In general, love is a luxury.

She's not like a luxury like a private jet, a personal bodyguard, a grand ball, etc., that costs you tangible possessions. She will cost your energy, your wisdom, and even your life, and she will spend your intangible wealth.

Moreover, like those luxuries that cost you tangible wealth, she will continue to consume your wealth. If you reduce your investment in this area for a certain period of time, this luxury called love will quickly fade. Even decays faster than your leather coat.

Of course, this luxury will also be like an aged wine, the longer it has been settled, the more delicious the fermentation becomes.

Most people, all their lives, spend their intangible wealth in exchange for that pitiful tangible wealth to maintain their existence in this world. Only those who don't need to consume too much intangible wealth will be able to spend romance and time piling up such expensive consumables.

Wizards, on the other hand, are different. They are not ordinary people, they can do magic.

The great nineteenth-century wizard Lev Thomas wrote in the preface to his book Timeline – A Baseline of Magic: "...... Apart from time, there is no other real magic in this world. Love, on the other hand, is the closest thing to the true meaning of magic......"

Perhaps because his student life before high school was too monotonous and pure, Zheng Qing was full of confusion at this turbulent age. And Yelena is like a beacon in the darkness, allowing him to see certain directions in a confused state.

Short skirts, high heels, long wavy hair, and clothes that change every day are all full of mysterious temptations of the opposite sex. Sometimes Zheng Qing felt as if he was a sailor bewitched by a kraken, knowing the deep dark water in front of him, but he still jumped down without hesitation.

Originally, everything was fine.

Just like the guys imagined.

Love is sweet, sometimes mixed with a little cold, but most of the time it exudes an intoxicating aroma. But out of the sensitivity of young people, Zheng Qing sometimes feels that Yelena is not serious enough about this relationship.

Although it is not perfunctory, it is completely different from the young men and women in love who Zheng Qing has seen who seem to be tired of being together all the time.

Especially recently, Elena has disappeared repeatedly and repeatedly, which has made the young public-funded student very dissatisfied.

He decides to fight a cold war with a gypsy witch.

But after only a week, Zheng Qing regretted it.

Because while he deliberately avoided the witch, the witch did not deliberately look for him.

It made him feel like a punch was being punched on the cotton.

He misses the feeling of ease with Elena, as if he was detached after drunkenness, but without the pain of drunkenness. He missed those heartbeat days, her different makeup every day, her tall figure, and charming smile.

"If you want her, I'll go to her, I've never seen a boy like you so careful!" Xin Fatzi was puzzled by the entanglement of young publicly-funded students: "Isn't it normal for a boy to admit his mistake to a girl?"

"You don't understand. Zheng Qing glanced at the fat man with a little melancholy: "When you have a girlfriend, you will understand that boys also have self-esteem......"

That's a bit hurtful.

The fat man was furious, threw the fat cat off his body, and went out of the door in a rage.

The fat cat yelled at Zheng Qing angrily.

The young public-funded student didn't pay attention to the two fat men, but turned his head to look at Xiao Xiao, trying to get a true scripture from another roommate in the dormitory who was experienced in love and knowledgeable.

Xiao Xiao held his black-shell notebook, buried his head in the back of the notebook, and said angrily: "Love, like time, is the greatest magic. ”

"The manifestation of time is existence, and only when there is that time has meaning. ”

"And the manifestation of love is listening, love, you have to learn to listen. ”

"If you can't even listen, how can you say you love her?"

Very good, this answer is very 'doctor', Zheng Qing found a theoretical basis for his compromise, and suddenly plucked up a little courage in his heart, and said to himself: "Yes, I always have to hear how she explains, right." ”

In this way, before he knew it, he was back in the library, to the place where he often studied talismans with Elena.

The familiar figure was sitting in a familiar seat, looking at something.

Zheng Qing tried his best to resist the urge to turn around and flee, constantly muttering words of unknown meaning such as 'existence', 'listening' and 'time', and at the same time dragged the thickest and heaviest book from the bookshelf next to him and came to the seat.

"You're reading the Four Texts of the Hugong. ”

Zheng Qing put the heavy "On the Origin" in his hand in the old position opposite Elena, glanced at the book in Elena's hand, and asked casually.

"yes. Elena picked at her long hair with the barrel of her pen and replied in the same calm tone: "As you said, the foundation of the talisman is in this, and as long as you don't lose heart, any wizard can master it." ”

"Oh, maybe I'm being too arbitrary sometimes. Zheng Qing used a lot of strength to break open the "On the Origin" in his hand - this is a philosophical book discussing the origin of magic, Zheng Qing is very skeptical that he can understand the preface of the book - but it doesn't matter, he is not here to read the book anyway, he is all on the body and mind of the gypsy witch opposite:

"Although the "Hugong Siwen" covers some basic knowledge of talismans, the most important thing in learning talismans is guidance, well, guidance is still very important. ”

The hint is obvious.

Elena raised her head, squinted, and looked at the young scholarship student with a dangerous glint in her eyes:

The word "guide" sounds like it was said by a student at Alpha College (1), not by a public scholarship student at Nine Colleges College. It's not just arbitrary...... Your actions are already reckless. ”

Zheng Qing didn't look up, still staring at the preface of "On the Origin" in front of him, but he didn't read a word.

At this moment, he was racking his brains to think about why he was here, how to remind Elena of what she was wrong, and how to answer the witch's words wisely and gracefully:

"Not recklessly. ”

He spoke dryly, denying the witch's accusations, while reminding in a whisper:

"You have to admit that some of your inappropriate actions have caused me to be arbitrary. ”

His voice was unassuming.

"Well, anyway, it's gone. Yelena lowered her head again, no longer expecting the boy opposite to be smarter, and at the same time began to take notes: "My grade point in the midterm exam is 3.9, which is much better than the previous situation when I could only get one credit, or even not get a credit. ”

"yes, I noticed it on the credit list. Zheng Qing noticed that the atmosphere in the air had loosened a little, and he was immediately relieved, and casually flipped through the book under his hand, and slightly accentuated his tone: "But I have a more reliable training method." ”

"Is it more reliable than it?" the pen in Yelena's hand snapped at the cover of "Hugong Siwen", which also accentuated her tone.

Several anthropomorphic runes scurried across the narrow cover, dodging the witch's sharp provocations.

Zheng Qing looked at the runes worriedly, and said slowly while considering his tone:

"Because of some theories and reasons that are not easy to understand, it is easy to go astray if there is no guidance in the study of Fu Gong. Of course, this guidance is not a book, and some more, of course, are only a small part, the existence of the human factor. ”

"You mean to keep teaching me talismans?"

"It's understandable. Zheng Qing seemed to breathe a sigh of relief in his heart. When he said that, he felt as if he had been stuffed into a rubber tube, almost suffocating.

"You're so old-fashioned. Elena tried to calm her tone, but it was clear that the sarcasm was still strong.

"I know you're going to think so. The most embarrassing part passed, and Zheng Qing's mind was much clearer, and he tried to search for words in his mind:

“...... Given the knowledge I have about talismans, to put it mildly, much more than most of the Righteous Witches. I wouldn't mind spending some more time doing some instruction on your coursework. Of course, I can also forgive you for some of the inappropriate actions in the past. ”

"Not a good move?" Elena didn't know when a stack of tarot cards appeared in her hand, and she was shuffling the cards in a hurry.

The edges of the cards shimmer.

"Just an analogy. Zheng Qing added with some embarrassment: "That is, the customs and habits are not very consistent." It's not really inappropriate. I mean, even though you got a good midterm exam score, you're still a long way from what the college requires of a sophomore. And I'm generous enough to waste my time serving you for free. ”

What a generous answer. With a straight face, Elena put away the tarot cards in her hand, put the notes on the table into her kun bag, stood up, and strode out.

"Why are you in such a hurry, I haven't finished yet. Zheng Qing hurriedly stuffed the book "On the Origin" into a bookshelf beside him, catching up with Yelena's footsteps.

Behind him there was the faint sound of the books fighting—it was because one of the wrong books had been put in the wrong place, and the other books did not welcome such a change.

The boy's footsteps only hesitated for a moment, and then he forgot about the books that had been fighting.

I'm sorry, he muttered under his breath, picking up his pace. There is no doubt that there is a high probability that the cover of "On the Origins" will be knocked off by the surrounding books. But what does it matter?

The librarians will sort it out.

"Do you have anything else to say?" Elena had already walked out of the library, stood under the big tree at the entrance of the library, and asked Zheng Qing very politely.

"Wow, I've never been so easy to get out of the library. Zheng Qing wiped the sweat that didn't exist on his forehead, and said to him: "The weather is really good today...... Listen to the warmth. ”

"Come on, I'm going to lunch. Elena's face was full of impatience.

"I want to say that despite all the things that have happened, I'm happy to treat you to lunch. How about going to the 'Green Elf Restaurant' in Beta Town?" Zheng Qing raised his hands and proposed very seriously.

"What?"

"Of course, I know you must think I'm a great person. Actually, you're right, and I like your acuity. ”

"Young man. Elena rolled her eyes, trying to look peaceful: "Although your drawing technique is very delicate, the lines you draw are very delicate. However, your sister's methods are too crude. And some of the behaviors are just too rude. ”

"Because I've never worked on it. ”

"Of course, is it rare for anyone to exercise hundreds of times? Don't you have a first love? Isn't politeness the most basic thing?"

"You are my first love. ”

"Use your brain and think about it!" Elena grabbed the stupid hair on the top of Zheng Qing's head in a bit of anger and shouted: "Am I talking about this? You selfish, old-fashioned, little wizard without any interest! Don't you want to go away in peace without giving any explanation?"

Several passing witches watched the young witches and wizards fighting among themselves, biting their ears, eating and laughing, and trotting by. No one stopped Elena's brutal behavior.

This made Zheng Qing feel that the world was declining day by day, and people's hearts were not ancient.

"But actually, I didn't really walk away. The boy grabbed the girl's other hand to prevent being scratched: "And you also left me a seat in the old place in the library." ”

"I'm going to lunch!" Yelena shook off Zheng Qing's hand in distraught, turned around and left: "And my talisman has already passed the exam, so I don't need to teach." ”

"But what about the final exam?" Zheng Qing hurriedly caught up with the girl's pace: "You can't just rely on reading books to learn those complicated runes, let alone those complicated stroke sequences." ”

"I have "Hugong Siwen", I can memorize this book! I can fully support me to get a full score in the exam! I can even get extra points in the Fu Gong class!"

"Those words are dead and can't give you any valid advice!

"Oh, it's just you, how about I get a little more points in my divination class?"

"That's a divination class! Do you want to memorize that heavy, boring book of theories all year long?"

"So what do you want me to take with me all year? a selfish little wizard? old-fashioned, headstrong, a little wizard who can play a temper better than a girl?"

"I'm not a little wizard! and I don't have a lot of temper around you!"

"That's because you're weighing your scales! You think someone else knows what you want! When in reality, no one but yourself knows what's going on in your little brain!"

"I'm thinking about you. Zheng Qing said dryly.

"Oh!" Elena slapped herself on the head.

Long.

Elena snorted weakly, "Don't go to the Green Elf Restaurant, let's go to the thirty-second restaurant on the street of Beta Town." ”

"Okay!" Zheng Qing had a bright smile on his face.

Then, he wondered, "What's the name of the thirty-second store?"

"How do I know!" Yelena growled.