CHAPTER 413: SEE THE TRUTH IN TWO HOURS (NEW BOOK CONTENT)

Mumbling to himself, he made sure the robe he was wearing had no issues and even the Light Ball in his mind shone brighter because of the robe, only then did he relax slightly.

Four hours left.

Li Qing half-heartedly ordered takeout and felt like time was crawling.

Like something impending, something about to burst forth without any emotion involved.

Sitting on the bed edge, Li Qing couldn’t help but shake his leg, and just as he was feeling rather restless, his phone rang.

"Cast iron pot, crying out for fixing the ladle pot, broken and tattered ones to be replaced, pots and ladles scattered about. Chasing pots in the storm, sewing without tears through chimney layers, iron pots still widen the inner rain nest, pots can get sick.

Blocked sweep stop, prone to smoke and little stove, onion oil breeze, black pot forest, dumplings fragrant as inside aroma. Three teeth, anxious hair, steel pots rain oil splatter.

Eight urgent eight mess illness paralyzed mud no love..."

Taking out his phone, he couldn’t help but twitch his eyebrows; it was their company’s administration manager, the lady was good to get along with and quite capable, but she loved matchmaking.

Bluntly, she liked playing matchmaker without charge, solely out of hobby, targeting older singles in the company, highlighting specifically nails like Li Qing, who, four years in the company, still hadn’t found a girlfriend.

And this administration lady was undaunted, repeatedly failing and fighting.

Li Qing genuinely admired this administrating lady’s tangled thoughts while also feeling a headache.

Until one time when this administration lady accompanied him, witnessing Li Qing’s chatting skills; even she couldn’t smooth over a deep ice well conversation, falling silent for a period before moving her efforts underground.

After contemplating, he decided to answer the call.

"Hello, Sister Li, have you eaten?" Li Qing cheerfully greeted.

Sister Li didn’t beat around the bush and directly pointed out, "Li Qing, I’ve arranged a meeting on Saturday with my seventh uncle’s third cousin’s uncle’s son’s classmate, named Chen Chencheng. This girl is very pretty, never been in a relationship from childhood to now, and based on her birth date, zodiac sign, and personality, I matched you both; your compatibility is at least over ninety percent.

Meet at Good Gather A17 seat Saturday afternoon at five; don’t forget!"

Li Qing said helplessly, "Sister Li, are you sure you want me to go? I don’t think I can manage."

He usually communicated normally and got along with many female colleagues in the company quite well, but once it involved matters of emotion, it became completely different.

He consulted a psychologist once, who was chubby, bald, and smart, told him it was ’interpersonal relationship psychological disorder syndrome,’ then clinically took out two thousand yuan from Li Qing.

"No, you can, you must believe in yourself!" Sister Li’s voice was firm without any hesitation, "Rest assured, the other party is also a conversation terminator, according to current online terms, that is an ultra-alloy steel maiden! I think you both surely will have common topics! Her family background is decent, and her job is quite good."

"I..."

"It’s decided, regardless of the outcome, first try and then there will be results; being indecisive here will only keep you stationary, you’re already at the age of thirty..."

"I understand, Sister Li, I will be on time for the appointment on Saturday!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Qing sighed long; honestly, he’s no longer young, and it indeed is time to take action.

Even though he’s learning magic, slowly stepping onto a path different from ordinary people, after these days of study, he knows the magic path is not easy, those powerful mages are all exceptionally talented or possess unique fortunes to succeed.

Finally, Li Qing sighed deeply, unexpectedly been reduced to passively accepting a problem woman as a blind date.

To reach such a state, Li Qing felt his life was a failure, um... quite a failure.

Putting aside all irrelevant thoughts, Li Qing silently awaited midnight arrival.

He looked at the time, less than three minutes left, placed the acceptance letter scroll on the ground, then pulled the hood, hiding his whole face in shadow.

Three minutes quickly passed.

Seeing the magic runes on the scroll rapidly surged like maggots, twisting to the extreme on it, finally formed a sudden black crack spacious enough for a person to pass through above the scroll.

Li Qing silently paused, hesitated a moment, took a deep breath of Long Qi, cautiously moved forward holding his breath and stepped in.

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Dark!

Cold!

Whether it’s the heavy clouds seemingly about to press down, or the somewhat pungent air in the atmosphere, smells like rotten meat.

The first sight is a road paved with brown-yellow bricks, flanked by tall unnamed trees, their leaves moving autonomously without wind as if rhythmically breathing while swaying lightly.

Though uncertain about the accuracy of this description, that’s the feeling Li Qing got.

These trees are alive.

And fifty meters down this road, there’s a fairly ornate gate, built with red bricks stacked piece by piece, two large iron gates pushed outward, and a tall sharp enormous building leaping into view.

In Li Qing’s opinion, this so-called Magic Academy exudes an ominous and sinister air, this building resembling a giant lurking beast, ready to devour.

Most importantly, it’s midnight, yet it’s day here.

Yes, it’s day, even though the sky is extremely gloomy, and Li Qing senses something hidden within.

"Is this the legendary Gray Magic Academy?"

A high-pitched and excited voice beside him jolted Li Qing awake.

While he focused on the academy, unbeknownst to him, somehow a dozen or so people were standing behind him in threes and twos.

All these people were dressed in black robes, wearing hoods, hiding their faces in shadows, not allowing any clear view.

Taking advantage of their discussion about Gray Magic Academy, Li Qing cautiously moved back a bit, squeezed into the crowd.

Standing in front was too conspicuous, and Li Qing never liked being flashy.

After a while, a black-robed figure started moving forward, seeing all fourteen people begin to move, Li Qing silently followed suit.

In a strange environment, never act too conspicuously.

The nail that sticks out gets hammered.

This is the wisdom Li Qing garnered from his career experiences over the years, being self-aware of his skills and appropriately positioning himself, achieving neither prominence nor indispensability within the company.