Liang Ping and Du Mao, who were behind him, finally rushed back. The two of them got off their horses at the finish line and saw He Yan happily drinking water while Ma Damei stood to the side, deep in thought.
It didn't look like Ma Damei had won.
The two of them thought at the same time, it can't be, right? Even Ma Damei couldn't beat He Yan?
Liang Ping walked to Ma Damei's side. Ma Damei didn't wait for him to speak and said, "I lost."
She really lost?
Liang Ping was surprised, "How can that be? How could you lose to him? "
Ma Damei was the best equestrian archer among their instructors. If Ma Damei couldn't beat He Yan, then didn't that mean that no one in the entire Liangzhou Guard was better than He Yan in equestrian skills? Then why would He Yan come to learn equestrian archery? He could be his own instructor.
"Did that brat trick you?" Du Mao asked in a low voice. "Did you fall for his trick?" He Yan had just used his whip to deflect all of his arrows. Du Mao was angry just thinking about it. Look, was this really something a new recruit could do?
Ma Damei glared at him, "I'm not as good as him, okay?" She walked to He Yan's side and asked He Yan, "Little girl, I have something to ask you."
"Instructor, do you want to ask me what I said to your horse at the end so that it stopped going crazy and listened to me?" He Yan tightened his water bag, "If you want to ask about this, then forget it. It's an ancestral skill. I can't tell anyone." She winked at Ma Damei, then turned to Liang Ping and said, "Liang Jiaotou, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first. I still have to go to the practice field to train."
Liang Ping waved his hand, "Forget it, out of sight, out of mind."
Du Mao looked at her back and felt that it was strange, "She's still quite energetic after this run. She actually still has the strength to go to the practice field to train. What kind of person is she?"
"He's different from you and me," Liang Ping answered grumpily.
"I've made a fool of myself in front of you." Shen Han was a little embarrassed. All of his instructors had been defeated by He Yan, and this was under the condition that he had used some tricks. If the three of them couldn't defeat him even after joining forces, it would be somewhat inexcusable.
"It's nothing. You did well." Xiao Jue lowered her eyes and sipped her tea. "We didn't ask you to compete in equestrian archery. We just wanted to test the candidates. Now, the candidates have been tested."
"Does the Commander in Chief still think that there's something wrong with him?" Shen Han asked.
"Yes."
"Because He Yan is too outstanding?" If it was because of this, it could only be regarded as suspicion. There was no evidence.
Xiao Jue put down the teacup in her hand. "The way he rode the horse at the end is from the Barbarian Tribe."
"Barbarian Tribe?" Shen Han suddenly stood up.
The barbarians included the Western Qiang, the Southern Barbarians, and the current Wutuo Kingdom. When the Western Qiang Rebellion was quelled by General Feihong, Xiao Jue personally expelled the Southern Barbarian Tribe when they invaded. Now, Uto was ready to make a move. The Barbarian Tribe and Da Wei had always been like fire and water. Even the Western Qiang and Southern Barbarian Tribe had a subtle relationship.
"Could she be a Barbarian?"
"Not necessarily." Xiao Jue shook her head. "Did you bring the military registry?"
Shen Han presented the registry. "He Yan's is here."
"Since this person is different, we can't act rashly and alert him. Pay attention to his every move and be careful."
"Commander in Chief, are you thinking of …"
"Casting a long line to catch a big fish. We have to catch the person behind it," he replied calmly.
After Shen Han left, Xiao Jue flipped through the registry in her hand. Her gaze lingered on He Yan's page for a long time. After a while, she said, "Fei Nu."
Someone quietly appeared behind her like a shadow and said in a low voice, "Young Master."
"Send someone to check if there is a son called He Yan in the He Family of the Capital's Gate Guard."
Fei Nu accepted the order and was about to leave when Xiao Jue called him again.
"Check again. See if the He Family and Xu Jingfu have any secret dealings."
When He Yan returned to the Martial Arts Practice Field, a large group of people who had been waiting anxiously surrounded him.
"How was it? How was it? What was the result?"
"Why don't I see Instructor and the others? Did you win or did Instructor win? "
He Yan smiled and said, "It's a secret."
This answer obviously did not satisfy everyone's curiosity. However, He Yan's lips were sealed tightly and no one could pry open his mouth. Everyone left resentfully and speculated among themselves.
"He should have won, right? He Yan doesn't look like he lost. "This was someone who believed in her.
"Since he won, why didn't he say it openly? If he didn't say it, he must have lost and was afraid of losing face! "
This was someone who did not believe in her.
"You won't get a result even if you argue. If He Yan doesn't want to say it, you can ask the Instructor!" This was someone who thought it through calmly.
Therefore, when the instructors arrived, everyone swarmed towards the instructors like a swarm of bees. The instructors were confused at first, but when they heard that they were being asked about the results of the competition, they all looked towards He Yan at the same time. They thought that this kid was kind and knew to leave some face for the Instructor and did not expose him. The Instructor waved their hands and said, "Don't ask anymore. Disperse!"
In the end, they did not say anything.
When He Yan went to bed that night, Xiao Mai was still thinking about the result. She asked He Yan, "A He Ge, so what was the result?"
"The result is not important." He Yan patted Xiao Mai's head and said, "The important thing is that I'm going to bed now."
She turned over to face the wall and pointed the back of her head at Xiao Mai. Xiao Mai could not get an answer from her and could only give up.
He Yan could not sleep. He kept thinking about what happened on the horse path during the day. No matter what, it was too strange for three Instructor to suddenly challenge her to a riding and archery competition. The three of them teamed up to fight her. If she was a normal recruit, she would not be able to handle it. But they did not seem to consider whether she could withstand this kind of competition. It was not like a challenge, but more like … a test, or to prove something.
In the end, she subdued Ma Damei's horse. She used a horse taming technique that she learned from a barbarian captive when she was in the army. That captive was a horse trainer. His horse taming technique was superb and made them suffer a lot. After He Yan captured him, the captive was afraid of death. He wrote down his tribe's precious horse taming technique and gave it to He Yan.
But that horse taming technique was too complicated. He Yan only learned a little. Even so, it was enough to stop a normal horse. If she did not do that today, she would not have won against Ma Damei.
But if it was really a test, the only person who could command the Liang Province Guards Institute's Instructor was either the Head Instructor or Xiao Jue. If it was Xiao Jue, what was his purpose? Could it be that he wanted to pick someone to go to the Nine Flags Battalion, so he hurriedly ordered the Instructor to test her qualifications and skills?
Was that so? He Yan faintly felt that she might have thought wrongly, but she could not find any other way to think about it. After thinking for a while, she decided not to think about it anymore. Since she was already here, she might as well take things as they came. After all, she did not lose this round.
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