My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 102 - 86 Li Anning’s Guidance

When one has just woken up, the mind is not very clear.

Li Nuo, after a sound sleep, forgot that he had spent the evening with Princess Anning and subconsciously thought he was still at the Song Residence. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a woman dressed in black standing at the foot of his bed, staring intently at him.

This naturally brought back some unpleasant memories for him, mistaking her for an assassin.

But he quickly came to his senses and, as if nothing happened, dropped the quilt and asked, "Has the killer been caught?"

Princess Anning spoke languidly, "You really knew all along that he was the true culprit."

Li Nuo, lacking a bit in confidence, asked, "If I say that I saw a hint of guilt in his eyes, would the Princess believe me?"

Princess Anning hadn't believed before.

Now she did.

The ironclad fact before her made it undeniable that there were geniuses in this world.

What she couldn't do, others could.

Li Nuo was now fully awake. He glanced at the Law Code. The portrait of the strong man from Chu Country was not there, but he was not in a hurry.

This case was cracked due to the essential information he provided. As long as the murderer was sentenced, he would get all the credit due to him, not a bit less.

And before this person was sentenced, he definitely couldn't sleep.

This was his first time capturing a High Realm martial artist; he wondered how much it would add to his lifespan and whether he could use this opportunity to successfully Breakthrough.

He got out of bed, put on his shoes, and said to Princess Anning, "Let's go take a look at the killer."

Princess Anning rolled her eyes at him. Had she not been there to protect him, she would have gone over already.

Since she had promised that old man, she would make sure to keep him safe.

The two left the room and soon arrived in front of the Discussion Hall.

Although it was already late at night, there were still many onlookers outside the hall.

Li Nuo and Princess Anning stood outside the hall and saw a man with his hands and feet shackled in chains, kneeling in the center of the hall.

The Chu delegation surrounded them, and one Envoy, quivering with indignation, pointed at him and cursed, "Guard Chen, how could it be you, how could it? The court has treated you well, and Lord Shen was your good friend. Why would you do such a thing?"

For a martial artist, secretly cultivating an additional Technique wasn't a problem, it could unexpectedly overpower an enemy during critical moments.

However, after the assassination of the Chu Envoy, the deliberate concealment of this fact raised major suspicions.

Moreover, he hadn't offered a single explanation throughout the ordeal.

Even if he had made a feeble attempt at denial, they might have tried to believe him.

But he didn't.

"Chen, I misjudged you!"

"You are committing treason, do you understand that?"

"Killing Lord Shen does you no good, has someone bought you off? Speak, who is directing you to do this?"

...

Bound in chains, the man faced the scolding from the entire Chu delegation with a calm demeanor.

One of the Chu Envoys approached a refined-looking gentleman and said in a low voice, "Lord Li, this is a matter for our Chu Country, may we handle it ourselves?"

Li Xuanjing nodded and waved his hand, signaling for the Daxia people to leave the hall.

A moment later, the Chu delegation returned to their Embassy as well.

The killer of the Chu Envoy was taken back with them.

Inside Four Directions Hall, the officials of Daxia finally let out a sigh of relief.

Regardless, the killer had been caught, and he was one of their own; it couldn't be blamed on Daxia.

Standing outside the hall, Li Nuo watched as the man was led away, but felt uneasy.

He did not know how they would deal with the man; hopefully, they wouldn't let him off easily. If this man were to escape punishment, Li Nuo's efforts today would have been in vain.

With this apprehensive thought, Li Nuo returned to the room he had left earlier.

Though he was no longer needed for what followed, it was now past midnight, too late for him to go back, so he had to stay in the Four Directions Hall for the night.

He turned around, looking at Princess Anning who followed him in, and asked, "Princess, is there anything else?"

Princess Anning went to the table, poured herself a cup of tea, took a sip, then said to Li Nuo, "Thank you for today."

Without Li Nuo, this case might have remained unsolved.

It was not just a murder case. If not handled properly, it could have severely impacted diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Li Nuo casually said, "If Your Highness truly wants to thank me, from now on, don't take my cases..."

Princess Anning did not respond directly but proposed, "Your talent is wasted at the Chang'an County Government. How about joining the Ministry of Justice to work with me?"

Within Legalism, when one monk would carry the water to drink, two could lend each other a hand; but when three monks were involved, there would be no water to drink.

The number of cases was limited; in the Chang'an County Government, Li Nuo was the sole Law Practitioner, claiming all the merits for himself.

At the Ministry of Justice, while there would be more cases, there'd also be more Law Practitioners, resulting in fewer merits for him.

Moreover, at the Chang'an County Government, his word was law.

At the Ministry of Justice, he'd just be her junior, at her beck and call, doing all the hard and gritty work.

A true man born in this world should not live in sustained submission.

And so, Li Nuo decisively rejected her offer.

...

Chu Embassy.

The night was deep, but no one in the Chu delegation was asleep.

The man sat cross-legged on the ground, and a middle-aged Envoy slowly walked up to him and said, "Guard Chen, I know you were acting on orders. Having committed such a grave crime, you should undoubtedly be sentenced to death. However, if you are willing to confess truthfully and reveal the mastermind behind the scenes, I can plead for clemency upon our return and spare your life..."

The man shook his head and said, "There's no need. My mission failed, and I have only the path of death before me. Even if the court were to release me, they wouldn't let me live."

"Failed?" the middle-aged envoy seemed to grasp at some elements, asking, "Weren't you already successful in assassinating Lord Shen? Could it be that their goal wasn't Lord Shen, but instead..."

The man fell silent for a moment, looked at the middle-aged envoy, and spoke again, "Lord Wang, you are very clever, but sometimes, being clever is not a good thing. Indeed, their goal wasn't Lord Shen. His death was merely a move in their game..."

The middle-aged envoy asked, "They...who are they?"

The man gave him one final look and said, "I can't say anymore. Among those standing in this hall, there are their people. We've been friends for a time, and I don't wish to harm you..."

After he finished speaking, his head slowly drooped down.

A figure quickly stepped forward, checked his breath, then felt his pulse, and turned to say, "Lord Wang, Guard Chen has severed his own heart meridian."

The middle-aged envoy slowly sat back down in his chair.

Death Soldier.

A Death Soldier of the Fourth Realm.

The fact that a martial artist of the Fourth Realm of the Martial Path could be driven to sever his own heart meridian without daring to reveal even the slightest bit about "them" meant they could be even more powerful than he had imagined.

In the hall, everyone looked at each other in alarm.

Nobody knew who among the members of the delegation was "their" person. Those colleagues who usually shared drinks and pleasantries might, like Guard Chen, be ready to turn their knives on them at any moment.

At once, a strong sense of guard rose among the crowd, and everyone seemed suspicious.

Meanwhile, within a room in another courtyard.

Li Anning had already left, and Li Nuo had just lain down when he suddenly sprang up from the bed again.

The Law Code quietly floated in the void before him.

Two hundred fifty-four.

Li Nuo stared intently at this number.

Just moments earlier, the number had been one hundred fifty-four. In a mere brief lapse of attention, it had increased by a hundred days.

He had originally thought that if a martial artist of the Fourth Realm committed a capital offense, it could add fifty days to his life.

He didn't expect the number to be twice what he had anticipated, ten times that of an ordinary person.

If that were the case, then if a Grandmaster of the Fifth Realm committed a capital offense and he found out about it, even if he wasn't the one to pass judgment personally, it could probably add two or even three hundred days to his lifespan...

And the Sixth Realm...he didn't dare to imagine.

Li Nuo's first instinct was to check whether he had achieved a breakthrough.

But besides the increase in lifespan, he didn't feel any changes to his body.

Could it be that an increase of one hundred days in lifespan wasn't enough to enter the door of Legalism?

"Creak..."

The window of Li Nuo's room was pushed open from the outside, and a figure jumped in.

Li Nuo was startled, but upon seeing that it was Li Anning, his heart settled down.

Without his wife by his side, he truly felt no sense of security.

Li Anning walked over and said, "That man has taken his own life."

Li Nuo wasn't surprised. Even if they had caught the murderer, the sentencing wouldn't take place until tomorrow.

The only possibility for his lifespan to have increased at this moment was that the offender had died.

Thinking of something, he looked at Li Anning and said, "I have a question about cultivation; may I ask for your guidance, Princess?"

Li Anning took a seat in a chair and said, "Ask."

Li Nuo said, "Half a month ago, I felt like I'd hit a bottleneck. Why haven't I entered the realm after cracking this major case?"

Li Anning asked, "How long have you been cultivating?"

Li Nuo said, "About a month."

Li Anning's eyes widened: "How much?"

Li Nuo said, "A month, what's wrong?"

"You've reached the bottleneck for entering a realm after half a month of cultivation?"

"Is there a problem?"

Compared to her five or six years in the Fourth Realm, his half a month to the bottleneck of entering a realm was really nothing.

Li Anning looked at him, shook her head, and said, "No problem."

Then she asked, "What is your usual method of cultivation?"

Li Nuo said, "I haven't done much in terms of cultivation, just reviewing cases and catching people..."

Li Anning urged, "Tell me more about catching people..."

...

After listening to Li Nuo's explanation, Li Anning's face revealed a sudden understanding and she said, "No wonder, the fastest method of cultivation for followers of Legalism is to trouble those nobles and their families..."

Although she was a princess, it must be said that Li Nuo had done what she had always wanted to but couldn't.

Without an official position, practicing cultivation in the Ministry of Justice was in fact inappropriate by both law and reason.

But as a princess, all her elder brothers doted on her, and as long as she didn't go too far, the court would turn a blind eye.

Yet, if she were to stir up trouble with the nobles and official's sons like Li Nuo did from time to time, the complaints from the nobles and officials would fall like snowflakes into the three provinces.

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Under pressure, she certainly wouldn't be able to continue her cultivation at the Ministry of Justice.

Li Nuo was able to act this way without opposition simply because he had a powerful father.

The court officials did not wish to offend the Minister of Justice, Li Xuanjing, over such trifles.

Coming across someone who practiced Legalism wasn't easy, she looked at Li Nuo, consoling him, "Cultivation can't be rushed. Since you're cultivating so quickly and haven't accumulated enough, the bottleneck is naturally harder to break through. But don't worry too much. If you keep troubling those officials and nobles, within one or two more times, you should be able to successfully enter the realm. Before you can break through, if the Ministry of Justice has any suitable cases, I will let you have them..."