He Yan slept quite a bit longer this time.

She even had a dream. In the dream, she was fighting with Zhidamuji. The leader was cruel and brutal. She pointed a sword at his head. When he suddenly raised his face, it turned out to be the face of He Rufei.

The sword in He Yan's hand fell to the ground with a clang.

She opened her eyes and saw the soft tent and the warm mattress beneath her. She looked down and saw that she was lying on the bed and she was fine.

He Yan still remembered that before he fainted, Xiao Jue and Ridamuzi were fighting in the martial arts arena, and reinforcements from the Southern Palace had arrived. What was going on now? Was it all over?

She propped herself up and slowly sat up. Every time she moved, the wound on her waist was pulled again. The pain made her frown. She paused for a moment before she sat up with the help of the headboard.

The wounds on her body had been bandaged, and she returned to her own room - the one next to Xiao Jue's. There was no one in the room, so she couldn't ask anyone what was going on.

Just as he was thinking, the door was pushed open, and a young man walked in holding medicine. He closed the door, and walked to He Yan's bed with the medicine. Seeing that He Yan had sat up, he smiled: "Awake? It seems that you have recovered well."

This was a strange face. It was the first time He Yan had seen him in Liangzhou Guards. But judging from the clothes he was wearing, he was definitely not a new soldier. He Yan stared at his face, his mind went blank for a moment, and then he suddenly came to his senses and almost called out the other person's name.

Fortunately, she reacted in time and swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue. The man looked at her with a smile and said, "My name is Lin Shuanghe, I'm a doctor and a friend of Xiao Huaijin. I treated your injury."

Seeing that He Yan just stared at him without saying anything, Lin Shuanghe thought for a moment and said, "Don't get me wrong, I didn't take off the clothes, it was Xiao Huaijin who took them off. I was only responsible for treating the patient. Well... I also know your true identity." He lowered his voice, approached He Yan and said, "Sister, I really admire you."

He Yan: “…”

She nodded to Lin Shuanghe with difficulty and said, "Thank you very much."

"You're welcome." Lin Shuanghe smiled and handed her the medicine: "Drink it, it's almost cool now."

He Yan took the medicine bowl and drank it slowly, unable to hide his shock.

Lin Shuanghe, Lin Shuanghe actually came to Liangzhouwei!

He Yan was no stranger to Lin Shuanghe. In fact, he was also He Yan's classmate. Among the teenagers who had studied together at Xianchang Hall, He Yan felt that she was more familiar with Lin Shuanghe than with Xiao Jue.

The reason is simple. It is because, in every calibration, the person who competes with He Yan for the last place is this guy eight times out of ten.

Yes, Lin Shuanghe looks smart, but he is terrible at both civil and military subjects. He is different from He Yan. He Yan tried hard but still ranked last, while Lin Shuanghe never tried hard. He has a good relationship with Xiao Jue and they are inseparable every day. He copies his homework from his good friend, and pays others to write the calligraphy that the teacher asks him to copy.

The young men in Xianchang Hall were either from wealthy or noble families, and none of them lacked a few dollars, but this brother Lin Shuanghe always took out rare treasures, which always attracted people's attention. He Yan couldn't resist the temptation and helped Lin Shuanghe copy books for a whole night, and got a jade katydid.

Lin Shuanghe is extremely rich.

The Lin family has been practicing medicine for generations. Their ancestors worked in the Imperial Hospital. Lin Shuanghe's grandfather, Lin Qingtan, is the Imperial Physician of the Imperial Hospital. Lin Qingtan's youngest son, Lin Mu, is the Imperial Physician. He is very good at women's medicine and is loved by the imperial concubines. Lin Mu also likes to develop some beauty secrets to please the empress dowager and the imperial concubines, and he gets rewards from time to time. These rewards are given to Lin Shuanghe.

Lin Mu had only one son, Lin Shuanghe, whom he doted on. Lin Shuanghe relied on his family's wealth to live a carefree life in Xianchang Hall.

The Lin family didn't expect much from Lin Shuanghe. They never thought of him becoming an official or something like that. They didn't care about his studies, as long as he didn't bring shame to the family. There was no pressure at home. The only thing he had to deal with was the teacher at Xianchang Hall. Therefore, Lin Shuanghe's school life was filled with the ease and comfort of beckoning cats and playing with dogs every day.

It's fine that the playboy Lin Shuanghe himself has fallen, but seeing He Yan working so hard, he still doesn't understand. When He Yan was busy memorizing, he came up to He Yan and asked, "Brother He, you work so hard every day, but you always come in last. What's the point?"

He Yan ignored him and continued to recite his lessons. Lin Shuanghe was bored and left by himself.

A few days later, when He Yan's score in the exam went from last to second to last, he came to He Yan again and asked, "Brother He, let's make a deal. Can you still be last in this exam and let me be second to last?"

He Yan: “…Why?”

"The teacher complained to my grandfather, and my grandfather scolded my father. My father told me to do better in the next exam, otherwise he would cut off my financial resources. I am now the last in the class, and as long as you are the last in the exam, I will have made progress, right?"

He Yan: “…”

"Brother He, please." The young man begged, "If you help me this time, I will give you the golden hairpin with a phoenix head that the Concubine Shu gave me as a gift."

"No," He Yan refused, "I'm not a woman, what do I need a gold hairpin for?"

"You can give it to your mother!" Lin Shuanghe waved her fan and continued to discuss with him, "Or tell me what you like and I'll give it to you, as long as you help me this time."

"I'm sorry," Xiao Heyan shook his head, "I really can't help you. Brother Lin, why don't you ask Brother Huai and Brother Huaijin to help you review your lessons? They are so good at their studies. As long as they can give you some pointers, you will definitely make progress."

Hearing this, Lin Shuanghe rolled his eyes and said, "Please spare me. Who needs his advice? He sleeps all day and has no patience. It's better for me to study on my own than to ask him for advice." He then sighed and said, "How can there be someone who sleeps all day and still gets the first place in the exam? He must be a monster!"

He Yan glanced at Xiao Jue who was sleeping on the desk, and agreed with Lin Shuanghe's words.

God must be Xiao Jue's biological father, which is why he loves him so much.

Lin Shuanghe hung his head and looked very pitiful. He Yan looked at him and felt a little sympathy. He said to him, "Actually, you don't have to be discouraged. I have to review my homework every day. If you don't mind, you can go with me. You can take the homework I organized and have a look. It's okay." After saying that, he felt a little uneasy, "But, I didn't organize it very well..."

Lin Shuanghe looked at her, which made He Yan feel uneasy. The young man closed his fan and said, "Okay!"

"What?"

"I'll study with you, but I'll also try to see what it feels like to have a headache."

In fact, Lin Shuanghe's popularity in Xianchang Hall is much better than He Yan's. He doesn't wear a mask, doesn't act alone, is elegant, generous, has no airs, is smooth in dealing with things, and often treats everyone to delicious food. Besides, every young man has a mother and sisters, so if he has a headache or fever, he has to ask Doctor Lin to help him. In addition, his grandfather is on good terms with the nobles in the palace, so no one dares to offend him. Therefore, everyone likes Lin Shuanghe among the young men.

However, liking him is one thing, and helping him review his lessons is another. Normally, if Lin Shuanghe wanted to ask for help, there would be countless people willing to help. But his foundation was too poor, and most of the young people in Xianchang Hall were talented, and they really didn't have the patience and time to accompany him to review from the beginning. After a while, no one was willing to take on this difficult task.

But He Yan is different, they are both the same, neither is much better than the other.

So before the next test, He Yan spent the whole day reviewing his lessons with Lin Shuanghe.

Lin Shuanghe was not good at martial arts, so he gave up and studied with He Yan, mostly studying literature. No matter what others said, he was still doing well. In the evening, after school, everyone went to eat, but the two of them were still sitting in the classroom, reciting poems to each other.

However, this kind of recitation usually involves Lin Shuanghe sitting sideways with a book in his hand, while He Yan recites in a rhythmic manner.

She said: "The way of great learning is to manifest the bright virtue, to be close to the people, and to stop at the highest good. Knowing the limit will lead to determination; determination will lead to tranquility; tranquility will lead to peace... In ancient times, those who wanted to manifest the bright virtue in the world first... first..."

Having recited this far and forgetting what to say next, He Yan looked at Lin Shuanghe.

Lin Shuanghe didn't give her a reminder, and teased her deliberately while eating dried fruits: "What first?"

He Yan's cheeks turned red from holding back her thoughts, and she couldn't remember what to say next.

But Lin Shuanghe was still urging her: "What first? Tell me quickly."

"First down, then up!" He Yan made up something.

"Cough cough cough——" Someone behind them was choking while drinking tea. They turned around and saw Xiao Jue lazily leaning forward in front of the table in the dark.

"Huaijin, you haven't left yet?" Lin Shuanghe was surprised, "I thought you had left a long time ago."

The young man stood up from the table. He probably just woke up and was still a little sleepy. He walked over to He Yan and the others and asked Lin Shuanghe casually, "What are you doing?"

"I'm reviewing my lessons!" Lin Shuanghe put his arm around He Yan's shoulders and said as if he knew her well, "I've decided to make progress together with Brother He."

"Review your lessons?" he asked.

"Yes, Brother He also showed me the notes he compiled. Brother He is really generous." Lin Shuanghe said.

Xiao Jue glanced at He Yan, then reached out to pick up the notebook on the table. Before He Yan could stop him, he had already flipped through it. It was filled with small notes that He Yan had privately summarized from what the teacher had said in class. The one that Xiao Jue took should be the Mathematical Scripture.

He was very tall, so He Yan had to look up at him. The boy flipped a page, his eyes paused, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

He Yan was a little nervous.

After a moment, Xiao Jue put the notebook back on the table and said expressionlessly, "There are five questions on one page, and you got three wrong."

He Yan: "Ah?"

Lin Shuanghe was also at a loss.

Xiao Jue glanced at the two of them, curled his lips, and said with a mocking tone: "Make progress together?"

Lin Shuanghe: “….”

He turned and left, and under the mask, He Yan's face was red.

He Yan still clearly remembered what the final result of that test was. She and Lin Shuanghe were tied for last place. She also didn't know how Lin Shuanghe reported back in the end. Whether this was considered progress or not, no one knew.

Now, many years have passed, and she did not expect to meet Lin Shuanghe again, and it would be such a scene. In Liangzhouwei, thousands of miles away from Shuojing, it was not a school full of the sound of books, but a battlefield where fighting had just happened. They were no longer unlucky classmates who reviewed their lessons together. One was a new soldier, and the other was a doctor. What a mysterious fate.

He Yan drank up the medicine in the bowl, put the bowl aside, and looked at the person in front of him.

Compared to many years ago, Lin Shuanghe's eyebrows and eyes have grown a lot, less immature than when he was a teenager, and look more stable. When he is silent, he is a gentleman, but when he opens his mouth, his demeanor completely collapses. He approaches He Yan and says with a smile: "Sister, tell me honestly, did you come to Liangzhouwei for Xiao Huaijin?"

He Yan: “What?”

"You like him? So you came after Liangzhou Wei?" He said admiringly, "You are very brave."

He Yan was speechless for a moment, then explained, "That's not the case. I encountered some problems in the capital and couldn't stay there any longer. I had nowhere else to go, so I joined the army."

Xiao Jue and Lin Shuanghe have always had a good relationship. Since Lin Shuanghe knows that she is a woman, I think Xiao Jue has also mentioned these things to Lin Shuanghe.

"Then how did he find out that you are a woman?" Lin Shuanghe didn't believe it: "I don't think your relationship is ordinary."

"My identity was discovered because Governor Xiao was very powerful and had a lot of doubts about me, so he sent someone to the capital to verify my identity. Doctor Lin," He Yan patiently talked to him, "Can I ask you a favor?"

Lin Shuanghe said seriously: "Please speak."

"In Liangzhou Guard, can you please not call me 'sister'? There are many gossipers here. If my identity is exposed, it will cause trouble for the governor. On weekdays, just call me 'Brother He'."

"Sister... Brother He, this is a small matter, of course it's okay." Lin Shuanghe looked at her, shook his head and sighed: "You are a beautiful woman, why don't you stay at home? Why do you run here to suffer? It's so heartbreaking."

He Yan: “…”

Here it comes again. Come to think of it, Lin Shuanghe really hasn't changed at all in this matter.

Unlike Xiao Jue, when Xiao Jue was young, the girls who admired him could line up from the east to the west of the city, but he never looked at anyone. Lin Shuanghe was at the other extreme, as long as it was a girl, no, as long as it was a female, whether it was a human or an animal, he would respond with 120,000 points of patience and tenderness.

He called girls, but not politely, all of them were "sisters", in a friendly and tactful way, as if their family really had so many brothers and sisters. When he was young, many girls approached Lin Shuanghe with the intention of getting close to Xiao Jue. Lin Shuanghe was not as unkind as Xiao Jue, but friendly and kind. He was not angry about such things, but was happy to run errands. Today, he helped this sister to send a flower ribbon, and tomorrow he helped that sister to serve snacks. He was good-looking to begin with, and after a while, some girls who originally wanted to get close to Xiao Jue also changed their minds and fell in love with Lin Shuanghe.

Of course, Lin Shuanghe is also very principled. Whether they like him or not, they are all "sisters".

When he was young, he called He Yan "Brother He" in a righteous and full-hearted manner. Now, he changed to a gentle tone and affectionately called himself "sister", which was really unbearable for He Yan. He immediately got goose bumps all over his body.

"Your old wounds haven't healed yet, and you've got new ones, especially the blade that pierced you very deeply. I'll treat you, but it won't heal in a day or two. You need to stay in bed and rest these days, and don't do any daily exercises or anything like that." Lin Shuanghe looked at her, "As for the scars, you don't have to worry too much. Our Lin family has a magic formula for scar removal and skin regeneration. Although it won't restore you to your original appearance, it can restore 70% to 80%, so it won't be too glaring."

He Yan nodded: "Thank you, Doctor Lin."

"You don't need to thank me. You are the one with the most serious injuries and the most endurance among all the women I have treated. You have broadened my horizons. You are also Huai Jin's friend, so you can treat me as your friend in the future. If you have any difficulties, just tell me."

At this point, He Yan remembered something and asked, "Doctor Lin... Is the governor here? I have something important to tell him."

"He's outside, wait a moment." Lin Shuanghe stood up, opened the door, and said to the people in the yard: "Xiao Huaijin, He Yan is looking for you."

Xiao Jue was talking to Shen Han, and nodded to show that he understood. After a while, Shen Han left, and he came over. Lin Shuanghe was waiting for him at the door, and when he came in, he would follow him in.

Xiao Jue stopped and looked at him.

Lin Shuanghe was puzzled: "What are you doing?"

"You wait outside."

"Why?" Lin Shuanghe asked, "Is there something I can't listen to?"

Xiao Jue glanced at him and said calmly, "Military secrets." Then he closed the door in front of Lin Shuanghe.

He Yan: “…”

Well, if Lin Shuanghe is here, there are indeed some things that are not convenient for him to know. Even though they are classmates, the current situation of Liangzhou Wei has made even her a frightened bird.

Xiao Jue came over.

He Yan looked up at him. In fact, it was only half a month since they last saw each other, but it seemed like a long time had passed. He was still as cold and lazy as ever, as if there had been no fight not long ago. His clothes were still clean and as cool as autumn water.

He Yan was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and said, "Commander-in-chief, Lei Hou is in the dungeon."

"I know." He sat down on the chair in front of the bed, looked at He Yan, and said nonchalantly: "I've asked someone to guard it."

He Yan breathed a sigh of relief. Since she had someone guarding him, she didn't have to worry about Lei Hou committing suicide midway. Xiao Jue should know this better than her.

In fact, ever since she fought with Lord Lei in the battle for the flag, He Yan had felt something was wrong. But the feeling was very slight, and she couldn't figure it out until she was locked up in the dungeon. He Yan was sure that there was a traitor in the Liangzhou Guards who was in contact with Hu Yuanzhong. She sorted out the people she knew over and over again, and the suspicion returned to Lord Lei.

Lei Hou was a little strange.

When she was fighting for the flag, she had fought with Lei Hou. Lei Hou used a sword at that time. He Yan remembered very clearly that he used his left hand when he used the sword. This was nothing. He might be left-handed and used to use his left hand. But later, Lei Hou joined the Vanguard Battalion. In order to observe, He Yan also went to watch the Vanguard Battalion training. At that time, Lei Hou used a gun with his right hand.

If you are left-handed, there is no need to deliberately use your right hand, unless he wants to deliberately cover up something. As He Yan thought about it, he felt that when Lei Hou used the sword during the flag-fighting, it always felt a little awkward. It seemed that he was more used to using a knife. Dancing with a sword with a knife technique was not so natural after all.

The same thing happened to the masked man who led her to the mountain that day.

Later, when Ridamuzi led his troops to come, Lei Hou wanted to silence him in the dungeon, but was subdued by He Yan. He Yan also figured it out. If Lei Hou had any connection with the Qiang people, he would have used a curved knife if he had used a knife. Perhaps he was afraid of being discovered, so he used a sword at first, but He Yan was sensitive, so Lei Hou might have felt unsafe, so he simply used his right hand, which made it even harder to trace.

However... He Yan still has some doubts.

She asked, "Governor, you went to Zhangtai, and you're back so soon?"

Even if everything went smoothly in Zhangtai, he would not come back at this time. Moreover, he brought back the Southern Army.

"I didn't go to Zhangtai." Xiao Jue said.

He Yan looked at him.

"The distress message from Zhangtai is fake," he said. "I went to Qingnan and brought some Southern Army soldiers with me."

He Yan was silent.

She had already thought of this when she began to suspect Hu Yuanzhong. This was probably a trap to lure Xiao Jue away. Without Xiao Jue, Ridamuzi would lead the Qiang people to fight against the new recruits of Liangzhou Guard. The new recruits who had only been trained for half a year were no match for the Qiang people, and it would be difficult for them to win this battle.

But Ridamuzi never dreamed that Xiao Jue had never been to Zhangtai.

He Yan asked, "So you deliberately put Lei Hou into the vanguard camp? Have you suspected him for a long time?"

Xiao Jue curled his lips: "Yes."

He Yan was secretly shocked.

In the battle for the flag, she was the one who took away all 20 flags, but Xiao Jue chose to send her defeated general Lei Hou to the vanguard camp. He Yan couldn't figure it out, but now, everything is clear. I'm afraid that Xiao Jue already suspected Lei Hou's identity as a traitor at that time, and deliberately did such a good show to lure the snake out of its hole.

She didn't notice.

This game was planned earlier than any of them. How could Ridamuzi have expected that from the very beginning, he would have stepped into a trap and there would be no way back.

"Commander-in-chief, you are so awesome." He Yan said sincerely. Although they were both generals, Xiao Jue had some skills that could not be ignored.

Xiao Jue glanced at her with a half-smile: "Not as good as you."

He Yan: "Me?"

He crossed his arms over his chest and looked at He Yan calmly: "Are you done asking questions? If you are, it's my turn."

This was a confusing statement, He Yan didn't understand it, he just asked: "What do you mean?"

He laughed, took something out of his arms and threw it in front of He Yan. He Yan paused, picked it up and took a look.

It was a piece of paper folded in two, with a map and some words roughly drawn on it. Upon closer inspection, it was indeed a map and words of the four sides of Liangzhou Wei.

On the night she was locked up in the dungeon, Song Taotao came to visit her, and He Yan asked her to help her with one thing. That is, to hand the matter over to Shen Han. At that time, He Yan didn't know what Shen Han would do after seeing this thing, but the situation was critical at the time, and she couldn't care less. He Yan reported the worst plan. If she really couldn't get out, or couldn't stop the development of things, this piece of paper would be the last trump card.

Now, the trump card is in Xiao Jue's hands.

"Miss He," he tilted his head, looked at He Yan with a half-smile, and said in a faint voice, "Can you explain?"