"Hey, don't, don't come any closer," He Yan was afraid that the person would walk in front of her, so she quickly stuck her head out from behind the Shi Tou. "I'm naked! What are you doing? "
The person stopped in her tracks.
He Yan sighed in relief. Based on her understanding of Xiao Jue, Xiao Jue was extremely picky. Being naked in front of him was considered a breach of etiquette, so he didn't want to dirty his eyes.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?" Xiao Jue stared at her and asked coldly.
"I'm a new recruit from the garrison. I'm here to take a bath," He Yan replied.
Xiao Jue heard this and a trace of mockery flashed across her eyes. She clearly didn't believe her and asked, "You're here to take a bath at this hour?"
"There were too many people at night, so I fell asleep in my room." He Yan looked at her. "I'm not an adult here. I have my own room to take a bath in. If I did, who would want to take a bath in the middle of the night? I find it cold! "
He Yan was referring to Xiao Jue when she said 'adult'. She hoped that Xiao Jue could understand her sarcasm.
Unfortunately, Xiao Jue didn't show any signs of guilt after hearing her words. She only looked at her calmly.
He Yan lowered her body into the river and asked, "Who are you?"
Hmm, I'll just pretend to be a new recruit who doesn't know anything about the world. It'll be more convincing that way.
Xiao Jue didn't answer her and instead said, "If you find it cold, then don't join the army."
Was she refuting what she said just now? He Yan looked at her clothes behind the huge rock. If Xiao Jue didn't leave, she would have to stay in the water. However, if she stayed in the water for too long, Xiao Jue would be suspicious.
"I joined the army for a reason," He Yan said.
Xiao Jue looked at her and raised her eyebrows. "What's your purpose?"
"Of course it's to build a career, get promoted and get rich, and become someone like General Fengyun who achieved success at a young age. Then we can go home and build a house, marry a wife, marry the most beautiful and virtuous lady, give birth to the most adorable children, have many children and grandchildren, and live a prosperous life. What a good life! "He Yan showed a yearning expression.
As soon as he said that, Xiao Jue's eyes turned cold. She scolded him coldly, "How vulgar!"
He Yan was overjoyed in his heart. She deliberately threw the name of General Fengyun together with the wishes of ordinary men in the world to deliberately disgust him. Xiao Jue was such a proud person, he must feel humiliated.
"What's wrong with that?" He Yan looked serious. "This is what you should do when you join the army. Be the happiest man."
Xiao Jue glanced at her as if she couldn't bear to listen to her ravings. She left in a huff, as if she didn't want to talk to her anymore.
He Yan said from behind him, "Hey, brother, can I trouble you to help me throw the clothes behind the rock over here? Just give me a hand!"
Xiao Jue naturally wouldn't help her get the clothes. He Yan waited until he was far away and completely out of sight before she quickly washed up and ran to the Shi Tou to change her clothes.
The moonlight was silent, as if it didn't see what happened. He Yan carried the dirty clothes and walked back, but he thought about the scene when he saw Xiao Jue just now.
At this time, Xiao Jue probably didn't come here to do anything. Perhaps she just came out for a walk. After all, the night was so beautiful.
Speaking of which, He Yan and Xiao Jue hadn't seen each other for many years. The last time they met at the racecourse, he was afraid that Xiao Jue would find out, so he hurriedly lowered his head and didn't see clearly how different Xiao Jue was now. It was rare to see him clearly just now. It seemed that he was different from what he remembered.
She knew that Xiao Jue was born handsome and beautiful in the past. Many young girls would rush forward just to look at him. But people actually became more and more beautiful. She didn't know what this person ate when he grew up, but now it seemed that he was even more charming than before. If Xiao Jue was said to have a bit of youthful charm, then that charm was completely gone now. He was like a fine jade, like a sword in a box, faintly shining.
But his temperament was much colder than before.
He Yan walked slowly.
That year, she had a big quarrel with the He family and then joined the army. She didn't know what happened in the Xianchang Restaurant. At that time, Xiao Jue was still the Xiao family's young master and everything was normal. After she joined the army, a few years later, she learned about the situation of the Xiao family's second young master from the people around her.
Xiao Jue's father, Xiao Zhongwu, was a brave general of Da Wei. He was best at winning with a few people. Just like Da Wei, when they attacked Da Wei, he was ambushed by the enemy at the Battle of Mingshui and died at the hands of the enemy leader. After General Xiao died, Xiao Jue took over the army and continued to lead the army to attack Da Wei.
He Yan was 15 years old when she joined the army. When Xiao Jue joined the army, he was only one year older than her. She didn't know what exactly happened, but she knew that Xiao Jue was only 16 years old at that time. It was definitely not simple for him to take over the army from his father's hands. Not to mention the imperial family, the Xiao family's political enemies would not let go of this opportunity to hit them when they were down.
If Xiao Jue was defeated, then the entire Xiao Family would be defeated as well. As a military family, the Xiao Family would definitely not be able to survive with just a civil official, Eldest Young Master Xiao.
Fortunately, the heavens were on his side. Not only did Xiao Jue win, he won beautifully. He defeated Da Wei and brought the enemy's general's head back to the capital. At this point, he established the title of "Young Killer, Commander Jade-Faced".
War was the fastest way to sharpen a person's heart. All the edges and sharpness had to be withdrawn in the face of life and death. Perhaps Xiao Jue still retained the arrogance and frivolity of the capital's nobles in the past. But now, he didn't have any of that.
He was a more outstanding, more indifferent, more unfathomable, and more difficult to deal with Xiao Jue.
He Yan walked to the door. Everyone in the room was sleeping soundly and no one noticed her. She placed her clothes at the foot of the bed and lay down. She closed her eyes and her heart was calm.
Fortunately, Xiao Jue was not the only one who had grown these years. She was the same as Xiao Jue.
They weren't far apart.