Chapter 82 (2/2)
“Second, we can’t find any more books, so when you aren’t able to find the book you are looking for, please question yourself on whether the book you want to read is worth it: Is Rou Pu Toan(肉蒲团), is it the most exquisite of He Jian Ben (河间本)? Is the East Conquer novel(东征话本小说) theriver flow(大河流)? If not, then don’t ask us, because that less”
“Last and theout of any book, and forbids copying Don’t stare at e ’s lecturer Cao Zhi Feng presuic of these rules can’t be questioned by any of you; the hard work and earnest thoughts hidden with these rules can be felt unconditionally and inexplicably—don’t expect us to explain”
The lecturer stood under Old’s horizontal plaque, smiled and looked at the various e extre off his gold to a poor e that last rule, even if you are the best book thief and wanting to show off your abilities to the world because there is only one punishment for break it—death”
The students were in an uproar, with even Ning Que out in the crowd is shaking his head, thinking ”even if the building has the vastest collection of books in the world, you are not allowed to copy nor borrow, then how are you supposed to re? About Old, he still has other doubts, but he thinks others should have the same question, so he decided to hold his questions and wait
As expected, a student raised his hand and asked loudly, “Sir, you say Old has every kind of book?”
The lecturer changes his sight, finding the student who dared to ask, faintly frowned and said extremely unhappily, “You have doubts on my statement?”
“Your student does not dare!” That student, scared by the lecturer’s eyes until his body trembled, said, “Your student just… Your student was just curious, as to whether the building had…that, books about cultivation?”
The lecturer’s face slowly cal, proud and contemptuous to a hateful level, “In the eyes of secular people, those books of heaven’s path endary, but for our Acadeendary heavenly seventh volume, ”Ke Lan Buddhist scriptures” (烂柯佛经), we actually don’t have the, but other than that I don’t knohat cultivation book you can’t find!”
After he heard this sentence, the Ning Que standing out in the crowd tightened his fist in his sleeve, not changing expression, but his heart was beating faster by a few beats Subconsciously, he rose his head, staring at the co as if wanted the building to catch fire
Entering the world of cultivation is his childhood dreah countless times—even yesterday—that dream had been struck down…but a drea you to work endlessly hard, while occasionally revealing a little tail of hope in order to lure you,softly: ”Come, chase me! Catch me! ”
He, who had already broken the hope of cultivation, suddenly found out that he could enter this building which stored books of cultivation anytier, no matter what the cost or how many markets been run, would do so just to buy a book of Tractate of the highest One on Actions and Consequences (太上感应篇) As for hi is that?
“I have to rereediness, otherwise Old will burn down and the master principle will cut us all into plum blossoms to drink wine”
The lecturer downstairs, see Que out of the whole crowd, before re at the students and saying, “I must warn you all of those wondrous books of yours: if you can’t remember it, only feel it, as in the sense in it, I will still not explain it After all human sometimes just has bad luck, most don’t have potential for cultivation, but who don’t want to forcefully flow through the stars?
Giving people a feeling like being oppressed by the vicissitudes of ti were silent a , converged with calm breaths, walked toward the door and entered
Inside was er than it seemed outside, in the wide space ho kne ed orderly The bookshelves were arranged rows of six by subject and date, the covers displaying all the books you could think of, not caring about size or age, all nestled in one place like the countless sage of countless years, watching you over your shoulder naughtily
Students entering the building then spread out, going to and finding the book that they are interested in Ning Que walked alone between bookshelves, occasionally drawing out a book and reading, then he notices that there are desks beside the s, and on the desk, there is pen, ink, paper and ink stone, curiously he thought, ”since we can’t even copy, why need to prepare these things?”
At the southern end of the building, he found a wang Xing Long (王行龙) sticker Ning Que drew out randos become quiet before he lifted his head and found a clean stair in front
The stairway is used to go up: since he is on the first floor, then upstairs must be the second