Chapter 108 The Library

There are only a few lines on the rice paper, and the ends of the characters seem to be blurred by water, giving them a slightly dragging appearance.

Yan Shi stood in the library of the Summer Palace, browsing through each row of ancient books on the shelves as he pondered.

After sending Lin Xuya out of the Summer Palace, she went straight to the library.

The Summer Palace's library is located in the front hall, almost adjacent to the rear hall, symbolizing the deep affection between the founding emperor and empress of the previous dynasty.

The rice paper reads: "A stabilizing barrier for the world."

Therefore, the World Barrier already had problems when the Bureau was still in office.

In her grandmother's work journal, it was written that the method to stabilize the world barrier was to use the authority of the spirits to suppress it. At the same time, Yan Shi remembered that Kirina had once told her that the method to repair the world barrier was to use enough faith combined with the authority of the spirits to suppress it.

Considering the variable of having a sufficient number of beliefs, Yan Shi believes that Wu Ming and Shan Fengyang are essentially using the same method.

But now, this handwriting says, "She" has discovered a new way to stabilize the world's barriers.

That's really amazing.

It will either fail or come at a high cost.

After all, the known methods require faith and authority, and Yan Shi does not believe that a method that can achieve the same effect would be without any cost.

The blazing sun silently gathered fire spirits, igniting several small flames in the air, their bright light illuminating the bookshelf.

Yan Shi walked to the end of the bookshelf and was about to turn the corner when he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Guan Yunji sat at her desk by the window, wearing an exquisitely crafted coat. Mithril chains wrapped around her arms, with a few strands hanging down her chest, gleaming softly in the moonlight. Her slightly graying hair appeared gentle in the moonlight.

Hearing footsteps, Guan Yunji snapped out of her reverie, turned her head slightly, and looked at Yan Shi not far away: "Director Yan, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Yan Shi first looked down at his own uniform, then looked up and examined Guan Yunji's uniform.

They look very similar, but there are still subtle differences, which may be due to improvements made by the logistics department.

Because it was late at night, the library was very quiet, and Yan Shi was certain that Guan Yunji knew she had arrived. So why did Guan Yunji remain there and even greet her? What did that mean?

She approached and sat down opposite Guan Yunji, her gaze sweeping over the ancient books on the table.

Guan Yunji was reading a very thick ancient book. It contained some complex array diagrams and explanations.

Noticing Yan Shi's gaze, Guan Yunji smiled gently: "Director Yan, are you also interested in formations?"

Yan Shi: ...

No, she's not interested.

Seeing Yan Shi remain silent, Guan Yunji continued, "That's true, you are Shan Fengyang's granddaughter. You act much like her, but in terms of personality, Lanlan is more like her."

Yan Shi said expressionlessly, "Excuse me. This is the Bureau of Extraordinary Enforcement. You have three minutes to defend yourself."

"Including your planning and setting up of illegal altars, damaging the world barrier, and harming ordinary creatures in Emerald City, among other violations of the Bureau of Paranormal Affairs' Peace Protection Regulations."

Guan Yunji laughed: "Director Yan, do you have any evidence? Aren't these all just guesses?"

Yan Shi chuckled: "Ms. Guan, when did I ever mention evidence?"

“The Otherworld is a violent law enforcement agency. This is the Otherworld,” she said. “Only the law enforcement agencies in the surface world talk to you about evidence. Now, I’m the one who calls the shots at the Otherworld.”

"Enforce the law first; evidence is not important."

Moonlight streamed through the window, illuminating the two people and their faces.

Guan Yunji propped her head up with one hand, her expression showing no panic: "You're acting more like Shan Fengyang now. She's unreasonable too."

“Yes,” Yan Shi nodded, “Wei Ning has already been sent to the Void Realm. The original substitute has been dealt with by the Bureau of Extraordinary Administrative Law in accordance with normal criminal law.”

Guan Yunji's expression changed slightly.

She was able to use a portion of extremely rare mithril to create a custom-made doll for Wei Ning. Naturally, she had invested genuine affection in Wei Ning, her student.

However, entering the realm of nothingness is an act that is completely irreversible.

Guan Yunji quickly suppressed her inner irritation: "So Director Yan came to have a heart-to-heart talk with me?"

Yan Shi: "I'm just a little confused. You're trying to stabilize the world barrier on one hand, and destroy it on the other."

No matter how you look at it, it's all contradictory.

As soon as Yan Shi sat down, he noticed that there were notes on the ancient book in front of Guan Yunji.

It's the same handwriting as on the Xuan paper, very regular script, with straight horizontal and vertical strokes and smooth brushstrokes.

Even examples like those that appear in calligraphy practice books for essay writing.

Seeing the ink pen on Guan Yunji's right, it's easy to guess that the notes on the rice paper were left by Guan Yunji.

Then things got even stranger.

"You hate Shan Fengyang?" Yan Shi concluded with a statement of certainty.

Guan Yunji: ...?

"Where did you get the idea that I hate Shan Fengyang?" she asked, somewhat puzzled.

Author's Note: I know this chapter is short, so the next one will be 4,000 words (I still owe 4,000 words for the rankings, the deadline is tomorrow QAQ, I will definitely finish writing it).