The old man sitting next to the library door put down his tea cup, looked at the two people in confusion, and said, "What day is it today? You two little kids actually came to me? Why? Don't we have many things going on in the sect?
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When the two heard the sound, they both smiled bitterly and stepped forward to clasp their fists.
"Meet Elder Huang."
"Don't be too polite. I'm no longer an elder. Now I'm just an old janitor." The man waved his hand and then said calmly: "What, are you here to pick up the books? Or are you here to inspect?"
"Inspection." Zhang Shenwu said hurriedly.
If an elder wants to learn the soul skills here, he must also defeat the trials like his disciples.
However, the elders have a privilege, that is, they can enter and inspect. If they inspect, they can also read the internal books and even study, but they cannot take away the soul book. Each elder has a certain number of inspection opportunities every month.
After hearing what Zhang Shenwu said, the old man didn't hesitate, took out a token from his waist, threw it to the two of them, and said, "Go to whichever area you want to go to."
"Thank you, elder."
The two of them clasped their fists, took the tokens, and walked inside.
Soon, there was a rumble.
The door opened and the two hurriedly stepped inside.
Seeing the anxious steps of the two, the old man frowned, but didn't think much about it.
In fact, he didn't really like this so-called inspection.
Although this inspection provides convenience to the elders and seems to allow them to come into contact with a large number of ancient soul arts and increase their strength, it actually has many harmful effects.
First of all, the inspection cannot take away the soul book, which means that these elders only rely on words and memory to practice. In this way, it is difficult for them to practice the soul skills in the soul book. Secondly, if the inspection is carried out, they can read it.
Any books in the library will become more complicated as they come into contact with them more.
As the saying goes, being miscellaneous without being refined is not beneficial to the soul.
The old man shook his head repeatedly, took a sip of tea, and continued to sit cross-legged with his eyes closed.
But it didn't take long.
Boom!
The door was violently pushed open from the inside.
Then two figures rushed out, sweating profusely and looking at the old man with frightened eyes.
The old man looked sideways and saw that these two people were Zhang Shenwu and Mo Ziyun who had entered not long ago.
Seeing their extremely pale faces, the old man was greatly surprised.
"What's wrong with you?"
The old man asked in surprise.
"Elder... something happened..." Mo Ziyun's lips trembled and her voice trembled.
"Something happened?"
The old man suddenly stood up from his chair and shouted in a deep voice: "What happened?"
"The library... was stolen!" Zhang Shenwu shouted hoarsely.
"impossible!!"
The old man almost roared, staring at the two of them with cold eyes.
Boom!
The bodies of the two men suddenly sank, and an invisible pressure fell on them, making them both somewhat unsteady on their feet.
The old man seemed to realize that he had lost his composure and immediately restrained his anger, but his expression was still very serious.
"What do you mean? How could the library be stolen? Old man, I have been sitting here, day and night, who can steal books from the library under my nose? Or are you doubting my ability?"
The old man asked sharply.
Zhang Shenwu opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
Mo Ziyun said hurriedly: "Elder, you... you will know after you go in and take a look..."
The old man's face was gloomy, he snorted coldly, and immediately turned around and walked towards the door.
Zhang Shenwu and Mo Ziyun also followed immediately.
As soon as the three of them entered, they arrived at the fourth area of the library, only to see...
The bookshelves in the entire fourth area are all empty... not a single soul book.
The old man's face immediately turned pale. He rushed over and touched every bookshelf with trembling hands. After a while, the man was as dumb as a statue.
"What's going on...? What's going on..."
He murmured.
There are more than a dozen bookshelves in the entire area... but there is not a single book?
"We don't know either..." Mo Ziyun whispered.
The old man stared blankly, not believing what he saw for a while.
Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and rushed towards the third and second areas.
However...everything is just like the fourth area. The bookshelves in the third and second areas have also been emptied, and not a single soul book is left.
Clean... not even a speck of dust left...
The old man instantly collapsed on the ground, seemingly out of his mind.
"Currently, only the first area is intact." Zhang Shenwu took a deep breath and whispered: "Elder, what is going on?"
"Ask me...who should I ask?" the old man said weakly.
"Have you been stationed at the gate during this period?" Mo Ziyun asked.
"Of course." The old man glared at Mo Ziyun and gritted his teeth: "The words of the palace master are like thunder. The old man would rather die to guard the palace, so how could he leave his post without authorization? It's just...what should the old man say to the dead palace about what happened today?
The Lord has told me..."
Speaking of this, the old man sighed again and again, as if he had aged countless years.
The two of them naturally knew who the dead palace master the old man was talking about was.
They looked at each other, only to see Zhang Shenwu hesitate for a moment, and then cautiously said: "Elder, maybe this is not stolen!"
"Um?"
The old man suddenly raised his head and looked at him: "What do you mean by that? Do you know where these souls are going?"
Thinking about it, these two people suddenly appeared here for no reason. They definitely didn't come out of nowhere.
For a moment, the old man's expression became solemn, and his eyes looking at the two of them were particularly hot.
"Maybe... know something..." Zhang Shenwu hesitated for a moment and said, "May I ask the elder, has anyone come to the library recently?"
The old man thought for a moment, suddenly thought of something, and immediately rushed to the door, took out a simple token from under the coffee table, and then injected his soul energy into it. The token instantly emitted bursts of brilliant light, and when the halo dissipated
Finally, the old man raised his head and said: "A disciple did come here some time ago. He is from Hunwu Hall, his name is Bai Ye!"
"It's indeed him!"
Mo Ziyun suddenly said.
"he?"
The old man frowned: "You mean, all the books here were stolen by this person named Bai Ye?"
"Maybe... it wasn't stolen..."
Mo Ziyun said carefully.
"If it's not stealing, what other ways are there?" The old man snorted: "I don't care so much, this Bai Ye is so bold! He even dares to steal books from the ancient library? Hurry up and call that Bai Ye over right away!
Order him to exchange his soul registration immediately. As for his punishment, it will be dealt with according to the rules of the sect! Otherwise, I will make sure he looks good, old man!"
The old man's voice was thick and his anger could not be suppressed at all.
Both of them looked troubled.
"This... elder, I don't think Bai Ye is so bold..."
"Then tell me how these soul books disappeared out of thin air? Do you think he completed all the trials of these soul books and then took the book away?"
The old man said angrily.
But as soon as he said these words, the old man trembled all over, as if he suddenly noticed something. He suddenly lost his voice and froze on the spot, as if someone had tapped his acupuncture point.
"Elder?"
Mo Ziyun and Zhang Shenwu both called out curiously.
But...the old man didn't react at all.
What's going on?
The two of them were confused.
However, at this moment, the old man suddenly rushed over like crazy, ran to the bookshelf in the fourth area, took out the token, pressed it on the magic circle on the ground, and recited a few words silently.
Rumble...
Then the ground in the area suddenly made a rumbling sound, and then the whole earth suddenly cracked open, and a large number of mechanical magic formations below were exposed to the eyes of the three people.
In the magic circle below, there are vivid statues standing there. These statues are all standing on the pattern, complementing the magic circle. They are exquisite and exquisite, and they are definitely not the work of ordinary people.
But at this time, these statues... have either been split in half, or turned into a pile of rubble, and almost none of them is intact.
"What?"
The two were shocked.
The old man's face was also pale and his pupils were trembling wildly.
He hurriedly ran to the third and second areas and opened the magic circle under the areas.
The result was just as he saw.
All the machine statues were broken.
"This...this is..." Zhang Shenwu said with a trembling voice, his voice dry and hoarse.
"These are all trial agencies related to the soul registration challenge. These agencies... have all been defeated. It seems... the truth has been revealed!"
The old man took a deep breath, but his eyes were extremely uneasy: "The old man still remembers that he stayed in this library called Baiye for a whole week... You know, ordinary disciples can only stay for half an hour at most... But he stayed
After waiting for so long, the old man thought he had taken some more soul books, so he asked the boy how many books he had taken. The boy held out three fingers and said nothing. The old man subconsciously thought he had taken three soul books. Now look.
Come on... the old man was wrong, this boy... took away the soul books of three entire regions!"
This sentence made the two of them tremble wildly in shock and their scalps became numb.
"So... Bai Ye has completed all the trials in the three areas?"
Mo Ziyun's autumn eyes widened, her red lips had lost all color, she stared at the broken formation below and said.
She simply couldn't accept such crazy things.
"That's probably it..." Zhang Shenwu exhaled, turned to Mo Ziyun and said: "It seems that our guess is true... Go back... this matter... needs to be reported immediately
Palace Master."
"good..."
Mo Ziyun nodded slightly, but her face was still very pale.
However, at this moment, the old man over there suddenly let out a low cry.
"Where is this disciple now?"
When the two heard the sound, they were both stunned.
"The elder asked why?" Zhang Shenwu asked.
But the old man closed his eyes and remained silent for a moment, then said hoarsely: "Bring him to me right away..."