Chapter 3017 - 30: The Real Trouble

Chapter 3017: Chapter 30: The Real Trouble

Zheng Qing did indeed go to someplace ’very high and far’.

But it wasn’t with the teacher.

Two years ago, in the Cloud Sea World, when Zheng Qing was using ’Taiyi’ to fight the Leviathan, he accidentally entered a high-dimensional space-time. The teacher went to bring him back.

Much earlier.

On Zheng Qing’s birthday, the teacher gave him an opportunity to travel to a high-dimensional world as a birthday gift. On that day, the teacher clearly told him that there are downsides to low-level wizards entering a high-dimensional world—just like the old saying ’having experienced the vast ocean, it is difficult to find water everywhere else, after having seen Mount Wu, other clouds do not exist’, having witnessed the grandeur and magical wonder of high-dimensional worlds, the ordinary world would appear exceptionally pale and dull in comparison, making it hard for ordinary wizards to expect even a hint of simple joy.

Inability to perceive joy is a mental illness, the mildest symptom being depression.

Worse, it can lead to the situation Su Shijun just mentioned, the loss of some human qualities—in the words of old-fashioned monks, it’s almost like becoming one with the Dao. To a low-level wizard, the high-dimensional world seems lofty and perfect like the Heavenly Dao. Once low-level wizards resonate with the ’Heavenly Dao’, they will naturally lose some ability to resonate with the ’Human Dao’.

Worse yet, low dimensions are full of loopholes compared to high dimensions.

Like in our dreams, where one moment we’re being chased by a giant black dog, the next moment we’re on stage delivering a passionate speech in a foreign language we never learned. The entire logic seems seamless and flawless. But if we wake up, we’ll instantly realize the dream’s logic is full of holes like a hive.

This means that when beings from a lower dimension enter a high-dimensional world, they can easily be ’invaded’ by some high-dimensional concepts without realizing it. These high-dimensional concepts hide in some ’hive cavity’ of the lower-dimensional being, fundamentally influencing the being’s every move, even every thought.

"——Don’t talk about high-dimensional worlds in such places!"

The Flower Cat flattened its ears, sounding a bit annoyed: "Every word you say, even every thought in your mind, in that place, is a real existence! It can cause lots of unnecessary interference!"

After pausing, it added, "Zheng’s situation is somewhat special, and the old man was watching over him, so there shouldn’t be any issues... For the past two years, Xiaoqing and I have been keeping an eye on him, and haven’t noticed any abnormalities."

"Indeed." The blue snake hanging from Zheng Qing’s ear wagged its tail tip, confirming briefly.

Jiang Yu quietly let out a sigh of relief.

The worry between Su Shijun’s brows also dissipated, and a smile returned to her face.

"I’m truly very sorry," she looked at the Flower Cat, sincerely apologizing, "I thought it would be okay to discuss these things with you around..."

The compliments of a beautiful witch are hard to resist, even for a cat.

"Well, yes, with me around today, there’s no problem with a brief chat about things over there."

The Yellow Flowered Cat raised its tail proudly, then added a final remark: "——But ultimately, this matter has its risks, and it shouldn’t happen again! Certain concepts of the high-dimensional world are not as agreeable as I am. Their perception of beauty and ugliness is different from ours."

The witch smiled and agreed.

Then turned to look at Zheng Qing, her expression not as pleasant: "——Since you weren’t affected by that place, why didn’t you greet me in Danghag?"

Zheng Qing hadn’t thought of how to respond yet.

Jiang Yu, who had remained silent, suddenly spoke up: "Why must he greet you?"

The Yellow Flowered Cat raised its ears with satisfaction, its eyes wide open.

It was only short of holding a small fish snack to nibble on slowly.

Su Shijun glanced at the young witch beside him and suddenly laughed: "Because I’m his thesis advisor. He ran off without a word and still wants to graduate smoothly... Don’t you think there’s a procedure that needs to be completed?"

This explanation was surprisingly reasonable.

But it wasn’t within Jiang Yu’s expectations—she originally thought Su Shijun would use excuses like ’I’m pretty’ or ’Poseidon’—this left her momentarily speechless.

"Because I don’t know how to face you all."

This time, Zheng Qing finally stopped avoiding, his gaze lingering on the two witches for a moment, finally settling on Jiang Yu, answering seriously: "I don’t want to pretend that I think Su Shijun isn’t beautiful, that I have no feelings for her, or that Poseidon and the Great Elf have nothing to do with me, I don’t want you to see an irresponsible person..."

"You can pay her alimony." Jiang Yu suddenly proposed a solution, clearly having thought this through long ago: "Just like after a divorce, paying alimony to a former wife..."

"But we aren’t married yet." Su Shijun interrupted with a smiling squint, then turned to Zheng Qing: "Speaking of marriage, do you remember the agreement we made before graduation?"

At that time, Su Shijun proposed to marry after graduation, but Zheng Qing didn’t agree.

"That wasn’t an agreement." The young wizard tried to be reasonable.

"In any case, it’s good that you remember it."

The Upper House Member of the Moon Council didn’t give him more room to argue, raising her hand to press on the boy’s shoulder: "——Just right, now that you’re back. Your appointment has also passed the school’s and alliance’s review, and it will probably be settled soon... In a few days, I’ll hold a small cocktail party at Greenhill Mansion as a welcome ceremony. It will also be a belated celebration for Dong Dong’s transformation."

Jiang Yu frowned, watching the hand on Zheng Qing’s shoulder.

She hesitated whether to intervene.

But then she saw the woman suddenly lean close to Zheng Qing, giving him a soft peck on the cheek: "——I’ll let the mansion notify you of the specific time, remember to attend on time!"

After speaking, she glanced back at her, smiled slightly, twirled her robe sleeve, and her figure disappeared instantly under the moonlight.

Leaving two young people remaining in a flushed state.

Jiang Yu blew a fuse.

Zheng Qing instinctively raised his hand, touched the slightly wet mark on his cheek, feeling a bit dazed. Was he just kissed? No, was he licked? He wasn’t sure, he only felt he smelled a fragrant scent, his shoulder felt a soft touch, a complex and rich feedback made him feel as if he was back in a high-dimensional world.

For a moment, it was as if he saw Su Shijun from long ago, when staying at Greenhill Mansion, one morning, with four swaying big tails gathering around him, meeting guests with the Trident Sword.

"Enjoying the aftertaste?" came a cold voice beside him.

It immediately pulled Zheng Qing out of a pink bubble.

He snapped back to reality in a panic, seeing the angry face close at hand, he suddenly felt at a loss: "No, I mean..."

Bang!

His other cheek was also stamped with a kiss.

Then the witch, cheeks puffed, cursed: "Bastard!"

Turned around, and likewise vanished without a trace.