Chapter 182: Zheng Qing's Answer
Fat Xin, or any member of the Sin Hunting Team, doesn't have a very good relationship with Matthew Cullen - to be precise, none of the classmates in the Astronomy 08-1 class have a very close relationship with this young son of the Cullen family.
Matthew seems to be firmly practicing the principle of 'gentlemen's friendship is as light as water' to deal with everyone in the Nine Talents Academy. He was always polite to every student, every professor, and even every school worker, but naturally a little detached.
It's just that no one is dissatisfied with his alienation.
Everyone seems to be able to accept this nobleman under the moon with a little self-respecting treatment.
Of course, compared to Andrew Taylor, Matthew's relationship with Zheng Qing and others can be called 'very good'. This is also the meaning of what Xin Fatzi just said.
Andrew easily got to the point of his remarks.
But he seemed a little unimpressed.
"Matthew?" the corners of the Taylor family's young master's mouth curled slightly, and a mocking smile appeared on his face: "Is that the little cub of the Karen family?
"He's the first member of the Cullen family to enter the Nine Haves Academy, so it's inevitable that he'll be a little cautious. Fat Xin corrected Andrew's words.
At the moment, he had to stand with Matthew.
Andrew shrugged and didn't seem to care.
He just glanced at Zheng Qing curiously.
"I thought that out of all the freshman hunting teams in this university, the only one who couldn't cooperate with your hunting team was the Karen hunting team. The young master of the Taylor family said with a little regret and a little thought: "Or, you don't know the news yet?"
"What news. Zheng Qing had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Yelena Jones joining the Karen Hunting Team!" Andrew was unhurried and threw out a message that made Zheng Qing angry: "...... Word spread throughout the circle of international students, and Ms. Jones rejected the caravan hunting party formed by fellow gypsy witch freshmen, choosing instead to join the Cullen family's hunting party. ”
Xiao Xiao closed his notebook with a snap.
Fat Xin gasped.
The two of them looked at Zheng Qing in unison.
The young public scholar had an expressionless face, and seemed to be still listening carefully to the young master of the Taylor family.
But anyone who knew him well could tell from his tightly pursed lips, his reddening ears, and the dull hair that exploded on the top of his head that the young wizard's heart was not as calm as it seemed.
In fact, it is.
As soon as he heard Andrew's revelation, Zheng Qing almost immediately recalled the scene last Monday, when the vampire from the Cullen family gathered in front of Yelena's seat after Charms class.
He gritted his teeth and tried to show an expression of indifference, trying not to lose his temper in front of the Alpha Wizard.
Andrew didn't seem to notice the anomalous behavior of the Nine Wizards at all, and still chattered about his gossip:
“...... Cullen also took her to Sir Friedman's lounge. Although I have never entered the lounge, I have heard that the terrace of the lounge is modeled after King Solomon's palace, with the classic shape of 'seventy-two pillars', and legend has it that the Cullen family also sealed many murderous demons in those pillars......"
"You are a student of Alpha Academy, and you have never entered Sir Friedman's lounge?" Seeing that Zheng Qing's face was getting worse and worse, Fat Xin immediately stepped forward and forcibly interrupted Andrew's chatter.
Andrew froze for a moment.
But he quickly reacted: "Oh, I'm not a jazz man...... At Alpha Academy, I was an Ouroboros guy. ”
As he spoke, he tugged at his robe, revealing the brightly colored tattoo on his neck.
As if sensing the sunlight outside, the serpentine tattoo twisted uneasily and moved deeper into the robe.
“...... It was a spell that Mr. Seprano had cast on me with his own hands. The Alpha College freshman was proud in his words: "If I do well in this year's Freshman Hunt, Mr. Seprano promises other rewards!"
"We actually know!" Zheng Qing finally spoke, and replied in a loud voice.
"Huh?" Andrew obviously didn't keep up with the rhythm of Zheng Qing's words.
"I know about Yelena joining Matthew's hunting team. Zheng Qing's face was expressionless, and his tone was very affirmative: "...... I was still there after their last Charms lesson...... It's just that I didn't expect everyone to pay so much attention to this matter. ”
Xiao Xiao lifted his glasses and glanced at the fat man.
Fat Xin looked up at the ceiling, as if he thought the light clusters swimming around above were interesting.
"Ahh......h I mean, yes, everybody's concerned. Andrew was obviously a little incoherent, but he quickly adjusted: "So, did you choose to work with the Cullens in the end?"
"Nope. Zheng Qing immediately clearly marked his position.
Xiao Xiao and Xin Fatzi glanced at each other, but still didn't make a sound.
"Oh...... That's great news. Andrew's eyebrows raised, and his tone became brisk again: "Although I can't cooperate with you deeply, it is a small victory to be able to prevent the Karen Hunting Team from gaining a strong ally." ”
"I didn't refuse to cooperate with you, did I?" Zheng Qing looked at the Alpha wizard in surprise.
"No?" Andrew's newly adjusted state collapsed again, he was stunned, and his expression became more and more confused: "I mean... Just...... Refuse to talk to the Cullen family... But on our side, didn't we say yes?"
"You said before that your hunting team is Seprano's?" Zheng Qing asked rhetorically.
"It's true. Andrew nodded vigorously.
The public scholarship student was silent for a moment.
"Before...... I have a pact with Seprano. Zheng Qing looked at the young master of the Taylor family, and said slowly: "If there is his guarantee, then there may be room for further cooperation between our two hunting teams." ”
"His promise?" Andrew immediately shook his head, "Mr. Seprano shouldn't be bothered by such a thing... He shouldn't be a guarantee for anything. ”
"Even if it affects our cooperation?"
"Even if there is no alliance. Andrew frowned and shook his head with difficulty.
Zheng Qing nodded.
"In that case...... We'll talk about that later. He clapped his hands, his tone relaxed again, "There are still two weeks to go until the freshman competition, maybe we can find a way to get the best of both worlds...... We'll have a serious discussion about working with your hunting team when we get back. ”
Compared with his previous decisive refusal, his attitude has been significantly loosened.
Although Andrew was a little helpless, he showed a very understanding expression.
"Well, I'll wait for the good news. He nodded slightly.
When several people were separated, Xiao Xiao suddenly stopped Andrew, who was about to leave.
"Where did you get that news?" the doctor hugged his notebook with a serious expression, "For example, which hunting teams participate in the freshman competition, and the composition of each hunting team...... Also, our hunting team is training under the guidance of the referee hunting team. ”
Zheng Qing was shocked, he finally realized what he had ignored before.
Andrew only hesitated slightly, and then answered his question briskly: "Because of our quasi-alliance relationship, I can tell you this news for free...... Our hunting team has a very powerful soothsayer. ”
"Fortune teller?" Fat Xin couldn't help frowning: "He makes so many predictions, isn't he afraid of backlash?"
"That's why I say he's a powerful soothsayer. Andrew smiled smugly and added, "Besides, the one who participated in the Freshman Hunting Competition." Everyone is a young person, and it is okay for him to do a little more work. ”
"Powerful soothsayer?" Xiao Xiao flipped through his notebook, and his face showed a bit of abruptness: "It's amber, right......?" Turns out he's joined your hunting party. ”
Andrew's face finally changed.
"It's a doctor, it's really worthy of the name. The young master of the Taylor family laughed dryly, and immediately confessed.
Zheng Qing could see that his last face had obviously lost his previous calmness.
This made the young state-funded students very satisfied.
"Say, when are we going to have a meeting to discuss this ally?" he turned to look at his roommates.
Xiao Xiao lifted his glasses and glanced at him, but there was no squeak.
Fat Xin's surprised voice sounded next to him:
"I thought you'd prioritize how to talk to Yelena about her joining the Matthew Hunting Team!"