19: Chapter 19 An Encounter at the Academy

At Jiuding Academy, during a martial arts class.

On the vast playground, thousands of students began practicing martial arts under the guidance of their instructors.

The Great Xia holds these higher learning institutions in high regard; the instructors teaching the students are all carefully selected from the Tianfu Army before being sent here.

Their martial arts strength is generally at the ninth grade of the Transcendence Realm.

In the sky, the figures of Ye Xiu and Xing Mu were flying at a low altitude.

The instructor, who had been diligently guiding the training, suddenly paused. He looked up at the sky and slightly furrowed his brows.

"What is going on? Cultivators of the Sky-Soaring Realm are coming over, why wasn't there any prior notification?"

Wang Gang was completely bewildered. In the current environment, Sky-Soaring Realm Cultivators, aside from those in the Qingcang Daoist Sect, were almost never seen.

Even within the Tianfu Army, they were few and far between.

Now, there were actually two Sky-Soaring Realm Cultivators heading this way, which left him very puzzled.

"Holy crap, some big shots from the Sky-Soaring Realm are here."

The thousands of students on the playground naturally saw the two people flying. This sight caused the playground, which previously only had grunts and shouts of exertion, to become noisy, and the sound of discussion grew louder.

"Huh, are they learning martial arts? They're actually this weak? What's going on?" Xing Mu looked at the playground below, her Face full of surprise.

In ancient times, martial arts were the mainstream Cultivation Technique.

Every member of the Human Race was like a Dragon, and their blood Qi was far stronger than that of ordinary royal clans.

But the Human Race learning martial arts below were simply too weak.

"I don't know."

Ye Xiu flew over the playground and headed straight for his dormitory building.

The previously broken walls had already been repaired. He landed slowly and arrived at the dormitory hallway. Just as he was about to enter, he saw a familiar figure flying in from the sky.

Liu Qingyan?

A trace of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"Cultivators who Cultivate the power of heaven and earth? Not bad. No wonder martial arts were eliminated; it turns out the human body has long since weakened. Is she an acquaintance of yours?" Xing Mu came to Ye Xiu's side and asked curiously.

Ye Xiu didn't speak.

He watched as Liu Qingyan landed slowly and walked straight toward him.

"Oh my, I wondered who it was. So the great department head has returned. Your strength has improved quite quickly, hasn't it?"

Liu Qingyan spoke with sarcasm, looking Ye Xiu up and down while making continuous tut-tutting sounds.

"If you have something to say, say it. If not, you can leave, great Immortal Liu."

Ye Xiu was equally unwilling to be outdone and retorted with a sneer.

"I originally thought our great department head had gone to serve the country with loyalty, heh... why, do they give you a girlfriend now when you enlist?"

Liu Qingyan was relentless with her sharp tongue, dragging Xing Mu directly into the crossfire.

Xing Mu didn't speak.

She didn't know what was wrong with the two of them.

In her impression, Ye Xiu had always been very steady; how did he end up arguing with a woman after arriving here?

"...Can't you show some restraint with your words, woman?"

Ye Xiu was somewhat annoyed.

During his three years of study at Jiuding Academy, he and Liu Qingyan had fought openly and secretly for various resources. Although he was already used to her sharp tongue, he was still very annoyed.

He exhaled through his nose and let out a soft harrumph.

He couldn't be bothered to pay attention to this sharp-tongued woman.

He walked straight into the hallway.

"Ignoring me?"

The corners of Liu Qingyan's mouth twitched, and her pretty Face darkened slightly.

She harrumphed in disdain.

Not bothering to deal with this mess, she disappeared from the dormitory area.

In the hallway.

"Hey, Ye Xiu, wait for me."

Xing Mu was somewhat dissatisfied.

Walking on these narrow dormitory stairs made it very inconvenient for her.

The two of them arrived at the third-floor dormitory one after the other, causing quite a stir.

Many students, like wild cats smelling fish, gathered in the third-floor hallway, looking toward the dormitory room where Ye Xiu was.

"Damn, where did that girl come from? She's even hotter than the school beauty. Is she a celebrity?"

"What celebrity has such an aura?"

"Practice your martial arts properly. Didn't you see she came in following Brother Ye from the Martial Arts Department?"

"Sigh, if I were half as awesome as Brother Ye, I'd have a different girlfriend every day."

The hallway was rowdy.

Xing Mu sat on the dormitory chair with a hint of anger: "Those people outside are really annoying. Also, your place is way too small."

"Restrain yourself. Tianfu City is a place that follows the law."

Ye Xiu was tidying up his things. He was determined to join the army. In the current era, with the country in crisis and his own strength being very strong, if he were to hide in the city, it would not only be a waste of his seven-foot frame but would also bury his own talent.

Only on the battlefield could he quickly become stronger.

And only by joining the Tianfu Army could he obtain the resources allocated by Great Xia.

Soon, Ye Xiu finished tidying up his things.

He took Xing Mu and walked out of the dormitory. Seeing the many students gathered in the hallway, Ye Xiu frowned slightly, not waiting to speak.

He saw Xing Mu stomp her foot slightly.

An invisible force instantly cleared out the packed hallway.

And those students who had originally gathered in the hallway were all blasted into various dormitory rooms.

Screams rose and fell one after another.

"Hmph, a bunch of weak insects, daring to covet my beauty."

Ye Xiu didn't say anything. These jerks, would it kill them to say less? They kept gathering in the hallway to discuss; the fact that Xing Mu didn't slaughter them was entirely out of respect for his Face.

The two of them had just left the dormitory building.

They saw a few people dressed as military officers waiting under the hallway.

"Hello, Student Ye Xiu. I am Wang Shouyi, Deputy General of the Third Military District of the Tianfu Army. In view of your previous performance in the defense war, you are now required to return to the military headquarters to receive commendation for your war merits."

"The military headquarters' efficiency is really fast."

Ye Xiu smiled politely. He was not surprised by the arrival of the military headquarters.

From the moment the two of them registered at the border, they were perhaps already being watched by the military, and coupled with his previous battle record, it could be considered eye-catching.

If no one had come to invite him after all that, the high command of the Tianfu Army would be quite corrupt.

"Yo, yo, yo, Xiao Ye, not bad."

Xing Mu patted Ye Xiu, revealing an expression that said, 'I think highly of you.'

Ye Xiu couldn't be bothered to pay attention to Xing Mu.

He followed behind Wang Shouyi and got into a military jeep.