He couldn't just wait like this. Hence, Qian Hao gathered his courage and asked.
"Teacher Tong, what do you think?"
Tong Xugao, whose train of thought was disrupted, instantly had his expression sink. He angrily retorted, "What do you mean what do you think? Can't you guys think for yourselves? "
Everyone had awkward looks on their faces. (If we could think it through, would we need to ask you?)
However, seeing that Tong Xugao didn't seem to understand the main points, everyone's gloomy mood improved a lot. (So you don't know either!)
It was like a classroom full of students. If all of them failed, the individual's sense of shame wouldn't be as heavy.
After all, they were all mortals!
"Pass the papers to me!"
Tong Xugao stretched out his hand.
Great Teacher Zhou actually wanted to observe for a while more, but how would he dare to disobey a major character? Hence, he came over unwillingly, like an honest man whose fiancée was about to be snatched away by a thief.
"Hurry up!"
Tong Xugao shouted loudly, but he still couldn't wait any longer. He stood up and stretched out his hand to take the papers. After that, he didn't sit anymore and just stood there, watching the few major questions.
For a time, the entire marking room fell silent.
All the examiners exchanged glances. They also wanted to take a look, but they didn't dare to get close to Tong Xugao. There was no solution to it. Academicians were always so imposing.
Hence, everyone could only return to their seats and continue marking the papers.
Tong Xugao looked at the papers for four hours.
Most of the time, he was thinking.
This Great Teacher Tong majored in spirit runes and minored in medicine. The reason why they were so incompatible was because his clan had been practicing medicine for generations.
If it wasn't for Tong Xugao threatening to kill himself, his grandfather would have beaten him to death if he didn't want to inherit his legacy.
When he saw his grandfather taking his last breath, he sighed. His genius grandson's talent in medicine had been wasted.
At that time, Tong Xugao suddenly had a wild idea and wanted to combine spirit runes and medicine.
After many years of research, he found a direction. Through some spirit runes, he could create artificial limbs that looked like real ones, allowing those who were crippled to recover.
In the Nine Provinces, not only great teachers would use their weapons every day, but there were also soldiers and heroes. In order to snatch water during the spring and autumn harvests, many villages would engage in armed conflicts.
Hence, there were countless cripples in the Nine Provinces who were missing arms or legs.
If he could make a perfect artificial limb, it would definitely be a great plan to benefit the Nine States. It would be a Sage-level achievement.
It was just that after so many years, Tong Xu had not been able to find the right method. But now, he actually found inspiration on a test paper.
Wonderful!
Wonderful!
How wonderful!
Tong Xugao's contemplation finally came to an end. He couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
What a fantastic idea!
It was a pity that this examinee didn't delve deeper into his theories.
What a pity!
What a pity!
Of course, there was a limited amount of paper space and time, and it was impossible to give the examinees a chance to explain themselves. After all, this kind of thesis could be used as a research topic.
Whoosh!
The examiners turned to look at Zhang Xuan in horror.
Seriously?
Such a high evaluation?
This was a 7-star spirit rune grandmaster. Being able to catch his eye meant that this person's examination papers were extremely outstanding.
One must know that Tong Xugao wasn't this excited just now.
"Tong shi, how is it?"
Wang Song asked.
Tong Xugao glanced at Wang Song and did not say anything. Instead, he continued to flip down, preparing to look at the last big question.
Wang Song was instantly embarrassed, because Tong Xugao's unspoken words were: Even if I say it, you won't understand.
After the awkwardness, he felt indignant.
(In my opinion, Tong Xugao must have gone blind from old age.)
(He thinks that I'm inferior to an intern teacher?)
(How preposterous!)
"Perfect!"
Tong Xugao praised.
"..."
The examiners who had been waiting to see how the last question was answered heard Tong Xugao's words. They didn't care about their seniority and directly gathered over.
One must know that he didn't even shout out this word when he saw such a high-grade spirit rune earlier.
Everyone glanced over and was directly dumbfounded.
This... this...
The astonishment in their hearts could no longer be described with words.
There was no light flashing on this spirit rune.
Usually speaking, if there was light, the grade would definitely be high, and if there was no light, 99% of it would be low. However, there was also an exception. That was if the spirit rune master's standard was too high and they had already reached the point where the spirit qi wouldn't overflow and would be compressed into the runes.
Of course, to achieve this, the quality of the ink must be good.
Everyone present was a senior spirit rune master and was very experienced. They could determine which was the latter situation, which was why they were so astonished.
Generally speaking, those who could reach such a level were either quasi-Grandmaster or had been a master for at least 20 years.
Even if it was Tong Xugao, he wouldn't dare to guarantee that he would be able to draw such a perfect spirit rune every time. One must know that this was an examination venue.
"Even if one doesn't understand the study of spirit runes, they would be able to discover the benefits of this spirit rune!"
"Yes, this has already risen to the category of aesthetics."
"It's so beautiful that I can't bear to use it."
The examiners were full of praises.
"Even if I'm cultured, I can only use one word to describe my feelings right now. Awesome."
Qian Hao thought to himself, "This is bad. The test paper that I dug up can only be ranked third."
Sigh!
It was such a tragedy to be in the same generation as a genius.
At this moment, it was Li Ziqi's identity as a princess of the royal clan that had performed a meritorious deed. She had received the education of the royal clan since young, causing her to have an extremely high level of literacy. She was proficient in the four arts.
Naturally, this wasn't enough to create an aesthetic spirit rune. However, Sun Mo was here.
After Li Ziqi learned the essence of spirit runes, she also had the ability to adjust the details under the situation where the core structure didn't change. For example, the thickness of the rune lines at different locations.
This was like plastic surgery. For the same facial features, some people could slightly lower their eyelids or raise their nose, and they would appear very beautiful.
"This test paper is the first place of this batch."
Tong Xugao sighed ruefully.
"That's right. If there are other examinees who can score better than this, I'll eat all the test papers here."
Great Teacher Zhou nodded, feeling very happy in his heart.
He was the one who had marked this test paper first.
No one had any objections.
His answers were all full marks, and the calligraphy he used was the one to establish a sect. His questions were filled with foresight, and the spirit rune drawing at the end had even risen to the level of aesthetics.
"Such a person would only appear once every 100 years, right?"
Great Teacher Zhou smacked his lips.
"Have you forgotten about Sun Mo?"
Qian Hao teased.
"If I had to say, this examinee isn't inferior to Sun Mo."
Great Teacher Zhou loved the house and its crow.
"Do you guys think that this is Li Ziqi's test paper?"
Wang Song suddenly asked.
"It can't be, right?"
"It shouldn't be!"
"If that's the case, I'll die of jealousy."
As everyone spoke, they glanced at Tong Xugao. Their meaning was self-evident. (Let's take a look first?)
"Quickly mark the papers!"
Tong Xugao urged.
Rules were rules. They mustn't be broken.
Everyone understood. Hence, they returned to their positions and worked even harder to mark the papers.
After Qian Hao picked up his brush, he pondered for a few minutes. He then turned to the bamboo basket and picked up the test paper with the words' Writing Spirit Runes Gives Life '.
(I shouldn't have erased the examinee's wonderful thoughts!)
Qian Hao reflected on himself.
This examinee was a lucky one. Because of the content of Li Ziqi's questions, he was able to pass.
The workload that should have taken three days was completed by everyone in two days. They just wanted to know this examinee's name one day earlier.
When the sun set, everyone gathered together again with dark circles under their eyes.
"Why don't we start from the third set?"
Qian Hao suggested.
He wanted to know the name of this unlucky fellow who was born at the wrong time.
Very soon, the words' Jiang Zizhong 'appeared at the top of the paper.
"Oh, it's Teacher Jiang's family!"
Wang Song shook his head and sighed. He had learned from Jiang Wei before and knew that this Jiang Zizhong was very capable. "He might as well not have taken the exam!"
"That's right. The Jiang Clan specializes in spirit runes. A person in third place isn't enough."
Everyone agreed.
Tong Xugao didn't care about such a minor character. He directly removed the name on the second set. After that, sounds of people drawing in cold breaths rang out.
Zhou Wenbin!
Everyone was very familiar with this name.
"The person in first place wouldn't really be Sun Mo's eldest disciple, right?"
Qian Hao was speechless and a little jealous. (You are already so strong. If your disciple is so amazing as well, how can others live?)
"What a pity!"
Everyone felt pity for Zhou Wenbin. After that, they waited for Tong Xugao to continue.
There was no suspense. The three words' Li Ziqi ', written in skinny gold ink, appeared in everyone's vision.
For a time, there was no sound in the room. One could even hear a pin drop.
There was no surprise because everyone had already expected this result.
"I heard that Sun Mo has the reputation of being an expert in both calligraphy and painting. This calligraphy should be created by him. There's no doubt about it!"
Great Teacher Zhou exclaimed in admiration. He had the urge to pay Sun Mo a visit.
Such beautiful words, he wanted to learn them!
"Teacher Tong, let me take care of this set of exam papers, okay?"
Wang Song spoke up.
He finally understood why Liu Fan wanted him to help him take Li Ziqi's exam papers. Even if that girl couldn't become a saint, this set of exam papers still had a great value.
"Let me do it!"
"Give it to me!"
Everyone started arguing.
One of the benefits of being an examiner was that they would be able to enjoy the benefits of being in a favorable position. They could just take care of whoever they wanted and no one would object.
However, it wasn't possible this time around. After all, it was a set that only appeared once every 100 years.
"Cough cough, I still have to study this set of exam papers a little more!"
Tong Xugao rejected and kept the exam papers.
Everyone wanted to curse out loud.
(You are a 7-star big shot, why are you fighting with us juniors?)
(If you really want it, can't you just get Li Ziqi to write another set?)
(Wait a minute, given Sun Mo's fame, even a 7-star might not have enough face in front of him.)
...
Bang bang bang!
Early in the morning, Lu Zhiruo impatiently knocked on Li Ziqi's door.
"Eldest Martial Sister, sleep a little more. I'll help you look at the results!"
The papaya girl knew that she didn't have this kind of learning ability. Hence, her eldest martial sister's results were hers. At that time, she could just shout out that her eldest martial sister was the top ranker and enjoy the envious gazes of others.
(Yes, I'll shout out the words' Eldest Martial Sister 'in a softer voice.)
"How can I sleep if you knock so loudly?"
Li Ziqi was speechless.
"Let's go and look at the red rankings together!"
Qin Yaoguang had long since prepared herself.
"Will we fail?"
Xian Yuwei was very worried. After all, Zhou Wenbin had also chosen the study of spirit runes.
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