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Thirty miles east of Luocheng.

On an island in the middle of a lake.

Cao Rui and nine other timid children followed the woman down from the black boat.

This small island should be the headquarters of the Luoshui Gang.

There are canals connecting all directions on the island.

Everywhere you can see gang members wearing Luoshui Gang uniforms coming in and out.

They entered and exited the Luoshui Gang headquarters via small boats.

It is indeed a safe and convenient place with convenient transportation and easy to defend and difficult to attack.

"Yang Ping, I have already greeted the steward of the Internal Affairs Hall."

"These children can live on the island for three days. If they fail the assessment after three days, they can stay on the island as menial disciples, or they can be sent to Luo City."

Yang Ping is the name of the woman who saved Cao Rui.

Not only does she have a rough voice, she also has a rather androgynous appearance and a tall stature, over six feet five inches tall.

The person who was talking to Yang Ping was Ye Sheng.

Ye Sheng got off the boat in advance and went to the gang to pass on the message. Only after obtaining permission from the top leaders of the Luoshui Gang was Cao Rui and the other ten children allowed to get off the boat.

Yang Ping and Ye Sheng are both elite members of the Luoshui Gang's martial arts hall and are highly respected within the gang.

Yesterday, I went out to carry out a gang mission and had a conflict with the human trafficker. I killed him in anger.

As a result, he rescued ten abducted children from Cao Rui.

"That's great." Yang Ping said with a smile, holding the sword at his waist.

"Come on, I'll take you to where you live."

Yang Ping turned around and waved to the children.

The children were still under the shadow of abuse by human traffickers. No one dared to say anything and just followed slowly.

Soon, they followed Yang Ping to a townhouse in a corner of the island.

The conditions in the house were not very good, with a large bunk bed, but it was clean and big enough for ten children to live in.

"After three days, if you don't want to stay in Luoshui Gang, I will send you to Luoshui City, and someone there will send you home."

As soon as I heard I could go home.

The frightened children finally came to their senses.

However, Yang Ping couldn't spend too much time on these children.

He said to have a good rest, then left the room holding the hilt of the sword.

A little girl said miserably: "I want to go home now."

The little girl's request was responded to by many children.

These trafficked children came from various counties and villages in the Luoshui area.

On average, they are eight or nine years old, which is when they are homesick, so it is not surprising that they show such behavior.

Many children don’t even understand the entire process of their abduction and rescue.

Cao Rui's eyes flickered. By some strange coincidence, he had the opportunity to join the martial arts gang in this world.

He will definitely take part in the assessment in three days.

......

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

All three meals were delivered promptly.

The children on the big bunk bed had already forgotten their worries temporarily and were having fun there.

Cao Rui was also forced to make friends with the two little brothers.

One is called Zuo Qiu and the other is called Chen Fugui.

The former was superstitious and always said that he had an extraordinary background and would be taken away sooner or later.

Chen Fugui was born into a wealthy family, matured precociously, and had heard of the Luoshui Gang a long time ago. Like Cao Rui, he was not in a hurry to go home and was extremely determined to take the assessment.

On the third day, early in the morning, the door of the dormitory was opened.

An ordinary member of the Luoshui Gang walked in and said, "Follow me, it's time to take the test."

The children did not dare to delay, so they put on their shoes and followed the gang out.

Following this gang member to the east side of the island in the middle of the lake, there were already dozens of children waiting there.

The gang members allowed Cao Rui and ten other men to join the team.

Surrounding the queue were members of the Luoshui Gang.

Cao Rui did not find Yang Ping and Ye Sheng among them.

Cao Rui observed the children around him. Some of them were around ten years old, while the older ones were around fourteen or fifteen years old.

Even though their clothes were not exquisite, they were made of soft cloth, which was in stark contrast to the coarse clothes worn by Cao Rui and other abducted children.

"These guys all have straight bodies. Perhaps they have undergone relevant training before participating in this assessment."

"It's even possible that he learned martial arts from a young age under the influence of his family."

"This assessment is going to be difficult."

"The only thing I can rely on is the willpower of a mature adult personality." Cao Rui thought to himself.

I waited in the queue for about half an hour.

Children came one after another.

There were about two hundred children in the queue.

After the gathering, a dignified middle-aged man with a big beard walked to the front.

"I am Yao Yuan, the elder of Luoshui Gang, and I am in charge of this gang member election meeting."

"Those who pass the assessment at the conference will become apprentices of our Luoshui Gang and can choose an internal skill and martial arts secret manual to learn."

"For those who perform well, our elders and guardians may accept you as their personal disciples."

"Next, you will participate in three levels."

"First, the first step is to feel the bones and check the pulse!"

"Pausing your bones is to determine your age and the strength of your bones, while taking your pulse is to test your talent for cultivating internal energy."

"Combining the two, those who lack talent will not be able to pass the first level."

When Cao Rui heard the content of the first level, he was shocked.

This body was born in poverty. It was weaned at the age of three months and fed rice porridge. There was rarely meat in the house, so it was still dry at the age of ten.

There is a high probability that the bone meridians are not well developed.

It’s possible that I can’t pass the first level at all, a bad feeling flashed through Cao Rui’s mind.

More than two hundred children were divided into ten teams, and gang members from the Luoshui Gang quickly assessed the talents of the children taking the test.

Soon, it was Cao Rui's turn.

The thirty-something member of the White-Faced Gang in front of him smiled gently at Cao Rui and motioned Cao Rui to stretch out his hands.

The gang members began to grope Cao Rui's wrists, then his chest, back, leg bones, and foot bones, and finally shook their heads in disappointment.

"Nothing special was found. The body and bones are of inferior quality."

Afterwards, the gang members gently placed their hands on Cao Rui's dantian area.

Cao Rui felt a slight numbness in his dantian area, and then there was no reaction.

"Your body meridians are of low talent. Kid, you failed the first level. Are you going to leave the Luoshui Gang, or become a errand disciple of the Luoshui Gang?"

Although Cao Rui had expected this, he still felt uncomfortable when he heard the White Face Gang members say that his talent was not up to standard.

My so-called adult willpower came to an end before I even had time to exert it.

"Excuse me, if I become a servant of the Luoshui Gang, will I have the opportunity to learn martial arts?" Cao Rui asked.

The White-Faced Gang members smiled and nodded: "There are opportunities. There are many examples in the gang of people who started out as small errand boys and eventually became elites."

"If you have served in the gang for more than five years, you can choose an internal martial arts technique."

"If you have made meritorious contributions, the elders and guardians in the gang will also reward you."

"And as one of the three major gangs in Luoshui City, the Luoshui Gang treats its servants very well."

"If you work for the Luoshui Gang from a young age, the gang will trust you more than those menial disciples who were recruited midway through the gang. Do you understand?"

Cao Rui nodded: "I understand. I choose to become a errand disciple of the Luoshui Gang."