"Can I?"
"I don't think so," Liang Ping thought. Just as he was about to say it, someone said, "Hey, why are you asking Liang Jiaotou? Just ask He Yan! That guy knows what he's doing. If he's willing, then let's compete. If he's not, then forget it. Isn't this a simple matter? "
"That makes sense." Du Mao nodded and said to Jiang Jiao, "You can ask He Yan directly. But, "he paused and said," You can compete, but don't overdo it. Don't hurt anyone. "
Liang Ping had no choice but to watch Jiang Jiao walk towards He Yan.
When Jiang Jiao arrived in front of Liang Jiaotou's new recruits, he immediately saw He Yan practicing with her spear. It wasn't because she was too eye-catching, but because she was too thin and small in this group of brawny men. Jiang Jiao didn't immediately go forward. Instead, he quietly watched He Yan for a while. He Yan didn't practice any complicated spear techniques. She simply withdrew her spear and thrust it out. Even though it was the most basic spear 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 and watching us?"
"I'm looking for someone." Jiang Jiao said and strode in front of He Yan.
He Yan was thrusting her spear forward when someone suddenly grabbed the tip of her spear. The person who had stabbed her took two steps back. She looked up and asked curiously, "Why are you grabbing my spear?"
Jiang Jiao was forced to take two steps back from the stab, and a trace of surprise appeared in his heart. This He Yan looked like he was dancing with his spear, but when he actually held the spearhead, he realized how powerful this spear was. If it weren't for the fact that his family ran a martial arts club, he would've been stabbed to the ground by an ordinary person.
Thinking of this, he put away some of his contempt and looked seriously at He Yan. "I heard that Brother He is unparalleled. I would like to exchange pointers with Brother He in the spear. What do you think? "
He Yan blinked and understood. Was this another person here to challenge him?
Hong Shan, who was standing behind He Yan, slapped his head. "Oh no, people are afraid of fame just like pigs are afraid of being fat. When A He defeated Wang Ba last time, I knew something was wrong. Look, this is the second person's."
"There will be more in the future?" Xiao Mai's asked.
"There are many. There will always be a third, fourth, and fifth." Hong Shan shook his head. "People like to be competitive. What's the point of fighting's win? "
"What's the point?" He Yan felt that it was very interesting. She had always thought that if she wanted to enter the Nine Flags Battalion, she would have to let Xiao Jue know that she was an extraordinary hero who stood out from the crowd. However, Xiao Jue didn't come to the training field every day to watch the recruits train. She didn't have a place to show off either. Unless someone like Wang Ba kept challenging her and building her reputation, it would naturally spread to Xiao Jue's ears.
But for some reason, ever since she competed with Wang Ba in the crossbow competition, no one else came to challenge her. He Yan guessed that the loss of the biscuit made the recruits lose a lot of energy, so they didn't want to see her for the time being. She couldn't take the initiative to find people and ask them to compete with her.
Now, there was another person. If this wasn't giving her a pillow when she was sleepy, then what was? It came at the right time.
"Okay." He Yan placed the spear beside her. "How do you want to compete?"
Her answer was so straightforward that even Jiang Jiao was stunned for a moment. He hesitated for a moment and said, "You just need to spar with the two of us. Don't overdo it."
"Okay." He Yan said, "Go get your spear. Let's compete on the training field."
"You …" Jiang Jiao hesitated and asked, "Don't you need to wait for ten days?"
He Yan was stunned and found it funny. "Don't you need ten days every time?"
Did they think that she needed to perform a ritual in ten days? A few days ago, she didn't have enough arm strength. Now, besides training every day, she didn't forget to practice stone weights. Although she wasn't as good as a strongman, she was good enough for a normal crossbow.
The few instructors who had rushed over after hearing the news huddled together. Someone touched Liang Ping's arm and said, "Old Liang, I've said it before. Maybe your recruit doesn't even care about this competition. You're the only one who's worried about nothing!"
Liang Ping didn't know what to say.
He thought that He Yan wouldn't agree. He thought that if He Yan rejected, Jiang Jiao wouldn't say anything. He didn't expect that He Yan would agree. Did this guy never know how to write the word 'reject'? Or was he so confident that he wouldn't reject anyone who came to challenge him?
"I'm looking forward to it." Du Mao took off the leather water bag at his waist and drank a mouthful of water. He stared at He Yan, who was walking towards the training field. "How about we make a bet?"
"No." Liang Ping refused. The recruit who lost the biscuit last time was starved for a whole month. It was scary just looking at him. Now that the recruit didn't want to gamble, why did the instructors want to bet?
"He's a coward. If he doesn't want to come, I'll do it!" Another instructor said, "I'll bet on the yellow wine that will be distributed at the end of the month. I bet that Jiang Jiao will win!"
When Cheng Lisu heard that He Yan was going to compete with Jiang Jiao, his first reaction was to look for Xiao Jue in the room next door.
He rushed over excitedly. Xiao Jue was talking to his personal bodyguard. He frowned when he saw Cheng Lisu. "Cheng Lisu, why are you running around like this?"
"Uncle, I'm here to tell you to watch a good show!"
Xiao Jue signaled for the bodyguard to leave. After the bodyguard left, he asked, "What's the matter?"
"My sworn brother, Brother He, is going to compete with someone in a spear competition today!" Cheng Lisu grabbed Xiao Jue's sleeve. "It's going to start now. It's at the training field. Let's go watch, okay?"
"He Yan?" Xiao Jue raised his eyebrows.
He remembered He Yan. In just a few short months, this person's name had spread throughout the Liang Province Guards. First, he ran. Then, he went from not being able to draw his bow to not missing his target. Finally, he became Cheng Lisu's sworn brother. Cheng Lisu would secretly bring food to He Yan every few days. He would turn a blind eye to it and treat it as a child's game.
However, this person was determined. Although his talent was average, he would still run to the training field every night after the new recruits went to bed. He would only return to his room to rest at the third watch of the night.
"Yes, you know my brother too!" Cheng Lisu pulled Xiao Jue's sleeve and dragged him outside. "I heard that this kid took the initiative to look for my brother today. My brother will definitely teach him what real spear skills are!"
Xiao Jue glanced at him. "Sleeve."
Cheng Lisu immediately let go of his sleeve and hugged his arm instead. He begged, "Uncle, just go with me and watch. My brother is really amazing. He's not any worse than the strong men in your Nine Flags Battalion! "
Xiao Jue sneered. He didn't seem to care about what Cheng Lisu said. However, he didn't stop and followed him out.
Cheng Lisu sighed in relief. He thought to himself, Brother, this is all I can help you with.
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