NOVPUBLi Nuo returned to the Song Residence and found many people standing at the entrance of the Song Mansion.
Great Uncle, Second Uncle, Fourth Uncle, and Lord Father-in-law, all were present, without a single exception, even the Old Lady had been disturbed.
There was no way not to disturb them, as yesterday he had stabbed the eldest legitimate son of Marquis Yunyang to death, and successfully put a hole in the sky of Chang’an.
After learning this news, the entire Song Residence hadn’t slept all night since yesterday.
Li Nuo dismounted from the carriage, and Song Yu, standing behind the crowd, looked at him as if on a pilgrimage.
He never imagined that an initial small conflict would escalate to such an ending.
Li Yuan was dead, but his brother-in-law didn’t have the slightest issue and was able to return to the Song Residence unscathed.
At this moment, his admiration for him had reached its peak.
It wasn’t until Li Nuo and Song Jiaren returned to the Song Residence that the tense and crisis-ridden atmosphere that lingered around the mansion the entire night gradually subsided.
Song Yu followed Li Nuo into the courtyard, and said with lingering fear, "Last night, you and Jiaren didn’t come home. It scared me to death..."
Li Nuo was slightly taken aback.
Didn’t his wife come back yesterday?
He couldn’t help but recall the faint scent he had smelled at the entrance of the County Magistrate’s Office’s jail when he left today.
If it was just a passing scent, it wouldn’t have lingered this long.
Could it be that she had watched over him in the cell all night yesterday?
Li Nuo cast a glance at Song Jiaren, who offered no explanation.
Though there were several guards from the fourth realm standing guard outside, she didn’t feel at ease without being there personally.
After returning to the courtyard, Li Nuo sat beside the stone table, his expression falling into deep contemplation.
After his breakthrough, his mind was filled with some vague fragments of memory.
These were unfamiliar memory fragments.
Although most of these memories were just a small piece of sky over the Li Mansion, they were boring, monotonous, and dull.
But there were also some things, or some people, that were deeply memorable.
The most memorable of course was Housekeeper Wu.
From childhood to adulthood, he had been a constant presence in Li Nuo’s entire memory.
In these memories, he would tirelessly play childish games with him, sometimes sighing leisurely while watching Li Nuo.
Amongst these vague memories, there were few of his father’s figure.
He had been very busy since Li Nuo was very young, no different from now, which might also be one of the reasons why Li Nuo never managed to get close to him.
Li Nuo looked down at the Death Exemption Token in his hand.
Though there wasn’t much communication between father and son, he always managed to appear at the most critical moments.
In his memory, another person of special significance was the beautiful sister who would lull him to sleep during thunderstorms.
Li Nuo glanced into the room; his wife had never mentioned this to him.
But, that was not particularly surprising.
She also hadn’t told him about staying outside the jail all night yesterday.
Moreover, the clearest, and the last part of his memory, was of him lying in bed with a dark shadow appearing next to him, placing a hand on his chest.
After that, Li Nuo knew nothing more.
He faintly perceived that some power had entered his body through that hand.
When he opened his eyes again, the scene was that of the young maid attempting to stab him.
Li Nuo had always thought that it was because of his arrival that he had replaced the soul that originally inhabited this body.
Now, it seemed that the original Li Nuo had been dead even before his arrival.
To silently infiltrate the heavily guarded Li Mansion without alarming anyone and to kill the son of the Minister of Justice who was under strict protection, the strength of the opponent must have been incredibly powerful.
In this short month or so, he didn’t know how many assassination attempts he had suffered.
That he managed to live to eighteen was nothing short of a miracle.
Li Nuo picked up a teacup from the table and watched as the cup levitated over the palm of his hand.
The strength of the Initial Realm of Legalism was barely enough for a bit of self-defense, so he didn’t have to worry about being shot by an arrow from afar while walking on the street, or being suddenly stabbed.
But compared to his father’s powerful enemies, this little strength was far from enough.
However, it was enough to impress Song Mu’er.
She stood in the yard, watching this miraculous scene with her mouth agape in astonishment, curiously asking, "Brother Li Nuo, what kind of skill is this? It’s so impressive!"
In reality, this was just an intimidating spectacle, and those who didn’t know any better might think he had reached the Object Manipulation Realm.
In fact, it was just the most basic binding ability of the Initial Realm of Legalism, far from the Object Manipulation Realm, and even dealing with six-year-old Mumu was a challenge; it barely provided some defensive power.
Li Nuo was about to say something when he saw Song Mu’er effortlessly do a backflip in the air, landing and then gracefully executing a perfect split.
She had learned to be clever, worried that the secret signal would be overheard by Song Ning’er, she used this straightforward method instead.
Song Ning’er could eavesdrop on the secret signal, but this set of movements couldn’t be learned without a period of diligent practice.
Li Nuo took two apples from his pocket and handed them to her, saying, "Two apples, one for you and one for Ning’er."
The apples were taken from King Chun Mansion, and even though they weren’t the kind meticulously cultivated by experts from the Agricultural School, they were special supply varieties not available on the open market, with a sweet and juicy flavor. Li Nuo had casually taken two.
Song Ning’er sweetly said, "Thank you, Brother Li Nuo."
She had mastered the essence of imitating Song Mu’er.
Speak in a coquettish manner, a bit cuter, smile more and always say thank you after someone gives her something.
