My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 121 - 94: Why Must You Force Me?

Before the fortune-telling stall,

The old man’s expression was full of surprise.

That’s not right!

The last time he told this person’s fortune, his life expectancy was only about three months, how could it be that after just over half a month, his lifespan had more than doubled...

How could he be living longer instead?

It is known that a person’s fate is not immutable, but the vast majority of people in this world do not possess the power to defy heaven and change fate.

Either in the past half-month, he had encountered some great opportunity that changed his destiny,

Or there was a High Realm Yin Yang practitioner who, at the cost of their own life, defied heaven to change his fate, extending his life by another half year.

Whichever it was, it made him deeply curious about this young man.

The old man took another glance at the youth and quietly memorized his handsome face.

...

After leaving the Ministry of Justice, Li Nuo returned to the Song Family with a feeling of regret.

He had gone to great lengths and still failed to bring Li Yuan to justice.

Who would have thought that, even after being sentenced to death, he could still produce a Death Exemption Token.

After learning about it, Song Yu also sighed and said, "I knew it wouldn’t be so easy to take him down. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be the future Second-class Marquis. By then, even if he commits another murder, he could easily settle it with his nobility..."

Back in the small courtyard with his wife, Li Nuo sat on a stone bench feeling frustrated.

But he really didn’t have any other options.

This was a feudal Dynasty, and the existence of a privileged class was unavoidable.

To deal with these privileged classes, one must become an even higher privileged class.

Most Legalism practitioners have fallen victim to the backlash from the privileged classes in this process.

Although not having reached that level yet, he had already encountered the same problems as they had.

Whether it was Redemption, using noble rank to offset crimes, or the existence of the Death Exemption Token, all were significant obstacles on the path of cultivation for Legalism Disciples.

For many years, numerous Legalism and Confucian predecessors had worked hard to eliminate or reduce the scope of these privileges, implementing various reforms, but each time the results were minimal.

The group of nobles and officials was too vast.

All the courtiers, being both the lawmakers and the class with vested interests,

Occasionally there were individuals who betrayed their class, but there was no class that betrayed its class.

Li Yuan’s arrogant face sometimes surfaced in his mind.

That night, although his wife was by his side, Li Nuo still tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

At Marquis Yunyang Mansion, Li Yuan was also so angry that he couldn’t sleep.

The events of that day seemed like a victory for him.

In reality, he had suffered a crushing defeat.

Not only had he been thoroughly beaten, but the only Death Exemption Token his family had cherished had been used up.

He didn’t know how Li Nuo had managed to ingratiate himself with Princess Anning, but if they caught him again, unless his father immediately passed on his title to him, or he volunteered to lower his noble rank or received a royal pardon, he might really die.

Getting a royal pardon was nearly impossible; His Majesty was obsessed with the pursuit of immortality, hardly ever saw the courtiers, and rarely intervened in court affairs.

The only option left was to lower his own noble rank.

The court encouraged nobles to do this in order to reduce the number of nobles and save on National Treasury expenses.

But noble titles naturally diminished with each generation, and if he voluntarily lowered it, he would lose his privileges even faster and fall to being a commoner.

Lying in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, Li Yuan began to contemplate how exactly he had offended Li Nuo.

King Ji had a passion for beauties, especially those who stood out.

Having heard that the Jade Sound Pavilion had a Yuan Yang maiden who was not only skilled in Qin, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting but also versed in military strategy, he thought King Ji would undoubtedly appreciate her, so he planned to offer this beauty to win over King Ji’s favor.

Unfortunately, the maiden was unwilling, and someone stood up for her defiantly, earning his reprimand. Little did he expect that person was a relative of Li Nuo.

They were all children of nobility. He had lowered his head, yet Li Nuo refused to cut him any slack and insisted on taking him to the County Magistrate’s Office to face charges.

Naturally, he wouldn’t go; he could clear his crimes with silver by law, but the process was not very polite and angered Li Nuo, who beat him up...

Later, still fuming, he had his father join with a few nobles to petition against him, cutting off his path as a Law Practitioner.

In a fit of rage, Li Nuo attempted to use an old case to take his life.

Upon reflection, Li Yuan thought both were at fault.

Li Nuo shouldn’t have been unrelenting when he had the upper hand, and he shouldn’t have made sarcastic remarks.

What should have been a trivial matter had escalated to this extent, resulting in a lose-lose situation for both parties.

If blame had to be placed on one person, then it would be on the Yuan Yang maiden.

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If she had not refused from the beginning, the outcome would have been joyous for all.

King Ji would have received his beauty, Li Nuo would have continued with his Legalism cultivation, and his family’s Death Exemption Token would still be intact, preventing this current predicament.

It was all because of that ungrateful wretch!

Li Yuan, too agitated to sleep, sat up in bed and shouted, "Zhao Ji."

A figure ran in from outside, respectfully saying, "Young Master, what are your orders?"

...

The night deepened.

Jade Sound Pavilion.

The incident that occurred at the Jade Sound Pavilion yesterday involved two of Chang’an’s top nobles’ sons, and in just one day, the story had spread throughout the upper echelons of Chang’an.

Before today, the Jade Sound Pavilion was a rather inconspicuous Music Workshop in Chang’an.

Calling it a Music Workshop was really just a euphemism for a classier brothel.

The difference was that the girls here, compared to ordinary brothels, were younger and more beautiful, with more talents.

The guests here could only listen to music, drink tea, and could not go any further with the ladies.