Shen Luo saw that the two would not stop for a while, so he carried the bag by the lake on his back again. Then, he sat down cross-legged on the ground and started to practice his martial arts to recover his magic power.
After half an hour, the grey-robed elder and Bai Xiaotian stopped at the same time.
Shen Luo did not indulge in his practice. When he noticed the situation of the two, he also stopped practicing and stood aside.
Bai Xiaotian's complexion had recovered by more than half, and the remaining strange golden light on his body had also disappeared.
"Third Grandpa, I was too busy healing just now. Let me introduce you. This is Shen Luo, my junior brother in the Spring and Autumn Temple. Junior Brother Shen, this is my Third Grandpa, also an elder of the Bai Family, Bai Jiangfeng. "Bai Xiaotian saw Shen Luo walking over and introduced him.
"Greetings, Senior Bai." Shen Luo bowed.
"Young friend Shen, your cultivation is already extraordinary at such a young age. I saw you from afar just now. Young friend, you seem to be proficient in the art of controlling demons. Are you a disciple of the Liu Hua City's Shen Family? "Bai Jiangfeng raised his hand and pretended to support Shen Luo. He looked up and down at him and asked with a smile.
"Senior, you flatter me. I am from the Spring Flower County." Shen Luo shook his head and said.
Bai Jiangfeng replied with an 'oh'. Then, he looked at Shen Luo with a strange look in his eyes.
"Fortunately, Third Grandpa, you came in time today. Otherwise, I would have lost my life." Bai Xiaotian patted his chest with a look of lingering fear.
"The Patriarch received your message for help through the communication array. I happened to be nearby, so he asked me to come and save you. What happened?" Bai Jiangfeng asked.
"Communication array?" Shen Luo thought of the golden array that Bai Xiaotian set up before, and a flash of understanding flashed in his heart.
"It's a long story …" Bai Xiaotian sighed and told him about how the Spring and Autumn Temple was surrounded, how the two of them luckily escaped, and how they were chased by Gu Hualing.
However, he did not mention anything about the Pure Yang Treasured Tome. He changed Gu Hualing's reason for hunting them down to silence them to prevent the news of the Temple of Spring and Autumn from leaking out.
Hearing this, Shen Luo lowered his eyelids, secretly grateful to Bai Xiaotian.
He had the Nameless Heavenly Book in his hands, so he actually did not place much importance on the Pure Yang Treasured Tome. It was just that he had already sworn an oath back then that he had to protect this item, so it was not good for him to break his oath.
"What? The Temple of Spring and Autumn has been annihilated! "Bai Jiangfeng exclaimed in shock.
"When I left, there was still a battle going on in the temple. However, the demons and ghosts were too powerful. I'm afraid no one was spared," Bai Xiaotian said with a gloomy expression.
"The Temple of Spring and Autumn isn't some small sect," Bai Xiaochun said. "This is an important matter, and we have to inform the clan leader immediately. Let's go back to the Bai Clan!" Bai Jiangfeng nodded and grabbed Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian with both of his hands. His body glowed with a green light as he enveloped the three of them and soared into the sky. Soon, they disappeared into the horizon.
With the help of the Bai Family's Elder, Shen Luo and Bai Yunfei no longer had to travel in a panic every day.
After traveling like this for a few days, the group finally arrived at Jianye City.
Jianye City had been built for more than a thousand years. Since ancient times, it had been an important and majestic city on the south bank of the Yangtze River, adjacent to the east coast. It was naturally very different from Chunhua County, where Shen Luo grew up.
Looking from afar, one could see the long and tall city walls. The Great Tang Empire's flag fluttered on the city gate tower. The guards were fully clad in armor, their halberds shining brightly.
Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian shared the same carriage. One of them sat on the side of the bed and pulled open the curtains, looking around curiously. The other leaned against the corner of the opposite carriage, resting with his eyes closed.
"Bai Xiaotian, what's that five-storey tower over there?" Shen Luo pointed outside the window and asked.
"That's the Eight Elevations Tower, a rather famous restaurant in Jianye City. The dishes are actually ordinary, but the people who come and go are all high-ranking officials and dignitaries. To a certain extent, being able to enter is a symbol of status. In my opinion, the reputation is too real. It's not even as good as the Drunken Immortal Tavern in front, "Bai Xiaotian raised his eyelids and said.
Outside the carriage, an old servant of the Bai Family could not help but say, "Young Master, in any case, this is our Bai Family's business. Don't undermine us like this."
"This is your family's restaurant?" Shen Luo was startled.
"It's my third branch's business. The eldest branch has never interfered in these matters," Bai Xiaotian said casually.
"Isn't your family a family of exorcists? Why do you have a restaurant business? "Shen Luo was puzzled.
"How can it be so easy to maintain the family's operations just by subduing demons and exorcists? It's not enough just to train the children of the third branch to become immortal cultivators, not to mention hiring consecrators. Which one of them isn't a running expense? "Bai Xiaotian laughed.
"The Bai Family has a Soul Condensation Stage Elder in charge. Why do we still need to hire consecrators?" Shen Luo asked again.
"Our Bai Family has limited cultivators. If we want to secure our position as the number one cultivation family in Jianye City, we have to be proficient in both power and money," Bai Xiaotian said meaningfully.
"What do you mean?" Shen Luo asked.
"Let's put it this way. Our Bai Family's first branch is in charge of cultivation matters, the second branch is an official, and the third branch is a businessman and earns money. This three-pronged approach leads to the current situation," Bai Xiaotian glanced at Shen Luo and said.
Shen Luo nodded thoughtfully. He lamented in his heart that this big family was not easy to take care of.
…
The further they went into the city, the denser the bustling high-rise buildings on both sides of the road. It was very lively.
"This strategic city is indeed different. Three-story buildings are rarely seen in Chunhua County, but here, they can be found everywhere on the streets. The streets are also crowded with people." Shen Luo exclaimed in admiration.
"I've lived here since I was young, so I'm already used to it. In fact, I prefer these two years in the Temple of Spring and Autumn. Going up the mountain to cultivate and going down the mountain to buy wine. There are fewer people to meet, so it's easier for us to get to know each other. Every time I go back to Tuji Town, Aunt Chun, who sells wine, always gives me half a cup of wine, "Bai Xiaotian sighed and said with some nostalgia.
"That's because I'm familiar with you. Every time you go to buy wine, she has to touch your hand secretly? Isn't it because you're the number one handsome man in Tuji Town? "Shen Luo sneered.
"Haha, of course. I'm also the number one handsome man in Tang Dynasty. It's just that I usually want to keep a low profile and don't want an undeserved reputation." Bai Xiaotian did not care and laughed.
The carriage went around a corner on the spacious bluestone paved street.
Bai Xiaotian suddenly sat up and called for the carriage to stop. He asked Shen Luo to wait for a while, and then he jumped down from the carriage.
After a while, he climbed back into the carriage with a kraft paper bag in one hand and a white porcelain wine pot in the other.
"I came back in a hurry last time, so I didn't get to drink the plum blossom wine from Yu Zui Lou. I'm dying for it. Also, try the fresh meat soup dumplings from Zhang Ji Store. I can't complain about the taste. "
Bai Xiaotian opened the kraft paper bag. There were two white and big meat buns inside, exuding a strong meaty aroma. Shen Luo could not help but feel hungry.
Shen Luo did not stand on ceremony. He picked one up and took a bite. His mouth was full of soup, and his cheeks were full of satisfaction.
Bai Xiaotian did not eat the bun. He just looked at him with a smile and opened the wine pot's cork.
In an instant, an osmanthus fragrance that covered the meaty aroma permeated the air.
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