"The clue is already very clear..."
Inside the D&K shop on Pedestrian Street, Zhang Jixin had just finished speaking when a series of knocks sounded outside—knock, knock, knock—leaving him somewhat annoyed.
He pulled open the door, but before he could even stick his head out, someone squeezed their head through the crack.
"Sorry, sorry."
Zheng Qing hurried into the shop while rolling up his sleeves, apologizing repeatedly. "The opening dance ran a little late today. Nicholas and Liu Feifei never showed up, and the Hunting Committee couldn't find them either... It held me up for a bit."
He was referring to tonight's Hunting Dance Party.
It was Monday, and there were no hunting matches that evening. Instead, Jiuyou Academy was holding a Hunting Dance Party. Just like last year, it was held in the small square before Linzhong Lake. The only difference was that the captains of the nine hunting teams that had entered the finals all had to perform the opening dance, leaving Zheng Qing unable to coast along like he had last year.
"Good evening, Class Monitor!" Zhang Jixin's booming greeting came from behind him.
"Good evening." A cheerful voice replied, then greeted everyone else in the room. "Good evening, everyone... Is everyone here?"
The young publicly funded student turned around and happened to see Jiang Yu stepping lightly in from outside. She had changed out of the one-shouldered crimson gown she had worn at the dance and into Jiuyou's academy robes. Only the elaborate bun atop her head remained unchanged—Zheng Qing swore that they had walked together almost the entire way, yet he had no idea when she had changed clothes.
Perhaps noticing the confusion in his gaze, the witch blinked. The jade-winged hair ornament atop her head swayed mischievously, making her neck appear even fairer and