A few days later, Zhang Xing leisurely returned to the imperial capital. Before he reached the city gate, he heard someone calling his name from afar.
"Zhang Xing!
Zhang Xing! "
He turned his head to look. Damn, who is this?
He saw a short and thin beggar standing under a big tree on the side of the road, desperately waving at him.
His face was dark, his clothes were tattered, and he was barefooted.
The voice sounded familiar.
Walking up to him, before he spoke, he heard the other party call his name.
"Are you Keldo?"
Zhang Xing finally recognized who it was from the vague appearance and voice.
"How did you become like this?
What are you doing?
Pretending to be a beggar? "
Listening to Zhang Xing's teasing, Keldo cried unjustly.
"Zhang Xing, I came from Holy Roland School to ask you for help!"
"Do you know how difficult it was for me along the way … Wah wah …"
"Help?
What happened? "
Zhang Xing said strangely and reached out to help Keldo up. He just said a few words and he started crying.
When he was at Holy Roland School of Magic and Force, he was still friends with Keldo. He must help him when he was in trouble.
"Well, don't cry, tell me first!"
"Zhang Xing, is there anything to eat? I haven't eaten for three days and three nights!"
Keldo said pitifully.
"There is, but it's all cold frozen meat. I'll take you to a restaurant to eat!"
"Behind the big tree, I'll give you a bath and change your clothes. Otherwise, you can't enter the city gate."
Zhang Xing dragged Keldo behind the tree and waved his hand to make a light rain. Then he changed him into a black robe and a pair of soft-soled shoes.
The two found a nearby restaurant in the imperial capital, went up to the second floor, and sat down in a corner.
After a while, seven or eight meat dishes were served. Keldo didn't speak and began to eat.
Looking at him wolfing down the food, Zhang Xing felt a little distressed. This guy was so thin that he was only skin and bones. How did he end up like this?
Half an hour later, Keldo burped and leaned comfortably on the chair, drinking a drink.
"Zhang Xing, hurry back to the academy and check on Teacher Solina and Saiya. They're dying!"
"What's wrong?"
Zhang Xing had a dumbfounded look on his face. These words came out of nowhere. Who could understand them?
"Last time, on the night we returned from the swamp, Ms. Solina and Saiya fell unconscious."
"You know that Principal Jegg is Mentor Solina's father. If he couldn't find the reason after working for a whole night, the others wouldn't be able to do it either."
"Saiya's father is the city lord of St. Roland Castle. He invited several doctors in the city, but they couldn't see anything."
"The next day, the whole school knew about it, but there was nothing they could do, so I rushed over to find you."
"But who knew that a thief would steal it when I wasn't paying attention. I was penniless and had to eat tree bark and pick up leftovers for more than ten days."
"In the end, I had no choice but to hide in a caravan's carriage and come here."
"Poisoned?"
This was the first thing that came to Zhang Xing's mind. There was a lot of miasma in the swamp. Even if there was an antidote, it wasn't 100% safe.
He didn't know how to save people with medical skills, nor did he know how to use poison to harm people. It was useless to think about it here.
"Didn't you go to the Pharmacists Guild to ask for help?" Zhang Xing asked.
"Yes, it was a level-one pharmacist in the city who suggested it."
"But I heard from Principal Jegg that even a level-three pharmacist might not be able to do anything. It seems that the principal knows something, but he's not sure."
Keldo shook his head and sighed.
After a moment of silence, he continued, "I think you're so powerful. You must have a way."
"Ms. Solina has been taking care of me like a sister for so many years. I can't bear to lose her. I'm so sad!"