After parting ways with the Mouse Immortal and Korma, the black cat ran all the way, using the direction map provided by the Mouse Immortal, towards the outing place of Astronomy Class 08-1.
He felt that he could still save the life a little more.
It wasn't until he got close to the outing place and saw the fireworks signal rising in the sky not far away, as well as the anxious shouts floating vaguely in the wind, that Zheng Qing finally gave up completely.
"It's over." He hid behind a bush to stop the transformation and turned back into a wizard. At the same time, he stared at the fireworks in mid-air as the color gradually changed from orange to red, as if in mourning, with a sad face.
It seems that the class has been aware that they have been 'missing' for some time. Even the magic fireworks used as 'warning and summons' have turned red. Not to mention the shouts that are getting closer and closer.
The young public-sponsored student even turned his head and glanced at the Resurrection Poplar next to him, considering whether to bump into it and knock himself out, so that he would still have some room for argument when facing his classmates and the school's investigation.
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But then, he recalled the warning from the Rat Immortal, hesitated for a long time, and finally gave up the slightly drastic idea, and walked dejectedly in the direction where everyone was.
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"Where have you been?! Everyone has been looking for you for almost two hours!"
"Brother Qing, you're finished... Downton has already informed the school about your disappearance, and people from the school working committee and student union will be here soon."
"Were you seduced by the water demon in the river, or by the nymph in the woods? Do you have any new stories to tell me? I promise to be anonymous when publishing and will not reveal your true identity!"
"Quick, quick, pretend to be weak, Jiang Yu might be coming! She was so angry just now..."
All kinds of comments surged up, instantly drowning out a certain wizard who had just appeared at the team building station. Some people, such as classmate Li Meng, were still worried about the world being in chaos, and their voices were earth-shattering.
Zheng Qing looked numb, letting his companions surround him, and swarmed towards an old student. He was a fourth-year student who was responsible for student safety and was good at healing.
After just a quick glance, the old student said to everyone with certainty: "This classmate is very healthy and his breathing is normal. Although his spirit is a bit decadent, he is not seriously injured... let's go, let's go."
After that, he dispersed the crowd of onlookers, dragged Zheng Qing and got into the tent behind him.
The students' chattering voices were separated by the curtains, making them seem distant and empty.
In the slightly compact tent, several figures gathered together turned around and looked at the two wizards who had just entered.
In the corner of the tent, a brass teapot sat on a small stove, its slender curved mouth spitting out white steam, slowly flowing out like running water; in the overturned hourglass, there was still sand persevering through the narrow glass.
Channel, recording the time that no one has paid attention to.
Several huge hunting team posters were hung around the tent, blocking the cold wind that came in through the gaps. The hunters on the hunting team on the posters had long since disappeared, leaving only empty drawings hanging there, as if they were a piece of paper.
Zhang Zhang’s weird abstract paintings.
The chairs made of mahogany are stacked in random order, leaving enough open space in the center of the tent.
A large square table was placed in the open space, and a huge sand table was placed on the table.
There are hills, valleys, forests, water, and a small bay in the sand table. With just a brief glance, Zheng Qing judged that this sand table showed the scene near the activity area of Astronomy Class 08-1
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Standing near the square table were Downton, Jiang Yu, Xiao Xiao and Elena, as well as the senior students who had been sitting on the branches of the tree to warn Zheng Qing not to use magic to chop down trees, as well as the school janitor in gray robes and
Assistant teacher in black robe.
At this moment, they all stared at the two wizards who appeared in the tent.
There was surprise and relief in his eyes, as well as anger and blame.
Zheng Qing felt a little at a loss.
Neither the senior students nor the gray-robed school staff member Zheng Qing knew each other, but the black-robed teaching assistant Zheng Qing was very familiar with him. It was their practical class teacher, Assistant Hilda. The first person in the tent to speak was also Zheng Qing.
This is Mr. Assistant.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, why are you here every time!" Assistant teacher Hilda looked unlucky, took out a bag of salt from somewhere, and sprinkled it all around Zheng Qing. While sprinkling it, she complained.
: "From last year to this year, I have only taken on a few jobs, and there have been accidents every time!"
"Do the math, does the chartered flight last year count when we started school? We were actually touched by a little banshee and got scolded by Lao Yao. Then there was the Hunting Club, that dragon beast that appeared inexplicably. And then
It’s Dong Shou... It’s better now, I won’t let you go even for your outing!”
"What kind of hatred or resentment?!"
Zheng Qing carefully avoided the white salt thrown at him, with a somewhat embarrassed smile on his face, and was too embarrassed to talk to him.
Although the next few things about assistant Hilda were unclear, Zheng Qing remembered them all clearly. Indeed, in a sense, the several activities Zheng Qing participated in seemed to be quite unlucky, either because of the invasion of monsters or the invasion of ancient beasts.
wake.
But from another perspective, it is also possible that Hilda was too unlucky, causing Zheng Qing to have accidents every time.
The gray-robed school janitor interrupted Hilda's assistant teacher's complaint and said comfortingly: "It's good that I'm back and everything's fine... But now that I'm here, I still have to go through the process. Can you tell us, you
Where did you go during the time you disappeared?”
The first sentence he said was to Hilda, and the last sentence was said looking at Zheng Qing.
Zheng Qing grimaced and answered honestly: "I just looked at the interesting things in the forest and chased the mice and bugs for a while, but ended up getting lost... Because you can't use magic today on the Forbidden Day, I didn't bring a compass or a map.
So I couldn't come back. Later, when I saw the light of the magic fireworks, I slowly found my way."
After hearing this answer, the tent felt a little cold for a while.
After a while, the old man who once told Zheng Qing not to use magic to chop down trees rubbed his head and sighed: "If you say you can't use magic, then you won't use magic... You are really honest. Did you pick up the firewood in the end?"
"I picked it up," Zheng Qing paused and added, "I lost it again when I was looking for the way."
"Ahem," the gray-robed school janitor coughed twice and looked at Zheng Qing with a smile: "It's a good thing to abide by the rules, but when necessary, you still have to be flexible... If it doesn't work, give it to you if you get lost.
It’s okay for everyone to fly a paper crane.”
Zheng Qing touched his nose and didn't know how to communicate.
They had already said both truth and irony, so what else could he say?
This chapter has been completed!