An alchemy furnace fell from the sky

Xu Fu walked aimlessly, clutching the black-feathered arrow. He couldn't decide where to put it.

We could have stayed at Guanhailou, but now it's so crowded with people that it's really inconvenient.

Alternatively, one could stay at the Vine House of Kunlun Vine, but the switch for the Vine House is a bit troublesome. Black Feather Arrow is not a member of the Upper Spirit Academy, and he cannot stay at the Vine House indefinitely.

"Are you staying at the Fireworks Pavilion?"

Xu Fu immediately dismissed the idea as soon as it crossed his mind. Since last night, the Fireworks Pavilion had become a place that everyone avoided. Everyone was too busy with the battle to clean up, and the strong stench could be smelled from outside the door.

Where should we go?

Xu Fu pondered for a moment, then walked several dozen feet forward, when the three large characters "Zangshuge" (藏书阁) suddenly appeared before him.

Xu Fu's eyes lit up, and he immediately quickened his pace.

"Brother Wei? Brother Wei? Is Wei Qianli here?"

Xu Fu shouted loudly as soon as he entered the door.

A series of hurried footsteps immediately echoed from the upper floor of the library, followed by a ruffled-looking cultivator stumbling down the stairs.

The cultivator had only gone halfway down the stairs when he suddenly slipped and tumbled down.

Xu Fu rushed over to see, and sure enough, it was Wei Qianli with dark circles under his eyes.

"Brother Wei? Are you alright?"

Xu Fu looked at the handsome man lying on the ground, grimacing, and felt both amused and exasperated.

He's supposed to be a high-level cultivator, how could he have fallen like this?

"It's alright! It's alright!"

Wei Qianli quickly got up, brushed the dust off his clothes, and smiled sheepishly.

Are you all alone here?

Xu Fu looked around in surprise. Wei Qianli had fallen quite a bit, but no one had come over.

"I think so!"

Wei Qianli was also puzzled.

"There are usually quite a lot of people, but I don't know what's wrong with it these past two days, no one comes to read books."

"Didn't anyone tell you?"

Xu Fu then realized that Wei Qianli seemed unaware of the great battle outside.

"say what?"

Wei Qianli looked at Xu Fu curiously, and he really did seem to know nothing.

"It's alright! It's all over now."

Xu Fu didn't bother to explain to Wei Qianli and directly stated the purpose of his visit.

"A place to stay? I have one!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Qianli immediately led Xu Fu up to a row of small cubicles on the third floor.

Xu Fu glanced into the small cubicle and frowned in disdain.

The room was very narrow, containing only a three-foot-wide hard couch with a small square table on it and an old-fashioned lamp on the table.

"Not bad, right?" Wei Qianli asked with a hint of pride.

"How...how are we supposed to stay here?" Xu Fu asked helplessly. He was very curious as to why Wei Qianli thought this place was "not bad."

"Don't blink!"

Wei Qianli said mysteriously, stepped into the cubicle, moved the small square table to the door, found a piece of wood from the doorway to use as a pillow, and then lay down on it with practiced ease.

"look!"

Wei Qianli demonstrated to Xu Fu how to lie down, then got up and pointed to the side.

"Next door are my stored food and water, enough for five days. The chamber pot is at the very back..."

Wei Qianli introduced this "nice" place to Xu Fu in a lighthearted tone, as if he were introducing his own mansion.

"Do you know what the best part is?"

Seeing that Xu Fu's expression was somewhat blank, Wei Qianli quickly pointed out the most attractive part of the place.

"Books are everywhere! You can read them freely!"

At this point, Wei Qianli's expression became somewhat enthusiastic, which was also what he was most satisfied with.

"Okay! Then I'll stay here for now."

Xu Fu realized he had nowhere else to go, so he had no choice but to agree, since this place was at least relatively quiet.

"Then you can rest for now! I live in the room opposite the stairwell. Call me if you need anything."

Seeing that Xu Fu had agreed, Wei Qianli didn't continue the introduction and went straight back to his own cubicle.

Xu Fu paused for a moment, looked at the narrow couch, and sighed softly.

He had figured it out: these cubicles weren't for living in at all, but rather for the Qinglong students to read quietly. Only a "bookworm" like Wei Qianli would think this place was nice.

Xu Fu carefully placed the black-feathered arrow down, laid her flat on the couch, and then took off her cloak to cover her. Seeing that she still showed no signs of waking up, he went to Wei Qianli's room not far away.

As soon as the door opened, a strong, sour stench forced Xu Fu back two steps. He looked at Wei Qianli, who was calmly reading a book inside, with some surprise.

Does this mean that not only are his eyes damaged, but his nose is also no longer sensitive?

"Is there anything else?"

Wei Qianli looked up, his expression somewhat displeased, then buried his head back into the book.

"How long have you... stayed here?" Xu Fu asked, barely suppressing his nausea.

"You forgot! Didn't you bring me here?" Wei Qianli said casually without even looking up.

"You've been living here all this time?" Xu Fu asked, somewhat incredulously.

Seeing Wei Qianli nod, Xu Fu immediately understood where the stench came from.

"Want to read a book?"

As Wei Qianli spoke, he picked up a book from a large stack of books and handed it to Xu Fu.

"Goblin Love Story? How come there's a book like that here?"

Xu Fu could tell at a glance that this was definitely a storybook made up by some idle young scholars, and he didn't even bother to flip through it.

However, looking at the book title, something suddenly came to mind.

"Brother Wei, do you know of any kind of rat that can fly and spit poison from its mouth?" Xu Fu asked with some anticipation.

"A rat? It can fly? And it can spray poison? What does it look like?"

Wei Qianli became interested upon hearing this. Although he was reluctant to put down the book in his hand, he had already pulled his head out of the book.

Xu Fu then described the ugly rat's appearance to Wei Qianli.

Upon hearing this, Wei Qianli's eyes narrowed slowly. After pondering for a while, he finally... shook his head.

"I know where I can find it!"

Wei Qianli's eyes suddenly lit up, and he ran out of the cubicle without even putting on his shoes. He ran barefoot downstairs and came straight to a bookshelf.

Xu Fu glanced at the bookshelf and knew that it was filled with books about strange and unusual events.

"The flying squirrel you mentioned is a rare creature; it must have been recorded in history!"

As Wei Qianli spoke, he began to search.

Xu Fu was concerned about Li Wuji. After giving a few instructions to take care of the Black Feather Arrow, he returned to Guanhai Tower.

The Guanhai Tower was still bustling with activity, except that Hu Fan was nowhere to be seen, and only an empty recliner remained in the same spot.

Li Wuji was very surprised to see Xu Fu "return".

"And what about the girl?" Li Wuji asked while selecting medicinal herbs.

"She's been settled. Actually..."

Xu Fu was afraid that Li Wuji would misunderstand, and was about to explain, but Li Wuji interrupted him without any politeness.

"I'll talk to you later! I still have pills to refine. You go and keep that girl company. I'll come find you when I'm done."

After saying this, Li Wuji sat down in front of the alchemy furnace and began a new round of refining.