During the finals, no one knew exactly what had happened in the Silent Forest. The young wizards' suspicions about those "crows" were still vague, like a two- or three-month-old fetus that had yet to take shape.
Even so, having a clear target for their resentment greatly improved everyone's mood. They began offering suggestions and discussing how to catch those "crows."
"Of course, this isn't something that can be accomplished overnight."
At the end of the meeting, the captain of the You Zui Hunting Team summed up: "I don't expect to wake up tomorrow morning and find that someone has uncovered the crows' true identities... Once they take off their masks, they could be anyone, hiding anywhere—the Silent Forest's secret camps, a shop on Pedestrian Street, Alpha Castle's cellars, the school's laboratories, the hospital, Hundred Herbs Garden, the library, or perhaps even living right next door to us."
"I only hope that everyone will remain careful and cautious during the investigation, and never act rashly... Don't forget how we fell asleep yesterday!"
Those words were meant for the others, but also for himself.
That evening, Zheng Qing did not go to the library. Instead, he dug out a vial of Transformation Potion, sniffed the scent on its bottle, and turned back into a black cat.
Today was Saturday.
There was another event that night.
But unlike the previous times, tonight was the first time the black cat actually looked forward to seeing the Sin Eater wearing that white, duck-egg-like mask.
The night was deep.
Moonlight spilled through the few scattered clouds overhead. The sycamore trees lining the road to Linzhong Lake had shed most of their leaves, leaving a mottled carpet upon the ground. Against the silver-gray sky, the black branches looked like unknown writing from the Starry Sky.
After leaving