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She chewed her Poria cake with unhurried grace. “What, are you planning to turn thief? Let me be clear in advance: I don’t know you. Whatever you say or do, I know nothing about it.”
“So heartless?” he said, noting that her mouth was full of cake that he had paid for.
“In Panlong City, breaking the law takes real courage.”
“For a few books? Would I go that far?” He Lingchuan sighed and answered honestly. “I’ve been haunting the Literature Pavilion these days and found the collection isn’t as rich as I’d imagined. Even when it comes to travelogues and local surveys, there really aren’t that many available.”
Sun Fuling nudged a pebble off the paving with the toe of her boot. “The Chipa Highland may be bountiful and fit for humans, but Panlong City used to be only one of the many cities scattered across the Panlong Wasteland. Many caravans passed through, but not many people stayed. Add to that the masses’ preference for martial arts, with everyone valuing the blade over the brush, how many do you think take up reading on their own?” Fewer readers meant fewer books, so how could the collection be vast?
He thought it over. That did make...
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