The Card Apprentice

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The blade-like nib lightly slid over a greenish-gray card.

Thin blue lines flowed smoothly down from the nib.

The pale blue lines on the palm-sized card kept increasing, and gradually a complex and mysterious pattern became more and more perfect as the nib slid over it.

Chen Mu's gaze was focused on the card, and his breathing was slow, as though he were afraid of startling something.

If you looked closely, you could see that his right arm hadn't moved at all from beginning to end, with only his wrist moving.

His right wrist was as nimble as a snake, soft as though it had no bones.

The nib lightly turned, and an elegant arc appeared on the card.

Suddenly, the nib paused heavily, changing from its previous lightness to a sharp hook,

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