Chek Jing

Dragged into the barrier by Xiao Xun'er, the flowers and grass vanished, replaced by three rows of bookshelves over two meters tall and a not-too-large room.

In one corner of the room, a young woman in white leaned quietly against the wall, elegantly flipping through a book.

The young woman in white stood five or six meters in front of Xiao Ni and Xiao Xun'er. She had clearly noticed their arrival, yet she did not look up. Only the hand turning the pages paused slightly.

"Um... are you the librarian here? What book are you reading? Does Black Jade Pavilion sell books too?" After waiting patiently for a while without hearing the young woman in white speak, Xiao Ni stepped forward two paces and asked with a smile.

"Quiet." The young woman in white said a single word indifferently. Xiao Ni could only shut his mouth and search for the exit with Xiao Xun'er.

There was no helping it. He had wanted the young woman in white to take them to see Chekenao, or at least point them in the right direction. Yet before he could explain their purpose, she had told him to keep quiet. They could only leave first.

In any case, there had to be other people in Black Jade Pavilion. If this girl was unwilling to speak, they could just ask someone else.

"Um... we couldn't find the exit. Could you take us out first? We came to see Senior Chekenao." After circling around without finding any exit, Xiao Ni could only steel himself and return to ask the young woman in white for help.

This time, he stood less than two meters away from her, while Xiao Xun'er bent down to look at the contents of the book in her hands.

She felt that the young woman in white did not seem to like talking, so she wanted to find an opening through the book. In the end, she failed, because it was filled with scribbled symbols she could not understand at all.

"Wait." The young woman in white spoke another word indifferently. This time, she raised her head and glanced at Xiao Xun'er.

In her eyes, Xiao Xun'er was very beautiful—more beautiful than any woman she had ever seen. Even she herself paled in comparison.

"Fine." Hearing her words, Xiao Ni sighed helplessly and obediently stood to one side.

This was someone else's territory, so they had to follow someone else's rules. They had plenty of time, so waiting a little longer did not matter. Still, this young woman in white seemed rather sparing with her words. Could she have some psychological condition like depression or autism?

"Name." After roughly two breaths of silence, the young woman in white suddenly spoke another two words.

She had not seen strangers here for a long time. Now that such a beauty had arrived, she naturally wanted to say a few more words.

"Oh, my name is Xiao Ni." Xiao Ni moved a little closer to the young woman in white, feeling that they would be able to leave soon.

However, the young woman in white did not look at him. She only stared quietly at Xiao Xun'er, as though Xiao Ni did not exist at all. Looking closely, there even seemed to be a drop of saliva at the corner of her mouth.

Xiao Ni suddenly understood. So the young woman in white had merely been asking for Xun'er's name. She had absolutely no interest in him.

Fine. Whoever she wanted to know about did not matter, as long as she sent them out quickly and let them meet Senior Chekenao.

As for who this young woman was and why she was alone in this library, he had no interest in finding out.

"Xiao Xun'er." After calmly stating her name, Xiao Xun'er said nothing more, but a strange light rose in the young woman in white's eyes.

"A very nice name." The young woman in white elegantly raised her hand, wanting to stroke Xiao Xun'er's little face, but Xiao Xun'er immediately retreated two steps.

She would not let anyone touch her face so easily, even if the other person was a woman!

"You can actually say six words! I thought you could only say one or two at a time." The young woman in white's attention had remained fixed on Xiao Xun'er, making Xiao Ni feel humiliated. He immediately stepped in front of her and took Xiao Xun'er's jade-like hand.

"My name is Chek Jing." Chek Jing gave Xiao Xun'er an elegant smile, her eyes filled with admiration.

Clearly, Xiao Ni had been ignored again.

Fortunately, she's a woman. If she were a man and kept looking at Xun'er like that, I'd probably have started hitting people already. Xiao Ni felt extremely displeased. After waiting a moment, he asked again, "Now that we've introduced ourselves, can we leave?"

He had not minded waiting here for however long it took, but Chek Jing kept ignoring him and had even tried to touch Xun'er. He truly did not want to stay any longer.

"Just wait." Chek Jing's gaze remained on Xiao Xun'er, as if Xiao Xun'er, rather than Xiao Ni, had asked the question.

"How much longer do we have to wait?" Xiao Ni continued asking, doing his best to maintain a smile.

He could force himself to keep waiting, but there had to be a limit, right? If Chek Jing made them wait several more hours, he definitely would not be able to endure it. He might even tear this place apart.

"Half an hour." Chek Jing answered casually, and Xiao Ni was immediately displeased.

"What? You want us to wait another half hour? Are you kidding me?" Xiao Ni's smile vanished as surging Dou Qi burst forth, and his gaze turned unfriendly.

At that moment, Xiao Ni stood directly in front of Chek Jing. Even if she wanted to ignore him, she could not.

"Come with me." Seeing Xiao Ni become angry, Chek Jing immediately closed the book in her hand and walked toward the bookshelf in the center.

Sigh, I'd wanted to spend a little more time with Xun'er, but this brat insists on leaving in such a hurry. I can only compromise. There was no helping it. This brat was a Dou Master, and she could not afford to provoke him.

"Sure enough, strength is what truly matters. Xun'er, let's go." Xiao Ni proudly raised his fist, then followed after her with Xiao Xun'er.

This Chek Jing was really good at putting on airs. Had he known it would be so easy to make her lead the way, he would have displayed his strength as a Dou Master from the start.

Tsk, tsk. I only revealed the strength of a One-Star Dou Master, and Chek Jing already knows how to behave. If I directly revealed the strength of a Four-Star Dou Master, would she be too scared to even walk properly?

Rumble...

Chek Jing removed three palm-thick books from the third level of the bookshelf. A muffled rumble came from beneath the floor, followed by a mysterious energy flowing along the ground toward the northern wall. Light blazed from the wall, and before long, two doors appeared.

A two- or three-meter-long stone wall separated the two doors. One opened to the left and the other to the right, and they were perfectly symmetrical in size.

"I didn't expect the bookshelf to hide such a secret." Xiao Ni pulled Xiao Xun'er to a spot two or three meters in front of the doors and could not help clicking his tongue.

"The left..." Chek Jing wanted to say something, but the moment the first two words left her mouth, Xiao Ni had already pulled Xiao Xun'er through the left door and strode inside.

Seeing how quickly the two of them moved, Chek Jing shook her head helplessly and murmured, "That brat didn't let me finish. If anything happens later, Xun'er, please don't blame me."