Yes, he also remembered that time.
At that time, he had no feelings for her, he merely heard a young girl "boasting" about her proficiency in riding and archery, so he deliberately had her compete with Huang Gongyi, as expected, Shang Ruyi returned in a crushing defeat.
But—
When he saw Shang Ruyi standing among the thousands of soldiers, obviously she lost, and lost so miserably, yet the way she gave her all made a defeated one seem so splendid and even stirred the cheers of the soldiers in the army.
She indeed won the respect of the entire camp, and also his respect for her.
But, he never told her—
That was his first unexpected heartbeat for her.
Unexpectedly, so much time had passed, he had already forgotten about this matter, but at this moment, when mentioned again, looking at this little girl in front of him who still appeared as she did back then, that unexpected heartbeat struck him once more.
Made him, once again, moved.
