Mo Hua was awakened by the bells of Cangyun Sect.
He groggily opened his eyes, only then realizing that he was taking the First-Grade Array Master ranking examination. There was only the time it took to drink a cup of tea before the examination ended.
Mo Hua checked his answer sheet once more. Seeing no problems, he lay back down on the desk and waited to hand it in.
The tabletop was smooth and cool, rather comfortable to lie on.
Only, that examiner kept staring at him, making Mo Hua somewhat uncomfortable.
But he was the examiner. It seemed there was nothing wrong with that.
After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the bell rang again.
One after another, Array Masters sealed their answer sheets and handed them to the examiners.
Mo Hua followed suit, blending into the crowd as he handed his own paper to the examiner.
Mo Hua felt that he had already kept a low profile, yet many Array Masters still watched him along the way.
"Do you still have many ranking slots left?"
The brushwork was simply too masterful, arriving as naturally as whim dictated. Yet because he was so young, it looked more like a child scribbling at random.
Mo Shan hosted several accompanying Executive Inspectors at a Dining Hall in Qingshan City, both to thank them and to celebrate.
"Did he really draw this himself? Could someone have ghostwritten it for him...?"
"Young Master Yi was ranked First-Grade because he was capable of First-Grade. But this child was ranked First-Grade because First-Grade is the highest rank we can give him..."
"His foundations are more than solid, but he lacks flexibility and transformation. I would not say it is especially good..."
"You do not understand." Cangyun Sect shook his head.
Yan