Chapter 9 Are You Surprised?

That night.

Li Xuan came to the imperial kitchen to inspect as usual.

It was late at night and no one was staying here. It was a good time for him to eat.

Li Xuan climbed in through the window skillfully, examined the menu for today, nodded with satisfaction, and ate directly.

Tonight, he was particularly generous in eating. He rushed straight to a crystal elbow as big as his head and hugged it to get intimate.

Unlike the cautious style of the past, he was determined to fight to the end today.

What stood out was his recklessness and lawlessness.

There was no other reason, because Li Xuan was determined to break through the Tiger Form Ten Styles to the perfect state tonight.

Time waits for no one.

While Li Xuan was procrastinating, the situation of Jingyang Palace would only become more and more difficult.

Although he was still a little kitten less than one year old, it was time to stand up.

Li Xuan ate with his belly open, and decided to save enough energy in one meal. He would practice the Tiger Form Ten Styles several more times tonight and try to practice it directly.

The meat on the table was eaten one by one. Li Xuan was so full that he couldn't eat anymore. He took the time to practice the Tiger Form Ten Styles to improve his progress.

After consuming some, he continued to eat, and repeated this cycle.

[Tiger Form Ten Styles: 91%].

[Tiger Form Ten Styles: 94%].

[Tiger Form Ten Styles: 97%].

Perhaps because there was enough energy in the body, the decline in progress today was not too obvious, and Li Xuan didn't feel too uncomfortable.

But this method has its limits after all, because Li Xuan really couldn't eat anymore.

He felt that the food had reached his throat and he would vomit if he ate more.

And Li Xuan's hard work was also very successful. He, a kitten, actually ate the amount of two adult men, which was simply terrifying.

This was also thanks to practicing the Tiger Form Ten Styles, which made his appetite increasingly strong. Otherwise, he couldn't achieve this level by hard work alone.

Li Xuan was not in a hurry to leave after eating and drinking to his heart's content. He found the largest food box in the imperial kitchen and put some food in it, as if he wanted to bring a takeaway for the young lady at home.

When the food box was about to be filled, he also put the leftover bones and other residues into the food box. Obviously, behind his rough eating appearance, he had not completely abandoned his previous caution.

Today's food box was three times larger than before, but Li Xuan still picked it up easily.

The changes brought to him by practicing the Ten Tiger Forms were obvious. Even he himself was a little unsure of the strength of his physical body.

Li Xuan felt that this skill was particularly suitable for him. The effect of the little eunuch's practice might not be able to catch up with him.

Li Xuan looked up at the sky after climbing out of the window with the food box in his mouth.

"It's dark and windy, it's the right time!"

But at this moment, the falling window sill happened to hit a corner of the food box, making a crisp "click" sound, which was particularly harsh in the quiet night.

Li Xuan's eyes flashed, and he turned his head. The food box was also moved, and the window that was blocking the way returned to its place safely.

It seems that because he chose an uncommon food box tonight, some mistakes were inevitable.

But it seems that the problem is not big.

Li Xuan was not in a hurry. He slowly climbed over the courtyard wall with the food box in his mouth and left the imperial kitchen.

...

As soon as Li Xuan left, the door of the imperial kitchen was pushed open, and several people broke in quietly.

The light of the lantern quickly illuminated the yard, and several people checked the imperial kitchen in batches.

After a while, someone came to report: "Eunuch, there is indeed a thief!"

Under the illumination of the lantern, a water mark meandered along the window until it suddenly disappeared under the corner of the wall.

The leading old eunuch rubbed a little water mark with his fingertips, then put it under his nose and smelled it, and found that it was actually vegetable soup.

At this time, the person who went to check the house also came back to report: "Eunuch, a lot of dishes are missing, most of which are rare and valuable meats."

After hearing the report, the old eunuch snorted coldly and flicked her fingers to shake off the water stains on her hands.

"Dare to steal food in the palace, I want to see who is so greedy for life."

"Chase!"

The old eunuch waved his hand and ordered, and the people around him responded loudly, each performing Qinggong, floating over the courtyard wall, and chasing the traces.

These eunuchs are all masters.

...

At the same time.

Yanqu Hall, backyard.

Among the neat rows of side rooms, only two were still lit with candlelight, which was particularly eye-catching.

"Have you found it?"

"No, it's all gone! All gone! Even the bag of brown rice was stolen!"

"Damn it, they dared to break into the house in broad daylight, do they have any rules!?"

"Keep your voice down, don't wake others up."

"I'm not a thief, why should I keep my voice down?"

"Don't be impulsive, go to the eunuch in the printing house for help tomorrow, and I'm sure we can catch the thief."

"Is the eunuch in the printing house so easy to talk to?"

"Just pay all the next month's salary, the money you and I lost is more than this amount, so be clear!"

After a long time, an unwilling sigh sounded.

"Alas, this is the only way."

The two eunuchs who were still sighing with the lights on in the middle of the night were the two eunuchs who bullied Yu'er during the day.

They looked miserable at this moment, and there was no trace of the pride in front of the gate of Jingyang Palace.

"Turn off the lights and go to bed early. We'll talk about tomorrow's affairs tomorrow."

Although the other eunuch was unwilling, he didn't know what to say. He just nodded irritably and extinguished the candle.

The candles of the two people went out, and the surroundings also darkened.

They were going to go back to their rooms, but suddenly noticed two ghost lights floating in the air. They were so scared that their bodies stiffened and they all stood there in a daze.

But after staring for a while, they found that it was a pair of cat pupils.

There was a cat standing on the wall, staring at them straight.

"Damn it, even a cat dares to scare me!"

"I..."

Just when they were about to pick up stones from the ground to hit the cat, a muffled "bang" sounded under their feet, followed by a mouth-watering smell of food.

"What smell is that? So fragrant?"

The two eunuchs thought at the same time.

They were all the lowest-ranking eunuchs in Yanqu Palace, and had never seen the emperor's imperial meal, so they didn't dare to think about it at all.

Just now, the cat riding on the wall moved its head slightly, and there was a sound under its feet. Did the cat throw something down?

Now it was pitch black in front of them. The two eunuchs could see the cat's movements, not because of their amazing eyesight, but because they saw the two shining cat eyes move with it.

The two eunuchs lowered their heads and re-lit the candles, intending to see clearly what fell from the ground.

The orange candlelight lit up, and the yard was bright again.

This brightening up, the two eunuchs couldn't help but get scared again.

In the blink of an eye, several figures appeared beside them, staring at them coldly with expressionless faces.

Each of these people had a murderous aura, as if they were constantly flowing with cold air.

They didn't look like living people at all.

The two eunuchs' feet softened immediately, and the candles in their hands fell to the ground. They didn't forget to ask in a shrill voice:

"Is it a human or a ghost!?"