Tian Linger had been distractedly watching them from the side. After hearing what Zeng Shushu said to Zhang Xiaofan, she looked at the thick book, stepped forward, snatched it from Zhang Xiaofan's hands, and was just about to open it.
"Don't you dare!" Zeng Shushu nearly lost his wits at the sight.
Tian Linger paused, puzzled, and glanced up at him.
"Junior Sister! Please, I'm begging you! Give it back to me!" Beads of sweat had appeared on Zeng Shushu's forehead. He looked at Tian Linger with a pleading expression.
Tian Linger didn't know what to do, but she certainly wasn't willing to return the book just like that. She still had no idea what was written inside!
Tian Linger lowered her head and examined the book in her hands. It didn't even have a title, and its blue cover was worn and ancient. It looked like it had been around for a long time.
"Could it be some kind of cultivation manual?" she muttered curiously as she opened the book.
"I'm dead! I'm dead! I'm dead!" Zeng Shushu slapped a hand over his eyes, his face filled with despair and regret.
The moment Tian Linger saw the open page, she froze. In an instant, her face turned scarlet. The thick book contained not only a great deal of writing, but also many illustrations. They depicted unclothed men and women embracing and entwined together. It was an erotic book.
"Ah!" Tian Linger hurriedly shut the book and glared at Zeng Shushu, her eyes red with anger.
"I told you not to open it!" Zeng Shushu muttered with his head bowed, resigned to his fate.
"You... you lecher!" Tian Linger raised her hand as if to throw the book at him, but seemed to notice something. She lowered her hand, clutched