My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 109 - 90 Phoenix

"Sigh..."

Li Nuo sat down on a chair with a thud, taking a long breath of relief.

With his frail body, that amount of exercise was already rather substantial for him.

Li Yuan had been beaten by him to the point of being unrecognizable, and had even fainted.

A martial artist in the Body Shaping Realm has an extraordinary ability to withstand blows, but their endurance is not limitless.

They would still feel pain when hit, it's just that their tolerance is slightly stronger.

But once Li Yuan managed to cultivate his Inner Breath, someone ordinary like Li Nuo, without using a weapon, wouldn't be a threat to him at all.

A punch from Nuo would only hurt himself.

After venting his emotions, Nuo felt incredibly refreshed.

No wonder those wastrel disciples were so arrogant.

Because being arrogant truly felt good.

Only now did he fully understand the joy of being such a scion.

After resting for a bit, Nuo slowly stood up and asked Housekeeper Wu, "Do you have four taels of silver?"

Housekeeper Wu patted himself down and shook his head, "I rushed out today and forgot to bring any silver."

Nuo then looked toward Song Yu and the others; these three definitely had some, but they only carried fifty-tael silver notes, which Nuo couldn't use.

He turned to the beautiful woman closest to him and asked, "Do you have any, miss? Let me borrow some for now, and I'll pay you back later."

The beautiful woman took out a pink wallet from around her waist, handed it to Li Nuo, who counted roughly four taels of broken silver, and then he returned the wallet to her.

He wasn't as wasteful as Li Yuan; although his household wasn't short on money, the funds weren't conjured by the wind but given by King Chun, so it was necessary to spend wisely and save where he could.

He placed the broken silver on the table and said to the elder behind Li Yuan, "My father is the current Minister of Justice, and I am his only son. For crimes punishable by death or lesser, redemption is available. Inflicting harm with bare hands warrants forty lashes, redeemable with four taels of silver. No issues, right..."

The elder didn't say a word, silently picked up Li Yuan, and left.

The few attendants were released from their shackles and scurried away as fast as they could.

Only then did Nuo turn back to Housekeeper Wu and asked, "He said he's backed by King Ji; this won't cause trouble for my father, will it?"

Househouse Wu chuckled, "Young master, don't worry. It's King Ji who should be afraid of trouble, not your father. Endorsing subordinates who abduct innocent women isn't something to be proud of. Just one letter from your father, and King Ji can forget about acting as Regent this year. Even the other princes, as much as they might dislike your father, would stand with him..."

He didn't regard King Ji in the slightest; it didn't matter that the young master had done the right thing. Being upright and honest, he could stand tall in court.

Even if it was the young master who had abducted a civilian girl, at worst his father would face some censure, but who could really touch him?

Among all the princes, King Ji was the youngest, around the same age as the young master, just of age, with far less support than the kings who had been in the court for ten years.

It would be a lucky day for King Ji if his father decided not to trouble him and not to crush his meager following...

A moment later.

At the Jade Sound Pavilion, in an elegant room on the second floor.

A delicate girl sat beside Song Yu, applying medicine to him while asking with concern, "Does it hurt?"

Song Yu grinned and said, "Not at all."

Having Yuan Yang personally apply his medicine made the beating worth it.

Across from them, Zhou Yu and Pei Jun were treating each other's wounds, occasionally glancing at Song Yu and Yuan Yang, sighing silently to themselves.

After this incident, Yuan Yang was probably hopelessly devoted to Song Yu.

But there was nothing they could do.

It was their misfortune not to have such a brother-in-law.

Zhou Yu felt a hint of regret; he had a sister, but unfortunately, she was already married.

Pei Jun also sighed. He had a sister who was yet unmarried, but compared to Song Jiaren, his sister paled significantly and was better off not being embarrassed by the comparison...

In another room.

Li Nuo sat in a chair, lifted the teacup, and gently sipped.

He had just seen that Yuan Yang girl, whom Song Yu and the others had praised to the skies as unparalleled in this world.

Nuo had been expecting someone spectacular, only to be greatly disappointed once he saw her for himself.

It wasn't that she wasn't attractive. The Yuan Yang girl was indeed beautiful, but compared to his wife, she was nowhere close; she was not even in the same league, and her appeal to Song Yu and the others was purely through the eyes of the beholder.

Her reputation did not match the reality and seemed to be mostly a product of marketing.

However, the Jade Sound Pavilion Master, the Phoenix lady, was truly impressive.

Her beauty was on par with his wife, and her figure even surpassed that of Li Anning, combining the best features of both.

She and Anning had similar physiques, but projected entirely different vibes. Anning, with her girlish face and carefree demeanor, had a great figure, but it always seemed like something was missing...

The Phoenix girl had a royal sister's face, giving off a gentle and elegant vibe that could easily trigger a certain urge in men.

However, Li Nuo was uninterested in such a woman.

It wasn't that he was pretending to be serious.

The Phoenix girl might be beautiful and well-figured, but she couldn't fight at all.

Li Yuan was only a martial artist at the Body Shaping Realm, and his wife and Li Anning could crush him with just a fingertip.

When Li Yuan slapped her in public, she didn't have the slightest ability to strike back.

Even though the Phoenix girl's appearance and figure were both one hundred percent---she still couldn't fight.

In his heart, that directly deducted two hundred points.

The beautiful woman changed into a different set of clothes and walked in from outside the room, extending her thanks to Li Nuo with a curtsy, "Thank you for stepping in to save me just now..."

She wore a low-cut blouse and skirt, a red outfit that added a bit of enchanting charm to her.

Below her slim and fair neck was a large expanse of bare, white skin.

Her complexion was smooth and delicate, without a single flaw.

A Yingluo necklace adorned her neck, immediately drawing people's gaze against her fair skin.

Once the attention was drawn there, of course, one couldn't overlook the deep cleavage below the necklace.

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Li Nuo averted his gaze, adjusting his sitting position, and said, "No need to thank me, anybody who saw what happened wouldn't have been able to stand idly by. If he bothers you again, you can send someone to look for me at the Song Residence or the Chang'an County Magistrate's Office..."

He hadn't managed to sentence Li Yuan, so neither his lifespan increased nor his bottleneck was broken.

When the criminal redeemed himself with silver, he received no reward at all.

A hint of joy appeared on the beautiful woman's face as she said again, "I am greatly indebted to you, sir, and have no way to repay your kindness."

Li Nuo glanced sideways and suddenly said, "If you really wish to repay, there's actually something you can do..."

The beautiful woman looked at him in surprise, "Ah?"

Watching the young man reach out to her, panic flickered across the beautiful woman's face, and her heart sank.

Could it be that this seemingly upright young man was also lecherous? She really shouldn't have changed her clothes to test him, jumping right from the wolf's den into the tiger's mouth...

Li Nuo took a vase from a shelf behind the beautiful woman and said, "These few flowers are trimmed very nicely. My wife would probably like them, may I take them..."

The beautiful woman paused, then numbly nodded, "Yes, of course..."

After coming to her senses, she looked at Li Nuo and spoke again, "I have nothing of value, only knowledge of music. Perhaps, I could play a tune on the zither for you, sir, to express my gratitude for your rescue."

Li Nuo shook his head and said, "There's no need for the zither. Do you have anything to eat? I was in a rush when I left earlier and only managed to have two buns for lunch. Could you prepare something for me to eat?"

He had been busy all morning at the County Magistrate's Office and hadn't eaten after returning to the Song Residence. After exerting himself a bit earlier, he was really starving now.

The beautiful woman was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "I, I'll go prepare something. Please wait, sir..."

In no time, the beautiful woman served up a bowl of noodles.

It was just ordinary broth with noodles, two poached eggs nestled in the soup, a few greens floating on top, and a sprinkling of chopped scallions for decoration.

Although simple, the aroma was inviting. Li Nuo, already famished, could not help his stomach from growling after smelling it.

She said somewhat embarrassedly, "This is all we have in the kitchen. I made a bowl of noodles. If you don't mind, sir, please try it."

Housekeeper Wu walked in, took out a silver needle, and inserted it into the noodles. After a moment, he took it out, observed that the needle had not discolored, and then said to Li Nuo, "Young master, it's safe to eat."

This was not an ordinary silver needle, but a poison testing needle forged with the Medical School's True Qi, capable of detecting all kinds of rare poisons. The Li Family only had this single one, a gift from King Chun.

Li Nuo, ravenous, eagerly picked up the bowl and after taking a bite, complimented the beautiful woman, "I didn't know the Phoenix girl was such a good cook..."

Li Nuo wasn't fussy about food, and even though the noodle's taste couldn't compare to the chefs of the Li Family, it had its own unique homemade flavor.

In his distant memories, the broth noodles made by his mother tasted just like this.

Considering the noodles, he added another ten points to her score.

Flushed with embarrassment from Li Nuo's praise, the beautiful woman modestly said, "You flatter me, sir. In truth, noodles are all I can cook."

Watching Li Nuo finish the bowl and even drink up the soup, she began to doubt—could her cooking really be that good?

Having had his fill, it was about time to head back to the County Magistrate's Office—there were still several cases left to judge today.

Li Nuo stood up and said, "I must be going, thank you for the noodles."

The beautiful woman hastily asked, "Won't you stay a little longer, sir?"

Without turning back, Li Nuo replied, "No need, I have things to attend to this afternoon. By the way, deduct the four taels of silver I owe you from Song Yu's expenses..."

After personally seeing Li Nuo to the door and watching his carriage disappear into the distance, a faint smile crossed the beautiful woman's face as she softly said, "What an interesting man..."

Not until she returned to the Jade Sound Pavilion and entered a cozily decorated room on the second floor did her expression turn completely dark. She gently touched her cheek and gritted her teeth, "To strike me... No one has ever hit me before. If I don't tear you to pieces, then I don't deserve the name Phoenix!"

Crack!

A wine glass on the table was crushed into dust in her grip, slowly trickling down through her fingers...