The most pleasant thing in life was not sleeping until one woke naturally, but waking up on a weekend morning, taking a piss, then rolling back under the covers, with one's groggy brain telling them there was still plenty of time and they could sleep for as long as they wanted.
By the same logic, the most agonizing thing in life was not having someone bring up an awkward topic, but having that awkward topic linger and replay in one's mind long after they had mentioned it, refusing to leave.
Like what Su Shijun had casually mentioned about Jiang Yu before leaving a few days ago.
Zheng Qing had reason to suspect that the female Senior Councilor of the Under the Moon Council had found an opportunity to make things difficult for him, but he had no proof and did not dare confront her about it.
What else could he do? Life had to go on. Even holding his nose, he could get through it.
Now, Fatty Xin had brought up the issue again, making Zheng Qing want to stuff his head into a toilet and let him gurgle for a while. To shift the subject away from Jiang Yu, Zheng Qing had no choice but to take out the Rune Copybook he had just thought of and show it to his roommates.
"What do you think of this gift?" He waved it around, making the Rune Copybook rustle. "A set of copies, with simple annotations... As long as you trace the rune strokes and infuse them with spiritual power, they can be used as proper Basic Talismans."
Sure enough, Fatty Xin's attention shifted away from the copies.
He sidled up to Zheng Qing, took the copybook, and began studying it with Dr. Xiao. Zheng Qing let out a heavy