren't injured, I wouldn't have brought you here."

"Wait," He Yan said with a vigilant look, "You brought me here, didn't you want me to take a hot spring bath?"

"Of course!" Upon hearing this, a coach who looked a little more gentle recited a poem in a literary manner: "Once the longing for love is fulfilled, money can make the water more affectionate; bathing in the sun, the steaming heat waves are generated. The body is refreshed as butter, and the disease is cured as magically; I don't envy the birds in Tianchi, I am willing to be a hot spring person. Hot springs can cure diseases, this is a good thing!"

"That's right," Ma Damei said, "Since you are injured, it would be good for you to go down and take a bath."

He Yan took a step back awkwardly, "No... I didn't bring any clean clothes, so forget it."

"It's okay. I brought an extra piece of clothing for you to wear." Du Mao said, "It's washed, so it's not dirty."

"I'm afraid of water." He Yan continued to retreat.

"This pool of water only reaches your chest when you stand up. What's there to be afraid of?" Liang Ping asked impatiently.

"I...I..." He Yan racked his brains to come up with a reasonable excuse, but suddenly his head bumped into someone. When he turned around, it was Xiao Jue.

The young man was wearing a dark green cloud-embroidered robe. His hair was as black as ink under the moonlight and was crowned with a jade hairpin. He was handsome and elegant, and he looked at her with raised eyebrows.

He was born outstanding, standing in the quiet scenery, his elegance was like clear snow, and the dust of the autumn moon could not be offended.

He Yan: "Commander-in-chief?"

"Governor!" This is what Du Mao and the others called.

"The governor is also coming to bathe in the hot spring?" He Yan was shocked. Xiao Jue was actually bathing in the hot spring with these coaches? The scene was really hard to imagine.

Xiao Jue pulled her aside and reached out to touch the place she had just touched, looking very disgusted. He Yan only heard Ma Damei explain: "There are two hot springs here, not far from each other. The smaller one is usually used by the governor. This big one is for us to soak in."

"Governor, have you finished soaking?" Du Mao asked.

Xiao Jue nodded: "Not bad."

"Then I'll go soak over there!" He Yan spoke hastily. As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the coaches around her looking at her at the same time.

"I... what I mean is, the governor has already bathed there, and that hot spring is smaller, so I can just bathe there by myself... It's a waste to just sit there and do nothing..."

"Liang Ping." Xiao Jue spoke calmly.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Liang Ping scolded, "He Yan, the governor's hot spring, how can you touch it? Come over here quickly! Why aren't you afraid of water now? Aren't you afraid of drowning in there and no one noticing?"

This brought them back to the original topic. He Yan turned his back to the coaches and turned to Xiao Jue, saying in a low and urgent voice: "Why don't you tell me something!"

Xiao Jue crossed his arms over his chest, looked at her anxiously, and said slowly, "I said I won't cover it up for you."

"Then I didn't know they would bring me to the hot springs!" He Yan was furious. "If this continues, I will have to fight them to get out of this."

"Oh," Xiao Juerao nodded with interest: "Then you should fight well."

He turned around and was about to leave. He Yan gritted her teeth and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will tell others about the red mole on your waist?" In the end, she felt that her words were powerless. Xiao Jue was not really threatened by her words.

Sure enough, the man just laughed and said, "Whatever you want."

"Xiao Jue!"

The young man had handsome and heroic eyebrows and eyes like ripples in autumn water, and he seemed to have a cold smile on his face. However, there was not a trace of tenderness in his words, but rather a playful indifference.

"Liar," he said, "what will you do if you are discovered?"

After saying this, he no longer paid attention to He Yan and turned away.

"Xiao..." Before He Yan could finish his words, someone grabbed his arm. It was Liang Ping who couldn't stand it any longer. He said angrily, "Why are you dithering? I told you, kid, don't push your luck. It's good enough that I brought you to the hot springs. I brought you here among tens of thousands of new recruits in the guard post, and you still want to go to the governor's place to soak. You are too brave!"

He Yan pushed him away and said with a smile: "I actually don't want to date at all..."

Another hand came to grab his shoulder and said to the others, "This guy looks handsome, but why is he so sloppy? He's afraid of water."

"I……"

Ma Damei looked at her with a smile: "Young man, you have never been in a hot spring before, right? Don't be afraid. Once you have taken a dip, you will know the benefits."

He Yan thought, this won't work, it seems the only way is to fight them and run away, as for the rest, just make up an excuse to get away with it. She was about to take action, but someone suddenly came up from behind and kicked her.

The kick wasn't actually that heavy, but because He Yan was being held by Liang Ping and Du Mao, his body was uneven, and as a result, he was kicked into the spring.

With a "plop" sound, people on the shore and in the water burst into laughter.

"Hey!" The culprit who kicked him stood by the water and smiled happily: "Little brother, I gave you a helping hand, no need to thank me!"

He Yan popped his head out of the water, shook off the water drops on his forehead, and cursed in his heart, who wants to thank him!

The remaining few people saw He Yan enter the water, and took off his clothes and entered the water, also very openly. He Yan was so shocked that he turned around immediately, and saw only white flesh everywhere.

The spring water in the mountains was warm and light. It was extremely comfortable when wrapped around her body, but He Yan had no intention of enjoying it at the moment. Firstly, she was afraid of water now. Even though the spring water was not deep, she was still panicking. Secondly, it was easy to get in, but difficult to get out. Although the spring water was filled with mist, she was submerged in the water and her identity as a woman would not be discovered for the time being. But once she came out of the water, her clothes would stick to her body, and anyone with eyes could see it.

Moreover, these men were having fun playing in the water, but who knows if they would be so kind as to make the situation even more difficult to handle.

The more you fear something, the more it will happen. She stayed away from the crowd and soaked alone, and everyone noticed her. The coach who kicked her down said, "Hey, why don't you take off your clothes? Now that you're down here, isn't it uncomfortable for you to soak in your clothes?"

"No need," He Yan forced a smile and said, "I like to soak in the bath with my clothes on."

This hobby is somewhat different from that of ordinary people. The other coaches looked at each other in confusion. Someone stared at him and laughed, "Isn't this guy embarrassed?"

This one word caused a huge uproar, and now the rest of the coaches started to speak.

"No way? I don't think he's the shy type!"

"I think it's possible. This boy is as pretty as a girl. He might be the same in private."

"That won't do. How can a young man from Liangzhou Guards be so timid? Why don't we teach him a lesson today and fulfill our responsibilities as a coach?"

After saying that, several people swam towards He Yan.

He Yan was shocked: "...What do you want to do?"

"Of course it's to train new soldiers!" Du Mao said with a smile, "If we have to fight by water in the future, wouldn't it be bad for us if you are so unsociable?"

Is this necessary when traveling by water? He Yan turned around and swam.

It would have been fine if she didn't swim. Once she started swimming, she seemed to find it interesting. The other coaches came over one after another. In an instant, He Yan felt as if she had become the ball in a game of Cuju. Everyone rushed to block her from all directions. The hot spring suddenly became lively.

If it was a different place or situation, this scene would be considered harmonious. The normally serious coaches were laughing and joking, obviously making fun of her as if she were one of their own, but in this situation, He Yan really couldn't laugh.

While dodging their movements, she was complaining in her heart, what kind of people are they! Is there something wrong with Liangzhouwei's coach?

The only way to avoid them completely was to knock them all out. It would be OK on the shore, but it would be difficult underwater. Moreover, there were so many people and she had no place to hide.

She was swimming so hard that she didn't know that one of the coaches had grown up near the water and was familiar with the water. He had already dived into the water and swam quietly in front of her. He Yan was only looking behind her and had no way of seeing what was in front of her. Suddenly, a hand in the water grabbed her arm and she couldn't dodge in time.

The coach seemed to have grabbed the ball in Cuju, and he even called out to his friends, "I caught it! Come on!"

Come on? Come on for what! He Yan was shocked, but she couldn't use any strength underwater, and couldn't escape for a while. Seeing Du Mao and his group swimming closer and closer, as if they were going to strip her clothes, she couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.

She doesn't want to be discovered here!

At the critical moment, the hand holding her arm suddenly loosened, and the coach screamed "Aiya". Something that looked like a stone flew across the water and quickly sank. At the same time, He Yan was caught and flew up from the water, landing on the shore, with a cloak wrapping her tightly from the neck down.

All this happened so fast that no one had time to react. After standing still, He Yan looked to the side and asked in surprise, "Commander-in-chief?"

It turned out to be Xiao Jue who had left and returned.

He grabbed He Yan and pulled him out of the water, and then wrapped him up like a silkworm cocoon. No one except He Yan knew why. The coaches looked at him in bewilderment, and looked at each other.

"What are you doing?" At this time, another voice was heard. Shen Han came out from the deep forest, holding his clothes in his hands. He came to take a hot spring bath, but he didn't expect to see this scene. Looking at He Yan standing next to Xiao Jue with wet hair, and the other coaches hiding in the water like wooden chickens, a bad premonition flashed through his heart.

Liang Ping said: "We are... taking a hot spring bath."

Shen Han was horrified: "He Yan...you too..."

He Yan: “…Yes.”

Shen Han was immediately shocked. Although the relationship between men was different from that between men and women, Shen Han also knew about people's possessiveness. He himself was reluctant to show his good sword to others, for fear that people would keep an eye on him. But this He Yan...his relationship with Xiao Jue was unclear, but he was seen here by others, and he even looked at someone else. Wouldn't Xiao Jue be happy?

Something big happened!

The coaches all gathered in a group. Knowing that Xiao Jue was a cold and clean person, they did not dare to stand up naked. They stood above the water with only their heads exposed. They all stared at He Yan and the others, wanting to ask something but not daring to, with confused looks on their faces.

Like a group of ducks waiting to be fed.

He Yan couldn't help laughing when he thought of this.

Xiao Jue glanced at her and raised his eyebrows and said, "You can actually still laugh."

He Yan fell silent immediately.

The coaches didn't dare to say anything. The scene was very awkward. Shen Han, the head coach, couldn't just stand there and say nothing. After hesitating for a long time, he asked, "Commander-in-chief, are you going to take He Yan back?"

"Ask her."

"Ah," He Yan said hurriedly, "I just had a good soak, that's enough, I want to go back. Let's go with the governor."

"Oh, that's good, that's good." Shen Han didn't know what to say. He saw that the cloak on He Yan was actually Xiao Jue's. He was so flustered that he didn't know where to look. He lowered his head to look at his shoes and said nonsense: "Then the governor and He Yan should go back and rest early... It's cool in the mountains at night."

Although she didn't understand why Shen Han suddenly became so panicked, He Yan was still very grateful for the opportunity he gave her, so she smiled and said, "In that case, we won't stay any longer."

Having said that, she turned around and wanted to leave. After taking two steps, she saw that Xiao Jue didn't move. She was stunned for a moment, and before she could open her mouth, she heard Xiao Jue speak.

He said, "Don't bring her with you when you go to the hot springs in the future."

Shen Han's heart skipped a beat and all he could think of was: It's all over, it's all over.

At this time, there was actually someone who didn't know what was going on. The coach who had dived into the water and was quite good at swimming asked with a wet head, "Why? Isn't he injured? Wouldn't it be better for him to soak in the hot spring?"

He Yan thought to himself, Brother, thank you so much.

"You don't know," Xiao Jue said to the crowd, standing tall and graceful, with a sneer in his eyes, "This new recruit was found to have a hidden illness during the selection before entering the camp," he spat out four words from his thin lips, each word made He Yan dizzy, "He has a hidden illness."

Do you have any hidden illness?

The man who asked the question was not paying attention, sipped the water and started coughing violently.

The atmosphere was more tense than before. What was even more unbearable was the way the coaches looked at He Yan. Sympathy, surprise, and regret were mixed together. Some even looked down at He Yan's body.

He Yan: “…”

Although she made up a reason when she was reading, she was alone, and the doctor would not accompany her when she set out, so no one knew about it. Now, how should she get along with these coaches in the future!

Xiao Jue is deliberately causing trouble for her!

Did he just enjoy seeing her in such a predicament? What kind of fun was that?

"Actually, my condition isn't that serious..." She defended herself feebly.

However, everyone believed what Governor Xiao said without a doubt. The only one who didn't believe it was Shen Han. Shen Han thought that Xiao Jue lied deliberately to protect He Yan from being provoked.

"It's okay." Liang Ping was originally a little jealous of He Yan, but now he really had no more. It's already like this, what else can he care about? He even said enthusiastically: "It's not a serious illness, you can slowly recuperate. I know a doctor who specializes in this... maybe he can be saved in the future..."

He Yan had nothing to say, so he left a sentence "Thank you, Coach. See you later" and fled.

Xiao Jue said, "You guys continue." Then he followed slowly.

Shen Han stood by the hot spring in a daze. When everyone could no longer see Xiao Jue and the others, they began to discuss the matter. Du Mao swam to the edge of the hot spring, approached Shen Han's feet, and looked up and asked, "Head Coach, did you know this a long time ago? I was wondering why you were so nice to this kid, and it turns out there was a reason. Tsk tsk, how could someone so young get this disease? Can it be cured?"

"What the hell," Shen Han was so angry that he kicked him back into the water. "I think you guys are too old to live. You should treat your brains first!"

…

The hot spring was left behind. In the dense forest, He Yan followed Xiao Jue and walked towards the guardhouse.

The pace of the people around her was neither too fast nor too slow, just enough for her to keep up. He Yan squeezed out two words from between her teeth: "Thank you."

"You look very reluctant." He curled his lips slightly, "If you are not convinced, you can turn back the way you came."

It is not right to take something from someone. The cloak she was wearing belonged to Xiao Jue. If Xiao Jue had not helped her, who knows what would have happened. Thinking of this, her complaints faded a little. She said, "No, I sincerely thank the governor."

Xiao Jue snorted, "Flattery."

This guy really can't stand bad words, and can't stand good words either. He Yan paused slightly and raised his fist at his back.

"Liar," he said after a moment of silence, "Don't you know there are shadows under the moon?"

He Yan paused and looked down subconsciously. Under the moonlight, her ferocious shadow fell behind Xiao Jue's shadow, like a funny shadow play.

"I just saw a mosquito and drove it away for you." She lied calmly, "No need to thank me."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jue laughed and continued walking forward.

The night is long and endless, his back is elegant and lazy, like a spring dream in life.

Seeing that he was in a good mood, He Yan said, "I just don't understand, since you have already decided to help me, why did you wait until the last minute to help me?"

If Xiao Jue had rescued her when she first arrived at the hot spring, with just a few words, he wouldn't have to turn back and waste the cloak, and she wouldn't have to fall into the water and be soaked.

"To teach you a lesson."

"What?"

Xiao Jue paused slightly and said, "You went with Ma Damei when she asked you to go, without even asking why. You put yourself in such a situation, Miss He, are you stupid or conceited?"

This was a lesson, but He Yan still didn't understand, "Then I already knew it when I saw the hot spring, so there was no need to let me fall in and suffer, right?"

"Only when you are pushed to the point of despair will you truly understand what a lesson is." He said calmly, "Don't trust others. When you are really in a desperate situation, the only person you can rely on is yourself. So, try not to put yourself in danger."

He Yan: “…”

Although what he said was true, He Yan felt that the lesson was a bit too radical. She muttered softly, "How can anyone teach like this?" She wondered if Xiao Jue heard it.

But it didn't matter what he heard, so he didn't look back and continued walking forward.