The young girl on the Treading Sea Boat had originally come to join in the fun, but she didn't expect to be unexpectedly affected. The incident happened very suddenly. She looked at the pitch-black chain rushing towards her, and was at a loss for a moment. She even forgot to dodge.
Seeing that the boat was about to be smashed through, a green light suddenly shot from the direction of Mount Putuo. It almost instantly arrived in front of the young girl, and blocked in front of her.
In the green light, a slender young man with an ordinary appearance appeared. He raised a jade-like white palm and pushed it forward. A white halo lit up in the center of his palm.
The awl at the tip of the chain suddenly smashed into his palm, making a loud "bang" sound.
A gust of wind swept past his body, and a wave of ripples surged all over his body. His clothes fluttered, and his green-black hair fluttered behind him. However, his body did not move at all. Even the surface of the water under his feet only stirred up a layer of faint ripples.
"Wei … Martial Uncle, thank you Martial Uncle Wei Qing …" The young girl realized in hindsight, and quickly thanked him.
"Quickly go back," the young man named Wei Qing said without turning his head.
Hearing this, the young girl hurriedly drove the boat towards the main island of Mount Putuo, and left as if she was fleeing.
Wei Qing looked at the two people in front of him who were still fighting with the magic chain, and his brows slightly wrinkled. His figure was about to rush forward when a layer of green light suddenly appeared on the bottom of the sea. Then, there was a dull sound of a winch turning.
"It's closed …" He murmured, and stopped his movements.
Shen Luo had noticed the movement here, and said something to Bai Xiao Tian. The two of them flew over together.
"Thank you for your help just now," Shen Luo first cupped his fist and said.
"No need to be so polite. It seems that the two of you have come to participate in the Immortal Apricot Conference from other sects?" Wei Qing waved his hand and asked.
"Yes, I am Shen Luo, appointed by the Tang Empire's government."
"I am Bai Xiao Tian, a disciple of the Transforming Life Temple."
Shen Luo and Bai Xiao Tian introduced themselves.
"I am Wei Qing. Since the two of you are fellow Daoists from other sects, there should be disciples guiding you. How did you trigger the mechanism? "Wei Qing asked doubtfully.
"This …" Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian looked at each other, not knowing where to start.
"Martial Uncle Wei, Martial Uncle Wei …" At this moment, a shout came from afar.
The three of them turned their heads to look at the same time and saw a figure drenched from head to toe like a drowned rat. Stepping on a green flying sword, he was speeding towards them. It was Wu Ming.
"Shen Daoyou, Fellow Daoist Bai, I'm really sorry. It's all my fault. I was careless for a moment, and the Sea Treader Boat crashed into the sea reef, causing you two to accidentally trigger the mechanism of the array formation. Please forgive me," Wu Ming hurriedly explained as he bowed deeply to the two of them.
Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian's expressions did not change. They just looked on coldly from the sidelines, watching him perform alone over there.
Wei Qing frowned as he watched from the side. From the reaction of Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian, he had already noticed that something was wrong.
At this moment, a long-bearded old man in a gray robe flew over from the distant sea and landed beside them.
"Senior Brother Little Wei is also here. What happened just now? Why did you activate the Water Whisker Array?" When the man saw Wei Qing, he bowed first and said.
"Elder Yu, let Wu Ming speak to you." Wei Qing returned the greeting and said.
Elder Yu frowned slightly and looked at Wu Ming. The latter had no choice but to repeat what he had said earlier.
After listening to his words, Elder Yu hesitated for a moment and then said, "Since you did not do it on purpose, then this time we won't pursue it. Hurry up and apologize to the two fellow Daoists."
"Shen Daoyou, Fellow Daoist Bai, this time it's all my negligence. Please forgive me," Wu Ming immediately bowed and said.
Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian looked at each other. Both of them did not speak.
"Since Daoist Wu has already apologised time and time again and we did not suffer any injuries, we will let it go this time. I believe that Daoist Wu will be more careful in the future and will not hurt anyone else." Just as the atmosphere gradually became awkward, Shen Luo slowly spoke up.
"I won't, I won't …" Wu Ming said as he gritted his teeth.
"Since there is nothing else, why don't you send the two fellow Daoists to the Leisure Valley to register?" Elder Yu glanced at Wu Ming and said.
"Yes," Wu Ming replied.
"Forget it, you go back to Star Island. I will personally take these two fellow Daoists to the Leisure Valley," Wei Qing suddenly said at this moment.
"Senior Brother Little Wei, you are an elder of the sect. This is not right …" Elder Yu said hesitantly.
"I dare not trouble Junior Uncle Wei. I will do my best to send the two fellow Daoists there." Wu Ming's forehead was already sweating, and he quickly said.
Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian were also a little surprised.
"It's settled. Fellow Daoists, please come with me." Wei Qing raised his hand and waved. A green flying shuttle appeared in front of him.
"Thank you for your trouble." Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian cupped their fists and thanked him. Then, they boarded the flying shuttle.
The three of them directly flew into the air and flew toward the main island of Mount Putuo.
"Are you old friends with Wu Ming?" Wei Qing asked directly after flying for a thousand feet.
Shen Luo thought for a while and felt that there was nothing to hide. He said bluntly, "We met once in the boundary of Chang 'an. There was some friction."
"So this time he deliberately made things difficult for you?" Wei Qing asked.
"This …" Shen Luo saw that he was so direct and did not know how to answer.
"Wu Ming's aptitude is not very good, but his family background is prominent. He still has some connections in Mount Putuo. He has always been a narrow-minded person. There is no guarantee that he won't make trouble for you in the future. You'd better stay away from him as much as possible." Wei Qing already had an answer.
"Senior, thank you for your reminder." Shen Luo could naturally distinguish the kindness in Wei Qing's words.
"You can call me fellow Daoist. We should be about the same age," Wei Qing said.
"Fellow Daoist … Didn't Elder Yu just call you Senior Brother?" Shen Luo asked in surprise.
"I am the last disciple of a senior Elder in the sect. Therefore, my seniority has been raised a lot. You are not disciples of Mount Putuo. You don't need to care about this," Wei Qing said.
While they were talking, they had already landed on the land. A large number of houses and buildings had been built along the coast below. The closer they got to the mountainous area in the center of the island, the denser the number of houses became.
However, Wei Qing did not seem to have any intention of landing here. Instead, he directly drove the flying shuttle toward the mountainous area. Finally, he landed at the entrance of a valley formed by two mountain ridges.
On the protruding mountain wall of the valley, three large characters were engraved: "Leisure Valley."
"The disciples of other sects who are participating in the Immortal Apricot Conference have been arranged to stay in Leisure Valley temporarily. Follow me to the affairs of the valley to register. You can choose a residence in the valley," Wei Qing said.
"Thank you for your trouble." Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian thanked him again.
They walked along the bluestone path toward the valley. Along the way, they met many ordinary people who were doing chores in the valley. When they saw Wei Qing, unexpectedly, they did not feel the slightest bit of fear. Instead, they greeted him and called him "Immortal Master Wei."
Wei Qing responded to them one by one. There was no deliberate enthusiasm, nor was there any concealment of alienation. He seemed very natural.
This made Shen Luo and Bai Xiaotian somewhat surprised.
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