As they were speaking, the two reached the innermost part of the Scripture Pavilion.
In front of them was a yellow curtain, which Li Fu reached out to draw open.
What came into view was a row of shelves with an ancient elegance.
The tomes placed above were somewhat yellowed, and quite old in age.
"Hmm?"
At this moment, Li Fu’s expression changed.
This change was caught by Lin Yi.
"Master, has something happened?"
"Many tomes have gone missing from above."
"Missing!"
Lin Yi’s expression changed as well; if this was true, the nature of the matter had shifted.
Li Fu quickly stepped up to inspect the two rows of bookshelves.
Lin Yi stood still, quietly awaiting the conclusion.
"In total, more than twenty tomes are missing, all of them are the most precious texts."
"Is there someone guarding this place throughout the year?"
Li Fu nodded, "It’s not really guarded, but outsiders aren’t allowed in."
"If that’s the case, the possibility of an inside job is quite high."
"That’s possible."
Afterward, Li Fu quickly walked to the cabinet at the very back of the Scripture Pavilion.
He opened a drawer that was the least conspicuous, took out a few ancient texts, and felt around inside.
Simultaneously, a compartment in the upper right corner automatically popped open.
Li Fu moved over a ladder, looked inside the compartment, and took out two yellowed texts.
"Luckily, these two are still here."
Li Fu brought the texts down and handed them to Lin Yi.
"Mysterious Truth Scripture"
"Innate Dao Tribulation"
"These two tomes are both treasures of the Purple Cloud Palace, fortunately, they’re still here," Li Fu said.
"But the missing texts are also extremely important. I’ll call someone to report the theft."
"No need to hurry, Master," Lin Yi said.
"Just act as if nothing ever happened for now, I’ll help you handle it."
"Thank you, Lin Daoist."
"It’s my duty," Lin Yi looked around, "Is there any surveillance here?"
"Yes, there’s also surveillance outside."
"That makes things much easier, let’s head out first."
Li Fu nodded, and the two walked out together.
Just as they exited the Scripture Pavilion’s door, they saw a broom carelessly thrown to the ground, and the disciple who had been cleaning earlier was nowhere to be seen.
The two exchanged a glance, even Li Fu sensed something was amiss.
"Was that disciple we saw earlier specifically responsible for cleaning?"
"Besides cleaning the area, he’s supposed to also wipe the bookshelves inside."
"Master, could you get someone to investigate this disciple, see where he went?" Lin Yi said.
"Under normal circumstances, he wouldn’t throw things around and then leave."
"I’ll have someone check right away."
Li Fu’s expression was extremely serious, such a thing happening in front of outsiders was quite a disgrace for him.
The two returned to the guest room and called over Senior Brother, explaining roughly what had happened.
"Qingchen, go and see where Zhenyi went."
"Understood, Master."
Senior Brother quickly walked out.
"Lin Daoist, apologies for the embarrassment."
"I understand, if it turns out that it really was him, it shows the matter has become very serious, and we’ll make this a priority."
About ten minutes later, Senior Brother ran back.