The Mortal's Path to Immortality

Thirty miles east of Luocheng.

On an island in the middle of a lake.

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

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

There are canals on the island that connect in all directions.

You can see gang members wearing Luoshui Gang uniforms coming in and out everywhere.

They enter and exit the Luoshui Gang headquarters by boat.

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

"Yang Ping, I have already said hello to the steward of the Internal Affairs Hall."

"These children can live on the island within three months. If they fail the assessment after three months, they can stay on the island as menial disciples, or they can be sent to Luocheng."

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

Not only does she have a rough voice, but she also looks androgynous, tall, and over 65cm 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 news. After obtaining permission from the top leaders of the Luoshui Gang, he allowed Cao Rui and the ten children to get off the boat.

Yang Ping and Ye Sheng are both elite members of the Luoshui Gang Wutang and are highly respected in the gang.

Yesterday, when they were out to perform the gang's mission, they had a conflict with the human trafficker and killed him in anger.

As a result, they rescued Cao Rui's ten abducted children.

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

"Let's go, I'll take you to where you live."

Yang Ping turned around and waved at the children.

The children were still under the shadow of abuse by the traffickers, so no one dared to say much and followed slowly.

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

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

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

Hearing that they could go home.

The frightened children finally came to their senses.

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

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

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

The little girl's request was echoed by many children.

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

They were all eight or nine years old, and it was the time when they were homesick, so it was not surprising that they behaved like this.

Many children did not even understand the whole process of their abduction and rescue.

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

He would definitely participate in the assessment three days later.

......

In a blink of an eye, three days passed.

Meals were delivered in time.

The children in the big bunk had temporarily forgotten their worries and played happily in the big bunk.

Cao Rui also passively made friends with two little brothers.

One was called Qiu and the other was called Chen Fugui.

The former was superstitious and always said that he was born extraordinary and would be picked up sooner or later.

Chen Fugui was born in a wealthy family, matured early, 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 very determined to take the test.

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

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

The children did not dare to neglect it, put on their shoes and followed the gang member.

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

The gang members asked Cao Rui and ten people to join the big team.

Around the team, there were Luoshui Gang members.

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

Cao Rui observed the children around him. They were about ten years old, and the oldest was about fourteen or fifteen years old.

Even if their clothes were not exquisite, they were dressed in soft cloth, which was in sharp contrast to the coarse cloth clothes of Cao Rui and other abducted children.

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

"It is even possible that they have been practicing martial arts since childhood under the influence of their families."

"This assessment will be difficult."

"The only thing I can rely on is the willpower of mature adults." Cao Rui thought.

I waited in the queue for about half an hour.

Children came one after another.

There were about two children gathered in the queue.

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

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

"Those who pass the meeting assessment will become apprentice gang members of our Luoshui Gang, and can choose an internal skill and martial arts secret book to practice."

"Those who perform well may be accepted as personal disciples by the elders and guardians of our gang."

"Next, you will participate in three levels."

"First, the first level is to touch the bones and measure the pulse!"

"Bone touching determines age and judges bone strength, and pulse measurement tests your talent for practicing internal skills."

"Combining the two, those with insufficient talent will not pass the first level."

Hearing the content of the first level, Cao Rui was shocked.

This body was born in poverty. It was weaned on rice porridge at three months old, and there was rarely meat in the house. Therefore, it is still dry at the age of ten.

The bone meridians are probably not well developed.

Cao Rui had a bad feeling that he would not be able to pass the first level.

More than two dozen children formed ten teams, and members of the Luoshui Gang quickly judged the talents of the children who participated in the assessment.

Soon, it was Cao Rui's turn.

The white-faced gang member in his thirties smiled at Cao Rui and motioned Cao Rui to stretch out his hands.

The gang members began to feel Cao Rui's wrist, chest, spine, leg bones, and foot bones, and finally shook their heads in disappointment.

"No special parts were found, and the body's skeletal talent is low."

Then, the gang members gently covered 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 aptitude. Kid, you didn't pass the first level. Are you going to leave Luoshui Gang or become a errand disciple of Luoshui Gang?"

Although Cao Rui had expected this, he still felt bad when he heard the White-Faced Gang members say that his aptitude was not up to standard.

His so-called adult willpower had not been used before it was declared over.

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

The white-faced gang member smiled and nodded: "There is a chance. There are many examples in the gang who started as a errand boy and eventually became an elite."

"If you serve in the gang for more than five years, you can choose an internal skill."

"If you make merit at that time, the elders and protectors in the gang will also reward you."

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

"If you work in the Luoshui Gang since you were a child, the trust in you in the gang will be higher than those who recruit errand boys in the middle of the journey, understand?"

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