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

The two of them walked ahead, while Jiang Nan followed silently behind. On the way back, Jiang Ning comforted Ye Lan, saying, "This time, the drug they used caught us off guard, which is why we were affected. We'll just be more careful next time."

He didn't blame Ye Lan at all; he just felt a little sorry for Ye Lan being teased like that.

Ye Lan gave a soft "hmm," realizing he hadn't been careful enough. He decided that next time he went to a place like this, he would definitely set up a barrier in front of him.

It was cold, and Jiang Ning's hand felt warm to hold. Perhaps it was because he had both fire and wood spiritual roots, but Ye Lan always felt that Jiang Ning was warmer than herself, so she liked to be close to him.

Halfway there, Ye Lan remembered the purpose of coming to the Tibetan Incense Temple and asked Jiang Ning, "Does Fu Niang have any news about Sang Yu?"

“Yes, she said she would come to Zangxiang Courtyard with a reward three days later.” Jiang Ning said, mentioning what Fu Niang had said today: “She must know my uncle, so after promising to help us find Sang Yu, she also told me that you were in trouble.”

Mentioning the Jiang family piqued Jiang Nan's curiosity, and he asked, "Uncle Jiang Mian?"

Jiang Ning: "Yes."

Jiang Nan asked in confusion, "How come he has friends in such a faraway place as Beizhou?"

"So now you also have friends from the Northern Continent, don't you?" Jiang Ning was referring to Su Ye.

Jiang Nan had nothing to say then.

As soon as they returned to the inn, Su Bo and the others crowded around to ask how things had gone. Jiang Ning only told them that Sang Yu had agreed to see them, without explaining what had happened.

Jiang Nan also kept her mouth tightly shut, saying nothing and remaining unusually quiet and obedient.

Because they couldn't go find Sang Yu for three days, Ye Lan and the others were afraid of another accident, so they stayed quietly at the inn to cultivate.

During the days they were searching for the person, they had explored the outside world extensively and had no interest in going out anymore. Even the food that Xiaobai wanted, Ye Lan had the inn staff buy and deliver it to her.

As long as it's well-fed, Xiaobai has a good temper. When Ye Lan is meditating and cultivating, it sleeps by itself. When divine beasts sleep, they automatically absorb spiritual energy. When Jiang Ning comes to find Ye Lan, it runs into the space by itself so as not to disturb their conversation.

On the third day, the day they had agreed to meet Fu Niang, Jiang Ning and his group arrived at the Cangxiang Courtyard with their reward. This time, all of them went inside, leaving the mercenary group outside.

Su Ye and her two companions, who had never been to the Zangxiang Courtyard before, looked around curiously. At that moment, there were also dancers dancing inside the Zangxiang Courtyard, but they were not Wanwan and her group.

Nangong Yue's eyes widened when she saw the scantily clad dancer, while Su Bo and Su Ye's reactions were relatively calm.

They weren't unsurprised, but they were too embarrassed to show it on their faces like Nangong Yue, especially Su Bo, whose crush was still there, so he only glanced at the dancer before looking away.

As soon as Jiang Ning entered the Tibetan Incense Courtyard, someone informed Fu Niang. Soon after, someone led him to the backyard. Since the backyard was their residence, it was impossible for so many people to follow. Therefore, Jiang Ning could only take Ye Lan inside, while the others had to wait outside.

When Jiang Ning was led to the backyard to find Sang Yu, he guessed that his relationship with Fu Niang must be somewhat unusual.

When they arrived at the entrance of the hall, they saw Fu Niang and a rugged-looking man sitting inside. The man was sitting in a chair, wiping his broadsword with a white cloth. They guessed that this was Sang Yu, because he was like the legend, with two broken swords at his waist.

Despite the large knife he wields, these two broken swords are his most important weapons, and countless people have lost their lives to them.

Fu Niang gestured for the two of them to sit down, and Die'er poured them tea.

Sang Yu rolled up his sleeves, revealing his muscular arms. Looking at him, Ye Lan really felt that he had the air of a mafia boss collecting protection money.

"So it was you two who came to see me? Tell me, what do you want me to do?" Sang Yu didn't stop wiping her knife and went straight to the point, asking them what they wanted to do.

Since he was so straightforward, the two of them didn't mince words and said directly, "We would like to ask Senior Sang Yu to accompany us to Iceland. If we encounter any danger on the way, Senior will ensure our safety."

Sang Yu then stopped what she was doing: "Oh? What are you going to Iceland for?"

Jiang Ning: "I'm looking for something."

Because he was asked to do something in Jiang Ning's name, Jiang Ning was the one who communicated with him the whole time. Ye Lan sat there quietly without saying a word, and Fu Niang also quietly slid the prayer beads in her hand.

Sang Yu asked Jiang Ning, "How long will it take you to get to Iceland?"

Sang Yu doesn't just consider the difficulty of a task; he also considers the time it takes. The longer it takes, the higher the fee will be.

"Half a year."

"Iceland is quite dangerous, and six months is enough time for me to do several things. How much compensation have you prepared?"

Jiang Ning stated the price they had previously prepared: "Thirty thousand high-grade spirit stones."

Upon hearing the number, Sang Yu glanced at Fu Niang, but she didn't look at him, so he continued wiping his knife. "In terms of the difficulty of this mission, 30,000 high-grade spirit stones are a bit short, but for Fu Niang's sake, I'll give you a discount. When would you like to set off?"

Jiang Ning: "Of course, the sooner the better. I wonder how you plan to schedule your time, senior."

"The day after tomorrow, I guess. I'm going on a long trip, and I have some things to take care of these next few days. I'll come find you as soon as I'm done."

"Thank you, senior. This is part of the payment."

As Jiang Ning spoke, he took out a storage bag containing 15,000 high-grade spirit stones from his spatial storage and sent it to Sang Yu using his spiritual power.

They had already learned beforehand that when they asked Sang Yu for a favor, they could pay half the fee upfront and the other half upon completion of the task, so they wouldn't worry about him running away with their money. Of course, people didn't choose him because of these terms, but because he always completed every task he took on exceptionally well.

Moreover, the higher a person's cultivation level, the more important their promises are, because breaking a promise can easily lead to being influenced by inner demons during cultivation, thus ruining their cultivation.

Seeing that Sang Yu reached out and took it, the matter was considered settled. Jiang Ning and Ye Lan stood up and bowed to Fu Niang and the others, saying, "Then we will take our leave."

Die'er saw them off again. When the two returned to the building in front of the Tibetan Incense Courtyard, Nangong Yue was watching people dance with great interest. The other three wanted to watch but were too embarrassed to, and it was hard to tell whether they were genuinely serious or just pretending.