Xiao Xiao entered the classroom alongside Old Yao.
He looked utterly exhausted, as if he had not slept for three or five days. Even behind those Black Frame Glasses, the huge bags under his eyes and pronounced dark circles were still plainly visible.
"I told you..."
Fatty Xin leaned back slightly and lowered his voice, spitting out those three words with deep meaning—fortunately, he retained enough sense not to keep babbling in front of a Legendary Wizard.
Zheng Qing was equally astonished by Xiao Xiao's appearance.
Could it really be as the fatty said, that Doctor had stayed in Sima's office so long he lost track of time? No way! The Sima family was, after all, a fairly prominent family in the Alliance. They surely would not tolerate a descendant of their Direct Lineage doing anything that disgraced the family. Besides, Doctor did not seem like someone lacking in self-control, did he?
These jumbled thoughts flashed through Zheng Qing's mind as he watched Xiao Xiao hurry to his seat with a strange look in his eyes.
He was about to ask something when, only seconds after sitting down, Xiao Xiao fell soundly asleep, completely ignoring the Legendary Wizard standing at the podium.
Zheng Qing was so startled that he kept poking him.
Yet Old Yao seemed not to notice at all, simply repeating the things he emphasized almost every weekend—do not go to the Silent Forest without permission, avoid going alone to Beta Town North District, respect the customs of mermen and centaurs when dealing with them, and, most importantly for Jiuyou students, the approaching final exams.
"—In two weeks, the week after the Dragon Boat Festival, it will be time for final exams. These are your final days as second-years. Once they pass, you'll be bona fide upperclassmen of