Chen Ping'an chose not to go through Yefu Pass when entering the Great Li Empire again. After leaving the plank road in the mountain valley, Chen Ping'an and the others encountered a team of elite cavalry.0

His group and the cavalry unit stared at each other for a few moments as the blizzard howled.0

Initially, most of the cavalry had already silently turned around. However, one soldier suddenly charged forward on his horse and arrived beside Chen Ping'an in a flash. This person had a young and determined look, and his expression was one of vigilance and scrutiny. Looking into the depths of his eyes, there was also a sense of resoluteness that Chen Ping'an didn't understand.5

After this soldier charged forward, the others had no option but to grit their teeth and follow suit. Plumes of snow were sent flying into the air as the horses galloped forward.0

Using the official dialect of the Great Li Empire, Chen Ping'an shouted, "We're from the Dragon Spring County, and we've just returned from Yellow Court Nation. We entered the Great Li Empire through the 'cow fence'."0

At the same time, Chen Ping'an retrieved the passport issued to him by Dragon Spring County from his pocket. After traveling through many nations to go to the new Mountain Cliff Academy, his passport was already covered in official stamps from all the different checkpoints of the different nations. Seeing that the soldier who had charged over first was about to dismount, Chen Ping'an immediately jogged over and raised his passport high above his head to hand it over. The soldier became even more tense, and the...0