February 2, 4:40 p.m.

Zheng Qing hung a gray cloth bag on his waist, quietly slipped into the basement, and embarked on the dark road back to school.

This time, of course, he set out on his own.

This was the third time he had used the grandfather clock passage, and the first time he had used this magic of remote travel without the assistance of any other wizard at all.

In order to ensure that everything went smoothly, Zheng Qing also specially asked Deng Xiaoxian to use compound decoction as a stand-in for his parents to take him to the station. It's all about being reasonable - in fact, he could have chosen the easier way to leave home, such as having his family have a sweet dream or cast an illusion. But any simple solution has one or another sequelae.

But Zheng Qing didn't want his parents to have a nervous breakdown or symptoms of nervous disorder just because he went to school. So he'd rather waste a little more effort on this matter.

At 4:44:030, a pale blue glow suddenly appeared in the small space of the basement.

The faint blue light outlines the shape of a table clock on the iron door of the basement.

The dial, the hands, and the faint 'click' and 'click' sounds.

Zheng Qing twisted the handle of the iron door and pulled hard.

Behind the door was not the stacked clutter of the basement, but a slender, brass pendulum. Behind the pendulum is a wooden door with a stained opaque glass trim.

At this moment, the pendulum has stopped swinging, but there is still a faint tremor in the clock.

Zheng Qing quickly bypassed the pendulum and pushed open the wooden door.

Behind him came the loud closing of the iron door to the basement.

"At 16:45, from Yunhua Community, Jiuyou College Astronomy 08-1 class, Zheng Qing. A tired and perfunctory voice came into Zheng Qing's ears, and before he could come back to his senses, the voice urged a little roughly: "You have returned to the First University, please protect your ears and close the door of the 'big grandfather clock' as soon as possible." ”

It was a tall, lanky, slightly hunched, gray-robed wizard who spoke.

He held a silver-white pocket watch in one hand and a huge notepad in his arms, on which several quills of different colors were dancing merrily.

Noticing the young wizard's curious gaze, the gray-robed schoolmaster's hand holding the pocket watch swung back vigorously, emphatically, "Close the door and cover your ears!"

Zheng Qing, who closed the door of the large grandfather clock, could understand, and with a flick of his hand, he closed the wooden door embedded with stained glass again.

But protecting your ears is a bit confusing.

Zheng Qing obediently covered his ears while thinking.

"Bell !!......"

The deafening bell shattered Zheng Qing's doubts and buzzed his head. Even though he had blocked his ears tightly with his hands, he still couldn't completely stop the huge noise.

An arm reached out from the side, and with a hard tug, the young student was pulled farther away from the big grandfather clock. After just a few more steps, the originally terrifying bell quickly lowered its volume—it looked like it had been lowered from 100 degrees to 35 degrees.

Zheng Qing Mumu turned his head, and an almost transparent semicircular light curtain shrouded the sky above the large table clock.

He had just passed through that curtain of light.

Obviously, it was a magical barrier for soundproofing.

"Is it the first time you have used the 'big grandfather clock'?" a familiar voice sounded in Zheng Qing's ears, shouting loudly: "Why have you stood by the grandfather clock for so long!"

Zheng Qing's buzzing head reacted for a few seconds, and then he noticed that Xiao Xiao and Xin Fat Man happened to be standing next to him for a while, and it was Xiao Xiao who spoke.

Xiao Xiao did not wear a robe today, but wore a white shirt, a black casual suit, and a pair of big scalp shoes. His 10,000-year-old watermelon head was also replaced with a parted head, although it was not permed, but the overall fashionability soared by a few points in an instant. Compared to him, Xin Fat Man is as greasy as ever—wide bloomers, bloated wool sweater, and looks like a brown bear with severely sagging skin after failing to lose weight.

Zheng Qing's gaze lingered on the two companions for a few seconds, and finally fixed on Xiao Xiao.

"Are you a doctor?" he asked in a skeptical tone.

Xin Fatzi trembled with laughter on the side: "I knew Brother Qing would say that!hahahaha......"

Xiao Xiao darkened his face, turned his head and walked out: "There is a lot of nonsense." ”

The fat man finally stopped laughing, patted Zheng Qing's shoulder, and motioned for him to follow: "The doctor just had lunch with Mr. Sima at noon, so you know...... In order to concave this shape, we tossed him all afternoon yesterday. I also asked Linda to help me refer to it!"

"It's a lot of money. Zheng Qing smacked his lips, feeling like he had missed an entire TV series.

"Sign before you go!" the gray-robed school worker shouted behind Zheng Qing, stopping the wizard who was about to leave, and then took out a white quill and asked Zheng Qing to leave his name on the notepad.

......

Because it's winter vacation, there aren't many students on campus, giving it a feeling of emptiness and quiet. In addition, in the middle of winter, the vegetation is sparse, which exacerbates this feeling of loneliness.

There are still two weeks to go before the official opening of the school.

Like other students who stayed on campus, Zheng Qing also needed to live in a new dormitory for the rest of the year.

"Bring your bedding with you," Xin Fatzi reminded as he took Zheng Qing to the new dormitory, "The temporary dormitory we live in now is in Alpha Castle, and it is gloomy inside, giving people the feeling of living in a cemetery...... If the bunk is not warm, then you will definitely not live comfortably. ”

"I suspect that the alpha student who originally lived in that dormitory cast some kind of unfriendly spell before leaving," after hearing the fat man's words, Xiao Xiao also turned his head and said to Zheng Qing: "Otherwise, that kind of place full of yin qi can only be stayed by ghosts." ”

"Not necessarily. The fat man retorted, "At least Dylan likes that kind of environment...... He also told me yesterday that the environment in the temporary dormitory is like his big coffin, and it is very comfortable to stay in it. ”

"Oh, that's great news. Xiao Xiao said sarcastically: "It's a pity that I don't have the blood of the necromancy, so I can't feel his comfort." ”

Zheng Qing didn't like to live in a temporary dormitory in the first place, and when he heard the conversation of his companions, he became more and more repulsed. But on the other hand, he was very interested in the accommodation of Fort Alfa - although he had visited Fort Alfa a few times before, it was only a sight and not a deep feeling.

This tangled mentality didn't last long.

Because on their way to the Fort Alpha dormitory, they were stopped by a little witch.

A fox maid, to be exact.