Chapter 3007: The Wind Is a Little Noisy Tonight
It was gradually getting late outside.
The Silent Forest had already been swallowed by the night.
A Pumpkin Carriage pulled by four fat rats trundled along the forest path, flanked by towering Soul Returning Poplars and low thickets. It creaked and groaned as several Little Orange Lamps peeked through small windows carved into the carriage's sides, casting a small patch of mottled light that swayed with the carriage through the deep night.
Bewildered Treant Saplings crawled out of their Tree hollows, watching the huge pumpkin that smelled of nature inside and out with trembling fear. They drooled over the scent it gave off while wondering why the big creatures in the forest had not torn it to shreds.
"—The monsters in the forest had probably never seen guests this brazen before, so they hesitated for a moment."
Atop the Astronomy Tower of First University, the dean of Jiuyou Academy stood with his hands behind his back, his pipe clamped between his teeth as he smiled at the distant scene. His tone carried a hint of nostalgia. "Such utterly unrestrained youth."
Not far from him.
Between the crenellations of the Astronomy Tower.
Professor Yi of Divination Studies was lowering his head to adjust the eyepiece spacing on a Brass Telescope. Hearing that, he snorted without looking up. "It certainly is unrestrained... A few students stole their family's Pumpkin Carriage and sneaked off to Deep within the Silent Forest. Yet you, their dean, are only watching the show, without the slightest concern for student safety or the 'First University Management Regulations.' Utterly ridiculous!"
Puff—
Old Yao tapped his pipe.
A cloud of bluish-white smoke drifted out.
"They didn't steal the school's Pumpkin Carriage." He spread his hands, looking utterly innocent. "Besides,