"—An equal exchange?"
Outside the Xuanhuang Small World.
Rat Immortal stroked his beard, frowned, and looked at Zheng Qing. "Is that how your family calculates equal exchange? She's still at the age where she can't tell good from bad, big from small, or more from less... Why did you give her so many talismans?"
"A child's values are inherently different from an adult's," Zheng Qing retorted stubbornly.
"But this world operates according to 'adults' values.'"
Rat Immortal shook his head, glanced downward again, and said earnestly, "Losing a few talismans isn't the biggest problem. To you, it's just a matter of signing a few names... But she's so young, with no sense of restraint. If she uses your talismans carelessly, it could cause a huge problem! I remember that back at school, didn't you nearly beat that fat guy down there to death by accident?"
When it came to Qingqiu bloodlines, Old Madam of Zhong Mountain had begun playing deaf and mute, refusing to involve herself. Old Yao, however, laughed when he heard Rat Immortal's final example.
"—I was the one who stepped in to stop it back then."
The dean of Jiu You Academy removed his pipe from his mouth and waved it about before the other Legends with a hint of pride. "If I hadn't blocked it with my pipe, Sephrano would have been blown apart by Zheng Qing's shot! If someone had really died, even if the principal intervened, he wouldn't have been able to stop the school from expelling you..."
He looked at Zheng Qing, his tone solemn.
"—You wrapped those Talisman Bombs yourself, and even you couldn't use them properly. Not to mention the talismans in Dongdong's hands." Rat Immortal stressed his words slightly.
Zheng Qian hurriedly waved his hands.
"It's different, it's different."
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