The black cat's swaying tail suddenly went rigid.
"Burn... burn what?" Its ears shot upright, and its eyes went round as saucers.
"Oh, the Burn Zheng Qing Parade."
The Sin Eater eagerly explained from the side, "You know Zheng Qing, right? He's been quite the notorious figure lately... the scum exposed by The Horn Newspaper for harming Councilwoman Su... students from several academies have reached a consensus that scum like him cannot be allowed to live in this world, so the Burn Zheng Qing Parade will be held tonight!"
The black cat stood there woodenly.
Several academies?
Scum?
Those dreadful words lashed at its soul like curses, leaving its mind blank and freezing it in place.
After a long while, it finally recovered and cautiously asked, "If I remember correctly, Zheng Qing is still a student, isn't he? How could the school allow something so brutal to happen... and aren't there rumors that he dropped out?"
"There is no scum like that at this school! He doesn't deserve to be a student of First University!" The wizard in the Goat Head Mask raised his hand and roared, already looking as though he had entered parade mode.
"The comrades in the Student Union sent word that they haven't received Zheng Qing's withdrawal application. Most likely, it was just fake news he put out himself." The Sin Eater analyzed the matter with equal clarity. "And if he tries to leave the school through any gate, including the First Grand Hall, he'll be discovered immediately..."
"I rather hope he leaves Puji Island at once." A chilling sneer came from beneath the Goat Head Mask, making the already terrified black cat shudder involuntarily again.
It made up its mind that it would not go home for the New Year this year.
The school was