Bab 1884: Ang Copper Gong

Zhong Qing had always valued the cultivation of character and state of mind. Calligraphy was the art of sharpening one's concentration and self-control, so he would often spend his free time with a brush in hand. Due to his devotion to the art, the calligraphy works that he produced were of exceptional quality, such that many experts would specially pay him a visit to request his pieces so as to find inner peace within them.

Given his character and state of mind, an ordinary examination among the younger generation should not have fazed him in the least. But… contrary to his expectations, all eight examinees in his lineage, including his own grandson, had actually been eliminated in the examination! This had shaken him a little, so he wanted to challenge the two youths responsible for it to test their abilities.

However, who could have known that a reputed Scholastic Master like him would end up being looked upon in disdain?

Weak?