A quiet night breeze passed by, causing the lush vines on the wall to collide with each other, making a fine and long rustling sound.
The door gods on the talisman board were silent, just like the blue-black metal gate.
Shentu and Yulei stood up, without looking sideways, and were majestic. However, the golden-eyed, white-haired tiger squatted at Yulei's feet, with its tail wrapped in front of him, staring at the two guests who "remembered funny things" with bad eyes.
Zheng Qing suspected that he would be troubled by this white-haired tiger next time he came.
Of course, this thought just flashed through his mind, and he focused more on what Dr. Duzem said in the end - 'like a forbidden curse' - was he intentional or unintentional? Or, was he tempted something?
He was worried about these things in his heart, so he didn't notice that after Dr. Duzem sent them out, he did not turn around immediately, but took a few more steps.
Until Jiang Yu heard the sound of stopping him.
"Please stay, we can go back by ourselves." The witch seemed a little uneasy, and at the same time she kept pulling Zheng Qing's robe, signaling him to say a few words.
Zheng Qing turned around and realized what was going on.
The cold wind passing through the alley stopped at some point, but the vines on the high walls on both sides did not remain quiet, but became more and more turbulent. Many wide leaves were quietly lifted up, revealing a pair of curious and spy-eyed eyes. Perhaps these elves - or the eyes behind these elves - were curious about what kind of guests could make the legendary alchemist go out to see him off.
"Stay, stay." Zheng Qing followed the witch and dissuaded him in a little panic.
"Yeah, it doesn't matter."
Dr. Duzem waved his hands lightly, as if he didn't notice the strange eyes around him. He continued to walk forward two steps and noticed that the young wizards refused to leave, so he had no choice but to stop and spread his hands: "Don't be so serious, just walk for a while after the meal, it's okay."
Zheng Qing was determined not to believe this statement.
Because in just a few steps, more and more small heads emerged under the vine leaves, and many of their sights had even reached the point of being "unscrupulous". They seemed to be completely unwilling to care that the wizards realized their abnormality.
Zheng Qing doesn't want to cause trouble for himself.
He and Jiang Yu are planning to graduate early this semester.
"You mentioned before that you wanted to buy the refining process of the Sage Stone..." As soon as Dr. Du Zemu's voice came to the ground, Zheng Qing wanted to punch him and block his mouth.
Because as soon as he said this, the peering gazes around him suddenly became much sharper, as if they had illuminated the dark alley a little. Many of the gazes that had originally fallen on the doctor's body instantly shifted to Zheng Qing.
"It's just an intention, intention." The young assistant teacher couldn't wait to correct the doctor's words, his voice seemed a little dry because of his nervousness: "Didn't you agree?"
Those sharp eyes calmed down again.
Dr. Duzem put his hand on his belt and couldn't help laughing, but then said seriously: "Yeah, don't be nervous... I just said that if you want to use the 'Sage Stone' to treat the abnormalities of the elves, it's too expensive, I don't recommend it. If you use the Sage Stone that I refine, I don't recommend it... Killing an innocent life and saving an innocent life is definitely not the solution to the problem, not to mention, if you want to refine a magic stone, you will definitely have more than one innocent life to kill."
Zheng Qing's expression suddenly became serious.
Before tonight, he did not consider this issue from this perspective - although he did not originally intend to use the "Du Sage Stone" to treat his elves.
Under the wide leaves of vines on both walls, there were rustling sounds, as if someone was making a sarcastic laugh. Zheng Qing was not sure.
Before leaving, he finally looked back at the location of the "Abnormal Life Institute".
The group of them was already a distance away from the gate. The dark door hole squatted in the deep alley, like a big mouth of a beast that was faintly opened. The white door sign embedded on the left wall of the gate was like a fang with a big mouth, emitting a stern breath.
He suddenly remembered another thing.
"Doctor," the young wizard stopped his pace, carefully asked, "When I first came, I noticed that there were a few new instructions on your door sign... There was a 'relevant department of the Fringe Academy', which means, are you also holding any position in the Fringe Academy?"
His question was a little vague.
The owner of the door sign was naturally vague.
"Yes, we are still colleagues," Dr. Duzem explained lightly: "Of course, I'm not responsible for teaching, but my lab and the Fringe College are working together to carry out some 'useful research'... Every college has full-time researchers, nothing strange."
He did not seem to intend to explain the meaning of the word "relevant department".
When Zheng Qing wanted to ask, Jiang Yu pulled him very firmly.
"I'm really disturbing tonight," the witch politely interrupted the conversation between the two witches and apologized: "It's just that we have another lesson later..."
Zheng Qing finally remembered the evening section "Abusy guesses" and shut up embarrassedly.
Until the alley is out.
He apologized: "I'm so sorry, mainly because I haven't seen the doctor for a long time, so I couldn't help but say a few more words... Are you not curious about the 'relevant department of the Fringe Academy' in his sect?"
"Curious, but not every curiosity should be satisfied."
After a brief comment, the witch looked back at the blurry alley behind her with a little melancholy, and finally withdrew her gaze: "...but I think you can visit yourself next time."
Zheng Qing was silent about it.
His first visit to Dr. Du Zem's laboratory was recommended by Jiang Yu.
At that time, the doctor was banned by the school and was almost unknown to him even if he was on Bouji Island. The Jiang family was the biggest supporter of the institute, so Jiang Yu's arrival was very enthusiastic and received by the doctor.
And today, when the two came here again, Dr. Duzem had no attentiveness to the witch as she first met, and his attitude became a little careless. Instead, Zheng Qing, who had been indifferent for the first time, became his guest today due to his identity change.
This kind of change cannot be said to be "arrogant at first and respectful at the same time", but it will eventually make people feel uncomfortable.
I can only say that he is a wizard from Alpha. Even an alchemist who has been studying for many years is inevitably affected by the utilitarianism and weakness of that academy.