"Count it. Once you leave the hall, if anything goes wrong with the materials, you'll have to make up for it yourself," the steward of the Inner Sect Grand Hall kindly reminded him.
Su Bai nodded slightly, accepted the Storage Bag, and extended his Spiritual Sense into it. In mere moments, he had checked everything without error; it matched the task description perfectly.
"Then be on your way. Try to return to the sect within a month," the hall steward instructed.
Su Bai nodded in acknowledgment, put away the Storage Bag, and turned to leave the Inner Sect Grand Hall.
After leaving the hall, Su Bai summoned the Azure Dragon Sword and flew upon it toward the sect gates, heading in the direction of the Zhao Kingdom.
Su Bai planned to see Jiang Han first, then visit the Cai Family.
"Zhao Kingdom, Anran Town, Peach Blossom Spring Inn..."
Su Bai left the sect in the afternoon.
On the early morning of the third day, after traveling for one day and two nights, Su Bai finally entered the territory of the Zhao Kingdom.
Flying atop his sword from high above, he could clearly make out the lay of the land.
Su Bai took out a Map Jade Slip gifted by the inner sect and compared the route.
More than an hour later, Su Bai found Anran Town.
Su Bai descended from the cloud layer. To avoid startling mortals, he landed somewhere deserted before walking toward Anran Town.
Anran Town was a renowned land of fish and rice in the Zhao Kingdom, famed throughout the kingdom for its fish head dish.
Thus, though Anran Town was only a small town, it appeared quite prosperous, with a population of over a hundred thousand.
After entering Anran Town, Su Bai found a passerby