Hearing Xuan Qing's words, both men shook their heads.
Fatty Kui gave a wry grin. "I wish I did. But something like that costs more merit than I've ever earned."
Wu Shuan sighed in agreement. "Same here."
Han Yu remained quiet for a moment before speaking. "I only have two with me right now." He pointed to his wasit and showed the small pouches. "Even with these, we cannot hope to carry all the containers here. They will not fit."
He technically had three, but the third one contained all the materials for the Undying Life Charm which he had hidden away in the Tree Trunk back in the marsh as a safeguard.
The others fell silent again, their gazes drifting toward the towering shelves of books and jade slips stacked neatly in rows. Each shelf was brimming with knowledge preserved for centuries, perhaps millennia.
