Friday was gray and overcast from dawn to dusk, with a steady drizzle falling.
That evening, neither Zheng Qing nor Jiang Yu had any classes outside their class schedule.
After dinner, the two followed their prior arrangement and arrived at Qingqiu Mansion one after the other. Unlike the witch in the beautiful crimson robe, Zheng Qing had come to the mansion today in the form of a black cat.
He had chosen this approach partly because of Xiao Xiao's warning yesterday. It would keep him from being surrounded and provoked in the streets, and it would save him two Invisibility Talismans. But more importantly, Zheng Qing felt that appearing in Qingqiu Mansion as a cat would preserve everyone's dignity to the greatest extent possible.
After all, no one could make things difficult for a cat, could they?
Besides, after becoming a cat, his black fur could conceal most of his expressions. He could pretend not to see many things, pretend not to hear many words, and when the atmosphere grew awkward, he could even pretend to be playing with Poseidon and flee the scene.
There were simply too many advantages!
"...There are far too many disadvantages. Most importantly, he's about to graduate and leave the school!"
Jiang Yu stared intently at Su Shijun behind the desk, her expression grave. "If a scandal involving magical ethics breaks out at such a critical time, no organization or laboratory in the Alliance—even those major hunting groups—will consider working with him! You must understand that magical ethics are rules every magical project must follow. Wizards established these ethical standards because countless historical experiences have proven just how much harm uncontrolled magical experiments can cause this world..."
At that moment, the three of them were in the study of Qingqiu Mansion.
Su Shijun sat behind