The wind is warm, the sun is shining, and on the official road to Jian'an City, there is a team of hundreds of people marching forward on horseback. There are men and women in the team, old and young, fresh clothes and angry horses, which is very eye-catching.

There are two big flags in the procession, one is embroidered with the Heroic Martial Academy, and the other is woven with the Imperial Capital Girls' School, these two flags are like two talismans, and there are bandits and bandits along the way who see it, where do they dare to show their faces?

No matter what kind of results they can achieve in the end, as long as they can participate in the elite competition, their strength will not be comparable to that of ordinary people in the rivers and lakes, and who is willing to provoke them! Besides, even if they have the strength to provoke them, what benefits can they get from these students? Those who have the strength to provoke will not put down their positions and do thankless things. What's more, the students who mutilated the various academies would be spurned by everyone if they spread the word. If the matter is big, it is likely to be exterminated by all the factions in the rivers and lakes, which is not a glorious thing.

Along the way, the joint team of the two schools went smoothly and soon came to the border of the Shuntian Empire and the Yingtian Empire. The two empires ruled across the river, the north of the Dingjiang River was the territory of the Shuntian Empire, and the south of the Dingjiang River was the territory of the Yingtian Empire.

The further south you go, the hotter it gets. When starting from the Shuntian Empire, the students were wearing thin shirts and coats, and before they arrived in Dingjiang, the weather was too hot to stand, and the students' coats were completely redundant, and they felt a little stuffy only wearing thin shirts.

The team came to the edge of the Dingjiang River, where there was a wooden bridge in the narrow part of the river. The bridge is built on a 100-year-old wooden base, and is built magnificently and solidly. The bridge is called the Bridge of Return, a veritable bridge connecting the two empires. Due to the replacement of the empire of the Heavenly Fortune Continent, they were divided and merged, and the various families that were originally born from the same root continued to disperse and live in various states. Coupled with the marriage of men and women, and the relocation of immigrants, the family will be scattered to all parts of the mainland after decades or hundreds of years of changes. If you look closely, there will really be a real situation of being a family 500 years ago.

Although the Suncheon Empire and the Yingtian Empire are divided into two countries, among the common people, each other has their own relatives, and although the two sides are each other, they do not prohibit civilians from moving around each other. As a result, the wooden bridge became the main thoroughfare between the two sides, affectionately known as the Bridge of Return. It's just that I don't know if the Suncheon Empire wants the Yingtian Empire to return, or if the Yingtian Empire wants the Suncheon Empire to return.

There are soldiers on both sides of the return bridge, the north of the bridge is the elite of the Shuntian Empire, and the south of the bridge is the trump card of the Yingtian Empire.

Due to the large lineup and conspicuous flags, the teams of the Heroic Martial Academy and the Imperial Capital Girls' School are easy to attract the attention of others, so as soon as they arrived at the return bridge, a team of soldiers came to block the way of the team.

"Everyone, please stay, are you going to participate in the Continental Elite Tournament?" it could be seen from the costume that this was a centurion, and asked very politely.

"Exactly, we are the students of the Heroic Martial Academy, and here are friends from the Imperial Capital Girls' School, I don't know what Your Excellency has to say?" Ye Heng replied.

"Hello junior brother, my name is Ding Tuohai, and I am a graduate of our Hero Martial Arts Academy. I don't know who will lead the team this year, but I want to meet our division commander. The centurion said.

The Great Elder walked up from behind, dismounted, and said to Ding Tuohai: "It turned out to be a little nail, not bad, enlisted in the army, glorious!"

"Hello Elder Wu, student Ding Tuohai is polite!" Ding Tuohai clasped his fists and saluted.

"I didn't expect to meet you here, how about it, I did a good job in the army, I became a centurion. Elder Wu smiled.

"Makes you laugh, just a little centurion. Ding Tuohai smiled shyly and said, "Elder Wu, we didn't get a good ranking for the Martial Academy last time, I'm really guilty. This time, I wish the younger students good results. ”

"Little nail, I know you did your best, the Martial Academy didn't blame you, and you don't have to blame yourself. We're in a hurry, we're about to leave, so you can say a few words to everyone. Elder Wu said.

Ding Tuohai nodded, faced the team, took a few deep breaths, and said: "Fellow juniors, my name is Ding Tuohai, and I am one of the members who participated in the last Continental Elite Competition. I'm really sorry that we didn't win the honor for the Martial Academy! Our Hero Martial Academy is a heroic academy, an academy that deserves everyone's respect, and I am proud that I am a student of the Martial Academy, but I have not been able to make the Martial Academy proud of me. I won't say anything superfluous, everyone, please, please do your best to let our Heroic Martial Academy go further! I, Ding Tuohai, are here to wait for good news, prepare fine wine, and welcome you back in triumph!"

Ye Heng jumped off the horse and said solemnly: "Senior Ding, I am the captain of this session, and I promise you on behalf of everyone that even if we still have a little strength, we will never give up!"

"Hahahaha, it turned out that it was a heroic martial arts academy that relied on eating the old book and survived! I advise you to go back a long time ago, and be embarrassed to come out!" A discordant voice suddenly came, and following the voice, another centurion appeared under the bridge.

"Tian Du, shut your stinky mouth!" Ding Tuohai glared angrily and said, "It's none of your business, you get out of the way!"

"Hehe, you've lost your temper! Why, you feel that someone is supporting you, so you dare to blow up in front of Lao Tzu? With the strength of your Hero Martial Academy, you are embarrassed to participate in the Continental Elite Competition, don't

It's a shame for our Shuntian Empire!" Tian Du unceremoniously revealed.

"Senior Ding, it's useless to talk more, wait for us to come back, we will definitely let you stand tall in your army. Ye Heng grabbed the angry Ding Tuohai and calmly persuaded.

"Hehehe, it's just a bunch of waste, only our Jingwu Academy can represent the Shuntian Empire, let's wait for our Jingwu Academy to compete for the top spot!

"This friend, when our Hero Martial Academy dominated the Continental Elite Competition, did we treat your Jingwu Academy in the same way?

"Hehe, dare to be hard-mouthed, be careful that Lao Tzu breaks your mouth!" Tian Du was embarrassed and said viciously.

"Since Your Excellency is so confident, why don't you and I learn a few tricks?" Ye Heng said with a smile on his face. Hearing Ye Heng's words, the people of the God of War Regiment all looked at Tian Du with pity, they knew that once Ye Heng spoke in this tone, it would prove that he was already very angry. Of course, they didn't have a good impression of Tian Du, and they were happy to watch him being cleaned up by the head of the regiment.

Where did Tian Du know Ye Heng's strength, he still looked at the students of the Hero Martial Academy with old eyes, and sneered: "There are no eyes in your fists and feet, in case Lao Tzu can't retract his strength and breaks your bones, don't rely on Lao Tzu!"

"Junior brother, Tian Du is a high-level martial artist, his strength is very strong, don't be impulsive!" Ding Tuohai secretly reminded Ye Heng not to be rash.

"It's okay, if you can't even clean him up, how can you compete with masters from all walks of life in the five-year competition?" Ye Heng said lightly.

"This officer, please advise!" Ye Heng turned to Tian Du, took a few steps forward, and made an inviting gesture.

"Okay, you have a kind! Several seniors of the Hero Martial Academy, this is a battle between me and your students, the result is conceited, please don't interfere!" Tian Du looked at the Martial Elders and other seniors in the team, afraid that they would obstruct it, so he took precautions in advance.

"This is an exchange between you personally, and we will not interfere. Elder Wu said lightly.

Tian Du was determined in his heart, and said to Ye Heng: "Boy, don't say that Lao Tzu bullied you, Lao Tzu let you make three moves, let's shoot!"

"No, I'm afraid that you won't have a chance to make a move as soon as I make a move, so you should make a move first. Ye Heng shook his head and said.

"This is what you asked for, look at the move!" Tian Du didn't say more, and blasted towards Ye Heng! His fist was covered with fiery red spiritual power, like substance; his punch was as fast as a meteor, and he slashed his face!

Ye Heng didn't dodge, it wasn't that the opponent's attack was so fast that he couldn't dodge, but that a fist of this strength didn't pose much threat to him.

Tian Du saw that his fist was about to hit Ye Heng's face, and he couldn't help sneering in his heart: With this kind of reaction speed, you dare to participate in the Continental Elite Competition? Or let me beat him up, so as not to go out and be embarrassed!

The people of the God of War Regiment looked calm, but some of the women of the Imperial Capital Girls' School showed worried expressions. Along the way, Ye Heng commanded the God of War Regiment to give them a lot of help, and seeing that Ye Heng was going to suffer, they couldn't bear it in their hearts.

Tian Du saw that he was about to succeed, and a cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but the next moment, his expression was completely stiff. Because his fist could no longer advance a single bit, and the spiritual power that was trapped in his fist completely dissipated.

When Ye Heng was about to be hit, he suddenly stretched out his palm, just held Tian Du's fist, and with a slight force, he crushed his spiritual power, and squeezed his fist with a crackling sound.

Ye Heng looked at Tian Du with a smile, Tian Du only felt that the phalanges on his hands were being kneaded back and forth, the pain was unbearable, his face turned from red to black, and the green tendons on his forehead were exposed, but he was very hard, and he gritted his teeth and said nothing.

Seeing that Tian Du's eyes were bloodshot, Ye Heng let go of his fist and said lightly: "As a soldier, you are very qualified, but as a man, you are still far behind." ”

Tian Du glared angrily, relieving the pain, and didn't care to speak.

"Please remember, the Jingwu Academy is not as strong as you think, and our Hero Martial Academy is not as weak as you think, if you don't believe it, we'll wait and see!" Ye Heng coldly dropped a sentence, then said goodbye to Ding Tuohai, rode on horseback, and led the team to cross the return bridge.

Watching the teams of the Hero Martial Academy and the Imperial Capital Girls' School go away, Ding Tuohai's heart was full of expectations! Only from Ye Heng's easy victory over Tian Du and the calm temperament shown by the God of War Regiment, he already knew that this year's Hero Martial Academy was indeed different!

Although Tian Du was not angry, he was convinced of the loss. Ye Heng is right, in terms of being a man, Tian Du does have a little belly, but as a soldier, he is very qualified, willing to gamble and lose, and he does not resent Ye Heng, nor does he anger the Hero Martial Academy.

"Nail, the people of your martial arts academy are likely to turn over, especially the team leader, who is very strong, I can't see through him. Tian Du glanced at Ding Tuohai and said what he thought in his heart, "However, our Jingwu Academy is not bad, should we gamble on a game?"

"Bet on it, I'm afraid of you?" you say, what are you betting on?" Ding Tuohai asked.

"I heard that there was a good wine in Jian'an City, and I gave it away for free several times, and everyone who drank it said it was good. And during the Continental Elite Competition, if we want to officially sell it, how about we bet on ten catties of that wine?"

Said.

"I've also heard that it is said that each time the wine is better than the last wine, but unfortunately we are in the military and cannot leave for the time being. Actually, I also want to taste that wine, so it's decided, whoever loses will be treated!" Ding Tuohai agreed.

"Okay, a word is a deal!" After Tian Du finished speaking, he turned around and left, and walked a few steps and said to Ding Tuohai, "Nail, to speak from the heart, I still don't look down on your Hero Martial Academy!"

"Get out of here, I still don't look down on your Jingwu Academy, it will add to the blockage!" Ding Tuohai scolded loudly, and then left with his own soldiers.

On a watchtower under the return bridge, a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe said: "General, it seems that the people of the Hero Martial Academy and the people of the Jingwu Academy still don't deal with each other, but they are much better now than before, and they are no longer fighting." ”

Standing in the tower was a general in armor, his body was burly, his eyes were firm, he looked like he was in the prime of life, and his body exuded a mighty aura.

"Let them make trouble, they are all good men in the army, and it is not a big deal to fight a few times on weekdays, but they can play emotionally. Look at Nail and Tian Du, don't look at their current disobedience, when they were fighting, the two of them were very tacit comrades-in-arms, this is the relationship between our soldiers, others will not understand. The general said with a smile, as if he were evaluating two children who did not grow up.

"Speaking of which, few people in the Hero Martial Arts Academy have been able to be looked down on by you for more than ten years, and the former king can only fade out of our sight now, it's really embarrassing to think about it. The middle-aged literati said.

"No, you're wrong, today I fell in love with the people of the Heroic Martial Academy!" said the general, staring at the team that had passed through the bridge of return and was gradually moving away.

"Well, that young man is good, although he is still a little immature, but he has basically achieved the realm of not messing around, calm and introverted, with a thunderous heart and a face like a peaceful lake, if you cultivate it well, you are a general!" the middle-aged scribe praised.

"That young man is good, but it's not just him that I fancy it, it's the entire team of the Hero Martial Academy!" the general said in amazement, saying his thoughts.

The middle-aged literati lowered his head and pondered for a while, and said: "When you say this, I am really a little negligent, now that I think about it, it is indeed as you said, that team is like an uncarved piece of jade, if it can be trained in our hands a little, most of them can immediately become official members of our Xuanjia Army, and that small part can also be included in our army if they are trained for a while." ”

"You're right, but unfortunately, we're afraid we won't be able to do so. The general said regretfully.

"Why?" the middle-aged scribe asked, puzzled.

"If my guess is correct, they should be the God of War Regiment re-established by the Hero Martial Academy! It's just that it has been established for a short time, and it has not yet formed the invincible momentum of who fights with each other, as long as they are given a little more time, the Hero Martial Academy itself can once again cultivate an invincible God of War Regiment!" the general explained.

The middle-aged scribe suddenly said nothing, and also stared in the direction of the procession.

"Perhaps, the God of War Regiment is much more useful in the hands of the Hero Martial Academy than in our hands. The general said with emotion. After all, the Xuanjia Army obeys the orders of the imperial court, and many things approved by the general cannot be done if the imperial court does not give orders, but in the Heroic Martial Academy, the God of War Regiment is free, and it can sweep away the injustices of the world, and be anxious about the most urgent things in the world.

After Ye Heng and his party entered the territory of the Yingtian Empire, they no longer hurried with all their might. Because they set off in advance and have plenty of time, they will visit the great rivers and mountains in the south of the Yangtze River by the way.

From north to south, the greenery is getting thicker, the rivers are getting more and more, the temperature is getting higher and higher, and the people are getting less and less clothed.

Every time I stay at the hotel, I can also see the gap between the north and the south in terms of food, the north is dominated by pasta and meat, and the south is dominated by fish and rice. In terms of accommodation, fire pits are the majority in the north, and wooden beds are the main ones in the south. In the city, the style and layout of the buildings are completely different from the north and the south, and the types of plants and animals in the wild are also very different.

If you don't see it with your own eyes and hear it with your own ears, where will you really experience so many differences.

Ye Heng has grown up so big, he has been living in several northern state cities, and coming to Jiangnan for the first time can be said to be an eye-opener and a lot of knowledge.

After walking for nearly two months, the team finally arrived at the destination of this trip, Jian'an City, the capital of the Yingtian Empire. Due to the prior arrangements of the two academies, after entering the city, the Hero Martial Academy and the Imperial Capital Girls' School parted ways and went to their respective inns.

Originally, as the organizer of the Continental Elite Competition, Yingtian Empire arranged accommodation for some colleges, but those who were eligible for these services were all strong institutions. Judging from the previous competitions, although it was difficult for the Imperial Capital Girls' School to enter the top three, they could always stay in the seventh or eighth place, so they were eligible for the accommodation provided by the Yingtian Empire, and they stayed in the best inn in Jian'an City.

Due to the poor results of the four consecutive editions, the Hero Martial Arts Academy is not eligible to enjoy the care of life, so it can only spend its own money to find a place to live. The third elder, Long Yuntian, came to the city first and chose an inn called Penglai. Because there were too many people who came to Jian'an City during this time, the remaining rooms in the inn were not sufficient, so they could only be wronged by three or five people to squeeze into a room.