My name is Wei Qing, and I want to fight the Xiongnu.

This young man has quite a few secrets.

Quejiafu, standing beside her, also showed a hint of amusement in her expression.

She'd seen plenty of geniuses; she herself was a genius, and a genius among geniuses.

Is this his trump card?

If that's all there is to it, it might be enough to make a name for yourself among humans, but it's still far from enough to challenge your own authority!

"Sister Yangxin, I never expected Young Master Wei to be so unassuming."

"Sister Quejiafu, you flatter me. She is just an arrogant person and will not accomplish anything great."

"Is that so? I don't think so. You can't do a job without the right skills. If you ever become Young Master Wei's slave, I hope you'll take care of me then."

“Sister Quejiafu is overthinking it. With your status, how could you possibly become a female slave? At the very least, you can become a concubine after you marry into the family.”

As they spoke, a hint of hostility crept into their tone.

If Liu Yangxin and Que Jiafu had already begun their verbal sparring, then Dong Kanwu and Kong Gan in the martial arts arena felt as if cold water had been poured over their heads, leaving them feeling utterly disheartened.

What happened?

Isn't he facing Wei Qing and Liu Bei?

Liu Bei and his group knew about it; they were students in Class C of the second-year command department.

Based on academic performance, each department will divide students into classes A, B, C, and D.

Students do not attend classes in their own classrooms; they are free to choose their teachers. Therefore, class division is essentially equivalent to ability division.

Liu Bei's command abilities were actually quite good, but he was assigned to Class C because he was suppressed and because of his less-than-ideal background.

But no matter what, a legion battle is a whole group, not just one or two people.

Even if Liu Bei was quite capable, his newly created army consisted of only him as the commander-in-chief. What kind of trouble could he possibly cause?

Indeed... Liu Bei alone couldn't cause much trouble, but that doesn't mean Wei Qing alone couldn't!

Han Army Corps!

When Dongkanwu and Konggan saw their opponents, before they even made a move, a feeling of despair enveloped them.

That's right, it must be the Han army that defeated the ninth elite army of Chu.

Regardless of whether Liu Piqiang's previous words were true or false, there is no doubt that he lost.

They suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of this suddenly appearing Han army.

Even Liu Piqiang's army suffered a crushing defeat, let alone them.

We're only second-year students, and we've only been at Taiyuan Academy for a year. We're still just kids!

Even if there are some senior students in the legion, just think about it, how could the real elite among the senior students willingly choose to join a legion created by junior students?

Moreover, among the second-year students, Dong Kanwu and Kong Gan are only considered top students; in terms of status, ability, and reputation, they are still some distance from the strongest ones.

The fact that the Xiongnu barbarians were physically stronger than humans does not mean that a Xiongnu child could hold his own against a battle-hardened human general.

Dong Kanwu regretted it, he regretted it very much!

However, Wei Qing clearly had no intention of stopping there. Upon entering the training battlefield, he directly recruited a large number of cavalrymen of the strength of a thousand jun (a unit of weight), and without even contacting Liu Bei's army, he marched in a mighty force towards the armies of Dong Kanwu and Kong Gan.

Does beating up kids make you happy?

Of course I'm happy!

Chapter 18: A Gathering of Heroes

Meanwhile, news was flying everywhere in the Imperial Academy.

In the eleventh grade, Liu Piqiang and his brothers discussed the future expansion of the legion. Recently, due to the severe damage to its reputation, many students who originally planned to join the Ninth Elite Legion of the Chu Army have changed their minds.

Fortunately, not many of the original members left. They had witnessed firsthand how the enemy summoned their military spirit and how they brutally and skilllessly broke through Pengcheng's defenses.

The overwhelming advantage they faced actually made them feel at ease; losing to such an opponent was not shameful.

As for the doubts from the outside world, they are just making a fuss over nothing.

Even so, the legion's strength continued to weaken.

Students are supposed to graduate, and after graduation they usually don't stay in Chang'an. Even if they don't return to Chu, but continue to stay in Chang'an, they usually have legitimate matters to attend to and don't have the time or energy to devote most of their lives to the legion.

Therefore, recruiting new members every quarter is an opportunity for the legion to expand, and it should be seized as much as possible.

Liu Piqiang's goal and clear objective were the students from the State of Chu.

Just as they were discussing it, a young man rushed in from outside.

"Bieqiang, stop talking. Go check the recruitment plaza at the entrance. The Han Army has appeared!"

"The Han army? The Han army that defeated us?"

Upon hearing these three words, Liu Piqiang immediately stood up. Had they finally appeared?

When he withdrew from the martial arts world, he had a premonition that this Han army would definitely cause a huge stir in the Imperial Academy!

Now it seems my prediction was indeed correct!

"It's that Han army. What's even more terrifying is that this army consists of only one person, and he's a young man of humble origin."

Liu Piqiang said expressionlessly, "Heroes come from all walks of life. Let's go, call the others to the recruitment plaza!"

"promise!"

......

Elsewhere, Cao Cao was introducing the Imperial Academy to Cao Ying.

"Clan leader, ahead is the dueling arena set up by the Imperial Academy. A grand competition is held almost every quarter. In recent years, the Imperial Academy has had many freshmen who are clearly of legal age but have just enrolled and are running rampant in their grade. However, this quarterly competition does not consider grade, but age."

Cao Ying nodded seriously, trying her best to appear very composed, so as not to expose her true nature as a husky and embarrass herself in front of her juniors.

Cao Cao wasn't handsome, but more importantly, he was short, only a little over 1.6 meters tall, which was practically considered a disability in the Imperial Academy.

But no one would underestimate him, not only because Cao Cao's army, named after his own surname, was full of talented people, but also because he was able to hold his own against the Xiongnu barbarians on several occasions.

Cao Cao intended to invite Cao Ying to join his army, and was even willing to give up his position as army commander, but Cao Ying still refused.

If you didn't build the legion yourself, why should the people in the legion be convinced?

Just because he's the clan chieftain of a former legion commander?

That's nonsense. What the military hates most is leaders who are parachuted in purely through personal connections.

Even if Cao Yingzhen joined Cao's army, she would definitely start from the bottom, or at most rise through the ranks.

It's true that Cao Ying is like a husky, but huskies aren't exactly unintelligent either.

As they were talking, a tall, burly man rushed over: "Mengde, something big has happened at the recruitment square! That Han army has appeared!"

"Oh? Who created it?"

After asking, he introduced him to Cao Ying, saying, "This is Xiahou Dun, courtesy name Yuanrang, a descendant of the Marquis of Ruyin. He is my good brother."

Cao Ying nodded, judging from his imposing presence, he was undoubtedly an invincible master!

Xiahou Dun laughed and said, "The creator is a freshman, just arrived to report for duty. I think his name is Wei Qing. He's currently practicing martial arts with the second-year Xiongnu barbarians. I reckon those Xiongnu barbarians were dumbfounded when they entered the practice battlefield."

"Who? Wei Qing?"

Cao Ying's ears perked up; why did this name sound so familiar?

Damn, in the front-end world, my sister-in-law asked me to free the slaves in the manor, and wasn't Wei Qing one of them?

Damn it, the slaves of my Pingyang Prefecture were actually the founders of that Han army?

"Come on, let's go take a look, Brother Cao. Brother Xiahou, come on, let's go, don't just stand there."

This is like a pie falling from the sky! With a little brother like this, no, even an older brother can't do this. I'll be able to run rampant in the Imperial Academy from now on.

......

In the hunting grounds, a young girl dressed in military attire is hunting on horseback.

"Archer, Archer."

"Archer, I knew you'd be here."

A beautiful and noble young woman hurried over in a phoenix carriage: "Acher, something has happened."

"What's wrong, Gillian?"

The girl in military uniform put away her longbow and looked at the girl catching up behind her with some curiosity: "What serious thing happened?"

"Today's enrollment has arrived. What Archer doesn't know is that the slave who stayed at her mansion a while ago is actually the founder of the Han Army. He's currently in a standoff with the Xiongnu barbarians, and it's estimated that it won't be resolved anytime soon."

"My sister's here too? Come on, let's go see her!"

......

In the combat zone, a young man wielding a halberd is sparring with someone.

Few people in the Imperial Academy would not know his name: Lü Bu, Lü Fengxian.

Currently, the student with the highest combat talent among human students is only of marriageable age, yet his strength has already reached an extraordinary level.

He recently recognized his ancestors and became the godfather of the Lü family, making him one of the most outstanding members of the younger generation of the Lü family, and arguably even their leader.

It is said that Empress Lü also valued him highly and once bestowed upon him the king of horses, Red Hare!

He was described as: "Among men, Lü Bu; among horses, Red Hare."

Currently, within the Imperial Academy, the Lü clan is able to completely suppress the Liu clan in direct combat, and Lü Bu is clearly instrumental in this.

"Fengxian, a fight has broken out in the front yard. Aren't you going to go and see?"

Lady Lü looked at the person behind her: "What does this have to do with me?"

"It might be related to your Lü family. The person who came has a close relationship with Liu Yangxin. Although Liu Yangxin only taught at the Imperial Academy for three years, she had a younger sister after she left, and this younger sister is even more difficult to deal with. Speaking of which, the new student who came from outside was brought by Liu Yangxin."

Upon hearing this, Lü Bu finally put down his halberd, realizing he had to go and join the fun.

Besides the human race, the elites of the Xiongnu barbarians and various other ethnic groups also left the Imperial Academy and headed to the Admissions Square after hearing the news.