"It's all sold!" he replied, looking at Ji Ran with sad eyes, "I'm a man with no skills, so I can only sit and eat, originally our family still has a large piece of land, and a few pastures, but unfortunately a plague a few years ago ruined everything for me." ”

"I know other people like that, too. ”

"Really?" the owner of the manor looked at him curiously, "I am a person who can endure such a hard life. But it's just a pity that my collection is getting smaller and smaller. They've been earned all my life, but now I'm having to sell them again and again. Can you think about my feelings?"

"I can imagine. Ji Ran said.

"You're so confused, if you sell these books, you won't have a financial problem at all. ”

"I know," said the owner of the manor, "but if I sell these books, I will lose the meaning of my existence." I don't care about financial difficulties!"

Ji Ran felt a little tired. He subconsciously touched the book in his arms, and didn't pay attention to the time. It seems that he has gained the trust of the owner of the manor, and it is time to talk about business.

"And what about the Devil's Bible?" asked Ji Ran.

"How?"

"That's why I'm here! You should have received my letter, right?"

"Your letter?...... Ah, of course. I remember. It's just that...... I'm sorry, Devil's Bible, yes, yes. ”

He stared around in amazement, like a sleepwalker who had just woken up from a dream. After a long struggle, he looked even more exhausted. He held up a finger, thought about it for a moment, and limped into a corner.

"Did you know?" asked the owner of the manor, "this book is really rare, and it took me a great deal of effort to get it. He shook his head contentedly, looked at a book in his hand with a tattered cover, and said, "Of course, it should be much better preserved than this book." ”

Ji Ran didn't care about what was preserved. He crouched down and looked at a row of books on the ground, all of which belonged to monasticism, alchemy, and health and longevity.

"You're also interested in cultivation?" asked the owner of the manor.

"If only people could live forever!"

The Jinshi scholar smiled weakly, and he also squatted beside Ji Ran, stroking the books.

"Who said that people can't live forever, if it weren't for the great changes in heaven and earth, how could immortality become a luxury! It's a pity that the authors of these books may not have imagined that after a few hundred years, these books will become waste and no longer useful. ”

The owner of the manor picked out a book with a hard cover that Ji Ran was familiar with: a black cover, five streaks, no title, only a pentagonal logo. This is the Devil's Bible you're looking for. ”

Ji Ran frowned, beyond his expectations. On the outside, at least, the book was identical to the one in his own bag. The owner of the manor handed him the book, and watched him flip through the book, which looked like twins, except that the back cover of this one was worn out, and it was not as good as the book in his own hand.

Other than that, the rest of the book is as perfect as Liu Yiyi's book, including the ninth illustration.

"I'm curious!" the owner of the manor saw something from Ji Ran's expression, "Why are you interested in this book? You know that this book is not a famous book, and not many people know about it. ”

"It's a familiar friend who asked me to help me find it. Ji Ran said.

"Mu Yunxiao's treasure?" the owner of the manor asked thoughtfully.

At this moment, Ji Ran was stopped, and he couldn't say anything after a long pause. After hesitating for a long time, he said, "I didn't expect you to know this legend, sir?"

"Yes, hehe, if I could know, it would be useful to me. The scholar stretched out his hands and looked at the almost empty hall and the rows of books, "I am in dire need of a treasure right now." ”

"You need a lot of money!" Ji Ran said, pointing to the Devil's Bible, "I heard that the treasure is in this book." ”

"I've never believed in such stupid things. The owner of the manor looked at Ji Ran with some mockery.

However, this playful gaze did not affect his mood.

"Sir really hasn't been interested in treasures?"

"Why not, I spent a lot of money on this book back then, just for the so-called treasure, but when I got the book, I couldn't find the secret. The owner of the manor shook his head regretfully and explained, which also indirectly explained why he was so dismissive of Ji Ran's actions.

For a smart person, especially those who think they are very smart, if they can't do it, they will definitely think that others can't do it either.

"Haven't you compared it to other books?"

"I compared, not at all. Whether it's nine illustrations or the title page, it's like a mold printed. It is exactly the same as the two books of Mrs. Du and Wu Zizhi. ”

"Wu Zizhi's book now belongs to his wife!" Ji Ran said with a wry smile.

The eyes of the Jinshi scholar became hesitant, and Ji Ran noticed his vigilance.

"You say Liu Yiyi?" the owner of the manor originally wanted to say something, but then decided not to say it, "She is indeed a beauty. He paced up again, looking at the rows of books on the carpet. "Liu Yiyi," he muttered as he pondered, "but I can see that she married Wu Zizhi for a purpose, but it's a pity that the bold stupid man can't see it." ”

"So Wu Zizhi died. Ji Ran added.

Hearing this, the owner of the manor shook his head not surprised, nor confused, and looked at the book on the floor again.

"Could it be that Liu Yiyi sent you?"

He interrupted his words and looked at the book that Ji Ran had already held in his right hand.

"This is Liu Yiyi's book, can you let me take a look?"

They walked over to the table, and Ji Ran placed his book next to the book of the owner of the manor. As he did so, he heard the other man's breath shorten. Ecstasy reappeared on the face of the owner of the manor.

"Look closely," he whispered, as if he was afraid to wake up something in the book, "it's such an interesting reunion, I didn't expect to see it again after five years." His hands trembled again, and he rubbed his hands together to calm the blood rushing through his body, "It's the same whether it's typesetting, paper, or every illustration!"

"Yes!" Ji Ran cleared his throat, "If I can, I want to stay here for a while and study it well." ”

The owner of the manor looked at him with sharp eyes, looking hesitant.