Terry Duzem—a name steeped in legend; an outstanding alchemist, a solitary traveler, and an unconventional Doctor.
He was also the savior of Zheng Qing's little elves.
From the first semester of his freshman year until now, Zheng Qing had known this reclusive hermit for a long time. It could be said that among all the students of Jiuyou Academy—even First University as a whole—few knew Dr. Duzem better than he did.
It was precisely because of this that, after connecting the Subordinate Philosopher's Stone developed by Dr. Duzem with the crows' Demon Flesh transplant experiments, he did not waste much effort before readily accepting the possibility—the obsessive, somewhat neurotic alchemist truly might have been involved in the crows' illegal experiments.
But having a lead was one thing; being able to investigate it was another.
Aside from his obscure connection to Rat Immortal, the newly advanced Legendary Wizard, Dr. Duzem had also received substantial support from the Zhongshan Jiang Clan. When Zheng Qing had first met the Doctor, Jiang Yu had been the one to bring him there.
And since Jiang Yu was also a member of the You Zui Hunting Team, there was no way around involving her, whether by reason or sentiment. After class, the young publicly funded student hurriedly stopped the witch, who had been planning to go to the library, and briefly laid out his suspicions.
"How do you want to investigate?" the witch asked bluntly.
"How about going straight to his door and having a quick chat with the Doctor?" the boy offered uncertainly. "Didn't Old Yao give us two talismans he drew? Safety shouldn't be a concern."
Of course, aside from the two talisman papers Old Yao had given them, imbued with a legendary aura, Zheng Qing also had the little green snake hiding in