"Is it okay?"

I don't think that's okay. Liang Ping was thinking about this and was about to say it when someone said, "Hey, why ask Coach Liang? Just go ask He Yan directly! That kid knows what he is doing. If he is willing, then compete. If he is not willing, then forget it. Isn't this a simple matter?"

"That makes sense." Du Mao nodded and said to Jiang Jiao, "Go ask He Yan directly. However," he paused and instructed, "You can compete, but stop when you are satisfied and don't hurt anyone."

After he said this, Liang Ping was helpless and could only watch Jiang Jiao walk towards He Yan.

When Jiang Jiao arrived in front of Coach Liang's new recruits, he immediately saw He Yan practicing with a gun. It wasn't because she was too eye-catching, but because her thin figure was too conspicuous among the group of strong men. Jiang Jiao didn't go forward immediately, but first watched He Yan quietly for a while. He Yan didn't practice any complicated gun techniques, just simply retracted and thrusted. However, even with such a common gun technique, she practiced it seriously and didn't slack off at all.

After watching for a while, someone noticed him and asked, "Brother, why are you standing here looking at us?"

"I'm here to look for someone." Jiang Jiao said, and then strode over to He Yan.

He Yan was stabbing forward when someone grabbed the tip of her gun. The man took two steps back. She raised her head and asked curiously, "Why are you grabbing the tip of my gun?"

Jiang Jiao took two steps back after being stabbed, and was also a little surprised. He Yan seemed to be wielding the gun softly and without much strength, but when he really held the gun, he realized how powerful this gun was. If his family didn't run a martial arts school, he would have learned to use a gun since he was a child. If he was an ordinary person, he would have been stabbed and fell to the ground.

Thinking of this, he put away his contempt in his heart and looked at He Yan seriously, "I heard that Brother He is outstanding, I would like to compete with Brother He in the spear. How do you think?"

He Yan blinked and realized, this is another person who came to challenge?

Hong Shan was standing behind He Yan. Hearing this, he slapped his head and said, "Oh no! People are afraid of being famous just like pigs are afraid of being fat. The last time Ah He defeated Wang Ba, I knew something bad was going to happen. Look, this is the second one."

"Will there be more in the future?" Xiao Mai asked quietly.

"There are many. There will always be a third, fourth, and fifth one." Hong Shan shook his head. "People just like to compete. What's the point of competing?"

What's the point? He Yan thought it was very interesting. She had been thinking that if she wanted to join the Nine Banners Camp, she had to let Xiao Jue find out that she was an outstanding and extraordinary hero. But Xiao Jue didn't come to the martial arts field every day to watch the new soldiers train, and she didn't have a place to show off, unless someone like Wang Ba kept challenging her and made her famous. The news would naturally reach Xiao Jue's ears.

But for some reason, since the last time Wang Ba competed with her in archery, no one has challenged her. He Yan guessed that the lost dry biscuits may have seriously damaged the new recruits' vitality, and they didn't want to see her for the time being. She couldn't take the initiative to find someone and ask them to compete with her whenever she saw them.

Now another one has come. If this isn't a pillow for someone who is sleepy, what else could it be? It's really a wonderful thing.

"Okay." He Yan held the spear beside him, "How do you want to compete?"

Her answer was so straightforward that Jiang Jiao was stunned for a moment. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Just compete with the two of us, and stop when you are satisfied."

"Okay." He Yan said, "Go get your gun, and let's compete on the stage in the martial arts arena."

"You..." Jiang Jiao asked hesitantly, "Don't you have to wait ten days?"

He Yan was stunned and a little amused, "Doesn't it take ten days every time?"

Do they think she will perform a ritual within the next ten days? A few days ago, it was because her arm strength was not enough. Now, in addition to daily training, she also did not forget to practice stone locks. Although she could not match the strength of a strong man, ordinary bows and crossbows were enough.

Several coaches who had rushed over upon hearing the news gathered together. One of them touched Liang Ping's arm and said, "Old Liang, I told you long ago that your new recruit might not even take this competition seriously. You are the only one worrying about it!"

Liang Ping: “…”

He originally thought that He Yan would not agree, and thought that if He Yan personally refused, Jiang Jiao would not say anything. Unexpectedly, He Yan also agreed immediately. Did this kid never know how to write the word "reject"? Or was he so confident that he would accept any challenge from anyone?

"I'm a little looking forward to it." Du Mao pulled off the cowhide water bag around his waist and took a sip of water. He stared at He Yan who was walking up to the platform. "How about we play a round of bets?"

"No bet." Liang Ping refused. Last time, the recruits in the camp who lost the dry biscuits went hungry for a whole month. It was scary to see them. Now the recruits don't bet, why is the coach still blocking them?

"He's a coward, if he doesn't come, I will!" Another coach said, "I'm here to bet on the rice wine that will be distributed at the end of the month, and I bet Jiang Jiao will win!"

…

When Cheng Lisu heard the news that He Yan was going to compete with Jiang Jiao in spear fighting, his first reaction was to go to the next room to find Xiao Jue.

He left excitedly. Xiao Jue was talking to his personal guard. Seeing this, he frowned and said, "Cheng Lisu, why are you running around like that?"

"Uncle, I'm here to take you to see a good show!"

Xiao Jue signaled the secret guard to leave. After the secret guard left, he asked, "What's the matter?"

"My sworn brother, Brother He, is going to compete with someone in spear fighting today!" Cheng Lisu grabbed Xiao Jue's sleeve, "It's about to start now, at the martial arts arena, how about we go and take a look?"

"He Yan?" Xiao Jue raised his eyebrows.

He remembered He Yan. In just a few months, this person's name had spread throughout Liangzhou. First, he ran away, then he went from being unable to draw the bow to being able to shoot arrows without missing, and then he became Cheng Lisu's sworn brother. Cheng Lisu would secretly bring food to He Yan every now and then, but he would turn a blind eye and treat it as a child's game.

However, this man was determined. Although his qualifications were mediocre, he would run to the martial arts field to continue training every night after the new recruits went to bed, and would not return to his room to rest until the third watch of the night.

"Yes, you know my elder brother too!" Cheng Lisu pulled Xiao Jue's sleeve and led him out. "I heard that it was that kid who took the initiative to find my elder brother today. My elder brother will definitely teach him what real shooting is!"

Xiao Jue glanced at him and said, "Sleeves."

Cheng Lisu immediately let go of his hand, hugged his arm instead, and begged, "Uncle, please go with me to take a look. My eldest brother is really amazing, no worse than those strong men in your Nine Banners Camp!"

Xiao Jue sneered, as if he didn't agree with what he said, but he didn't stop and finally followed him out.

Cheng Lisu breathed a sigh of relief and thought secretly, Brother, I can only help you up to this point.