Lin Qingyu responded frankly: "I should read the classics, but I can't just read the classics. It's not just the classics that contain wisdom. I should explore various fields. So I've read some storybooks, miscellaneous notes, travelogues, military strategy books and history books. There is a library in Songyang City, and I've read almost all of it."
"As the saying goes, 'Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles.' Even if you don't have the opportunity to travel all over the country, reading books can still help you understand the outside world. That's why I love reading."
Hua Yan never expected that her teasing joke would make Lin Qingyu take it so seriously, so she sincerely praised him, "There are golden houses in books. It seems that Young Master Lin has a lot of wealth. Young Master Lin is truly learned and talented."
Lin Qingyu nodded: "If possible, I hope everyone can read books, distinguish right from wrong, and differentiate between good and evil. I've heard that there is a library in the capital. If I have the chance, I really want to go and see it."
Hua Yan replied, "There will be an opportunity."
While chatting, the group had already entered the dense forest.
What they didn't see was that the point where the dense forest met the outside had undergone subtle changes.
If you turn around, you will find that the terrain outside the dense forest has become unfamiliar.
From the moment Ning Yao stepped into the dense forest, she sensed the turmoil within the secret realm.
Strands of golden light flew in from all directions and disappeared into Ning Yao's body.
The golden light soothed the secret realm, and Ning Yao felt a sense of comfort emanating from her sea of consciousness spreading throughout her body.
I turned my head to look at Shen Ci'an and found that his expression was normal and he was not affected by the golden light.
Looking at Hua Yan and Lin Qingyu, it was discovered that they, like Shen Ci'an, had not noticed anything unusual.
Ning Yao knew that they couldn't see this anomaly; only she could.
Thinking of Zhao Xin's condition, Ning Yao asked Shen Ci'an beside her, "Do you feel any discomfort?"
Shen Ci'an shook her head: "No, is my sister feeling unwell?"
"I'm fine. Lin Qingyu said it was dangerous here, and I was worried that you might feel unwell."
"No, sister."
"That's good."
After walking for a long time, Lin Qingyu suddenly said, "This is where I found the thing."
Upon hearing this, Ning Yao immediately perked up and looked around.
The number of dead trees in this area has decreased significantly, and more greenery is now visible.
Thinking of the wild grass growing at the bottom of the manor's hot spring, Ning Yao became even more certain.
"Sister, what are you looking for?"
Ning Yao had never seen that thing before, so she could only say, "Lin Qingyu has seen it, you can ask him."
Lin Qingyu asked in surprise, "Miss Ning, are you looking for gold?"
Gold? Let's just call it gold for now? Ning Yao nodded: "I guess so."
Lin Qingyu opened her mouth, then decided to stop trying to persuade her.
"I found it around here. If you look carefully, you should find more. It looks like an ordinary golden stone, and it feels warm to the touch."
"Is this it?" Hua Yan asked, holding up a fist-sized stone from a distance.
Ning Yao's secret realm trembled slightly, and she exclaimed with delight, "This is it!"
Hua Yan pointed in front of him: "It's all here!"
Ning Yao ran over quickly, and wow, the secret realm was shaken by an earthquake, causing ripples to spread across the spiritual spring water.
Before Ning Yao's eyes, a pile of spirit stones of various sizes gleamed with golden light as they rushed into her body.
If the other three saw this, they would probably be scared to death.
But that's not all; Ning Yao's secret realm allows her to directly sense the presence of spiritual energy.
Beneath this pile of spirit stones lies an even greater source of spiritual energy.
Ning Yao guessed that it was either a larger spirit stone or a rare and precious natural treasure containing spiritual energy.
"Sister, this isn't gold, and there's so much of it, are you really going to take it all with you?" Shen Ci'an asked worriedly.
Ning Yao snapped out of her surprise and was too excited to focus on anything else.
Right, how can we take so many spirit stones with us? We can't possibly expose the secret realm to them, can we?
As if sensing her predicament, the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm began to absorb spiritual energy on its own.
Ning Yao had a sudden inspiration, squatted down, and placed her hand on a spirit stone.
As expected, she absorbed all the spiritual energy of the spirit stone in an instant.
Ning Yao was extremely excited. If she touched them all, wouldn't she be able to absorb all the spiritual energy?
She pretended to think, and then touched a few more stones before saying to Shen Ci'an, "It's impossible to take them all, so let's pick some to take with us."
Shen Ci'an still didn't understand: "These aren't gold, what do you want them for, sister? If you like them, I'll give them to you later."
There is a lot of gold in the treasury of Prince Duan's mansion!
On the other side of the mountain, Shen Wei suddenly sneezed.
Ning Wenyi turned his head to look at him: "Did you catch a cold? I have some herbal medicine to warm you up, would you like some?"
Shen Wei shook his head: "I guess that brat is talking bad about me."
Looking at the brat Shen Ci'an, Ning Yao felt for the first time that this kid deserved a beating.
"I don't care if it's gold or not, I want it. Why are you making such a fuss!"
After being yelled at by Ning Yao, Shen Ci'an pouted and said, "Oh, then I won't say anything more."
Seeing his sad expression, Ning Yao began to doubt herself: Was she too harsh on him? After all, he had helped her last night.
Ugh, kids are such a hassle!
"Alright, does your shoulder still hurt?"
Shen Ci'an shook his head: "It doesn't hurt anymore."
Ning Yao thought for a moment and took out a glutinous rice ball from the secret realm.
"Open your mouth."
Shen Ci'an acts faster than he thinks.
Ning Yao stuffed a glutinous rice ball into his mouth: "Eat quickly, then shut up."
The foreign object in his mouth startled Shen Ci'an, who then subconsciously began to chew it.
The sweet and chewy flavor spread in my mouth, sweetening my heart.
"Thank you, sister." Shen Ci'an looked around and whispered to Ning Yao.
The boy's brows relaxed, and a faint smile returned to his lips.
Ning Yao breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that his expression had improved.
She felt something was wrong again. Why did she feel relieved?
Shen Ci'an endured the discomfort in his mouth and chewed and swallowed in a few bites.
The sticky feeling in my mouth wouldn't go away anytime soon.
He doesn't actually like eating sweet and sticky foods; it always makes him feel uncomfortable.
But what Ning Yao fed him just now, he felt that it wasn't unacceptable.
I took a sip of water from the kettle at my waist and felt much better.
Ning Yao excitedly touched the stones everywhere, overjoyed: they were full of spiritual energy, so much spiritual energy!
The spiritual energy was all concentrated in the secret realm, and then permeated every corner.
The water in the spirit spring pool churned and splashed, the spirit lotus was blown about, and the spirit plants in the spirit land swayed in the wind, all revealing their love for the spiritual energy.
Shen Ci'an carefully selected the stones, remembering Ning Yao's instruction to shut up.
Looking up halfway through, I noticed that Ning Yao wasn't seriously choosing stones; instead, she was just touching this one and that one.
Shen Ci'an assumed she hadn't chosen one she liked, and looking at his own selection, he wondered if she would like it.
Lin Qingyu didn't dare to choose more, fearing that the stones might harm people. He only took two and waited on the side.
Hua Yan, on the other hand, like Ning Yao, carefully selected and gathered a whole bunch of items.
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