"A He?"
He Yan stayed where he was. For a moment, he didn't know what to be shocked about. Should he be shocked that he met Liu Buwang here, or that Liu Buwang could recognize him at a glance?
Liu Buwang unsealed the little girl's acupoints. The little girl coughed a few times, looked at them, and didn't speak.
He Yan couldn't help but ask Liu Buwang, "Master … How did you … recognize me?"
Liu Buwang was the only one who had seen He Yan's face under the mask, except for a few people from the He Family. In the battle of Mo County back then, all her comrades had died in battle. If Liu Buwang hadn't picked her up from the pile of corpses, He Yan wouldn't know where she was now. Liu Buwang knew her identity as a woman and had seen her face before. But now, her face was no longer the "Young Mistress Xu" of the past.
He smiled and said, "Your swordsmanship is special, and it's mixed with my swordsmanship. I can see it at a glance. Why? Did you change your appearance? "
He Yan couldn't explain it clearly in a short time, so he just said vaguely, "It's a long story. We'll talk about it later. But Master, why are you here? "
"There are suspicious people in Jiyang City. I suspect it's Uto, so I tracked them all the way here." He looked at the old woman's corpse on the ground. "I heard the sound of fighting here, so I came to take a look. What happened? Do you know this little girl? "
He Yan shook his head. "No, I didn't. My … friend and I passed by here and were eating in a noodle house. We saw this woman and the little girl acting suspiciously. We thought they were kidnappers, but we didn't expect that there were assassins around. We suspected they weren't simple criminals."
While they were talking, the sound of horse hooves came from behind them. They looked back and saw Xiao Jue galloping over. She stopped the horse a little closer to them, got off the horse, walked to He Yan's side, and asked with a frown, "Who are you?"
"We're on the same side." He Yan hurriedly explained, "This is my … master."
"Master?" Xiao Jue said in disbelief, "What master?"
"My skills are already the best among the Liang Province Guards. Didn't I tell you that I have a master to guide me? This is my master. We haven't seen each other for many years. I'm also surprised to see you here today. If it wasn't for her help just now, this little girl would have died. "
Liu Buwang looked at Xiao Jue and smiled. "I'm Liu Buwang. You are …"
"Qiao Huanqing," he said.
"Young Master, where are those people just now?" He Yan asked.
"Since he couldn't win, he ran away." Xiao Jue didn't comment. "What about you? Why are you here to catch up?"
"It's not too late to talk about these things later," He Yan changed the topic. "These people made such a big fuss just to kidnap a little girl. Isn't it strange? Little girl, what's your name? Where do you live? Whose child are you? "She bent down to look at the child.
The little girl was born very well. Although she was still young, it could be seen that she was a beauty. She seemed to be a little frightened as she stared vigilantly at the crowd. She pursed her lips and did not speak. He Yan asked her a few times, but she didn't answer. In the end, she just turned her face away.
"Could he really be a mute?" He Yan was puzzled.
"You're the mute!" The little girl replied angrily.
"So you can talk. Then why didn't you answer the question I asked you just now?" She asked.
The little girl ignored him again.
"Maybe she just encountered some bad guys and doesn't trust others. It's okay. She'll be fine after some time," Liu Buwang said with a smile.
He Yan sighed. For a moment, he was helpless, so he looked at Xiao Jue. "Young Master, why don't we take this child back first and let Lord Cui decide? If she's really a girl from a big family, Lord Cui will definitely know her."
Xiao Jue nodded.
When the little girl heard the words "Lord Cui," her eyes moved slightly, but in the next moment, she lowered her head again to hide the strange look in her eyes.
Liu Buwang smiled. "In that case, let's part ways here."
He Yan was stunned. Liu Buwang was always like this. Since He Yan knew him, he felt that this person seemed to have no worries and everything went his way. She had never seen Liu Buwang befriend anyone, nor did she see him have any contact with others. He never seemed to feel lonely, and he didn't feel too sad every time they parted. When He Yan said goodbye to him back then, he was still reluctant, but Liu Buwang was very open-minded. He only said, "All good things must come to an end. A He, you have to grow up."
They had just met an old friend, but before they could catch up, they had to part ways. He Yan's heart ached, and she grabbed Liu Buwang's sleeve. "Master! I … I'm living in a friend's house now. His house is very big. Why don't you go back with us? I have a lot of things to ask you! "
Xiao Jue's gaze fell on her fingers that were grabbing Liu Buwang's sleeve, and she raised her eyebrows silently.
Liu Buwang smiled and said helplessly, "A He, why are you still like a child?"
"I haven't seen you for a long time … I thought I would never see you again …" He Yan refused to let go. "Besides, didn't you just say Uto? Since it's related to Uto, we must tell Princess Meng Ji in Jiyang City. Come back with me. I know an official who grew up with Princess Meng Ji, and they have a very good relationship. It's easier to report this matter. "
Liu Buwang was slightly stunned. "Princess Meng Ji?"
He Yan saw that his attitude was different, so she nodded repeatedly. "Yes, Master, think about it. It's unusual for Uto to suddenly appear in Jiyang. It has always been difficult to travel through Jiyang. Not to mention Uto, even people from the Central Plains of Da Wei have to go through many twists and turns to come here. But Uto can hide in Jiyang City. What does this mean? In short, there are many suspicious points in this matter. We should go together. "
Liu Buwang was still a little hesitant.
Xiao Jue crossed her arms and looked at the two of them. She smiled lazily and said, "Yes, Mr. Liu, why don't you come back with us and discuss it carefully with your good disciple?"
After a long silence, Liu Buwang said with a smile, "Okay, then I'll go back with you. I just hope that I won't cause trouble for you."
He Yan breathed a sigh of relief. Although he kept Liu Buwang by his side, he couldn't do anything. But when he met his teacher from his previous life, he really didn't want to part ways without saying a few words.
After all, there weren't many people who could remember "He Yan".
"Then let's go back to the post station first and hire a carriage to go back to the Cui Mansion." He Yan said to Xiao Jue, and then sighed again. "I didn't go back last night. I don't know if I made Lord Cui and the others anxious."
Liu Buwang glanced at Xiao Jue and He Yan, as if he was deep in thought.
The little girl saved from the old woman had been fed medicine. Her body was soft and she couldn't even walk. Every step she took, she would fall down. He Yan thought for a while and squatted down in front of her, saying, "Little girl, come up."
Xiao Jue asked, "What are you doing?"
"She can't walk, so I'll carry her to the post station." He Yan answered, "Otherwise, this won't work."
She really didn't know that her period had come. Xiao Jue was silent for a moment and said, "I'll carry her."
"Huh?" He Yan was stunned.
The little girl was dissatisfied and criticized, "I'm a woman, and you're a man. How can you carry me? I want her to carry me! "
"Little brat," Xiao Jue said indifferently, "If you say one more word, I'll leave you here."
The rude and unreasonable little brat was inferior to the unreasonable commander-in-chief, so he didn't dare to say anything more. He was afraid that Xiao Jue would leave him alone. He Yan watched as Xiao Jue carried the little girl and walked all the way back to the post station.
When they arrived at the post station, they were no longer in the mood to continue eating breakfast. They only hired a carriage and asked the coachman to go back to the Cui Mansion.
Sitting in the carriage, the carriage swayed forward. He Yan and Xiao Jue sat on one side, while the little girl and Liu Buwang sat on the other side. They were all silent. Xiao Jue suddenly said, "Mister Liu is He Yan's master?"
Liu Buwang smiled and said, "Yes."
"Then Mister Liu's skills must be very outstanding."
"He doesn't deserve the word 'outstanding'."
Xiao Jue smiled softly, "Why did you think of accepting He Yan as your disciple? After all, this person … "He paused and said with a slightly mocking tone," Except for being short and stupid, he doesn't seem to have any other talent. "
At this time, He Yan didn't care if Xiao Jue said that he was short and stupid. He was afraid that Liu Buwang would let it slip, so he spoke first and said nonsense, "Who said that! When I was in Shuo Capital, I just happened to travel. Who knew that I happened to meet my master who accepted me as his disciple. It was fate. Among thousands of people, my master saw that I was talented and smart at a glance. He knew that I would be successful in the future, so he accepted me as his disciple and taught me martial arts. It's just that my master is like a wild crane. He has long been out of the world. After teaching me for three years, he went to travel around the world. This is the first time I met him after we parted! "
She consciously explained the ins and outs of all this clearly. She only hoped that Xiao Jue wouldn't ask further.
Xiao Jue looked at Liu Buwang and asked, "Is that so?"
Liu Buwang glanced at He Yan and said, "Yes."
"I see." The young man nodded and didn't say anything else.
The stone in He Yan's heart fell to the ground. At this moment, she heard Liu Buwang looking at her and asking doubtfully, "Ah He, what is your relationship with Young Master Qiao?"
Oh, this question was very difficult to answer. Now she was "Wen Yuyan", and Xiao Jue was "Qiao Huanqing". In terms of relationship, they were naturally husband and wife. But … Liu Buwang knew her true identity. Now there was a little girl with an unknown identity. If this little girl knew Cui Yuezhi, she couldn't let it slip.
Then she looked at Xiao Jue, who was leaning against the carriage seat and looking at her with a faint smile, waiting to hear her answer.
"Young Master Qiao … is my husband." He Yan had no choice but to bite the bullet and spit out a sentence with difficulty.
Liu Buwang was a little surprised, "A He, I haven't seen you for a few years. You're already married?"
"Yes, yes." He Yan forced a smile.
"That's good." Liu Buwang nodded slightly, "With someone accompanying you, I can rest assured."
He Yan, "…"
After lying so many times, He Yan understood for the first time what it meant to shoot oneself in the foot with Shi Tou.
It was right now.
When they returned to the Cui Mansion, only a few concubines were there. Concubine Wei was relieved when she saw them return safely. She stroked her chest and said, "Last night, Young Master Huanqing sent a message saying that he would return this morning. The kitchen made breakfast, but I didn't see him. I was a little worried that something had happened. Now I can finally rest assured. " Her gaze fell on the little girl and Liu Buwang behind her, and she asked doubtfully, "These two are …"
"They are my old friends. I didn't expect them to come to Jiyang." He Yan smiled and said, "Where's Uncle?"
"Lord went to the Prince's Mansion early in the morning. Her Highness the Princess summoned him. I don't know when he will return."
He Yan and Xiao Jue looked at each other. Cui Yuezhi was not there, so they had to settle the little girl down first.
"Have Miss Yuyan and Young Master Huanqing eaten breakfast? I'll ask the kitchen to heat it up again. "
"My husband and I have already eaten," He Yan said with a smile, "But this little sister and sir haven't eaten yet. Please send it to my room when it's ready. In addition, get some hot water. The little sister wants to take a bath and dress up."
Concubine Wei quickly agreed.
He Yan took the little girl back to his room and handed her to Cui Jiao and Hong Qiao, instructing them to bathe the little girl.
As soon as he finished instructing, Lin Shuanghe's voice came from the other end, "It's been a night and you haven't returned. You're finally back! How is it? Are the fireflies beautiful? I should have gone with you last night. Thinking about it, I feel a little regretful that I didn't see such a beautiful scenery. It's really a pity. " As soon as he stepped into the inner room, he saw Liu Buwang standing in the room. He was stunned and asked doubtfully, "This is …"
"He's my master," He Yan said, "His surname is Liu, and his name is Buwang."
"Hello, Master Liu." Lin Shuanghe hurriedly cupped his fists and bowed. Then, he asked curiously, "Why is Master Liu here? Could it be that you told this sir in advance before coming to Jiyang? "
Her words were so hurtful that those who didn't know would think that she was colluding with outsiders. He Yan hurriedly said, "No, no, absolutely not!"
"Young Master, you've misunderstood," Liu Buwang said with a smile, "I'm originally from Jiyang. I met my disciple in the Central Plains before. We haven't seen each other for many years. I didn't expect to meet you when my disciple came to Jiyang this time."
"I see." Lin Shuanghe also smiled, "Sir, you're obviously not an ordinary person to be able to teach such an outstanding disciple."
Liu Buwang smiled but didn't say anything.
He Yan inexplicably felt a little embarrassed, so he said, "Young Master, Brother Lin, can you go to the next room first? I haven't seen my master for many years, and I have a lot to say."
"Let's listen together," Lin Shuanghe said with a smile, "I also want to know what Sister He was like in the past."
Xiao Jue glanced at him and walked out by herself, saying, "Let's go."
"Don't you want to listen?" Lin Shuanghe was still a little unwilling.
"If you want to listen, listen to it yourself."
Seeing that Xiao Jue had already gone out, Lin Shuanghe could only put away his fan regretfully and said to He Yan, "Sister, I'll go out first. You and Master Liu can catch up. "
After saying that, he also went out and closed the door.
Only He Yan and Liu Buwang were left in the room.
He Yan hurriedly stepped forward and helped to remove the guqin from Liu Buwang's back. She put it on the table and moved a chair over, saying, "Master, sit down first." Then she poured a cup of tea for Liu Buwang.
Liu Buwang just smiled and watched her do all this. In the end, he sat down at the table and stopped He Yan from doing anything, saying, "Enough, A He, sit down."
The familiar "A He" almost made He Yan's eyes turn red.
She also sat down at the table and said, "Master." In an instant, she felt like she had returned to the days when she and Liu Buwang lived deep in the mountains many years ago.
In the battle of Mo County, He Yan was buried in a pile of corpses. The desert was extremely dry, and she was going to die. Who knew that it would rain at night, and she managed to survive that night. The next day, a passerby passed by and saw the corpses all over the ground. He dug a long pit and buried the corpses of the soldiers who died in the battle one by one.
He also found He Yan, who was hiding in the pile of corpses and was on the verge of death.
The passerby took He Yan back and healed He Yan. When He Yan woke up, she found that the mask on her face was gone. She got up from the bed and found that she was living in a thatched hut. When she walked out of the hut, she saw someone sweeping the yard.
It was a middle-aged man with an extraordinary temperament. He was dressed in white and had a white belt. He was thin and his clothes fluttered in the wind, as if he was an otherworldly man.
He Yan was a little vigilant and asked, "Who are you?"
The man in white stopped what he was doing and turned around to see her. He smiled and didn't answer her question. Instead, he asked, "Girl, since you are a girl, why did you join the army?"
He Yan was shocked and suddenly realized that her identity had been exposed.
Later, she learned that the man in white who saved her was called Liu Buwang. He was a Lay Practitioner who wandered around. Every once in a while, he would go to a place. Now he lived on a barren mountain near Mo County and earned money from the medicinal herbs he grew.
He Yan asked him at that time, "When you saved me, didn't you encounter any Western Qiang people on the way?" There were scattered soldiers of Western Qiang wandering around Mo County. If someone was found to have saved the soldiers of Da Wei, this person would definitely suffer.
Liu Buwang pointed to the sword at his waist. "I have a sword. I'm not afraid."
At first, she thought that Liu Buwang was talking nonsense. Later, when she saw a Western Qiang man die under Liu Buwang's sword, she realized that Liu Buwang was telling the truth.
Liu Buwang was a real otherworldly master.
He Yan had never seen such an omnipotent person. He used swords, sabers, whips, spears and halberds. He also knew Qimen Dunjia and divination.
In her stupid previous life, she finally did a smart thing, which was to ask Liu Buwang to be her teacher.
Liu Buwang refused.
But Liu Buwang didn't expect He Yan to be such a persistent person. Whenever she was free, except for eating, she spent most of her time begging Liu Buwang to accept her as his disciple.
Perhaps Liu Buwang had never met such a shameless person. In the end, he had no choice but to ask her, "What's the use of learning these things if you become my disciple?"
"If I learn these things, when I enter the military camp again, if I encounter Western Qiang people like before, I won't be completely wiped out. Even if there is one more person, I can protect him, just like how you protect me. "
"You still want to enter the military camp?" Liu Buwang was slightly surprised.
He Yan was puzzled. "Of course."
"Do you know that you are a woman, and your identity is special? Now that your team has been wiped out, you can take this opportunity to go home, and no one will find out your identity. The original He Rufei is already dead. "
He Yan was silent for a while, and then she raised her head. "I never thought of being a deserter."
This sentence probably moved Liu Buwang. Later, Liu Buwang drank He Yan's tea and began to teach her step by step. But He Yan was a girl after all, and some things were not suitable for her, so Liu Buwang tried his best to teach her something suitable. But even if she only learned a little from Liu Buwang, it was enough for He Yan to gain a lot.
What Liu Buwang taught He Yan the most was Qimen Dunjia. The combination of Qimen Dunjia and the art of war was enough to create a female general who could use troops like a god and set up formations exquisitely. So what if there were brave generals with extraordinary strength? So what if the Western Qiang people were extremely strong, ferocious and valiant? War was never just about strength.
"I didn't expect that Master could still recognize me at a glance even though I'm not in my original appearance." He Yan lowered her head and smiled. "How did you recognize me?"
"Your swordsmanship," Liu Buwang laughed, "is unique in the world."
When He Yan first took Liu Buwang as her master, she wanted to show Liu Buwang her original skills. After Liu Buwang saw it, he was silent for a long time. He probably thought that as a woman, since she had the confidence to enter the military camp, she must have extraordinary skills. But after seeing He Yan's swords, bows, and horses, Liu Buwang began to doubt whether his decision was wrong.
He really didn't know where He Yan's confidence came from.
But he had already drunk the tea, and he had to finish teaching the disciple he accepted. Liu Buwang was also very helpless. He had never accepted a disciple before, but when he did, he accepted the one with the worst aptitude. It was really a blessing from the heavens.
Fortunately, He Yan was not completely without merit. This girl was not good at anything except swordsmanship. Her foundation was so good that it was a little surprising.
Liu Buwang asked He Yan at that time, "Who taught you swordsmanship? It's not bad. "
Hearing this, He Yan said proudly, "There's an expert helping me in secret. I don't know who he is, but I guess he's a teacher from our school. He thinks that my aptitude is good, so he taught me after class. "
What she said was true. When He Yan entered school as a teenager, her martial arts were a mess. Even though she practiced swordsmanship in the courtyard every night, she still didn't make much progress. When she was about to give up, one day, she suddenly found a piece of paper on the table in her room.
There was a small figure drawn on the paper, which was the weakness and mistakes of her swordsmanship when she practiced swordsmanship after class. It also wrote how to overcome these problems, and the instructions were very detailed.
He Yan tried to practice for a few days, and she really made some progress. She was very surprised. Then she found that there would be such a piece of paper on the table in her room every ten days. It adjusted and guided her as she made progress.
She didn't know who the person was, but she guessed that it should be a kind teacher in the school. His swordsmanship was better than hers, and he could see her shortcomings at a glance, so he gave her pointers. But He Yan didn't know who the teacher was. She once tried to hide in the room and wait for the person to deliver the letter, so that she could catch him red-handed. But the person didn't show up that day, so He Yan knew that the expert didn't want to show up.
But in the end, he was curious and grateful. Therefore, he wrote a note and placed it on the table before returning to the residence. The note said, "In three days, I will return to the school. See you in the bamboo forest in the backyard at the Zi hour. Thank the benefactor in person. Please be sure to come.
"And then?" Liu Buwang asked, "Do you know who the person is?"
He Yan was silent for a moment and shook her head gently.
As soon as she returned home, she had a big quarrel with He Yuansheng and his brother and was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall. Less than three days later, she left home at night and joined the army alone, taking a completely different path.
"I missed the appointment."
She didn't see that person.
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