My cultivation disguise has been exposed by Xiao Sizi.

"Bang bang bang!"

The sound of being beaten suddenly filled the courtyard.

"A novice can defeat a master with a flurry of punches."

Li Chen sat back in the rocking chair, grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds, and watched with great interest.

This is called the live-action version of Arcade King.

Xiao Sizi is now like that elementary school student who frantically pounds on the keyboard in the arcade. No matter what kind of combo master the opponent is, he just randomly pounds away and beats them senseless.

"Brother Crown Prince, don't run away! Sizi hasn't won yet!"

The little girl was having a great time, pressing the jade tablet faster and faster.

At this moment, Li Chengqian no longer possessed the arrogant demeanor of a "gangster prince" he had just displayed.

He covered his head with his hands and ran around the courtyard like a madman, chased all over the place by the ironwood puppet, his face bruised and swollen, and he didn't know how many blows he had taken.

"Sizi...stop, stop pressing it!"

As Li Chengqian ran, he was panting and wailing, his words coming out in broken sentences.

"No...stop...stop!"

Little Sizi, immersed in the joy of the game, twitched its little ears.

She blinked her big eyes and tilted her head in confusion.

"Huh? Crown Prince said not to stop?"

The little girl immediately flashed a bright smile, as if she had received tremendous encouragement.

"Wow! Crown Prince, you're amazing! I'll keep pressing!"

After saying that, Xiao Sizi took a deep breath and slapped both of her little hands directly onto the entire control panel of the jade tablet.

"Buzzing—!"

The runes on the ironwood golem shone brightly, and its entire body emitted a piercing grinding sound.

next second.

The puppet transformed into a spinning black tornado. Its iron rods and limbs whistled through the air as it brutally crushed towards Li Chengqian!

"ah--!!!"

A bloodcurdling scream echoed through the side hall.

Li Chen covered his face and peeked through his fingers at Li Chengqian, who was being frantically rubbed against the ground by the puppet. He couldn't help but click his tongue twice.

"It's too brutal, I can't bear to watch."

Just as Li Chengqian was about to be completely crushed into a pulp by this metal storm.

"Bang!"

The gate to the side hall was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

"What are you doing?!"

Li Shimin's majestic yet somewhat panicked voice rang out from the courtyard gate.

Empress Zhangsun followed closely beside Li Shimin, carrying an exquisite three-tiered food box. They had come specifically to visit the Crown Prince and deliver some gifts, taking advantage of the fine weather.

As soon as they opened the door, they saw this truly horrifying scene.

Hearing his father and mother's voices, the little prince was startled.

Her hand trembled, and the jade pendant fell to the ground.

Without any input of commands, the frantically running ironwood puppet instantly crashed, its raised iron rod freezing in mid-air, and the red light in its eyes went out.

And Li Chengqian is standing at its feet.

At this moment, he was lying face down in the mud.

His once handsome face was now swollen like a pig's head, his left eye socket was black, a trace of white foam was hanging from the corner of his mouth, and his whole body was covered with crisscrossing red marks.

Empress Zhangsun was so frightened that her face turned pale, and the food box in her hand fell to the ground.

"Chengqian!"

She exclaimed in surprise, disregarding her empressly demeanor, and rushed over, lifting her skirt.

Li Shimin also gasped, pointing angrily at Li Chen.

"You unfilial son! What are you up to now?! Are you trying to murder the Crown Prince?!"

Li Chen slowly stood up from the rocking chair and patted the sunflower seed shells off his hands.

He strolled over to Li Chengqian, picked up a dry twig from the ground, and poked Li Chengqian's lower back twice without any hesitation.

"Stop playing dead. No sleeping here."

Li Chen looked down and asked, "Are they still alive?"

Li Chengqian, who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead, twitched his fingers slightly twice.

He struggled to lift his head, which was swollen like a pig's head, and uttered a few indistinct words through his slurred mouth.

"Sixteenth brother... I... I feel like I'm dying."

Li Chengqian rolled his eyes, looking at Empress Zhangsun rushing towards him with teary eyes.

"Mother... I almost thought I was going to meet the King of Hell just now..."

Empress Zhangsun was so heartbroken that tears streamed down her face.

She crouched down, carefully trying to help Li Chengqian up.

But the moment her hands touched Li Chengqian's body, Empress Zhangsun suddenly froze.

As a mother, she knew her son's body all too well.

In the past, Chengqian was thin and frail, with loose muscles, and seemed weak to be touched even slightly. Moreover, his crippled right leg was always cold and stiff.

But now.

What her hands touched were chunks of muscle as hard and hot as cast iron!

Although he appeared bruised and battered, a pitiful sight, Li Chengqian's internal energy and blood flowed like a surging river, incredibly robust.

The right leg, which had previously atrophied, was now full of power, with full and firm muscle lines.

These so-called injuries are all superficial wounds that do not involve any serious bone or muscle damage!

"Chengqian...your leg..."

Empress Zhangsun's voice trembled as she touched Li Chengqian's right leg with disbelief on her face.

Li Chengqian grinned, revealing his sparse mouth.

"Mother, my leg... is completely healed. I am now as strong as an ox."

Upon hearing these words, Empress Zhangsun's tears instantly flowed freely, but this time they were tears of joy.

She hugged Li Chengqian's pig-like head tightly and cried uncontrollably.

"Good! Good! It's good that you're all better! Your Majesty's Chengqian is finally fully recovered!"

Standing to the side, Li Shimin watched the vigorous Crown Prince, who had only suffered minor injuries, and his anger instantly vanished.

His sharp dragon eyes swept over Li Chengqian, and he could naturally see that his eldest son's physique had long surpassed that of the palace guards.

All of this is thanks to the sixteenth brother.

Empress Zhangsun wiped away her tears and stood up.

She walked up to Li Chen and, disregarding her status, gave him a deep bow.

"Chen'er, your mother, on behalf of Chengqian, thanks you for your great kindness and virtue."

Empress Zhangsun turned around and gestured, and several eunuchs quickly picked up the food box that had fallen to the ground, as well as several large red wooden boxes that had been carried in later, and placed them all in front of Li Chen.