Listening to the two witches' discussion, Zheng Qing unconsciously touched his arm, as though beneath that thin layer of skin lay not bright red flesh and stark white bones, but huge, crystal-clear thoughts.
The Yellow Calico Cat glanced at the two witches and chuckled.
"—The little trash's body has never been able to bear his spirit."
The Flower Cat held its tail high, its tip poking the male wizard beside it in the cheek, utterly ignoring the Young Legendary's darkening expression. "He couldn't handle it even as a child. Even after he enrolled at First University, his headaches never stopped. You should remember that..."
It looked at Jiang Yu and Su Shijun.
Su Shijun looked thoughtful. Jiang Yu nodded rapidly. Zheng Qing's headaches had indeed caused quite a few problems during his freshman year. Only Hermione looked utterly confused, having no idea what the cat was talking about.
"...Of course, after he blew up once, the old man used His blood to refine a new body for the little trash, one with considerable 'capacity.' Mm, you went to the bookstore that night too. Do you remember?"
The Flower Cat looked at Jiang Yu again.
This was beyond Su Shijun's knowledge, and her expression immediately turned grave.
Jiang Yu nodded slightly, her eyes crinkling as she looked at Zheng Qing. Clearly, she had remembered the contract she and Zheng Qing had signed that night in the bookstore, witnessed by its owner.
"...Then, the little trash ate the crow's copper bean, and his body grew much stronger. You both know about that... But what you don't know is that what strengthened his body wasn't Montria's copper bean, but the body the old man had previously reforged for him... That copper bean was merely an 'activating agent,' slowly awakening that drop of the