"As foolish as ever."
The black cat first delivered its verdict in a very brief sentence. Then, without even looking at the wizard's slightly flushed face, it flicked its tail and answered simply, "I'm already an official employee of the Relevant Department. Why can't I come to Black Prison? I have enough freedom, and enough ability to protect myself."
It emphasized the word "freedom" with particular clarity.
"...As for whether they know you're here," the black cat said, shooting the wizard a sidelong glance. The whiskers at the corners of its mouth twitched, and its face was full of disdain. "What a joke... You, a whole grown person, were sucked into the Black Moon in full view of everyone above Linzhong Lake. Did you expect nobody to notice?"
"Do you think everyone else is blind?"
"Not to mention, you destroyed the school's Guardian Formation. You're on the Relevant Department's list now, too. When you go back this time, you might have to take a trip with Danhaag's people!"
Behind and to Zheng Qing's side, the two "statues" finally failed to maintain their stiff expressions. They slightly turned their rigid necks and stared at Zheng Qing in shock—being able to destroy First University's Guardian Formation was a legendary achievement even among demons.
These prisoners of Black Prison might originally have harbored some malicious thoughts upon seeing Zheng Qing as a newcomer, but after July Flowing Fire descended, they immediately forgot those dangerous ideas. After the black cat, the Blue Great Fish, and that flaming Black Goat appeared, they had even forgotten their own existence.
After all, they were merely two statues.
"That was an accident!"
Zheng Qing muttered an emphasis, seeming as though he still wanted to explain something, only to find himself unable to explain it. Then inspiration struck him,