The late-night talk in Dormitory 403 went on for a very, very long time that Saturday night.
Zheng Qing told his companions about the Seven Deadly Sins' assessment that evening and the Crow Mask-wearing wizards who had appeared in the parade; Xiao Xiao spoke of the difficulties they had encountered while planning the parade; Fatty Xin analyzed the recent public sentiment in the newspapers and around the school; Dylan reported on certain voices within the Under the Moon Council.
Zheng Qing could no longer remember when the late-night talk had ended.
For the first time in ages, he had a good night's sleep.
When he opened his eyes in the morning and reached toward his pillow, he discovered in horror that he had forgotten to put out his Nightmare Doll and protective talisman the night before.
Then he realized that he had not had a nightmare the night before, either!
"That's exactly right."
While doing morning exercises—due to the unusual circumstances, he had been doing them on the balcony these past few days—Xiao Xiao analyzed the situation with the young scholarship student. "Last night's parade let everyone who needed to vent, wanted to vent, or could vent get it all out of their system... For the time being, no one should be going all out to make trouble for you."
Then, noticing Zheng Qing's eager expression, he immediately added, "But you still need to wear the Invisibility Talisman for a while... This coming week is crucial. Judging by the divination results, this uproar should gradually die down... At least until next weekend, you need to keep a low profile like you are now."
Hearing that, Zheng Qing sighed in slight disappointment. After taking one last look at the laughing, frolicking crowd outside the window, he turned and left the balcony,