After transmigrating, I made a name for myself through my culinary skills.

After leaving the Tibetan Incense Academy, the Su family's mercenary group found them another inn. This inn was not too far from the city center, so it was quite large and could accommodate so many of them.

When they found the inn, it was already late, and there weren't many new guests booking rooms. The innkeeper was sitting at the front desk doing accounts. As soon as he saw Ye Lan and the others come in, he put down his abacus and greeted them warmly.

The mercenary group leader was helping them choose rooms, and Ye Lan and the others obediently followed behind.

Su Ye touched his arm, and felt a chill run down his spine as he thought about what had just happened: "This Beigong City is adjacent to Wuya City, and this is the first time I've known that the local customs here are so open."

"Yes, Beigong City is too scary. Those women are not afraid of people at all."

As Su Bo spoke, his brows furrowed. They had been in seclusion at the Green Mountain Sect, where cultivators were expected to be pure of heart and free from desires, and they had never seen anything like this before.

The Su family mercenary group consisted of tall and strong cultivators, and they were not intimidated by the women at all. They even dared to harass them. Since the men couldn't hit women for no reason, they could only run away. Of course, if they hadn't run fast, they would have been dragged into the Hidden Fragrance Courtyard by now.

One of the mercenaries who was near them chuckled and explained, "Young Master, you may not know this, but the most popular business in Beigong City is this Tibetan Incense Brothel. It is backed by the Palace Master of Beigong. The madam inside has already reached the Nascent Soul stage. Even if a customer gets angry after being pulled in, no one dares to lay a hand on these girls, so they are not afraid of strangers."

What man would get angry at these beautiful women? At most, he'd feel embarrassed like they do and run away.

Besides, they are selective about who they invite in. They wouldn't invite a female friend in if she was with them. It was just too dark for them to see that Nangong Yue was a woman disguised as a man.

Another mercenary chimed in, saying he'd been inside before: "This Tibetan incense brothel isn't just for women; there are men too, but more women than men. Usually, it's the women soliciting customers."

Su Bo frowned even more deeply: "How can Bei Gong be so improper? He's involved with both men and women."

Nangong Yue reminded them from the side, "Keep your voice down, we're still on someone else's turf."

Su Ye gestured for her to shut up and didn't say anything more.

After hearing this, Ye Lan sighed inwardly: In any world, the entertainment industry requires a powerful background to get started.

The mercenary who had been inside the Tibetan Incense Brothel explained, "It's not as sordid as you think. Most of the people in the Tibetan Incense Brothel sell their art, not their bodies. If we wanted them to sell themselves, we might not even be able to afford the fees."

The most famous people in the Tibetan incense temple are the dancers. He had gone in to watch them dance before. The dancers were soft and silky, but their movements were very powerful and had a special kind of beauty.

At this moment, the mercenary group leader had also booked the rooms: "Third Young Master, each of you will have a top-class room."

Su Bo asked, "And what about you?"

The tour leader replied, "We can just share a room with two people. The innkeeper will show us the way now."

Ye Lan and the others thanked them in unison, saying, "Thank you for your trouble."

"This is my duty."

Su Bo and the others didn't say anything more and returned to their own rooms to make plans for tomorrow.

Having just entered someone else's territory, Ye Lan didn't dare to fall into a deep sleep. He let Xiao Bai lie down on the bed to sleep, while he took off his shoes and sat on the bed to meditate and cultivate.

Ye Lan found it particularly easy to meditate and absorb spiritual energy here. Although the temperature in Beigong City was cold, there was plenty of spiritual energy, which explained why the Palace Master of Beigong chose to settle here.

The next day, as soon as it was light, Ye Lan opened his eyes. Cultivation was more effective at clearing his mind than sleeping. He stood up, stretched, and loosened his muscles before going out to find Jiang Ning and the others.

This time, with the addition of the mercenary group, the number of people was quite large, so they planned to split into three groups to find Sang Yu. Sang Yu's whereabouts were uncertain, and no one knew when she went out to take on missions or help others. If they wanted Sang Yu to go to Iceland with them, they had to find out where she was first.

Because Jiang Ning and Ye Lan had higher cultivation levels, they split into two small teams. Ye Lan was with Su Bo and Nangong Yue, while Jiang Ning was with Jiang Nan and Su Ye. Each of them led two mercenaries, and the others formed their own small teams.

Once outside the inn, they didn't wander around like headless flies. Although no one knew where Sang Yu lived, people did know the places he usually frequented. Otherwise, where would anyone go to ask him for help?

So Ye Lan and the others took the information that the Su family had helped them gather and planned to search these places first. Even if they couldn't find her, they could leave a message there so that the people there could notify them when Sang Yu appeared.

Ye Lan and Su Bo walked down the street. The little red fox was held in Su Bo and Nangong Yue's arms, while the big red fox followed behind them. Its body had shrunk, but its fiery red color was still very eye-catching.

"Mommy, look how beautiful this fox's tail is!"

A mischievous little boy tried to grab the fox's tail, but his mother pulled him away, saying, "Don't touch it. You'll get hurt and then you'll cry again."

The red fox tucked its tail down, afraid that some careless child might pull it off; it looked rather pitiful.

Ye Lan, observing its little actions, said, "How about we let it go inside the space for a while?"

Su Bo shook his head: "It doesn't feel so comfortable in my space."

Not everyone's space is like Ye Lan's, allowing spiritual plants and beasts to continue growing. The space that Su Bo and the others bought wasn't cheap either, but it could only be used to store things and maintain their original appearance.

"Let it be, it's safe here," Su Bo said. The Su family's mercenary group was quite famous in the Northern Continent, and Su Bo didn't believe that anyone would be so blind as to cause them trouble here.

Ye Lan didn't continue.

There's a saying, "Don't speak too definitively," and right there in the roadside restaurant, someone had their eye on them.

The private room on the second floor of the restaurant faced the street. Inside the room, a man kept staring at Ye Lan and her group. The red fox had obviously caught his attention as well.

The man clicked his tongue and said to the woman beside him, "These people, aren't they the ones who robbed our Red Fox before? Have someone go and find out what they're doing here in Beigong City."

The woman nodded in acceptance: "Yes!"

So while Ye Lan and the others were inquiring about Sang Yu, there were also people inquiring about them, and they were doing so much faster than they were.

The person who inquired about Ye Lan and his group was the same man who had been at the entrance of the Sanshengxuan Pavilion earlier, and also the VIP guest in the private room who had bid against them in the end. After Ye Lan won the Red Fox, he was waiting for these people to embarrass themselves by not having enough spirit stones so that he could win the Red Fox in the second auction.

He waited at Sanshengxuan for a whole day but didn't receive any news from Ye Lan and the others. He felt that Ye Lan had tricked him and was holding a grudge.

This man was none other than the young master of the Northern Palace, named Beigong Lingtian. Beigong Lingtian was usually arrogant, and his father was the city lord of Beigong City. He could do whatever he wanted in Beigong City. In order to prevent him from causing trouble, his father arranged for his disciple Leng Ningshuang to follow his youngest son, hoping that he would not go astray.

Leng Ningshuang is older than Beigong Lingtian. Her personality is as cold as her name. She doesn't like to chat with Beigong Lingtian. She only follows his orders and does what he says. When he makes a mistake, Leng Ningshuang is responsible for correcting him.

Leng Ningshuang has always been loyal to the Palace Master of Beigong and is his first disciple. The Palace Master values ​​her highly. If nothing unexpected happens, she will be able to take up the position of Elder of Beigong when her cultivation reaches a certain level. Therefore, Beigong Lingtian sometimes has no choice but to listen to her.

However, Leng Ning Shuang didn't think it was wrong for the young palace master to inquire about other people's information, so she asked Bei Gong's subordinates to collect the information.

Their spies are everywhere in Beigong City. While Ye Lan and the others were busy looking for Sang Yu, Beigong's subordinates arrived with news of Ye Lan and the others. After listening to the subordinates' report, Leng Ningshuang nodded and told the subordinates to go back first. She would go to find Beigong Lingtian herself.

At this moment, Bei Gong Lingtian was sitting on a celestial palace in Bei Gong City, eating melon seeds with his legs crossed. His master had recently gone into seclusion and was not paying attention to him, so he had no interest in cultivating.

Leng Ning Shuang said to Bei Gong Ling Tian expressionlessly, "I have found out about them. Among these people, two of them are with a red fox. One of the boys is named Su Bo, from the Su family in Wuya City, and the other girl is named Nan Gong Yue. They were in the Southern Continent before, and only recently appeared in Wuya City."

"So you mean they're the ones who tried to steal the Red Fox from us?" Bei Gong Lingtian stopped eating sunflower seeds and started thinking.

Leng Ning Shuang continued her report: "This time they came in a total of sixteen people. One of them is Su Ye, the other ten are Su family mercenaries, and the rest are people who have only recently appeared in Wuya City. They are said to have come by boat. The timing and the number of people match up with the auction."

Bei Gong Lingtian sneered, "They actually dared to come to my territory, then watch how I torment them to death."

"Young Palace Master, the Su family's influence in the Northern Continent is no less than that of the Northern Palace City," Leng Ning Shuang coldly reminded her.

She was able to find out that Nangong Yue was a woman disguised as a man, so how could she not find out that the Su family's mercenary group was also paying attention to Beigong's actions?

If they were to attack the Su family now, the mercenary group could easily call in reinforcements from Wuya City to retaliate. It's not worth it for these two neighboring cities to fight over such a trivial matter. The Palace Master also doesn't want to see such a scene. Ever since that escape, the people of Beigong have never wanted to see war again.

Here we go again. Every time, this person advises him not to cause trouble, to which he retorts, "Then what do you suggest? Am I just supposed to suffer for nothing?"

Leng Ningshuang didn't want to talk. Their young master hadn't paid any money. Su Bo and the others were doing legitimate business. Why should he lose out?

"Hmph, I have ways to deal with them even if I don't lift a finger." Bei Gong Lingtian snorted, showing that he hadn't ignored Leng Ning Shuang's warning.

His desire for revenge turned into a desire to cause trouble for them.

In the following days, Ye Lan and the others received news that Sang Yu had appeared in a certain place in Beigong City. However, every time they rushed there, they came up empty-handed and did not see Sang Yu. It was as if Sang Yu was playing hide-and-seek with them, leading them there and then hiding again.

On the third day, Ye Lan and the others came to their senses and gathered together to discuss the situation. Ye Lan said, "Continuing like this isn't a solution. I have a feeling that someone is deliberately spreading rumors to confuse the public."

Jiang Ning agreed with him: "I have the same feeling. Every time, it's as if someone deliberately lets us know where Sang Yu is, and these places all have one thing in common: they are particularly hard to find."

They spent a lot of time these past few days, frequently traveling from the east to the west of the city, and from the south to the north, but they only heard where Sang Yu was and never actually saw him.

Su Bo nodded: "Yes, this time, someone said he appeared at the Tibetan Incense Temple."

This was the only time I was closest to them.

Nangong Yue didn't understand and asked, "What do you think he could do at a place like the Cangxiangyuan, a place of pleasure and debauchery?"

The others exchanged glances. Sang Yu was a man, so it wasn't impossible for him to go there. Perhaps it was because Nangong Yue was a woman that they found it strange.

In the midst of this eerie silence, Nangong Yue finally understood their thought process. Her face flushed with anger, and she said, "That's not what I meant. I just think that since he works so hard to earn high-grade spirit stones, he shouldn't be going to such a high-end, frivolous place."

"Oh, oh." Ye Lan and the others said "oh" twice guiltily, realizing they had misunderstood.

Su Bo stroked his chin: "What's the point? Why don't we just go and take a look? It's not far anyway."

Jiang Nan: "Then who will go?"

They looked at each other, unable to make a decision for the time being.

Su Ye: "Don't look at me, I'm not an adult yet."

Jiang Nan glanced at Ye Lan, then at Jiang Ning: "Are you two going together?"

Ye Lan didn't reply immediately. He was the one who wanted to find Sang Yu, so theoretically he should take the lead. Thinking about it, he agreed: "Okay, I'll go then."

Nangong Yue cautioned, "Sigh, what if this is fake again?"

She still couldn't believe that Sang Yu was the kind of person who craved pleasure, after all, the mission he took on was indeed very dangerous.

Su Bo agreed with her: "That's true, what if this is another piece of information deliberately leaked by someone else?"

Jiang Ning: "Then tell me, what is this person's purpose in constantly interfering with our search for Sang Yu?"

Ye Lan: "An enemy, I suppose."

Nangong Yue: "Ah, we just arrived and we've already made enemies?"

Jiang Nan's mind raced: "Could it be an enemy of your Su family?"

"this......."

Su Ye and Su Bo were also unsure.

It has to be said that Jiang Nan did guess a little bit of the truth at this point. Since the little red fox was in the hands of Su Bo and Nangong Yue, Shangguan Lingtian assumed that Su Bo was the one bidding against him.

Su Bo said to Ye Lan, "Then I'll go in with you. If anything seems wrong, run away quickly."

Ye Lan shook her head: "Forget it. If it's targeting your Su family, going there now would just be asking for trouble."

Jiang Ning said, "I'll go with Ye Lan."

Jiang Nan also raised her hand: "I'll go too, but I'm not from the Su family."

"Okay, then it's settled."

These people happily decided to take the risk and look for news of Sang Yu. If they couldn't find him, they would have to wait for him to come to them.