Chapter 1 A Trip to the Library

After all, Xiao Liang was a university student and more quick-witted than me. She said, "I'm not trying to discourage you, but a layman like you, who doesn't know the first thing about dragon seeking and acupoint location, wouldn't find the ancient Shu tomb even if you stood by the river for a whole day and night. Going to the river is just a waste of time. Why don't you try a more reliable method and go to the library?"

"The library?" I was taken aback, not understanding her meaning for a moment. I asked, "Does the library have records of the ancient Shu tombs?"

Xiao Liang said, "In books, there are houses of gold; in books, there are beauties of jade. The knowledge that Bo Guan wasn't an emperor but a tribe came from the library. I think it's more useful for us to check the library for information about the Bo Guan Dynasty than for you to wander around by the river. What do you think?"

Although I knew Xiao Liang made sense, I didn't want to go to the library.

I had never liked reading, especially history books. I usually fell asleep after reading two lines.

Seeing that I didn't agree, Xiao Liang said, "Do you know how the Sanxingdui site was first discovered?"

I had heard about this. I immediately said, "I know, a few farmers accidentally discovered it while they were farming."

Xiao Liang shook her head. "They only discovered some bronzeware. Do you know how the sacrificial pits of Sanxingdui were discovered?"

This time I didn't know and could only wait for her to answer.

Xiao Liang told me, "Actually, the discovery of Sanxingdui is related to a historical record, the local history of Guanghan City—*Guanghan County Gazetteer*. At the time, the book described the terrain of the county's rivers and mentioned a location: 'Fifteen *li* west of the government, the terrain resembles three stars accompanied by the moon.' Someone reading this immediately realized that this place was a feng shui treasure land and must contain important treasures. Then they brought people to dig, and they just happened to excavate the Sanxingdui sacrificial pits!"

After hearing this, I was immediately moved.

"Really? The sacrificial pits of Sanxingdui were found by reading a book?" I asked.

"Why would I lie to you! If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself. *Guanghan County Gazetteer* is still in the library's literature and history section. I saw it when I went to the library last month," Xiao Liang said.

After hearing what she said, I finally decided to go to the library with her.

Since the Sanxingdui ruins could be found in a book, maybe there were also records of the ancient Shu tombs in books.

This was indeed much more useful than wandering around the Mamu River.

So I said to Xiao Liang, "Okay, if you're free tomorrow, let's go to the library together."

"Okay, okay, it's settled then." Xiao Liang agreed readily and then went home to rest.

Nothing happened that night.

The next morning, I had just finished breakfast when Xiao Liang arrived.

She was wearing casual clothes today, a light pink short-sleeved T-shirt on top and tight jeans on the bottom, outlining her graceful curves. She had a pair of canvas sneakers on her feet, looking youthful and beautiful, just like a female university student on campus.

Seeing her dressed like this, I smiled and asked, "You don't have to work today?"

"Yeah, my shifu said I worked hard arresting Shopkeeper Wang these past few days and gave me three days off," Xiao Liang said gleefully.

"You're taking a vacation to accompany me to the library to research, I feel kind of bad," I said politely.

Xiao Liang didn't care at all and shook her head, saying, "It doesn't matter, I'm free anyway. Let's go, let's go to the library."

I nodded, went back into the house to say hello to Uncle Mei, and went out with Xiao Liang.

In 2005, there was only one library in the entire city, located along the Yazi River, next to the city's stadium.

Back then, that area was a large wasteland. Looking out, there was nothing but the library's buildings, bare and empty.

In later years, the city carried out large-scale construction, and the land around the library was sold at high prices to build residential buildings. So now the area has developed quite well, at least there is some activity.

When we arrived at the library, Xiao Liang took out a library card from her pocket and led me inside.

Xiao Liang was very familiar with the environment here, as if she were returning to her own home. She told me that history books were on the second floor of the library and then led me to the stairs and up to the second floor.

I originally thought that a place like the library would definitely be full of good students like Xiao Liang who loved to read and study, but after entering the library, I realized that I had thought too much.

Along the way, I encountered several young couples, including some students wearing uniforms from nearby middle schools. They were in the mood to come to the library for a date.

Because there were bookshelves everywhere in the library, and the spaces between the bookshelves were very hidden, these young couples could hide inside and do some shy things without being discovered.

While watching, I smiled and joked with Xiao Liang, "I know why you like to come to the library, because you can watch live broadcasts of young couples, right?"

Xiao Liang's face turned red immediately when she heard this. She raised her hand and slapped me, scolding, "You're annoying! Chen Rongsheng, what nonsense are you talking about! I'm not coming to the library to watch that..."

Just as she was speaking, I saw the words "Literature and History" hanging on the side of the bookshelf in front of us and immediately said, "Literature and History is here, found it."

Xiao Liang nodded and followed me over.

But before we reached the bookshelf, I suddenly heard an unpleasant sound.

I was very familiar with this sound. When Xiao Mei and I lived in the basement, similar sounds were made every night.

I was just about to cough to give a reminder when Xiao Liang, that silly girl, had already rushed over rashly.

After all, she was still a pure girl and had no experience with this kind of thing.

After she walked over, she immediately saw a young couple hiding behind the bookshelf, having a make-out session. The man even put his hand into the woman's clothes and lifted her top to her chest.

When Xiao Liang saw this, her face turned red with shame, and she covered her face, unable to speak.

I was also embarrassed. I scratched the back of my head and said to them, "Sorry."

The man's good time was interrupted by us, and he said unhappily, "This place is taken, go somewhere else!"

When I heard this, I quickly shook my head and said, "You've misunderstood, we're not here on a date, we're here to read."

The man didn't believe it at all and sneered, "Don't pretend with me, everyone is here to have fun, no one will laugh at you. Buddy, take your girlfriend to the third floor, there are fewer people on the third floor, you can do whatever you want."

At that time, there were no surveillance cameras in the library, so you could really do whatever you wanted. Once, I even saw a used condom in the library's trash can. Good heavens, I was stunned at the time.

But Xiao Liang and I were indeed not here to play. The *Guanghan County Gazetteer* we were looking for was just on the bookshelf not far behind this young couple.

I said awkwardly, "Brother, I'm not lying to you, we really are here to read. Can you give us some face and move aside?"