Madam, protect me!

As time entered April, the aftermath of the imperial examination gradually dissipated.

The candidates who failed the exam had already embarked on the road back home.

Some people had seen the glory of the Jinshi and secretly vowed in their hearts that they must work harder in the next four years to prepare for the next imperial examination.

Some people were discouraged and gave up the idea of ​​passing the imperial examination and prepared to find another job.

The new Jinshi were naturally in high spirits.

Those who were to be appointed in the vicinity of Chang'an could not wait to take up their posts, and those who were to travel far were also on their way to take up their posts.

Although the Ministry of Rites was not far from his home, Li Nuo did not rush to report for duty but taught Jia and Yiren swordsmanship at home.

He went to Jiaren on odd days and Yiren on even days.

He passed on the Tianshan swordsmanship insights he gained from the killer to them without reservation.

Li Nuo asked Wu Guanjia to do some investigation, and the Tianshan Seven Evils were indeed disciples of the Tianshan School.

There were originally eight of them. Because they committed many evil deeds and repeatedly violated the sect rules, they were expelled from the Tianshan Sect. Later, they became assassins, with countless blood on their hands, and even killed many people in the whole family.

Any of these eight people is not very powerful.

But the eight people are from the same sect, practice the same swordsmanship, and have a tacit understanding when fighting. They always attack together, and can even easily kill some small sects. Even ordinary masters are not their joint enemies.

What's more, there were masters who fell in their hands, making the Tianshan Seven Evils more notorious in the world, and no one dared to provoke them easily.

That person came from the Tianshan Sword Sect, which means that what Li Nuo taught them was indeed the authentic Tianshan Swordsmanship.

However, due to his cultivation level of only the fourth realm, his understanding of the Tianshan Swordsmanship must be limited.

Li Nuo has taught them everything he knows, and they just need to practice diligently next.

In the morning, people from the Ministry of Rites came to the Song Mansion once.

However, they were not here to urge Li Nuo to take office, but to ask about his birth date.

At the same time, they also took away his wife's birth date.

The Ministry of Rites will select an auspicious date based on the birth dates of the three people.

Last year, the two of them got married without a big ceremony. When His Majesty granted the marriage, he also mentioned his wife. When he married An Ning, he also gave his wife a wedding.

This upgraded the nature of their marriage from a marriage granted by the parents to a marriage granted by the emperor.

This move not only showed the gift to the top scholar, but also reflected the royal pattern.

Of course, Li Nuo knew that this was actually requested by An Ning for him and his wife.

An Ning is so sensible, and his wife is even more easy-going. He doesn't have to worry about the stability of his family in the future.

Li Nuo glanced at Yiren who was practicing sword.

He also looked at An Ning who was learning flower arrangement with his wife.

Fortunately, he married his wife instead of her, otherwise, he might never have a peaceful life in the future.

Housekeeper Wu walked in from outside and said, "Master, tomorrow is the anniversary of Madam's death. You and Madam must go back to the Li family and go with Master to pay respect to Madam..."

Li Nuo has no memory of his mother in this world.

He just heard from Housekeeper Wu that she and his father were childhood sweethearts and grew up together. Two years after Li Nuo was born, she fell seriously ill and died soon after.

The next day.

In the morning, a carriage slowly stopped in front of the Li Mansion.

Li Nuo got off the carriage, and three other figures also got off the carriage.

To pay respect to his mother, the lady is now a member of the Li family, so of course she has to go with him.

An Ning is a future member of the Li family. She didn't have to go, but after hearing about it, she insisted on coming, so Li Nuo brought her along.

As for Yiren, she wanted to come together, and no one could stop her.

According to the marriage contract between the two families, she should be the young lady of the Li family. It makes sense to go to pay respect to her mother together.

A figure walked out of Li's house slowly.

Li Nuo stepped forward and said, "Dad."

Li Xuanjing nodded, looked at Li Anning, and said, "Hello, Your Highness."

Li Anning hurriedly said, "Father, you don't have to be polite. Just call me Anning."

Song Yiren stood silently behind Song Jiaren, with a faint melancholy in her heart.

This father should have been called by her.

She stepped forward and said obediently, "Hello, uncle."

Li Xuanjing nodded and said, "Yiren is back too. How is your mother these years?"

Song Yiren said softly, "Thank you Uncle Li for your concern. She is very good."

Mother is very good, but she often speaks ill of Uncle Li.

She said that he was a big villain who did all kinds of bad things, but after seeing him with her own eyes, she couldn't connect him with the big villain that mother said.

Li Xuanjing got on another carriage and said, "Let's go."

The driver on the carriage was not unfamiliar to Li Nuo. He was the doorman Lao Huang who came to the family last year.

Li Nuo lifted the curtain and asked Wu Guanjia, "Are there only a few of you?"

This time he was going out of the city, but he felt uneasy about taking so few people with him.

After all, there were already many people who wanted to kill him, and with his father, it was enough to make many people take risks.

Although Wu Guanjia, Jia Ren, Yi Ren, and An Ning were strong enough, the dangers in the city and outside the city were not the same.

Wu Guanjia said, "The master doesn't want too many people to disturb the lady, don't worry, the lady's tomb is not far outside the city, and the people from Mingjingsi have already gone to investigate."

With the presence of the experts from the Mingjing Division, Li Nuo was indeed relieved.

The two carriages moved forward and arrived at the foot of a small hill in about a quarter of an hour.

The mountain road was difficult to travel, so they parked the carriage at the foot of the hill and walked up the hill.

This was the first time Li Nuo had left the city after coming to this world for so long.

He breathed in a breath of fresh air and felt refreshed.

As the group went up the mountain road, Li Nuo found with some embarrassment that he was the most strenuous among all the people.

Even the doorman, Old Huang, walked on the stone steps as if they were flat ground.

Although Li Anning was also a cultivator of the law, her cultivation was two realms higher than Li Nuo's, and her physical strength was much better than his.

It would be better if she was at the fifth realm of the law.

It only took a few steps to get from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain by imposing exile on herself.

Seeing that Li Nuo was panting from climbing, Li Anning said, "How about I carry you?"

Li Nuo waved his hands repeatedly and said, "No, I can do it."

It's okay that he can't climb the mountain better than the two old men, but it would be too embarrassing if he still needs a woman to carry him.

Two quarters of an hour later, they arrived at the mountainside.

The mountain road along the way was difficult to walk on, and there were trees on both sides that blocked the sky, but when they climbed to the platform on the mountainside, the view suddenly opened up.

Standing here, looking around, the whole Chang'an is in full view.

I never thought that there would be such a great place to enjoy the scenery on a small hill not far from Chang'an City.

A simple tombstone stood there alone.

Standing at the location of the tombstone, you can overlook Chang'an and take in the beautiful scenery.

On the tombstone, there is only a simple line of words.

The tomb of my beloved wife Lin Wan.

Standing in front of the tombstone, Li Xuanjing's face, which had always been calm, showed a trace of sadness.

Li Nuo squatted silently and cleared the weeds in front of the tombstone.

Song Jiaren and Li Anning also squatted silently beside him and cleaned with him.

Song Yiren stood aside, not knowing what to do.

Seeing the beautiful wild flowers in the distance, she walked over, picked a bunch of wild flowers, and gently placed them on the tombstone.

Li Nuo and them cleaned the weeds and rocks around the tombstone, and then worshiped and burned incense in front of the grave.

Li Xuanjing stood in front of the tombstone, put his right hand gently on the tombstone, and said: "Nuo'er has grown up and passed the six-subject champion exam. He married Jiaren last year, and His Majesty also gave the little princess to her in marriage. You can rest assured..."

Li Anning took Song Jiaren's hand and silently stepped back a distance.

Li Nuo stood in front of the tombstone. Although he had never seen the mother of this world, his heart was inevitably touched.

Although his father's voice was calm, it contained deep feelings for his mother.

Li Nuo looked up at the lush mountain top. Standing here, he could not only look up at the mountains, but also overlook Chang'an, without any obstruction in the middle.

He seemed to understand why his father always stood in the yard and stared at a certain direction in his memory.

Li Nuo looked at the top of the mountain covered with trees, and suddenly a light flashed in his eyes.

He thought it was his own illusion.

The next moment, the light appeared again.

The speed of the arrow was too fast, and it went straight to Li Xuanjing's heart, so fast that Song Jiaren and Li Anning had no time to react.

Li Nuo's body almost subconsciously blocked in front of his father.

The power of the Legalist in his body was all poured out.

But the Legalist's confinement only made the speed of the arrow pause for a moment.

Then, the confinement field set by Li Nuo was broken.

The arrow passed through his shoulder and continued to shoot towards Li Xuanjing's heart.

Li Nuo's confinement field was unfolded again, but it could only make the arrow pause again.

But these two brief pauses were enough.

A skinny hand reached out from the side and suddenly grabbed the arrow.

It was the doorman, Old Huang.

He shook off the true energy wrapped around the arrow, looked towards a certain direction on the top of the mountain, squinted his eyes, and whispered: "The fourth-level peak archer..."

At this moment, half of the Mingjing Division masters who were waiting in the distance had already taken off and rushed towards the top of the mountain.

Song Yiren had just chased for several feet, turned around and saw that Song Jiaren and Li Anning had appeared beside Li Nuo at the first time, changed direction, ran over quickly, and asked: "How are you?"

Li Nuo's shoulder was shot through by an arrow and was still bleeding.

Song Jiaren tapped around his shoulder a few times, and the bleeding finally stopped.

Li Anning grabbed his hand nervously. Although he felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, Li Nuo still managed to smile and said, "Don't worry, it's just a minor injury..."

He looked back at another figure and asked, "Father, are you okay?"

Li Xuanjing shook his head and said, "I'm fine, Jia Ren, you take Nuo'er down the mountain first..."

Li Anning grabbed Li Nuo's hand and asked worriedly, "Are you really okay?"

"I'm not..."

Li Nuo just said two words and suddenly felt dizzy.

He looked down at the black blood oozing from his shoulder and cursed in his heart, "Damn, this arrow is poisonous..."

Boom!

At this time, a mound not far away suddenly exploded, soil and rocks splashed, and more than a dozen figures emerged from the ground.

Mingjingsi checked all the surrounding places, but never expected that someone was hiding underground.

Butler Wu's face changed and he immediately said, "There are assassins, protect the master and the young master!"

Five masters of the Mingjing Division have already come closer.

The gatekeeper Lao Huang stared at the figure in the front.

The man also looked at him and said sinisterly: "The famous Bengquan Huang Yuanshan, a dignified master, when did he become Li Xuanjing's running dog?"

He stared at the gatekeeper Lao Huang and said: "I don't want to fight with you. Kill Li Xuanjing. No matter how much money he gave you before, someone will give you double it. Not only will you get a generous reward, but you will also get a reputation for eliminating harm for the people. Isn't it the best of both worlds? What do you think?"

Lao Huang's eyes moved, as if he was really thinking.

Wu Guanjia said in shock: "Lao Huang, don't listen to him!"

Several strong men of the Mingjing Division have already protected the father and son and slowly retreated.

If this master turned against them, facing two masters and more than a dozen fourth realms, all of them would die here today...