At year's end, in the sect assessment, Mo Hua's performance remained steady as ever: one A, six Cs, with no shocks and no joys.
The six "Cs" were because he could only get Cs.
But that one "A" was different.
He got an "A" because in the Void Gate's formation assessment, the highest grade that could be assigned was only an "A."
His "A" carried a great deal of weight; in the truest sense, it was "one handsome feature hiding a hundred flaws." Unfortunately, that could not be shown on the exam paper.
Mo Hua felt very regretful.
After the assessment ended, Mo Hua followed his usual practice and wrote a letter home.
In the letter, he rambled on about many things, but they were mostly words that would put his parents at ease the moment they heard them: how peaceful life in the sect was, how harmonious his fellow disciples were, how kind and loving his teachers were, and how there were many good-hearted people around Ganxue Prefecture.
He did not mention a single dangerous matter, lest his parents worry.
After finishing it, Mo Hua sent the letter out through the Void Gate's relay station.
But never in his wildest dreams did he expect that when he arrived at the relay station, he would actually receive a letter too.
It had been sent by his parents.
A stranger far away in a foreign land; a single letter from home was worth ten thousand gold.
Mo Hua was overjoyed and immediately returned to the Disciple Quarters, opened the letter, and began reading.
The handwriting in this letter was graceful and delicate. It had been written by his mother.
But Mo Hua guessed that when his mother wrote the letter, his father, Mo Shan, had surely been watching at the side