How come I was born a deity?

Chapter 51: Concealing Spiritual Energy

Walking into the library, I noticed that it was quite crowded since it wasn't a weekday.

However, the vast majority of people here are children or college students; it's rare to see adults sitting here and reading.

The reading area is on the second floor of the library. On either side of the main entrance is a curved staircase resembling a Western-style house. Chen Qi took out the paper entrustment and confirmed its contents once again.

Similar to what he heard from Chen Ruopan this morning, a paranormal event had occurred in the library. Although it was not yet large-scale, it had already begun to circulate among some staff members.

There were odds and ends or books that shouldn't have been there, faint crying sounds coming from the night, and the clattering of keyboards coming from the reading area...

In short, all sorts of rumors began to circulate among the staff, and this time they even attracted the attention of the authorities, who released them on behalf of the staff.

"Anyway, let's investigate around first," Chen Qi asked Hu Yao. "Do you know what ghostly energy is?"

Hu Yao nodded, "Of course I know! My master taught me about the world of cultivators a long time ago!"

Chen Qi was silent for a moment. It was still Xuanqing Zhenren who had to take responsibility. He had entrusted all these matters to Hu Yao, while Shen Nianxu, who was his guide in the cultivation world, was simply freeloading.

"Okay, good that you know," Chen Qi put the report away. "Go around and see if there's anything suspicious. Let me know immediately."

"If you can't find me, just wait for me here. There's a balcony in the reading area on the second floor where you can keep an eye on the entrance. I'll come and check on you every now and then."

Hu Yao nodded very seriously.

But just as she was about to leave, Chen Qi suddenly called out to her, "By the way, remember that the library is different from our book bar. Don't shout in there, be quiet and don't disturb others, understand?"

Hu Yao nodded again, made a somewhat awkward salute, and replied in a very low voice, "Yes, sir!"

Watching Hu Yao rush away, Chen Qi shook his head helplessly and walked up the curved staircase on the other side to the reading area on the second floor.

The reading area is large, with several tables arranged in an orderly manner in the center. There is also a dedicated study room on the side, which is covered by a glass room that looks like a roadside karaoke room, so the soundproofing should be quite good.

On the other side, near the library glass, there are computers specifically for researching information. However, these are all-in-one computers without cases, and their configurations are not high. Being able to use them for researching information is already the limit.

However, for some kids who only play browser games, even an all-in-one computer provides an excellent experience.

"I don't see anything strange about it..."

Chen Qi stroked his chin and suddenly remembered that since these matters were related to the cultivation world, they should naturally be handled using the methods of cultivators.

So he channeled his spiritual energy, covering his eyes, and activated his spiritual awareness.

Soon, Chen Qi's vision became blurry, as if someone had poured a cup of long-stale tea onto his eyeballs.

At this moment, Chen Qi noticed that if he used his spiritual sense to observe ordinary people, there would be no color.

"It seems that spiritual sense can distinguish the color of spiritual energy, and since cultivators have their own spiritual energy, they can be able to tell the strength of their power."

Chen Qi muttered to himself, "Then why didn't I see anything when I looked at Wang Shande before?"

Could it be that... spiritual energy can also be completely contained?

With a thought, Chen Qi saw through his spiritual sense that the spiritual energy floating around him like steam was instantly absorbed into his body, without releasing even a trace of it.

"I knew it!" Chen Qi had no idea how incredible his newfound ability was; he was only excited about it. "But this seems pretty tiring. I wonder how long I can keep this up."

As he muttered to himself, Chen Qi also glanced around to see if there was anything strange.

At that moment, Chen Qi suddenly noticed an old man and a young boy sitting at a table in the reading area on the second floor.

The younger one's aura was a bright lemon-yellow, far less vibrant than Qin Bo's yellowish-brown.

As for the older one, Chen Qi only glanced at him before feeling somewhat apprehensive.

The aura emanating from this person was a deep red, like old blood.

It seems she's even better than Shen Nianxu!

"Looks like a ruthless character..." Chen Qi thought to himself. "Should I try to negotiate? Maybe the paranormal events in the library were orchestrated by them..."

In the distance, where an old man and a young man were sitting, the older man slightly raised his eyes.

"Grandpa, what's wrong?" Sitting opposite the old man was a young girl in her late twenties who looked up. She was wearing a deerstalker hat, the most famous wearer of which was undoubtedly Sherlock Holmes.

Her short, neat hair was clean and tidy, and it seemed to have been partially dyed, with only the ends showing a faint purple hue, so it wasn't particularly eye-catching in the crowd.

The old man, who was being carried by the girl, pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "It's nothing, just do your own thing."

"Oh," the girl responded, lowering her head to continue reading the Sherlock Holmes stories in her hands. "Grandpa, can't I really buy this book?"

The old man said helplessly, "You already have five versions of this book at home. If you buy this one too, your parents will say I'm spoiling you."

"I brought you to Qingcheng on important business, not to go shopping."

The girl puffed out her cheeks, but didn't bring up the matter again.

At that moment, someone walked up to the table and sat down next to the girl.

The old man slightly raised his eyes, glanced at the person who had sat down, and said nothing.

The girl noticed someone sitting next to her, but didn't say anything. She was very pretty, and many people had tried to chat her up since she was a child because of her looks, so she skillfully moved her buttocks to the side.

After all, even using spiritual sense, this person didn't possess any spiritual energy; he was clearly an ordinary person.

Since they are ordinary people, there is no need for violence.

Unexpectedly, the first thing this person said after sitting down wasn't directed at the girl.

"Oh..." Chen Qi said with a kind smile to the old man in front of him, "Hello, senior."

senior?

Both the elderly and the young girl were stunned for a moment.

Who is this person?

Do we know you?