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A fierce snowstorm raged on December 7.
This was the fifteenth Monday since the semester began, coinciding with the solar term Heavy Snow. With two hours still left until midnight on the seventh, the duty wizards at the Astrology Observatory could no longer wait to unleash the "wind-and-snow weather spheres" they had been stockpiling since winter began, one after another.
The three young wizards of Dormitory 403 huddled beneath their respective blankets, listening to the cold wind howl past outside and the window frames bang beneath the onslaught of snow and wind, clicking their tongues in amazement.
"Did they smash open an entire winter's worth of weather spheres tonight?" Wrapped in his blanket, Zheng Qing poked only his head through a gap in the bed curtains and gazed happily out the window.
For some reason, whenever there was heavy wind, rain, or snow outside, hiding under his blankets always put him in a good mood. The feeling was a little strange. It was neither appreciation for the snowy scenery nor malicious delight, but something subtler.
"The Astrology Observatory's twisted sense of humor... They always like smashing the corresponding weather spheres on the corresponding solar term."
Leaning against his bed, Fatty Xin folded his arms, both hands tucked beneath the fat cat's belly. Staring blankly into space, he said thoughtfully, "It rained during Rain Water, thundered during Awakening of Insects, and even on White Dew, the dew around the academy was much heavier than usual... Maybe I should write a commentary on this. Hmm, I'll call it 'Rigid Solar Terms Freeze Two-tailed Squirrels Stiff.'"
"Which Two-tailed Squirrel froze stiff? Did you see it?" Zheng Qing tilted his head in bafflement. If he remembered correctly, the Fat Wizard had stayed in the dormitory after dinner and had not even gone to