DC area.
It's late at night.
But the streets are still full of people and brightly lit.
The shops on both sides are rarely closed, and most are still open. The red building in the wine shop and gambling house is even more lively and bustling with people.
On the street corner.
There are still lights on in an old-decorated library.
But the front door is deserted and few people visit.
Shopkeeper He was sitting on the threshold, holding a tobacco pot in his mouth and a tobacco bag hanging on the stem, looking enviously at the tavern across the street that was full of guests.
"Look at other people's businesses, and then look at my business. This library deserves to be closed!"
Shopkeeper He blew out smoke rings and sighed leisurely.
In the smoke, his face was wrinkled and covered with sadness.
Since the great catastrophe,
The flow of people in Qingtian City is increasing, and many escapees have come here, making Qingtian City even more expensive. The rent of shops is one price per day.
"I remember when I took over this library from the old shopkeeper, the monthly rent was only thirty taels of silver. Now, it has increased to three hundred taels. But how much money can I make from this library in a month?"
"No one buys the picture album, and no one reads the pornographic book. Where have all the old porn readers gone?"
"Can't survive!"
"Tomorrow is the day when the lease expires. I feel so ashamed of my old shopkeeper!"
Shopkeeper He lamented.
After finishing the pot of cigarettes, I tapped the pot head on the threshold, poured out the ash, and kicked the ash out with my round-mouthed cloth shoes.
He stood up and shook out his robe, and was about to close the door and go home.
At a glance, he saw three figures approaching from a distance.
Very rare.
These three figures did not go to the tavern across the street, but went straight to their library.
They were still talking as they walked, pointing to their library, looking excited.
"These three people must be here to buy picture albums or pornographic books. Look at how excited they are, hahaha." Shopkeeper He grinned, showing big yellow teeth.
Many people who buy this kind of book are too embarrassed to buy it during the day, so most of them come at night.
And there are many female readers.
We welcomed three grown men tonight, which was a bit strange.
But at this moment, one of the three people opposite him suddenly waved to him and shouted:
"Xiao He, Xiao He, you idiot, don't you recognize me?"
Shopkeeper He was stunned.
Why is this voice so familiar?
He hurriedly took a few steps, and under the light of the lantern in the corner of the room, he saw clearly that the person calling him was actually the old shopkeeper who had disappeared for many years.
"Old shopkeeper, you, you, you, you are finally back. I have had such a hard time waiting for you!"
Shopkeeper He fell into Old Man Zhang's arms like a child, with tears in his eyes.
Old Man Zhang looked at Shopkeeper He's white hair on the temples and his slightly stooped body. He patted his back gently, choked up in his throat, and said in a hoarse voice:
"Yes, I'm back. I'm back. I won't cry anymore. I'm such an adult and make people laugh."
Shopkeeper He wiped his tears with his sleeves, then remembered that there were two people beside him, and looked at them curiously.
A young man.
He is tall and burly, like most people in Qingtian City now, but his temperament is extraordinary and his complexion is fair, like those young masters from the demon-killing families in Qingtian City.
Behind him stood a middle-aged man carrying a knife.
He is majestic and has a fierce look, but his face is respectful, like a guard.
Old man Zhang was afraid that shopkeeper He would offend Li Ye, so he hurriedly introduced that he was a big shot and wanted to come to the library to buy some books.
Shopkeeper He quickly smiled and said: "Since you are a distinguished guest brought by the old shopkeeper, why do you want to buy any books? If you like any books, just give the order and I will personally deliver them to your house."
Old man Zhang nodded slightly and looked appreciatively.
I remember that when he entrusted the library to Xiao He, he stuttered and had no other advantages except being sincere. But now, he also understands the ways of the world, which is very good.
Just looking at the situation of the library, business is not good.
"It seems that without me here, the quality of the picture albums and pornographic books in this library has seriously deteriorated. Otherwise, it wouldn't be like this."
Old man Zhang sighed in his heart.
He looked at Li Ye, raised his hand and said, "Brother Li, please!"
Li Ye was not polite and quickly entered the library.
Shopkeeper He hurriedly led the way, serving tea and pouring water.
Seeing dust on the table, I quickly wiped it with my sleeve.
The breath that was full of old yellow teeth smelled of smoke. Liu Dadao frowned when he saw it. He took out a clean handkerchief from his arms, wiped the table and chairs for Li Ye himself, and asked Li Ye to sit down.
Li Ye didn't have time to drink tea and asked directly: "Where is the book "Billions of Strength"? And all other similar martial arts secret books, bring them to me."
"Brother Li, wait a moment!"
Old man Zhang responded, calling shopkeeper He aside and asking about the batch of martial arts secrets he brought from his hometown in Nanhuang.
"Those secrets? Back then, you said they were all rubbish that couldn't be practiced, and you asked me to deal with them on my own. Some of them I used as a stepping stone, some I rolled cigarettes and ate, and some of them got lost that year and I threw them away."
"There aren't many left now, under the cabinet over there."
Shopkeeper He said curiously, but he heard old man Zhang's eyelids twitching. He said angrily "Ouch", slapped Shopkeeper He on the forehead, and cursed in a low voice: "My ancestors, you must have missed me." event!"
He hurried to the corner cabinet.
Shopkeeper He rubbed his forehead, followed, and helped Old Man Zhang move out a stack of books from the cabinet, which were covered with dust.
Then he struggled to move the bed next door and took out a few books from the foot of the bed.
I saw a book placed under a vase and hurriedly took it out.
The two searched the entire library inside and outside, and rummaged through the warehouse.
A total of twenty-six copies were found.
"These secret books are all brought by you from your hometown. There are only so many left." Shopkeeper He said, with an uneasy and doubtful expression.
He didn't understand the use of these secrets that couldn't be practiced.
Each one has several hundred or nearly a thousand floors.
He looked through it curiously and found that it was impossible to practice at all. As the old shopkeeper said at the beginning, it was all rubbish.
But now, the old shopkeeper is looking for these secret books.
And he looked very nervous.
Old man Zhang ignored Shopkeeper He.
He squatted down and searched among the books for the book "Yi Zhong Jin" that Li Ye requested, but he searched three times and couldn't find it.
The sweat on his forehead fell instantly.
"It's over. Now it's over. "Billions of Strength" is actually gone!"
Old man Zhang fell to the ground in despair.
His face turned pale.
Although I don’t know what Li Ye wanted to do with the "Billions of Strength" book that cannot be practiced at all, but seeing how excited Li Ye was just now, and also personally came to the DC area from Beicheng District overnight to look for this secret book, it is conceivable that Know how much the other party values this secret book.
but now,
This secret book can't be found.
Shopkeeper He heard what Old Man Zhang was talking about, and it sounded familiar to him. He suddenly slapped his thigh and said:
"Wait, I know where this secret book is."
As he spoke, he quickly ran towards the hut in the backyard.
After a while.
He is back.
Holding a secret book in his hand.
The smell was strong and offended, and the cover was torn off, but the content inside was still there.
Shopkeeper He looked embarrassed and said: "I had a stomachache yesterday, so I took a random book to the toilet. I used the cover, but I remember it very clearly. It was the Yi Chong Jin."
Old Man Zhang endured the stench and flipped through two pages, with an excited expression on his face: "It's it, it's it, it's it, it's the "Billions of Power" I'm looking for!"
After finishing speaking, he glared at Shopkeeper He and said, "Your butt almost wiped out my life and wealth. You are not allowed to wipe your butt with books from the library in the future!"
Shopkeeper He said yes.
Seeing that there was dust on the secret book, the two hurriedly cleaned it up.
The smell of Yi Zhongjin was so strong that it couldn't be wiped off. Shopkeeper He had an idea and stirred and wiped it with a dead fish with a strong fishy smell.
In an instant, the smell of fish overcame the stench of the toilet.
Old man Zhang smelled it carefully and found that the smell was gone. He couldn't help but praise Shopkeeper He with a smile. Shopkeeper He was very happy with a smile on his face.
These secret books were placed on a white jade plate, and Old Man Zhang personally brought them to Li Ye.
And put that billions of energy at the top.
"Brother Li, this is "Billions of Strength". The cover was accidentally bitten off by a damn mouse, but luckily everything inside is still there. Please take a look!"
Li Ye was overjoyed and did not shy away from the peculiar smell. He hurriedly picked up Yi Zhongjin and looked at it.
"The cultivation of strength is more than just adding nine levels of strength. What if the physical body is strong, but what if one can add a thousand levels of strength, ten thousand levels of strength, or a hundred million levels of strength? Prove the Tao with strength. One punch can surpass the gods. With one punch, the heaven and earth will be silenced, and the universe will explode. , the galaxy rewinds"
Below are descriptions of various power generation techniques.
There are also training methods.
It’s the same as the secret book that Li Ye read before.
It's very mysterious, complicated, paradoxical, and weird.
After just watching for a moment, Li Ye's eyes felt dizzy and his head felt dizzy.
In front of the table, old man Zhang bowed and stood with his hands down.
I saw Li Ye reading the Yiyi Chongjin book, under the oil lamp, with a rare concentration and serious expression.
Old man Zhang's nervous palms were sweating. He didn't know if this was what Li Ye wanted.
"This secret book cannot be practiced at all. What is this black-haired monster looking at? Doesn't he think that it is really powerful enough to hit the world with one punch and make the stars explode?"
Old man Zhang was secretly nervous.
"If he finds out that this secret book is just superficial and cannot be practiced, will I be punched to death by him here?!"
Old man Zhang was thinking, his back was soaked with cold sweat.
But suddenly.
Li Ye laughed loudly: "Okay, what a "Billion Strength", this is the real magic book!"
His face was red, and his eyes were bright and shining with excitement. He looked at the nervous old man Zhang, patted his shoulder with his big hand, and said with a smile:
"Brother Zhang, you have done great service for me!"
Old Man Zhang was shocked, but he quickly reacted, raised his hands and said loudly: "Congratulations to Brother Li for encountering the magical power. I wish Brother Li a great success as soon as possible and become invincible in the world."
Liu Dadao also hurriedly echoed and looked at the secret book in Li Ye's hand. His face was full of envy and yearning, and he secretly regretted it in his heart.
A secret book that can be praised as a magic book by this powerful and ferocious black-haired overlord must be a peerless magic skill.
Unfortunately, I have been in Qingtian City for so long, but I haven't discovered that there are magical skills and secrets here.
Li Ye looked through the other secret books on the white jade plate and found that they were all the secret books he wanted. Each skill had hundreds or thousands of levels and was powerful.
He couldn't help but smile all over his face and couldn't close his mouth.
"With these secrets, my strength can definitely be improved to the next level!"
"Especially the Yiyi Chongjing. After it is completed, my combat power will be doubled!"
Li Ye murmured in his heart, his eyes shining brightly.
After careful counting, there were twenty-seven books in total including Yi Chongjin, not many, but not many.
Li Ye put them all away.
He turned around and wanted to leave, but he felt uneasy and looked inside and outside the library in person, searching around.
It was a pity that he was sure that he had not missed any similar martial arts secrets, and he also breathed a sigh of relief.
Such a magic book must not be allowed to be practiced by others.
It’s enough to practice alone.
After exiting the door of the second-hand library, Li Ye handed over a hundred thousand taels of silver notes and stuffed them into the hands of the frightened and excited shopkeeper He. Then he said to old man Zhang that this location is not suitable for a library. It would definitely be better to open a red building. Business is booming.
Old Man Zhang was stunned for a moment, then understood, smiled bitterly, lit the torch himself, and burned the second-hand library to the ground.
The fire shot into the sky and the flames billowed.
The silhouette of Li Ye's back fades away.
Liu Dadao followed, looking back at the library that disappeared in the fire, feeling helpless.
He also wanted to come here another day and search again, maybe he could find some missing treasure book, but he didn't expect the black-haired overlord to be so cunning and ruthless, and directly burned the entire library, completely cutting off his hope.
Returned to the top of Jiuzhong Mountain.
"Bang~"
Li Ye stamped his foot and the ground cracked. He sank a hundred meters underground and quickly opened up an underground secret room.
He took out a corpse of a demon slayer and violently inserted it into the wall.
The green blood on the corpse burned on its own, emitting green flames and lighting up the secret room.
I was about to practice the technique I got tonight, but I felt an itching sensation on the back of my head.
"Uh-huh!"
Li Ye slapped the back of his head, and the magic eye appeared in his hand.
"Jie, Jie, Jie, Devil Dad, you've been suffocating me to death, and you're finally willing to let me out." The devil's eye smiled and flew up from Li Ye's palm, flying up and down around Li Ye, very excited.
Li Ye glanced at him, smiled and comforted him with a few words.
Remembering that it still had many treasures obtained from floating corpses in the sea, he quickly said: "Demon cub, take out all the treasures of your father and let your father see them."
Upon hearing Li Ye's words, Demon Eye's eyeballs sunk into a black hole whirlpool, and items flew out instantly and landed in front of Li Ye.
Various jade pendants, treasure vases, and rare and exotic objects were piled up more than ten meters high, like a hill. The treasure light was colorful and dazzling.
Li Ye didn't see this.
His eyes looked directly at an ancient bronze sword thrust into the ground.
"Mo dad, this is the complete ancient holy weapon!"
Demon Eye said excitedly, as if asking for credit.
There will be an update in the afternoon
(End of chapter)
