My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!

Li Xuanjing calmly uttered the words "release them," not as if he were negotiating, but commanding.

The clenched fist of the Assistant Minister Zongzheng trembled slightly with indignation. He took a deep breath and gritted his teeth before saying, "Si Minister, my son is dead, my only son is dead, I can no longer have children, and with me, the Li Family line will end!"

The rest of the officials from Zongzheng Si looked at the Assistant Minister Zongzheng with eyes filled with pity.

Li Shou was the Assistant Minister's only son, and he doted on his sole heir immensely.

It was one thing for him to spoil the child rotten on a daily basis, he had even passed on the noble title to him ahead of time, showing how much he valued his son.

Regrettably, Li Shou had been frail and often ill since childhood. Every month, the Assistant Minister would spend a huge sum of money for the Imperial Physician to use the Medical Family True Qi to treat his body.

Although it was costly, at least the boy was still alive, with the hope of continuing the family lineage.

But now, Li Shou's corpse lay there, and the Assistant Minister's last glimmer of hope was extinguished.

The end of one's lineage was an unbearable blow for anyone.

In the face of the suppressed rage from the Assistant Minister Zongzheng, Li Xuanjing merely said, "Moderate your sorrow, the dead cannot be brought back to life. Those who are alive must live on properly. You have other family members, don't you?"

The Assistant Minister Zongzheng's body shuddered, his face becoming even paler.

Had these words come from someone else's mouth, he might have taken it as comfort.

But coming from Li Xuanjing, it was a naked threat.

His meaning was clear: if he did not release the person, it would not just be his son who died, but his entire family!

The Assistant Minister Zongzheng turned his head to look at his family standing by Li Shou's body. After closing his eyes for a long while, he finally squeezed two words through his clenched teeth: "Release them."

After uttering those words, he seemed to have all his strength drained from him, and his body stiffly fell to the ground.

Fortunately, another official from Zongzheng Si supported him in time, preventing him from collapsing onto the floor.

It wasn't until he had helped the Assistant Minister Zongzheng that he realized the man had fainted, with blood flowing from his nose and mouth.

The officials of Zongzheng Si all glared at that retreating figure with angry eyes.

It was outrageous!

Absolutely outrageous!

The Assistant Minister had just lost his only son, and now he was being forced to release the murderer, causing him to faint from sheer anger. Where was the justice, where was the heavenly law?

Of course, they only dared to look on with rage.

This Living Yama, with his narrow-mindedness and ruthless methods, was not afraid to kill anyone, be they nobles or high-ranking officials. To stand out at this time would be no different from seeking death.

Two officials from Zongzheng Si hurriedly ran towards the prison.

Li Nuo thought for a moment before following them.

Inside the Death Prison of Zongzheng Si.

Song Yiren crouched in the corner of the cell, her hair disheveled, and her face pale, appearing utterly helpless.

She had not expected that at her most heartbroken, most despondent, and when she most wanted to leave the sorrowful Chang'an, such a thing would happen.

She had killed someone.

Killing those assassins came without a burden on her conscience.

But to take the life of an innocent person by her own hands tormented her soul deeply.

Zongzheng Si's Death Prison had no windows, and the endless darkness seemed to swallow her whole.

After an unknown amount of time, a streak of light suddenly pierced the darkness.

The door to the Death Prison opened. When she saw the figure standing outside the cell, a sense of peace suddenly settled in her heart.

Li Nuo also heaved a sigh of relief.

When he got within a certain range of Yiren, he checked the Law Code at once.

The Law Code did not light up.

There was indeed something fishy about this case.

His intuition was not wrong, with so many coincidences converging upon her.

The coincidental role-play, the coincidental Fengyang County son, the coincidental frailty, the coincidental encounter with Yiren...

Although he did not know who was causing trouble, as long as Yiren was innocent, he then had no qualms.

This was why he rushed into the cell without hesitation.

He opened the cell door, walked in, and extended his hand to Yiren, saying, "Let's go home."

Song Yiren reached out her hand and lightly grasped Li Nuo's.

Just half an hour before, she had said her goodbyes to them.

She thought it was the last farewell.

Yet, she hadn't expected that from farewell to reunion, only half an hour would pass.

Li Xuanjing and Su Qing walked ahead, and Li Nuo led Yiren out of Zongzheng Si, under the watchful eyes of the officials, gradually leaving until their figures disappeared.

It wasn't until long after they'd left that a dog from Zongzheng Si barked, and everyone snapped back to reality.

The next moment, these officials of Zongzheng Si angrily began to speak.

"It's too much!"

"This is an outrage!"

"That was a homicide suspect. Do they no longer have regard for the law?"

"To think that he's the Minister of Justice, to so blatantly disregard human life. We must make a petition, this matter must be reported!"

...

Li Nuo had already boarded the carriage, sitting in the same row as his father, with Yiren and Lady Mother-in-law sitting opposite.

Yiren still looked somewhat dazed.

Su Qing sneaked a glance at Li Xuanjing across from her, and when his gaze met hers, she immediately looked down again.

Li Nuo watched Yiren, his lips moving slightly. This case was riddled with subterfuge, and he wanted to ask Yiren what had actually happened, when he suddenly sensed an anomaly within the Law Code.

Seeing two unfamiliar portraits appear on the Law Code, Li Nuo immediately said, "Stop the carriage!"

"Whoa!"

Housekeeper Wu pulled on the reins and asked in surprise, "Young Master, what's wrong?"

Li Nuo lifted the carriage curtain and swept his gaze around the street, observing the bustling crowd before finally looking towards the second floor of a tavern on the street corner, meeting two sets of eyes directly.

At the window on the second floor of the tavern, the Princely Heir of King Han and the young man were also startled by this sudden turn of events.

When Li Nuo's gaze met theirs, the Princely Heir of King Han showed a panicked expression and instinctively drew back.

After a brief moment of surprise, the young man's gaze briefly met Li Nuo's before shifting away, the whole process appearing extremely natural as if it were merely a normal exchange of looks.

Li Nuo also withdrew his gaze and said to Housekeeper Wu, "It's nothing, let's go."

Upon returning to the Song Residence, as soon as she stepped off the carriage, Yiren was surrounded by a crowd of people from her family, bombarding her with questions.

Su Qing looked at Song Zhe with an angry expression and said, "Look at you, what's the point of holding an office if you can't even save your own daughter at the critical moment!"

Song Zhe had just breathed a sigh of relief when he was reprimanded by his wife.

But he was truly powerless to retort.

Indeed, he couldn't save his daughter.

In the entire court, the only one qualified, capable, and bold enough to do so was Li Xuanjing.

He nodded slightly to Li Xuanjing, but his heart remained unsettled.

Although Yiren was home,

this affair was only just the beginning.

To forcibly take away a criminal who had killed a noble of the current court from Zongzheng Si... every word of it was enough to behead an ordinary official. Such egregious conduct had never been done before...

Well, it seemed his past conduct had been much worse than this.

But undoubtedly, challenging the foundation of Daxia Law, both the court and the circle of nobles would not let this go lightly. It could be foreseen that by tomorrow at the latest, the court would be embroiled in a storm...

At this time, in a tavern near Zongzheng Si.

The Princely Heir of King Han and the young man had just learned about the recent events at Zongzheng Si.

Even they were stunned for a long time upon hearing the news.

According to their plan, if Li Nuo wanted to protect that woman, he would certainly have involved the Ministry of Justice.

Pressured by Li Xuanjing's intimidation, Zongzheng Si would likely transfer custody.

Once in the custody of the Ministry of Justice, everything would be under Li Xuanjing's control.

He would certainly not let that woman die.

However, their aim was not really to kill that woman.

Their target was to destroy Li Nuo's heart of Legalism.

The two had considered countless possibilities, but they never anticipated he would employ such a straightforward and simple method.

The young man named Lin Ting, after a long moment of astonishment, said with a sigh, "He truly deserves his reputation as the greatest cunning official in Daxia, probably the only one in the entire court who dares to do such a thing."

Aside from shock, there was a hint of excitement on the Princely Heir of King Han's face.

This was what holding supreme power should look like.

His father might have been the Eldest Prince, but he was timid as a mouse. As a prince, he would kill his own people to atone for even a minor conflict with a subject.

But Li Xuanjing? He disregarded the law, used his power to get what he wanted.

Although Li Xuanjing sided with King Chun, posing a serious threat to the King Han Mansion,

the Princely Heir of King Han had to admit that a true hero should be just like him!

At that moment, the Princely Heir of King Han even felt a hint of envy towards Li Nuo.

Having such a father was a matter of great pride.

If his own father had such courage, he would wake up laughing in his dreams.

He turned to Lin Ting and asked, "That woman was rescued and brought home, should we proceed with our other arrangements?"

The son of Fengyang County was not their only plan.

The woman from the Song Family was also one of their key targets.

Li Shou had harassed countless civilian women in the streets, waiting for her to take action just once.

But that one time was enough.

These past days, many important people around Li Nuo had been under their close surveillance.

To bring Li Nuo down, they had made many arrangements, but due to bad luck, each had ended in failure.

After all, no matter what arrangements they made, everything ultimately depended on the other party's choices.

Such failures could happen countless times, but a single success was all it would take to achieve their goal.

Lin Ting shook his head and said, "No need, this matter is not over, Zongzheng Si won't let it go, nor will the nobles. We only wanted to spoil his heart of Legalism, but we ended up dragging Li Xuanjing down completely. The consequences of this matter are now beyond our control..."

The Princely Heir of King Han asked, "Have you arranged everything meticulously? He won't find out it's us, will he?"

Even a minor county son was a noble. If one was found plotting their demise, even he would be in significant trouble.

Lin Ting smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, I've arranged it perfectly, there's no way he could know it was us..."