The Li’s Bookstore in Donglin City was an unassuming book shop located deep in the corner of a busy street. Due to its isolated location, it was often quiet and deserted. 

Behind the counter, the owner, an old man with the surname Li, propped his head up with one hand and was dozing off. 

Only a youngster was browsing the store, and so the atmosphere was quiet and peaceful. 

The boy looked around thirteen to fourteen but he was tall and slender. He had a handsome and gentle face and he looked refreshing and well-kept in his rough grey robe. 

It was Lin Xun.

Very quickly, Lin Xun picked out four books, went to the counter and whispered. “Grandpa.”

The old man awoke abruptly and smiled. “Well, let me see—‘The Records of the Empire Landscape’, ‘The Official History of the Empire’, ‘The Handbook of Cultivation Basics’, and 'The Collection of Runes’...” 

The old man raised his head and exclaimed in astonishment, “It’s rare to see youngsters interested in these kinds of books nowadays and there aren’t many people who like to read like you.”

Lin Xun gave a slight smile. “Grandpa, how much for these four books?”

“If you want them, I will take twenty copper coins for them,”...