The first class on Monday morning was Spell Studies.
Zheng Qing had waited all night for his Black Gemstone Cat, and his heart felt as though cats were clawing at it. After morning class, he hurried to the classroom, wanting to ask Jiang Yu whether her White Jade Cat had returned.
But the witch did not stroll into the classroom until the bell rang. She did not even glance at him. Li Meng, trailing close behind Jiang Yu, made a face at him.
The familiar scene filled Zheng Qing with a sense of foreboding.
Soon, he remembered that after Thomas had captured him and cut flesh from him to draw blood, he had tried to keep it from Jiang Yu. For quite some time afterward, he had not even been able to see the witch's face head-on.
The killing intent she had radiated during that period felt exactly like the feeling she gave him when she entered the classroom today.
He was not the only one sensitive to such auras.
"What mistake did you make this time?"
During a break in Magic Spell Class, Xiao Xiao studied Zheng Qing with curiosity and suspicion written all over his face. "Don't tell me you really have some strange sort of relationship with that little girl from the Hui Yin Tribe..."
"Bullshit!"
Zheng Qing rolled his eyes at Doctor. After his irritation faded, he sighed helplessly. "How would I know? Everything was fine yesterday. I swear I've behaved myself these past two days... Other than taking part in one of the school's projects on friday—and she knows about that—I've just been studying, studying, and studying some more. Finals are almost here. Where would I find the time to get mixed up in that kind of nonsense?"
"So if you had time, you would