Get into
the best university, write the best thesis—
in the end, it is merely the master's task.
—<A rubbish free-verse poem written by Du Ningzhuang at the Witch House Tavern on September 10th, 1995, dedicated to Li Yun>
Even after a hundred years, ordinary people could probably only read this poem as, "Getting into a good university and writing a good thesis is merely the master's task," unable to analyze or comprehend anything more from it.
Witches counted as ordinary people too—though "probably" had to be added—but there was no real problem there.
Li Yun was also a witch who had no need to worry about "personnel reassignment." Her talent was outstanding, her strength considerable, and she had been the great contributor who helped Store Manager Qin Shunying knock open the academic world's doors to the Witch Transformation Symposium.
Thus, the four witches simply slacked off together and headed to the Land of Water Dispensers—that was, the bar counter—where they leisurely watched the newcomer witches provide service with utmost care. At the same time, they chatted about superfluous topics, such as the strange incident Du Ningzhuang had encountered.
"On my Sky Island, I keep a flock of sheep-headed beasts. Every day, they hold some kind of dance event up there, forcing me to spend money on a sheepdog... Then, after only two days, the sheep were still singing and dancing, while the sheepdog had been lured away by the sheep instead."
Baby Ningzhuang's luck, honestly—Jiang Han had almost never seen this woman have anything go smoothly. Even Chu Yujun, who normally loved poking fun at Du Ningzhuang most, suggested:
"Honestly, you'd be better off raising a cooking dog to cook for yourself. Don't raise a sheepdog to herd sheep, or it'll get lured off by the sheep."
They then