Shopkeeper

Gathering everyone together, Lin Xiao distributed the sect's newly produced uniforms to them all.

After receiving their new clothes, everyone couldn't wait to return to their rooms to try them on, coming out afterward to show them off and liven up the atmosphere together.

While the mountain was bustling with excitement, the villagers in Xiushui Village at the foot of the mountain were also working in full swing.

The fields could not be left unattended, and several construction sites were also proceeding like a raging fire.

Within a few days, a small two-story restaurant and a two-story inn were built in Xiushui Village.

The two were not far apart, both located in the center of the village.

Originally, there was not much space left in the center of the village, surrounded by small hills and woods, but with the Lingxian Sect around, clearing a piece of land was not a difficult task.

Thus, room was made for this small restaurant and inn right in the center of the village where there had previously been no space.

They were also built according to Lin Xiao's requirements.

The villagers watched these two buildings rise from the ground in the village, finding it quite novel.

Even the frequent tourists found it interesting.

On the day of completion, a crowd of villagers and tourists came to watch.

At this moment, everyone saw a very capable-looking teenage girl step out, cup her hands in greeting to everyone, and say with a beaming smile:

"The Lingxian Inn and Lingxian Restaurant will open in fifteen days. I hope everyone will do us the honor of coming to support us then!"

Liu Yunan stood beside her, helping to say similar things to the crowd.

This girl was none other than Gu Yuxiao, who had been sent back from Songyang County by Qin Jianghe.

This was because Lin Xiao had previously written to him saying they needed a manager who could write and calculate, considering the number of people in the sect who possessed such skills could be counted on one hand.

Moreover, they all had their own tasks at hand and found it inconvenient to oversee the businesses at the foot of the mountain every day.

Therefore, after some thought, Lin Xiao mentioned this matter to Qin Jianghe to see if he had any suitable candidates.

Unexpectedly, he immediately sent Gu Yuxiao back.

Gu Yuxiao had just arrived today.

Before she came, Qin Jianghe had sent a letter explaining the situation, so Liu Yunan came down to receive her.

However, he didn't expect that upon passing by and seeing the inn and restaurant newly completed, she didn't even unpack her luggage or settle into her living quarters, but directly took up her post and began managing things in front of the two new buildings.

After spreading the news of the opening, she finally took her small storage bag and followed Liu Yunan to the front of the Path of Asking the Heart.

Although it was not her first time in Xiushui Village.

It was her first time returning to the sect.

Right now, she finally saw the sect's legendary Path of Asking the Heart.

Seeing this mountain path that was too beautiful to be real, Gu Yuxiao's heart was filled with anticipation for the sect located above it.

In high spirits, she turned her head and asked Liu Yunan:

"Martial Uncle, can I just walk straight in?"

Because Qin Jianghe was her master, and before coming, Qin Jianghe had roughly explained the interpersonal relationships within the sect to her. Therefore, when Liu Yunan introduced himself, Gu Yuxiao started calling him Martial Uncle, which made Liu Yunan, who had gone up in seniority for the first time, feel quite embarrassed.

But he did not reject the title.

Liu Yunan nodded very happily and said:

"Yes, just walk straight in. Relax, maintain your true heart, it's very simple."

Receiving Martial Uncle Liu's approval, Gu Yuxiao boldly stepped inside with peace of mind.

After taking barely two steps, she stopped, her eyes becoming glassy and vacant.

Because the difficulty of the Path of Asking the Heart had recently increased, Gu Yuxiao spent a rather long time in it this time.

When evening arrived, she awoke from the Path of Asking the Heart. She looked up at the sky in a slight daze, and only then did she belatedly realize that she had not been pushed out by the Path of Asking the Heart.

According to what her master had told her previously, did this mean she had passed the test of the Path of Asking the Heart?

She took a tentative step forward and found that it was indeed completely unobstructed.

Thus, feeling somewhat excited, she ran up the mountain along the path.

Because Liu Yunan was tied up with affairs, he had gone up the mountain to handle matters after watching Gu Yuxiao begin her test, only instructing Little Luan to wait here.

At this time, Little Luan was nestled beside the mountain path, watching Gu Yuxiao charge up the mountain without noticing it at all.

Little Luan sighed and shook its small head.

It seemed that it hadn't grown big enough yet; this human couldn't even see it.

When Gu Yuxiao reached the halfway point up the mountain, her eyes were immediately drawn to the quaint peach blossom tree at the entrance of the mountain path.

This must be the Ten-Mile Peach Blossom Tree that Master often talks about, right? She thought.

Then she turned her head and saw a wild pheasant staring at her curiously from a thatched shed not far away.

So Gu Yuxiao smiled and greeted:

"You must be Senior Little Luan! My name is Gu Yuxiao."

However, because she had not learned to use the Hundred Beasts Spirit Speech, Da Tao, who had just woken up from the thatched shed, could not understand her words.

It just tilted its chicken head and looked at her in confusion.

Evidently, Qin Jianghe had forgotten to tell her that she needed to cultivate the Hundred Beasts Spirit Speech to communicate with them. So Gu Yuxiao felt quite embarrassed speaking to a chicken for the first time, only for the chicken to ignore her.

So she had to continue awkwardly:

"Well then, Senior Little Luan, I'll go inside first. You rest."

After speaking, seeing that the wild pheasant still had no reaction, Gu Yuxiao gave an awkward smile and walked inside.

Looking at the sect under the evening glow, Gu Yuxiao only felt a sense of unreality.

Previously, while she was at the escort agency, she had listened to Qin Jianghe and the various sect members who visited from time to time, but she had never truly been here to see it for herself.

But right now, looking at the sect's main hall bathed in the setting sun, the various buildings in the distance, and the terraced fields afar.

She finally felt that the anticipation accumulated in her heart had firmly settled into reality at this moment.

Liu Yunan received the report from Little Luan and knew that Gu Yuxiao had successfully passed the Path of Asking the Heart, so he walked out of the Affairs Hall to welcome her.

He saw her staring blankly at the scenery within the sect.

So he walked up and said:

"Yuxiao, here, this is our sect's newly issued uniform."

He handed her the freshly made sect uniform.

Gu Yuxiao quickly reached out to take it.

Then Liu Yunan led her toward the Returning Garden Mountain Residence:

"I'll take you to settle into your living quarters first, then we'll have a welcome meal for you, and after that, I'll show you around the sect."

Gu Yuxiao happily followed behind him toward the legendary Returning Garden Mountain Residence.

There were now a few more empty rooms here, almost filling up the entire small hilltop.

They were all built by everyone during their spare time.

They were built specifically for those disciples far away at the escort agency who had not temporarily returned to the sect.

Just in case they came one day and had nowhere to stay.

Looking at the small houses in front of her, as well as the various not-so-magnificent buildings in the sect, Gu Yuxiao did not find them shabby at all; instead, she felt a sense of awe.

Because Qin Jianghe had told her that their sect had been established for less than a year and didn't have many people, yet it had already reached such a scale.

Although Gu Yuxiao did not know what a true immortal cultivation sect looked like, it did not stop her from marveling at it through the eyes of someone who had been a mortal for a dozen years.