Chapter 3240: Not Yet Made Up His Mind
"—This time, I have to make things clear!"
Zheng Qing stood before Qingqiu Mansion, psyching himself up while guiltily glancing toward Zhongshan Mansion. Fortunately, it was nighttime, and there were few people on the streets.
Even if there were people around, it did not matter. He was a Legendary Wizard—could he not avoid other people's prying eyes?
He touched the Taiyi ring on his hand.
The faint red light radiating from the ring gave him a little more confidence.
But he was not using a Legendary's magic at the moment.
The little stream before the mansion babbled past, seeming to mock him.
Beyond the stream stood a tall wooden fence, separating the inside and outside of the mansion into two worlds. Within the fence was a lovely little garden, blooming in a riot of colors and rich with fragrance. The seasonal osmanthus flowers were in full bloom, orange-red touched with golden yellow. Outside the fence was a cold, quiet street, where the streetlamps flickered on and off. Perhaps the Firefly Beetles hanging in the trees had eaten something bad.
Or perhaps the weather had changed too dramatically these past few days, and the bugs had caught colds.
"—Maybe I should fix the 'streetlights' first?"
Zheng Qing hesitantly turned his gaze toward several Soul Returning Poplars by the roadside, trimmed perfectly straight. The Firefly Beetles' nests had been placed among the branches deliberately pruned by wizards, dark clumps glowing hazily in the night.
Bzz—
As if sensing the Young Legendary's hesitation, the streetlamps that had been flickering moments earlier suddenly stabilized, once again spilling orange-yellow light across the ground and blocking his final excuse.
Sigh.
Zheng Qing sighed inwardly and peered through the gaps in the fence toward the mansion. Lights shone from