Farewell to the Wanderer Wizard

"If the principal is around."

This seemed like an unquestionable premise—if First University's principal was not at the school, where else could he be?

But when Xiao Xiao said it with such a solemn expression, it became somewhat strange.

Even after leaving the School Hospital and returning to the dormitory, Zheng Qing still found Xiao Xiao's words echoing in his mind from time to time. Though he did not fully understand, he keenly sensed the meaningful look on Dr. Xiao's face when he said them.

Of course, as time passed, that small doubt quickly faded away.

The young scholarship student still had a heap of troubles weighing on his mind.

For instance, the night patrol at Linzhong Lake on Saturday night, his appointment with Jiang Yu on Sunday afternoon, and finding time to visit the Wander Bar—Dr. Xiao had ultimately refused to run the errand for Zheng Qing. Instead, he required the captain of the You Zui Hunting Team to personally visit the Wander Bar and discuss the purchase of "public opinion" with that gaunt, gloomy old wizard.

Friday night was out of the question. Zheng Qing had piled up a mountain of extracurricular assignments while preparing for the Freshman Competition. Although the professors had generously allowed him to turn them in late, late did not mean exempted—assignments for several classes were already nearing their deadlines. If those parchments were not obediently lying on the professors' desks before midnight on friday, Zheng Qing had no doubt that several of the credits he had just earned from betting on the Freshman Competition would be deducted.

Saturday was not much freer, either. On one hand, he needed to keep catching up on assignments. On the other, since he had to patrol that night, Zheng Qing needed to stay in bed during the