"We are juniors at the city's Dusty High School, and we have just returned from the area where we have been tested, so please open the city gate and let us go home. ”

Ye Ning looked up at the officer and said loudly.

Because the city walls were too high, Ye Ning had to amplify the volume, sounding like he was shouting.

"The junior high school students who took the test had already returned to the city a few hours ago! Since you are also high school juniors, why are you still outside the city until now!"

The officer asked with a blank face.

"This ...... Because of some delays, I couldn't return in time, so please be accommodating. ”

You can't say that the four of you ran back to see the beast tide, right?" Ye Ning said helplessly.

"Because of the delay? If I'm not mistaken, when the senior high school students returned to the city, the wartime regulations were already in place! It is not allowed to leave the team without permission! No matter what the reason, you should return with the team! Otherwise, it will be a violation of the military order!"

The officer's voice grew stern.

Ye Ning and the four of them glanced at each other, and their eyes all showed doubts.

Because of the officer's attitude...... It's a little weird!

The Empire's preferential treatment of students, especially high school and college students, can be nothing short of spoiled.

Under normal circumstances, even if there is a war, in the face of the request of several students to enter the city, the soldiers defending the city cannot have such an attitude.

Depending on the severity of the situation, it is only necessary to decide whether to isolate and military control those who enter the city temporarily after entering the city.

In any case, it is unlikely that students who want to enter the city will be stopped directly outside the city and not allowed to enter the city!

"We do have important delays, if you are not at ease, you can quarantine and temporarily monitor us after we enter the city. ”

Ye Ning said in a deep voice.

"There is no need! The military order is like a mountain! Canglan City is under emergency martial law, and it has now entered a state of war, and the city gates must be closed to death! As long as there is no order from the higher-ups, then it must never be opened under any circumstances!"

The officer said categorically.

When the words fell, he even stretched out his hand and gestured with a 'ready' gesture!

With this 'ready' gesture appeared, hundreds of soldiers on a nearby city wall activated the long-range combat spirit guide in their hands in unison, and the target of the attack was directly aimed at Ye Ning and the four of them!

It seems that if Ye Ning and the four of them continue to stay under the city wall, it is very likely that the officer will directly order to open fire!

If this is the case, not to mention just the four of Ye Ning, judging by the fire-gathering power of the standard spiritual guide standard in the imperial army, even if the low-level spiritual cultivator, or even the intermediate spiritual cultivator, falls into the spiritual power cross network that shoots out from the spiritual guide, it will inevitably be beaten into a sieve!

"Let's go!"

Ye Ning didn't say more, took a deep look at the officer, and after firmly imprinting the officer's appearance in his mind, he turned around and left without looking back.

Du Fei and the three of them quickly followed, without the slightest hesitation.

On the city wall, a soldier next to the officer couldn't help but have a hesitant expression on his face when he saw Ye Ning and the four of them turn around and walk in the direction of the wilderness.

"Sir, they ...... It should indeed be a student, if not ...... It should also be put in, and it should be temporarily controlled. Wouldn't it be too much to just drive it away? Judging by the news...... What we are about to face is likely to be a tide of beasts. The direction of their departure is to go to the wilderness again, once they encounter the beast tide, it is definitely a situation of ten deaths. ”

After hesitating for a while, the soldier finally couldn't help but speak.

However, the officer just glanced at him coldly, did not give any reasonable or unreasonable explanation, and said bluntly: "Captain, orders are for execution, not for questioning!"

"This ...... Yes, sir, I see!"

The soldier gritted his teeth, and finally stood up and gave a military salute.

The imperial military system implements a four-level officer system of generals, colonels, lieutenants, and sergeants, and the superiors have absolute command over the subordinates.

Any questioning, opposition, or disobedience will be brought directly to a court-martial.

Even in emergency situations, superiors have every right to kill subordinates who disrespect orders on the spot.

And the rank of that officer major is currently the highest among all the soldiers in the city gate area.

Naturally, they have the absolute right to give orders.

Watching Ye Ning and the four of them move away in the direction of the wilderness, a grim smile appeared on the officer's face.

"There's something wrong with that officer. ”

Lin Chuxia said angrily.

"Of course there is a problem, if there is no problem, how can it be such an attitude. But whether he has a problem or not, it doesn't matter now. His attitude has been expressed very clearly, that is, we will never be allowed to enter the city. If we continue to stay under the walls and get into an argument with him, I doubt ...... He would really give the order to the army to open fire. ”

Ye Ning said helplessly.

"But...... Why? Why did that officer target us? When did we ever have anything to do with the military?"

Lin Chuxia is very unclear.

"There is no hatred in this world for no reason, and since it is targeted, of course there must be hatred at work in it. And in fact, if you think about it carefully, you will find that his attitude has actually changed. After I said that we were students at Dusty High School, the officer's attitude became more and more sharp. Judging from this point, it is very likely that the officer has something to do with the Canglan Sword Sect. ”

Ye Ning said guessingly.

"Possibly, there is no other reason to explain this state of affairs than for this reason. ”

Du Fei nodded in agreement.

"Let's go, go to the place where the bones are buried, since we are not allowed to enter the city from the front, we can only return to Canglan through the tunnel. Time is a bit tight, I hope it's in time. As long as you enter the city, you can go to the high-ranking officials and talk about this matter. Although the administrative and military systems of the empire were completely parallel, Lu Yuan was nominally unable to control the affairs of the army. However, if the governor of a province really wants to meddle in local military affairs, he still has the ability. ”

Ye Ning said.

"I've always been curious, who did you contact? You were able to let the governor of a province come to Canglan City in person, just to support you? And listening to the meaning of that high-ranking official, our affairs are still directly listened to by His Majesty the Emperor......? It's shocking. ”

Du Fei couldn't help but ask curiously.

"I thought you could keep it in your heart. In fact, there is no secret, I contacted the dean of the research institute from the Holy Academy, and this time for the college entrance examination, the school I plan to enter is from the Holy Academy. It's just that I don't know why such a small thing can alarm the emperor of our empire. ”

Ye Ning was telling the truth, but the doubts that this truth brought to Du Fei were much stronger than before the explanation.