The Trident Commissioner and the First University School Labor Committee's Patrol Team that Su Shijun had mentioned before leaving ultimately never appeared at Zheng Qing's little shop.
Perhaps she had merely been trying to frighten Duke Milton and put extra pressure on him.
But it was also possible that the witch had spoken to those two groups of investigators before leaving and conveniently spared the shop any further trouble.
Overall, by the time Zheng Qing dejectedly faced the fact that Yellow Flower Cat had left without saying goodbye, the atmosphere inside and outside the shop had completely returned to its previous peace and tranquility.
"Today is the grand opening of your shop. Don't look so down!"
The Gypsy Witch Coven witch gave the publicly funded student's shoulder a hard pat and said with a smile, "Look at me. An entire deck of Tarot Cards turned to ash, and I'm not unhappy, am I?"
As she spoke, she casually pointed at a small pile of ashes not far from the shelves.
It was the only trace left after she had used her Tarot Cards to block Duke Milton's bloodflame.
Not far from that patch of ashes lay several shattered pieces of jade, once belonging to Jiang Yu. Beside the jade fragments was half a leftover dried fish, which belonged to Yellow Flower Cat.
Seeing those lingering traces, Zheng Qing suddenly realized there was something else he had overlooked.
"Ah, damn it!"
The young wizard slapped his forehead hard, his face full of frustration. "I was so busy receiving customers and dealing with the shop that I nearly forgot about this. Don't worry, your Tarot Cards and protective charms—"
"Stop! Stop!" Ilena punched Zheng Qing in the mouth, knocking all the words he had wanted to say back down his throat.
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