When Wang Ba found Coach Liang, Coach Liang was talking to Shen Han, and standing beside him were Zheng Xuan and his men. Shen Han looked extremely unhappy, and he could only vaguely hear a few words: "Disobeying military orders...Crossing the mountain..."

Zheng Xuan was still talking when someone suddenly rushed over to him. Before he could react, he felt a heavy punch on the face and knocked him to the ground.

"Wang Ba, are you crazy?" Liang Ping was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses and stopped Wang Ba from taking the next action.

“Coach Liang, did this kid tell you that He Yan disobeyed military orders, climbed over the mountain on his own, and hasn’t come back yet?” Wang Ba panted.

Shen Han and Liang Ping looked at each other. Wang Ba sneered and stared at Zheng Xuan who was crawling up from the ground, "This bastard is shameless! Zheng Xuan, do you dare to say who saved you? You climbed over the mountain by yourself and were surrounded by wolves. If it weren't for He Yan, would you have been able to escape? But you not only ran away by yourself, but also poured a basin of dirty water on others! Are you still a man?"

Zheng Xuan's face turned pale, and his lips were bleeding from the beating. He stood up, wiped the blood from his lips, and said, "Coach, don't listen to his nonsense. It was He Yan who climbed over the mountain by himself. If you don't believe it...if you don't believe it, ask them?" He pointed to the other two recruits who went up the mountain with him.

The two recruits nodded hurriedly, "Yes, it was... He Yan wanted to cross the mountain by himself. We all tried to persuade him, but he didn't listen..."

Wang was furious and rushed forward to beat them up again: "Are you speaking human language?"

That Shen Hong is so timid, she will tell everything if she is slightly frightened, she doesn't have the guts to lie. Besides, He Yan... Although Wang Ba doesn't like him very much, he knows that He Yan will not take the initiative to do something to get himself killed. Compared with Zheng Xuan's behavior, He Yan looks much more pleasing to the eye.

Coach Liang stopped Wang Ba and shouted angrily, "Stop it now, let's see what you look like! If the governor comes, I will punish you all!"

"What's going on?" As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Jue's voice rang out from behind him. He walked over from the backyard of the guardhouse, glanced at everyone, walked over, and said to Shen Han, "Speak."

Shen Han's scalp tingled, and he answered honestly, "Today, several of them went up the mountain together, and He Yan hasn't come back yet. Zheng Xuan said that He Yan disobeyed the military order and secretly climbed over the mountain. In the end, he couldn't find anyone, so he had to rush down the mountain before sunset."

"That's not what I heard," Wang Ba sneered, "It was these ungrateful bastards who first climbed over the hill and provoked the wild wolves. He Yan led the wolves away to save them, but these guys ran away on their own. They didn't care about their brothers' lives, and they wanted to put the blame on others. People like this are called immoral among us bandits!"

"Commander, please don't listen to him," Zheng Xuan knelt down hurriedly, "We all tried to persuade He Yan, but he refused to listen and insisted on leaving. It was getting dark, so we had to come back and ask for help."

He spoke with real emotion and sincerity. Xiao Jue glanced at him, unable to tell what he was thinking.

The sun had already completely set, and the last ray of red was swallowed up by the mountaintops. The forest was silent. If this continued, He Yan's chance of survival would only become slimmer and slimmer. Wang Ba gritted his teeth, "Since the coaches are unwilling to take this risk for him, I will go and save him myself!" He was about to leave after saying this, "I have been the king of the mountains for so many years, I am not afraid of a few beasts! But then again, these days, humans are not as good as beasts!"

He had just taken a step when there was a "bang" and a sword grazed his scalp and went straight into the wooden stake in front of him, scaring Wang Ba so much.

He turned around and saw their right army commander Xiao Jue with a displeased look on his face. He warned Coach Liang, "Liang Ping, take care of your soldiers."

Liang Ping: “…”

He gritted his teeth and said yes, crying in his heart for countless times. He thought he could win a good reputation in front of Governor Xiao this time, but he never expected to be criticized by name. For a moment, he felt discouraged and wished he had never been here.

Shen Han hesitated for a moment and said, "Commander-in-chief, let's take our men into the mountains now..."

"No need." Xiao Jue interrupted him.

Wang Ba stared at him in disbelief, and a hint of joy flashed in Zheng Xuan's eyes.

"The terrain on the mountain is complicated, I'm afraid there's a trap, you can't do it, I'll go." He said, and then he called out, and a black horse came running from afar. The horse was extremely majestic, with snow-white hooves, green ears, and bright fur. The horse moved like it was running on the clouds, stopped in front of Xiao Jue, and rubbed Xiao Jue's hand with its head affectionately.

This is Xiao Jue’s favorite green-eared horse.

Xiao Jue climbed onto the horse.

Before Shen Han could say anything, Xiao Jue had already ridden away.

Liang Ping asked stupidly, "Head Coach, the governor is lying... Is there anyone else on the mountain?"

Shen Han didn't say anything. Of course he knew that they now suspected that He Yan had a problem. Who knew if He Yan had disappeared on purpose this time? "Fraudulent" referred to He Yan, not the opponent.

I hope they are overthinking it.

…

As night fell on the mountain, it really was getting colder and colder.

The trap was very deep, and it was difficult for her to climb up alone. She was injured at the moment, so it was even harder for her to move. The bloody smell would attract nearby wild animals. If she really walked on the ground, she would be swallowed by the wild animals after a few steps, leaving a trail of blood.

It's pretty good here too.

He Yan looked up at the sky. The night sky was divided by the trap, leaving only a round one. Looking up from here, you can see the shining Milky Way. The night is as cool as water, and countless bright stars under the sky form the shadow of a good night.

She moved to a new position, and when she looked up, she could just see the starry sky. She felt a little cold, but in this pit, besides her, there was only a wolf corpse. He Yan thought about it and shrunk her body into the wolf's belly. Although it was cold, she had a coat of fur to protect her from the cold.

He Yan reached out to untie the water bottle at her waist. There was only a mouthful of water in the bottle. She drank it all and threw the bottle aside. She felt cold, hungry and thirsty. It had been many years since she had felt this way.

Suddenly she remembered what Hongshan said to her before he left the house in the morning: "Come back early, and let's celebrate the festival together in the evening."

It was a clear autumn night, the moonlight was like a silk thread, fireflies were dancing, the stars were dense and the river was white, and there was a bridge over the magpie. He Yan looked up at the stars in the distance and murmured, "Every family prays for wisdom and looks at the autumn moon, and they wear tens of thousands of red silk threads."

She sighed and said with a helpless smile: "Today is Chinese Valentine's Day..."

The night was silent and still. In the distance, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl were being ferried across the Magpie Bridge. A cool breeze blew away all the joy and sorrow.

Someone's voice sounded, with a mocking tone.

"Why? You still want to go to the river with your sweetheart to release a flower boat?"

He Yan looked up in surprise, and saw a slender figure suddenly appear in the round sky. He stood at the edge of the trap, with the moonlight swaying and the light shining brightly, looking at her playfully.

It was Xiao Jue.