"—Blessed by Heaven, may your life be protected! May truth walk with you!"
Behind Professor McGonagall, the other elder wizards who had likewise benefited greatly joined in unison, bowing solemnly and offering their blessings. Then came the younger wizards who had caught on, the owls in the trees, the Gargoyles atop the walls, the ants and crawling insects around the platform, even the shrubs beside the tracks, the flowers and grasses growing through cracks in the stones, and the great trees on the distant mountains. At this moment, all seemed to possess a spirit of their own, bowing slightly in the direction of the Young Legendary and expressing nature's reverence.
Even the wisps of cooking smoke rising from Hogsmeade tilted in this direction.
The gathered Wish Power and blessings were so clear and pure that Zheng Qing could distinctly feel them lifting "Taiyi" higher along the River of Time and Fate.
From this alone, the Legendary Status he gained surpassed what he would normally accumulate over several months. Without a doubt, the many powerful Grand Wizards present had contributed greatly.
"—Thank you."
He offered his solemn thanks once more.
Then he turned slightly and introduced the two witches behind him and the cat at his feet to Professor McGonagall. "—This is Moonlit Parliament Upper Councilor Su Shijun, and Ms. Jiang Yu of the First University's Relevant Departments... This is Mister Huang."
He introduced only those three.
And he placed the witches before the Yellow Calico Cat.
The Flower Cat did not care in the slightest. Still imitating the mannerisms of an ordinary house cat, it crouched at the wizard's feet and lazily surveyed its surroundings, as though the grand occasion before it had nothing to do with it.
Its gaze was even somewhat vacant, as if its mind had wandered