High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 746: Chapter 94 Double Tang Note_1

Now it’s three-thirty in the afternoon, and the sky outside is more than a little cold.

Although the snow isn’t heavy, the howling northern wind shows no signs of stopping, carrying along snowflakes like goose feathers, spinning around the streets, and landing on pedestrians’ bodies and faces, taking them by surprise.

Hearing Zheng Qing’s confusion, the Gypsy witch straightens up from the storefront window of the candy man shop, turns her head, lifts her hand to brush off the snowflakes on her hair, and looks lively at young scholar. There is laughter in her eyes and eyebrows, ”Cold? Why would it be cold? How could it be cold? We are wizards! We have magic!”

With that, she stretches her arm in front of the young male wizard.

A rich fragrance emanates from the witch’s body, intoxicating and leaving the young scholar a bit flustered, with his eyes and hands unsure where to rest.

”Green Xifang’s new winter dress, embroidered with a complete set of cold-proof talismans. Even if the temperature is below twenty or thirty degrees, there is no effect at all.” The witch’s slightly hoarse voice rang in Zheng Qing’s ears, waking him up from his daze, and reminding him of his slip-up — yes, this is the world of the wizards, a world where magic exists.

The young scholar collected his thoughts, taking a serious look at the arm the witch had extended before him.

On the thin sleeve, many tiny runes were outlined with gold and silver threads. Upon closer inspection, as the Gypsy witch said, they were indeed all cold-protection and warming talismans.

”Oh dear, I’m embarrassed, I’m embarrassed.” The young gentleman laughed, showing no signs of awkwardness from having asked the wrong question, instead, he looked relaxed and teased: ”Every day I help you with runes, yet even such a simple application escaped my notice... Indeed, theory and practice must be combined to test the true level of theory.”

Elena shook her head, and added with a laugh: ”This shows that you’re a true Jiuyou person.”

”A bookworm?” Zheng Qing quickly responded.

The witch burst into laughter.

While she was laughing, the male wizard turned around, knocked on the window of the candy man shop, and said to the boss: ”Little Master Tang, I would like a set of ’Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon’, for takeaway.”

Little Master Tang is the current owner of the candy man shop, and the son of the previous owner. It’s said that he has been running the shop for less than a year, and is still a fresh-faced young man with a gentle smile.

”Seven feet two inches and three parts, one set of Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon!” The candy man shop owner called out, taking out a small box from behind the window and handing it to the young scholar: ”That will be two beans, one corner, seven pieces.”

Two beans, one corner, seven pieces, means two gold beans, one silver horn, and seven bronze coins, which converts to two hundred and sixty-seven bronze coins. Compared to the prices of other products in the candy man shop, this price is already quite high.

Zheng Qing took a handful of coins out of his pocket, counted them and placed them on the counter, then took the small box from the candy man shop owner. He had previously exchanged three jade coins and seventy-four bronze coins at the Wandering Bar, which added up to a staggering three thousand six hundred and seventy-four bronze coins — naturally, there was more than enough to buy a small gift box.

The box is white, square, and made of hard cardboard.

Upon opening the box, there is a container similar to a ’snow globe’ inside. On top is a glass ball about three inches tall, and underneath is a low redwood base. The base is square, with an inscription in the middle of each side, reading the four characters ’Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon’. Surrounding the four characters are rows of densely packed, fly-head-sized gold and silver runes.

Inside the thin, transparent glass ball, specks of white snow gently float down. Suspended in mid-air is a thick layer of cotton candy mist, and a round golden moon floats up and down within the mist. Below are the candy men, the size of beans, grouped in threes and fives, performing episodes of joy and sorrow according to a set script in their three-inch world — the various scenes inside are no different from what is displayed in the window, causing people to marvel at the sight.

”This snow globe uses space expansion magic, it seems small and exquisite now, but when you plan to eat it, you’ll know how big it actually is.” The male wizard showed off as he handed the snow globe to the witch, and at the same time pointed to the redwood base beneath the glass ball: ”It’s said that Double Tang Note even patented this little thing. In the entire wizarding world, only they are allowed to produce this kind of trinket.”

Double Tang Note is the name of this candy man shop — according to Lin Guo, the shop was originally called ’Tang Note’, but when his father, the previous owner of the shop, retired a year ago and Little Master Tang took over, he changed the shop’s name to ’Double Tang Note’. When discussing this matter, the young witch had once quipped, if Little Master Tang retired and his son took over, would the shop be renamed ’Triple Tang Note’ or ’Many Tang Note’.

Of course, despite the teasing, so far, no one has seen the next generation owner of this candy man shop, so when joking with Little Master Tang on a daily basis, people are more interested in his significant other, and rarely make fun of the shop’s name.

”It’s very delicate, very ingenious.” Elena held the snow globe, flipped it over and over, admiring it: ”No wonder you chose this place to meet.... I’ve been at school for so long, I haven’t been out and about much, it feels like I’ve lost a lot.”

With that, she put the snow globe back into the box and handed it over to the young scholar.

Zheng Qing looked at her with a smile, not taking the box.

”This is for you,” he cleared his throat, and in accordance with the lines he had thought up beforehand, he quietly said: ”Life has many flavors, but the sweetest is happiness. I hope your studies go smoothly and continue rising sweetly, may you always smile and live a sweet and beautiful life.”

Before he had finished his blessing, his face had already turned a deep red. Against the white snow around him, it made for quite a humorous sight.

”Oh my!” The Gypsy witch, holding the box in her hands, revealed a very surprised expression: ”Thank you so much! It’s been a long time since someone gave me such a sweet gift!”

Seeing the witch did not refuse, the young scholar breathed a deep sigh of relief deep in his heart, the color on his face gradually faded, and the smile on his lips involuntarily grew a little bigger.

”If you like it, I can bring it every day!” He scratched his head, laughing foolishly.

”Save it, feeding me every day,” the witch put the box into her bag, blinked her eyes and said playfully: ”Eating too much sugar easily causes tooth decay...And it’s cloyingly sweet.”

Zheng Qing laughed a little awkwardly, unsure of what to say next.

Seemingly sensing his uneasiness, the Gypsy witch extended her arm, naturally hooking it into his, then turned sideways, stretching her hand in the direction of the pedestrian street and drew a big circle: ”I’ve changed my mind.... going to a restaurant to eat is a waste, let’s go around the pedestrian street, getting a little bit of street food from each outlet!”

Soft and fragrant in his arm, the male witch nodded in a daze, feeling like his blood was circulating unimpeded throughout his body.