Seeing that Xu Su became furious, Lie Feiy did not get angry. Instead, Lie Feiy remained indifferent.
He tilted his head, stuck his pinky into his ear, and concentrated on cleaning his ear. Xu Su's reaction was an appropriate and expected one.
After Xu Su had vented his anger, he saw that Lie Feiy remained as brazen as a city wall, almost as if he had not heard any of Xu Su's remarks. Xu Su calmed down, sensing that something was off.
"You are not a fool, nor are you an egomaniac. You wouldn't do anything that would get yourself killed. You must tell me what your reason was behind such a reckless action right now," Xu Su gravely demanded.
Lie Feiy, seeing that Xu Su's anger was quickly being replaced once again by reason, felt somewhat regretful. He assumed a wronged and pitiful appearance and repeatedly complained of this injustice by shouting, "Heavens! I'm being wrongly accused!"
"A moment ago, I was actually about to give you an explanation, but you didn't even give me a chance to open my mouth!"
"Now you're complaining about me, am I truly no longer a person in your eyes!?"
This kind of whining was obviously fake. Anyone who took a quick glance at this farce would feel annoyed after seeing through the act.
Xu Su also could not help but think of taking advantage of the situation and stepped forward, fiercely kicking Lie Feiy, who was resembling a shit-eating dog.
"Give me less acting and more explaining. Quickly!"
"You scoundrel. If the junior disciples that admire you see your lazy appearance, your image as a powerful and confident fighter would be completely shattered." Xu Su gave him a bit of a mocking expression.
Xu Su currently had no time to vent his anger and argue with Lie Feiy. The two of them would face enormous consequences if this secret exchange was not handled well.
Lie Feiy seemed to realize what Xu Su was thinking at this moment and no longer ridiculed or denounced him. Instead, he lazily walked over to the bundle and picked up a rare book.
After standing up straight, his face had a mysterious radiance. With a smile that was simultaneously not a genuine smile, he handed the book over to Xu Su. Afterward, signaling with his eyes, Lie Feiy beckoned Xu Su to look at the book's cover.
Xu Su reached out with his hand to receive the very thin and rare book, giving Lie Feiy a look filled with doubt.
He was at a bit of a loss, not knowing what sort of crafty scheme Lie Feiy was plotting.
"Open it and take a look for yourself. If you do, you'll understand everything." Lie Feiy deliberately used a mysterious tone in order to coax Xu Su into examining the book.
"What, you can't say it outright? What's the point of trying to keep it a mystery?"
Although hesitation was evident on Xu Su's face, he flipped through the pages of the book.
He opened the cover, revealing the first page of the rare manual. At the top of the page, neatly written in black and white, were three large words: "Blinking Sword Art".
"En!" Xu Su was slightly astounded.
Xu Su was astonished that the first book Lie Feiy had given to him was exactly what he desired.
"Don't lose your focus. Come and see the rest of the books." Lie Feiy tossed over a few nearby rare manuals in succession.
Xu Su caught the books one by one and was completely stunned after quickly skimming through their entirety..
All of their titles were clearly written with black and white characters: "Blinking Sword Art".
Only after a long while had passed did Xu Su lift his gaze from the books in his hands.
Pointing his finger at the large pile of secret manuals on the ground, Xu Su asked stammeringly, "You… you cannot possibly tell me… that these…. these… these are all manuals for "Blinking Sword Art"!
"I am very sorry, Junior Disciple Xu. You have indeed guessed correctly." Lie Feiy shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands; his face wearing an expression of helplessness.
Although Lie Feiy seemed apologetic, his feelings did not coincide with his words. The corner of his mouth rose faintly as he derived pleasure from Xu Su's frustration.
"This is impossible! There are almost a hundred books here, so how could all of these possibly be manuals for Blinking Sword Art?" Unable to stomach Lie Feiy's cheap tricks, Xu Su questioned Lie Feiy because he was filled with great doubt.
"You're asking me? Who was I even supposed to ask in order to verify that they were the right manuals without getting caught?"
"I was at the corner of the Seven Supreme Division's library when I suddenly came upon so many rare manuals sharing the same name. I, too, was shocked!" Lie Feiy rolled his eyes and mumbled to himself, giving off the appearance of having lingering trauma.
Soon after, he saw Xu Su's dumbfounded expression and couldn't help but laugh heartily.
Lie Feiy would later say that seeing Xu Su suffer such a shock was indeed a rare and impressive sight.
Ordinarily, Xu Su's face was always calm and composed, as if he always had a card up his sleeve. For Xu Su to be shocked was near impossible.
At this moment, Xu Su had such a numb, foolish look that made Lie Feiy feel that these past few days had been well worth the taxing effort.
After a moment, Xu Su had, at last, cleared his mind.
He tightly grabbed several books with his hands and lowered his head, deep in thought. Then, with a thought, he looked up and asked neither slowly nor rushed, "Did you count how many manuals were in the bundle?"
"In total, how many manuals did you bring?" Xu Su once again asked.
"Naturally, I counted the manuals multiple times. Altogether, there are seventy-four books, all with the same name." Lie Feiy immediately replied, without any hesitation.
"If we don't know the exact quantity of manuals and fail to return one or two books, we might draw ourselves unwanted attention, which might prove troublesome," Xu Su immediately explained.
He softly pinched the somewhat yellow pages, slowly turning them over as he carefully skimmed one of the secret manuals in his hand.