Volume 2: The Church of Light Chapter 198 Ruins
Shen Wanqing, who was walking in front, obviously didn't notice Xu Shen's brief stop and continued walking forward.
She...can’t see?
Xu Shen's heart tightened slightly.
On the bookshelf in front, there is a pair of snow-white slender legs hanging down, with beautiful curves. At this moment, the owner of these legs is sitting on the bookshelf, holding a book in his hands and reading it.
Xu Shen's hesitation seemed to attract the woman's attention, and she glanced at him sideways.
The dark red eyeballs have spiral lines inside. Obviously, these are not normal human eyes.
Moreover, there was a strange mouth opened on the woman's neck, with sharp teeth inside.
Ruins...
Sitting on the bookshelf five meters in front.
Shen Wanqing, who was walking in front...had already arrived in front of the tree. Half a meter above her head was the tree's foot.
Xu Shen's expression was normal, as if he had no expression on his face. He could see that the dog's gaze was not on Shen Wanqing at his feet, but was glancing at him.
Xu Shen's eyes turned to the side, as if attracted by his own peripheral vision, and looked at the bookshelf beside him. Then he took out a book from it and flipped through it casually.
When Shen Wanqing heard the voice, she looked back, which exposed her back to Xu without reservation.
Xu Shen’s heart tensed up.
If this monster is a Class B monster, this would be a great opportunity to attack.
If he didn't remind her, Shen Wanqing would be harmed.
But... if this beast is not B-level, but A-level, or even... beyond A-level, then his reminder will harm both of them.
"Wait until the inspection is over before reading it. Be careful the first time, and remember to put the book back to its original place after reading, otherwise His Highness will be angry if he can't find it." Shen Wanqing said.
Xu Shen said "Oh" and put the book back to its place. He saw that the woman on the bookshelf had shifted her gaze from the books to the two of them.
Looking down from the deep world of Xuzhou, it seems that there are two more "living creatures" around it, which makes Xuzhou unable to help but want to take a closer look.
Just like when you sit under the shade of a tree and see ants at your feet, you want to count them.
"Do you read books sometimes?"
Xu Shen took slow steps and followed.
His body remained normal, soft and flexible, his muscles were not tense, and he restrained his heart from beating quickly, otherwise the accelerated blood flow would reveal abnormalities.
This reaction is easy to detect.
If it were an ordinary Xu, it might not be so sensitive, but it is different for A-level Xu.
"Yes, I read a book when I have nothing to do. It can enrich myself." Shen Wanqing said casually, and then continued to walk forward.
Over the head passed those beautiful legs.
Xu Shen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that she really didn't notice it. Even with her eyes open, she didn't notice that the Xu on this bookshelf... was most likely A-level, or higher.
I just don't know if Ant will notice this tree when he comes here to read later.
Slowly, Xu Shen also walked to the side of the beautiful legs of this beast.
His sight could no longer include the figure of this creature, which meant that at this moment the other party disappeared from his field of vision.
Will it suddenly attack from above?
Such a thought would make Xu Shenqing feel nervous, but he suppressed the thought and put it out of his mind, just keeping the Xu force active in his body.
One step, two steps, Xu Shen's walking frequency did not change, nor did it speed up at all.
After walking completely past the bookshelf, the feared attack did not come, and Xu Shen felt relieved. But in fact, he had just controlled his body and was not tense, so this relaxation was a mental exhaustion, as if he had passed through the gates of hell.
When he turned from the bookshelf to the next one, Xu Shen looked around casually, and his sight once again included the figure of Xu. He saw that she had lowered her head and continued to flip through the books.
Those books...seem to be on a bookshelf.
But obviously, the books were infiltrated by her Xu power and brought into the deep Xu world.
It seems that it did not attract any attention... Xu Shen breathed a sigh of relief and continued walking behind Shen Wanqing.
"Don't you want to open your eyes?" Shen Wanqing turned around and looked at Xu Shen, frowning slightly.
Obviously, Xu Shen was just following her as a little tail, and this behavior looked like fishing in troubled waters no matter how you looked at it.
Forgot...
Xu Shen smiled awkwardly and immediately opened and closed his eyes.
Seeing this, Shen Wanqing didn't say anything more. She turned around and continued patrolling in front.
After walking two rows of bookshelves away from the bookshelf where Xu was sitting, Xu Shen asked, "What is your ability?"
"Manipulation." Shen Wanqing replied.
That means they are not good at perception... Xu Shen couldn't help but wonder, if other perception-type dual-states came here, would they be able to detect that woman?
After all, some B-level ruins are good at hiding, and it is difficult to detect them even in the ordinary two states.
Xu Shen shook his head and didn't think too much about it.
Just pretend you didn’t see it.
Even if that woman is just a B-level monster that is good at hiding.
"You are a perception system, and your perception is sharper than mine. If I don't notice something, you should remind me in time." Shen Wanqing said in front.
"good."
The two continued their inspection, and soon they had finished looking through all the books on the second floor. Apart from the woman sitting on the bookshelf, there was no other ghost.
Except Maeve.
"We will stay here for the next three days. If you feel bored, you can read a book, but don't dirty it. Also, don't immerse yourself in it. You might not notice if a ghost approaches."
Shen Wanqing said, "Previously, there was a guard who was guarding the study. He was so absorbed in reading a book that he didn't notice Xu wandering around him, and he bit his head off directly."
"Yeah." Xu Shen nodded.
"You go to the first floor, and I'll go to the second floor. We'll each guard one floor. Is that ok?" Shen Wanqing had already made the arrangements.
It seems like he really didn't see it... Xu Shen thought for a moment and said, "How about you go to the first floor and I'll be on the second floor?"
"Hmm?" Shen Wanqing glanced at Xu Shen, "Is there a book here that you want to read?"
She thought of Xu Shen taking books from the bookshelf before.
Xu Shen smiled and didn't explain: "Yeah."
"Then don't be too absorbed." Shen Wanqing stared at Xu Shen, and then said: "If there is any situation, call me immediately."
"good."
Xu Shen nodded.
Shen Wanqing didn't say anything more and turned to go downstairs.
After Xu Shen waited for her to leave, he came to a bookshelf and sat down farther away from the woman.
He was worried that this woman was really a B-level ruin. If that happened, she would have the urge to attack them. If Shen Wanqing didn't notice and happened to be in a daze near her, she would attack him.
As for him, he could see clearly and be prepared. If this woman really attacked him, he could escape to the first floor and send a message to the captain and the others.
"Are you afraid of her?"
Maeve also squatted beside Xu Shen and asked, "Do you want me to scare her away?"
Can you scare her away... Xu Shen's eyes moved slightly, but this question was obviously difficult to answer. With regret in his heart, he leaned against the bookshelf and picked up a book next to him. But while flipping through the books, his eyes kept looking around, even above his head.
Time slowed down and became a bit torturous.
On this quiet second floor, the only sound was Xu Shen flipping through the pages of a book, which was eerie in its coldness.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard.
Xu Shen's heart trembled. He did not look up, but raised the book slightly. This way, his sight line naturally rose a little. In his peripheral vision, he saw a pair of beautiful legs walking towards him.
It was the woman on the bookshelf before.
She walked slowly over, stopping and starting on both sides of the bookshelf, as if she was picking out books.
Soon, she stopped in front of Xu Shen.
"This one seems pretty good, but will it be noticed?"
A soft voice came from above.
Xu Shen had a blank expression on his face, but he closed the book in his hand, yawned, and then stood up, their bodies overlapping.
Their faces were only a palm's length apart.
Xu Shen looked normal as he put the book back on the bookshelf. He then looked at the adjacent books but seemed to have no interest in them. He then turned around and walked to another part of the bookshelf, looking at the titles of the books as he walked, as if he was also looking for a book he wanted to read.
The woman stared at Xu Shen's figure, and a smile slowly appeared in her dark red eyes: "You are lucky. Since you have left... then I don't have to eat you."
Are you crazy? You want to eat me just for reading a book?
Xu Shen was shocked and angry in his heart, but he showed no reaction on the surface. Xu's thinking was incomprehensible to ordinary people, and only Xu could understand Xu.
The woman withdrew her gaze from Xu Shen's back and instead pulled out the book. The moment her fingertips touched the book, it was pulled into the deep ruins.
There is one book missing from the bookshelf.
But Xu Shen had no intention of going back to patrol, and just walked forward on his own.
Just as he walked out of the bookshelf, Xu Shen suddenly received a call.
"Hurry, both of you come to Youhe!" The call actually came from Wang Cheng.
Xu Shen was startled. He was suddenly summoned while on duty. This was only possible if he was in trouble.
He had mixed feelings, not knowing whether to be happy or smile bitterly. He responded to the call and quickly went downstairs.
Downstairs, Shen Wanqing was waiting at the door. When she saw Xu Shen rushing down, she quickly said, "They must have met Xu in Youhe. Let's go over there quickly."
"good."
