Tuesday night, once again, in the little garden in front of the teaching building.
Jiang Yu had arranged to meet Ilena in the pavilion at the center of the garden and handed the Gypsy witch a small vial of pink blood.
"Beautiful." The instant she accepted the vial, Ilena's face filled with sincere admiration. "So pink blood really exists in this world... like the pea beneath nine layers of quilts. I always thought that was just a fairy tale."
Jiang Yu looked a little pale and weary.
Before she could speak, Ilena continued, "I heard Li Meng fainted again yesterday. I thought you would cancel today's transaction... Zheng Qing told me. He was there at the time too."
"An accident." Jiang Yu carefully studied the Gypsy witch's eyes and spoke softly. "Last night, after assigning Mengmeng her homework, I went deep into the library to look for books... Maybe she fell asleep afterward, sleepwalked outside, and accidentally tripped and fell. The School Hospital already examined her. She had no external injuries, and the School Labor Committee wizards who handled the scene concluded that Mengmeng had most likely been asleep at the time..."
"It's good that she's all right. No mishaps are the best possible outcome." Ilena lightly patted her chest, seeming to let out a huge sigh of relief. A trace of optimism appeared on her face. "Girls with pink blood generally aren't too unlucky..."
"That's because I used magic to desensitize this blood." Jiang Yu briefly explained the reason for the blood's color. "It won't affect its Spiritual Energy or vitality. And it can protect Mengmeng's safety to the greatest extent. That way, even if something goes wrong with your Magic Circle, or there's an accident, Mengmeng won't suffer any harm."
Holding the vial of pink blood up beneath