There are too many teammates who are complete losers.

Chapter 51 Attendant Assessment

Everyone in the arena practiced against opponents of similar ability. Lu Youhe also practiced with Ji Liguang while holding a sword.

"Why is Sister Ali here today too?"

"I'm so bored. Come and spar with you guys. You guys are usually so hardworking. Look how badly your brother got beaten up by Chen Zui over there... cough cough! The ground was a bit slippery just now. Chen Zui is no match for me."

"After all, Sister Ali and Miss are both very capable. If my brother and I don't train harder, we won't be able to catch up with you."

"Indeed, if I leave you too far behind, I will definitely abandon you."

"I...I will train hard!"

"Heh heh, take this!"

By noon, Lu Ren was sore and weak all over from the beating that he lay on the ground panting heavily.

It looked bad, but he didn't even get the passive [Rage] effect out much. He recovered after a meal.

He lay on the ground, his chest heaving violently. Xiao Jue came over again and squatted down next to his head to look at him, sometimes squatting on the left and sometimes on the right.

Lu Ren gave her a smile, and she smiled back sweetly, which was very soothing.

At that moment, a figure stood to the side, casting a large shadow.

Chen Zui stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at him calmly, and said:

"Your progress is too slow. It's impossible to train you to the point where you can serve as a guard in just one month. It was a mistake for Yaoxing to choose you as his attendant."

Lu Ren didn't really want to talk to him.

This person is ruthless, but not vicious. He is also genuinely capable of teaching. He is the kind of person who is upright but also has his own ulterior motives. He clearly has his own likes and dislikes but likes to pretend that he doesn't care about anything.

In summary, he's a shill who secretly admires his cousin.

"So what? Take it or leave it."

Although he did teach him a lot, just as he disliked Lu Ren, Lu Ren also disliked him quite a bit.

"What is your physique?" Chen Zui asked.

"50, what's wrong?"

Do you know what this is?

"A watch? What brand? I don't recognize it."

"This is a Spirit Locking Ring, which can suppress a person's attributes. I was just fighting you with my physique suppressed to 40."

"To put it bluntly, I just wanted to show off a little. I'm not actually over 50; my physical strength is only 40. Brother Chen, could you lower it a little more?"

Chen, with a cold face, ignored the man's shamelessness and said:

"Perhaps you don't know, Yaoxing caused trouble before, and he didn't have the right to make many decisions on his own. Applying for you to serve as his attendant was a compromise made."

"And I am your physical training examiner for this period. You have one month to train, and now you only have three weeks left. After three weeks, if you cannot defeat me with swordsmanship, I will consider your assessment period unsuccessful."

"If you fail your internship, you will be dismissed by the Shen family, and the clan will select a new servant for Yaoxing. You may not know, but many young noblemen of the same age will compete for this position."

This is the attendant of the eldest daughter of the Shen family in Linjiang. Although he is called an attendant, he is actually an extension and controller of the Shen family's power.

After saying that, he turned and left, and as he walked away, Ji Liguang chuckled.

"Is Chen Zui such a pretentious kid now?"

She comforted Lu Ren, saying:

"But don't worry, the night before the assessment we'll sneak into his room and give him a good whack on the head. He'll be bedridden for days!"

Lu Ren felt a headache coming on when he heard her talk, and said, "Forget it, I'll work hard on the assessment. If this is all I'm capable of, I'll just be dragging the young lady down in the future."

"This kid's pretty good. What will you do if he fails the test?"

"Ah Li, you don't need to worry about that. There's a high chance there won't be any problems."

Lu Ren wasn't worried at all; this person probably didn't know about his special abilities.

A lower value means a faster rate of improvement. There are still 3 weeks left. Even if his swordsmanship doesn't improve at all in 3 weeks, his physique is estimated to have grown to over 70.

Forget about any skills, with 70+ against 40, even a powerful brick-throwing attack would be enough to give this kid a run for his money.

"Let's go eat..."

Lu Ren glanced at the little one following behind him and asked with a smile, "Xiao Jue, do you want to go eat with your older brother and sister?"

"Hehe!" Xiao Jue nodded quickly. Lu Ren found her really cute and chuckled as he picked her up.

"You're smart, you know who'll be good to you. From now on, stick with me, I'll protect you, okay?"

"well!"

"Call me Big Brother."

"Big pot!"

Lu Renlong was overjoyed to have gained another little brother, um, little sister. He picked up Xiao Jue and went to the clan's canteen for lunch with Lu Youhe and Ji Liguang.

He could rest at noon, but the group of little devils kept pestering him to play until after 1 p.m., when the sun was blazing and one of the little ones had already dozed off. He then sent the other little devils back to their homes and took Xiao Jue back to his second uncle's house.

The man who emerged was a middle-aged man with slightly graying hair, his brows furrowed with worry. He looked at Lu Ren with a hint of doubt and asked:

"Um, you seem to be... Miss Yaoxing's friend?"

Although they are all members of the Shen clan and have some kinship with Shen Yaoxing, this is the eastern branch of the Shen family, which has declined somewhat in recent years. Just like Granny Liu and Wang Xifeng are also related, their statuses are worlds apart. Therefore, even Shen Yaoxing's elders would not call her by her name directly, but would address her as "Miss".

The most talented member of this branch was Xiao Jue's father, who reached the Star Cocoon Realm. However, he met with misfortune at a young age, which was a heavy blow to this branch of the clan.

However, they are all members of the Shen family. In a novel, this middle-aged man would be more than capable of being a mid-stage boss for the 'protagonist'.

"Uncle, is this your child?"

"Yes, yes, I'm so sorry to have troubled you to bring it back... Sijin, what's wrong with you? I asked you to watch over your sister, but you came back all by yourself?"

Sijin is the 12-year-old boy from this morning.

Lu Ren explained, "I just sent Si Jin back first. Xiao Jue is a bit clingy to me, so I played with her outside for a while. There were a few other children there too."

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Thank you for going to all this trouble to deliver it. It's so hot, why don't you come in and have a cup of tea before you leave?"

"I won't bother you any longer at noon. Today, the summer training instructor taught me swordsmanship, and I learned for a while. Now I want to go back and practice some more."

Uncle Xiaojue chuckled: "It's good that young people have this kind of vigor, but cultivation is not something that can be achieved overnight. When it's time to rest, one must also pay attention to balancing work and rest."

Lu Ren laughed: "Uncle is the first one to tell me to take a break. I'm good at slacking off. I only have a three-minute attention span. I just got a little pumped up today, but once the enthusiasm dies down, I won't even practice if you whip me."

The middle-aged man laughed heartily, finding the young man quite interesting; he spoke like a little adult.

He took his little niece from Lu Ren's arms. Xiao Jue was still half asleep, and the movement might have woken her up.

The little one was a bit grumpy when he woke up. After a few sobs, he suddenly burst into tears, and no matter how his uncle tried to coax him, he couldn't stop.