Immortality: Starting with a grave, I'm invincible when burying corpses.

"My lord, what you requested has been written down. It lists the three hundred people in the village with the least serious crimes. They are all people who still have hope for the future. If you are not busy now, you can take a look."

Mu Ling'er ignored Qin Xiucai; she was staring intently at the book of universal harmony in her hand, her eyes filled with confusion.

She rolled up the book in her hand and flipped through it several times, from where she was looking to the last page.

He turned back to the beginning and flipped through the pages several times.

"A benefactor...a benefactor?"

The continuous questioning startled Mu Ling'er, who immediately stood up straight and headed straight for the door.

But for some reason, just as she was about to step out of the house, Mu Ling'er came back, sat down again, and stared intently at Qin Xiucai.

"Scholar, have you read Zhuangzi's 'The Book of Great Harmony' in the past few years? How many pages are there in this book?"

A series of strange actions puzzled Qin Xiucai, who habitually began to speculate about her thoughts.

After realizing he couldn't think of anything, Qin Xiucai spoke the truth.

"I had the privilege of reading it two years ago. At that time, the book had 2,800 pages. It was indeed an outstanding classic of literature and philosophy, a treasure to be passed down through generations."

"Two thousand eight hundred pages?" Mu Ling'er muttered to herself as she turned the pages of "The Book of Great Harmony" from the first page to the last.

She counted the pages quickly, and after counting them again, she was sure she hadn't miscounted. The current "Book of Great Harmony" had 2,999 pages.

Although he still didn't understand the specifics of the problem, Qin Xiucai immediately realized that it was Zhuangzi's book "The Book of Great Harmony" that had triggered Mu Ling'er's strange behavior.

"But what's wrong with the book in your possession, sir?"

With no response to her question, Mu Ling'er opened the "Book of Great Harmony" again and turned to the page she had just read.

This is around page 1400. It is from this page that the pages of "The Book of Great Harmony" begin to show signs of damage. The damage becomes more and more serious as you go on, and by the last few hundred pages, entire pages are torn to pieces.

The obviously amiss made Mu Ling'er narrow her eyes. She stroked the pages of the book, concentrating for a while before abruptly asking a question.

"Scholar, when you read this copy of 'The Book of Great Harmony' before, were there any tears or damage in the book?"

damaged?

Qin Xiucai glanced subtly at the ancient scroll in Mu Ling'er's hand.

Isn't it normal for such an old book to be somewhat damaged?

No, since Mu Ling'er asked, there must be something he didn't notice.

Qin Xiucai replied casually, "Yes, this book is quite old, so it's inevitable that there will be some bumps and scratches, and some pages will have minor damage."

Qin Xiucai was not lying. When he looked at it, the "Book of Great Harmony" did indeed have quite a few damaged parts, but not too many.

As he spoke, he kept glancing at Mu Ling'er's expression out of the corner of his eye.

Just as Qin Xiucai had predicted, Mu Ling'er's expression was not good as she stared at the pages of the book, as if something terrible had happened.

In that instant, Qin Xiucai felt a surge of curiosity. He wanted to know what it was that made Mu Ling'er care so much.

But then he thought about it again and lowered his head.

"He's just a worm clinging to life. Whatever problems this book has are none of his business, so there's nothing for him to be curious about."

Mu Ling'er didn't notice Qin Xiucai's change; her attention was entirely focused on the tattered pages of the book.

After flipping through the pages for a while, Mu Ling'er suddenly stood up; she did not leave immediately.

Instead, he placed a pill on the table and instructed Qin Xiucai.

"Give this medicine to that boy named Xiangzi, and his cold will naturally get better."

"Here's the silver for you. I'm going to find Zhuang Sheng. You can go to the county town and buy some food to take to the people you're willing to give it to."

After saying this, without waiting for Qin Xiucai to bow and thank her, Mu Ling'er stepped out of the house and headed straight for the Datong Academy where Zhuang Sheng was.

But for some reason, she stopped again when she was almost there.

She didn't go in directly, but stood outside the academy, quietly listening to the lectures inside.

Perhaps to accommodate ordinary people, Zhuang Sheng lectured at a very slow pace.

In Mu Ling'er's opinion, the content being discussed was nothing new; she and Wang Pingshan had discussed these topics to death when they were on Qishan Road.

To be honest, Mu Ling'er found this content rather unoriginal and too idealistic, far inferior to what was written in "The Book of Great Harmony".

But it was this ordinary lesson that made Mu Ling'er stop in her tracks. She stood there silently, scrutinizing the classroom, Zhuang Sheng, and herself.

The lecture ended, and villagers emerged from the academy in twos and threes. Mu Ling'er, who had been squatting in the corner, stood up again.

Many people passed by her, but no one noticed her.

Once no more villagers were walking around in front of Datong Academy, Mu Ling'er walked to the slightly dilapidated wooden door and gently knocked three times.

"Miss Mu? You're here to see the master? Please come in, please come in. I'll make you a cup of hot tea right away."

Wan Shu opened the door. Even though Mu Ling'er had caused some trouble when she first arrived, she was still very warm towards Mu Ling'er.

To this day, Wan Shu still clearly remembers that she survived on the streets of Qi'an City because of Mu An's help.

If the person Wan Shu cares about most is Zhuang Sheng, then besides Zhuang Sheng, the person she most wants to repay is Mu An.

However, Mu An stood too high and was too dazzling, and she had no way to repay him, so she could only give this sentiment back to Mu Ling'er.

Mu Ling'er didn't care about these things. Everyone was always kind to her, even if they didn't mean it in their hearts, they would definitely show it on their faces.

She was already used to other people's kindness and didn't think there was anything special about it.

More importantly, she has no intention of going in to leisurely enjoy her tea right now.

"No need, I'll leave right away. I came here today to return this book to Zhuang Sheng, so giving it to you is the same."

Wan Shu then noticed the Great Harmony Book in Mu Ling'er's hand. She hesitated for a long time before asking softly.

"Miss Mu, you finished reading so quickly?"

Mu Ling'er shook her head. She didn't hide anything and turned the book to the last page, pointing to the shattered pages.

"The damage is too severe; the rest of the content is unreadable."

While saying this, Mu Ling'er kept glancing at Wan Shu out of the corner of her eye.

As she expected, Wan Shu was not surprised, as if she had known all along.

But when she took the book, Wan Shu lowered her head, giving off a sense of suppressed sorrow.

Her hands were trembling, and her voice had a slight, almost imperceptible tremor.

"This book is quite old. I have poor living habits and haven't taken good care of this old book, which has caused it to deteriorate like this. It's my fault..."

I'm so sorry to show you this book, Miss Mu.

"Miss Mu, I have some scrolls here that I copied myself. I'll go get them for you now."

Mu Ling'er did not expose Wan Shu's thoughts; she simply stood at the door and watched Wan Shu run back into the inner room.

After a while, Wan Shu finally came to Mu Ling'er with a stack of books in her arms.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. This book was placed in a rather remote location and I haven't looked at it in a long time. It took me quite a while to find it. I'm really sorry."

This copy differs from the original; the text is smaller, and it's not written on bamboo slips. Please forgive any inconvenience.

Wan Shu's reddened eyes and the thick book in her hand, spotless and without a speck of dust, all confirmed Mu Ling'er's suspicions.

She looked at Wanshu, who was about to burst into tears, and said softly.

"Thank you. This book has been a great help to me. Please convey my gratitude to Master Zhuangzi. His Daoist philosophy of Great Harmony is truly excellent."

"Shall I take you home?"

"No need, spend more time with your husband..."

Be brave, say what you want to say, so you won't regret it later.