Seven days were enough for the wound on He Yan’s leg to heal, although the injuries on her hands hadn’t fully recovered yet. As long as she didn’t engage in activities like archery or spear practice, it didn’t hinder her daily tasks.
Within these seven days of waiting, the day of the flag capture finally arrived.
On the night before the contest, Liang Ping came to check on He Yan’s condition. He asked how she was doing, and He Yan, fearing that he might prevent her from participating in the contest, quickly replied, “I’m fine, very good, extremely good. Instructor Liang, would you like to spar with me for a bit?”
Liang Ping, recalling their previous comparison in mounted archery, couldn’t help but cough lightly, “No need, as long as you’re okay, tomorrow, follow the group to the mountain.”
After he left, He Yan almost couldn’t help but shout in excitement.
Hong Shan laughed, “Now you’ve finally fulfilled your wish.”
“I wonder what the flag capture will be like,” Xiao Mai looked at He Yan pleadingly, “After you come down from the mountain, will you tell us everything, Brother Ah He?”
“Why are you only asking Brother Ah He? Isn’t your brother also going up the mountain?” Hong Shan retorted.
“My brother wouldn’t tell me,” Xiao Mai pouted.
With tens of thousands of new recruits in the Liangzhou Garrison, not everyone could go up the mountain for the flag capture. Moreover, they were selecting people for the Vanguard Camp, only choosing those who had performed exceptionally well in the training ground. Xiao Mai and Hong Shan could only be considered average in terms of aptitude and were not part of the selected few. Among the people in their room, only Shitou and He Yan were chosen to go up the mountain.
“Your hand injury isn’t fully healed yet,” Hong Shan worried for He Yan, “Don’t push yourself too hard. If you can’t win, just retreat. Understand? Everyone in the Liangzhou Garrison knows how capable you are, and they won’t care about the outcome of this contest.”
“That would be unfair to Brother Ah He,” Xiao Mai grumbled, “If Brother Ah He weren’t injured, he would surely be the first.”
“Don’t worry,” He Yan reassured them, “Even with my injury, I’m still certain I’ll be the first.”
Hearing this, everyone in the room burst into laughter.
“Here we go again! Our Great Challenger He is going to set up the ring on the mountain. Anyone want to bet dry biscuits?”
“Forget about betting, I still haven’t settled my debt from last time!”
Amidst the noisy banter, He Yan felt slightly more relaxed. In fact, she hadn’t participated in a “flag capture” in a long time, and her memory of the last contest wasn’t that great. She wasn’t the most outstanding participant that time, so the outcome of this contest was uncertain.
However, more important than the outcome of the contest was her performance during it. Entering the Nine Banner Battalion wasn’t solely determined by the result of this contest; it was likely that all the instructors on White Moon Mountain were watching in secret, assessing the performance of each individual. The one who performed the best might have a chance to enter the Nine Banner Battalion.
In other words, rather than a competition, this was more like a play, with the only audience being Second Young Master Xiao. She had to give it her all, every step she took needed to be well-executed and thoughtful, in order to win Xiao Jue’s favor.
She should be able to do it.
…
Outside the garrison, Shen Han bowed to Xiao Jue, “Commander, everything is ready.”
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Rebirth of a Star General (Legend of the Female General)
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