"This man named Ah Sheng does look like an ordinary person with a weak physique, but his white hair is a little eye-catching. ”

Zang Tao quietly retracted his gaze, picked up the wine vat in his hand and poured a mouthful.

"He shouldn't have a few years to live. ”

"He's going to die?"

Kang Qi suddenly said in surprise.

"Don't you notice the strong smell of death emanating from him? ”

Zang Tao said lightly.

“...... You're right, he does have a rotten smell of it. ”

Hearing this, Kang Qi couldn't help but seriously glance at the white-haired middle-aged man in the distance, and said thoughtfully.

"The girl doll who looks like a boy next to him is what you call a good seedling, right?"

Zang Tao casually diverted the topic.

"Yes, her name is Zhou Xiaoyu, what's the matter? Are you interested in calling her over to meet her?"

Conzi laughed.

"No need, I've seen a lot of good seedlings along the way, and there is no shortage of her. ”

said.

Zang Tao stood up lazily and stretched his body, and said without looking back.

"I'll go back to the ship first, and I'll take care of the rest. ”

"Brother Zang walks slowly. ”

At the same time, Kangqi got up and hugged his fists at Zang Tao's back, and walked towards the crowd gathered on the edge of the dock.

"Uncle Sheng, did you see it? That's the Julang that we're going to take later......"

Dock shore.

Zhou Xiaoyu pointed to the giant ship docked at the dock and said with a cheerful face.

"Hmph! what a fuss......"

Not far away, a boy with a green face heard Zhou Xiaoyu's cry of joy, and immediately couldn't help but sneer.

"Gu Yong, what are you talking about?!"

Who knew that Zhou Xiaoyu, who was sharp-eared, instantly turned his head and stared at the boy with a smile.

"I said this ship is really big......"

The boy's face froze, and he turned his head and didn't dare to look directly at Zhou Xiaoyu.

"Little Fish ......"

The white-haired middle-aged man gently patted Zhou Xiaoyu's shoulder, and then smiled and nodded at a rich woman standing next to the boy.

The rich woman didn't give the white-haired middle-aged man a good look, pulled the boy up and walked to the crowd on the other side.

There are many people gathered on the shore.

And most of these are relatives and friends who send the selected children to the dock to board the ship.

The South 23 Islands have a population of more than 700,000.

But this time, only sixteen children were selected through the preliminary examination of Tianmen.

All the islanders living under the rule of Tianmen know that once they pass the preliminary selection of Tianmen, it means that they have embarked on a path to change their fate.

Even if he didn't succeed in passing the three tests of Tianmen in the end, Tianmen would still make the best use of his talents, even if he became an outer disciple was not as high as an inner disciple, but the outer disciple was a feared and admired existence in front of ordinary islanders.

For example, the current owner of the island, Conzi.

Back then, he gradually became the master of an island from an outer disciple.

"Xiaoyu, is your mother really not coming to see you off?"

Although the white-haired middle-aged man and Zhou Xiaoyu were in the crowd, the people around them seemed to be alienating the two of them intentionally or unintentionally.

No way.

It's really Zhou Xiaoyu who "offended" too many people.

Basically, the children who passed this selection have made Zhou Xiaoyu fat more than once.

You must know that martial arts training is a common thing, but you can't stand that every time you are beaten and injured, it will be your own child, if Zhou Xiaoyu is a boy, it doesn't matter, but she is a female baby, a group of big boys can't even beat a female baby, where is this face left?

So much so that there is an indescribable embarrassment when they get along with each other and meet each other, so they simply ignore it.

"My mother said that Uncle Ah Sheng would accompany me, so she wouldn't come to see me off, anyway, she had already said what she should say, just let me listen to my uncle and take care of myself in the future......"

Zhou Xiaoyu suddenly said in a low mood.

"Maybe your mother didn't come to see you off, but she didn't want to add more sadness and sadness when parting. ”

The white-haired young voice said with relief.

"Uncle Asheng, was this the case when you left home?"

Zhou Xiaoyu looked at the giant ship in the distance in confusion.

"Almost, I remember the first time I went away from home to study, my uncle's parents came to see me off, the mood was really uncomfortable, tears almost couldn't help falling, and when my uncle left home again in a few years, my uncle's parents said pay attention to safety, and then let my uncle ......go alone."

The white-haired young man sighed.

“...... Probably because Uncle is a boy. ”

Zhou Xiaoyu said silently for a moment.

"But you are stronger and braver than many boys. ”

The white-haired middle-aged man said softly.

"Silence!"

At this time.

Kang Qi came to the crowd under the support of a group of subordinates, and then a man with a loud voice scolded loudly.

Soon.

The originally chaotic scene was quiet in an instant, and everyone's eyes were focused on Kangqi in front of him.

Below the list of names is pointed. ”

Seeing this, Kang Qi glanced at the crowd with a smile on his face, and then nodded slightly towards the man beside him.

The man who received the signal immediately took out a list from his arms, and then began to call them one by one.

"Tall boulder. ”

"Gu Yong. ”

"Third Brother Liu. ”

"Ling Shu...... and Zhou Xiaoyu. ”

After the half-grown children reluctantly left their parents' side, Zhou Xiaoyu couldn't help but nervously clench the white-haired middle-aged hand beside him.

Until her name is called.

Zhou Xiaoyu couldn't help but take a deep breath, she looked up at the white-haired middle-aged man, and slowly walked out of the crowd after getting the other party's reassuring eyes and smiles.

"Come with me. ”

Conzi looked at the half-grown children lined up in front of him, and without saying a word, led them towards the giant ship docked at the dock.

"This ...... The owner of the island...... Didn't you say that you could leave with your relatives during the selection and assessment before?"

Zhou Xiaoyu followed Kang Qi all the way to the wooden ladder that extended from the giant ship at the dock.

It's just that before she got on the boat, she stopped and couldn't help but look at Kang Qidao nervously.

"Don't worry, the relatives will arrange to take another boat at that time, I remember mentioning this matter after the assessment before, what, have you forgotten?"

Kang Qi had a good impression of Zhou Xiaoyu, so his attitude was quite mild.

"I see, that's ......" Zhou Xiaoyu suddenly realized after hearing this, and turned to a little sneering. "I'm sorry owner, but I was careless and forgot about it. ”

"It's okay, let's get on the boat. ”

Conci waved his hand disapprovingly and smiled.

"Poof......

After the children boarding the boat in front of them heard the conversation between the two, one of them suddenly snickered.

"Huh?!"

The sensitive Zhou Xiaoyu immediately raised her eyebrows and looked up at the boys on the wooden ladder, and soon, her attention was on a familiar figure.

Gu Yong!

Wait a minute, you're dead!

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Xiaoyu stepped up the wooden ladder, and when she was about to board the boat, she subconsciously looked back at the shore of the pier.

It wasn't until she saw a prominent figure waving at her that she breathed a sigh of relief and jumped onto the board.

Relatives whose names are listed below. ”

Shore.

The loud man spoke again.

It didn't take long.

The white-haired middle-aged man walked out of the crowd with a group of men and women, and the man in charge of the roll call glanced at it casually, and nodded with a cold face without much confirmation.

"Come with me. ”

Led by the man, they also came to the dock and began to board the ship.

It's just that what they boarded was an ordinary merchant ship, several times smaller than the giant ships in front of them.

Woo –

"Anchor!"

Under a long horn sound.

The giant ship docked at the dock began to slowly sail away from the dock, and the merchant ship with the white-haired middle-aged and others also set sail with the giant ship after a while.

At the railing of the ship on the deck of a megaship.

The children were clinging to the railing and looking at the shore of the pier, some with red eyes, some with low sobs, and some silent.

Zhou Xiaoyu looked at the island in front of her that was gradually moving away, and suddenly, her eyes were moist and she raised her hand and waved it vigorously.

Because.

She faintly saw a familiar person on the shore of the pier.

She wouldn't be mistaken.

That's her mother.

Her mother came to see her off after all.

"Alright, little ones, come here. ”

Before these children could continue to immerse themselves in sad and sad emotions, someone suddenly clapped their palms and said something in a flat voice.

Zhou Xiaoyu subconsciously followed the prestige, and suddenly saw a slender and gloomy man standing not far away.

Perhaps sensing Zhou Xiaoyu's gaze, the man glanced at Zhou Xiaoyu seemingly casually.

Zhou Xiaoyu immediately lowered his head and followed the other boys to the empty deck in front of the other party.

"One, two, three, four...... Now that everyone is here, I'll tell you about the rules of the ship, and I'll only say it once, so you'd better keep your ears up and remember all my words, or don't blame me for not reminding you of what happened. ”

The man looked at the half child in front of him expressionlessly, and said in an indifferent tone.

Meanwhile.

There were also people on the merchant ships following the giant ship explaining the rules, which were generally not allowed to leave the cabin without permission, and soon after the rules were spoken, sailors took these relatives into the dark and damp cabin.

"Ah Sheng, why didn't Ah Di leave with you this time?"

Lower cabin.

Each of the relatives of the children brought here found a place to sit down, and in a short time the entire cabin was filled.

The white-haired middle-aged man sat silently in the corner and began to close his eyes and recuperate, seemingly completely unconcerned about the bad environment around him.

In those days, the living conditions on ships were basically so difficult, except for the captain and the officers, ordinary sailors and passengers had to rest in the cabin alike, not to mention the beds, and even the bedding had to be prepared by themselves.

Perhaps because the atmosphere in the cabin was too depressing, someone took the initiative to talk to him as soon as the white-haired middle-aged man rested for a while.

"Sister-in-law Adi's homeland is hard to leave, so she can only ask me to accompany her to take care of Xiaoyu. ”

The white-haired middle-aged man slowly opened his eyes and looked at the person who spoke.

It turned out to be Ling Shu's father, Ling Tailor.

He is not familiar with the other party, but he has also dealt with a lot and knows that this is an honest person.

For example, the robe he is wearing now is from Tailor Ling.

"Actually, I was reluctant to leave, but unfortunately I was a son of Ah Shu, and I couldn't rest assured that he was alone, so I could only leave with him. ”

Tailor Ling sighed lightly.

"The question is that you're gone, what about that cloth shop in the city?"

The white-haired middle-aged man said casually.

"What else can I do, I can only resell it. Tailor Ling said helplessly. "But if you sell it, you can sell it, now that the little tree has a profit, I can enjoy the blessings with him......"

"I just don't know how the other party will arrange us then. ”

The white-haired middle-aged man seemed to be casual.

"I've heard that the people of the Holy Gate will settle us properly when we get there, but you don't have to worry about that, after all, the reputation of the Holy Gate is obvious to all. ”

Tailor Ling whispered with relief.

"yes......"

The white-haired middle-aged man smiled and said no more.

For countless years, the rule of the Heavenly Gate can be said to have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

After formulating the corresponding selection system, the ordinary outer disciples were in charge of secular rule like civil officials, while the inner core disciples provided the military guarantee to suppress everything.

In a way.

Tianmen is equivalent to the combination of the Jianghu sect and the imperial court.

Of course.

The premise of all this is based on the fact that Tianmen has no strong foreign enemies, and if there was an organization of the same scale and strength as Tianmen, Tianmen may not be able to develop smoothly to this day.

After countless years of publicity.

All the islanders under the rule of the Heavenly Gate understand that if you want to change your fate, then go and practice martial arts.

Because the selection system of Tianmen is based on the level of martial arts as a criterion.

What's more, Tianmen did not cherish itself, and all the islands under the rule of Tianmen have established martial arts societies, and those of appropriate age can enter the society to practice martial arts.

If you have succeeded in practicing martial arts and passed the three tests of Tianmen, you can still enter the inner gate in the future to continue to practice more profound martial arts, as long as you have talent, Tianmen will definitely not be stingy with resources to cultivate you.

However, not everyone has the talent to practice martial arts, and not everyone can afford to pay for it.

You must know that after ordinary children practice martial arts, the amount of food has increased greatly, and they can eat a poor middle-class family just by eating.

For example, Zhou Xiaoyu.

If there was no gray-haired middle-aged care, Zhou Xiaoyu would definitely not be able to shoulder the huge expenses of martial arts.

Every week, Xiaoyu comes to find a white-haired middle-aged, in addition to receiving martial arts guidance, he also accepts additional meals, in order to make up for the qi and blood required for martial arts training in the body, otherwise once the qi and blood are lost and continue to practice, the injured will only be himself.

The other side.

Zhou Xiaoyu was standing on the competition platform and beating a boy her age.

She has no grudges with the boy.

But if she couldn't beat the boy, she wouldn't have landed for lunch today.

Yes.

According to the rules of the ship.

Three meals a day need to be fought for through their own strength.

In addition to Zhou Xiaoyu, the sixteen children from the South 23 Islands on the boat, there were also children from other islands who successfully boarded the ship.

There were more than 400 children on the boat.

But only 80% of the meals were prepared, which meant that 20% of the children who lost the competition would have no food to eat.

As for the opponents, they are chosen at random.

Zhou Xiaoyu's opponent was very unlucky.

He regarded Zhou Xiaoyu as a soft persimmon, who made her one of the few girls among all the children, so he subconsciously regarded her as an object to be bullied.

Unfortunately, he hit the iron plate.

Zhou Xiaoyu doesn't look like a girl, but she is more fierce than boys in fighting, and her martial arts moves tend to be wide open and close.

The most important thing is that she is not afraid of being beaten.

You punch her once, and she punches you back.

Fight until the opponent collapses.

Not to mention anything else, just from the momentum last week, Xiaoyu's crazy energy overwhelmed many people.

"This girl is a good girl, she is more like a man than other boys. ”

In the corner of the huge cabin.

Zang Tao carried the wine jar and looked drunkenly at the style of Xiaoyu beating his opponent on the competition platform in the distance, and his confused eyes were full of appreciation.

"She's really good. ”

The gloomy-looking man beside him bowed slightly.

"Put her on the special list, and submit it when the time comes. ”

When Zhou Xiaoyu flew and kicked the opponent out of the competition platform, Zang Tao burped and didn't say a word back.

"By the way, when I go back, by the way, I will go through the archives of the South Twenty-Three Island newspaper sixteen years ago. ”

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