[Mo Dao Zu Shi Fanfiction] I Raise A Ying in Yiling

The night passed quickly. Wei Chaoyan, smiling, carried a sleepy-eyed little Qingyan and accompanied Wei's parents and the other six, including Wei Ying, who had just finished a quick breakfast, to the examination hall.

Along the way, Wei Ying's parents kept nagging them not to be nervous when they entered the examination room, to go over the answers in their minds several times before answering the questions, and not to be careless, etc. Wei Ying and the others looked helpless but dared not interrupt them, so they could only endure it.

Fortunately, the exam venue wasn't far away, just a vacant lot not far behind the teaching building. It was set up overnight by five teachers who had pulled in a few helpers from the forty researchers next door, just for today's exam.

Since today's assessment focuses on the Six Arts and Eight Refined Arts of a Gentleman, which are deeply rooted in classical culture, the teachers in the examination room have ingeniously created a scene where every step reveals a new view, with winding stone paths and water corridors, and a mix of flowers, trees, rockeries, ponds, and pavilions, all exuding the elegant charm of traditional Chinese gardens.

In this imaginable and perfectly transformed space, as long as one does not demand excessive precision, the creator can make "the world as magnificent and splendid as one's thoughts."

Therefore, the teachers completely let loose here, claiming to be based on the famous Jiangnan garden architecture in China, but in reality, they have added a lot of their own ideas and made drastic modifications.

The final product was practically a tangible embodiment of the fairyland gardens and water towns in the novel. Even Lan Zhan, a genuine immortal lord who came from the fairyland of the cultivation world—Cloud Recesses—was amazed at first glance.

Not to mention Wei Ying, who is curious and has excellent initiative. He had already dragged Lan Zhan and Qi Ye into "Peach Blossom Spring" (named by Teacher Wang) to look around. As for Zhao Yumin and the other two who were a step behind, they awkwardly smiled at the five teachers who had just turned the corner to greet them.

Wei Chaoyan placed his hand between his brows and gazed into the distance. After searching back and forth, he finally caught a glimpse of Wei Ying's cheerful figure among the clusters of beautifully blooming flowers in the distance, along with two figures behind him who were being held tightly by him and looked utterly helpless.

He shouted loudly, "Aying, Qiye, Azhan, come back quickly! Exam time is almost here! You'll be late if you don't come back soon!!"

Wei Ying, who was happily hopping among the flowers, visibly froze for a moment. He clearly heard Wei Chaoyan calling him, and only then did he regain his senses and remember the important matter. With a scream, he pulled the two people who looked utterly hopeless back and ran wildly towards the garden gate.

The three, their heads and bodies covered in fallen petals and twigs, stopped in their tracks, breathing heavily, before the group waiting at the door. The shy Lan Zhan and Qi Ye bowed to their teacher and Wei Zhaoyan, their faces flushed with embarrassment. Wei Ying also bowed, but his bright and cheerful face showed no embarrassment; instead, it carried a hint of regret that they hadn't had enough time to see and play.

Wei's parents looked at him helplessly, unwilling to say anything. Wei Chaoyan secretly glanced at the teachers beside her, whose smiles were almost impossible to suppress, and quickly reached out and flicked Wei Ying's forehead with her hand. Amid his cry of pain, she pushed him towards the kindergarten, all the while trying to explain to the teachers, no, to defend him: "Hehe, Teacher Zhou, Teacher Hai... Ying was just too curious and couldn't help himself, he definitely didn't mean to forget the important matter! Ah, I've already disciplined him, and he knows he was wrong, so please don't be angry, teachers!"

"And it's getting late, I'll take this brat into the exam room right now. He won't miss today's exam, please don't worry, teacher!"

As she spoke, she forcefully shoved Wei Ying, along with Lan Zhan and Qi Ye, and dragged them into the "Peach Blossom Spring." They moved with incredible speed, disappearing from everyone's sight in no time.

Wei's parents, looking embarrassed but polite, gave the teacher, whose eyes were wide open from Wei Chaoyan's sudden inspiration, a dry laugh. After offering a confused and awkward apology, they followed their daughter's example and, carrying Qingyan, slipped away as fast as they could!

Even though the five teachers were very composed, they were so angry at the Wei family's antics that they almost stumbled. However, the culprits had already disappeared, so they could only smile helplessly and lead Zhao Yumin and the other two, who were left standing there dumbfounded, into the garden!

After about half a cup of tea's time, Wei Chaoyan and her group arrived one after the other at a pavilion in the center of the newly built garden. The teachers who rushed over behind them didn't bother to argue with the smiling Wei Chaoyan and her group. Seeing that it was getting late, they immediately announced the start of the exam with solemn expressions.

Unrelated personnel, such as Wei Chaoyan, Wei's father, and the other three, should remain in the pavilion and quietly watch Wei Ying and the others undergo their assessment, without making any noise that might disturb them.

Meanwhile, Wei Ying and the other five examinees, led by Teacher Zhou, Teacher Hai, and Teacher Wang, left the pavilion and arrived at today's examination venue.

Thirty paces in front of the pavilion is a large, flat meadow, in front of which is a large lotus pond. At the end of the pond is a winding stream, and on the other side is a long and exquisite corridor. At the end of the corridor is a small and delicate pointed flower pavilion. On the opposite bank of the lotus pond is a spacious horse riding area, which can be reached by crossing a double-railed wooden bridge.

Obviously, after finishing the written test on the grassy area on this side of the lotus pond, one would have to cross the bridge to the horse farm on the other side to take the remaining tests, such as "charioteering" and "archery" from the Six Arts.