Together to the Scripture Pavilion, Encountering a Jealous Yan!

The next morning, when Gu Changsheng woke up, the pain in his shoulder had already eased considerably.

His gaze lingered on the book placed by his bedside for a long time, because its title was Concentration Mind Manual.

Since he had indeed been rather tired yesterday, he had not read it carefully or used the Myriad Heaven Book to analyze it.

But Bibi Dong's healing Spirit Medicine was truly extraordinary. After applying it just once, the wound that had still been faintly throbbing showed signs of healing.

He tidied his clothes briefly, then pushed open the door and headed toward the side courtyard where Hu Liena was recovering.

Although Bibi Dong had personally instructed him to do so last night, he would have gone even if she had not said anything.

The side courtyard was quiet. When the maid at the entrance saw Gu Changsheng, her gaze was clearly much more respectful than before.

"Young Master Changsheng, Miss Nana is inside."

Gu Changsheng nodded lightly and pushed the door open. The shadows of flowers stirred faintly in the courtyard, where Hu Liena sat in the garden.

The pallor had faded from her face, and she looked much better, though her lips were still somewhat pale.

Hearing his footsteps, she looked up. When she saw that it was Gu Changsheng, a flash of delight appeared in her eyes, but she quickly put on a stern expression.

"Who told you to come here?"

"Of course, His Holiness the Pope sent me!"

Hu Liena's gaze paused slightly at that, and then she gave a soft snort.

"Oh, so you didn't come because you wanted to."

Gu Changsheng froze. Why did that sound a little off emotionally?

Seeing that Gu Changsheng had not understood at all, Hu Liena could not help glaring at him.

"Fine, Little Junior Brother. You've gotten bold now. You won't even coax your Senior Sister anymore, huh?"

Gu Changsheng immediately changed his tune.

"No, that's not it. Even if Teacher hadn't told me to come, I still would have. Senior Sister was injured—how could I not be worried?"

Only then did Hu Liena seem somewhat satisfied.

"That's more like it. How is your wound?"

Her gaze fell on Gu Changsheng's shoulder, and her brows furrowed slightly.

"Much better, really. Look!"

Hu Liena clearly did not believe him. The moment she stood up, she grabbed his sleeve.

She skillfully untied the strip of cloth around his shoulder. Only after seeing that the wound had begun to scab over did she let out a breath of relief.

"You brat, you really are lucky. If that wound had been any deeper, it might have cut your neck!"

"Hehe, isn't Senior Sister watching over me? Of course I'm fine!"

Gu Changsheng chuckled.

After gently tying the white cloth back in place, Hu Liena said in a low voice:

"You little brat, it's good that you know. If you dare disobey again next time, I'll... I'll use the most painful medicine and hurt you to death!"

"No, no, no... Senior Sister, I really know I was wrong. Please don't punish me!"

Seeing Gu Changsheng's slightly frightened expression, a bright, cheerful smile appeared on Hu Liena's face.

"Hehe~ All right, I was only joking. How could I possibly hurt you to death? Also, what did Teacher say to you?"

"Nothing much. She gave me a book, then gave me Authority to access the Intermediate Database."

As Gu Changhe spoke, he took out the Concentration Mind Manual.

Hu Liena looked at him, her tone becoming more serious.

"Little Junior Brother, if Teacher gave this to you, it means she has truly started to value you. But you must remember, this is both an opportunity and pressure."

"Yes, I understand!"

Just as Gu Changsheng nodded, Hu Liena stood up and said calmly:

"Let's go!"

Those two words left Gu Changsheng stunned.

"Go where?"

Hu Liena lifted her chin slightly.

"The Library Pavilion! The Intermediate Database is there. Since you've been given Authority and don't know the way, I can't exactly let you wander around alone, can I?"

"Haha~ Senior Sister is worried I'll get lost, isn't she?"

Gu Changsheng laughed.

Hu Liena merely gave a soft snort.

"I'm worried you don't understand the rules. If you get thrown out, you'll embarrass me!"

And so, chatting and laughing, the two left the side courtyard and headed toward the Library Pavilion of Pope Palace.

The Library Pavilion stood behind Pope Palace, a towering black-stone tower.

Before he even approached it, Gu Changsheng sensed a heavy spiritual fluctuation enveloping the surroundings. It was not an attack, but a form of inspection.

Two Spirit Masters stood guard outside the entrance.

The moment they saw Hu Liena, both immediately bowed.

"Greetings, Miss Nana!"

They also looked at Gu Changsheng beside her, their expressions carrying a touch more reverence.

"Greetings, Young Master Changsheng. By order of His Holiness the Pope, Young Master Changsheng may enter and leave the first three floors of the Library Pavilion freely without needing a token!"

Gu Changsheng had just been about to take out his black token when Hu Liena beside him could not help whispering:

"Not bad. I didn't expect Little Junior Brother to have more status than I do now."

Gu Changsheng looked at Hu Lina and immediately took a step back.

"If Senior Sister is unhappy, I'll walk behind you."

Seeing this, Hu Liena's lips curled upward slightly.

"At least you know what's good for you!"

The two entered the Library Pavilion and found that its first floor was enormous. Rows upon rows of bookshelves stood in neat formation, while a faint scent of ink filled the air.

The instant Gu Changsheng stepped inside, the Myriad Heaven Book gave a light tremor within his Soul Sea.

[Detected a large amount of Martial Soul information.

Detected Spirit Beast age records.

Detected Mental Attribute Soul Skill classifications.

Begin recording?]

"Of course, record it!"

The next moment, the Myriad Heaven Book began turning its pages soundlessly. Everything before his eyes seemed to divide into countless fine lines.

Bookshelves, scrolls, jade slips, Spirit Beast illustrations.

All the information was being frantically sorted bit by bit, but there was simply too much information here. For the first time, he felt a kind of pressure.

Suddenly, he discovered a book containing many Mental Attribute Spirit Beasts, and the Myriad Heaven Book was even automatically filling in the missing information.

[Mental Attribute Spirit Beast data being supplemented... illusion type, perception type, interference type, parasitic type...]

The more Gu Changsheng read, the brighter his eyes became. This was simply too comprehensive, giving him a far more complete understanding of Mental Attribute Spirit Beasts.

He also saw records of even more Spirit Beasts in the illustrations.

"Mirror Spirit Spider, Void Illusion Butterfly, Spirit Pattern Book Demon."

The first two were fairly standard, possessing strong spiritual control abilities, but the third made his eyes light up.

It could record residual traces of Soul Skills and store them through spiritual patterns.

This was incredibly compatible with the direction of the Myriad Heaven Pivot.

Yet the line below made him frown tightly.

[Spirit Pattern Book Demons are extremely rare. No confirmed hunting records have been found in nearly a hundred years.]

"This... this is really a little difficult."

Hu Liena, beside him, did not disturb the focused Gu Changsheng. She, too, carefully browsed through materials entirely related to Mental Attribute classifications.

The two read for a long time, only leaving the Library Pavilion around half a day later. By then, dusk was drawing near.

The moment they stepped out of the Library Pavilion, Gu Changsheng detected two familiar auras.

Beside a Stone Pillar stood a red-haired youth with his arms crossed, anger barely suppressed between his brows.

Naturally, Gu Changsheng knew him. He was Yan. At that moment, Yan looked toward the two of them, his gaze landing on Hu Liena.

Especially when he saw them walking side by side, his expression darkened further.

"Gu Changsheng, why are you everywhere! And why are you by Nana's side again?"