The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#233 - Chenrenshuohui

Chapter 232: Chen Ren's Anecdotes

After agreeing on a time with Yan Jun, Lu Jing first went to the library.

After finishing his lecture, Professor Xu specifically instructed them to come here for a star chart, and this was also Lu Jing's first time entering the library.

Actually, more than a month ago, before the academy started classes, Lu Jing had planned to come here to borrow "Records of Strange Objects" and see if there were any strange objects that could help him solve his internal energy problem.

However, he later went to Another World, and this matter was delayed.

Until today, he finally stood outside the library.

Judging from the outside, the academy's library was not very eye-catching. It didn't have the solemnity of the Hall of Rites, nor the grandeur of the ancestral temple. Apart from the eight-zhang-high building, there was almost nothing else that made it impressive.

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The entrance was also very simple, with only a square pond called Ink Washing Pond and a stone bridge over the pond.

Besides that, there was no other scenery.

This made the library standing behind the square pond look a bit lonely.

However, perhaps because the beams, pillars, doors, and windows were all built with pine wood, Lu Jing smelled a faint pine fragrance before entering, mixed with the smell of paper and ink.

Lu Jing had sharp eyes and noticed when he opened the book that some sentences on several pages had blank spaces, which was obviously not in line with the writing habits of most people.

Before Lu Jing could ask, he heard the mustached man say again, "Quick, put your hand on it!"

At this time, Lu Jing could also feel that the thing he was holding in his palm was struggling more and more violently, and even pricking his skin with something.

However, with the Fire Scale Armor protecting him, Lu Jing was not in any serious trouble.

Following the mustached man's instructions, he placed his hand on the book. When the other party gave the order, he quickly opened his palm and withdrew his hand.

At the same time, the mustached man also closed the book heavily at the fastest speed.

In that instant, Lu Jing saw a small snake with bull horns on its head and wings on its back flying out of his fingers, but this time, before it could fully spread its wings, it was snapped into the book with a snap.

A moment later, the mustached man reopened the book, but it was empty, and the places where the sentences had been interrupted were completely filled in.

The mustached man wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief. Then he raised his head and looked at Lu Jing, "Looking for a book?"

Lu Jing nodded, "I want a star chart, which Professor Xu uses for celestial observation."

"Oh, Professor Xu's student, that's rare." The mustached man couldn't help but take a few more glances at Lu Jing, and then said, "But I remember that after celestial observation, there's a spell class, right? Why didn't you go to the lecture first, but instead ran here?"

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Lu Jing also noticed at this time that the huge library was actually very deserted. No wonder there was no one else besides the two of them. It turned out that everyone had gone to listen to the lecture.

So he also truthfully said, "I can't learn spells."

"Can't learn spells? How can someone not be able to learn spells? It's just a matter of speed." The mustached man frowned, but soon realized, "Are you Lu Jing? The student with the worst secret power cultivation aptitude in the academy's millennium history."

"It's me." Lu Jing was now used to this kind of thing.

As the only person in the entire academy who didn't cultivate secret power, he would attract special attention wherever he went, just like a golden beetle in the soil and a firefly in the night.

However, the mustached man then thought of another thing, grabbed Lu Jing's arm and said happily, "Great, you're finally here."

"Huh?"

"You and that little girl named Xia Huai violated the academy's ban and trespassed into Another World. Were you punished by Supervisor Huang to come to the library to organize the collection?"

"That's right." Lu Jing nodded upon hearing this.

"Five thousand books is not a small number. Since you don't have to attend classes, then let's start now." The mustached man couldn't wait to say.

However, a look of embarrassment appeared on Lu Jing's face, "I'm afraid it won't work today. I have an appointment with someone at Shen Shi (3-5 pm)."

"But it's still early from Shen Shi. Don't worry, it won't delay your business. Just let me know when it's almost time, and you can leave."

Since the mustached man had said this, Lu Jing couldn't refuse, so he could only ask, "How should I organize it?"

The mustached man didn't answer immediately, but said, "You said earlier that you wanted a star chart? Try to eliminate distracting thoughts and directly think about what you want."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jing silently recited the star chart twice in his mind, and soon, a painting flew down from the second floor and landed in his hand.

Lu Jing opened it and saw that it was exactly the star chart he wanted.

"See, isn't it very convenient." The mustached man said, "This is because there is a strange object in the library that can help you retrieve books, but as a price, it sometimes causes trouble in the library."

"For example?" Lu Jing raised his eyebrows.

"For example, that thing you just caught." The mustached man raised the book in his hand. Lu Jing had actually seen the title before. It was called "Chen Ren's Anecdotes". It seemed to be a novel about strange stories.

"That thing is called a Candle Snake. It's a monster fictionalized in this novel, but under the effect of that strange object, it ran out of the book, and similar things happen from time to time in other books.

"So-called organizing books means looking to see if there are any such things that have run out. After all, it doesn't matter if they escape. Although they can't run out of this library, the places where their names appear in the book will become blank, which will naturally affect the reader's reading."

The mustached man said, "But you don't have to worry too much. This kind of thing doesn't happen very often, and once a book has had an incident, it won't happen a second time within three years, so you only need to help me check those books that haven't had an incident in the past three years and see if there are any omissions.

"Oh, and also, if there are any omissions, help me catch the things that have escaped from the book."

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