Transmigrated into a book? A vicious female supporting character? A senior sister? Tsk tsk!

"Consider these spirit stones my reward to you. That shouldn't be against the rules, right?"

Upon hearing Tang Xinyan's words, Yang Lin quickly thanked her profusely and accepted the spirit stones. After all, this kind of reward was not uncommon within the sect.

Sometimes, when the peak master or his disciples are in a good mood, they will casually give some gifts to the disciples who are assigned tasks.

Tang Xinyan then handed one to each of the several handyman disciples. This time, the handyman disciples were all astonished and hurriedly thanked her excitedly.

They had assumed that the two in Yang Lin's hand were the entire reward, but they hadn't expected that they would also receive a separate share.

After Yang Lin and his group left Yunxue Peak, a menial disciple touched the spirit stones in his storage bag and said with great emotion:

"This Uncle Tang is really generous. He gave a mid-grade spirit stone for just setting up a small kitchen."

Hearing his sentiments, the disciple beside him couldn't help but echo:

“Who says otherwise? We only earn 10 low-grade spirit stones a month. This trip is almost equivalent to our annual income.”

The handyman disciple walking ahead, hearing their conversation, turned around and said with a grin:

"That's right, the key is that he's not arrogant at all. He speaks to us menial disciples very politely, unlike some personal disciples."

"Taking advantage of their position was part of our mission, and not getting a reward wasn't a big deal, but their arrogant and disdainful attitude was just unacceptable."

The handyman disciple next to him, who had clearly encountered the same situation, also remarked with considerable emotion:

"There's nothing we can do. They have such good aptitude and high status. If we were in the mortal realm, we'd be the envy of everyone, but in this cultivation world... sigh..."

These words instantly dampened the previously cheerful atmosphere, and the group couldn't help but recall the time when their spiritual roots were tested.

They were so excited and proud to learn that they had spiritual roots. Even though they knew that with this talent they could not become the core of the sect, they were still full of expectations.

However, reality slapped them hard several times. Now, they have long since lost their edge and their original ambitions.

I only hope to live peacefully, strive to accumulate more resources, improve my cultivation level as much as possible, and live a few more years...

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Meanwhile, in Tang Xinyan's courtyard, given the limited capacity of her stove, Tang Xinyan, the "Cuckoo Beast," didn't plan to cook too much; she just wanted to try something new, focusing mainly on roasting.

Speaking of barbecue, Tang Xinyan feels that what you're really eating isn't the meat at the end, but the process of everyone preparing and grilling together.

When everyone is together, getting hands-on and chatting and laughing, they feel a sense of participation and build relationships—isn't that wonderful?

As for why she didn't notify everyone to come in advance, it's because she knew that, given the character of her senior brothers, they would definitely come to help.

Sure enough, she was right; everyone was there, hehe.

After all the beasts were processed, Tang Xinyan took several large basins, cleaned the jumping beasts thoroughly, took out half of them, and marinated them with her homemade barbecue sauce.

This time, Tang Xinyan plans to make two flavors of roasted meat: one with cumin and one with a slightly sweet and spicy flavor.

As for the Gugu Beast, she planned to make half into spicy Gugu cubes and half into braised Gugu Beasts, but actually she preferred to make spicy Gugu Beasts.

However, it seems that chili peppers do not exist in this world; at least, she has never seen them in the original owner's memories or in the original book.

Since it was her senior brothers' first time trying this, she figured it was safer to have another option. After all, she felt that someone like her eldest senior brother, who was naturally aloof,

They prefer milder flavors. For example, the second senior brother probably prefers milder flavors, but he's not picky. As for the third and fourth senior brothers, they probably prefer stronger flavors.

After marinating the jumping beast, Tang Xinyan took out a lot of firewood and asked Yun Xingnan and the other three to help dig a long ditch in the yard.

Once firewood is lit inside, several can be roasted on a skewer. Actually, Tang Xinyan had considered cutting the jumping beast into pieces.

She used stainless steel skewers to grill them, but firstly, she couldn't explain the stainless steel, and secondly, it was really troublesome.

Following Tang Xinyan's instructions, the four of them lit a fire and then placed the unmarinated jumping beasts above the fire pit.

A strange smell wafted from the small kitchen. It was quite pungent at first, but after getting used to it, it smelled very good.

Ji Zeyang couldn't help but sneeze twice, and looked curiously at the small kitchen:

"Junior Sister, what are you doing? I've never smelled this before."

Gu Moxu suppressed the urge to sneeze, unusually refraining from arguing with Ji Zeyang, and said, "I'll go in and take a look," before dashing into the small kitchen.

The aroma from the kitchen was even stronger, a pungent and fragrant scent that assaulted his nostrils. Gu Moxu rubbed his nose and looked curiously into the pot, asking:

"Junior sister, what is this red stuff? It tastes really unique."

Tang Xinyan continued working with her hands while explaining using a prepared explanation:

"I don't know what it's called. I found this plant by chance when I went to Yingu Forest. I thought it had a very unique taste, so I picked some."

I planted them in the space you gave me, and later, while grilling meat, I suddenly had the idea to add some. The taste was surprisingly delicious, so this time I wanted to try other ways of cooking them.

Gu Moxu had no doubts; after all, there are countless plants in the world, and even the most knowledgeable person couldn't possibly recognize them all.

I admire my junior sister's boldness; she dares to try things she doesn't even know. But considering that her master is with her, it doesn't seem so strange.

Thinking about the barbecue outside, Tang Xinyan asked Gu Moxu to help her flip the pan. She quickly went into the yard, took out olive oil and a brush from her spatial storage, and...

After demonstrating to Yun Xingnan and the other two how to brush oil and the techniques involved, she hurriedly returned to the kitchen to continue her stewing meat project.

Midway through, they brought chili powder and cumin to the three people outside again. By the time both bowls of Gugu Beasts were on the table, the Jumping Beasts outside were also more than half roasted.

Tang Xinyan took out four plates and put one plate of spicy Gugu Beast and one plate of braised Gugu Beast. She also took some of the two flavors of roasted Jumping Beast and put them on separate plates.

After packing it into a food box, Tang Xinyan added a bowl of cooked spirit rice inside. She then stored the food box in her spatial storage and said to her senior brothers:

"Senior brothers, you continue grilling. I'll go and take the food to Master and be right back."

All the senior brothers: "Okay."

The snow and ice on the mountaintop were much thicker than at the foot of the mountain, and there were quite a few plants on the summit, all covered with frost.

Right in the middle of the summit sat a small wooden cabin, its roof also covered with a thick layer of snow, a world of silver and white.

The scene was somewhat otherworldly, reminding Tang Xinyan, who was visiting for the first time, of a movie she had seen in her past life.