The Book Supplier
Chapter 168

Robbing Emperor Chu the Conqueror's Tomb

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"What kind of nonsense are you all spouting?" Ma Feifei was speechless. He was just asking about his dream, and now they've dragged in this "burial" thing? What? Does he want his dream to die sooner?

"Don't try to fool me. I'm asking you seriously now, what are your dreams? If you can't understand the meaning of a dream, then you can think of it as the thing you most want to do, or the thing you most want to achieve," Ma Feifei said earnestly. It was almost nine o'clock, and Ma Bookstore was about to open for business. Ma Feifei didn't have time to waste arguing with them.

"The one thing you most want to achieve?" Lin Wuchi and Li Beiguo looked at each other in bewilderment.

"There really is!" This time, the two didn't exchange words, but said in unison.

"What is it?" Ma Feifei asked expectantly.

"Robbing the tomb of Emperor Chu the Conqueror!"

"The Emperor Chu the Conqueror?" Ma Feifei's expression instantly turned to confusion. He asked, "Isn't the Emperor Chu the Conqueror still alive? Why are you robbing his tomb?"

"Hehe!" Lin Wuchi and Li Beiguo exchanged a smile, their faces beaming with pride.

"Shopkeeper, you're not aware of this matter." Lin Wuchi finally understood that Ma Feifei didn't actually intend to kill them, so he relaxed and continued, "Everyone says that Emperor Chu the Conqueror is still alive and hasn't passed away, but this is actually a rumor spread by the Chu Kingdom family to cover up the fact that Emperor Chu the Conqueror has passed away."

"Why do you say that? What evidence do you have?" Seeing how serious they were, Ma Feifei became genuinely interested.

Lin Wuchi lowered his voice and said, "Because we saw the tomb of Emperor Chu the Conqueror, with our own eyes!"

"The tomb of Emperor Chu the Conqueror!" Ma Feifei exclaimed in surprise.

Lin Wuchi continued, "To tell you the truth, shopkeeper, before coming to Dubian Town, we went to the Emperor's Tomb."

Three thousand li south of the capital lies the imperial mausoleum of the Great Chu royal family, where emperors of all dynasties were buried after their deaths. Hence, the imperial mausoleum is also known as the Emperor's Tomb!

"You continue," Ma Feifei gestured.

Lin Wuchi nodded and said, "Originally, Bei Guo and I only wanted to excavate the tomb of a Chu king, but we got lost in the imperial mausoleum and fell into the Dragon-Locking Formation. After a lot of hardship, we finally got out of the Dragon-Locking Formation and unexpectedly found ourselves at the tomb of the Emperor Chu the Conqueror. However, the Emperor Chu the Conqueror's tomb was designed by a master, and Bei Guo and I were not able to find the entrance to the tomb for the time being, so we had to leave with regret."

"So, for you two, wanting to enter the tomb of Emperor Chu the Conqueror, is your shared dream?" Ma Feifei asked, stroking his chin.

Lin Wuchi and Li Beiguo nodded simultaneously, their faces filled with excitement. They said, "Yes, shopkeeper, do you know? The tomb of Emperor Chu the Conqueror is too miraculous. We've never encountered a tomb like this before; we can't even find the entrance. This is both an insult and a challenge for us, because nothing is more satisfying than cracking this kind of high-level tomb!"

Although Ma Feifei didn't understand what he was saying, he was quite satisfied. At least he knew what Lin Wuchi and Li Beiguo wanted to do most, which was enough for Ma Feifei.

"Okay, I understand. How much of this book have you guys read?" Ma Feifei asked, getting up from his rocking chair and patting the copy of "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles" in his hand.

"I've read about one-fifth," Lin Wuchi replied softly.

Upon hearing this, Ma Feifei handed the two of them "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles" and said, "Then keep reading. We'll set off when we've finished this book."

After saying that, Ma Feifei headed straight for the Bookstore. It was nine o'clock; they had to open for business.

"Shopkeeper, where are we going?" Lin Wuchi and Li Beiguo asked from behind.

"Of course we're going to raid tombs." Ma Feifei waved and walked into the Bookstore.

The two were left bewildered.

"Crunch~"

A new day dawns, and the Bookstore begins its daily business.

"Shopkeeper, 500,000 Spirit Crystal! I beg to read <The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain>!" As soon as the door opened, a young man exuding an air of extravagance shouted, holding up a spatial bag.

Ma Feifei was startled and took a step back. Glancing at the many cultivators watching him from all around, Ma Feifei said seriously, "What do you take me for? Buying books and accessing accounts is a matter of personal choice in Bookstore; how can you openly engage in bribery? Take it away, take it away."

Ma Feifei waved his hand dismissively and shouted at Zhang Yunji, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and start checking tickets and opening for business!"

Zhang Yunji nodded repeatedly, walked over, and began collecting tickets.

Ma Feifei nodded, turned and walked into the Bookstore, casually went to the second bookshelf, found "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain" and "The Thousand Gold Formulas", and took them down.

"I can still read this book. I've got nothing else to do today, so I'll take a look myself."

And so, our teacher Ma took away both "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain" and "Thousand Gold Formulas"...

"Huh? Where did it go?" The first cultivator who rushed in stood on the second bookshelf, searching back and forth, looking puzzled.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Even if we can't get 'The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain,' getting 'The Art of War' is still good. The woman in red didn't come today!" The cultivators who came in later shouted one by one.

"Please leave me a yellow book. I've never seen a yellow book before. Please, all you great ones, let me have a glimpse of it."

Ten minutes later, the Bookstore finally quieted down, and everyone found the books they wanted to read and began to read quietly.

"Shopkeeper." Just then, Ma Feifei suddenly heard someone call her. Looking up, she saw it was the old man from yesterday. She smiled, picked up the <Thousand Gold Formulas> that was placed aside, and said, "Old man, you've arrived. The book is here, but you'll need to pay one Spirit Crystal per hour to read it."

The old man smiled slightly, and without taking out a spatial bag, he simply clenched his fist and opened it, revealing eight Spirit Crystal in his hand. He handed them to Ma Feifei and said, "Shopkeeper, this is the fee for reading the book."

Ma Feifei nodded, took the Spirit Crystal, and then handed the book to the old man, saying, "Alright, enjoy your reading."

"Thank you, shopkeeper." The old man accepted the books, bowed respectfully, and then went to find a seat.

"Whoosh~" Suddenly, Ma Feifei's palm felt cold, and the eight Spirit Crystal he had just obtained disappeared. When he looked up, he saw Yun Qingyang standing beside him.

"I said, you're going to steal eight Spirit Crystal? Why don't you touch the millions of Spirit Crystal in the drawer?" Ma Feifei said helplessly.

This female dragon must be crazy! She won't take what's lying there, but she's fixated on the Spirit Crystal in his hand.

Yun Qingyang ignored Ma Feifei and instead looked at the old man's back, saying softly, "He's very strong."

Ma Feifei was taken aback and asked, "How strong is it?"

Yun Qingyang tilted his head and thought for a moment before replying, "He could fight me."

"Wow!" Ma Feifei exclaimed in surprise.

He has the power to fight against Spirit Saint eighth stage peak!

"Mommy, we've met a master!" Ma Feifei exclaimed, smacking her lips a few times.

"Don't be afraid, he can't beat me." Yun Qingyang looked at Ma Feifei and said seriously.

Ma Feifei rolled his eyes, picked up the book "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain," stood up, and said, "I know, you're the most powerful in the entire Azure Dragon Continent, but I don't have time to brag to you right now. I'm going to make some extra money."

Yun Qingyang looked puzzled.

Ma Feifei chuckled, winked at Yun Qingyang, and without explaining, took the book "The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain" and walked over to the young man who had been clamoring to spend a lot of money to buy it, placing the book in front of him without making a sound.

"Brother, here's your 'The Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain'."

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