Chapter 1687 - 1687:
At the foot of Nachu Temple, it is indeed a bustling commercial district.
There are streets of night market snacks, bath centers, KTVs, hotels, tea houses, and gambling houses -- all sorts of places.
On the mountain, it's a pure land for Buddhists.
At the foot of the mountain, it's a place for mortal world's desires.
This combination doesn't conflict at all, with no contradiction. Because Buddha is Buddha, a spiritual anchor, and transcendence of the great path; whereas mortals have earthly bodies, needing life and survival.
If the Buddhist grounds allow their mortal followers at the foot of the mountain to have a way to make a living, why wouldn't they be glad?
And the industries at the foot of the mountain, they have their own order, with patrols and control by private soldiers of the warlords, everything is fine.
The industries can generate profits for mortals, allowing them to survive, and naturally can also provide military expenses and personal fortune for the warlords. There is much more to this.
Liu Zhizhong chose to wait for Wen Bao in such a place for his own reasons. Because this place is both peaceful and safe, not likely to attract attention.
After getting off the car, unlike what the driver expected, he didn't head to the temple to worship Buddha, but walked less than two hundred meters along the avenue leading to Nachu Temple, and entered a grand hotel called Ruyi.
Ruyi Hotel, in the Nachu Temple business circle, is the most luxurious hotel, bar none.
As with other places, as long as you have money, no questions are asked about your identity, everyone is allowed to stay.
On the land of Vallebang, every grand hotel, the luxurious kind, has the shadow of warlords, so no one can really mess around inside the grand hotels.
In the hotel, as long as you spend money, you can get a lot of services you want. All your money is fueling the warlords, creating profit, and that's enough.
In front of money, many things are powerless.
But when warlords and strong power appear, money becomes powerless.
Liu Zhizhong stepped into Ruyi Hotel, spent 200M Coin, and got a nice luxury single room.
Opening the window, he could see the golden roof of the Nachu Temple's resplendent main hall, shining brightly in the night.
At this moment, the sound of evening prayer chanting still resonates expansively, echoing in all directions. The sound of the bell occasionally rings, even more magnificently resonating between heaven and earth.
Liu Zhizhong stood by the window, gazing at the temple in the distance, and observing the prosperous business circle nearby, feeling quite emotional.
He tidied up a bit, changed into the hotel's provided pajamas, relieved much of his fatigue, feeling much more relaxed.
At this moment, Nachu Temple became quiet. The mortal business circle at the foot of the mountain began its night's overture, with the sounds of revelry and dreams gently wafting.
Liu Zhizhong was just about to make himself a cup of coffee, but then he faintly heard the sounds of intense gunfire from afar.
He was taken aback, huh?
Are there warlords fighting in the distant mountains again?
This is Vallebang, where wars are common, and the sound of gunfire is common.
People who have been here long, they're mostly accustomed to it by now.
On the balcony of the neighboring room, two other guests were having night tea, chatting, also talking about the sounds of gunfire, it was quite normal.
One of them even mentioned that maybe two warlords in the north were fighting over a mine? It was said that they had fought several battles over this mine before.
Liu Zhizhong just listened, focused on his own tasks first.
He opened the computer in his room, logged into a newly registered email, and saw Wen Bao's reply directly:
"Received! Fortunately! I will be at Ruyi Hotel in person in three days!"
Three days later, which means tomorrow…