Chapter 122: Another bottleneck, full of doubts
Song Mansion.
Inside the courtyard.
Li Nuo was sitting in the pavilion, performing magic for Mu'er.
He holds a black chess piece in his left hand and a white chess piece in his right hand.
When he clenched his fist and then unclenched it, the white chess piece moved to his left hand and the black chess piece moved to his right hand.
Placing two chess pieces on the table, Li Nuo waved his hand in front of Mu'er's eyes, and another chess piece appeared out of thin air between his fingers.
Song Muer was surprised. Even after watching it many times, she didn't know how Brother Li Nuo changed. She grabbed Li Nuo's hand, looked at him carefully for a long time, and asked curiously: "Brother Li Nuo, how did you change..."
Li Nuo smiled and said, "This is a trick. It won't be fun if you tell it to others."
Song Muer didn't ask any more questions, waved to Song Jiaren who had just walked out of the room, and said, "Sister Jiaren, come here quickly, Brother Li Nuo can perform magic tricks!"
Song Jiaren walked over slowly and sat opposite Li Nuo.
Li Nuo secretly glanced at her. Her expression was normal, just like usual.
He performed the magic trick he had just performed for Mu'er for her several times.
Song Jiaren showed surprise on her face.
Even with her cultivation level of the fourth realm, she couldn't see the mystery in it.
This was naturally what Li Nuo expected.
Because this isn't magic at all.
It would be more appropriate to call it spell or magic.
The exchange of chess pieces between the left and right hands is essentially a form of stealing, or replacing one thing with another.
However, making chess pieces appear out of thin air is the thief's "telekinesis".
For an ordinary thief to accomplish these two tasks, he needs to rely on extreme skills and speed.
But to truly steal a house, all it takes is a thought.
This involves the power of heaven and earth.
Compared to other cultivation systems, the stage in which warriors come into contact with the power of heaven and earth is the latest. She can only see some clues after reaching the sixth stage.
Li Nuo can now make a purse from someone else's arms appear in his own hand out of thin air, and can also teleport over a long distance without the other party noticing.
Although this still cannot change the fact that his fighting power is low, it is always good to have many skills, and who knows when they may be useful.
Song Jiaren stared at Li Nuo's hands closely, and even secretly released her true energy to test, but she still couldn't figure out the mystery.
However, after going through so much, she would not be surprised even if he could do anything.
She did not ask Li Nuo how he did it. She silently picked up the sword, walked to the yard, and practiced a new set of sword techniques.
If you want to become a master, it is not enough to just practice hard, you need to combine the strengths of all schools.
Li Nuo watched his wife practicing sword, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.
Since the code can integrate talents of the same type, if he captures more martial arts geniuses like my wife, wouldn't he be able to have stronger talents than them?
However, it is too difficult and almost impossible to find so many martial arts geniuses at once and find a legitimate reason to arrest them.
It would be much easier to just capture one and spend one day of her life to light up her portrait.
But this way, he would only obtain the other party's talent. He would have to practice bit by bit on his own. Li Nuo couldn't bear this hardship, so he decided to let his wife work hard.
In addition to my wife, there is also Mu'er.
When the little girl grows up, she will also be a master.
Looking at his wife who was practicing sword, Li Nuo remembered Li An Ning's words. After thinking for a moment, he whispered a few words in Mu'er's ear.
Mu'er looked at Song Jiaren not far away, her dark and bright eyes turned, and then she nodded slightly.
Li Nuo left the Song Mansion and went to the street with Butler Wu. They bought a few locks and continued to verify their ability to steal houses.
As he expected, no matter what the internal structure of these locks was, he only needed a simple thought to open them.
It is indeed a great thing to achieve perfection in any field.
Li Nuo walked out of the lock shop, and Butler Wu asked, "Master, where are you going now? Are you going back to the Song family?"
Li Nuo said: "Let's not go back yet, let's go for a walk on the street first."
It's not time to go back yet.
At this time, Song Mansion.
Song Jiaren practiced sword skills for a while and then sat aside to rest.
Mu'er ran over from not far away, sat beside her, and said, "Sister Jiaren, let's play a game. I'll ask you a few questions, and you can't think, you have to answer immediately."
Without waiting for Song Jiaren's consent, Song Muer asked, "Which one do you like, white or black?"
Song Jiaren wiped the frost and said slowly, "White."
As soon as the words fell, Song Muer asked, "Apples and peaches, which one do you like?"
Song Jiaren lowered her head to wipe the sword and said casually, "Peach."
"Who do you like more, me or Song Ning'er?"
Song Jiaren shook her head slightly and said nothing.
Song Muer didn't dwell on this question. She looked at her expectantly and asked, "If there is a person who can paint, play the piano very well, write poetry, and do math, but can't do martial arts, and another person is very talented in martial arts, but is not so good at playing the piano and painting, and can't write poetry or math, which one would you choose to be your husband?"
Song Jiaren raised her head and asked in confusion: "Why are you asking this?"
Song Muer took her hand and said, "I'm just curious..."
Song Jiaren shook her head and said, "I don't know. I haven't thought about it."
Song Muer refused to give in, shaking her arm and said coquettishly: "Oh, then think about it now..."
Song Jiaren was pestered by Mu'er and had no choice but to think for a moment before saying, "Let's go first."
Song Muer was delighted and asked, "Why?"
Song Jiaren said calmly: "No reason."
This was her first thought.
No matter how high your martial arts talent is, how high can it be? Martial arts is not that difficult.
But being able to play the piano, draw, write poetry and do math is truly amazing.
"Hey, I understand..."
Song Muer smiled happily, and when she was about to run away, Song Jiaren suddenly grabbed her wrist.
Song Jiaren looked at her and asked, "Why are you asking these questions suddenly?"
…
Li Nuo wandered around outside for a long time and didn't go home until dinner time.
The wife was called over by the old lady, and only Mu'er and he had dinner today.
Li Nuo looked back and saw that there was no problem outside the house. He asked in a low voice: "What's going on?"
Song Muer came over and whispered something in his ear.
Hearing Mu'er's answer, Li Nuo breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he knew his lady a little, he still hoped to hear her answer in person.
But there were some questions that he really couldn't ask himself.
Fortunately, there is Muer...
Who would doubt a simple six-year-old girl?
Song Muer picked up some dishes that she liked and asked while eating, "Brother Li Nuo, which one do you like, white or black?"
Li Nuo said without thinking, "White."
"What about apples and peaches?"
"peach."
"Who do you like better, me or Song Ning'er?"
"you."
Song Muer showed a happy smile on her face. The questions that Sister Jiaren did not answer could always get firm answers from Brother Li Nuo.
She thought for a moment and asked, "What if there is a woman who is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but does not know martial arts? And there is another woman who is not proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but has great martial arts skills..."
Before Song Muer could finish, Li Nuo said, "I'll choose the one who knows martial arts."
He is good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but he is not good at martial arts.
He is not good at any of the arts, but he has reached a high level in martial arts.
The first things that came to Li Nuo's mind were the Phoenix and his wife.
Can calligraphy, painting, chess and music save lives?
Between the phoenix and my wife, wouldn’t it be a no-brainer to choose my wife?
After he came to his senses, he glanced at the little girl and said, "I asked you to ask Sister Jiaren, but you asked about me..."
Song Muer said with a smile: "I am curious too..."
Halfway through dinner, Mu'er disappeared.
A six-year-old child is at the age where he can't sit still.
Li Nuo finished his meal alone and read a book in his room. Song Jiaren walked in from outside.
She took a book from the bookshelf and sat opposite Li Nuo to read it.
Li Nuo took a look and this time it was not "Shuowen Jiezi" or "Jiushu", but a martial arts book with more pictures than words.
Li Nuo was very relieved.
My wife finally started to get down to business.
What about "Shuowen Jiezi" and "Jiushu"? Are those the books she should read? The right thing to do is to improve her cultivation.
As the sky gradually darkened, Li Nuo lit the glass lamp.
After an unknown amount of time, Li Nuo looked up at her and said, "Today during the day, I didn't mean to..."
Song Jiaren asked: "Can you play a song for me?"
Li Nuo nodded.
It's just playing a song, it's no big deal, it just consumes a day of life...
Things are different now, he can afford it.
There are still more than 400 thieves who have not been tried. Each of them will serve at least six days, which makes more than 2,000 days. We can't make a difference of one or two days.
Because it was night, Li Nuo played a soothing song. After the song was over, he asked, "Do you still want to listen?"
Song Jiaren shook her head and said, "It's getting late, go to bed early."
The song just now does have some sleep-inducing effect.
The power of music is not limited to this. If he is more powerful, he can also achieve hypnosis.
Li Nuo just flipped through a niche book and found that hundreds of years ago, in addition to the Dao family, there was another family named "Le Family".
As the name suggests, musicians specialize in the study of music.
It was just that at that time, the various schools of thought merged with each other, and each school unified its thoughts one after another. Different schools but with the same direction gradually merged into one.
The music school was completely integrated into Confucianism, and music became one of the six arts of a gentleman.
In fact, if Le Dao is taken out separately, it can also be a school of its own, but it is extremely difficult to get started in Le Dao, which keeps most people out of the entry line.
For example, Confucianism and Legalism can be easily learned after practicing for one or two years.
However, in order to get started in the art of music, one must not only possess exceptionally high talent, but also must put in decades of hard work. The number of disciples in the Le family has always been sparse, and later on the family’s inheritance was completely cut off and assimilated into Confucianism.
Lying on the bed, Li Nuo breathed a sigh of relief.
Although I have experienced many twists and turns in the past two days, my relationship with my wife has finally returned to normal.
Tonight, Li Nuo finally dreamed of his wife.
The good news is that he dreamed of his wife.
The bad news is that Li Anning is also there.
Although I can’t remember the content of my dream clearly after I woke up, the feeling in the dream is still quite memorable...
When Li Nuo got out of bed, he saw his wife sitting in front of the dressing table combing her hair.
She was different from ordinary girls. She did not learn music, chess, calligraphy or painting, and she was not interested in makeup.
She had her makeup done with a bare face and a casual ponytail.
Because of this, her skin is much more delicate and smooth than that of ordinary women, exuding a natural feeling.
Li Nuo thought about it, walked to the dressing table, and said, "Do you want me to help you?"
The first time holding hands, the first time hugging, the first time dressing up... so many firsts were given to Li Anning.
If she wasn't even given a second chance, she might feel that Li Nuo had something against her.
Song Jiaren paused in combing her hair. Although she didn't say anything, she gently placed the comb on the table.
Li Nuo picked up the comb and straightened her hair first, then used his hands to braid her hair into bundles at a dazzling speed.
She usually just ties her hair into a simple ponytail.
Li Nuo did not change her habit, but he styled her hair into a luxurious ponytail, which added a lot of changes to her previous hairstyle.
In this way, her heroic spirit can be retained to the greatest extent, while adding a bit of softness.
This is the hairstyle that suits her best.
Li Nuo finally adjusted the position of the hairpin and said, "Okay, take a look..."
In fact, Song Jiaren had been looking at the mirror, and she had to admit that even in women's dressing and makeup, she was not as good as her.
Li Nuo walked out of the room to give her some time to adapt.
She might not be used to the sudden change of style.
Mu'er had already gotten up early and was practicing in the yard. Li Nuo walked over and said, "Do you want me to do your makeup for you today?"
Song Muer put down the sword and asked in surprise, "Is it okay?"
Anyway, the portrait has been lit up. It doesn't matter whether you comb one or two or three. It's better to fulfill Mu'er's long-cherished wish.
Song Muer asked: "But, didn't Brother Li Nuo say that you only dress up your wife?"
Li Nuo was stunned: "Really?"
Song Muer nodded.
Li Nuo looked back and said, "Don't say that. I never said anything like that. Do you still want me to do your makeup for you..."
Song Muer immediately covered her mouth and nodded repeatedly...
…
When Li An Ning arrived at the Song Mansion, Li Nuo was dressing Ning'er.
She looked at the two lovely little girls, who became even more beautiful under Li Nuo's hands, and couldn't help but think of the past.
Although he also combed his hair, he did it in the opposite direction.
I'm afraid I won't have the chance to have him properly dress me up in this life.
At this time, a figure walked out of the room.
Li Anning glanced at Song Jiaren, his eyes lingering on her hair.
Song Jiaren is a little different today.
She glanced at Li Nuo and understood everything.
She suddenly felt that she came out a little casually today. Not only did she not put on makeup, but she should at least put on some lipstick.
Li An Ning pursed his lips subconsciously and said to Li Nuo: "Yesterday, the Ministry of Justice arrested four more thieves. The thieves have been interrogated. If you have time, go to the Ministry of Justice to get the seal. I'll go back first..."
Li Nuo was putting a flower ornament on Ning'er's forehead. Hearing this, he said, "Wait for me. I'll be there soon."
After a while, Li Nuo arranged for Ning'er and went to the Ministry of Justice with Li An Ning.
Two days after separating from her, Li Nuo finally got over the impact of that incident, and his relationship with Li An Ning returned to normal.
However, after all, I have had that experience, so getting along with her now is different from before.
She was a princess after all, and Li Nuo had always shown some respect to her before.
Now it’s more casual.
I'm so used to calling you "Madam" that now I can't even call you "Your Highness".
When he arrived at the Ministry of Justice, a pile of thick files were already placed on Li Anning's desk.
Except for the four managers who were arrested later, a total of 426 thieves were sentenced.
These people were all charged with the highest level of theft and sentenced to three years in prison plus exile three thousand miles away.
Among the more than 400 thieves, not a single one was responsible for murder.
Li Anning was a little surprised by this, but Li Nuo was not that surprised.
Although the Daomen is an illegal organization, it has strict rules within the organization.
Not killing people for money is a major rule of the thieves' sect. Once violated, the person will be expelled from the thieves' sect.
On the contrary, it is very likely that those unorganized thieves will suddenly get carried away and commit murder for money.
The files of four hundred people were divided into more than ten parts.
Li Nuo stamped very quickly, and the numbers on the code also increased rapidly.
Every time a file is completed, nearly two hundred days of life are added.
One, two, three...
When he stamped the fifth copy, Li Nuo frowned slightly.
Although life expectancy has increased to an unprecedented 1,500 days, the life expectancy increase in this file is incorrect.
This file contained the names of thirty thieves, which should have added one hundred and eighty days to his life span, but it only added less than one hundred and twenty days.
Li Nuo put down this file first and stamped the next one.
He glanced at the codex.
The lifespan remains one thousand five hundred days, not increasing by a single day.
This wasn't the first time he'd encountered this.
The bad news is that his life span won't increase any further.
The good news is that he has hit a bottleneck again.
By breaking through this bottleneck, he will be able to enter the second realm of Legalism.
In less than three months, a newbie who had never entered the door reached the peak of the first level of the Legalist school. I dare not say that there will be no one better than him, but at least he has never been before.
Li Anning saw Li Nuo stop and asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Nuo put down the seal and said, "You can do the rest."
Her Royal Highness the Princess also made great contributions in this case. In some aspects, the sacrifices she made were even greater than those made by Li Nuo. He was embarrassed to take all the extra credit for himself.
Li Anning did not refuse. He glanced at Li Nuo and thought that he still had some conscience.
As she stamped the last few files, a smile appeared on her face.
Although breaking through the fourth realm is still a long way off, completing this case is an obvious step towards the fifth realm.
When Li Anning was stamping, Li Nuo took a look at the code.
There are countless portraits on the code.
But these portraits were rapidly merging together, eventually becoming one portrait, before dispersing into countless points of light and entering his body.
With the influx of light spots, the thief's power in his body seemed to increase slightly.
Li Nuo was very surprised.
Is it possible to practice like this?
If he could catch all the thieves in the world in one fell swoop, wouldn't he have a chance to become a saint by stealing?
Regardless of which family, anyone who can become a saint of the seventh realm is a powerful being with the ability to reach heaven and earth, and the ability of the thief saint must be no weak either.
However, the Dao family was too mysterious, and their inheritance had been cut off long ago, so Li Nuo could not find any relevant information.
Although he inherited the family's legacy, Li Nuo had no intention of carrying forward the family's legacy.
Putting this matter aside for the moment, Li Nuo asked, "Has the murderer of the Huang couple been found?"
At the beginning, Li Nuo's purpose of breaking into the thieves' house was actually just to investigate the case.
It happened that the first seat was vacant, and there was a gathering of thieves, so he simply wiped them out at once.
Li Anning nodded and said, "They have been caught. You guessed right. The one who killed the Huang couple was indeed the robber."
The thieves were almost all caught in one fell swoop, so investigating the murder case in the Huang Mansion became a very simple matter.
All you need to do is check which manager is in charge of the area where the Huang Mansion belongs, and you can pin the suspicion on a few people. The thief who stole from the Huang Mansion did not hide the fact, and he boasted about it to his colleagues the next day. The Ministry of Justice caught him yesterday.
But this guy was very stubborn and insisted that he had only stolen things and did not kill anyone.
However, the ironclad facts were before him, and it was useless for him to deny them.
She pulled out the last file and said, "This is the file about the murder case in the Huang Mansion. Please use your seal."
Li Nuo picked up the seal.
When your cultivation reaches a bottleneck, catching ordinary thieves will not increase your lifespan.
But murder cases are not restricted.
He stamped two seals.
As expected, the numbers in the code did change.
From one thousand five hundred, it became one thousand four hundred and ninety.
Li Nuo stood there in a daze.
A reduction in life expectancy indicates that the judgment was wrong.
That guy is not the murderer!
He immediately looked at Li Anning and asked, "Where is the murderer in this case? I want to go see him."
Li Anning said, "In the death row of the Ministry of Justice."
A moment later, Li Nuo and Li An Ning arrived at the Ministry of Justice prison. Before they reached the death cell, they heard someone shouting.
“It’s unfair!”
"I didn't kill anyone, I really didn't kill anyone!"
"Go out and ask around. Everyone in the thieves' house knows my name as the 'King of Paisai'. How could I have woken them up? They were still asleep when I left their room!"
"You can doubt my character, but you can't doubt my skills!"
"You are treating my life like a piece of grass. I want to appeal. I want to appeal to the Dali Temple. I want to appeal to the Censorate!"
(End of this chapter)
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