Chapter 247 Bloodstained Book Pavilion

Youzhou, Luo Family Mansion.

The door of the library was pushed open with a bang, and the second prince Ning Qianshi stepped over the threshold and led the crowd into the hall known as the treasure of the Luo family.

Above him was a three-story attic, with a circular staircase rising along the wall, with a patio in the center, all the way to the seventh floor underground. If you raise your head slightly, you can see rows of towering bookshelves "blooming" around the patio. In order to avoid fire, there is no candle in the wooden building. The house is supported by beams and pillars, and there are various windows on all sides to ensure that the light from outside can shine into the attic without obstruction.

But this is not the most commendable part.

Around the upper patio, there are many bright bronze mirrors hanging - they cast part of the light in the building into the ground, making the corridors of the bottom seven floors vaguely discernible.

When anyone steps into the library for the first time, they will have the illusion of being in a huge chimney, and will also be amazed at this ingenious design.

This was not the first time Ning Qianshi came to this place.

But even if he came a hundred times, he still felt that the scene in front of him was a beautiful sight.

Unfortunately, the tranquility here today was going to be slightly broken.

"Bring the people in."

"Yes."

The guards pushed several people tied up inside the house and forced them to kneel behind the second prince.

"This is not only the treasure land of the Luo family, but also the treasure land of my Daqi. To be honest, I don't want to use force here." Ning Qianshi sighed, "But the immortal arts that the Luo family got from Ning Taizu must be collected by the Privy Council. This is your last chance. Hand it over and I can let you go."

He turned and looked at the bound people - the other party was Luo Heng, the current head of the Luo family, and several main managers. Without exception, they were all mortals who could not sense the air, and they could sit on the position of the head of the family purely by blood.

At Ning Qianshi's signal, the guards pulled out the cloth strips from their mouths.

"Cough, cough, cough--" Luo Heng coughed violently. He was over sixty years old, and this was the first time he had been insulted like this. After finally calming down, he looked angrily at the man next to the second prince, "Luo Wuji, I treat you well, why do you help outsiders to deal with the Luo family!?"

Luo Wuji tilted his head slightly and did not answer.

"Let me answer for him." Ning Qianshi squatted down in front of him, "The aristocratic families divided the world's Qi Sensors into six and took them for themselves, which has hindered the prospects of the alchemists and the progress of their skills. In order to break this separatism, the aristocratic families must perish. What's more, there are many people like you who cling to the Qi Sensors and enjoy the huge benefits they bring... To be honest, for these children taken in by the Luo family, you are the real outsiders."

"Nonsense!" Luo Heng's face flushed, "This is the grace bestowed by His Majesty the Great Ancestor on the Luo family, how can it be your turn You slander! Moreover, for so many years, the Luo family has been conscientiously abiding by the agreement with the Privy Council, whether it is sending people to participate in the examination or training them to become alchemists... Which one has the Luo family not done? "

"It's a pity that these alchemists are all surnamed Luo." Ning Qianshi shook his head, "Even after entering the Privy Council and the army, a considerable number of people still consider themselves as members of the Luo family. Even the current Concubine Luo, when she gets into trouble, will put the gains and losses of the Luo family first. Am I right, Luo Wuji?"

"That's right, Your Highness." Luo Wuji bowed his head and replied.

"Look, even the concubine is like this, not to mention the other children of the Luo family - besides, these six great families are all the same, can the Privy Council still be considered the Privy Council of the alchemists?"

"..." The old man was silent for a while, and then he said in a deep voice, "This is the law of the world, how can it be changed by your will? Even if there is no Luo family, there will be other families... Isn't it because of the title of the Ning family that you can stand here?"

"This situation will not continue forever. It is precisely because I intend to change this that other Luo family Qi-sensors will choose to stand on my side."

"Is the royal family included?" Luo Heng sneered.

"The Ning family is also included." Ning Qianshi answered frankly.

Luo Heng was stunned. He stared at the second prince for a long time before spitting out two words, "Madman."

"I just see farther than you." Ning Qianshi was unmoved, "How, have you changed your mind? Where is the immortal art? I don't want to repeat it a second time."

"The immortal art... is in this library." Luo Heng took two breaths and said in a low voice.

"Secret door? Or secret room? Where is the key?"

"Nothing, it is openly placed in the library."

Ning Qianshi's face gradually turned cold, "And then for all the children of the Luo family to read? Do you think I am a three-year-old child! Don't tell me that the immortal arts are placed on a certain bookshelf, but even a senior like Luo Wuji has spent decades and couldn't find it?"

"So you have never given up looking for it?" Luo Heng's eyes fell on this former senior disciple.

"Why don't you teach me the immortal arts," Luo Wuji responded to the head of the family for the first time, "What exactly did I do wrong?"

"You... did bring out many outstanding disciples for the Luo family, but unfortunately, whether or not they can learn immortal arts is not something I can decide." Luo Heng shook his head, "As His Highness said, I am just an ordinary person, how can I be qualified to judge whether a person is suitable for acquiring immortal arts. In fact, many generations of disciples of the Luo family have not seen it."

"You mean - you don't know where it is?"

"Yes, I only know that it is in this library, and it has been placed according to the instructions of the ancestors. The book itself is for people to read. If it is sealed and sealed somewhere, it will violate the law. The original intention of establishing the library." Luo Heng smiled, "As long as they have the ability to read, even new disciples of the Luo family can see the magic."

"That's enough." Ning Qianshi interrupted impatiently, "I don't have time to listen to your nonsense. This is the path you chose."

He waved his hand, and a guard immediately dragged someone towards the patio.

"Let me go, what are you going to do? Second uncle - save me!"

The guard ignored his struggle and kicked him directly from the first floor.

"ah------!"

The height of the seventh floor underground was nearly six feet. Only two muffled bangs were heard, and the calls stopped abruptly.

"You——" Luo Heng glared angrily.

Ning Qianshi stood up, walked to the patio and looked down, "This place shouldn't be stained with blood, but you left me with no choice. There are four other people, you can continue to keep secret, and then watch your family because of a He died of magic that he couldn't use at all."

Luo Heng gritted his teeth for a moment and suddenly took a deep breath.

Just when he thought the other party was about to confess, the head of the Luo family suddenly rushed towards the patio just a short distance away. Even if the guards wanted to catch him, they were a little late.

Luo Heng just passed by Ning Qianshi and fell straight into the underground library.

Luo Wuji closed his eyes, not wanting to witness the scene in front of him again.

"It seems he really doesn't know." The second prince frowned.

"Your Highness, what should we do with the remaining people?" the guard asked.

"Send them to Xu State. As long as they don't return to Daqi, there is no need to pursue them." Ning Qianshi stared at the silent underground courtyard, "In addition, call some people to search this library from beginning to end. Pay special attention to places where there may be hidden compartments or secret rooms. Even if he is buried three feet away, I will find the magic."

"Here!"

"By the way," he stopped everyone before the guards were about to leave, "Be careful and cautious when searching, and don't damage the book. If a book is missing, I am the only one asking you, do you understand?"

"As you command, Your Highness." The guard bowed his hands respectfully and exited the library.