Chapter 3

Lei Mengsha could no longer suppress his curiosity.

He stepped forward and cupped his fists. "I am Lei Mengsha of Lei Family Fortress."

"Boss, may I ask who you really are? Could you tell me your name?"

He did not believe that such an expert could truly be an ordinary bookstall owner.

After all, an expert like this would be an honored guest wherever he went.

Even in Tian Qi City, he would have a place.

How could he really be an ordinary bookstall owner?

At the same time.

Jiang Mu Ming also turned around and began seriously sizing up the three people before him.

There was no need to say much about Baili Dongjun.

The young master of Marquis Zhenxi's Manor! Born with a Martial Vein! The future Wine Immortal, the strongest expert in Xueyue City!

Sikong Changfeng, one of the three City Lords of Xueyue City, the renowned Spear Immortal!

Lei Mengsha, currently one of the Eight Princes of Northern Li and one of the Four Heroes of the Lei Gate. In the future, his daughter would become the world-famous Xueyue Sword Immortal.

None of them could be considered ordinary.

"I am Jiang Mu Ming. I'm merely an unremarkable bookstall owner."

With that, he casually picked up a book.

He handed it to Lei Mengsha.

He said, "The books here may not number in the tens of thousands, but some of them are truly unique in this world."

"You won't find them anywhere else."

He would not forget that, besides reading books, his system also had the function of imparting knowledge.

Having people read books could earn him rewards as well.

And in order to get people to read, he had moved quite a few novels he had read before transmigrating over from Beyond Heaven.

Such as The One Who Loves Drinking Beast Milk Most, Han the Immortal Who Saves All, and One Cry of 'Sword Come' Opens the Heavenly Gate...

They were guaranteed to engross the people of this world the moment they started reading!

"Truly unique?"

Lei Mengsha raised an eyebrow, somewhat unconvinced.

In his view, how could there be books even the Academy in Tian Qi City did not possess?

Baili Dongjun also curiously glanced at the bookstall.

He came from Marquis Zhenxi's Manor. Although his family was a military household, it was wealthy and influential, so naturally it possessed a vast collection of books.

He was also somewhat unconvinced.

Thus, they all stepped forward and casually picked up a book to read.

The result of that single glance was—

They were immediately captivated, even forgetting their current situation.

They were still being pursued by assassins.

Yet the words in the books seemed to possess magic, drawing them onward as they continued reading.

"Riding the sword upon the wind, I come; banishing demons throughout Heaven and earth... Wonderful! Wonderful!"

Baili Dongjun slapped his thigh.

He excitedly took a large gulp of wine and sighed, "There is actually such a person in this world!"

He even felt somewhat regretful.

Why had I never thought of practicing martial arts before?

Nearby, Lei Mengsha and Sikong Changfeng were also completely absorbed in their books. Clearly, they had already been drawn into the strange and wondrous world within.

[ Ding, imparting knowledge to Baili Dongjun, Lei Mengsha, and Sikong Changfeng. ]

[ Reward: Great River Sword Intent! ]

Jiang Mu Ming was slightly stunned. He had not expected the reward for guiding Baili Dongjun and the others in reading to be so generous.

It had actually produced the Great River Sword Intent!

This was the Great River Sword Intent comprehended throughout his life by Sword Saint Liu Bai, known as the strongest expert in the human realm of Ever Night!

The sword intent was as vast as a great river.

In a daze, an endless river seemed to descend from the heavens, carrying overwhelming momentum as it crashed down, unstoppable.

The waves surged turbulently, stretching boundlessly in every direction!

Jiang Mu Ming gained an understanding.

This sword could perhaps rival the Carefree Heaven Realm.

Just as Jiang Mu Ming comprehended the Great River Sword Intent, a wisp of sword intent inadvertently seeped out.

Baili Dongjun and the others, who had been immersed in the world within their books, suddenly saw the scene before them change.

They seemed to see a great river flowing before them, while the bookstall owner in blue stood upon it.

He seemed as unshakable as that great river itself.

But at that moment, an unfamiliar voice rang out.

"What powerful sword intent."

"It seems Golden Mouth Yama and the others died at this little brother's hands."

Baili Dongjun, Lei Mengsha, and the others suddenly came to their senses.

They looked into the distance.

At the end of the street, a tall figure was slowly walking toward them.

He wore brocade robes.

He walked with his hands behind his back.

His pair of white brows seemed to have weathered all the vicissitudes of the human world.

He also resembled an evil ghost that had crawled out from beneath the earth.

A terrifying aura radiated from his entire body.

Lei Mengsha immediately felt a heavy pressure rise in his heart.

To him, the person before him seemed like a bottomless abyss. With his strength, he was no match at all!

Lei Mengsha's expression turned solemn.

He had already recognized who the person before him was.

The Yan Family Steward.

White-Browed Xiao Li!

He was also a renowned expert in the martial world.

If any one of the Eight Princes of Northern Li faced him alone,

none of them could be certain of defeating him.

Lei Mengsha's heart sank.

"Be careful. The other side is very strong!"

Lei Mengsha warned them.

At the same time, he began thinking of a way to escape.

Although the bookstall owner beside them was powerful and his methods even more mysterious,

it had been Golden Mouth Yama and the others who had brought about their own deaths earlier.

They had disturbed the bookstall owner while he was seriously reading, provoking him in the process.

But next,

the other party might not necessarily help them again.

Moreover, White-Browed Xiao Li before them might not be weaker than the bookstall owner.

Baili Dongjun also recognized the other party.

Wasn't this the fellow who had gone to the tavern to cause trouble during the day?

If not for the bookstall owner's help, his tavern would probably have been smashed to pieces.

The tavern was filled with wine he had painstakingly brewed!

Anger surged in Baili Dongjun's heart, and he immediately wanted to summon Little White the Glass Beast.

But at that moment,

the bookstall owner, who had been resting with his eyes closed, calmly spoke.

"Very strong? He's nothing special. He can't be called an expert."

Lei Mengsha was stunned.

White-Browed Xiao Li was a renowned figure in the martial world.

Yet he could not even be called an expert in the bookstall owner's eyes?

Lei Mengsha asked curiously, "Then, Boss, what kind of person can be called an expert?"

He really wanted to hear what Jiang Mu Ming considered an expert.

"To be called an expert, one must at least have reached the Carefree Heaven Realm."

Everyone was stunned.

Only someone in the Carefree Heaven Realm counted as an expert? What kind of standard was that?! Even the Hundred Information Hall was not this strict!

"Arrogant!"

"You're courting death!"

Seeing the other party belittle him so openly,

White-Browed Xiao Li's expression gradually turned cold, and killing intent appeared in his eyes.

Across from him,

Jiang Mu Ming also looked straight at him.

"You disturbed my guests while they were reading. I think you're the one courting death!"