Wednesday afternoon was an elective class. Like last semester, Zheng Qing and Jiang Yu took the same course, Magical Cosmology, which was also the course Xiao Xiao and Xin took last semester.
When he first chose this course, Zheng Qing considered that he could 'reference' his PhD's homework and notes from the previous semester, which would greatly save energy. After all, his class schedule this semester is really full.
But when Jiang Yu put forward the idea of 'reference' as confidently as he did, Zheng Qing was still a little dumbfounded.
Including Li Meng.
The two of them looked at Jiang Yu who calmly proposed to 'copy homework' as if they were seeing ghosts. Zheng Qing immediately forgot about his identity as a 'lizard man', while Li Meng couldn't even hold on to the apple in his hand, letting it roll to the ground.
Gone underground.
Before Zheng Qing could speak, the little witch howled.
"Who are you?"
She yelled, taking out her Dharma book without hesitation, and pointed it at her cousin with great force: "How could my sister Yu say the words 'copy homework'! Say, did you use polyjuice potion?"
I knew it was not a rumor that First University was occupied by lizardmen!"
Zheng Qing's face turned dark.
Although he was not as naive as the little witch, he expressed his attitude with a moment of hesitation.
Jiang Yu skillfully disarmed Li Meng and pushed her back to her seat. Her face was slightly red, but she was still able to calmly raise the fork in her hand and pointed it at Zheng Qing: "You two, be mature and don't be so...
Exaggeration, don't scare others... I have thought clearly. If I want to maintain the intensity of thirty classes per week this semester, I must make some choices in my academic work. I will pay a little attention to those subjects where I can get excellent scores with my eyes closed.
Take it easy and put more energy into courses such as metal nobility and advanced astrology."
The implication is that she is sure to get high marks in the magic cosmology class with her eyes closed.
Only then did Zheng Qing feel that the world had become a little more real.
"...It's you," the witch poked a few lettuce leaves with a fork and stuffed them into her mouth. While chewing, she looked Zheng Qing up and down, and continued to speak without caring about the image: "Miss Barnes, follow me over there.
She mentioned her plan...are you mentally prepared? You know, rumors not only mean exaggeration, but also mean there is no lower limit."
"Why did she tell you?"
Zheng Qing began to regret not signing a silence contract with the blonde witch. He suddenly felt a little uneasy, wondering how many people she had told about this plan.
"Don't you think I should know?" Jiang Yu stopped chewing and looked at Zheng Qing with a subtle expression.
Li Meng took out another apple from somewhere, gnawed it, and watched the scene with great interest, almost holding up the camera to record the scene.
"No, no, of course not." Zheng Qing suddenly panicked and denied repeatedly: "I mean, you study so hard, don't let such a trivial matter..."
"I am also responsible for this."
Jiang Yu did not pursue the wizard for this small statement, but changed the subject slightly and interrupted: "When I asked you to dance so many times in Shanglin Garden, I originally wanted to help you and me relieve some pressure.
But I didn’t expect someone to climb up along the pole..."
At this point, she puffed her lips, as if she was angry with herself.
Then immediately, she realized that this was a public place, strategically poked a cherry tomato, stuffed it into her mouth, and said vaguely: "...I mean, Miss Barnes has rich experience and experience in the field of public opinion.
Resources, is indeed an expert in handling this matter. As for why she told me... Every large wizarding family has some public opinion resources of its own. It is very common for everyone to cooperate with each other when maintaining similar interests or goals.
.”
"Then I..."
Zheng Qing hesitated for a moment - considering that if Jiang Yu helped in this matter, he would definitely use the family's resources. If he just enjoyed it with peace of mind, it would be too unwise. As for Linda Barnes' help, he
He used Kolma's exclusive interview opportunity as a reward, but for Jiang Yu, he couldn't think of anything to repay her for a while.
"I suggest you be mentally prepared."
Jiang Yu paused with his fork on the nearly empty dinner plate, his eyes unconsciously avoiding Zheng Qing, and poked twice: "...you just need to remember, those are all rumors."
When Zheng Qing was in the restaurant, he didn't have a deep understanding of the phrase 'those are just rumors'.
Aren't they just lizard people?
What a big deal.
But after just one night, when he went to do morning classes the next morning, he realized that he was still naive.
Almost every passer-by who passes by him will glance at him cautiously - not the normal kind of looking at him, but looking intently and peeking out of the corner of his eye, which can make the person being peeped realize that he is being peeped at.
Eyes appraising.
If after the scandal between him and Su Shijun spread, everyone looked at him with curiosity, shock and anger, then now, Zheng Qing felt a completely different emotion from the eyes of others.
fear.
He also noticed this feeling in the class.
"...These are some of the most widely spread rumors that I have summarized."
Before the potions class, Fatty Xin put up a shield as usual, pushed his little notebook in front of Zheng Qing, and explained quickly: "The more serious ones are attacking your origin, and the more serious ones are spreading rumors about you.
You come from a family of magicians, and the more serious ones claim that you have Kunyang blood..."
The Kunyang people are an underground race in Oklahoma. They have black hair and bronze skin. It is said that their ancestors came from the depths of the starry sky and possess unique and superb magic skills. Although the Wizards Alliance recognizes them as a neutral race, because of the Kunyang
People are dedicated to seeking emotional and intellectual stimulation, like to conduct various cruel magic experiments, and even have a tradition of creating and devouring humanoid races. Therefore, they are regarded as heretics by many orthodox wizards of the Alliance.
Having the blood of the Kunyang people, the implication is that Zheng Qing is likely to be a test subject of the Kunyang people, and at the same time, he has doubts about his nature. This is a great insult to any wizard.
However, Zheng Qing did not grow up in the wizarding world, so he did not feel strongly about this insult.
"Linda is telling these rumors to other people," the fat wizard explained as if he was worried about Zheng Qing's random thoughts: "You know, rumors that are too insulting to IQ will most likely arouse rebellious psychology in ordinary people.
Instead, they will change their stance to support you... Well, other less bad rumors, in addition to the lizard people you already know, are that you are a cultist, you are a servant of an alien god, and you like to eat the hearts of children...
But the market for these rumors is very small. Do you know what the rumor with the widest audience is?"
"What?" Zheng Qing said with a numb expression.
"You are actually a witch." Fatty Xin looked at him seriously.