Chapter 87: Cultivation Exchange

Early in the morning, Li Nuo opened the door with dark circles under his eyes.

Yesterday, because of that case, he had been busy until late at night. Later, Princess An Ning came to his room and asked him all kinds of questions, which lasted for more than an hour.

Last night was probably the worst night of sleep he had had in the past month.

He planned to get some good sleep after returning home.

Princess An Ning walked in from outside and said, "You're awake. I'll take you back."

Li Nuo said: "No need, the housekeeper should be waiting for me outside."

Li An Ning did not insist and said, "Well, I'll take you out of Sifang Hall... Next time there is a case, I'll go to the Song family to find you."

After these two days of contact, Li Nuo felt that Princess An Ning was actually a very nice person. Not only did she answer all his questions about spiritual practice, she was also willing to assign cases to him.

This reminded Li Nuo of the senior who helped him get familiar with the work when he first entered the court.

At that time, Li Nuo was not very familiar with the business. Thanks to her patient guidance, when Li Nuo could not complete the work, she would take the initiative to help him share the burden.

It is undoubtedly a very happy thing to meet such a senior when I just entered the industry.

Li An Ning sent Li Nuo to the gate of Sifang Pavilion, where Butler Wu's carriage was already waiting.

Li Nuo got on the carriage. Li An Ning waved to him and said, "If you encounter any difficulties, you can come to the Ministry of Justice to find me..."

Li Nuo clasped his fists to her and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Butler Wu drove the carriage and asked, "The master was also at Sifang Pavilion last night. Did the young master see the master?"

Li Nuo nodded and said, "I saw it."

Butler Wu had obviously heard about what happened in Sifang Pavilion last night. He said with emotion, "Princess An Ning is indeed a heroine. She was able to solve a case that the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple could not solve at a glance..."

Li Nuo was very satisfied with the result.

He doesn't care whether he is famous or not. Anyway, he has got what he deserves. While he is still weak, it is better not to attract too much attention.

After returning to the Song residence, Li Nuo dragged his tired body into the room and greeted Song Jiaren who was dressing up, "Madam, good morning..."

After saying that, he walked to the bed, without even taking off his clothes, and fell down.

Song Jiaren moved her lips, but before she could ask anything, steady breathing sounds came from the bed.

After a while, she walked to the bedside, raised her hand, and Li Nuo's shoes and socks were automatically taken off. A quilt was slowly unfolded and covered him...

When Li Nuo woke up, it was already past noon.

His wife's bed was still more comfortable to sleep in. More importantly, the familiar fragrance on the bed made him sleep very peacefully. He would try to stay out overnight less often in the future.

When he walked into the yard, Song Jiaren, who was practicing sword, saw him and said, "You're awake. I'll go ask the kitchen to heat up lunch."

She sheathed the sword and placed it on the table.

Li Nuo walked to the stone table and saw the sword his wife had placed there. He picked it up casually and habitually drew the sword and made a few beautiful sword flowers.

This habit is obviously not my own.

Li Nuo looked at the last page of the code. On that page was a middle-aged man with a resolute face. He was the Chu guard who assassinated his country's envoy.

His portraits are colorful and bright.

The guard of the Gu family last time was also a warrior, but his portrait had never lit up, which meant that this assassin from the Chu State had some kind of talent recognized by the code.

Being able to cultivate two techniques to the fourth level at the same time, his talent in martial arts must be higher than that of an average fourth level martial artist.

Li Nuo swung the sword casually a few times, and many exquisite sword moves automatically emerged in his mind, but his physical strength was limited. After dancing twice, he was a little out of breath.

It seems that he only got the opponent's sword skills, but not his cultivation.

Come to think of it, it is incredible to be able to acquire the skills that others have practiced for a lifetime. If you can even inherit the true energy, that would be too incredible.

Although he knew this was impossible, Li Nuo still felt a little regretful.

If he had the cultivation level of the fourth realm, even if it was only for a day or a quarter of an hour, the next time he encountered danger, he would not put all his hopes on his wife.

As soon as Li Nuo had this thought, he found that the portrait of the man on the code began to flash wildly.

As the portrait flashed, his remaining lifespan was rapidly decreasing.

Two hundred and fifty-three.

Two hundred and fifty-two.

…

In just a moment, his lifespan dropped from a maximum of 254 to 240, and it was showing a trend of continuing to decline.

The familiar scene made Li Nuo's eyelids twitch wildly, and he immediately said, "Stop, stop, stop!"

The number on the code finally stopped at two hundred and thirty-six.

In just a moment, eighteen days of his life were deducted from him.

Similar things only happened to Li Nuo when he was exchanging the calligraphy skills of the female assassin.

But that time it only reduced his lifespan by one day. This time, if Li Nuo had not stopped in time, it is unknown how much of his lifespan would have been reduced.

Eighteen days less of life.

But there seemed to be something extra in his body.

Li Nuo was very familiar with this feeling. It was this feeling when his wife sent the true energy into his body.

Li Nuo swung a sword in the air.

call out!

An invisible energy shot out.

The next moment, a deep crack appeared on the wall not far away.

Li Nuo stared blankly at the sword mark on the wall.

Could it be that, as long as he was willing to pay a large amount of his life, he could even exchange for the cultivation level of the person in the portrait?

Going against the will of heaven is going against the will of heaven.

But the price is a bit too high.

After this strike of the sword, his body was empty.

I spent eighteen days of my life just to enjoy it for a moment...

The slash just now was at best the strength of the True Qi Realm. If he wanted to reach the Controlling Objects Realm, his pitiful lifespan would have to be squeezed dry...

Half a month of life was wasted in a flash. Only a very extravagant person would do such a thing.

This also made Li Nuo fully understand that the code was controlled by his mind. As long as he had an idea, anything that could be achieved by the code would be executed without hesitation.

It’s a bit painful, but I have to say that this ability is very useful.

Next time if he encounters any danger, he can handle it on his own even if Butler Wu and his wife are not around.

Although the cost of dealing with it is a bit high.

When Li Nuo was comforting himself like this, Song Jiaren walked in with a dinner tray.

Li Nuo only ate some pastries provided by Sifang Restaurant yesterday. He didn’t think about these things and concentrated on eating.

Song Jiaren stood beside him, curious about who the woman was who took him away yesterday, but she felt she had no right to ask, so she didn't ask in the end.

She picked up the sword and continued to practice sword moves in the yard.

While eating, Li Nuo admired his wife's sword dancing.

In the past, he was just watching the fun, focusing on the people, but today was different, today he was focusing on the swords.

Although he knew nothing about martial arts, he could see the exquisiteness of her sword moves, which was naturally due to the help of the Chu assassin.

In the field of martial arts, most warriors pursue absolute cultivation.

But there is also a small number of people who pay more attention to martial arts.

All martial arts masters at the fifth level are masters of martial arts skills.

After learning from the strengths of many schools and integrating the martial arts of each, they often break free from the shackles and forge their own path.

Anyone who founded a school of martial arts and created his own martial arts is a martial arts master.

If you want to become a master, physical talent alone is not enough, you also need a very high level of understanding.

Among ten warriors at the True Qi Realm, one can enter the Controlling Objects Realm.

But among a hundred people, there may not be only one who can become a master in the realm of controlling objects.

Watching the lady practicing sword, Li Nuo couldn't help but think, if he were her opponent, how should he break her sword moves.

The final conclusion is that it cannot be broken...

This shows that the strong man from the Chu State is no match for my wife in terms of martial arts alone.

Butler Wu always said that the lady had a very high talent in martial arts. Li Nuo could not realize it before, but it was not until today that he had a more obvious understanding of her talent.

There is no harm without comparison.

The guard from the State of Chu was able to cultivate two techniques to a high level at the same time. He must be a genius among geniuses, but in front of my lady, he seemed not good enough.

Before Li Nuo finished his meal, several old gentlemen came over.

I heard from my wife that they came here yesterday, but didn't see him.

Li Nuo felt a little sorry for making those elderly people wait for two hours in vain, so he specially told them some more content today.

After finishing the class, I played with Muer for a while.

The two played a few rounds of Go, and Song Muer suddenly asked, "Brother Li Nuo, who was that big sister yesterday?"

Li Nuo asked: "Which elder sister?"

Song Muer said: "It was the big sister who rode a horse in the morning."

Li Nuo was surprised and asked, "How do you know about the sister who rode a horse?"

Song Muer said: "I saw you at home, and I even greeted you, but you ignored me..."

Li Nuo was in a hurry to investigate the case yesterday and didn't notice Mu'er greeted him. He explained to her and said, "The sister on horseback is my brother's friend."

He and Li Anning should be considered friends.

Song Muer asked again: "What kind of friend? How did you meet each other? Why haven't you seen that sister before?"

The little girl had a lot of questions today, but Li Nuo also patiently explained them to her. After listening, Song Muer suddenly said, "So that's how it is..."

After playing this game of chess, Song Muer went to practice martial arts, and Li Nuo continued reading.

Song Muer trotted all the way to another courtyard and said to a figure in the courtyard: "Sister Jiaren, I have asked for you. They are just ordinary friends..."

(End of this chapter)