The Lord of Void and Real-Chapter 133 - 132 - Returning to the Bai Family

Chapter 133 -132: Returning to the Bai Family

Seeing that the two men would not finish their cultivation anytime soon, Shen Luo carried the parcel from the lake back onto his back, then sat down on the spot, crossing his knees, rotating his skills, and restoring his mana.

It took them half an hour before the old man in a gray robe and Bai Xiaotian finally removed their hands at the same time.

Shen Luo did not immerse himself in cultivation. Noticing the situation of the two, he stopped his cultivation, stood up, and stood solemnly aside.

At this moment, Bai Xiaotian’s complexion had largely recovered, and the weird golden light remaining on his body had disappeared without a trace.

“Grandfather Three, I was just too busy healing to introduce you. This is Shen Luo, my fellow disciple at the Spring and Autumn Pavilion. Junior Brother Shen, this is my Grandfather Three, the elder of the Bai Family, Bai Jiangfeng.” Bai Xiaotian introduced when he saw Shen Luo coming over.

“Nice to meet you, elder Bai.” Shen Luo greeted with a bow.

“Young friend Shen, you are already remarkable at such a young age. I happened to catch a glance from a distance earlier. It seems you master the art of communicating and controlling demons, truly remarkable for one so young. Are you part of the Shen family from Liuhua City?” Bai Jiangfeng slightly lifted a hand and looked Shen Luo up and down, asked with a soft chuckle.

“The elder flatters me, I am from Chunhua County,” answered Shen Luo, shaking his head.

Bai Jiangfeng uttered an “oh” and his gaze at Shen Luo subtly flashed an unusual light.

“I’m so glad you were able to get here in time, Grandfather Three, otherwise, I would have lost my life.” Bai Xiaotian patted his chest, looking rather ruffled.

“The clan leader received the cry for help you sent out from your message transmitter array. I happened to be nearby and was ordered to come to your rescue at once. What exactly happened?” asked Bai Jiangfeng.

“A message transmitter array?” recalled Shen Luo. An image of the golden array that Bai Xiaotian had set earlier flashed through his mind.

“It’s a long story…” Bai Xiaotian sighed. He gave a brief account of the siege of the Spring and Autumn Pavilion, their narrow escape, and the continuous pursuit by Gu Hualing.

However, he didn’t mention the Pure Yang Scripture, changing Gu Hualing’s motive for hunting them down as wanting to kill them to keep them quiet, so as not to leak the fact of the extinction of Spring and Autumn Pavilion.

Shen Luo heard this and lowered his eyelids, feeling gratitude towards Bai Xiaotian.

His interest in the Pure Yang Scripture was not particularly great, because he had the Nameless Heavenly Book in his hand. However, he swore on that day that he would protect the Scripture, and it wasn’t good to go back on his oath.

“What! The Spring and Autumn Pavilion has been destroyed!” cried Bai Jiangfeng in shock after listening.

“When I left, a battle was still going on inside the Pavilion, but the demons were overpowering, and I’m afraid nobody could have survived,” Bai Xiaotian said with a darkened look.

“The Spring and Autumn Pavilion is no small sect. This is a major incident; we must inform the family head immediately. Come, let’s return to the Bai Family first!” Bai Jiangfeng nodded. He grabbed Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian with both hands while a strong green light emanated from his body, enveloping the three of them as they shot into the sky, quickly disappearing in the distant horizon.

Now that an elder from the Bai family had arrived to support them, Shen Luo and others finally didn’t have to keep their guards up and rush their journey every day anymore.

After a few days’ journey, they finally arrived at Jianye City.

Jianye City had been built a thousand years ago, and since ancient times, it had been a major city on the south bank of the Yangtze River, next to the coast of the Eastern Sea. Naturally, it was much unlike Chunhua County, where Shen Luo had grown up.

From afar, one could see that the city walls were long and the city gates towered; the flags of the Great Tang fluttered on the city towers; the guards were fully armored, their weapons shining brightly.

Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian shared the same carriage. One sat by the carriage window, pulling open the curtain, keenly observing everything with curious eyes, while the other leaned against the corner of the opposite side of the carriage, closing his eyes to rest.

“Bai Xiaotian, what is that five-story pointed tower over there?” Shen Luo pointed to the outside of the window and asked.

“That’s Bayang Tower, a well-known restaurant in Jianye City. The food is actually mediocre, but most of its clientele are high-ranking officials and nobles. To some extent, being able to enter is a symbol of status. In my view, the reputation outweighs the reality. It’s not as good as the Drunk Immortal House just ahead.” Bai Xiaotian lazily glanced and spoke.

“Young Master, this is still our Bai family’s business after all, please don’t undermine it.” Outside the carriage, the driver – an old servant of the Bai Family, couldn’t help but speak.

“This is your family’s restaurant?” Shen Luo’s eyes widened in surprise when he heard this.

“It’s the business run by our family’s Third Chamber; the head of the family typically doesn’t interfere with these matters.” Bai Xiaotian replied casually.

“Isn’t your family a demon exorcising family? Why do you also run restaurants?” Shen Luo asked, bewildered.

“Relying solely on demon extermination to sustain the family isn’t so easy. It isn’t enough to cultivate nephews from the Third Chamber as cultivators, let alone hiring priests, which is a constant expense.” Bai Xiaotian said with a laugh.

“With a Soul Condensation stage ancestor in the Bai Family, you still need to hire priests?” Shen Luo asked again.

“Our Bai Family’s own cultivators are limited. To secure the position of the top cultivator family in Jianye City, we have to have both power and wealth.” Bai Xiaotian explained thoughtfully.

“How so?” asked Shen Luo.

“Let’s put it this way, our Bai family’s First Chamber manages cultivation matters, the Second Chamber serves the government, and the Third Chamber conducts business to make money. Only by pushing forward in these three aspects can we achieve what we have now.” Bai Xiaotian glanced at Shen Luo and continued to explain.

Shen Luo nodded thoughtfully and felt a bit emotional. Managing a large family was indeed not easy.

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The further into the city they went, the more crowded the bustling buildings on both sides of the road became, presenting an exceptionally lively scene.

“The prosperity of this significant city is indeed different. Three-story buildings are rare in Chunhua County, but here, they’re common along the street. There is constant traffic and a steady flow of people on the street.” Shen Luo admired.

“I’ve lived here since I was young, so I’m used to it. Instead, I prefer the days I spent in the Spring and Autumn Pavilion over the past two years. Cultivating up the mountain, buying wine down the hill, and seeing fewer people made it easy for us to get to know each other. Every time I went to Tuji Town, Chun Sao who sold wine always let me have half a liter of free wine.” Bai Xiaotian sighed nostalgically.

“Was that because she was familiar with you? Every time you bought wine, wasn’t she sneakily touching your hand? Wasn’t she after Tuji town’s most handsome man?” Shen Luo mocked.

“Haha, of course! I could be the most handsome man in the Great Tang, but I always kept a low profile and didn’t seek empty fame.” Bai Xiaotian didn’t care and laughed heartily.

The carriage moved on the spacious streets lined with bluestone, turning around a street corner.

Bai Xiaotian suddenly sat up, stopped the carriage, and asked Shen Luo to wait for a bit. He then hopped off the carriage on his own.

In a short while, he returned to the carriage, one hand holding an oil-paper wrap and the other holding a white porcelain wine pot.

“Last time I came back in a hurry and didn’t get to drink any Plum Wine from Jade Drunk Tower. I’ve missed it so much. Also, try this Fresh Meat Soup Bun from Zhang Ji’s restaurant, the taste is unbeatable.”

Bai Xiaotian unwrapped the oil-paper wrap to reveal two big, white meat buns that emitted a strong meaty aroma, causing Shen Luo’s mouth to water.

Shen Luo didn’t stand on ceremony and took a big bite out of one of the buns. The soup spilled into his mouth, and the taste brought satisfaction to his whole being.

Bai Xiaotian didn’t eat the buns, but looked at Shen Luo with a smile and opened the lid of the wine pot.

In a flash, a strong osmanthus fragrance that overwhelmed the smell of meat filled the carriage.