For Zheng Qing's two companions to join forces and set him up, it naturally could not have been over something as simple as a robe. In fact, during several previous internal discussions, the You Zui Hunting Team had expressed some degree of suspicion about the relationship between the North District Wizards and the crows.
Especially the "White Crow" they had caught outside Aige Dragon Hunting Ground earlier.
"I was a failure. I hardly noticed whether the sun was shining or not, because I had no time.
"My parents couldn't support me, and my education wasn't impressive. Alone in the city, I searched for a future.
"I found many jobs, but none of them hired me. Maybe nobody liked someone who wasn't good at talking, didn't enjoy socializing, and hadn't shown enough ability.
"For three whole days, I ate only two loaves of bread. Hunger kept me from sleeping at night. Fortunately, I had paid a month's rent in advance, so I could keep living in that dark basement and didn't have to go outside to endure the abnormally cold winter winds.
"Finally, I found a job. I worked night watch at a hospital, guarding the morgue.
"The hospital was even colder at night than I had imagined. The corridor wall lamps were not lit, and everything was dim. I could only rely on the faint light spilling out from the rooms to see where I was stepping.
"The place smelled awful. From time to time, bodies arrived stuffed into body bags, and we worked together to carry them into the morgue.
"It wasn't a good job, but at least it let me afford bread. I could also use my free time at night to study. After all, no one wanted to come to the morgue unless a corpse needed to