The Magical Creatures Studies teacher droned on from the podium. Below, the students, gradually sensing something was off, held their textbooks and began whispering among themselves.
Zheng Qing slowly furrowed his brow as well.
What concerned him, however, was not that the teacher had gone off track, but that the "off-track" material was unexpectedly fascinating. Like a drop of water falling into a boiling pan of oil, it sent thought after thought splashing through his already turbulent mind.
"Professor? Did you take the wrong lecture notes?" At last, a student bravely raised a hand and pointed out that the young lecturer's words did not match up.
The Magical Creatures Studies teacher froze for several seconds, then carefully flipped through the notes in his hand.
"Ah, I'm terribly sorry."
He scratched his head, an apologetic smile appearing on his round face. "I don't know who slipped part of 'Magic Philosophy in Divination' into my notes... Well, no matter. Just that little bit from earlier—the material before it still needs to be remembered... Let's continue... Mm-hmm, small pieces of bread can make a Three-headed Dog's three heads fall into an argument..."
A wave of good-natured laughter rose from below.
But Zheng Qing and Jiang Yu were not among them. The two young hunters of Youzui stared at each other, surprise and confusion in both their eyes.
Before class even ended, Zheng Qing urgently released a flock of paper cranes.
After class, he and Jiang Yu did not go to the library as planned. Instead, they headed straight to D&K, rather roughly driving out the few customers in the shop and giving Hank and the Ear Brothers the day off.
Very soon, figures began arriving at the shop as summoned.
"You'd better give me a good reason!"
Before the knocking had even stopped,