The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 799

Chapter 799: Chapter 796: Indifferent by Nature Chapter 799: Chapter 796: Indifferent by Nature “Wei…Daoist friend, I'm baffled about something. Why are there so many common mortals doing menial tasks on Mount Putuo?” Shen Luo asked.

“Every visitor to Mount Putuo has the same question, after all, in other sects, even if it is menial work, it's mostly done by outer disciples, rarely do they shelter so many mortals.” Wei Qing wasn't surprised, and he explained.

“Yes, as far as I know, most sects try to avoid excessive interaction with mortals where they are located in the mountain gate, which is precisely what confuses me.” Shen Luo said this, Bai Xiaotian didn't speak on the side, but his face showed profound agreement.

“The mortals who can come here are either ardently aspiring for the Buddha Dharma or deeply trapped in the sea of suffering and come here naturally to seek for the Buddha, to seek liberation. However, some people, they harbor hopes that they can be lucky enough to be seen by the Immortal Master and be able to start cultivating in the Zen gate, which unfortunately, the chances are too slim.” Wei Qing's mouth curled slightly as he slowly explained.

“So, it's as they say, 'The mortal path is obscure, the immortal path is vast', it's just like that.” Shen Luo said thoughtfully.

During their leisurely chat, they walked hundreds of feet along the blue stone mountain path. After passing through a narrow passageway, the terrain in front suddenly opened up and revealed a flat valley, with various two-story detached wooden houses built within.

Not far from these wooden houses, the only building with a hipped roof stood not far from the narrow passageway.

Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian followed Wei Qing into the main hall, and on meeting the sight, they saw a fat middle-aged man in charge seated behind a desk. As soon as he saw Wei Qing leading two people in, he immediately stood up from his chair with a “whoosh”.

“Uncle Master Wei, what brings you to Leisure Valley?” The fat administrator adjusted the hat on his head that was about to slip and asked a somewhat frightened question.

“Nothing much, bringing two fellow Daoists from other sects to register for the Immortal Apricot Conference. Arrange accommodation for them.” Wei Qing spoke calmly, without any visible change of expression.

“Oh, it turns out they are honored guests from other sects. Uncle Master Wei, rest assured, since you personally brought them here, I will certainly entertain them well.” The fat manager rubbed his hands and flattered.

“They… never mind, they're all yours.” Wei Qing saw his misunderstanding and had the intention to explain, but then thought it unnecessary.

Having said this, he bade farewell and walked out of the palace door, leaving elegantly.

Watching his figure disappear at the end of sight, the fat administrator's smile on his face didn't diminish a bit, and he carefully asked Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian:

“May I ask, who are you two relative to Uncle Master Wei?”

“We are nobody special, we just got acquainted with Elder Wei today.” Shen Luo casually replied.

“That's strange…” The fat manager was surprised.

“What is strange about that?” Bai Xiaotian asked, frowning.

“You know, Uncle Master Wei has always been quite indifferent in personality. Inside the sect, apart from cultivating, he rarely involves himself in other matters. He has never personally led people to Leisure Valley before today.” The fat manager chuckled and explained.

Hearing this, Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian were also somewhat surprised and became more interested in Wei Qing.

“Elder Wei doesn't seem like that. Many people greeted him along the way, and he seemed quite friendly.” Shen Luo deliberately said.

“You… you mostly saw ordinary mortals, right?” The fat manager hesitated slightly, but still asked.

“Indeed.” Shen Luo nodded.

The fat manager smiled, revealing an enlightened look, and said:

“That's another strange point, Uncle Master Wei has never shown much friendliness to cultivators within the sect, only occasionally stopping to chat when he encounters some mortals.”

“Different paths lead to different ends. It is indeed rare for the immortals on the mountain to get close to mortals, but it's not that unusual, it doesn't count as too strange.” Shen Luo commented with a laugh.

“Hehe, it's inappropriate to gossip about the elders of our sect behind their backs. I shouldn't have…” The fat manager lightly patted his own face and said with some regret.

“Elder Wei's personality is unique and makes people long for it. We are just expressing our admiration for him, not gossiping about him.” Shen Luo said with a smile.

“Right, right, right, what Daoist friend said is correct, it's not gossiping.” The fat manager heard and his face immediately beamed with smiles.

“Elder, how should we register?” Shen Luo asked.

“Just hand over your tokens to me, I will record your names and affiliated sects on the register.” The fat manager replied.

“Junior Shen Luo, I represent the Great Tang Dynasty Government this time.” Saying this, Shen Luo handed over his token.

“Junior Bai Xiaotian, from Hua Sheng Temple.” Bai Xiaotian also took out his own token and handed it to the manager.

The manager took the tokens from the two, inspected them and found nothing unusual. He then recorded the two's information in the register.

“Here is the map of Leisure Valley. You can look at it and choose your desired residence on it.” While speaking, the fat manager fetched a long scroll.

He spread the scroll on the table. After a puff of smoke rose from the surface of the scroll, a miniaturized version of Leisure Valley appeared on the scroll, depicting every single building within the valley vividly.

“These red marked towers have already been chosen by others, the rest you can choose from.” The fat manager continued to explain.

Shen Luo glanced at it, the total number of towers in the valley were over a hundred, most of them concentrated in the most flat area at the center of the valley, only a few were located near the cliff or on protruding ridges within the valley.

The best areas in the center of the valley already had four or five towers that had turned pure red, while the rest were displayed more like sketch scrolls, not colored.

“How about these two?” After Shen Luo looked for a while, he pointed to two adjacent towers on a ridge and asked.

“I don't mind, whatever you choose is fine.” Bai Xiaotian glanced and casually replied.

“You two have really good foresight, these two towers are at the highest location, standing on the second floor one can have a panoramic view of the valley, the view is excellent.” The fat manager said, laughing.

“Let's take these two then, thank you elder.” Shen Luo declared.

“Okay.” The fat manager nodded, took a white jade seal from his waist, and stamped each of the two houses.

There was no ink on the seal, but when it fell, both towers turned bright red in an instant.

“Done. These houses are cleaned by servants all year round. You two can move in directly.” The fat manager informed them.