Friday's Pedestrian Street already had something of a weekend atmosphere.
Especially now, during the most comfortable stretch of the semester—midterms were over, finals had yet to arrive, late spring was giving way to early summer, and the weather was exceptionally pleasant—so even though it was only Friday noon, there were not that many fewer young wizards out shopping than on the weekend.
With a Jia Ma Talisman strapped to his leg, Zheng Qing hurried to Number Ninety-Nine Pedestrian Street.
That was Sanyou Bookstore on Puji Island.
If there was anyone in this world who could definitely catch that "little snake," it could only be the owner of this shop.
That said.
He did not hold much hope. He had even prepared himself to see thick dust piled up behind the tightly shut display window. But sometimes, people simply liked doing things they knew would yield no results.
As he passed Number Ninety-Seven Pedestrian Street—the address of D&K—he glanced inside. Since the Ear Brothers had gone to Edge Academy for classes, the shop was a little short-handed. Hank, who had originally been responsible only for accounting, had no choice but to leave the counter and begin receiving customers.
When Zheng Qing looked over, Hank had his back to the entrance and seemed to be introducing something to a customer. A fluffy large tail had been carelessly tied around his waist. Its tip drooped listlessly in the sunlight, dry and split, utterly lacking the "Qingqiu flair" it had possessed when Zheng Qing first saw it.
The young wizard could not help smiling silently. He withdrew his gaze and looked at the shop two doors down.
Then the smile on his face abruptly froze.
Because at the entrance to Sanyou Bookstore, he saw a figure who was not exactly unfamiliar.
Yellow Flower Cat.