Chapter 3067 - 80: To Accept or Not to Accept

Chapter 3067: Chapter 80: To Accept or Not to Accept

The next day, Li Meng knew that Su Ya and the others had been grounded.

Being grounded didn’t mean confinement; the paper cranes could still fly around.

After receiving Su Ya’s letter full of sighs, Li Meng promptly went to the Pedestrian Street and packed a bunch of snacks from Meow Meow Dessert Shop and Double Tang Note, then went straight to knock on the door of Greenhill Mansion.

"—Sorry, Miss Dongdong and Su Ya are both in ’etiquette’ class and are temporarily unavailable to see outsiders." The Head Maid politely refused Li Meng’s visit.

Li Meng took a sharp breath inward.

Coming from a clan herself, she knew all too well how annoying those chanting nannies could be. The fact that Su Councilor arranged etiquette classes for that little thing Poseidon showed that the trouble they got into was no small matter.

However, if she were to be dismissed so easily, she wouldn’t be Li Meng.

"—Am I considered an outsider?" She looked at the Head Maid with a meaningful smile: "Even if I can’t see Su Ya, I should at least be able to see my sister... After all, I’m already here."

As a guest, the most dreaded words were those.

Su Man looked at her with a subtle expression.

After a few seconds, she stepped aside to make way for the guest.

"—Miss Jiang Yu lives in the west wing, please this way." The Head Maid politely led her to another room, firmly refusing anyone’s attempt to move freely.

However, as long as she could get in, Li Meng comforted herself inside that there would be a way to visit them.

When she saw Jiang Yu, Jiang Yu was sitting by the window, engrossed in a book titled "Jade Box Records." Hearing footsteps, she didn’t turn back but recited thoughtfully: "—September 6th, the forbidden one, to be obtained in the southwest direction, meet the ill fate, use thirty Five-Colored Paper Money, take twenty-seven steps towards the southwest, then break it... No wonder my right eyelid has been twitching since morning."

She made a mark beside that sentence with a fine pen.

Li Meng rolled her eyes dramatically behind her.

"—Instead of plotting against me, why not go to the woods to stop that two-timer?" She snorted, pointing at the little black cat and little white cat playing on the desk, mocking: "You’re living here, and he only sends a cat to see you, clearly proving he’s heartless!"

Jiang Yu put down the book and cast her a glance.

"You’re quite bold."

She lightly scolded: "Out and about, you’ve become so uncensored... Do you want to join Dongdong and the others in ’etiquette’ class? You’re also a Spirit Witch, don’t you know that disrespecting a high-level wizard means disrespecting magic?"

"I didn’t call his name!"

Li Meng shrunk her neck, stubbornly defending herself in a much lower voice.

Achoo!

At the Dean of the Peripheral College’s office, Zheng Qing let out a big sneeze.

Suspiciously, he glanced in the direction of Greenhill Mansion, curious about who might be gossiping about him again—but, of course, he wouldn’t waste his precious legendary strength on such trivial matters; whoever in that mansion talked about him made no difference.

"—Do legends sneeze too?"

The Shadow Cat, as if made of clay, lay sprawled on the soft couch in the dean’s office, its voice lazy: "Now that you sneezed, I’m not sure if there’s something fishy going on."

It was referring to the inexplicable involvement of Su Ya and others in the Seven Sins.

"My sneeze has nothing to do with that matter."

Zheng Qing sighed, poking a document in front of him with a feather pen, unable to decide whether to sign it.

The Shadow Cat lazily lifted one eyelid, glancing at him.

"—Since just now, you’ve been poking and poking... If you’re really worried, go back and have a look! Just say you’re thirsty and go back for a drink... Going home for a drink is not embarrassing."

"I already said it has nothing to do with that!" Zheng Qing’s forehead veins popped with frustration as he explained: "Atlas gave me a difficult problem!"

"Atlas?"

The Shadow Cat perked up: "That place is as quiet as a tomb, what could possibly pose a difficult problem for you? Tell me!"

Zheng Qing put down the feather pen, leaned back, and sighed again.

"Our Academy recently took in a faculty member who has the status of an Ogre..."

"Does Atlas feel this desecrates some deity’s faith? Or did someone who believes in Demons send a resume to Atlas and ticked them off?"

Since the First University accepted an Ogre professor, many in the Wizard World with similar special identities started sending resumes to the First University, with the largest number going to the Peripheral College.

"It has nothing to do with desecration."

Zheng Qing closed his eyes, rubbing his weary face, his voice seemed to be rubbed until it fell apart: "But it does relate to faith... In this year’s freshman roster from Atlas, there’s suddenly a Tuki Sect believer... This hasn’t happened in hundreds of years. Atlas held meetings for months, finally pinching their nose to accept the child... and now they regret it, wanting to transfer this child to our Peripheral College."

"Tuki Sect?"

The Shadow Cat blinked, then chuckled: "—That’s quite a rare sect... What did that child do? If it were murder, he’d surely be going through Danghag’s process by now... So did he rob his classmates?"

Zheng Qing frowned, expressing his worry with a hum.

The Tuki Sect is a secretive sect worshipping the Kali Goddess, seeing life as a continual cycle of destruction and birth, where benevolent religions manage the ’birth’ part, and they take charge of executing the ’destruction’ part—meaning they signify the world’s ’evil’—due to this logic, they regard robbery and murder as fundamental religious duties.

In other words, if they are devout goddess followers, then committing daily acts of murder and theft is akin to Buddhist practitioners observing almsgiving and adhering to the five precepts; akin to Christians praying, dedicating, conducting baptisms, or Holy Communions; akin to Islamic believers observing five daily prayers, fasting during Ramadan—using the Buddhists’ words, these lunatics entrust the karma of ’evil acts’ to the deities.

"The freshman understands that getting into the First University comes at no easy cost, so he acts with great caution. He only murders Wild Demons bought from the market, and he’s not particularly rough when robbing... and he robs very little."

"Listen to the words you’re saying!"

The Shadow Cat couldn’t help but mock: "’Not particularly rough’ during a robbery... Are you going to say it’s a gentle kind of robbery? The Alliance is crazy too; why not immediately list this sect under Black Magic Cult or Fallen Wizards?"

"Don’t worry about the Alliance... Anyway, after the internal robbery situation at the Academy... Many parents started sending Roaring Letters to Atlas’ academic affairs, protesting their inaction against bullying within the academy, threatening to file complaints with the Alliance... So, you tell me, should we accept this student? According to Atlas, he’s very much aligned with the ’edge’ characteristics."

"But he’s also a devout believer, fully complying with Atlas’ admission standards!" The Shadow Cat rolled its eyes: "Others treat the Peripheral College like a trash bin... Are you going to treat your academy like a trash bin too? Actively accepting and reluctantly accepting are two different things! Don’t play the good-natured fool in this mess!"