Madam, protect me!

This strong man from Zhao State was not as violent as the officials from the Ministry of Punishments said.

He patiently answered Li Nuo's few questions.

Even out of curiosity, Li Nuo wanted him to show off the extreme cold energy he practiced, but he didn't refuse.

I saw him holding the teacup in his hand, and in just a moment, the hot tea in the cup immediately condensed into ice.

According to him, the mental method he practices is called "Bing Xin Jue", which is one of the most common martial arts mental methods. The true energy cultivated through "Bing Xin Jue" has extremely cold properties.

Not all martial arts qi are the same. Depending on the techniques practiced, the qi cultivated will also be different.

Some Qi is hot and masculine, while some Qi is cold and feminine.

There is no absolute superiority or inferiority between the two types of Qi. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses.

Although the former is powerful and domineering, it lacks stamina and cannot continue to fight against the enemy for a long time.

Although the latter does not have enough domineering power to compete head-on with warriors who cultivate strong and ferocious energy, it is more durable, and some people can choose the techniques of both attributes.

Li Nuo asked him these few questions, but they were just for show.

When he approached this powerful man from Zhao, there was no change in the code.

Later, he went to see the other two suspects, and the code remained the same.

All three of them had reasons for not being present, but no one testified.

In the middle of the night, everyone was sleeping in their rooms, so it was strange that someone would testify.

Li Nuo was not sure whether they were not the murderers or whether the three of them were too strong and could not detect the results of the code.

After all, Codex had only detected ordinary people before, and it had never involved high-level warriors.

After looking at the three suspects, Li Anning asked: "Did you see anything?"

Li Nuo shook his head: "Not yet."

The case was very involved and he could not make any hasty judgments.

Although Li Anning was a little disappointed, the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple had not found anything for so long. He just took a few glances and asked a few questions. It was normal that he didn't find anything.

If he really saw something, she should doubt her ability.

The two of them walked back to the meeting hall.

The already noisy hall was even more noisy now.

A tall man with a sullen face said to a Sifangguan official in Daxia: "If you in Daxia can't investigate this case, we will investigate it ourselves!"

The Sifang Pavilion official said with a smile: "Please rest assured, envoy, we will find the murderer as soon as possible and give an explanation to your envoy."

The man snorted coldly and said: "Is there anything else to investigate? The murderer must be one of those three people. Why don't you use torture? Give them all the torture you have in Daxia. I don't believe they won't do it!"

The Sifang Guan Cheng could only smile bitterly, you envoys from Chu State are human beings, and the envoys from the Three Kingdoms are also human beings.

There is only one murderer, and the other two are innocent. Can their mission agree to torture them?

At the moment, he can only place his hopes on the people from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple.

"Can you Daxia do it? If not, we will do it!"

"Be at ease and don't be impatient, be at ease and don't be impatient..."

"What do you mean by Chu State? Isn't it just that people died? Dead people are great, right?"

"Do you dare to try to torture me, the envoy of Zhao State?"

"Our people have given you face by cooperating with your investigation. I will give you another half hour. If nothing is found within half an hour, let me release you immediately!"

…

Li Nuo wandered around the hall, listening to the fierce quarrels between people from all sides.

Although this is Daxia, the envoys of Chu, Zhao, Qi, and Wei did not give Daxia any face.

Compared with those small countries, Daxia is indeed a giant.

But among several big countries, Daxia is the weaker one.

He was walking around in the hall, and when he passed a gathering place, his footsteps suddenly stopped.

Li Nuo had been paying attention to the code. Just now, when he was passing by a crowd, he seemed to see something flashing above the code.

Li Nuo took two steps back. Above the code, a portrait slowly emerged.

Li Anning had been following Li Nuo. When he saw him suddenly stop, he asked, "What's wrong?"

Li Nuo looked around casually, and then he took another step forward. When he reached the corner of the hall, he suddenly asked Li Anning: "Are you sure there are only those three people in the Sifang Pavilion who have the cold attribute of true energy?"

Li Anning nodded firmly and said: "This morning, in the Sifang Pavilion, all the warriors with martial arts cultivation levels above the third level from various countries were tested in public for the attributes of their true energy. Only three of them had Yin energy. Cold attribute..."

Li Nuo thought for a while and then asked: "Is it possible that the murderer's true energy can switch between cold and hot, one moment belonging to yang and another moment belonging to yin?"

Li Anning shook his head and said very decisively: "It's impossible. The properties of true energy are determined by the exercises practiced. No matter what the exercises are, they are either yin or yang. It is impossible to be both yin and yang..."

"Are you sure?"

"Sure."

Li Nuo thought for a moment and asked again: "Is it possible that there are two kinds of Qi in a person's body at the same time, one belonging to Yin and one belonging to Yang, and both have reached the fourth realm..."

Li Anning was slightly startled: "Well..."

Li Nuo asked: "It's impossible?"

Li Anning looked at him and said, "This is really possible."

She was born in a royal family and had read a lot since she was a child. She had actually seen similar records in some unconventional martial arts books.

A technique has only one attribute, either yin or yang, but if two techniques are practiced at the same time, it is possible for both yin and yang attributes of true qi to exist in the body at the same time.

However, in this case, the requirements for the technique are extremely demanding.

Different techniques have different routes for true qi to run between meridians.

The meridians of the human body are not independent, but intertwined or even repeated. If you only practice one technique, there will certainly be no conflict between true qi.

However, if you practice more than two techniques, true qi of different attributes will meet in the body, which will destroy the meridians at best, and explode the body at worst.

Unless you can find two techniques with no repeated routes for true qi, the true qi cultivated by the two techniques will occupy an independent meridian each, and will not conflict with each other, so that the true qi of the two attributes of yin and yang can coexist.

But there is no point in doing so...

The more skills you practice, the better. If you practice two skills to the fourth level, you will not be able to defeat two fourth-level masters together, but if you practice one skill to the fifth level, you can fight five fourth-level masters alone without losing.

Practicing multiple skills is a thankless task.

Almost no warrior would do this.

It is a waste of time.

"Can you really practice two skills..."

Li Nuo whispered, and then asked: "Is it possible to practice two kinds of true qi without being discovered?"

Li Anning frowned and said: "The control of objects can already completely conceal the breath. As long as no one uses true qi to enter the body to detect, it will not be discovered. If you don't accumulate true qi in your body, then it will not be discovered anyway..."

Warriors practice, what they practice is the meridians, and true qi is just an accessory in the process of practice.

If you don't store true qi in the meridians, others will naturally not be able to discover it.

Li Nuo found out the problem and asked again: "That is to say, if he disperses his true qi, others will not know how many kinds of exercises he has practiced?"

Li An Ning nodded and said: "That's right."

She looked at Li Nuo suspiciously and asked: "Did you see anything again?"

Li Nuo looked at a place where a crowd gathered and asked: "Who are those people there?"

Li An Ning followed his gaze and said: "That's the Chu State delegation..."

Just as she opened her mouth, she realized something and pulled Li Nuo out of the hall, found a secluded place, and lowered her voice and asked: "Do you suspect that the one who killed the Chu State envoy was someone from the Chu State delegation?"

Li Nuo was not suspicious, but certain.

At first, he suspected that the other party's cultivation was too high and beyond the scope of the code.

It was not until he passed by the real murderer that he realized that they had looked in the wrong direction and the murderer was not among the three people at all.

Li An Ning looked at Li Nuo and her eyes moved slightly.

It's not that she didn't suspect the people from the Chu State delegation. The attitude of Chu towards Daxia was not unified.

The moderates in the Chu court advocated that Xia and Chu were neighbors and should strengthen cooperation for mutual benefit and win-win results.

But there were also many radicals who believed that the two countries would have a war in the future and had been preparing for war.

The one who was killed this time was a peace-loving official of Chu.

If the murderer was really a member of the Chu delegation, then he did have a unique advantage.

He was inside the embassy and could easily enter the envoy's room without breaking through the defense outside the embassy.

And even if something happened, others would not suspect him at the first time.

But the problem is that the eight fourth-level masters in the Chu State delegation all practiced masculine skills, and it is impossible for them to leave cold and cold true qi, unless...

She looked at Li Nuo again, and remembered the question he asked just now, and murmured: "You mean, some of the masters in the Chu State delegation secretly practiced two skills to conceal their tracks and hide the truth..."

Li Nuo nodded. Although he didn't know how the other party did it, he was sure that the murderer was indeed a member of the Chu State delegation.

Li Anning asked: "How sure are you?"

Li Nuo thought for a while and said: "Seven or eight points."

Li Anning's beautiful eyes flashed, and she whispered: "Seven or eight points, enough..."

Seeing that Li Anning seemed to have some ideas, Li Nuo reminded her: "By the way, don't say that I told His Highness about this matter."

Li Anning asked in confusion: "Why?"

Li Nuo didn't explain to her.

This is not a simple murder case. This case involves several major countries. No one knows how deep the water behind it is.

There are already enough people who are secretly thinking about his head, and he doesn't want to be targeted by more powerful forces.

They killed the Chu envoy, most likely for some important purpose.

If the other party knew that he had ruined their plan and sent out a strong man of the sixth realm in anger, then he would have to accompany Wu Guanjia on the road to the underworld.

Wu Guanjia has lived for more than 50 years, but he hasn't lived enough.

He has only been here for a month, and he has just become familiar with the arrogant and cold lady. He has never been in love in his two lives. He doesn't know what it feels like to kiss and hug a girl. This world is so magical, he wants to see more...

Li Anning is the most favored princess of Daxia and a big boss of the fourth realm of the Legalists. If the mastermind behind the scenes wants to retaliate, he must think twice.

He is just a rookie who has not entered the country, and can only bully those little dandies. Such muddy water should not be waded if it is not necessary.

...

Song Mansion.

It was completely dark, and Song Muer was dozing off with her chin propped up by one hand.

After hitting her head on the table countless times, she finally raised her head and asked Song Jiaren, "Sister Jiaren, isn't Brother Li Nuo coming back today?"

Song Jiaren shook her head and said, "I don't know, go back to sleep first."

After seeing Muer off, she closed the door and sat down by the bed.

After Li Nuo left this morning, he hadn't come back since then. Several gentlemen came early in the morning and waited for two hours. They couldn't wait any longer and left with regret.

If he didn't come back one day, she didn't doubt that he would fool around outside like Song Yu.

She was just a little worried about his safety.

There were so many people in Chang'an who wanted to kill him. I wonder if Butler Wu could protect him. The head of the Criminal Department seemed to be very powerful, so nothing should happen.

It was getting late. Song Jiaren turned off the lights and lay on the bed. It was a rare day when she could sleep alone, but she always felt that something was missing around her...

At this time, Sifang Pavilion.

An empty courtyard.

In a room somewhere, Li An Ning sat at the table, looking at Li Nuo who had already gone to bed and covered himself with a quilt, and asked in surprise: "You want to sleep?"

The case of the murder of the Chu envoy has not been solved yet, and the entire Sifang Pavilion is only open to people, and the people in the pavilion are in panic. At this time, he can still sleep?

Li Nuo yawned and said, "I'm sleepy, why not sleep?"

Since he came to this world, he rarely stayed up late, and his work and rest schedule was very regular, and he would feel sleepy at a certain time every day.

The bed in Sifang Pavilion was far less comfortable than the Song family's, let alone the Li family's, but he could sleep with it, but without his wife by his side, he felt very insecure when he slept...

Li An Ning looked at the sleeping figure on the bed, and a speechless expression appeared on her pretty face.

She no longer paid attention to Li Nuo, and kept an eye on the movements outside, feeling a little uncertain.

Will this plan work...

This case involves too many things, and the court attaches great importance to it.

The Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple have been given death orders, and the heads of various departments have been forced to stay here and did not go home.

Tonight, many people in Sifang Pavilion can't sleep all night.

Li Anning tilted his head and looked. A long and even breathing sound came from the bed not far away...

It was late at night.

In Sifang Pavilion, the lights in each embassy were still on.

The case of the assassination of the Chu envoy has not yet been found.

Under the strong protests of the Zhao, Qi and Wei envoys, the three suspects have been released, but they cannot leave Sifang Pavilion for the time being.

The only clue found by the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple is the trace of Yin and cold attribute true qi left in the body of the deceased. It is impossible to convict the three fourth-level warriors based on this alone.

They are not ordinary fourth-level warriors. Behind each of them, there is a powerful country.

The real murderer of this case is extremely insidious.

With just one murder case, he successfully provoked the five major powers today.

In today's world, the relationship between countries seems stable, but in fact, undercurrents are surging. A small spark may completely ignite the situation.

The Chu Embassy.

A middle-aged man clasped his fists to the crowd and said apologetically: "If I hadn't drunk too much last night and slept too deeply, Lord Shen wouldn't have... Hey, I'll apologize to the court when I go back."

Everyone heard this and comforted him.

"It's not all your fault. Who could have known that the thief was so bold that he dared to break into the embassy at night and commit crimes."

"Yes, there has never been such a bad murder in Sifang Pavilion. It can't be blamed on Guard Chen alone."

"If you want to blame someone, blame the Great Xia court. Sifang Pavilion is such an important place, but they didn't send more people to patrol, which gave the thief an opportunity to take advantage of it!"

"You can't say that. In my opinion, the three countries must be dissatisfied with our cooperation with Xia, so they came up with this trick to provoke relations between Xia and Chu. If we really think so, wouldn't we fall into the evil plan of the villain?"

"Lord Zhou is right..."

...

After discussing for a long time, the envoys of Chu went back to their rooms to rest.

It was late at night, with a bright moon hanging high in the sky. The lights in the rooms of the embassies gradually went out, and only the lanterns hanging in the courtyard still emitted a soft light.

Time passed slowly, and the Sifang Pavilion, which had been noisy all day, finally quieted down.

In a room somewhere in the Chu Embassy, ​​a man was lying on the bed, breathing long and steady.

But the next moment, in the darkness, his tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.

A cold light, from top to bottom, pierced his throat.

The man was shocked, and the true energy in his body surged out, holding the dagger tightly.

The enemy attacked him while he was sleeping, and he only had time to react like this.

Beside the bed, a figure wrapped in black clothes, holding a dagger with a cold light in both hands, tried his best to stab the dagger into the throat of the person on the bed.

The two people's strengths were similar, one attacked secretly, and the other responded hastily. Although the dagger was held, it was still stabbing downwards slowly.

The man lying on the bed was at an absolute disadvantage. He was pinned down on the bed and could only do his best to stop the dagger from falling. He also had to use some of his true energy to protect his body, otherwise his throat would be pierced if he was not careful.

He didn't even have the chance to call for help. He was at an absolute disadvantage in his position. Once he lost his breath, he would be dead the next moment.

The two martial arts masters of the fourth realm were caught in a strange stalemate at this life-and-death moment.

The black-clad man who attacked was determined to kill the man on the bed. He poured all his true energy into his arms and dagger. The man on the bed didn't want to die, so he could only use all his true energy to resist.

In this way, the true energy of both of them was consumed rapidly.

Although they were both practicing martial arts and trying their best to replenish their true energy, the replenishment speed was obviously far less than the consumption.

The power of the black-clad man gradually weakened, and the man on the bed was almost exhausted.

But in the attack and defense, the former still had the advantage. The hand of the man on the bed holding the dagger began to tremble slightly, and a trace of blood slowly flowed out from his fingers.

His throat seemed to have felt the coolness of the dagger.

At this moment, he didn't care about anything. Saving his life was the most important thing. Even if this would expose his secret, he would have a chance to cover up and make up for it after killing this man.

As soon as he thought of this, another force surged out of his body the next moment.

The man in black was almost exhausted. He was caught off guard and was knocked back by a huge force. At the same time, he felt a chill on his hand.

He looked down and saw that a layer of frost had formed on his hand holding the dagger.

He looked at the figure who had sat up from the bed. His tone was a little unbelievable, but it seemed to be expected. He murmured: "It's you."

The man beside the bed had a cold light in his eyes. Just as he was about to make a move, a burst of fire suddenly lit up outside the room.

The man in black opened the door, and countless figures in armor rushed in from outside. The man in black tore off the black cloth covering his face, shook his frozen hand, and said: "Your Highness is right. This man is indeed problematic. Take him down!"

The man looked at these elite soldiers of Daxia and knew that there was no hope of escape. He stood there quietly without any resistance.

He looked at the man in black and asked calmly, "How did you know?"

He thought he had hidden it well. Except for a few people in the world, no one knew that he practiced two techniques.

No one had ever doubted him during the day.

The man in black did not speak.

Ask him?

He didn't know either...

It was Her Royal Highness the Princess who said that this Chu strong man might have practiced two techniques, and asked them to find a chance to test it.

So he came to test it.

This is the embassy of Chu. If Chu's own guards want to kill someone here, it is of course the most convenient way, and they don't even need to sneak in. The reason why no one suspects the people of the Chu delegation is that they don't practice Yin-cold attribute techniques.

This person is the guard of the Chu delegation, and he happens to be responsible for the safety of the murdered Chu envoy. He secretly practices two techniques, but does not tell anyone, intending to conceal the truth and get away with it - is there any need to investigate this case?

Her Royal Highness the Princess is really too wise!

Li Anning sat in the room, propping up her chin with one hand, feeling sleepy.

Looking at Li Nuo sleeping soundly on the bed, she thought to herself, this guy really doesn't know how to be humble. She is a princess, but he doesn't know how to let her sleep on the comfortable bed?

Just as she was complaining about Li Nuo, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps outside the door.

Li Anning lost all her sleepiness in an instant, and immediately ran to the door and opened it.

An official from the Ministry of Justice smiled and trotted forward, clasping his fists and saying, "Your Highness is wise!"

Li Anning was stunned: "What wise? Didn't you go to test that person? What was the result?"

The official from the Ministry of Justice smiled and said, "Your Highness guessed correctly. The guard of the Chu State delegation really hid his strength and secretly practiced two kinds of true qi. If it weren't for your reminder, I'm afraid he would really escape this time..."

To say that this murderer is really insidious.

He cultivated two kinds of true qi, and only showed the strong and domineering one to the outside world. When killing people, he used the cold and cold one, deliberately leading them to the wrong direction.

In addition, he was an envoy of the Chu State, who would doubt him for no reason?

Fortunately, His Highness was wise.

This time, if it weren't for Her Highness the Princess, this case would never be solved.

Li Anning only came back to her senses from the shock at this moment.

It was really him!

There were so many people in the hall, and Li Nuo just took a casual look and found the murderer, and he was disturbed by the wrong clues of the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple...

Although he said he was only 70% to 80% sure, he should have been sure at that time.

At this moment, she finally knew that the verbose official in Chang'an County Yamen was not lying...

If he was accepted under her command, would there be any cases that could not be solved?

The official from the Ministry of Justice looked at Li Anning with admiration and asked curiously, "This person is very well hidden. How did Your Highness know that he is the murderer?"

Remembering Li Nuo's instructions, Li Anning knew his concerns and said, "Intuition..."

After a while, Li Anning walked into the room and closed the door.

Li Nuo was sleeping soundly with the quilt in his arms, and suddenly noticed something unusual.

He opened his eyes and saw a big-breasted woman in black clothes standing in front of the bed, staring at him straight.

Li Nuo was sleeping in a daze, and when he woke up, he saw this scene. He quickly hid in the corner of the bed and said in surprise, "My wife, my wife, come quickly, there is an assassin..."