My cultivation disguise has been exposed by Xiao Sizi.

Not long after.

The brother and sister stopped in front of a vast, luxuriously decorated three-story restaurant.

The restaurant's signboard bore four large characters written in gold ink in a flowing, dragon-and-phoenix style:

【Baoxiang Vegetarian Restaurant】.

The restaurant was bustling with noise, and those coming and going were all wealthy merchants dressed in fine clothes, as well as high-ranking monks.

"This is it! It smells so good!"

Si Zi swallowed hard and eagerly pulled Li Chen through the restaurant's doors.

Seeing Li Chen's extraordinary attire and refined demeanor, the waiter, though not a Buddhist, immediately greeted him with a beaming smile.

They were led to a private booth by the window on the second floor.

"What would you two like to eat?"

The waiter enthusiastically introduced, "Our Baoxiang Vegetarian Restaurant is the best in the city. The Nine-Ingredient Lotus Root Soup, the Bodhi Jade Tofu, and the Golden Thread Arhat Vegetarian Dish are all exceptional!"

Li Chen casually tossed over a low-grade spirit stone.

"One of each of our signature dishes, please."

"Alright! Please wait a moment, sir!"

The waiter beamed with joy and ran off happily with the spirit stones in his hand.

Before long, a table full of exquisite dishes was served.

The presentation was exquisite, with jade-like carvings, and the food was steaming hot.

The ox was already so hungry its eyes were practically glowing green.

She picked up a pair of chopsticks, took a piece of "vegetarian abalone" that looked crystal clear and resembled braised pork, and took a bite.

I chewed it twice.

The little girl stopped moving.

His brows furrowed tightly together.

"puff--"

Sizi unceremoniously spat what was in her mouth onto the edge of the plate.

"Sixteenth Brother, what is this?"

Sizi looked at the table full of dishes with a face full of disgust.

"It looks like meat, but it tastes like radish and tofu. There's not a drop of oil in it."

Li Chen smiled helplessly.

"This is a vegetarian restaurant run by Buddhist monks. All the dishes are made to resemble meat dishes. Since monks don't eat meat, please make do with what you have."

"I won't do it!"

The Tang Dynasty princess, who loved meat above all else, could not bear such humiliation.

Eating vegetarian? I'll never eat vegetarian in my life.

The ox's eyes darted around.

Her little hand skillfully reached for the pink pouch at her waist.

"It's okay, I brought my own snacks!"

Sizi unzipped the zipper and reached inside with her little hand.

He pulled out an oil paper package.

Open it layer by layer on the table.

In an instant.

An extremely rich and domineering meaty aroma, a blend of top-grade spices from the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty, chili peppers, and the fat of demonic beasts.

Like a storm, it swept from the second-floor private room to the entire vegetarian restaurant in an instant!

That was a large piece of premium spicy beef jerky, meticulously roasted by the imperial chefs of the Tang Dynasty, with a reddish-brown color and glistening with oil!

"Slurp."

Sizi opened her little mouth and fiercely tore off a large piece of beef jerky, chewing it until her mouth was full of oil.

The spicy and stimulating flavor made her squint her eyes in satisfaction.

"The meat from our Great Tang Dynasty is still the most delicious!"

however.

This intensely domineering aroma of meat.

In a vegetarian restaurant where all the food is vegetables and tofu, it's like throwing a bomb into a cesspool.

Inside the lobby on the second floor.

The diners and monks, who had been quietly enjoying their meal, all stopped eating in alarm.

Countless shocked, angry, and even disgusted gazes fell upon him.

They all gathered at the small table by the window.

In the core city of the Buddhist kingdom.

In the most upscale vegetarian restaurant.

Someone actually dared to openly take out a large piece of demonic beast flesh and blood and feast on it?!

This is nothing short of a blatant blasphemy and provocation against Buddha!

"Amitabha!"

A roar like that of an angry Vajra resounded in the second-floor hall.

Followed by.

Accompanied by a series of extremely heavy footsteps, even the floorboards creaked underfoot.

A temple-guarding monk, nine feet tall, with a face full of scars and muscles coiled like a dragon.

Holding a thick, finely crafted steel pestle, he strode over with a menacing expression.

His angry eyes, as large as copper bells, were fixed on the greasy-mouthed Si Zi.

Then, his gaze fell greedily on Fatty Si, who was licking his lips and eager to try.

"You audacious madman!"

The monk slammed his vajra (a magical pestle) heavily onto the table in front of Li Chen.

A crack instantly appeared on the solid wood tabletop.

"How dare they openly eat raw meat and drink blood in this sacred Buddhist sanctuary! They have defiled the Buddha's purity!"

The monk's voice was like thunder, filled with murderous intent. He stretched out his large, fan-like hand and pointed it at Fatty Four on the table.

"These monstrous beings, burdened with karmic debts, are utterly unforgivable!"

"Today, this humble monk will act on behalf of Heaven, suppressing this demonic cat and bringing it back to the temple for purification and chanting of scriptures day and night!"

Looking at this fierce-looking, fat monk.

The rhinoceros's instinct to protect its food erupted instantly.

She scooped Fatty Si into her arms and glared back at him angrily.

"You're the monster! This is our Meow Meow Cult's Vice Leader! We won't give you that bald head!"

Li Chen was sitting opposite him.

He slowly put down the teacup in his hand.

He slightly raised his head, and a chillingly cold smile flashed in his deep eyes.

The second floor of Baoxiang Vegetarian Restaurant.

At that moment, the air seemed to freeze, as if it could drip water.

The burly monks guarding the temple held aloft their heavy steel vajra pestles.

Those large, bell-like eyes revealed undisguised greed and ferocity.

He stared intently at the chubby orange cat in Sizi's arms, which was still smacking its lips, as if it were not some kind of monster, but a rare treasure that could help him rise to the top.

"Little girl, this humble monk advises you to be sensible!"

The monk snorted coldly, and a powerful surge of true energy suddenly erupted from his body.

Pure golden light emanated from his body, as if he were plated with a layer of dazzling molten copper.

"This is a sacred Buddhist site; how dare you, a mere child, act so presumptuously!"

"Hand over this wicked beast, then kneel down and kowtow to Buddha to admit your wrongdoing, and this humble monk might spare your lives!"

Faced with this aggressive threat.

Instead of backing down, Sizi hugged even tighter.

The little girl's big, dark eyes were filled with stubbornness and anger.

"Don't even think about it!"

The rooster, like a protective little hen, protested loudly.

"Fourth Brother is my good friend, not some kind of monster!"

"You bald guys, you talk about compassion, but your hearts are full of evil schemes!"

"presumptuous!"

The monk was furious; he felt his authority had been severely challenged.

In this Buddhist city, no one had ever dared to point their finger at him and curse him like that.

"If you won't listen to reason, you'll have to suffer the consequences!"

"All Arhats, heed my command! Form an array! Subdue the demons and vanquish the monsters!"

This was accompanied by a deafening roar.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

A series of rapid footsteps, like muffled thunder, echoed down the wooden staircase of the restaurant.

Dozens of Vajra Arhats, their bodies radiating dazzling golden light, surged up to the second floor like a golden torrent.

They held gleaming, cold-looking knives in their hands.

The muscles on each person's body were coiled like a dragon, exuding an indestructible and explosive power.

These are the most elite warrior monks in the temple.

He has been tempering his body with secret methods for many years, and is said to be invulnerable to swords and spears, and impervious to water and fire.

"kill!"

Dozens of Arhats roared in unison, the sound so loud that the paper windows of the restaurant shattered.

The sky was filled with flashing blades, weaving together a dense, impenetrable net of death.

With a howling wind, it mercilessly swept down on the small table by the window!

The surrounding diners were terrified and fled in panic, screaming as they hid under the tables.

In their eyes, these arrogant brother and sister were about to be chopped into mincemeat.

however.

Faced with this overwhelming and terrifying offensive.

Li Chen sits at a small table.

He didn't even lift his eyelids.

He remained languidly leaning back in his chair.