Chapter 296: Strange Kingdom, City of Malice, Incidents and Two-faced People, Loli and the Daoist's Cunning Moves_2
Birds of all feathers flock here, the myriad of unusual folks in the Shan City truly broadened his horizons.
Those with handsome faces, hardworking and kind, are at the bottom of the Rakshasa Kingdom hierarchy, while the mutated monsters generally lead quite comfortable lives.
In just a short hour, he had seen the incredibly strong pig-headed men, dog-headed guards, women with long tongues, and humanoid monsters with necks two to three meters long, among others.
And were there any handsome and powerful individuals occupying high positions? Yi Chen did indeed encounter one, who, when his aura burst forth, was no less powerful than a newbie entering the True Monarch realm.
This individual went to a noodle stall owned by a handsome man to eat. The stall owner, seeing his handsome face and refined manner, gifted him a bowl of beef noodles generously topped with green onions.
Who would have thought that the previous genial conversationalist would turn his head one hundred and eighty degrees to reveal a vicious face hidden behind his hair, starkly contrasting with his amiable front, became furious, and started shouting, "I don't eat beef!" He ended up beating the noodle stall owner's entire family to death.
The two-faced man seemed to be the true nobility within the Rakshasa Kingdom. Seeing the vicious face emerge behind the man's head, the City Lord of Shan City, a short and fat individual with a mythical beast's head, hurried over, attempting to invite the two-faced man into his residence, only to be declined as the figure drifted away.
"It's truly... Rakshasa Kingdom is a place where everything seems turned upside down."
Crouching at a street corner, Yi Chen watched the bustling passersby like a street urchin and couldn't help but sigh. At the same time, a vague idea emerged in his mind.
At that moment, a little girl, no taller than a carriage wheel, strained to push a small cart towards him. She had fair skin, black pupils, and a pointed chin—resembling a little angel. However, her patched clothes somewhat concealed her beauty.
Right then, facing the street's cold wind, fine beads of sweat formed on the little girl's nose and forehead. Blown by the cold wind, she involuntarily shrunk her neck and curled her small hands into her long sleeves.
"Skewered chicken, skewered chicken, one Iron Saber Coin for a skewer of chicken."
"Skewered chicken, skewered chicken, one Iron Saber Coin for a skewer of chicken."
Her sweet, childlike voice reached Yi Chen's ears.
A rich fragrance drilled into his nostrils, and for the first time in Yin Manor, Yi Chen felt his appetite being provoked.
So delicious!
There must be a secret recipe!
"Little girl, give me a skewer," Yi Chen said in a deep voice.
Fresh! Fragrant! Numb! Spicy! The four flavors exploded successively on his taste buds.
"Another one!"
"Another one!"
In the little girl's excited eyes, it wasn't long before Yi Chen had eaten all the skewered chicken from the cart.
"So tasty, you're amazing, kid." Yi Chen squinted his eyes and let out a contented sigh.
"Big brother, thank you for liking Nan Nan's skewered chicken. Just one Silver Saber Coin in total is enough," the little girl crisply said, extending her fair but chilblained hands.
"Silver Saber Coin? What's that?" Yi Chen was momentarily stunned after finishing his meal, then took out a piece of gold and a piece of silver and placed them in the little girl's hands. Explore more stories at My Virtual Library Empire
"Big brother doesn't have Silver Saber Coins, is this alright for the little girl?"
It should not be...
Looking at the increasingly thick mist of tears in the little girl's eyes, it seemed as if she would cry out any second, causing Yi Chen to feel an itch on his scalp.
He, the Yi Taoist, who could face off against the purple flesh giant flower without changing expression, was today left somewhat at a loss by a little girl.
If this were to spread, and the reports got twisted, saying that Yi Chengzi bullied a little girl in Yin Manor, extorted skewered chicken, how would he deal with it?
Friends would be shocked~
His reputation would be ruined.
With that thought, Yi Chen covered the little girl's mouth and took her to a deep alley.
"Little girl, can this Saber Coin be put on credit? I'll bring it to you tomorrow," Yi Chen tried to negotiate. He had not thought of his craving and did not expect that gold and silver would be useless in the Rakshasa Kingdom; even Ma Rufeng, who brought him here, only accepted gold essence.
"Wah~ I can't, without receiving the money, my stepmother will kill me. She will sell me to the brothel. I don't want to go, big brother."
"Please, can you give me the Silver Saber Coin?"
Upon hearing Yi Chen's words, the little girl immediately started crying tears like pearls.
Right then, Yi Chen had an epiphany.
This city actually has such a scum?
"Nan Nan, how many people are in your family? Does your stepmother treat you badly?" Yi Chen asked immediately.
"Daddy died, and there's only my stepmother left at home. She took over the house my daddy left for me, and if my mother hadn't taught me how to make skewered chicken, I would probably have been sold by my stepmother already," the little girl sat on the ground clutching her knees, sobbing intermittently.
Her story moved Yi Chen, almost bringing him to tears.
This Nan Nan had a fate worse than Emperor Huangtian...
His own mother died early, and a few years later, in an attempt to climb the social ladder, his father sold off their property and spent a fortune marrying a young wet nurse from the City Lord's household.
It was a complete spend-down.
The agreement was that the wet nurse would bring a dowry of equivalent value, just to see his father's attitude. But in the end, all that came with her was a thin quilt.
...
At this point, Yi Chen could barely contain himself, the corners of his mouth twitching into a slight smirk.
"Big brother, why are you laughing?"
"I'm not, Nan Nan, don't talk nonsense."
"You've been smiling the whole time, you're a liar~"
"Alright, big brother just thinks your stepmother is a bit too much."