After being reborn, I became the apple of my enemy's eye.

If his tone had been gentler, Yan Yun wouldn't have gone in, but his tone was full of disdain.

So Yan Yun ignored him and insisted on going inside.

Yan Zhihe, who was standing nearby, quickly stepped forward to advise Yan Yun. Looking at Nan Yunjing, he felt a cold sweat breaking out, but since he was alone, he decided to go along with Yan Yun.

"Can Miss Zheng just take a look and then leave?"

Nan Yunjing looked at Yan Zhihe with an icy expression and disdainful eyes, scrutinizing him from head to toe before uttering only four words of criticism.

"To curry favor with the powerful and influential."

He made no attempt to hide his opinion of Yan Zhihe.

Yan Zhihe was indeed someone Zheng Jihua had bribed. Even though Nan Yunjin directly called him out, he wasn't angry and stood up for Yan Yun.

"It's just the inevitable trend."

Meanwhile, during the conversation between Nan Yunjing and Yan Zhihe.

Yan Yun had already stepped inside through the crack in the door.

She wasn't actually there to see anyone; she just wanted to try out the bow and arrow she'd seen a few days ago. The moment she saw it, Yan Yun wanted to try it out, and she wanted to do it when no one was around, but it seemed like there was always someone around.

Same now.

Now, some people are standing in the courtyard drawing their bows.

The bow in his hand was the same bow that Yan Yun had seen hanging above him that day.

Yan Yuncai took the first step.

The arrow flew straight towards Yan Yun in an arc, its sharp arrowhead aimed directly at him.

"Miss Zheng, be careful."

Nan Yunjing and Yan Zhihe acted simultaneously, and someone pulled Yan Yun back.

The next second, the arrow landed directly in front of Yan Yun's feet.

She looked up in surprise.

The arrow was aimed at him.

The person standing in the center of the arena pulled back a second time, and the arrow was still aimed at Yan Yun.

How do we dodge this time?

The arrow came so fast that Yan Yun couldn't even react.

This time, they're targeting her head.

The only thing Yan Yun could do to react was raise her hand to block it.

Through the gap, you could see that the arrow suddenly pierced the ground, as if it had been hit by something.

A rough voice spoke from afar: "Didn't you tell her my rules? How dare you barge in like this?"

The furious voice reached Yan Yun's ears.

Upon hearing the voice, Yan Zhihe immediately knew something was wrong.

He quickly reached out his hand: "Miss Zheng, I apologize for the intrusion."

Nan Yunjing had already taken the first step. He grabbed Yan Yun's shoulder and lifted him up.

Yan Yun is now 11 years old, but she was a little panicked when her body was suddenly suspended in the air. She turned around and looked at Nan Yunjing, but Nan Yunjing casually threw Yan Yun aside. Yan Zhihe immediately stepped forward and used his back to support Yan Yun from behind. He did not casually reach out to touch Yan Yun.

Yan Zhihe whispered to Yan Yun, "I didn't expect it to be so unfortunate that Vice General Yang is here. Miss Zheng, you should leave first."

Just as Yan Zhihe finished speaking, another arrow came straight at them again, this time aimed at the steps in front of them.

Yan Zhihe waited until Yan Yun was steady before whispering, "The deputy general inside is extremely detestable. Women are absolutely forbidden from getting close to him. If any woman angers him, she will be killed on the spot without mercy."

Yan Yun was angered by this? He hadn't done anything, much less angered him.

Seeing her confusion, Yan Zhihe could only lead her away first, to get out of there first. "He gets angry when a woman gets close to him. Miss was lucky enough to dodge the arrows."

Yan Yun, however, did not see this as luck.

She turned to look at Nan Yunjing, who had already entered the martial arts arena.

Yan Zhihe stopped Yan Yun from getting any closer, but that didn't stop Yan Yun from pulling the bow and arrow out of the way.

The two left the martial arts arena.

Yan Zhihe also told Yan Yun some things she didn't know: "That deputy general doesn't care who the person is. As long as they touch his sore spot, he will chase them to the ends of the earth and kill them with his own hands."

Yan Yun was a little curious about who that deputy general was.

Yan Zhihe said, "The less Miss knows, the better. Don't come to this martial arts arena again in the future."

Yan Yun, clutching the bow and arrow he had taken down, was escorted to the outside of the academy by Yan Zhihe.

The carriage was already waiting.

Inside the carriage, Lu Lan grew impatient. Why was Zheng Ning'er staying at the academy for so long? She had already returned to the General's Mansion once, and Yan Yun still hadn't come out.

Didn't the coachman say he would come out at noon?

Seeing that it was almost dark outside, I didn't dare to say anything more.

After Yan Yun boarded the carriage.

Lu Lan's expression changed again, replaced by a faint smile.

The coachman told Yan Yun that Miss Lu Lan had been waiting for her inside the carriage.

Yan Yun simply looked at Lu Lan without saying a word.

Lu Lan tried to be friendly to Yan Yun again and again, but he would only respond with a nod or a nod. So Lu Lan stopped talking.

The coachman drove the carriage quietly until they returned to the mansion, where the concubines had been waiting for their return.

The nanny went forward to invite Yan Yun to have dinner together, but Yan Yun simply walked past them.

Back in the backyard, Lu Lan glanced at the concubine, only to find that she hadn't changed at all because of Yan Yun's attitude.

Her own daughter is so spoiled and rude? Doesn't this woman care at all?

With a gentle smile on her face, Lu Lan stepped forward and said to the nanny, "Cousin Ning'er has been working hard at the academy for quite a while. I'll take the food over here."

The old woman glanced at it but didn't think much of it, assuming that Lu Lan and Yan Yun had a good relationship.

He had the maid prepare the dishes.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Miss Lu."

Lu Lan said, "You're too kind."

When Lu Lan brought the food to Yan Yun, she was naturally turned away again.

Yan Yun refused to open the door.

Lu Lan said that she would also stop eating.

The surrounding maids all watched and felt that Miss Lu Lan was truly reasonable. Compared to their own young lady, Yan Yun's personality was too strange.

Unfortunately, they were from the Zheng family, and then, remembering what the adults had said in their ears, they dared not let their imaginations run wild.

As if to demonstrate her determination, Lu Lan said that if Yan Yun didn't eat, then she would go hungry too.

She said to Yan Yun inside the door, "This is the affection between us. If you don't eat, then I won't eat either."

Yan Yuncai ignored her. Separated by a wall, her room was already filled with the pastries that Zheng Jihua had asked the chef to send over. Some were cold, and some were hot, suggesting that they had been changing them all along.

A maidservant asked Yan Yun, "Miss, Miss Lu Lan says she's still waiting outside. Would you like to invite her in?"

Yan Yun raised his hand and pointed to the door, then pointed to the maids. The maids immediately understood what he meant, but it didn't mean for Lu Lan to come in; it meant for them to leave as well.

The maids immediately curtsied, "Then when Miss needs me, I will wait outside the door to serve you."

Wait for the maid to go out and open the door.

Lu Lan continued to show concern for Yan Yun, "Cousin Ning'er, don't go hungry. Let's eat together, shall we?"

The maids had already closed the door, leaving Yan Yun feeling turned away.

There was still no response from inside the house to Lu Lan.

Yan Yun ate the prepared snacks inside the room. Although the snacks were small and exquisite, a few were more than enough for Yan Yun.

Because of Lu Lan, she didn't want to go out and get entangled with others.

Only rest.

Yan Yun took the bow and arrow he had brought back from the academy from the side, examined it in his hand, and then, like the others, drew the bow, held the arrowhead in his palm, and pushed it out.

However, without a bow, the arrow had little power and fell straight to the ground before it even flew out.

Yan Yun picked up the bow and arrow again, grabbed the arrowhead with one hand, and threw it directly at the wooden bed. The expected whooshing sound did not occur.

That person could clearly have stabbed into the floor; with his own strength, he wouldn't have lasted more than a few seconds stabbing into a wooden pillar.

Yan Yun picked up the bow and arrow from the ground and tried several more times, but he just couldn't do it without a bow. He was much more comfortable practicing with a dagger.

Yan Yun put the bow and arrow aside, then practiced with a dagger in the room for half an hour.

After washing up briefly with the water prepared by the maid, I went to bed to rest.

She stared at the roof beams, but had no intention of leaving. Lu Lan was with her now, and she couldn't let them suspect anything.

She looked outside and saw several figures still standing there. She knew that one of them was Lu Lan, so she immediately blew out the oil lamp.

As the lights in the room went out...

The maidservant beside Lu Lan, who had come from the General's Mansion, couldn't help but say to Lu Lan, "Miss, this is too much of a bullying."

Lu Lan glanced at her and shook her head. "Ling'er, you can't say that."

She immediately lowered her head.

However, the maidservant whispered to Lu Lan that there were actually quite a few snacks in the young lady's room, and that she must be resting now that the oil lamp was out.

They thought Miss Lu Lan was kind-hearted.

"Miss Lu Lan, you should also go back to your room quickly."

Hearing that there were actually some snacks inside, Lu Lan said to the maid beside her, "Ling'er, give these to this older sister..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but Ling'er understood what she meant. She took out the bag from her arms and handed it to the maid.

The maid immediately waved her hand, somewhat flustered, as she naturally dared not accept it.

Lu Lan said from the side, "It's just a small token of my appreciation, please accept it."

The maids looked around, unsure of what to do, but in the end, they accepted the bag.

Since Yan Yun had rested, Lu Lan had no reason to continue standing outside the door.

She had spent the whole day with Yan Yun, but so far, they hadn't taken things any further. She felt a little disappointed, but after all, she hadn't come here for Yan Yun's sake.

Before leaving, she pretended to say to Yan Yun in the room, "Cousin Ning'er, I'll wait for you earlier tomorrow."