Jiang Yu and Su Shijun both had Ketu Branch Spears now. Faced with a Legendary Wizard, they would have no trouble protecting themselves.
So after Zheng Qing and the witches returned to Hogwarts Castle, they split into two groups. The witches went to find the delegation Zheng Qing had brought to assist Hogwarts in maintaining order, while Zheng Qing headed straight up to the eighth floor of the castle.
Professor Dumbledore's office was there.
At the end of the eighth-floor corridor stood a spiral staircase, and at the top of it was a gleaming oak door.
The moment Zheng Qing reached the door, it opened soundlessly.
Inside, besides Professor Dumbledore, were Madam Shi Hui and several other Legendary Wizards he had met before—these wizards had been present when The Alliance held a hearing over his appointment as Headmaster of Edge Academy.
"Just in time."
Madam Shi Hui beckoned to the Young Legendary, then casually pointed to the others around her. "Anthony Russell of the Oak Knight Order, the renowned astrologer Elias Ashmole, Prince John Hugh Callan of the Blood Clan... They all count as your seniors. Listen in on what happened here on behalf of the school."
Anthony Russell was a short old man with emerald-green hair, the same color as Edge Academy's "school color." When he saw the young wizard enter, he gave him a friendly nod, immediately earning Zheng Qing's goodwill.
By comparison, Matthew Callan's ancestor was exceptionally aloof. He merely gave Zheng Qing a slight nod, seeming rather distant.
As for the astrologer, he had his eyes closed as he stroked the Crystal Ball in his arms, seemingly unaware of Zheng Qing's arrival.
The three represented the Wizard Council, the Moonlit Parliament, and the Diviner Association respectively. Along with Madam Shi Hui, who represented The Alliance's Grand