Although Ma Shunde could read, his literary ability was limited. Even if he went in and examined everything closely, he feared he would not make out anything. Instead, he might needlessly incur Prince Dai's displeasure. So he simply put on an air of following Prince Dai's arrangements, looking far more courteous than usual.
Nor did he urge them on; he merely waited quietly with An.
Su Ziji did not make him wait long. When the door opened and an old Daoist emerged, he instructed him, "True Person, this Eunuch Ma was sent by His Majesty. Bring out every last Book of Documents in the library and hand them over to the people he brought."
The old Daoist who had come out to receive them was none other than True Person Hui Dao.
At the sight of such a display, Hui Dao was slightly startled. Hearing Prince Dai's order, he immediately answered, "Yes," and led several eunuchs inside to sort through the Book of Documents so they could be recorded, packed, and hauled away.
After instructing Hui Dao to cooperate with the eunuchs, Su Ziji went in himself. From a bookshelf in a small side room, he took down a stack of Book of Documents. Once outside, he placed them one by one on the table. He seemed unhurried, as though he were merely casually flipping through the Book of Documents before setting them down.
In truth, he drew some experience from every volume.
[Crimson Palace True Inscription Elixir Method] +713, Level 14 (3842/15000) [External Alchemy] +381, advanced to Level 15 (1148/16000)!
These were the last few Book of Documents from which Su Ziji had yet to draw experience. Now that he had done so, every Book of Documents in the entire library had become useless to him. If