Zheng Qing tilted his head back to avoid the Fat Wizard's two thumbs. The first thought that sprang to mind was that Xiao Xiao had sold him out, and he instinctively turned to look at the short wizard beside him.
"It wasn't me. Don't look at me."
Xiao Xiao was busily scribbling in his black-covered notebook. Seemingly sensing Zheng Qing's gaze, he denied it three times without even looking up. "I just got here. I don't know anything..."
Zheng Qing's suspicious gaze shifted to the Fat Wizard on the other side, his eyes probing. "Then where did you hear about it? I haven't told anyone else, have I..."
"It wasn't the Doctor! Don't wrong an innocent man!"
The Fat Wizard patted his chest loyally and gestured with his chin. "It was Li Meng. She can't wait for everyone in class to know that her cousin is graduating early... I think she's even happier than when she gets gifts for the New Year."
Zheng Qing immediately understood.
Jiang Yu must have kept Li Meng on a tight leash at school, which was why the Little Witch reacted like this. But Jiang Yu still had another year at school. Was Li Meng not afraid her cousin would twist her ears for acting so wild already?
With that thought, the boy could not help turning to look toward the front of the classroom.
A circle of witches, along with several wizards, had gathered around Li Meng. They whispered among themselves, and every now and then, a short arm stretched out from the crowd to point in his direction. Then came rows of staring eyes and meaningful expressions. The atmosphere gave Zheng Qing a genuine understanding of what it meant to be condemned by a thousand people.
"So?"
The Fat Wizard forcibly turned Zheng