Seeing Evelyn, but not wanting to make a move

"I wonder if the Maoshan Arts can suppress this deathly aura?"

Once he'd decided to try, Hao Shuai glanced around. After making sure no one was nearby, he brought his index and middle fingers together and traced a Corpse-Sealing Talisman in the air.

"Seal!" As soon as the talisman was complete, it shot down onto the mummy.

"It really works!" Hao Shuai's eyes lit up. Under the talisman's suppression, the mummy, which had been filled with deathly resentment, had become a true corpse.

Even if someone retrieved the dead man's soul from Hell now, it would do no good.

At last, Hao Shuai felt at ease. In a world where gods and ghosts roamed, he'd never felt entirely safe.

Being kind, he gave every mummy a Corpse-Sealing Talisman before entering the library.

"Ahh~~"

"Crash~~ Crash~~ Crash~~"

The moment Hao Shuai stepped into the library, he heard a piercing scream, followed by a series of bookshelves toppling over.

The disordered library, the fallen bookshelves, the helpless young woman~~

Wasn't this the opening scene of the story?

It was a shame he'd missed his chance to play the hero and rescue a beauty. Still, as a gentleman, Hao Shuai went over and asked with concern, "Miss, are you all right?"

"I-I'm fine. It's just these bookshelves?!" The young woman finally came to her senses.

"As long as you're all right, that's what matters. You can sort everything out later," Hao Shuai reassured her.

"Thank you for asking. By the way, my name is Evelyn. I'm from London," the young woman introduced herself.

"My name is Hao Shuai. I'm a traveler from the East." Hao Shuai shook her hand, and that was how they met.

She had delicate features and a couple of faint freckles. With her white blouse, she was a beauty