Li Guanqi froze. He hadn’t expected the sect to entrust him with such a momentous occasion. Shen Lan, sensing his hesitation, smiled and said, “You were the one who inspired everyone to stand tall. A lot of the people applying to the sect are here because of you. And among your peers, you’re the most exceptional disciple. That’s why we want you to lead the ceremony.”0

A long silence followed before Li Guanqi finally nodded.0

Shen Lan told him to head to the plaza in half an hour, then vanished from sight.0

Li Guanqi rubbed his face and returned to his wooden house to fetch a brand new set of sect robes. Once he’d changed, he looked at himself in the mirror and noticed a faint shadow of stu...0