Liang Ping and Du Mao, who were behind, finally caught up. When they dismounted at the finish line, they saw He Yan happily drinking water to quench his thirst, while Ma Damei stood aside, looking thoughtful.

This way, it doesn't look like Ma Damei won.

The two of them thought at the same time, no way? Even Ma Damei couldn't compare to He Yan?

Liang Ping walked up to Ma Damei, and before he could say anything, Ma Damei took the initiative to say, "I lost."

Really lost?

Liang Ping was surprised. "How could that be? How could you lose to him?"

Ma Damei is the best archery coach among them. If Ma Damei can't beat He Yan, doesn't that mean that there is no one in the entire Liangzhou Guards who is better than He Yan in archery? Then why would He Yan come to learn archery? He can be his own coach.

"Did that guy cheat?" Du Mao asked in a low voice, "Did you fall for his trick?" He Yan had just whipped all his arrows away with his horse whip, and Du Mao was really angry just thinking about it. Look, is this really something a new soldier can do?

Ma Damei glared at him and said, "I'm just not as skilled as you, okay?" He walked over to He Yan and asked, "Little kid, I have something to ask you."

"Coach, do you want to know what I said to your horse in the end to stop it from going crazy and making it listen to me?" He Yan squeezed the water bag tightly. "If Coach wants to ask about this, forget it. This is a craft passed down from our ancestors and cannot be disclosed to others." She winked at Ma Damei and turned to Liang Ping and said, "Coach Liang, if there is nothing else, I will leave first. I still have to go to the martial arts arena for training."

Liang Ping waved his hand and stopped, thinking that out of sight it was better not to see.

Du Mao looked at her from behind, somewhat puzzled. "She is still very energetic after this trip, and even has the energy to go to the martial arts training ground. Who is she?"

"A different person from you and me." Liang Ping replied unhappily.

…

"We've made a fool of ourselves." Shen Han was a little embarrassed. All his coaches were defeated by He Yan, and that was after he used some tricks. Even the three of them working together couldn't beat him, which was a little unreasonable.

"Nothing, you did very well." Xiao Jue lowered his eyes and drank tea, "I didn't ask you to compete in archery, I just wanted to test you, and now the person has been tested."

"Does the governor still think there is something wrong with him?" Shen Han asked.

"have."

"Because He Yan is too outstanding?" If it was because of this, it could only be considered a suspicion without any evidence.

"The last movement he made just now came from the barbarians." Xiao Jue put down the teacup in his hand.

"Barbarians?" Shen Han stood up suddenly.

The barbarians include the Western Qiang, the Southern Man, and the people of Wutuo today. The rebellion of the Western Qiang was quelled by General Feihong, and the invasion of the Southern Man was driven away by Xiao Jue himself. Now the people of Wutuo are ready to make a move. The barbarians and the Wei Dynasty have always been at odds with each other. Even the Western Qiang and the Southern Man today have a delicate relationship, so we dare not not be on guard.

"Is she a barbarian?"

"Not necessarily." Xiao Jue shook his head, "Did you bring your military registration book?"

Shen Han presented the military registration book, "He Yan's is here."

"Since this person is different, we must not startle him. We must pay attention to his every move and proceed with caution."

"The governor wants to..."

"To catch the big fish, you must always catch the person behind it." He answered slowly.

After Shen Han left, Xiao Jue flipped through the military register in his hand and paused for a long time on the page about He Yan. After a moment, he said, "Fei Nu."

Someone appeared silently behind him, like a shadow, and whispered, "Young Master."

"Have someone check whether the He family, the captain of the capital's city gate, has a son named He Yan."

Fei Nu took the order and was about to leave when Xiao Jue called him back.

"Let's investigate further to see if the He family and Xu Jingfu have any secret dealings."

…

When He Yan returned to the martial arts arena, a large group of people who had been waiting impatiently surrounded him.

"How is it, how is it, what's the result?"

"Why don't you see the coach? Did you win or did the coach win?"

He Yan smiled and said only two words: "Secret."

This answer obviously couldn't satisfy everyone's curiosity, but He Yan's mouth was very tight and couldn't be pried open. Everyone left in dismay, speculating and discussing among themselves.

"She should have won, right? It doesn't look like He Yan lost." This shows that he believes her.

"Since you've won, why don't you just say it out loud? If you don't say it out loud, you must have lost. Are you afraid of losing face?"

This is not believing her.

"You guys keep arguing but can't come to any conclusion. If He Yan doesn't tell you, you can go ask the coach and you'll know!" This was a calm thought.

So when the coaches came, everyone rushed to the coaches. The coaches were confused at first, but when they heard that they were asked about the results of the competition, they all looked at He Yan. They thought that this kid was quite honest and knew to save some face for the coaches by not revealing the truth. The coaches waved their hands and said, "Stop asking, let's go!"

In the end, I didn't say it.

When He Yan went to bed at night, Xiao Mai was still thinking about the result and asked He Yan, "Brother He, what was the final result?"

"The result is not important." He Yan patted Xiao Mai's head, "The important thing is that I have to go to bed now."

She turned over, facing the wall, and pointed the back of her head at Xiaomai. Xiaomai couldn't get the answer, so he gave up.

He Yan couldn't sleep, thinking about what happened on the horse trail during the day. No matter what, it was really strange that three coaches suddenly came to challenge her in archery. If they were ordinary recruits, they would definitely not be able to withstand the three of them joining forces to fight against her. But they didn't seem to consider whether they could withstand such a competition. It didn't seem like a challenge, but rather like... a test, or a confirmation of something.

She finally tamed Ma Damei's horse using the horse taming technique she learned from a captive barbarian when she was in the army. The captive was a horse tamer, and his horse taming technique was superb, causing them to suffer a lot. After He Yan captured him, the man was greedy and afraid of death, so he wrote down the precious horse taming technique of his tribe and gave it to He Yan.

However, that kind of horse riding was too complicated, and He Yan had only learned the basics. Even so, it was enough to stop an ordinary horse. If it weren't for this today, she would definitely not be able to beat Ma Damei.

However, if it was really a test, the only person who could command the coach of Liangzhou Guard Station would be the chief coach or Xiao Jue. If it was Xiao Jue, what was his purpose? Could it be that he wanted to select someone to go to the Nine Flags Camp right now, so he hurriedly ordered the coach to test whether she had the qualifications and means?

Is that so? He Yan felt that she might have been thinking in the wrong direction, but she really couldn't find any other ideas. After thinking for a while, she simply stopped thinking. She should make the best of it. In the end, as long as she didn't lose this round, it would be fine.