C1867 A Oscar Statuette

"Shh! Keep it down!" Sun Linghua whispered, placing her slender index finger to her lips in a silencing gesture. She glanced around cautiously. "We don't want to be overheard."

"Master, why are we here?" Zhong Wen asked, puzzled.

"Master has no other pastimes but reading. He cherishes these books as if they were his life and doesn't let anyone near the Spire of Knowledge