Poseidon was ultimately captured by Su Ya and taken back to Qingqiu Mansion.
The Little Fox Girl did not have the courage to skip class and wanted to use Zheng Qing as a shield. But she did not know that the young publicly funded student did not have the courage to interfere with Su Shijun's education of her either.
After all, he was not yet an Archwizard.
So, after leaving the tree-lined road and reaching the next fork, Zheng Qing held Poseidon and solemnly handed her over to Su Ya, admonishing, "How can you leave your homework unfinished? Be good. Since you've started school, you need to study hard and improve every day, understand?"
The Little Fox stared blankly for a second before suddenly realizing she had been abandoned. She squeaked and struggled desperately, trying to escape the clutches of those black-hearted hands. But Su Ya nimbly grabbed the scruff of her neck, stopping her attempted escape.
"At least you know what matters." The Little Fox Girl shot the wizard a sidelong glance, then hugged Poseidon tightly, twitched her ears, and swaggered away with her fluffy tail trailing behind her.
Zheng Qing watched her petite figure vanish behind the shrubs, let out a deep sigh, then turned and trudged dejectedly toward Dormitory Hill.
He decided that he had better stay away from Qingqiu Mansion for a while. He had every reason to believe that, after today, there would no longer be anyone—or any fox—there who welcomed him.
A young man's melancholy came quickly and went quickly.
When Zheng Qing stood before the iron gate at the foot of Dormitory Hill and saw Fifth Master Ni squatting in the little hole at the center of the gate, puffing away at smoke, the Little Fox's squeaky complaints were promptly tossed to the