Gu Xi had initially wanted to refuse Cang Shi Shi's sales pitch.
But on second thought, Cang Shi Shi had given him an opportunity, after all.
Setting everything else aside, Gu Xi had to acknowledge the favor of that copy of "Three Hundred Children's Songs."
So even if Cang Shi Shi recommended a terrible book, Gu Xi would still show him some consideration and buy it to give him face.
After all, in Gu Xi's eyes, Cang Shi Shi probably did not have any better forbidden books.
As for ordinary books, Gu Xi had already bought quite a few. There were no longer any ordinary books in the library that caught his interest.
Gu Xi believed Cang Shi Shi would not try to fool him with an ordinary book in this regard.
Whatever he brought out in the end would surely be of high quality.
Then Gu Xi would gain something good while repaying a favor. That was truly a win-win situation.
Seeing Gu Xi agree, Cang Shi Shi immediately headed toward the storage rooms in the back.
There were some books he could not possibly keep on him.
Gu Xi wanted to follow, but the other Cang Shi Shis stopped him.
The storage rooms farther back were all high-level vaults. With Gu Xi's current Military Merit Level, he could not enter them to purchase books.
No matter how severe the conflicts between the Cang Shi Shis were, they could not ignore these rules.
Gu Xi immediately understood the situation and waited outside.
Before long, the Cang Shi Shi from earlier came out carrying a large stack of books.
The books were clearly part of a set, but for some reason, Gu Xi felt as though they were already dead.
"Um, what kind of books are these? Why do they