"Huh?" Zhang Wang stroked his chin as curiosity and inspiration flashed. There was obviously something important about the bookshelf. But what?
He carefully inspected the barrier. But after what must have been a whole damned hour, the only thing that Zhang Wang learned was that he really should have paid more attention to Hou Ruyen when she had rare moments of actually divulging useful information.
Alas, he was hopeless in regards to dismantling the barrier, let alone in a discrete way that would not invite too much attention. It still didn't stop the Immortal of a Thousand Blossoms from looking around the place intently. He crawled around the bookshelf, trying to find any glimmer of a clue as to what to do.
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