Hu Li had a vague idea who had written the book and knew there was more than one volume. She accepted it with both hands, bowed solemnly to Fang Yun, then began reading as she flew.
The Analects was a record of Confucius's words and deeds compiled by his disciples, the best means for the Human Race-and even the Myriad Worlds-to understand Sage Kong. Although Hu Li had read The Analects, she had never read this commentary on it, so she read with keen interest.
Before she knew it, Hu Li had finished the book. Rather than putting it down immediately, she recalled what she had read and learned, then read it again, going over the passages she had not understood or fully grasped several more times and thinking them through more deeply.
Hu Li spent six full hours reading, without the slightest unexpected fluctuation in her emotions. She devoted herself entirely to studying the book.
Once she felt she had largely understood it, a look of wistful loss appeared on her face. Just then, a second book was handed to her.
Collected Commentaries on the Chapters and Sentences of Mencius.
Delight lit Hu Li's face. She returned the previous book to Fang Yun and began reading the new one.
From then on, Hu Li flew forward on instinct, her mind entirely absorbed in reading.
She had read many commentaries on the Classics of the Sages, but she found that these two books differed slightly from ordinary commentaries. They always interpreted disputed passages from a distinctive perspective and a loftier vantage point.
Hu Li forgot to keep watch over their surroundings, leaving everything to Fang Yun's divided attention.
The two continued onward, both seeming to have forgotten that this was the dangerous Voidless Desert, a place where Demon Kings were