Broaden Your Horizons

Yi Xing Town was thoroughly familiar with holding the River God Sacrifice.

The entire wharf was packed with people, a vast black tide of humanity—noisy, yet orderly.

After fobbing off Xiang Fangsu with a few words, Liang Qu found Chen Zhaoan and headed, as arranged, to the residence of a certain Village Elder.

In the middle of the courtyard, unmelted snow had been piled into the corners, its edges stained gray and black with dust. Damp meltwater seeped into the stone slabs, spreading dark watermarks.

The young disciples from Yi Xing City whose names had been marked on the roster gathered in the courtyard, whispering among themselves.

"Stand properly!"

Li LiBo shouted.

Chen Jiechang, Li LiBo, and Lin Songbao were all present as well. The three of them were examining the bones of the dozen or so people in the courtyard, comparing them and recording their grades.

It was no major event.

Liang Qu had previously made an agreement with Xu Shi: part of the future profits from Mermaid Silk would be put into the Martial Arts School. One portion would be used for interest-free loans, while the other would serve as rewards. In addition, every three months, the Martial Arts School would take in several disciples from Yi Xing Town to study martial arts free of charge.

Yi Xing Town had spread its net wide by now, but the old residents of Yi Xing City would certainly be given priority.

"Couldn't tell, kid, but you're not bad. I heard you usually have quite an appetite—those meals weren't wasted on you."

As Li LiBo felt his bones, he wrote "good" on the roster, then patted his shoulder encouragingly.

The one being evaluated scratched the back of his head and gave an honest smile.

Hearing this, the other youths immediately crowded