Qingtan stopped the carriage thirty meters away from Qinglong Escort Agency.

"I am Su Wu from the Azure Dragon Escort Agency. May I ask which sect you belong to and why you have been following us?"

Just as Shen Danru had called Qingtan into the carriage to rest, she heard someone shouting outside. She lifted the curtain and looked out, only to see a tall and burly bodyguard standing in front of the carriage carrying a large sword.

Su Wu? The name sounds familiar.

The man was strong and tall, with a head of jet-black hair tied back. His eyes were bright and piercing, but there was a deep scar below his eye that looked quite frightening, like a knife scar.

After a moment of contemplation, Shen Danru realized that this person was the renowned head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) Su.

Su Biao Tou was a veteran镖师 (bodyguard/escort) of the Qinglong镖行 (escort agency), and he enjoyed a high reputation throughout the entire Nan Shun Dynasty.

She can't afford to offend her.

The items that Su, the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort), personally escorted must be valuable.

Shen Danru clasped his hands in a fist salute, a smile on his face, and raised his voice: "So it's the famous Chief Escort Su. I am Shen Yu. My younger brother and I are on our way to Ningzhou to find our relatives. It's quite a coincidence that we are traveling the same route as your esteemed escort agency!"

"I see. It seems I was overthinking it. I apologize."

Su Wu clasped his hands in a fist salute, shouldered his sword, and strode away.

This was the first time Shen Danru had ever seen a man like this. She patted her pounding chest and slumped in the carriage. She thought he had come to cause trouble; that big knife was terrifying.

Surprisingly, despite his terrifying appearance, Su Wu was actually quite easy to talk to.

"Miss, why don't we find an inn to rest?"

"We're in the middle of nowhere, where are we going to find an inn? We might end up getting lost instead of finding one. Let's just stick with the caravan."

"Ding ding, new system mission. Please infiltrate the Azure Dragon Escort caravan within half an hour and cook them a delicious meal. Mission complete if more than five people eat. The higher the satisfaction rating, the more experience points and points you will receive."

Chen Danru: ? ? ?

System, please stop messing with me!

Infiltrate the Azure Dragon Escort Agency? She still wants to live for two more years.

They all looked so fierce and menacing, she wouldn't dare.

"Ding ding, those who fail the mission will have some experience points and points deducted. Once all experience points and points are deducted, the system will put the user into hibernation."

Shen Danru's face turned ugly. Well, another unselectable task.

"Qingtan, let's go gather some firewood and set up the pot to cook."

The two divided the work: one prepared the ingredients, and the other went to collect firewood.

Fortunately, Qingtan had prepared everything, including a pot. Shen Danru took the pot and placed it on the open ground. She then picked up a few large stones from both sides, stacked them up, and placed the pot on top.

I didn't bring a tinderbox, but luckily they sell them in the system, so I only lost 1 point and still have 184 points left.

Seeing some small mushrooms under a nearby tree, Shen Danru went over and started picking them, quickly gathering a small pile of mushrooms.

"Look, what is that kid doing?"

"Looks like you want to cook."

Qin Shuangyue crossed her arms, holding a sword in one hand, and watched Shen Danru's every move with great interest: "What a handsome young master."

"Hey Shuangyue, you haven't fallen for that pretty boy, have you? He's handsome, but what's so great about him if he can't even kill a chicken? I advise you to take it easy; he can't withstand your abuse."

One of the bodyguards made a joke, and the other bodyguards burst into laughter.

Qin Shuangyue turned her head and glanced at the bodyguard, raising the corner of her mouth slightly, but said nothing.

Before setting off, she bought some ingredients. Since there was no water, Chen Danru bought a bucket of spiritual spring water from the system to wash the vegetables.

She lost 20 points for this bucket of spiritual spring water, and spent another 2 points on some seasonings, leaving her with 162 points.

When Qingtan returned, she was not only carrying firewood, but also a wild rabbit in her hand.

Shen Danru was a pampered young lady and had never killed a rabbit before. Seeing how cute the rabbit was, they really couldn't bear to kill it.

But for the two foodies, the thought of the fragrant wild rabbit meat made them both swallow hard.

After serving the white rice, Shen Danru took the rabbit and went to the镖师 (bodyguards) encampment across the street.

"Brothers, could you please help me move this rabbit?"

The bodyguards, seeing that Shen Danru looked so thin and frail that a gust of wind could blow him away, clicked their tongues, didn't take him seriously, and showed no intention of helping him.

Seeing Qin Shuangyue step forward, her purple dress fluttered in the wind, her high ponytail tied with a purple scarf, and her sharp, sword-like eyebrows made her look like a female knight-errant who roamed the world with a sword.

Shen Danru had never seen a woman like this before, and couldn't help but take a few more glances at her, instantly developing a liking for her.

Qin Shuangyue took the rabbit and quickly peeled it.

"Thank you, young lady."

Shen Danru thanked him repeatedly and started cooking with the rabbit meat.

First, I stir-fried water bamboo shoots with rabbit meat. I heated oil in a wok, and the sliced ​​rabbit meat sizzled and emitted puffs of white smoke. I stirred it with a spatula, added various seasonings, and finally threw in the chopped water bamboo shoots to stir-fry. The aroma immediately filled the air.

Then I made a stir-fried ham and greens dish, and finally cut the remaining rabbit meat into chunks to make a braised rabbit with mushrooms.

The most authentic way to make braised rabbit with mushrooms requires sweet wine, but since there are dangers in the wild, Shen Danru replaced the sweet wine with spiritual spring water.

Heat oil in a wok, add ginger slices, then add rabbit meat, various seasonings, three qian of salt and four qian of rock sugar, add an appropriate amount of spring water, and simmer over low heat for the time it takes to burn two incense sticks. When the rabbit meat is 80% cooked, add mushrooms and simmer until cooked through before serving.

"Miss, it smells so good!" Qingtan, who hadn't eaten much all day, smacked her lips greedily.

The white rice in the pot next to it was also steamed, and when the pot was opened, a fragrant aroma wafted out.

The other guards couldn't help but swallow hard when they smelled the aroma, and the dry rations in their hands suddenly lost their appeal.

"Brothers, I've made quite a lot, come and eat!" Shen Danru shouted to the bodyguards.

They did want to eat, but considering the importance of this escort mission, they all turned their heads away and silently ate their dry steamed buns.

After I finish this escort mission, I'm going to go to a restaurant and drink for three days and three nights straight. Isn't that better than this food?

Seeing that they didn't move, Shen Danru also figured out the reason.

After all, the duty of a bodyguard is to keep the goods safe while he is alive; if he eats something unclean, the goods will be lost.

Seeing that the mission was about to fail, Shen Danru could only worry anxiously.

Her sixth sense told her that Qin Shuangyue was the only one who was relatively easy to win over. The way Qin Shuangyue looked at her clearly showed that she had feelings for her.

She served a plate of food and walked over to Qin Shuangyue, saying, "Thank you for your help earlier, sister. I hope you will take good care of me on my journey in the future. This is some food I made; I hope you won't find it offensive."

Qin Shuangyue glanced at the food, drew her sword, its cold light flashing, and pointed the tip directly at Shen Danru's throat: "You've got some nerve, kid."