Secret News (2)

It was not the case that Lu Sheng did not think of taking the book back to read at his own pace. But each time before he reached the exit with the book in his hand, he felt an inexplicable premonition of danger, as if some hidden threat was about to be activated. That was why he gave up the idea.

After exiting the library, he leapt across the bridge as usual and went back to rest.

Unless it was a sunny summer day, it was hard to tell night from day in the cave. Most of the time, the cave was shrouded in darkness or red glow. Their food and drinks were left outside their caves by servants who spoke little. The diet consisted of either mushrooms or moss. Occasionally there would be meat as well, but it would be earthworms and beetles and the like.

Lu Sheng had no complaints; after all, he came to learn about the Noble Families and the nature of Divine Weapons and Devil Blades safely, not for comforts.

Time passed, day by day.