On the bookshelf.
Various ancient texts, fragmented scrolls, and illustrated books were piled up haphazardly.
Besides, on the bottom shelf, there was a pile of objects in disarray.
Including a broken sword, a blood-stained wooden fish, several unidentified ores, and a scroll depicting a demon, among other things...
These were all carefully collected by the predecessor during his interest in studying the strange and peculiar, each item accompanied by a thrilling story—although most were fabricated.
Fang Xi ignored these and directly pulled out three books, precisely the "Strange-telling Book," the "Desolate West Record," and the "Garden Spectrum."
Among these, both the "Strange-telling Book" and the "Desolate West Record" were thread-bound ancient copies, with pages yellowed and showing signs of water damage and insect infestation.