The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#284 - Ink Painting

After hearing the words of the mustached man, Lu Jing knew that time was of the essence.

He didn't waste any more words and patted the mustached man's shoulder, saying, "Where is Xuan Ji?"

"Usually, she spends her time on the top floor reading and painting alone. After the library closes at night, she comes down to accompany me. Of course, sometimes when there aren't many people in the library, she'll sneak over to see me. But as soon as someone enters the building, she immediately goes back."

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The mustached man, seemingly afraid of Lu Jing misunderstanding, continued to explain, "Xuan Ji and I sleep in separate beds at night, and during the day, we haven't engaged in any improper behavior. So, junior brother, don't think of Xuan Ji as the kind of frivolous woman. When you see her later, be sure to be polite.

"Do not use frivolous language. Xuan Ji is the most talented woman I've ever met. She's not only proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, but she's also read more books than I have. She knows everything from astronomy to geography. Even some very obscure books, she can recite fluently. She truly is the most extraordinary woman in the world."

The mustached man said from the bottom of his heart.

Lu Jing couldn't help but roll his eyes, "Senior Brother Yu, have you ever considered that it's because that's her character setting?"

"Character setting? What character setting?" The mustached man was stunned and asked.

"Forget it, it's not important anymore."

While speaking, Lu Jing and the mustached man had already entered the library together, and then went straight to the top floor.

Because Lu Jing was running fast, he was in the lead. As a result, as soon as he stepped into the sixth floor, he saw a book on the bookshelf in front of him suddenly open on its own.

However, even though he blocked the small words on the first page, the sudden attack didn't end there. Then, the words on the second page also began to move!

Afterward, the surrounding books also began to stir.

Just then, a gentle and melodious voice came from Lu Jing's ear, "The Wenchang Dipper is shaped like a crescent moon, the Gouchen tail points to the North Star's peak, the Yinde Gate Star gathers two yellows, and the Taizun only faces the three dukes clearly."

Lu Jing had taken the Celestial Phenomenon Observation and Deduction class, which was known as the most useless class in the academy, so he knew that the voice was reciting lines from the Bu Tian Ge that were related to celestial phenomena. Therefore, Lu Jing followed the voice's guidance and took his own steps.

After a moment, when he stepped on the last step, all the small words that had swarmed towards him finally disappeared, and the books on the bookshelf returned to calm.

At this time, the mustached man finally ran up from below, panting, and shouted, "Don't… don't run so fast! The top floor of the library is full of forbidden books, and there are also formations protecting it."

As a result, after he finished speaking, he saw Lu Jing standing in the room perfectly fine, and the formation that should have been activated had no reaction at all.

"Huh!" The mustached man was a little surprised, "How was the formation broken?"

On the other side, Lu Jing had already raised his hand towards a certain direction and said, "Thank you for your help, Miss Xuan Ji."

As a result, there was no movement in that place. It wasn't until a while later that the gentle and melodious voice sounded again, faintly saying, "Has this day finally come after all?"

Lu Jing of course knew what 'this day' she was referring to, so he said, "Miss Xuan Ji, you've misunderstood. I'm not here to capture you."

"There's no difference anymore," the gentle and melodious voice continued, "Now that my existence has been discovered by someone other than Mister Yu, I believe it won't be long before a third person, a fourth person, will know… and then the entire academy will know.

"Although I haven't met Warden Huang, it's rumored that he's impartial and says what he means. According to the academy's rules, I must return to the book. Since that's the case, why should I implicate Mister Yu any further?"

As the owner of the voice spoke, she walked out from behind a row of bookshelves closest to the west wall.

She wasn't the standard definition of a beauty. Her features looked very ordinary, only slightly more delicate than ordinary women. However, it was these unremarkable features that, when combined, gave off a very comfortable feeling.

It was like a landscape painting in ink wash. When you take apart each stroke, there's nothing special about it, but when they're put together, with just a few strokes, they depict an unspeakable artistic conception.

The woman named Xuan Ji handed a book to Lu Jing and smiled at the mustached man beside her, "I originally only asked you to let me read the book for three days before sending me back. I never expected that this reading would turn into a year. In any case, thank you, Mister Yu, for your hospitality during this time.

"Although I haven't left this building, I've already read about the prosperity of this world on paper. It's not been a wasted trip to this world."

"No, no, no, you've clearly been the one taking care of me during this time," the mustached man waved his hand, then seemed a little anxious, "Don't, don't rush to say goodbye. The matter, the matter is not just this…"

"Mister Yu doesn't need to hide it from me. After seeing the letter on the messenger's leg just now, your face changed drastically, and you became completely flustered. I've been with you for a year, and I've never seen you so distraught. If there was a way, you wouldn't be like this," Xuan Ji sighed.

"I… I, I, haven't we already found a solution?" The mustached man pointed to Lu Jing, "He has already guaranteed me that he can definitely help you overcome this crisis."

"? ? ?"

Lu Jing, who was on the side, didn't remember when he had made such a big promise. He had to know that the person coming was Guo Shaojian. During their previous brief encounter, Lu Jing realized that he couldn't see through the man in front of him at all.

And the latter's gaze towards him seemed to have already seen through everything.

It wouldn't be easy to hide anything from such a person.

However, Lu Jing also knew that the mustached man said this to reassure Xuan Ji, so Lu Jing didn't expose him. Instead, he nodded in agreement with his words, "Don't worry, with me here, everything will be fine."

As if to respond to his words, the next moment, the three of them heard a voice coming from downstairs, "Where did the people go?"

"It's Guo Shaojian!" The mustached man's face immediately turned pale, and he stammered, "How, how did he come so quickly!"

"Is the person who came Guo Shouhuai, the current Shaojian of the Department of Celestial Observation?" Xuan Ji's face also changed, and she exclaimed.

She had obviously heard or read a lot about Guo Shouhuai and knew how powerful this Shaojian was.

Among the three, Lu Jing was the most calm. After all, it wasn't the first time he had dealt with Guo Shouhuai. Although this guy was troublesome, he wasn't a monster.

He didn't think there wouldn't be any way to deal with him.

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