My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 100 - 85 His Highness is Wise! _3

Li Nuo had left early this morning and had not returned since. Several gentlemen had arrived early in the morning and waited for two hours, but they could not wait any longer and left with regret.

He had not returned all day, but she did not suspect that he would fool around like Song Yu.

She was just a bit concerned for his safety.

With so many in Chang'an wishing him dead, she wondered if Housekeeper Wu could protect him adequately. That arrest officer from the Ministry of Justice seemed quite capable; there should not be any trouble.

It was getting late. Song Jiaren turned off the light and lay in bed—a rare day when she could sleep alone. However, she felt as though something was missing...

At this moment, Four Directions Hall.

An empty courtyard.

Inside a room, Li Anning sat at a table, looking at Li Nuo, who had already climbed into bed and covered himself with a quilt, and asked in surprise, "Are you going to sleep?"

The case of the assassination of the Chu Country envoy remained unsolved. Everyone was confined inside Four Directions Hall with no way out, and the people within were restless. How could he manage to sleep at such a time?

Li Nuo yawned and said, "I'm tired, so what else should I do but sleep?"

Ever since he had arrived in this world, he had rarely stayed up late; his routine was very regular, and he would feel sleepy as soon as it was time.

The beds in Four Directions Hall were nowhere as comfortable as those in the Song Family's residence, let alone the Li Family's, but they were still bearable. The only issue was the lack of his wife by his side, which left him feeling insecure...

Li Anning looked at the sleeping figure on the bed with an expression of speechlessness.

She stopped paying attention to Li Nuo and focused attentively on the noises outside, feeling somewhat uncertain.

Was this plan really going to work...

The case was deeply involved; the court took it very seriously.

The Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Justice had been given strict orders, and all the leading officials were forced to stay here without going home.

Through the night in Four Directions Hall, who knew how many people lay awake.

Li Anning glanced sideways and saw the figure on the bed not far away, breathing evenly and deeply...

As the night deepened, lights still shone bright inside all the embassies within Four Directions Hall.

The murder case of the Chu Country's envoy was still unresolved.

Under the strong protests from the delegations of Zhao, Qi, and Wei Countries, the three suspects had already been released, but they were temporarily not allowed to leave Four Directions Hall.

The only clue the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Justice had found was the trace of Yin Cold Attribute True Qi left in the body of the deceased. Based on this alone, it was impossible to convict the three Martial Artists from the fourth realm.

They were not ordinary Martial Artists from the fourth realm. Behind each of them stood a powerful nation.

The real murderer behind the case was extremely sly.

With only one murder, the murderer had managed to provoke the five strongest nations of the time.

In the current world, although relations among the nations seemed stable, the undercurrents were turbulent—a single spark might ignite the whole situation.

At the Chu Country embassy...

A middle-aged man apologized to everyone with a fist clasp, "If it were not for my indulgence in drinking last night, which caused me to sleep too deeply, Lord Shen wouldn't have... Sigh, when I get back, I will confess my guilt to the court."

Hearing this, everyone offered their consolation.

"It's not entirely your fault. Who could have known that the thief would be so bold as to commit a night-time assassination in the embassy?"

"That's true. Such a heinous crime has never occurred in Four Directions Hall before; it's not just Guard Chen's responsibility."

"If we're to blame someone, we should blame the Da Xia Court for not having enough patrols in such an important place as Four Directions Hall, which gave the murderer the opportunity!"

"We shouldn't speak like that. In my view, this must be a backhanded plot by those three countries who are dissatisfied with our cooperation with the Xia Dynasty, aiming to sow discord between Xia and Chu. If we fall for this, wouldn't that be playing right into the hands of the culprits?"

"Lord Zhou makes a good point..."

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After a lengthy discussion, the envoys of Chu Country each returned to their rooms to rest.

By this time, it was late at night. A bright moon hung high, and the lights in the rooms of the various embassies gradually extinguished, leaving only the lanterns hanging in the courtyards casting a soft glow.

Time slowly passed, and the Four Directions Hall, after a day of noise, finally quieted down.

Within a room in the Chu Country embassy, a man lay in bed, his breathing long and steady.

But the next moment, his eyes suddenly opened in the darkness.

A flash of cold light struck down toward his throat.

The man, in shock, released a surge of True Qi from within, tightly grasping the dagger.

The enemy had attacked while he was fast asleep, and this was the only reaction he managed.

At the side of the bed, a figure entirely cloaked in black held a dagger that gleamed with a cold light, using all his strength, attempting to drive the dagger into the throat of the man in the bed.

The two were evenly matched in strength, one launching a surprise attack and the other acting in haste. Even though the dagger was held, it still pushed downwards persistently.

The man in the bed, at an absolute disadvantage, was pressed down and could only block the descent of the dagger, while expending part of his True Qi to protect his body; one slip, and his throat would be pierced.

He did not even have the chance to cry for help, at an absolute positional disadvantage; if he lost his breath, death would greet him in the next moment.

Two Martial Artists from the fourth realm of the Martial Path, in this life-and-death contest, were locked in a bizarre stalemate.

The black-clothed attacker was determined to take the life of the man in the bed, channeling all his True Qi into his arms and dagger. The man in the bed, not wanting to die, could only circulate all his True Qi to resist.

As a result, both were rapidly depleting their True Qi.

Although both were running their Cultivation Techniques, trying vigorously to supplement their True Qi, the replenishment clearly could not keep up with the consumption.