Super System in the Early Tang Dynasty

Li Xingzhi, somewhat speechless, came out of the little girl's courtyard, called over Aunt Wu, and asked her to keep an eye on the girl and prevent her from doing anything foolish.

Since he had nothing else to do, he remembered his shop in the city, which he hadn't visited for several days.

He prepared some meat, including more than ten kilograms of mutton, and started cutting it on the cutting board.

With lightning speed, a piece of meat slid into the large basin beside him with each stroke of the knife. The chubby boy who had already walked over could no longer see the movements in Li Xingzhi's hands. He picked up a piece of mutton and looked at it, only to find that each piece was of uniform thickness and length, and that each piece had a small piece of white fat attached to almost the same spot.

He glanced at the meat flying down and at Li Xingzhi's clean and efficient knife skills, and could only sigh in admiration. While there was some skill involved, Li Xingzhi's knife-wielding speed was not something that could be achieved through mere skill; it also required the coordination of strong wrist strength and keen eyesight.

Seeing that there was nothing to see, he started fiddling with his new dishes. It's said that the servants of the Li family have been having a great time lately.

Fatty Luo was studying his dishes nearby, humming a little tune along with the rhythmic sound of Li Xingzhi cutting meat.

Suddenly, the rhythmic sounds from the kitchen disappeared, creating a jarring effect. The servants glanced at Li Xingzhi and went back to their work, while the chubby boy put down his tools and looked over.

This time, Li Xingzhi didn't do anything special. He took out a basin full of mutton and an empty basin, then moved a small stool and sat under a big tree. The chubby boy followed him out. Since there was nowhere for him to sit, he squatted down to the side, staring intently at Li Xingzhi, wondering what he was going to do.

A flash of silver light appeared in Li Xingzhi's hand, and a hiltless dagger materialized.

The chubby boy shuddered as he looked at the sharp knife that gleamed with a cold light. He touched his neck, clearly still shaken by what had happened that night.

At this moment, the knife moved. Li Xingzhi picked up a strip of meat with his left hand, and with a flick of his right hand, specks of silver light flashed around the meat strip, but the meat strip remained completely still. If an ordinary person had seen this, they would have thought that a madman was going crazy, holding meat in one hand and a knife in the other.

The chubby boy didn't think so. He pinched a piece of meat in the empty basin and looked at it. It was indeed a whole piece of meat. He was a little unconvinced, so he pinched two pieces and pulled them. At this moment, the fine lines that Li Xingzhi had carved appeared.

A long, straight engraving ran from beginning to end, with some intricate patterns carved in the middle. He looked at it carefully and found the patterns quite interesting, but he had never seen them before. Let alone whether he could carve them well, the complex patterns alone would give him a headache for half a day.

He picked up another piece of meat and looked at it again, only to find that the texture on it was almost exactly the same as the first one, without the slightest difference. When he saw the third and fourth pieces, it was no longer just astonishment; it could almost be explained as a miracle.

After processing the meat, Li Xingzhi took a bath to remove the fishy smell from his body. After lunch, he pushed his cart toward the city center, with the chubby boy beside him following along happily.

Two strong servants followed behind, who were placed in front of the shop as door gods.

After turning several corners, Li Xingzhi stopped in front of a shop in a secluded spot in the city's food market.

The chubby boy craned his neck to look at the small shop. It was quite clean and not shabby, but it couldn't compare to those big restaurants. He looked up at the signboard above—"The Number One Barbecue in History"—five big, golden characters made at Li Xingzhi's special request. They were so dazzling that the chubby boy felt dizzy.

Even if you are the best in the world, even if you are "unprecedented", you should at least have the virtue of humility of us Tang people. You can just hang up a sign that says you are number one, but why do you have to make it so shiny and golden, as if you are afraid that others will not see it or something?

Even though the chubby boy had some understanding of Li Xingzhi's eccentricities and perverse tastes, he now realized that what he had seen was only the tip of the iceberg.

However, he was curious why this small shop with such an flamboyant name hadn't been vandalized yet. Every industry has its own rules!

He didn't understand, assuming it was because the store was opening for the first time and no one had noticed yet.

However, just as he was about to walk into the shop, something terrifying happened—all the shops around Li Xingzhi closed their doors and rushed over menacingly.

Fatty Luo's heart pounded. He assumed these people were there to smash up the shop. He had never known that the people in Tanzhou City were all so fierce. He quickly moved aside, his heart still pounding.

He kept praying for Li Xingzhi, hoping that he would be alright. Although he felt guilty about his disloyal behavior, he kept comforting himself—with his chubby appearance, he would only be good for delivering pork and wouldn't be of any help.

The chubby boy was still praying for Li Xingzhi when a strong fragrance wafted over from somewhere. He sniffed the air, pointed his nostrils forward, and followed the wonderful scent...

Suddenly, he was pulled hard, and the chubby boy, who was not able to react in time, almost rolled out like a ball. The people next to him, seeing the chubby boy's comical appearance, completely lost their anger at him for cutting in line, and were left with nothing but laughter!

Luo Pangzi had been laughed at so much that he didn't mind. He looked around at the crowd and wondered where he was. The strange aroma wafting over from time to time had already whetted his appetite.

At this moment, someone next to him nudged him and said, "You should come back tomorrow; you won't be able to buy any today."

"Buy what?" the chubby boy asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Of course we should buy this 'Number One Barbecue in History'!" The person next to him was even more confused, thinking that his good intentions had been taken for granted. He glanced at the fat man and said nothing more.

"'The Greatest Barbecue in History'? Why does that sound so familiar?" the chubby boy muttered.

He stepped back to the shop entrance and saw that it was the shop owned by Li Jia Dalang.

At this point, the people around them became impatient seeing the fat man dawdling and turning around in front of them.

"Hey fatso in front, get in line at the back." That's a polite way to say it.

"You fatso, get to the back." That's a bit rude.

As for the other words, if they were in later novels, they would all have to be censored, as they were really unbearable to hear! The fat guy's uke nature was completely aroused. After being attacked by so many people, he could only silently squat in a corner and count ants by himself.

As the delicious aroma wafted into his nose, the little boy's inner voice was already weeping. He could only softly ask, "Why am I always the one who gets hurt..."

When Li Xingzhi came out, he saw the chubby boy who had arrived late.

The chubby boy looked like a dead man, expressionless, with a red nose and blue eyes. His resentful woman persona was amplified by 1000%, making Li Xingzhi take a step back.

Even with Li Xingzhi's powerful attributes, he still couldn't overcome the fat man's charm!

He hurriedly assured the chubby boy that he would definitely get him some when they got home. Li Xingzhi was really in the wrong; he had forgotten that someone was following him, and the obedient chubby boy had been squatting outside for hours, circling around. There was no way around it; he had counted all the ants. Even if there were one or two left, seeing his resentful expression, they would probably have run away long ago. If they were caught by this shrew and taken to bed, the ants' great lives would be over.

When Li Xingzhi returned home, he made some barbecue for the fat man and appeased the resentful woman in his belly before the matter was considered settled.

He sat on the blue stone in the space, but had no intention of meditating. He felt that it was a waste to leave the space like this.

After much thought, unable to come up with a way to utilize the remaining space, Li Xingzhi stopped worrying and scooped up a few ladles of water to irrigate the flowers, plants, and trees. Although the soil in the space remained moist, Li Xingzhi felt that the plants seemed more vibrant after being watered.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind. He remembered that when he went to Wangjia Village, the old clan chief had said that he had reserved land for Erlang. Li Xingzhi, with a somewhat wicked intention, began to covet that land, but he didn't know if it was just a polite remark.

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Writing this late at night is a new challenge, but it really killed me.

I'll stop making boastful claims from now on. I'll wait until I have a draft ready before making any promises. I'll stick to the proper procedures.

Thank you all for your tremendous support! Sincerely,