"You're much braver than I imagined!"
That was the first thing Xiao Xiao said after Zheng Qing sat down. "I thought you'd keep hiding under an Invisibility Talisman for a while longer... I didn't expect you to show your face so soon."
"A true warrior dares to face a bleak life and confront dripping blood." Zheng Qing recited one of his middle school texts with a solemn expression.
The Fat Wizard's ears immediately perked up. He eagerly pulled out his Quill Pen and looked up at Zheng Qing. "That sounds beautiful. Did you write it? Can you authorize me to use it?"
"No, no, no, it wasn't me. It was written by a gentleman named Zhou Shuren from Shaoxing." Zheng Qing waved his hands repeatedly. He did not dare casually wear such a lofty hat.
The fat man dejectedly put away his Quill Pen and reopened the newspaper in his hands.
"Shao Xingzhou? That's also a very ancient Wizard Family." Dr. Xiao interestedly pulled out his notebook and quickly flipped through it. "Perhaps I know that name..."
Zheng Qing could not guarantee that.
"Anything new?" He noticed the Beta Town Post the Fat Wizard was holding.
"Anything new?" The Fat Wizard glanced at him. "The biggest news today is that the 'First Gentleman,' the 'Jiu You Young Master,' and the 'Qingqiu Young Master' appeared before the public and conveyed a message laden with meaning..."
Laden with meaning?
Zheng Qing scratched his head, feeling that something was off. Showing himself in public today had been a spur-of-the-moment decision after he woke from a nightmare early that morning. What meaning could there possibly have been? And when had he conveyed any message to the public?
He snatched the newspaper from the fat man's hands and quickly found the article.
The article analyzed,