The hall was quiet and solemn, made all the more eerie by the shrines and altars arranged throughout.
Grandpa Tao reverently lit three sticks of incense and bowed, speaking softly, as though reporting to an elder in his family.
"Lord Bai the Fourteenth, we're here."
Lu Bai stood off to the side, waiting in silence.
They didn't have to wait long. A figure gradually appeared in the painting, like ink spreading across paper, until it became clear. It was none other than Lord Bai the Fourteenth.
With a light step, he leaped out and sat cross-legged on the shrine, nearly making it seem as if he were about to crush it.
Lord Bai the Fourteenth looked Lu Bai up and down, growing more pleased with every glance. "You two youngsters sure kept me waiting."
Hearing this, Grandpa Tao was about to explain, but Lord Bai the Fourteenth waved him off. "Xiaogui, go on ahead. Let me have a chat with Xiaobai."
How could Grandpa Tao dare argue after being told that? He nodded. "Then I'll wait outside."
Lord Bai the Fourteenth must have been truly impatient. Before Grandpa Tao had even left the hall, he eagerly beckoned to Lu Bai. "Xiaobai, I figure you've guessed what I have in mind. What do you say? Will you be my Incense Officer?"
After taking a closer look, he was certain Lu Bai had exceptional talent. He was practically born to be an incense bearer. This was what he was meant to do.
After all, the more capable an incense bearer was, the more incense the immortal could receive.
Naturally, the immortals under the Four Great Sects all hoped to find a good Incense Officer.
The problem was that an Incense Officer had to be a good fit, and talented people were hard