Zheng Qing naturally declined Councilwoman Su's suggestion.
It was not that he feared anything. Mainly, school had only officially started two days ago, and he had already taken ten classes. Although most of them had not yet assigned homework, the classes that had, along with the preview work for the nearly twenty remaining lessons, had already left him struggling to cope.
On top of that, he had another five classes tomorrow. History of Magic and Classical Rituals in the morning both required extensive memorization, and Zheng Qing did not want to waste another half hour on the road after getting up tomorrow.
It definitely was not because he feared anything!
The young teaching assistant silently repeated those words to himself. He raised his head and was about to speak when the Great Fox on the roof flicked her tail, and her figure instantly vanished without a trace. Only her lingering voice remained in the empty Night Veil: "If you don't want to come, forget it. If you've got the nerve, don't ever come!"
That one sentence left the boy choking, at a complete loss.
Colmar watched with a smile. When she saw the wizard turn toward her, she hurriedly raised a hand and gave it a small wave, her tone carrying a hint of regret. "Since you don't even want to visit Councilwoman Su, you must look down on my little tavern even more... It's already so late. Do you need me to take you back to school?"
The wizard slowly shook his head, still not recovered from the aftermath of the Great Fox's disappearance.
But Colmar gave him no more time to think. Seeing his refusal, her smile faded. She clicked her tongue, muttered something that sounded vaguely like "scumbag," then turned and vanished without a trace as well.