Chapter 5: The Black Book

  At almost the same time, a handsome man also found a black leather book. Yexun looked at the two black leather books and felt dizzy. If it was just one, it would be okay, which means he might have missed it, but two black leather books, that can only mean they were new additions in these few days, otherwise he wouldn't have not seen them before.

  Ye Chen shook his head, looking at the two people on the computer. Both of them had found what they needed and smiled as they turned to leave. They met at the door. "Huh? Isn't this Miss Mingyue? What brings you here?" The handsome man said with a smile, noticing a flash of surprise on the beautiful woman's face.

  "Su Hao, what are you doing here?" The beautiful woman was also somewhat surprised to see someone she knew in this place.

  "Ah, nothing much, just came to take a look at some books. You know my dad thinks I'm too stupid, so he told me to come here and supplement my knowledge." Su Hao said with an embarrassed smile, while hiding the black book in his hand behind his back, not letting Mingyue see it.

  "Are you here to supplement your knowledge?" Mingyue's face was full of disbelief. Who is Su Hao? The name of being clever had long been spread among the younger generation, and in Mingyue's view, Su Hao's cleverness was just some cunning tricks, petty cleverness at best. However, it couldn't be denied that Su Hao was indeed cleverer than others, and for someone so clever to come here to supplement their knowledge, who would believe it?

  "Of course, my brain isn't working well, huh? Ah, Mingyue, what brings you here?" Su Hao changed the subject and asked, curious about Mingyue's visit. This was a library, after all, but there were computers everywhere that could be used, so why come here? As he spoke, Su Hao glanced down at the object in Mingyue's hand, his eyes narrowing as he involuntarily turned to glance at his own black book.

  "It's time for you to gain some knowledge. If this foolish person doesn't learn a bit more, I'll really become stupid to death." Mingyue said with a smile.

  "The persimmons at home are ripe, why don't you go back home and sit for a while? Mother hasn't seen you in a long time, she mentioned you to me the day before yesterday and asked me to invite you to come home. " Su Hao smiled lightly, his handsome face showing no flaws.

  "Hehe, no need to bother, I'll definitely come over and sit down when I have time. Yeah, I won't chat anymore, I have something to do so I'll leave first." The calm and serene face of Mingyue still had a faint smile on it, but the words coming out of her mouth revealed an inner unrest.

  Mingyue wanted to leave as soon as possible, the black book in her hand was very precious to her. She didn't want any trouble, and although Su Hao wanted to keep the black book for himself, he knew it was impossible. Mingyue's name was just as famous among the younger generation, and compared to his own accomplishments, she had surpassed him.

  Seeing Mingyue wanting to leave, Su Hao hesitated for a moment and shook his head silently, casting aside the unrealistic thoughts in his mind, and then wanted to leave with Mingyue together...

  "Cough, cough... You two seem to have forgotten something?" Ye Chen looked at the pair who were about to walk out the door without even giving him a glance. Although he was just a minor figure who usually didn't attract attention, in this library, he was after all the administrator. Yet they still didn't give him a look and walked out as if it was only natural, not even bothering with the registration. This made Ye Chen furrow his brow, and he opened his mouth to remind them.

  There was no third person at the door, Ye Chen's voice had an obvious tone of targeting, Mingyue and Su Hao stopped in their tracks at the same time, looking at Ye Chen with some astonishment. This was also the first time the two really looked at Ye Chen. An ordinary face that wouldn't attract anyone's attention in a crowd, but such a face was so calm, without the excitement, admiration, or adoration of young men and women when they saw the two of them, as if facing two strangers.

  This calm face made both Mingyue and Su Hao hesitate, they looked at each other, and saw uncertainty in each other's eyes, perhaps this man was not simple.

  "What's forgotten?" Although somewhat suspicious that the other party was not simple, but also only not simple, Su Hao had seen many people before, and no matter how not simple a person was, it would only make Su Hao slightly vigilant.

  "The book in your hand seems to have forgotten to register, if you want to borrow it, you can only take it away after registration." Ye Chen said calmly and steadily, even if the other party looked extraordinary, he couldn't make Ye Chen humble himself.

  "Who are you again? This doesn't seem to be your territory?" Su Hao's eyes turned cold, staring at Ye Chen. Ye Chen saw a faint murderous intent in his eyes, but it was very weak, perhaps because Su Hao had been provoked by his own words.

  "I'm the administrator here now, all the books are under my management. If you have any questions, you can go ask Old Hu, but now this place is under my management, and we must follow the rules." Ye Chen said calmly.

  "Follow the rules? Hehe, what if I don't follow the rules then?" Su Hao couldn't help but laugh, unexpectedly being asked to follow the rules by someone who was almost his own age in this place!

  "You can just put down the book in your hand then." Ye Chen said calmly.

  "If I don't let go?" Yedu's repeated words had already made Su Hao somewhat angry, and he turned to face Yedu as he walked away. Mingyue wanted to call out to Su Hao, but the words reached her lips and she swallowed them back down. Mingyue also wanted to see if someone who could remain calm in front of herself and Su Hao was being strong-willed or had something to rely on.

  "Then there's nothing to be done." Ye Chen looked at Su Hao, his tone calm but firm. If Su Hao really didn't let go or register, Ye Chen would definitely take action.

  "Hmph, we'll see if you have what it takes! Sorry!" Su Hao let out a cold snort, extending a claw, the wind from which was sharp and piercing. Although it didn't touch Ye Chen, he felt a chill run down his spine.

  Ye Chen's face was solemn, and he threw a punch with all his might. Although Ye Chen used his full strength, his expression remained calm, giving people the feeling that he hadn't used his full power, just like Su Hao. With fist against claw, Ye Chen had the upper hand, but as soon as they made contact, Ye Chen felt his punch hit five sharp thorns, which emitted a chilling aura, causing Ye Chen's fist to stiffen slightly.

  However, such a claw was still blocked by Ye Chen. Su Hao showed some surprise, he was an eighth-level strongman in the Mortal Dust Realm, and few of his peers could match him, at least in this Star City, but elsewhere it's hard to say, however, this also explains the problem.

  But Ye Chen, who was about the same age as himself, had easily blocked his claw, even though he hadn't used his full strength. However, his opponent hadn't exerted much force either, which made Su Hao feel vigilant. He quickly changed his move, transforming his claw into a finger, and with a cold aura, it was like an unsheathed icy sword - sharp and swift!

  Ye Chen exerted all his strength, and his fist suddenly loosened. His palm twisted strangely into a spiral shape. If Su Hao's sword were to be inserted at that moment, it would have been snapped in two. Su Hao changed the direction of his fingers again, switching from pointing to palming, and Ye Chen responded with another change.

  The two of them exchanged many moves in a short moment, but neither of them made the other yield. Although both of them remained calm and composed, the three people present were extremely aware that if Ye Chen or Su Hao was defeated by even one move, it would result in their hand being crippled.

  With a loud crash, the two finally ended up with their fists clenched and colliding into each other. Both of them took a step back, Su Hao's face looked somewhat unsightly, he hadn't expected to be fought to a draw by an unknown small fry. Although he hadn't used his full strength, but looking at his opponent's appearance it seemed like they also hadn't used their full strength. Su Hao was uncertain whether his opponent could surpass him, so although his face looked unsightly, he didn't make another move.

  Ye Chen's nerves were stretched to the limit in this short period of time, and he went all out just to barely withstand his opponent's attack. The numbness and pain on the back of his hand reminded him of his opponent's strength.

  Ye Chen and the other person stared at each other warily, the two of them locked in a stalemate. Mingyue watched from the side, able to sense that Ye Chen was slightly inferior to Su Hao from their earlier exchange, but his rich combat experience made up for this deficiency.

  Even so, it was still a surprise to Mingyue. A peer who could tie with Su Hao shouldn't be an unknown person, how come he had never heard of him before?

  After a moment of contemplation, Mingyue smiled and said, "Hehe, not bad. You were actually able to tie with Su Hao. Here's the book I got, can you help me register it?" As she spoke, Mingyue handed the black leather book to Ye Chen, her bright smile making people feel a sense of goodwill.

  Ye Chen's expression remained calm as he took the black leather book from Mingyue's hand with his injured hand, trying not to reveal any flaws to the two people in front of him. Although there was nothing to hide, Ye Chen, who had always been cautious by nature, still carefully protected himself, even if it was a low-probability event.

  On the black book was written a large arrow, Ye Chen took a simple glance and swiped it on the detector. The computer screen displayed the same image, and it really was recorded in the case files. Ye Chen was somewhat surprised, these past few days he hadn't come, yet there were some books that had been entered that he wasn't familiar with!

  Then, Ye Chen took over Mingyue's credit card and registered it. He returned the book to Mingyue and calmly told her the return time. Then he cast his eyes on Su Hao beside him. Mingyue also cast her eyes on Su Hao, wondering what book Su Hao was holding.

  Su Hao's facial expression changed back and forth, but in the end he still took out the black leather book that had been hidden on one side, not letting Mingyue see it clearly. Mingyue was taken aback when she saw the black leather book, looking at the book in her hand with some disbelief, the black cover showing that she hadn't picked up the wrong one. Then she looked back at Su Hao, looking at the black leather book in his hand with some astonishment.

  Su Hao smiled helplessly, seemingly anticipating Mingyue's astonishment, just as he had been surprised by the book earlier. However, upon seeing the arrow character, Su Hao also felt a sense of realization.

  The black leather book in Su Hao's hand was exactly the same material as the one in Ming Yue's hand, the only difference being the text on the surface. A knife character appeared prominently on Su Hao's black leather book.

  Ye Chen was also slightly surprised, but still pressed down the idea of opening the book page, simply brushing it on the detector and registering Su Hao's book in the record before returning the book to Su Hao.

  The bright moon and Su Hao each held their own books, looking at each other, speechless for a moment. The black leather book of the other party had a great attraction to each other, but considering the forces behind each other, both of them just put down the idea of snatching in their hearts.

  This black book is said to be very valuable, but it has not reached the point where it can cause a rift between the two major forces.

  The bright moon's lovely face smiled slightly and said to Su Hao: "So you also know that there is such a thing here."

  "It was a coincidence that I heard it, but what I didn't expect was that there wasn't just one book here, a total of three books were leaked out, two of which are here. This place doesn't seem simple." Su Hao smiled and looked at the library with a thoughtful expression, then glanced at Ye Chen with a more subtle gaze.

  "The third one, I don't know what it is, and I don't know if it's here?" Mingyue glanced at the bookshelf behind her with a hint of longing, but this thought was quickly discarded, and she turned to Ye Chen instead: "What's your name?" A faint smile that was just right, making people feel good.

  "Yexin!" Yexin calmly said, without smiling in response to the beauty.

  "Ye Chen?" Ming Yue thought for a moment and still hadn't heard of any young hero named Ye Chen, but this didn't affect her judgment. She smiled and handed Ye Chen a business card.

  "My contact information is above, if anything happens you can reach out to me."

  Ye Chen slightly stunned, took over the business card handed over by Mingyue, said a word: "Thank you!" Ignoring Su Hao who was somewhat jealous on the side, he directly put the business card in his pocket.