The Manager

After gathering everyone together, Lin Xiao distributed the sect's new uniforms to them.

After receiving their new clothes, everyone eagerly went back inside to try them on, and then came out to chat and laugh with each other.

The mountain was bustling with activity, and the Xiushui Village at the foot of the mountain was also bustling with activity.

People are needed in the fields, and several construction sites are also in full swing.

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

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

There wasn't much space left in the center of the village; the surrounding area was mostly small hills and woods. But with the Lingxian Sect around, clearing a piece of land wasn't difficult.

And so, space was made up in the heart of the village where there was no room left for the small restaurant and inn.

The building was constructed according to Lin Xiao's requirements.

The villagers found it quite remarkable to see these two buildings rise up in the middle of the village.

Even regular visitors find it interesting.

On the day it was completed, a large number of villagers and tourists came to watch.

At this moment, everyone saw a girl who looked very capable, around ten years old, come out, cup her hands in greeting, and smile as she said:

"Lingxian Inn and Lingxian Restaurant will open in fifteen days. We hope everyone will come and support us!"

Liu Yunan stood beside her and said roughly the same thing to everyone.

This girl was Gu Yuxiao, whom Qin Jianghe had sent back from Songyang County.

Because Lin Xiao had previously written to him saying that he needed a manager who could read and write and do arithmetic, since the number of people in the sect who could read and write and do arithmetic could be counted on one hand.

However, they all had other matters to attend to and it was inconvenient for them to stay and oversee the businesses at the foot of the mountain every day.

So Lin Xiao thought about it and told Qin Jianghe about it, to see if he had any suitable candidates.

Unexpectedly, he sent Gu Yuxiao back so soon.

Gu Yuxiao just arrived today.

Before she arrived, Qin Jianghe had written to explain the situation, so Liu Yunan came down to meet her.

Unexpectedly, when she passed by, she saw that the inn and restaurant had just been completed. Without even unpacking her luggage or settling into her accommodation, she went straight to take charge in front of the two new buildings.

After the news of the opening was spread, she followed Liu Yunan to the entrance of Heart-Questioning Road with her small Storage Bag.

Although this wasn't her first time visiting Xiushui Village.

But this was his first time returning to the sect.

Now, she has finally seen the legendary Heart-Questioning Road into the Heart of the sect.

Seeing this mountain path so beautiful it seemed unreal, Gu Yuxiao felt a surge of anticipation for the sect that lay along it.

She turned to Liu Yunan with great interest and asked:

"Uncle-Master, can I just walk in?"

Because Qin Jianghe was her master, Qin Jianghe had given her a general overview of the relationships within the sect before she arrived. So when Liu Yunan introduced herself, Gu Yuxiao started calling her "Uncle-Master," which made Liu Yunan, who was experiencing a change in seniority for the first time, quite embarrassed.

But he did not reject the title.

Liu Yunan nodded happily and said:

"Yes, just walk in. Relax, stay focused, it's very simple."

With Martial Uncle Liu's approval, Gu Yuxiao confidently stepped inside.

He stopped after taking only a couple of steps and his eyes became glazed over.

Because the Heart-Questioning Road has become more difficult, Gu Yuxiao a longer time on it this time.

As evening approached, she awoke from the Heart-Questioning Road, looked up at the sky in a daze, and then belatedly realized that she had not been pushed out by the Heart-Questioning Road.

According to what her master had told her before, had she passed the test of the Heart-Questioning Road?

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

So she excitedly ran up the mountain path.

Because Liu Yunan matters, he went up the mountain to handle his affairs after seeing Gu Yuxiao begin the assessment, only instructing Xiaoluan to wait here.

At this moment, Xiaoluan was nestled by the mountain path, and then watched as Gu Yuxiao rushed up the mountain without noticing her at all.

Xiaoluan sighed and shook her little head.

Looks like I'm not big enough; these humans can't even see me.

When Gu Yuxiao arrived halfway up the mountain, he was immediately drawn to the ancient-looking peach tree at the entrance of the mountain path.

"This must be the Ten-Li Peach Blossom Tree my master often spoke of," she wondered.

Then, turning her head, she saw a wild pheasant staring at her curiously from a thatched hut not far away.

So Gu Yuxiao greeted him with a smile:

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

However, because she had not learned to use the "Hundred Beasts Spirit Speech," Big Peach, who had just woken up from her nap in the thatched hut, could not understand her words.

He just tilted his chicken head, looking at her with a blank expression.

It was obvious that Qin Jianghe had forgotten to tell her that she needed to learn the "Hundred Beasts Spirit Speech" to communicate with them, so Gu Yuxiao was quite embarrassed when she spoke to a chicken for the first time and the chicken ignored her.

So she could only awkwardly continue:

"Well then, Senior Xiaoluan, I'll go inside first. You can rest here."

After saying that, seeing that the pheasant still didn't react, Gu Yuxiao gave an awkward laugh and walked inside.

Looking at the sect under the sunset, Gu Yuxiao felt a sense of unreality.

She had been staying at the escort agency, listening to Qin Jianghe and the people from the sect who visited from time to time, but she had never actually come to see them.

Right now, looking at the sect's main hall under the setting sun, as well as the various buildings in the distance and the terraced fields in the distance.

She felt that the expectations that had been building up in her heart had finally come true at this moment.

Liu Yunan received a message from Xiaoluan, informing him that Gu Yuxiao had successfully passed the Heart-Questioning Road, and came out of the Affairs Hall to greet her.

I saw her staring blankly at the scenery inside the sect.

So he went up and said:

"Yuxiao, here, this is the new uniform issued to our sect."

He handed her the sect uniform that had just been made.

Gu Yuxiao quickly reached out and took it.

Then Liu Yunan led her towards Returning to the Garden Mountain Dwelling:

"Let me take you to your lodgings first, then I'll treat you to a welcome meal, and then I'll show you around the sect."

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

Now there are even more empty rooms here, almost filling the entire hilltop.

They were all built during people's leisure time on weekdays.

It was built for these disciples who are far away at the escort agency and haven't returned to their sect yet.

In case they come and have nowhere to stay.

Looking at the small house in front of him, and the various not-so-grand buildings in the sect, Gu Yuxiao didn't feel it was shabby at all; on the contrary, he was amazed.

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

Although Gu Yuxiao didn't know what real cultivation sects were like, that didn't stop her from exclaiming in amazement from the perspective of a mortal who had only lived for a decade or so.