The examiner marking the papers wore a look of utter shock.
The script before his eyes was completely unlike anything he had ever seen.
Most people now wrote in the script passed down by Wang Xizhi, the Sage of Calligraphy, which was classical and majestic.
Yet the script now before the examiner possessed an entirely different charm.
Its characters had expansive structures, full, thick strokes, and forceful brushwork, giving them a sweeping grandeur.
At the same time, the lines appeared weighty, their strength penetrating the back of the paper. He reckoned the candidate had used distinct lifts, presses, pauses, and turns of the brush to lend the lines their sense of rhythm.
Moreover, the writing carried a strong flavor of Seal and Zhou Script. It blended the characteristics of Seal Script and Zhou Script, possessing a classical elegance.
No one in Great Wei had ever written this way before!
A Heavenly Prodigy!
An absolute Heavenly Prodigy of calligraphy!
There was even a strong chance that this examination paper had come from a Sage Son of a Sage Domain!
Wang Xizhi's Sage Domain, in particular, abounded with geniuses in the art of calligraphy. Even some children's scribbles possessed considerable spiritual charm.
That spiritual charm was a benefit bestowed by the Sage Domain.
"It seems another Heavenly Prodigy is about to emerge from the Sage of Calligraphy's lineage..." the examiner could not help marveling.
The answers on this paper were conventional and sound, without a single error or omission. It could be considered a perfect-scoring paper.
But while perfect-scoring papers were plentiful, this one stood out among them through its calligraphy.
This paper had to be presented to the Examiner-in-Chief!
Examiners, Chief Examiners, and an Examiner-in-Chief were appointed for examinations at every level.
An examiner oversaw a single examination venue, a Chief