After Lu Jing and Yan Yun made an appointment, they first went to the library.
After Professor Xu finished his lecture, he specifically told them to come here to ask for a horoscope map, and this was also the first time Lu Jing stepped into the library.
In fact, as early as more than a month ago, before the academy started classes, Lu Jing had planned to come here. He borrowed the "History of Strange Things" and looked through it to see if there were any strange things that could help him solve it. Internal troubles.
But later, because I went to Biyoudongtian, this matter was also delayed.
Until today, he finally stood outside the library.
Viewed from the outside, the academy's library is not very impressive. It does not have the majesty of the ceremony hall, nor the grandeur and solemnity of the sacrificial temple. Apart from the fact that the building is eight feet high, there is almost nothing impressive about it.
The front door is also very simple, with only a square pond called Ximo Pond and a stone bridge over the pond.
Apart from that, there is no other scenery.
This also makes the library standing behind Fangchi look a little lonely.
However, perhaps because the beams, doors, and windows were all made of pine wood, Lu Jing smelled a faint scent of pine before he even entered the door, mixed with the smell of paper and ink.
Mixed together, they form the unique atmosphere of the library.
When he entered the library, the first thing that caught his eye was a plaque in front of him, which read: "The book contains the six characters "Heaven and Earth".
Lu Jing was still thinking about what this sentence meant. Unexpectedly, the next moment he heard a whooshing sound and something passed by his ear.
Lu Jing subconsciously reached out and grabbed the thing in his palm. Then he was about to open it and take a look, but he heard another voice, "Good catch! Don't let go!"
Then I saw a man wearing a Confucian shirt, a black silk crown, and a mustache jumping down from the wooden ladder.
Holding a book in his arms, he hurriedly ran to him. Without any time to explain, the man with the mustache opened the book in his hand.
Lu Jing's sharp eyes noticed when he opened the book that there were blank spaces in some sentences on several pages, which obviously did not conform to the writing habits of most people.
Before Lu Jing could ask more questions, the man with the mustache said again, "Quick, put your hand up!"
At this time, Lu Jing could also feel that the thing in his palm was struggling more and more fiercely, and even pierced his skin with something.
However, with the Fire Lin Armor protecting him, Lu Jing was not in any serious trouble.
Following the instructions of the mustached man, he placed his hand on the book. When the other party gave the order, he quickly opened his palm and took out his hand.
At the same time, the man with the mustache closed the book as quickly as possible.
At one moment, Lu Jing saw a small snake with horns on its head and wings on its back flying out from between his fingers. However, this time, before it could fully spread its wings, it was caught with a snap. In the book.
After a while, the man with the mustache opened the book again, but there was nothing inside, and the places where the sentences had been broken had been completely refilled.
The man with the mustache wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a long sigh of relief. Then he raised his head again and looked at Lu Jing, "Looking for a book?"
Lu Ding nodded, "I want a star palace diagram, which is used in the celestial observation taught by Professor Xu."
"Oh, Professor Xu's students are quite rare." The bearded man couldn't help but look at Lu Jing a few more times, and then said, "But I remember that after the astronomical observation, there will be a magic class, why don't you go and listen to the lecture first? , came here instead?"
At this time, Lu Jing also noticed that the huge library was very deserted. No wonder there was no one else except the two of them. They all went to attend classes.
So he said truthfully, "I can't learn magic."
"Can't learn spells? How come some people can't learn spells? It's just a matter of speed." The man with the mustache frowned, but he soon realized, "Are you Lu Jing? The student with the worst qualifications in secret power cultivation in the academy for thousands of years."
"It's me." Lu Jing is now used to this kind of thing.
As the only person in the entire academy who does not practice secret powers, he will attract attention wherever he goes, just like the scarabs in the ground and the fireflies in the night.
But what the man with the mustache thought of was another thing. He grabbed Lu Jing's arm and said happily, "Great, you're finally here."
"Um?"
"You and the little girl named Xia Huai violated the academy's ban and broke into the other side of the cave. They were sent to the library by the Huang Prison to sort out the books. Is this happening?"
"It's true." Lu Jing nodded when he heard this.
"Five thousand volumes is not a small amount. Since you don't have to attend lectures, let's start from now on." The man with the mustache said impatiently.
However, there was a look of embarrassment on Lu Jing's face, "I'm afraid I can't do it today. I still have an appointment with someone at Shenshi."
"But it's still very early before Shen Shi. Don't worry, I won't miss your thing. You can say hello to me when the time comes and you can leave."
When the bearded man said this, Lu Jing couldn't refuse anymore and could only ask, "How should I tidy up?"
The man with the mustache did not answer immediately after hearing this, but said, "You said earlier that you wanted a horoscope chart? Try to get rid of distracting thoughts and think directly about what you want."
Lu Jing heard the words and recited the picture of the star palace twice in his mind. Within a moment, he saw a picture scroll flying down from the second floor and landing in his hands.
Lu Jing opened it and saw that it was exactly the star palace diagram he wanted.
"Look, isn't it very convenient?" said the man with the mustache, "This is because there is a strange thing in the library that can help you get books, but as a price, it sometimes makes some trouble in the library."
"For example?" Lu Jing raised his eyebrows.
"For example, that thing you just caught." The man with the mustache raised the book in his hand. Lu Jing had actually seen the title of the book before. It was called "Chen Ren Shuo Hui". It looked like it was a book about Zhiguai. kind.
"That thing is called the Candle Snake, and it is a fictional monster in this book. But under the influence of that strange thing, it ran out of the book, and similar things happened from time to time in other books.
"The so-called sorting out books means looking to see if there are any such things that have escaped. After all, it doesn't matter if they escape. Although they can't escape from the library, the place where their names appear in the book will become blank. This will naturally affect borrowers.”
The man with the mustache said, "But you don't have to worry too much. This kind of thing doesn't happen very often, and if it appears once in a book, it won't happen again within three years, so you just have to help me." Just check the books that haven't had any problems in the past three years and check if there are any gaps.
"Well, one more thing, if there is anything missing, help me catch the things that escaped from the agency."
