Chapter 5: Assessment

Novel: Supreme Taoist
Alternative : Super God Dao Art, 超神道术
Author: Fireworks, 当年烟火

Note: Found a better translated version: or MTL
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This is a branch that is obviously transformed from the mansion of a large family. The stone lions on both sides are majestic, with high thresholds and a small door that can only be accessed by one person.
Xu Ming's position in the Lieyang Gang is not low, so he can naturally walk through the gate, but Bai Ziyue and others are not qualified. Of course, it is unnecessary.
So Xu Ming took the three of them directly along the outer wall for a certain distance and entered through the back door.
Then soon, Bai Ziyue and others saw in the backyard that there were seven or eight children who were not very different from them, standing together honestly.
"You go over and stand with them." I asked the steward here to mention that, rest assured, with my face, you will all pass the test.
Xu Ming whispered to Bai Ziyue and the others and then left quickly.
Bai Ziyue took a look at these people. There are eight people in total, five men and three women, all seven or eight years old. They should be the same kids who were introduced as apprentices.
Xu Ming's words were heard by them. When they saw Bai Ziyue and others approaching, their eyes were a little complicated.
Bai Ziyue has nothing to say about this. If he can successfully enter the Lieyang Gang and become an apprentice through his relationship, he will naturally not give up.
Shao Qing and Xu Ming strode back, but his face looked a little ugly.
Bai Ziyue's heart sank, and there was a bad guess.
Sure enough, his guess was quickly confirmed.
"Things are a bit difficult, and the person who presided over the assessment this time just happened to be a little off-hand with me."
Xu Ming felt a little depressed and even more embarrassed. He had already booked a ticket, but he did not expect it to have a twist.
He knows his opponent, who is fighting for the head of the dock, and after leaving the dock, he changed his mind and became the logistics manager of the Lieyang Gang branch.
"But don't worry, I will watch the whole process later and forgive him for not daring to embarrass you deliberately."
Seeing the obvious panic on the faces of Xu Li and Zhang Guoyi, Xu Ming quickly comforted them.
Bai Ziyue smiled bitterly. "I was afraid that you were here."
Uncle Ming is not here. As the other party, it is not easy to embarrass the children like them, but Uncle Ming's protection by his side will make the other party take the opportunity to attack.
It’s just that even if he understands this truth, it’s not easy to say it clearly, so he has to be patient and wait patiently.
Soon, a group of several people stepped out of a house in the backyard.
The head of the man was a middle-aged man with a thin body and a pale face, but his eyes were very small, and there seemed to be cold light flashing between them, giving people a feeling of extreme indifference.
Obviously, this is exactly what Xu Ming called Zhang Bo.
Beside him, there are two young men, one fat and one thin. They are slightly behind half a figure, and they are humble and afraid to go to the front.
"This is the manager, Zhang, the logistics officer of our Lieyang Gang branch. You just came to see me?"
Next to Zhang Bo, the thin young man snorted and said,
"Good management, Zhang!"
All the children rushed forward and spoke timidly.
"Huh, pretend to be!"
Xu Ming snorted, somewhat uncomfortable.
Zhang Bo's expression remained unchanged, and he looked at the first eleven children. Among them, Bai Ziyue, Xu Li, and Zhang Guoyi were relatively close together, and Xu Li looked at Xu Ming with a help-seeking gaze from time to time. In addition, the faces between the two were somewhat similar. There is care.
"It's getting late, and I won't waste everyone's time." Are you literate? Stand aside."
Zhang Bo said calmly
Hearing this, Bai Ziyue's face changed, and he couldn't help showing helplessness.
He is literate, but it is the characters of the previous life. In this life, naturally, he has no chance to read.
He was mindful of the importance of knowledge characters and once again decided to solve the problem of literacy as soon as possible.
But at this moment, a child took a step with his calf and then quickly retreated timidly.
"What are you doing?"
The thin young man stared.
"I... I will write my name."
The child spoke timidly.
"What's the use of just two words?" Stand honestly."
The young man snorted and scanned everyone.
The child dared not say anything immediately, and the others stood motionless.
Obviously, there are eleven children; none of them can read.
But this is also normal. Who can read and hyphenate, and which one is not wealthy? Naturally, it is impossible to condescend to come to this Lieyang Gang to be an apprentice.
Only children from poor families such as Bai Ziyue can imagine a certain way of life here.
"Since no one is literate, you can only rely on your strength if you want to join my Lieyang Gang."
Have you seen a few stone piers over there? Boys are fifty kilos, and girls are thirty kilos. "Whoever can lift a stone pier over his shoulders and then take ten steps will even pass the test."
Zhang Bo stretched out his hand toward several stone piers at the edge of the courtyard and spoke lightly.
Those stone piers were obviously used by some disciples in the Lieyang Clan to practice their strength. They were piled on the wall, each with their weight marked.
　　 "50 catties..."
All the children's faces have changed color.
If I remember well, in previous assessments, boys only needed to lift a stone pier of 30 jin and girls with 20 jin, and they would pass the assessment.
You have doubled this directly; isn't it a bit too much?
Xu Ming also changed color when he heard that and said coldly. UU is reading www.uukanshu.com.
Children who are seven or eight years old but ten years old have very limited strength, not to mention that these people are born into poverty. It is estimated that they can eat meat only during the holidays. All of them are very thin, and their strength is very limited.
Not to mention 50 ties of stone piers; even 30 ties of stone piers are hard to lift, let alone walk ten steps.
Xu Ming didn't care much about the others, but among the three he brought, apart from Zhang Guoyi, who seemed to have the strength and might be able to pass, Bai Ziyue and Xu Like were both very thin and extremely difficult to pass.
"Is this the final decision, or are you the final decision?"
Don't say you are not qualified to point fingers here, even if you are qualified... Protector Liu Yang said to Ning Que Wulan, "Raising the threshold is not what it should be."
"Do you dare to have doubts about Liu Yang's protector?"
Zhang Bo smiled coldly, a glimmer of relief flashing in his eyes.
He was embarrassed when he failed to compete with the pier team, but he remembered it all.
Xu Ming is speechless; his face is extremely ugly.
Lieyang Gang is only a branch in Qinghe Town. The sect master Tianzangshou Liu Dong has the highest status, followed by the left guardian Zhao Jing and the right guardian Liu Yang.
Although he has some status on the Qinghe Wharf, he has no right to speak in front of Liu Yang's protector.
Although he knew very well that Liu Yang's protector might indeed have accused Ning Quewu of abuse, it is also true that Zhang Bo used Liu Yang's protector to suppress him at this moment.
What made him helpless was that he didn't dare to refute.
　　 "What are you doing? ""If you want to try, try; if you don't try, hurry up and go back wherever you are."
smiled triumphantly. Zhang Bo didn't look good to Bai Ziyue and others.
　　 "Let me try it!"
Bai Ziyue was about to step forward, but Zhang Guoyi stepped out first.
　　

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