When Wen Ning returned to the shop, Lu Ming and Zhang Siyu were already back, munching on steamed buns Granny Li had made.
The moment Wen Ning saw them, he called out,
"Save some for me, you two! Don't eat them all!"
Lu Ming glanced at Wen Ning.
"Come eat! They're really good!"
Ah, forget overthinking it. Just join in. And so Wen Ning joined the bun-munching army.
After eating, Wen Ning took out his phone and scrolled through it. His Moments feed was full of random ads and selfies. A few swipes left him bored, and he was about to put his phone away when a message suddenly popped up at the top of the screen.
The sender's saved contact name was "Godfather."
Wen Ning paused.
Why was Godfather messaging me again? Did something else come up?
He opened the message.
Wen Zhong's message read,
"Are you free tomorrow? Come to the Heavenly Court."
Wen Ning stared at the line and replied,
"What's up, Godfather?"
Wen Zhong replied almost instantly: "Proctoring."
Holding his phone, Wen Ning wondered if he had misread it and looked again.
"Proctoring."
Wen Ning's fingers were a little unsteady as he typed,
"Proctoring what?"
Wen Zhong replied,
"The Heavenly Court's recruitment exam."
Wen Ning felt as if someone had taken a hammer to his head, leaving it buzzing. Another exam? Is the Heavenly Court really that short-staffed?
Wen Ning sent Wen Zhong another message.
"Godfather, what's the procedure? Same as last time?"
Another voice message came from Wen Zhong.
"More or less. Don't worry. You just need to sit there, keep an eye on the exam room, and make sure nobody cheats. You did well last time, so keep to the same standard."
Wen Ning thought, *With how I performed last time... ahem! Yes, pretty