Su Shijun loosened her fingers.
She watched the chubby little creature wiggle its rear and vanish into the void in a panic.
"So these pests that erode books and destroy bookshelves can be transformed into beneficial insects?" Her voice was soft as she stared thoughtfully at where the bookworm had disappeared.
Zheng Qing glanced at her.
His intuition told him she was talking about something else, but she seemed to have reservations.
For her to harbor such reservations even before two Legends, whatever she wanted to bring up was clearly no trivial matter. The Yellow Flower Cat was no fool either. It lightly leaped from the young wizard's shoulder and landed on Su Shijun's.
This time, the witch did not dodge.
"Whatever it is, just say it. Don't hem and haw like some woman... cough!"
Only halfway through did it realize that the person beneath its paws was a genuine woman. After pausing, it awkwardly added, "It's all Zheng the Scum's fault!"
Heh, it was getting addicted to calling him that?
Zheng Qing shot the tabby a sidelong glance and decided not to lower himself to its level for the moment.
"This library was modeled in part after the Tower of Babel operated by the Relevant Department. The Demiplane it occupies is concealed within a Guardian Formation based around Xuanhuang Wood, and that Xuanhuang Wood is itself protected by the School Guardian Formation... Since the day it was built, it has been a seamless whole. In theory, it is non-existent for anyone to infiltrate it without alerting me."
For the first time before her, Zheng Qing adopted the tone of the Order Chief, his expression somewhat grave. "If you think something concerns us, then you should be even less hesitant..."
Su Shijun was not the sort of person to look