Poseidon and the little jade figure sat side by side on the windowsill.
Their four little legs dangled.
Swinging.
Their heads tilted back.
They looked up at the sky.
An invisible breeze brushed over their bare little feet, soft and warm.
The warm daylight fell over them, gentle and lingering, making them drowsy.
It had already been the seventh day since Jiang Yu and the others left Central Base.
During those days, aside from Xiao Xiao and a few others occasionally coming up to handle matters between the Sky Monitoring Instrument and the Wizard Tower, no one else had come.
Even Big Mao Dragon, who usually coiled beneath the ceiling year-round, had vanished without a trace.
The good news was that after Jiang Yu and the others left, the restless Spirits in the border regions had, for some reason, also quieted down.
They no longer launched large-scale harassment, allowing the Wizard Towers along the border a brief respite.
The even better news was that Poseidon had not been given any extra homework these past few days.
"I only count as your little mother, not your Mother Jiang or Mother Su. I don't have as much sense of responsibility as they do."
The little jade figure generously waved her hand and gave Little Fox a vacation. "Once you finish the homework she assigned before leaving, there won't be any more. Study if you want to, or stare blankly into space if you don't—"
The moment she heard that.
Poseidon practically thought she was dreaming.
She gave her tail a hard pinch and yelped in pain before realizing this was reality.
"Is that really okay?"
Instead, she became a little uneasy.
"Before the True Self left, she only told me to check how well you did your homework and make sure you