Because she had previously underwent strict maid training, she quickly understood how she should treat the young master. As a general rule of thumb, little kids do not like being ignored; they love it when people take time to talk with them, especially when people dote on them and give them lots of praise. So the maid knew her young master wouldn’t feel happy if she didn’t talk to him. Only adults who liked peace and quiet maids would enjoy silence.
With a faint smile, the maid gathered her courage and asked, ““Young Master, it’s very late. Why haven’t you gone to bed yet? Why did you draw so many sketches? What are they for? Why do they all have the same design?”
Of course, the maid’s words immediately piqued Suo Jia’s interest. While chewing a bun, Suo Jia said vaguely, “Don’t look down on these diagrams, they are extremely difficult to draw. Currently, I’m researching which of these drawing methods is the fastest, simplest, and most energy-conserving!”
“Eh?” The maid scratched her head, and with a puzzled expression she looked at the strange diagrams. “Aren’t these drawings very simple already? Does this really require a whole night’s worth of research?”
“…”
Suo Jia began to choke on his food after he heard what the maid said. It wasn’t until after quite a long bout of hacking coughs did he finally manage to cough the food out, leaving him red in the face. “Don’t underestimate these diagrams! If you tried drawing them, you would understand how complex they really are. What’s more is that you have to be accurate. Look closely at the size and the proportion. All the arrays I have drawn are practically identical!”
Suo Jia reached for a pen and piece of white paper and pushed them towards the maid, saying impatiently, “If you don’t believe me , try drawing it yourself. It’s very complicated and extremely difficult to draw!”
“Right! I am extremely sorry Young Master. I was ignorant and had upset you. Young Master, this lowly maid of yours will not dare act so foolishly ever again!!” Looking at the Young Master’s completely red face, the maid thought that the Young Master was seething, and so she desperately tried to beg for forgiveness.
“What?” Suo Jia looked inquisitively at the maid, and with a questioning voice continued, “What is there to forgive or not to forgive? You didn’t do anything wrong; I just wanted to correct your mistake. Come…hold this pen, and try drawing it yourself. If you do so, you will understand what I’m talking about”
Seeing the Young Master’s persistence, the maid finally gave in and apprehensively picked up the pen. She looked at the diagram once again, and felt that what she thought was still true. Such a simple diagram couldn’t be that hard to draw, could it?
Seeing the girl beginning to draw, Suo Jia reached for the cup of water next to him to refresh himself. However, just before he was able to, he heard a female voice say, “Young…Young Master, I’ve finished drawing!”
“What! So quickly?” Hearing the maid’s voice, Suo Jia forgot about the cup and immediately turned around to look at the white paper.
Under Suo Jia’s inspection, that exact Six Pointed Star Array had cleanly appeared on the white paper. Even though it was not as precise as the one Suo Jia had drawn, it was obvious from first glance that without going through professional training, it was impossible to draw the Six Pointed Star Array so accurately!
Doubtfully looking at the maid, Suo Jia said in confusion, “Have you drawn this diagram before?”
Hearing the Young Master’s words, the maid shook her head in confusion. “No, I haven’t! In the past, I rarely went out; I spent every day helping my master prepare food. I’ve never drawn this before.”
Scratching his head in confusion, Suo Jia furrowed his brows and said, “Then how did you draw it so accurately? Draw it again for me. This time, I will watch carefully so that I can observe exactly how you drew this!”
Hearing Suo Jia’s words, the maid did not discuss any longer, and took the pen. After a few strokes, an exact Six Pointed Star Array was completed. She once again turned to look at Suo Jia, and saw that his mouth was gaping as if petrified, frozen in place.
Suo Jia’s mind had practically collapsed. If he had not personally witnessed it, he would have never in his lifetime imagined that the Six Pointed Star Array could be drawn in such a way!
The maid’s method of drawing was very simple; she first drew a triangle right-side up, and then drew another triangle upside down. These two triangles perfectly formed a Six Pointed Star Array when combined! This only required 6 strokes and it could be drawn very easily. Based on this new method of drawing, Suo Jia could finish drawing the entire Six Pointed Star Array in half a second. Moreover, the result was extremely accurate!
After his euphoria passed, Suo Jia’s whole body began to tremble. Perhaps other people wouldn’t understand, but Suo Jia knew that this drawing met