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"There must be a secret chamber here." Su Rong had also heard talk of ancient texts in the Buddha Temple, and thought there might be some truth to the rumors, otherwise the Arhat array would never have been assigned to guard the Book Pavilion.

Though the three floors boasted a total of more than ten thousand precious books, they wouldn't necessitate being protected so vehemently by the monks of the temple.

Fen Ling shared her sentiment, "Sister, let's split up. You start from this end, and I'll start from that one."

Su Rong nodded.

Thus, they each followed a wall, searching diligently for a hidden chamber. After approximately two burn-time of incense, they found nothing.

Fen Ling was about to search again when Su Rong stopped him, "Let's search downstairs. Perhaps we're stuck in biased thinking. The higher the floor doesn't necessarily mean more valuable things are kept there. Who knows, they might be on the first floor."

Fen Ling blinked, "Let's go."