High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 578: Chapter 247: Overturn the Medicine, Drag Away_1

”One question!” Zheng Qing glared at the Doctor, not arguing about the ’waste or not’ issue, but putting forward his doubt, ”If I remember correctly, it hasn’t been a month since that lab borrowed my shadow, has it...?”

”To be precise, it’s been ten days.” Xiao Xiao corrected, ”Your shadow vanished when you were taken away by the Su family’s maid last Tuesday during divination class. All that was left when we found you was you alone, tragically spaced out in the woods.”

Zheng Qing twitched the corner of his mouth, not caring about the Doctor’s delicate wording. Instead, he tapped his own temple and continued to question, ”...and inside here, the experiences are at least measured by years. Even though my memory is a bit messy, basic concepts like the change of seasons, the shift of stars, still exist. From a time perspective, your deduction doesn’t seem plausible!”

This time, even Lin Guo couldn’t help but sigh.

”Time is not compared like that.” The little wizard piped up in opposition.

”That’s why I say, those memories are a total waste in your hands.” Doctor Xiao pouted, grudgingly explained, ”Have you heard about the saying ’one day in heaven, one year on earth’?”

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Xiao Xiao continued, ”Although it is a general and rough description, it is not wrong in a sense.”

”You can think of the high-dimensional world as ’heaven’ and the low-dimensional world as ’earth’. Theoretically, any high-dimensional world runs through countless low-dimensional worlds. If this through-line is not a timeline, then from this perspective, an instant in the high-dimensional world could be an eternity in the low-dimensional world... Not to mention basic concepts like different worlds having different time speeds, and the time in low-dimensional worlds runs faster under equal entropy increase.”

”So, your shadow just stayed for a mere few years. To me, this time difference can be completely ignored.”

The young scholarship student pulled a struggling face to hide his slightly embarrassed expression.

Although he had no concept of many terms and explanations mentioned by the Doctor, it did not affect his general understanding of the speech.

”Uh, so,” Zheng Qing coughed lightly, summarizing, ”From the time perspective, it indirectly proves your previous deduction... Is that what you mean?”

Xiao Xiao adjusted his glasses, looking at him expressionlessly.

Well, let’s just say he agreed with his explanation, thought Zheng Qing, raising his hand again, intending to continue asking if there are any after-effects after having so much knowledge in his brain.

But at this moment, a pair of large hands landed on his shoulders, forcibly turning him to another direction.

Then he saw the red face of Absolution’s chief hunter, with a hint of purple.

”I only have one question!” Zhang Jixin’s face was full of excitement, his eyes seemed to be bursting with horror, ”Do your memories include any experience of demon hunting? Are there any simple and easy-to-learn magic? Spells? Potions? Talismans? Can you use all these abilities now? Think again, is there anything that might be helpful to the hunting team? Experience, magic, anything is fine!”

Obviously, this was not one question.

But Zheng Qing definitely wouldn’t argue with Elder Zhang Da who was clearly excited at this point – even though his series of questions seemed disorganized and incoherent, the central meaning was the same.

Zheng Qing easily got his meaning.

”Should be there.” The young scholarship student shrank his neck, trying to avoid Elder Zhang Da’s spittle-filled questioning, while he explained quietly, ”But my mind is a bit messy now, just like hundreds of goblins having a quarrel around a table... Those memories are blurry and not clear...”

This answer did not satisfy Absolution’s chief hunter.

He wanted to say something else, but out of nowhere, a hand began to rummage through his arms.

”Ah, this!” Xiao Xiao took out a row of colourful ampoule bottles from Zhang Ji Xin’s arms, gathered them under a small bunch of wild fireflies, carefully selected for a while, and finally chose a small bottle of potion.

”What’s this?” Zheng Qing looked at the ampoule bottle suspiciously.

In the transparent glass bottle, the clear liquid was shining under the moonlight. A string of tiny bubbles constantly bubbled from the bottom of the bottle, floated to the surface of the liquid, then burst into specks of silvery light.

”A potent Sleeping Potion. The main ingredient is the bark of a Hundred Year Fainting Tree from the Hundred Herb Gardens. It’s best for relieving depression and calming the mind. It’s enough for you to have a solid night’s sleep.” Xiao Xiao explained while forcefully removing the cap of the ampoule bottle, ”With some luck, you will be able to impart some life experience to us tomorrow morning.”

”The next time you want something, just nip it in the bud, don’t start getting touchy,” Zhang Ji Xin snatched the potion from the Doctor’s hand. While complaining, he moved it closer to Zheng Qing’s mouth.

Without waiting for the young scholarship student’s protest, the potion had already been gulped down his throat.

Zheng Qing, already dizzy and numb from an influx of information due to his shadow’s return, was powerless to resist Elder Zhang Da’s crude gesture, He could only roll his eyes and swallow down the potion.

Just at this moment, his mind suddenly cleared up a bit, and he thought of something.

”Return of the departed...” He roared, struggling to try to stand up.

But the powerful effects of the Sleeping Potion kicked in. Before he could finish his sentence, he slumped over, and his snoring began.

The remaining few people looked at each other.

”Did he want to say something just now?” Lin Guo bit his finger, asking uncertainly, his gaze floating between Zhang Ji Xin and Xiao Xiao.

”Why did you feed him the potion now?” Xiao Xiao pointed the question at Absolution’s chief hunter, ”This big chunk of meat, are we supposed to carry him back to the dormitory?”

”You call yourself a wizard!” Elder Zhang lashed back, ”Aside from carrying people, don’t you know any magic to move things?”

”I don’t, actually.” Xiao Xiao shrugged, ”I did raise a few demons... but the school doesn’t allow them inside.”

”What did he want to say just now?” Lin Guo interrupted the two’s argument to ask the question again.

”What ’return of the departed’?” Zhang Ji Xin grimaced, pondering for a while before giving up, ”Forget it. Anyway, he’ll wake up tomorrow. We can ask him then... Speaking of which, he doesn’t have any prophetic talent, right? It felt like he was possessed.”

”I don’t know.” Xiao Xiao closed his notebook and led the way down the hill, ”Excuse me, Elder, if you don’t know any object-moving magic either, drag him back to the dormitory... You’re big, strong, and additionally have a contract with him.”

”Drag him back?” Zhang Ji Xin’s annoyed voice echoed behind him, ”How? Drag him by his head or by his feet?”

”Doesn’t matter, he wouldn’t know anyway.”