Chapter 305 You Wake Up, the Bookstore Has Changed

Mr. Zhuge sat on the steps at the entrance of the library, resting his chin on one hand, and fell into deep thought for a long time.

There was a confusion in his eyes and his thoughts were unclear, like a traveler lost in the fog, unable to find the light to guide the way forward.

The hustle and bustle of people around him had nothing to do with him. Occasionally, a few young people from the bookstore came up to him and seemed to want to say something to him, but he did not respond at all.

Today, a man came up to him, carrying two wine gourds, and sat down.

This person is Yan Wangsheng.

Yan Wangsheng first took a sip of wine, and then threw the other wine gourd to Zhuge Jushi.

Mr. Zhuge subconsciously took the wine gourd and finally turned to look at Yan Wangsheng.

“Mr. Yan…”

Today, Yan Wangsheng is the de facto second-in-command of the library, and he handles all matters, big and small, in the library.

The top leader is naturally Zuo Chen, who rarely comes to the library.

“Old Zhuge, we have been friends for decades. Why are you so depressed now?”

Yan Wangsheng put the wine gourd behind him, supported himself with both hands, leaned on the stone steps behind him, looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, and a trace of nostalgia emerged in his eyes.

Among the lay Buddhists in the library, Yan Wangsheng indeed got along best with the serious-minded Zhuge.

At that time, Mr. Zhuge was one of the few people in the library who did not discriminate against or alienate Yan Wangsheng because of his identity.

“Mr. Yan… I was thinking about those old friends. If I had been able to stop them all these years, if I had not stood idly by all these years… if…”

Mr. Zhuge had already clasped his hands around his head and buried his head deeply between his legs.

During all these years in the library, Mr. Zhuge would always hear about the “evil deeds of friends in the library” on street corners and in book rooms, accompanied by the sound of the wind.

At the beginning, he would try to stop him and give him advice.

But his actions had little effect.

After being warned repeatedly by the owner of the library, he finally gave up on himself and locked himself in the library, reading books every day to numb himself.

It was like a joke told by a storyteller. When he came out after immersing himself in the library for decades, he somehow became the number one person in the library.

But at this moment, Mr. Zhuge had no intention of changing the library. He just wanted to read his own books.

It was not until some time ago, when Zuo Chen was cleaning the library, that he realized that his avoidance was like fertilizer, breeding the growth of bad consequences.

Let them grow into huge trees, attracting thunder and lightning.

After the Taoist priest defeated the thieves, many people in the bookstore praised Zhuge Jushi for being untainted by the mud. However, Zhuge Jushi himself knew that his indifference had already made him filthy.

In the end, all of this turned into a powerlessness that penetrated deep into his bones, tormenting Mr. Zhuge.

Yan Wangsheng sighed.

Suddenly, he picked up the wine gourd and poured it on Zhuge Jushi’s head.

“Wow!”

The wine directly soaked through Mr. Zhuge’s clothes.

Zhuge Jushi was frightened by this sudden behavior. He subconsciously dodged to the side and said in surprise:

“What do you want to do, you old boy?”

“Hey, it looks like you’re not dead yet, you can still hide.”

Yan Wangsheng snorted coldly:
“I know what you’re thinking. You think you deserve to die, right?”

“I……”

“Idiot, coward!” Yan Wangsheng pointed at Zhuge Jushi’s nose and started cursing. He jumped up and down, angry and furious.

This immediately frightened Mr. Zhuge, and even passers-by walking back and forth on the road were attracted by the noise.

“If you think you are not good enough, then do more to make up for it. What’s the point of squatting here like a dog? Do you still think you are not wrong? Are you punishing yourself to warn others? Or are you asking me to comfort you, like a hungry dandy, saying ‘Master Zhuge, I was wrong, please eat’?”

“I do not have……”

Mr. Zhuge’s face turned blue and purple due to being scolded.

“You don’t have it? With your character, who knows if you have it or not? If you don’t have it, then stand up right now. If you want to die, go die far away. If you don’t want to die, just follow me! I’m busy running around and I’m so annoyed that I have to take time out to comfort you!”

After saying this, Yan Wangsheng seemed to not want to care about Mr. Zhuge anymore, and left angrily with his hands behind his back.

Mr. Zhuge stayed and sat there for a long time.

He felt the wine that Yan Wangsheng had just poured slowly flowing down his forehead, and he also smelled the smell of strong liquor in the air.

For a moment, his mind couldn’t help but stagnate.

Finally, Mr. Zhuge seemed to have figured something out.

He opened the gourd next to him and greedily drank the last few drops of wine inside.

He threw the gourd aside and grabbed a young man next to him:

“Where is Mr. Yan handling his business now?”

The young man was obviously caught and looked confused. He was full of embarrassment and said:

“It should be in the middle hall. I just entered the library not long ago. If you ask me this, I don’t know.”

Mr. Zhuge expressed his gratitude and then left quickly.

The young man was left completely bewildered. He only felt that Mr. Zhuge was full of alcohol and looked like a drunkard.

……

Yan Wangsheng was originally planning to go back to his small residence to handle official business, but when he was halfway there, he suddenly saw an old man jogging towards him.

This old man is one of the good friends he has made over the years in the library. Now he is also one of Yan Wangsheng’s several assistants, helping Yan Wangsheng deal with the numerous chores.

“Why are you out here, old man? Have you finished dealing with everything?”

Hearing Yan Wangsheng’s question, the old man curled his lips and said, “You gave me so much work, how can I finish it so quickly?”

“Then what are you doing out here?”

The old man said:
“Do you still remember the boy from Cao Xin Tang?”

“Remember, what happened?”

“He’s awake!”

“Oh?”

Hearing this, Yan Wangsheng suddenly became interested.

He saw with his own eyes that Wei Shu fell into a deep sleep because of Zuo Chen’s dream magic. Zuo Chen’s meaning at that time was that as long as he could wake up from this dream, his thoughts and ideas would definitely change drastically.

Yan Wangsheng was also very curious about what Wei Shu would become after this long dream that lasted almost three and a half months.

It is possible that Wei Shu has reformed himself at this moment.

So the two old men stopped thinking about working for the time being and just trotted towards Caoxin Hall.

When the two of them arrived at Caoxin Hall, there were no bookstore masters gathered there.

Ever since the change in the library, the gentlemen have been so busy taking care of themselves that how could they have the energy to take care of Wei Shu?
Only one receptionist was left, who led the two of them into the inner room.

Pushing open the door to the inner room, Yan Wangsheng could clearly see a small window in the middle of the house, and a young man with a not-so-good-looking face was sitting on the bed.

Wei Shu’s current condition was obviously not very good. His eyes were blank and his thoughts were confused. It was not until he saw Yan Wangsheng approaching him that Wei Shu came back to his senses and showed a helpless bitter smile on his face:
“Mr. Yan…”

Yan Wangsheng walked to Wei Shu and looked him up and down.

The other party’s mental state is not very good now, but his body is not affected much.

Yan Wangsheng couldn’t help but sigh at the extraordinary skills of his master.

Under normal circumstances, if a person lies in bed for such a long time, when he gets up again, his legs will definitely become weak and he may even have sores all over his body.

But Wei Shu looked unharmed, even a little…

Brand new.

To achieve such an effect, I am afraid only a Taoist priest with supernatural powers and spiritual power can do it.

“Wei Shu, how do you feel now?”

“I’m fine.” Wei Shu muttered in a low voice.

However, when he said this, his tone was somewhat sighing, and when he looked at Yan Wangsheng again, his eyes became complicated:

“Mr. Yan, I had a very long dream.”

“I know.”

“Mr. Yan… I did a lot of wrong things before, and I found that the library also did a lot of wrong things,” Wei Shu’s eyes gradually became firm: “I want to change myself, I want to change the library, I want to change those stubborn problems.

“Mr. Yan, I know you are on this path as well. Can I join you?”

After saying this, Wei Shu stood up and bowed deeply in the direction of Yan Wangsheng.

There was no hesitation in his tone.

Yan Wangsheng looked at Wei Shu with a slightly strange look in his eyes.

Seeing that Yan Wangsheng had not spoken for a long time, Wei Shu thought that he had some concerns, so he hurriedly said:
“You don’t have to worry about my teacher. He has been on the wrong path for a long time. If I want to debate with him in the future, I will naturally not care about our long-standing friendship.”

After hearing what Wei Shu said, Yan Wangsheng finally coughed lightly:
“Your teacher…is gone.”

“Ok?”

There was an obviously stiff expression on Wei Shu’s face.

Ah? Gone? What does that mean?
“That’s not the case. The owner of the bookstore has changed. He is Taoist Zuo Chen.”

Wei Shu: “Ah?”

Seeing Wei Shu’s stiff expression, Yan Wangsheng felt that he probably still had a lot to say to this young man.

……

“Master, lunch today.”

Caiyi knocked on the door, then pushed it open and walked into Zuo Chen’s room.

In the middle of the house, Zuo Chen was holding a brush and writing quickly on a thick stack of paper.

She placed the freshly prepared meal from Yao Chi Tower on Zuo Chen’s desk and subconsciously looked at what Zuo Chen was writing.

It says here,
These are some basic cultivation techniques.

(End of this chapter)