Zheng Qing hadn't lost his mind.
Of course, he wouldn't hand his own people over to an unreliable fellow like Yellow Flower Cat for safekeeping.
But the tabby's words did remind him that, when the time came, he could stuff some people from his own roster under the tabby's name as its retainers. Then he could hold the cat in his arms, and the retainers of both sides could work together. His earlier worries would vanish in an instant.
At that thought,
he couldn't help but chuckle as he reached out and scratched Yellow Flower Cat between the ears.
The scratching made it narrow its eyes in pleasure.
Then the tabby flattened its ears warily and issued a warning purr. "--Though I don't know what you're plotting, kid, I'm warning you, I'm not someone to be trifled with... purr~~"
Zheng Qing was just about to explain.
When his heart stirred, and he turned toward the school. Almost at the same time, Yellow Flower Cat, which had been purring, and Little Green Snake, hanging from his ear, both raised their heads and looked in the same direction.
At the end of their gaze stood Old Man Ruo Yu's spacious office.
"--What happened?"
Yellow Flower Cat muttered in a slightly startled tone, but its body did not move. If anything, it seemed to curl up even tighter. "In broad daylight, can't a cat get any rest..."
Zheng Qing gave it no chance to slack off.
With a sweep of his hand, he scooped up the unwilling cat strip. At the same time, dense Legendary Magic Power flowed from the Taiyi ring on his hand, flooding the entire bookstore in an instant. Then, in less than a breath, the dark-red magic power dissipated completely, and with it vanished the man, cat, and snake