"Wei Si, come out! Hurry up!"
In Law Chamber School in Chang'an City, Wei Si was jolted awake by someone banging on the door outside. He got up in the dark, nearly kicking over the chamber pot, then stumbled to the door and opened it. To his surprise, a group of students led by Da Ye Xiong stood outside.
One look at his name was enough to tell that Da Ye Xiong had northern blood in his veins. It could not be said to be particularly noble, or he would not have entered the school with Central Plains natives while waiting to be recruited as an official. But Wei Si was a scholar from out of town and naturally dared not provoke these northerners. Even after being woken up, he did not dare lose his temper. He asked meekly, "What is it?"
"I want to buy your brush!"
"Huh? I only have one..."
"I'm not buying it for nothing. I'll give you one Spirit Shard!" Da Ye Xiong impatiently shoved him and forced a Spirit Shard into his hand. "That's enough for you to buy ten brushes tomorrow. Now hurry up and bring me your brush!"
Wei Si was completely dumbfounded. He put the Spirit Shard in his mouth and bit it. It was soft, and its surface brimmed with a chilly aura that instantly refreshed him, despite still being half-asleep. It really was a complete Spirit Shard!
One Spirit Shard could be exchanged for twenty Spirit Shards in the market. His family farmed all year and could only earn forty or fifty Spirit Shards at most. This one was worth nearly half a year of his family's harvest. As for the writing brush Wei Si used, it had been casually given to him by a young master after he