"Boss!"

Ye Hengyuan came back to his senses, quickly ran to the back of the counter, picked up the proprietress who had fainted on the ground, picked up the kettle on the counter, poured a glass of water, and poured it into her.

Humpty Dumpty and Mazi also woke up, and as soon as they rolled over and got up, one of them held one arm and lifted the tall man who had fallen to the ground to his feet, ready to run.

"Stop!" a thunderous shout stopped them. Once again, the two men collapsed to the ground in fright.

"......Oooo They automatically split into two teams in front of the restaurant and made way for their chief. It was an officer in a brand-new military uniform, tall and straight, with broad shoulders and a broad back, and his face was full of heroism. He had long ocean-blue hair, dark blue eye sockets, and a silver helmet on his head, and a shiny epaulette on each shoulder of the armor with a gold thread and three shining stars on it.

Ye Hengyuan knew that this was the captain's epaulettes. He had seen in his grandfather's book that the army of Cangling Country implemented a three-class nine-level military rank system, with the highest military rank being marshal, which was divided into three classes: general, colonel, and lieutenant, and each rank was divided into three levels: upper, middle, and less, and the non-commissioned officers below the officer were also divided into upper, middle, and lower levels. Most of the officers were spirit masters, and the generals were basically strong men above the fifth order. The person in front of him is a captain, and he is also a spiritual master.

The captain stepped over the threshold and stood in front of the three ruffians, glaring at them coldly.

"What part are you from?"

"I ...... We're ......" Humpty Dumpty was so frightened that he couldn't even stand up.

"Bang!" suddenly a silver whip suddenly appeared in the captain's hand, and with a flick of his hand, Humpty Dumpty was whipped away. Humpty Dumpty's whole body was like a ball of meat, and he rolled in the air twice in a row before falling back to the ground.

"Sir, we ...... Uh......" As soon as Asako wanted to speak, he was also whipped so hard that he curled up on the ground like a wounded puppy.

"Who gave you the power to bully the commoners? Have you forgotten the rules?"

"Sir......" The tall man had just come to his senses, and seeing that his two companions had been beaten, he immediately changed his obscene expression to flattery - at least ten times more obscene than the way he played just now, "We are Company Commander Liu's people......"

"Company Commander Liu?" the captain waved the whip in his hand, "Only his subordinates can have goods like you! A bunch of lawless things! I know how to play tricks on the common people! Wait until I talk to the battalion commander, and reward you with a few whips! There are no rules and no distances! Take them back!"

Six soldiers came out from behind the captain, two dragged one by one, and escorted the three veteran ruffians away.

"Thank you so much, sir. The proprietress bowed to the captain.

"It's nothing," the captain smiled, turning to give a military salute to the proprietress "that's what I'm supposed to do." We can't let these scum corrupt the atmosphere of our Cangling Army. ”

Ye Hengyuan secretly stared at the captain's right hand. He knew that the silver whip summoned by the captain just now was his martial spirit. Just by looking at it, it was clear that his whip was much higher than the old ruffian's broken wooden stick. It is very likely that he is a mid-level spirit master, but it is impossible to say how many levels he has. Generally speaking, ordinary people could only feel the spiritual power between the second order and the third order at most, and this captain's spiritual power should be slightly higher than this level - it was just his own feelings. High-level spirit masters will not easily use the power of martial spirits.

"Sir," the proprietress asked worriedly, "is it true that the war is about to begin?"

"Yes," said the captain, "our country has officially declared war on the country of Kiniwa. At present, the country of Jianyan has sent five divisions of troops to start a tentative attack on the border. In another ten days at most, all the troops stationed in the vicinity of Qingyan Town will go to the front line to strengthen the defense on the border line. Now all we have is orders to defend. As for what will happen next, it's hard to say. ”

"Can that hold up?"

"I don't know," the captain shook his head, "anything can happen on the battlefield. Boss, if you can go, let's go. Weapons are not long-sighted. ”

"Well," the proprietress nodded with some disappointment, "thank you, sir. ”

"Nothing. The captain nodded and turned his head to Ye Hengyuan.

"Huh?" Ye Hengyuan was taken aback, "Sir, is there anything wrong with you?"

"It's nothing," the captain smiled, and his right hand gently put on Ye Hengyuan's shoulder, "Young man, you are very bold and backbone. I will definitely be able to accomplish great things in the future. ”

"Uh......" When the captain's hand came up, Ye Hengyuan suddenly felt that something was wrong. The spiritual power in his body suddenly increased the speed of flow, as if it was about to rush out of his body. Immediately after, a flash of silver light suddenly flashed on the captain's hand, and it quickly flowed from his finger bones to Ye Hengyuan's shoulder blades.

In an instant, this silver light flowed from Ye Hengyuan's shoulders to his head and arms, then down to his chest, then to his waist, thighs, knees, all the way to his feet, and then quickly from his toes back to his shoulders, and back to the captain's hands. The next moment, a layer of blue-green light curtain emerged from Ye Hengyuan's body.

"Ah?!" Ye Hengyuan opened his mouth wide, raised his arms, and stared at his arms tightly. He saw two clusters of turquoise light, like fireflies among the grass on a summer night. He also felt that his whole body was covered with a warm and comfortable feeling, as if he had taken a great tonic, and his physical strength and energy became extremely abundant.

However, this process only lasted a few seconds. Soon, the turquoise light curtain disappeared. And the silver light in the captain's hand also disappeared.

The captain lowered his head, stroked the mustache on his chin with his right hand, closed his eyes, and muttered to himself.

"Hmm...... What's going on...... The spiritual power is so abundant...... But I didn't feel the martial spirit...... Could it be ......?"

"Sir?ah!"

Ye Hengyuan tentatively lowered his head and leaned forward to lean his head. At this moment, the captain suddenly raised his head, and he hurriedly took two steps back.

The captain raised his hands and rubbed his eyes vigorously, carefully staring at the handsome young man with black hair and blue eyes in front of him.

"How...... What's wrong...... Sir?" the proprietress was stunned, almost unable to speak, her eyes glaring as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.

The captain suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Ye Hengyuan's shoulders tightly with both hands, leaned his head forward, and stared closely at his face that had just faded from childishness.

"Are you a local, young man?"

"Huh?" Ye Hengyuan was startled again, and his body instinctively stepped back, trying to dodge. But the strength of the spirit master's body was far greater than that of mortals, and the captain's hand was very strong, and he firmly grasped him in place, and his bones hurt for a while.

"Are you a local?" the captain asked again, his tone a little heavier.

"Uh, yes, yes," Ye Hengyuan replied, "I grew up in Qingpu Village." ”

"Who are your parents?"

"Father, parents?" Ye Hengyuan was stunned for a moment and shook his head, "I, I don't know either." I grew up with my grandfather, and I didn't know who my parents were. Grandpa didn't tell me either. ”

"And who is your grandfather?" the captain's dark blue eyes almost burst into flames.

"My grandfather was the old village chief of Qingpu Village. Now he is a little Alzheimer's and can't remember anything, and the people in the village are taking care of him. ”

"The old village chief...... The old village chief ......"

The captain let go of Ye Hengyuan, took two steps back, shook his head, and muttered softly in his mouth.

"Company commander!" the two soldiers stood to the left and right of the captain. The captain waved his hand and motioned for them to disperse.

"Sir, what's wrong?" Ye Hengyuan took a small step forward and asked cautiously.

"It's fine. The captain waved his hand, turned around, and motioned for the soldiers to go back.

Before stepping out of the threshold, the captain suddenly turned his head and looked at Ye Hengyuan.

"Sir, are you still in trouble?" Ye Hengyuan asked.

"Young man," the captain looked into Ye Hengyuan's eyes, "tell me, your name." ”

"My name is Ye Hengyuan. ”

"My name is Jiang Chengyu. When you do great things in the future, may we meet again. ”

Jiang Chengyu left the small restaurant with the soldiers. They formed a column again, marched in the direction of the barracks, with neat steps.

Ye Hengyuan took two steps forward quickly, holding on to the door on the left, tilting his head, leaning over, watching Jiang Chengyu's back gradually disappear. He only felt that an indescribable feeling suddenly welled up in his heart, and it could even be said that he had mixed feelings, because he himself couldn't tell how many feelings he had. From childhood to adulthood, except for the few warmth that his grandfather gave him, no one would really make him emotional, even those friends who played from childhood to adulthood, and the good classmates in school.

He would never have thought that this person would point out a way for him to the whole world.

He would never have imagined that soon, another person would lead him down this path.

"Xiao Ye," the proprietress stood up with a stool behind the counter, with a look of horror on her face, "He ...... What did he tell you?"

Ye Hengyuan shook his head vigorously.

"Boss, can I go back and see my grandfather first?"

"Good. The hostess nodded.

"Wow, wow, wow......"

Ye Hengyuan trotted all the way and ran back to Qingpu Village along the main road in the northwest. The entrance to the village is no longer guarded, because the people in the village have almost run away, and the rest are basically middle-aged and elderly. Two huge fence gates were tightly shut. Ye Hengyuan took a breath, stretched out his hand, patted the dust on the fence door, and gently pushed it away.

The village was empty, and there was not a single figure in sight. Ye Hengyuan slowed down and walked home along the only main road in the village. The once bustling streets and alleys are now completely deserted. It is likely to disappear in the near future, either destroyed by war or forgotten by the world. He made up his mind and was ready to take his grandfather with him. Anyway, I have the strength and craftsmanship, and I can support myself wherever I go. Before he knew it, he had returned to his doorstep.

"Squeak-" He pulled up the pair of brass rings, which had faded so much that they could not be seen their original color, pushed open the tattered wooden door, and entered the courtyard.

"Grandpa!"

The old village chief was lying on the old chaise longue in the courtyard, dozing off with his eyes closed, and a stream of saliva dripped from his mouth, wetting his long beard and dripping to the ground. Ye Hengyuan stepped forward quickly, picked up an old handkerchief from the right armrest of the chaise longue, slowly squatted down in front of the chaise longue, and gently wiped the saliva from the corner of his grandfather's mouth.

"Hmm......" The old village chief woke up, slowly raised his head, stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyes, "Xiaoyuan......? You're back?"

"Grandpa," Ye Hengyuan said slowly, "There is a guest in our store today. ”

"Hmm......" The old village chief squinted, shook his head, and struggled to sit up from the recliner—his waist and legs were no longer flexible, "Isn't that normal?"

"He's a captain. ”

"Huh?" the old village chief shook his head, the age spots on his face seemed to jump several times, "Captain?"

"Hmm. He told the proprietress that in ten days at most, the war would officially begin. Let's get out of here as soon as possible. ”

"There's going to be a war, there's going to be a war......

The old village chief picked up the crutches on the side of the chaise longue, stood up on crutches, and muttered in his mouth.

"Grandpa, the captain is still testing my spiritual power today. ”

"What?" The old village chief suddenly turned around, threw away the cane in his hand excitedly, grabbed Ye Hengyuan's arms tightly with both hands, and stared at his grandson, who was already half a head taller than himself.

"Test your spiritual powers? And then? What's wrong?"

"Uh...... Nothing happened...... Ye Hengyuan shook his head, "He just swept it over me with his spiritual power, and then ...... A layer of light appeared on me...... And then I just felt comfortable......"

"What color is that light?"

"Turquoise, and then a little bit blue. ”

The old village chief suddenly lowered his hands, lowered his head, and sat back on the recliner.

"Grandpa, what's wrong?" Ye Hengyuan asked.

"Alas," the old village chief sighed, "Xiaoyuan, you have grown up. Perhaps, now is the time. ”

"When, when?" Ye Hengyuan didn't understand.

"Alas. The old village chief lowered his head, and two muddy old tears flowed down his sideburns.

"Xiaoyuan, I never told you who your parents were, right? That's because, I don't know. ”

"Huh?"

"Because you're not my own grandson," the old village chief raised his hand and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, "You were picked up by a spirit master who fled to the village. He was mortally wounded at the time, and after handing you over to me, he died. He didn't tell me who your parents were. Just beg me to raise you until you are eighteen years old. He also gave me one thing. ”

"What?"

The old village chief put his hand into his pocket, took out a red cloth bag, and handed it to Ye Hengyuan. Ye Hengyuan cautiously opened it. Inside was a dark green jade pendant, as well as a note.

"If he reaches the age of twelve and has not awakened the martial spirit, wait for him to be eighteen. If his spiritual power can resonate with the spiritual power of the spirit master, let him go to the national capital, or join the army, and when the time comes, his martial spirit will awaken again. ”

"Eighteen years old...... My Martial Spirit ...... Awaken again......" Ye Hengyuan held the note in both hands and read it word by word.

"Well," the old village chief wept again, but this time with tears of joy, "it's true. Xiaoyuan, let's go. Let's go to Cangling City. When you get there, you'll have martial spirits. You're going to have a great deal. ”

"Grandpa, what does this mean?" Ye Hengyuan was stunned, "What do you mean by awakening again......?" Do I actually have a martial spirit? What should I do?"

"I don't know," the old chief shook his head, "but I believe that the man is telling the truth." This jade pendant is something left to you by your parents. You have to put it away. In a few days, let's go. ”

"Grandpa," Ye Hengyuan quickly rushed to the old village chief, leaned down, and squatted in front of the old village chief, "Aren't you going with me?"

"Grandpa is old, he can't walk," the old village chief regained his loving appearance of telling stories to the children, and gently patted his grandson on the shoulder, "just let my old bones rot in this small place." ”

"Grandpa......" Ye Hengyuan lowered his head and attached his head to his grandfather's knee like a child, and two tears flowed down.

"Don't cry, Xiaoyuan. Let's go. Let's go tomorrow. Grandpa's life, he has endured hardships and hardships, has no children and no daughters, and is already content to have a grandson like you. In the future, when you are free, come back to see grandpa. It doesn't matter if you look at people or graves. ”