My cultivation disguise has been exposed by Xiao Sizi.

Upon hearing those two words...

The smile on Li Chen's face froze instantly.

The veins on his forehead throbbed uncontrollably.

"Snapped!"

Without any hesitation, Li Chen slapped the rooster's proud head hard.

It was hit so hard it saw stars and spun around three times.

Li Chen grabbed the chicken by the scruff of its neck and pulled its head in front of him.

He narrowed his long, narrow eyes, his gaze as cold as a knife.

"Let's not talk about chickens, let's all be civilized. Don't you understand the rules?"

Li Chen's voice carried a chilling aura.

"My sister is still here. If you set a bad example for the children, can you take responsibility for that?"

The rooster was so frightened by the faint but powerful aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator that its feathers stood on end.

It quickly covered its head with its two wings, trembling.

"Um...um...you two benefactors, can you call me Little Chicken?"

"Clang!"

A crisp, metallic clang rang out.

Li Chen expressionlessly pulled a gleaming, thick-backed cleaver from his storage ring.

It was placed directly on the rooster's fluffy neck.

"Are you ignoring what I said?"

Li Chen patted its neck with the kitchen knife, his tone gentle.

"Try adding another 'ba' and see what happens?"

"Tonight I don't mind letting my sister try the taste of the otherworldly seven-colored chicken stew with mushrooms."

"No more, no more!"

The rooster was so frightened that tears almost welled up in its eyes.

"My benefactors, call me whatever you want! As long as you don't kill me, you can even call me a duck! Whatever makes you happy!"

At this time.

Sizi, who had been squatting to the side watching the show, happily raised her little hand.

"Me! Me! Me! I'll name you!"

The little girl circled the rooster, admiring its colorful plumage.

"You are a colorful rooster."

Si Zi stroked his chin and analyzed very seriously.

"You are a rooster with seven colors, that is, a seven-colored rooster."

"A seven-colored chicken is called a rainbow chicken."

"It's decided! From now on, you'll be called Little Rookie!"

Upon hearing this, the rooster immediately objected.

It's the king of all birds, and you call it a "little chicken"? That name is so beneath it! It's not majestic or imposing at all!

"I protest! This name severely damages my glorious image! This name doesn't reflect my imposing and powerful presence at all! I am, after all..."

It hadn't finished speaking.

The rhinoceros completely ignored its protest.

The little girl stepped forward, patted its comb with a very mature air, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Okay, it's decided then, you newbie!"

The little girl's smile was as bright as a sunflower.

The rooster looked at the gleaming kitchen knife, then at the completely unreasonable little girl.

In the end, they could only lower their proud heads in humiliation.

"Yes...you...you are wise."

The very center of the square.

A sudden, violent commotion broke out in the crowd.

Several high-ranking monks, clad in gold-embroidered robes, carried a huge bronze vat to the high platform.

A fat, big-eared abbot, holding a stack of yellow talismans, spoke in a majestic voice like a booming bell to the emaciated people below.

"Buddha, in your mercy, bestowed upon me supreme blessed water and amulets of peace!"

"Today's special price: only ten low-grade spirit stones, or half a year's worth of food!"

"Those who do not buy are showing disrespect to Buddha!"

"After death, they will be reborn as animals, never to be reborn again!"

The abbot's voice echoed across the square.

The poor people below looked on with extreme fear.

Many people even took out the last bit of money they had saved by selling their children to save their lives, and frantically squeezed towards the platform.

Li Chen watched this scene unfold.

He put away the cleaver, his eyes revealing a chilling coldness.

"In the Tang Dynasty, anyone who dared to commit fraud so blatantly would have already had their ashes scattered."

"It seems that this Mercy City is comparable to an industrial park."

Seeing this scene.

Sizi stopped and took a bite of the candied hawthorn in her hand.

The little girl tilted her head back and asked in a clear, slightly loud voice—just loud enough for everyone around to hear—with a hint of doubt:

"Sixteenth Brother."

"Isn't Buddha supposed to be all-compassionate and merciful?"

"Why would the compassionate Buddha accept so much money?"

"Not only do they refuse to pay, but they also viciously curse people to be reborn as pigs or dogs in their next life? What kind of logic is that?"

Tong Yan Wuji.

But it was like a thunderclap from a clear sky.

The once noisy square fell into a deathly silence in that instant.

All the people looked at the clueless little girl with utter terror in their eyes.

On the high platform.

The red-robed monks who were collecting money suddenly stopped.

They slowly turned their heads, and their seemingly compassionate faces were instantly shrouded in an extremely gloomy and fierce aura.

Several monks wielding copper staffs parted the crowd.

With a sinister grin on his face, he strode closer to Li Chen and Si Zi.

Their faces were full of menacing features, and their eyes were sinister.

Where is there even a trace of the compassion of a monk? He is clearly a thug from the marketplace, chasing after debts.

"Where did this wild girl come from!"

The leading monk roared and brandished his bronze staff.

"How dare you slander Buddha here! You're utterly audacious! Kneel down and kowtow to admit your mistake!"

Faced with this imposing scene, Li Chen didn't even lift an eyelid.

He was still holding Sizi's hand.

He even leisurely took out a handful of spiced melon seeds from his storage ring and started cracking them open.

"Sixteenth Brother, they're so fierce!"

Sizi hid behind Li Chen's legs, peeking out half of its little head.

She looked around at the emaciated people who were queuing up to empty their pockets to buy talisman water.

Her little face was filled with sympathy.

"They are so pitiful, their stomachs are growling with hunger."

Sizi tugged at Li Chen's sleeve, her big eyes full of anticipation.

"Sixteenth Brother, Sizi would like to treat them to a good meal, is that alright?"

Li Chen patted the sunflower seed shells off his hands and smiled slightly.

"sure."

"Our Tang Dynasty princesses can invite whomever they want to dinner."

The voice just fell.

Li Chen didn't even glance at the approaching monks.

He just waved his hand casually.

"boom!"

A dull, loud bang.

A super-large, luxurious round table made of ancient golden nanmu wood, large enough to accommodate dozens of people.

It landed firmly in the very center of the square.

It smashed a shallow dent into the hard bluestone slab.

Immediately afterwards, the light began to flash continuously.

Plates of steaming, fragrant, top-quality Tang Dynasty delicacies appeared out of thin air on the large table.

Crystal clear Lingmi cakes.

Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, the roasted duck is dripping with hot oil.

A large bowl of soft, sweet, and fragrant braised pork.

There was also freshly squeezed, chilled spiritual juice served in a white jade pot.

The rich aroma of meat and the pure essence of the spirit are like a whirlwind.

It swept across the entire square in an instant.

It completely washed away that pungent, irritating, cheap sandalwood scent.

The red-robed monk on the high platform was dumbfounded.

The approaching monk froze on the spot, his Adam's apple bobbing uncontrollably.

Sizi stepped onto a small stool that Li Chen had pulled out from somewhere and nimbly climbed onto a high chair.