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Chapter 193 Re-exploring Ancient Books, Secrets Gradually Emerge

Dai Yao and the mysterious figure stepped into the Ancient Books Pavilion once again. A familiar sandalwood scent wafted towards them, but it was mixed with an indescribable sense of oppression.

Last time she was here, she and the gatekeeper had a heated argument, and she almost made the old man's beard stand on end.

"This place is so gloomy, I always feel a chill down my spine," Dai Yao muttered under her breath, rubbing her arms. She looked like a cat with its fur standing on end.

The mysterious figure remained silent, simply standing guard beside her, his gaze warily scanning their surroundings, as if countless eyes were hidden within the ancient library, watching them intently.

The keeper of the pavilion still sat upright behind the simple wooden table, holding a yellowed ancient book in his hands, reading it with great interest.

Upon seeing Dai Yao and the other person enter, he merely raised his eyelids slightly without getting up to greet them.

Dai Yao took a deep breath and decided to try diplomacy first, then resort to force.

Instead of getting straight to the point like last time, she casually mentioned, "Senior, last time I borrowed the 'Record of Strange Star Phenomena' from your esteemed pavilion, I discovered a rather peculiar phenomenon..."

She paused, observing the guard's reaction.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, the guard's previously calm face flashed with surprise, and his gaze sharpened: "Oh? What phenomenon?"

Dai Yao was secretly delighted; it seemed that her "indirect approach" had worked.

She cleared her throat and said in a pretentious tone, "The book records that a thousand years ago, there was a celestial phenomenon of 'seven stars aligning,' and each time this phenomenon occurred, it was accompanied by some... uh... unusual events."

The keeper put down the ancient book in his hand, leaned forward slightly, and his eyes gleamed: "An unusual event? What exactly do you mean?"

Dai Yao feigned hesitation, as if she wanted to speak but then stopped herself: "This... this junior isn't quite sure either, it's just that the book is vague, it seems... it seems to be related to the flow of some kind of 'luck'..."

"Luck?" The guardian of the pavilion suddenly stood up, staring intently at Dai Yao. "You actually know about 'luck'?"

The mysterious figure stepped forward silently, shielding Dai Yao behind him.

Dai Yao, seemingly oblivious to the danger, blinked her eyes and said innocently, "I only happened to see a few words in a tattered ancient book. Please enlighten me on what it means."

The keeper stared at Dai Yao for a long time before slowly saying, "Girl, you know too much..." He stretched out his withered hand and pointed to the depths of the bookshelf, "Go, bring me that book, 'The Heavenly Secrets Classic'."

Dai Yao looked in the direction that the gatekeeper Bony was pointing, and almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Good heavens, that bookshelf is at least ten stories high, and it's densely packed with ancient books, making it dazzling to look at.

"Senior, are you sure you're not playing a trick on me? There are so many books, how am I supposed to find them!"

The gatekeeper stroked his beard, looking enigmatic: "If you search diligently, you will find it naturally."

Dai Yao rolled her eyes. This old man was definitely doing it on purpose!

Just as she was about to complain, she suddenly felt her sleeve being gently tugged.

Looking back, it was a mysterious figure.

He gave her a calm look, then pointed to a corner of the bookshelf.

Dai Yao looked in his direction and actually saw a dark red ancient book with three large, golden characters written on it: "The Mysterious Canon of Heavenly Secrets".

This……

Could this be the legendary "protagonist halo"?

She secretly glanced at the mysterious figure. Could this guy be some kind of hidden big shot?

After obtaining the "Celestial Secrets Manual," the guardian's expression became even more serious.

"Girl, this book records many secrets of the celestial realm. Are you sure you want to read it?"

Dai Yao nodded without hesitation: "Of course we have to see! How will we know the truth if we don't see it?"

The gatekeeper sighed, "Alas, young people are so arrogant..." He was about to say something more when his expression suddenly changed, and he looked up at the window with a look of fear in his eyes.

"Oh no! Someone's coming!"

Dai Yao and the mysterious figure also tensed up. Who was it? Was it coming for them?

The guard grabbed the "Heavenly Secrets Classic" and shoved it into Dai Yao's hands.

"Run! I'll hold them off here!"

Before Dai Yao could react, she was pulled away by the mysterious figure.

The two ran wildly until they were far away from the ancient book pavilion before stopping.

"Who on earth has come? Who could possibly cause such panic among the guards?" Dai Yao asked breathlessly.

The mysterious figure's expression was solemn: "I don't know, but he's definitely not a good person..." He paused, then suddenly seemed to remember something, took out a jade pendant from his pocket and handed it to Dai Yao, "Take this, it can save your life in a critical moment."

Dai Yao took the jade pendant; it felt warm and smooth to the touch, and faintly emitted a cool aura.

Just as she was about to take a closer look, she suddenly heard a soft voice from behind her: "Shh...don't speak, I'll take you to a safe place..."

It's that clever little guy I met in the Antique Book Pavilion before!

It had followed them without them noticing, and was hiding behind a big tree, waving at them.

Dai Yao and the mysterious figure exchanged a glance, both harboring a bad feeling.

This clever little guy seems to know something...

"Come with me." After saying that, the clever little boy turned around and disappeared into the depths of the woods.

Dai Yao and the mysterious figure followed without hesitation.

“The guardian of the pavilion… he…” The clever little girl suddenly stopped, turned to look at Dai Yao, and hesitated before speaking.

"What's wrong with him?" Dai Yao's heart sank.

The clever boy took a deep breath and said in an extremely eerie tone, "He...actually..." He took a deep breath and said in an extremely eerie tone, "He...actually...is bald!"

Dai Yao: "...Huh?" That's it?

It made her nervous for ages!

She couldn't help but facepalm. This little rascal, what a drama queen!

The mysterious figure visibly breathed a sigh of relief, but a barely perceptible smile flickered in his eyes.

"No! I haven't finished yet!" The clever little guy jumped up and down anxiously. "He's bald because...because he practices a special technique that requires sacrificing his hair!"

Dai Yao and the mysterious figure exchanged another glance, this time genuinely bewildered.

And this kind of operation?

"This technique is for protecting... protecting a secret..." the clever little boy stammered, "a secret about... about the family of the guardians..."

Dai Yao's heart skipped a beat, and she seized the opportunity to catch the little rascal in the act: "What secret? Tell me quickly!"

"I...I don't know..." The clever little boy curled up into a ball, looking aggrieved. "I only know that this secret is related to...the war between immortals and demons..."

"A war between immortals and demons?" Dai Yao's breathing suddenly became rapid.

This is the most crucial event in "The Legend of the Immortal"!

Could the family of the guardians have some connection to this great battle?

Thinking of this, Dai Yao immediately turned her head to look in the direction where the guardian had disappeared, her eyes filled with inquiry.

"Senior! Wait for me! I might know something about your family's secrets!" Dai Yao shouted, then grabbed the mysterious figure and ran back.

Seeing this, the clever boy quickly followed, muttering to himself as he ran, "Oh no, this is going to be a disaster..."

Back at the Ancient Books Pavilion, Dai Yao found the keeper standing at the entrance, his face ashen, as if waiting for something.

“Senior, I know a little about the role your family played in the war between immortals and demons…” Dai Yao got straight to the point, deliberately pretending to be confident.

The guard's expression changed drastically; he hadn't expected Dai Yao to know so much.

Under Dai Yao's relentless pressure, the guardian of the pavilion had no choice but to reveal some deeper fragments of the truth.

"Actually... our family is..." The gatekeeper paused, seemingly choosing his words carefully, "...a descendant of the 'Tianyan' family..."

Dai Yao's heart suddenly raced.

"Tianyan Family"?

She had seen this family before in the "Mysterious Book of Heavenly Secrets." They were said to possess the ability to foresee the future and played an unknown role behind the great war...

Just as Dai Yao was about to press for further information, the Ancient Books Pavilion suddenly experienced a violent tremor...

"What happened?!" Dai Yao exclaimed.

The ancient book pavilion suddenly trembled, as if someone was having a disco party inside.

Ancient books on the bookshelf were falling down with a clatter, making it look like a scene from an apocalyptic movie.

Dai Yao grabbed the little rascal who was almost hit and complained, "Has this ancient book pavilion fallen into disrepair? It looks like it's about to collapse."

The mysterious figure reacted swiftly, wielding a burst of spiritual energy to stabilize the swaying bookshelf. His sharp eyes scanned the surroundings as he murmured, "Something's not right. This tremor... it seems to be coming from underground."

The old man guarding the pavilion turned deathly pale, even whiter than snow. His lips trembled as if he were chanting some incantation or rapping.

Dai Yao curiously leaned closer to listen, and almost burst out laughing—"My wig! My bald spot! It's going to be gone!"

Dai Yao suppressed a laugh, patted the guard's shoulder, and comforted him, "Don't panic, senior. Even if you've lost your hair, your elegance is still intact!" As soon as she finished speaking, the Ancient Books Pavilion shook violently again, this time even more violently than before, with the roof beams above starting to crumble.

The keeper finally snapped out of his daze, no longer bothered by his "hair," and cried out in terror, "Oh no! It's the classified archives! It...it's about to open!"

"Confidential Archives?" Dai Yao's eyes lit up; the name sounded intriguing!

She grabbed the guard's sleeve and asked urgently, "Where is it? Take us there quickly!"

Before the guardian could answer, a crack suddenly appeared in the ground, and a powerful surge of spiritual energy erupted from it, knocking the three of them and the clever little creature to the ground.

When Dai Yao finally regained her balance and looked up, she saw that the crack had expanded into a dark hole, with an eerie light flickering inside, as if leading to another world.

The gatekeeper struggled to his feet, pointed at the hole, and said with a pale face, "It's...it's right there..." As soon as he finished speaking, he collapsed to the ground as if all his strength had been drained away.

Dai Yao and the mysterious figure exchanged a glance, both seeing excitement and a hint of nervousness in each other's eyes.

It seems the real secret lies beneath this...

"Let's go!" Dai Yao jumped into the cave without hesitation.

The mysterious figure followed closely behind, leaving the clever little fellow trembling at the edge of the cave entrance, muttering softly, "I...I'll wait for you up here..."