My cultivation disguise has been exposed by Xiao Sizi.

Inside the main hall, everyone's eyes were fixed on the young man.

The patriarch frowned and strode forward.

"Mingxuan, what have you figured out? Tell me!"

The young man, known as Mingxuan, took a deep breath.

His gaze was intense, as if he had seen through all the illusions of the world.

His handsome face revealed a certainty that he had seen through the truth.

"Father, elders!"

"Think about it carefully. What kind of ruthless bandit would travel tens of thousands of miles to kidnap someone just for a few strings of ordinary candied hawthorns?"

"This is clearly that old fox using the most secretive underworld slang to intimidate us!"

With a flick of his sleeve, Mingxuan began his brilliant deduction.

"The first thing he wanted was candied hawthorn berries!"

"Bright red, round and translucent, and strung together with skewers—don't these features seem familiar to you?"

Mingxuan lowered his voice, speaking slowly and deliberately.

"This clearly refers to our family's treasured artifact, the Jade Gourd, which is enshrined in the ancestral hall and resembles a string of red jade beads!"

These words were spoken.

The elder slapped his thigh suddenly, realizing what had happened.

"So that's how it is! The Jade Gourd is an extremely yang object, and that sweet and sour description must be hinting at the life-and-death cycle contained within it!"

Mingxuan nodded smugly and continued to drop bombshells.

"The second item is many pieces of crystal-clear pastries."

"How can ordinary pastries be described as numerous and translucent? This is clearly an outrageous demand!"

"What he wants are the perfectly square, top-quality spirit crystals hidden deep within our family's treasure trove!"

Inside the main hall, gasps of astonishment rose and fell.

What a voracious appetite!

The moment he opens his mouth, he's about to drain half of the family's wealth!

"Then... what about the third thing?"

The patriarch's face was ashen, his lips trembling slightly. "And what do you mean by that fragrant roast chicken?"

At this point, a deep fear flashed in Mingxuan's eyes.

He swallowed hard.

"Father, have you forgotten?"

"In our family's secret chamber, there's that spirit egg that has never hatched, yet contains a trace of ancient phoenix blood..."

"The phoenix is ​​also a bird of prey. In the eyes of such an unparalleled power, what difference is there between it and an ordinary chicken?"

"His demand for roasted chicken is clearly a threat to force us to hand over the spirit egg. He intends to use true fire to refine that ancient bloodline!"

boom!

The entire council hall erupted in chaos.

perfect.

It's absolutely perfect.

This meticulous reasoning perfectly correlated the three seemingly absurd, mundane snacks with the family's three most precious treasures.

The head of the household slumped into his chair, utterly dejected.

He was covered in sweat, and his eyes were filled with helplessness and despair.

"Such deep scheming! Such a terrifying appetite!"

"Where did this ancient ferocious beast, 'Sizi,' come from? How could it know so much about our family's secrets!"

But it's too late now.

The head of the family had no choice but to save his beloved daughter's life.

With trembling hands, he once again probed his divine sense into the mother jade slip.

His voice conveyed a sense of resolute determination and desolation, as if he had nothing to lose.

"We agree to all your terms!"

"I will personally escort those three 'treasures' there. I only ask that you keep your promise and not harm my daughter's life!"

Inside the abandoned house.

Si Zi, who was idly picking at his fingers, heard a reply coming from the jade slip.

Her big, dark eyes instantly curved into two crescent moons.

"That's great!"

The little girl cheered and jumped for joy, earnestly promising in her childish voice.

"Don't worry, I'm a good girl, I would never hurt you, big sister. Hurry up and bring the delicious food over!"

On the other end of the jade slip, the patriarch suppressed the humiliation in his heart.

"Sir, where should we go to conduct this transaction?"

"trade?"

Si Zi scratched the little ball on his head and looked around.

The windows were broken and dilapidated, the roof beams were collapsed, the cobwebs were covered in dust, and there were dozens of murderers tied up like dumplings in the corner.

"I don't know where I am either."

Sizi answered very honestly, "It's so dark here, the houses are dilapidated, and they don't even have names."

On the cultivation family's side, everyone exchanged another "I knew it" look.

They wouldn't even easily reveal the location of the transaction.

This old devil's actions are truly meticulous and leave no room for error.

"If you have concerns and are unwilling to disclose the specific location, that is fine too."

Fearing he might anger the other party, the head of the family quickly offered a suggestion.

"This jade slip contains a Mother-Child Linked Array. You only need to crush the jade slip in your hand, and we will be able to sense the coordinates and go there on our own."

"all right!"

Sizi readily agreed.

You can get a delicious treat just by crushing a small card; this is such a great deal!

Just as Si Zi was about to make his move.

"Wait! Your Excellency, please hurry!"

The patriarch's voice suddenly became extremely urgent, even carrying a hint of barely concealed sobs.

"My daughter has suffered from a terminal illness since childhood, and her heart vessels have failed."

"If it weren't for the family's life-sustaining elixir suppressing her condition today, she... she probably wouldn't have made it through the night!"

"Oh? A terminal illness!"

Sizi was startled.

The little girl suddenly turned her head and looked at the pale-faced girl in blue standing by the stone pillar, whose breathing was barely perceptible.

A terrifying thought flashed through my mind in an instant.

If this older sister dies.

The older sister's father will definitely be very, very sad.

When people are sad, they definitely won't want to spend money on candied hawthorns and roast chicken!

Wouldn't that mean all the delicious food she was about to eat would be wasted?!

No!

Absolutely not!

To protect the unparalleled delicacy that's about to be tasted, the eldest sister absolutely cannot be harmed!

"Hurry up and bring some good food! I'm not talking to you anymore!"

Sizi shouted hurriedly.

Two small, fair hands clenched tightly.

"Snap!"

The jade slip shattered, turning into specks of light.

A faint spatial coordinate fluctuation instantly traveled tens of thousands of miles away.

After the connection was severed.

Sizi took short strides and rushed to the girl's side.

Seeing the girl's breathing becoming weaker and weaker, the little girl paced anxiously in circles.

"My sixteenth brother isn't here, what should we do...?"

Sudden.

Her gaze fell on the pink spatial bag at her waist.

A glint of light flashed across the little girl's eyes.

"Got it!"

Sizi pulled open the zipper.

She called out to the inside of the bag with a clear yet anxious voice.

"Guardians of the Meow Meow Cult, wake up!"

"Who knows how to cure this? Hurry up and come out to save this person, or our roast chicken will be gone!"

The words fell.

A soft, milky-white light instantly emanated from the spatial bag.

It was accompanied by an elegant and ethereal meow.

A tall, slender white figure slowly stepped out from the spatial magic artifact.

She was a woman wearing a snow-white long dress.

She was stunningly beautiful, with a cool and aloof demeanor like the moon.

What's most eye-catching are the pair of fluffy white cat ears on her head and the snow-white cat tail that sways gently behind her.

This is none other than the most mysterious and only healer in the Great Tang Sacred Fire Meow Meow Cult, the Nine-Lives Cat Demon.

Bai Yaoyao.

The moment she appeared, the once cold and damp abandoned house seemed to become warm and spring-like.

"Master."

Bai Yaoyao squatted down, her eyes filled with anxiety as she touched Sizi's little face, her voice gentle as water.

"Why did you call me out so urgently? Are you injured somewhere?"