My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!
Chapter 564 - 362: Street Abduction

Ningxin Garden.

Since Jiaren and Anning had a child, Ningxin Garden had been bustling daily.

This past year, Li Nuo switched between many government offices, with colleagues from the Ministry of Rites, Honglu Si, Ministry of Justice, and Secretariat all visiting with gifts of congratulations.

These past few days, representatives from various Martial Arts Sects also came to offer their congratulations.

Since the last Martial Arts Tournament, many Martial Arts Sects had set up offices in Chang'an. The Hua Mountain Sect and Heng Mountain Sect, being closer, had their Sect Leaders and elders present; those further away sent representatives.

Although the Sanqing Sect was thousands of miles away, two senior sisters traveled the long distance to Chang'an to offer congratulations.

Just after seeing off a few guests from the Zhao Country delegation, Li Nuo finally got a moment of leisure.

Jiaren and Anning had recovered well, or rather, there was nothing much to recover from.

On the third day after childbirth, Jiaren had already picked up her sword again.

Yiren stepped into the Grandmaster level before her, and she always found it hard to let go.

Yiren was also diligent in her cultivation.

Recently, she had challenged Anning several times, but always ended in failure.

It's not that a Legalism Grandmaster is more powerful than a Martial Arts Grandmaster, but when Li Nuo was amending the Daxia Law, he worked with Anning. Yiren's breakthrough came later, and she didn't progress as fast, always being one step behind Anning.

Li Nuo went to the nursery to check on the three little ones and found Mumu and Ning'er squatting at the foot of Li Yan's bed, curiously observing something.

Mumu looked up at Li Nuo and curiously asked, "Brother Li Nuo, why is Li Yan's thing different from ours?"

Li Nuo didn't know how to answer the eight-year-old girl's question, so he just said, "You'll understand when you grow up..."

Just then, Mother-in-law entered, and Li Nuo took the opportunity to slip away.

Having been at home for half a month, and with some free time today, he planned to visit the Ministry of Justice and the Secretariat.

In Chang'an over the past half month, there had been no major cases; after handling accumulated files, Li Nuo felt his lifespan had increased by about two months.

After thoroughly revising the law, dealing with the same cases increased his lifespan gain many times over.

As he walked out of the Ministry of Justice's gate, just about to head to the Secretariat, his steps paused slightly.

"Fortune-telling, fate prediction!"

"Ten cents each time, money back if inaccurate!"

"Take a look, take a look!"

Li Nuo's gaze turned to a street corner diagonally opposite the Ministry of Justice.

Familiar fortune-telling stand, familiar grandfather and granddaughter.

In Zhao Country, Yiren saw this pair in the capital and had her fortune told twice, both of which later came true.

Unexpectedly, after Li Nuo and Yiren returned, they also came to Chang'an.

Li Nuo hesitated for a moment, then walked across the street, cupped his fists to the old man, and said, "Senior, we meet again."

The slightly chubby-cheeked girl smiled at him and said, "Oh, it's the brother outside of fate!"

Li Nuo was slightly taken aback, "Outside of fate?"

At this moment, the fortune-telling old man, who had been resting his eyes, slowly opened them and asked, "Young man, what do you want to know?"

Li Nuo thought for a moment and said, "Tell my destiny."

The old man looked at Li Nuo, moved his fingers with his right hand, and said, "You're young, with at least thirty years to live."

In Li Nuo's Law Code, his remaining lifespan was over twelve thousand days, which was just a bit over thirty years.

Of course, given his Sixth Realm cultivation, it wasn't surprising to calculate this.

Li Nuo thought again and said, "Then tell me about my romantic fate."

The old man glanced at him and said, "You already have five romantic prospects, isn't that enough?"

Li Nuo was taken aback, unsure, "Five?"

Counting Yiren and Phoenix, that's only four; where's the fifth coming from?

The fortune-telling old man didn't explain and said, "Twenty cents."

Li Nuo left one ingot of silver, and the old man said, "That's too much."

Li Nuo said, "The extra is my junior's gratitude to a senior."

If not for him, Jiaren and Anning wouldn't have easily accepted Yiren and Phoenix. Although he might not have intended it, he indeed acted as the Yuelao between Li Nuo and them.

Li Nuo didn't stay longer; after paying, he bid farewell and left.

After he left, the girl couldn't help but ask, "Grandpa, didn't you say before to stay away from people outside of fate? Why did we come back to Chang'an?"

The fortune-telling old man stroked his long beard and whispered, "A person outside of fate might also be a person of destiny. The closer you get to him, the more you might see the truth..."

...

After leaving the Ministry of Justice, Li Nuo entered the palace to arrive at the Secretariat.

Although the Left Prime Minister had given him the privilege to work from home, visiting the government office was still necessary from time to time.

"Congratulations, Lord Li!"

"Congratulations, Lord Li, on your new addition!"

Inside the Secretariat, officials of all ranks greeted Li Nuo with cupped fists and congratulations.

Li Nuo returned the gestures one by one and reached his government office. Before long, Zhou Yu came in from outside, cupped his hands with a smile, and said, "Congratulations, Brother Li."

The Chief Clerk of the Secretariat's role was to assist the Scheeren of the Secretariat with various tasks and clerical work, acting as its secretary. Shortly after Li Nuo arrived at the Secretariat, Zhou Yu became his dedicated secretary.

Through Zhou Yu, Li Nuo learned about the recent court affairs.

The Imperial Censor, the Imperial Sword, expansion of the Imperial Examination... Li Nuo's previous silent approach proved effective. From the feedback across regions, this year's tax revenue could reach several times that of previous years from the Ministry of Revenue.

And this was only by targeting mid-level landlords; above them were the famous families.

Li Nuo never thought of solving problems by violent means once and for all; pragmatically speaking, famous families were still beyond the court's reach at present.

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