"Hey, you, don't go any further." He Yan was afraid that this person would walk up to him, so he quickly stuck his head out from behind the stone, "I'm naked! What are you doing?"

The opponent's steps really stopped.

He Yan heaved a sigh of relief. Based on her past understanding of Xiao Jue, Xiao Jue was extremely picky. Being naked in front of him was considered inappropriate, and he would not be willing to dirty his eyes.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Xiao Jue stared at her and asked coldly.

"I'm a new recruit in the guardhouse. I come here to take a shower." He Yan replied.

Xiao Jue heard this, a hint of sarcasm flashed across his eyes, and he clearly didn't believe it, and asked back: "Come take a shower at this time?"

"There were too many people at night, so I fell asleep in my room." He Yan looked at him, "I'm not an adult here. I have my own room and can take a bath in it. If I had, who would be willing to run to the river to take a bath in the middle of the night? I'm still too cold!"

This "adult", He Yan was referring to Xiao Jue himself, hoping that Xiao Jue could understand her sarcasm.

Unfortunately, Xiao Jue did not show any shame for her words, but just looked at her calmly.

He Yan sank into the river and asked, "Who are you?"

Well, just pretend to be a naive new recruit, that way it will seem more convincing.

Xiao Jue did not answer her, but said: "If you feel cold, don't join the army."

Is he refuting what she just said? He Yan looked at her clothes behind the boulder. If Xiao Jue didn't leave, she would have to stay in the water. But if she stayed in the water for too long, Xiao Jue would definitely become suspicious.

"I joined the army for a purpose." He Yan said.

Xiao Jue looked at her, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's your purpose?"

"Of course, I want to achieve great things, get promoted, and become rich, like General Feng Yun who achieved success at a young age. Then I can go home and build a house and get married. I want to marry the most beautiful and virtuous lady, give birth to the cutest baby, have children and grandchildren all around, and live a prosperous life. What a wonderful life it would be." He Yan showed a yearning expression.

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Jue's eyes turned cold and he scolded coldly: "Vulgar!"

He Yan was so happy in her heart that she deliberately put the title of General Feng Yun together with the wishes of ordinary men in the world to deliberately dislike him. Xiao Jue was such a proud person in his heart that he must have felt humiliated.

"What's wrong?" He Yan said seriously, "This is how you join the army, and be the happiest man."

As if he couldn't bear to hear her nonsense anymore, Xiao Jue glanced at her, turned away, and seemed not to want to say anything more to her.

He Yan said from behind him, "Hey, brother, please help me throw the clothes behind the stone over here. It's convenient for me. Please help me!"

Xiao Jue naturally wouldn't get clothes for her. He Yan waited until he was far away and could no longer see her before she quickly washed herself and ran behind a rock to change her clothes.

The moonlight was silent, as if it had not seen what happened. He Yan walked back holding the dirty clothes, but he was thinking about the scene he had just seen with Xiao Jue.

At this time, Xiao Jue probably wasn't here to do anything. He might just be out for a walk since the night was so beautiful.

Speaking of which, He Yan and Xiao Jue haven't seen each other for many years. The last time he met him at the horse farm, he lowered his head in a hurry for fear that he would find out, so he didn't see the difference in Xiao Jue now. Just now, he saw him clearly, and it seemed that he was different from what he remembered.

She knew that Xiao Jue was a handsome man when he was young. Many young girls rushed forward just to catch his eyes. But he became more and more beautiful as he grew older. She didn't know what he ate to grow up. Now he looked even more handsome than before. If Xiao Jue still had a bit of the romantic and frivolous temperament of a young man, that was gone now. He looked like a piece of fine jade or a sword in a box, with a faint glow.

It's just that my temperament is much colder than before.

He Yan walked slowly.

She had a big fight with the He family and joined the army afterwards. She didn't know what happened in Xiaoxianchang Hall. At that time, Xiao Jue was still the young master of the Xiao family and everything was normal. After she joined the army, a few years later, she learned about the situation of the second son of the Xiao family from the discussions of people around her.

Xiao Jue's father, Xiao Zhongwu, was a brave general of the Wei State. He was good at defeating the enemy with a small force. He was as solid as a rock. However, when attacking the Nanman, he was ambushed by the enemy in the Battle of Mingshui and died at the hands of the enemy leader. After General Xiao's death, Xiao Jue took over the army and continued to lead his troops to attack the Nanman.

He Yan was fifteen when she joined the army, and Xiao Jue was only one year older than her. She didn't know what happened exactly, but she knew that it was not easy for Xiao Jue, a sixteen-year-old boy, to take over the army from his father. Not to mention the royal family, the political enemies of the Xiao family would not miss this opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

If Xiao Jue failed, the entire Xiao family would be defeated. As a family of military generals, the Xiao family would definitely not be able to survive relying solely on the eldest son Xiao, a civil servant who was a senior official.

Fortunately, God favored Xiao Jue, and he not only won, but also won beautifully, defeating the Nanman army and returning to the capital with the heads of the enemy generals. From then on, he established his reputation as "a young killer and a jade-faced governor".

War is the fastest way to sharpen a person's character. All edges and sharpness must be put away in the face of life and death. Maybe Xiao Jue still retained the frivolity of a noble son of the capital, but now he has lost all of that.

A more outstanding, more indifferent, more unfathomable and more difficult to deal with Xiao Jue.

He Yan walked to the door. Everyone in the room was sleeping soundly, and no one noticed her. She put her clothes at the foot of the bed, lay down, closed her eyes, and felt peaceful.

Fortunately, Xiao Jue was not the only one who grew up over the years, she was also the same as Xiao Jue.

Not much different.

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There is one more~