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Song Estate. Rear Courtyard. Inside a quiet room, Li Nuo stood before a mirror, doing the hair of a delicate, porcelain-like little girl. Her rosy cheeks were still stained with tears, and she sniffled softly from time to time. Beside him stood another girl who looked exactly the same, arms crossed and lips pouting in displeasure. By now, Li Nuo had learned that the two girls beside him were Song Ning’er and Song Mu’er, twin sisters and daughters of Song Jiaren’s fourth uncle. It all…
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After letting out a sigh, Li Nuo finally accepted reality. So what if he was just a working man? Being exhausted was still better than being dead. He picked up a copy of the Code of Law, intending to study it thoroughly. The path of Legalist cultivation wasn’t all that complicated. The first step was to earnestly study the writings of the Legalist sages, understand their principles, and grasp their philosophy. Of course, much like the Confucians, simply memorizing texts wasn’t…
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When he heard that a prisoner had committed suicide, Pei Zhe hurried to the prison. Two jailers stood over the body lying on a straw mat, both looking miserable. “Forgive us, my lord. It was our negligence. We lost sight of her for a moment, and she dashed her head against the wall…” Pei Zhe examined the corpse, questioned several jailers, and asked nearby prisoners. Once he confirmed that the woman had indeed taken her own life, he waved his hand and said, “It seems she understood that…
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At the Chang’an County Office. Li Nuo stared at the two lines written in the Codex, his heart pounding with excitement. Name: Li Nuo.Remaining Lifespan: 26 days. That morning, he had only ten days left to live—now it had nearly tripled. Six of those days had come from Cui Ze’s sentence of three years of penal labor and exile three thousand li away. The one hundred strokes with the cane hadn’t affected his lifespan at all. But the adulterous woman’s death sentence had given him a full…
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Chang’an County Office, Rear Hall A constable strode quickly into the room, beaming with excitement. “Sir! Cui Ze has confessed! He and Zhang Xiaoyun killed Lord Zheng together. They’d been having an affair for quite some time. According to his confession, the whole thing was orchestrated by Zhang Xiaoyun. He claimed he only went along because he was seduced… After Cui Ze confessed, Zhang Xiaoyun also admitted everything.” None of this came as a surprise to Magistrate Pei Zhe. He…
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Li Nuo finally understood where his beautiful handwriting had come from. He stared at the floating Codex before him. It seemed he could somehow inherit one skill from the criminals listed in the Codex—like the female assassin's calligraphy, the goat-bearded thief’s pickpocketing technique—and even use them unconsciously. Calligraphy was one thing, but that seamless pickpocketing move that even two top martial experts like Housekeeper Wu and his wife failed to notice… What the hell was that?…
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Steward Wu had thought that once the Young Master regained his memory or learned the truth about their household, he’d give up on cultivating the Legalist path. But seeing how persistent he was, he could only give in and say, “Very well. If you want to follow the Legalist path, the first step is to pass the civil service exam. Only then will you have the authority to enforce the law...” Thanks to his stubbornness, Li Nuo finally learned how the Legalist path was cultivated. To follow the path…
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Although the final sentence hadn’t changed, Li Nuo had now fully grasped the rules of the Law Codex. His remaining lifespan, as shown on the Law Codex, could indeed be altered. For example, when it came to penal servitude—so long as it was within the bounds of the law—for every year a criminal was sentenced, Li Nuo would gain one extra day of life. He had asked the Chang’an County Magistrate about it. In the Great Xia Dynasty, aside from imprisonment, punishments ranged from lighter…
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Li Nuo groggily opened his eyes and found himself lying once again on that now all-too-familiar luxurious bed. This time, in addition to the familiar pain in his head and shoulder, he also felt a dull ache in his chest. He unfastened his clothes and saw a dark bruise spreading across his chest. Each breath brought a faint but undeniable sting. Seeing Li Nuo sit up, the old man who had been guarding the bedside instantly jolted upright and excitedly blurted, “Young Master, you’re awake! Quick,…
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A book floated in the air, visible only to him, stating that he had just three days to live. That was already outrageous enough. But the fact that he had simply taken a nap and ended up in another person’s body—wasn’t that even more ridiculous? Other people who transmigrate usually get cheat abilities or some helpful system. But Li Nuo? The first thing he saw was a death countdown. A death countdown was already bad enough, but couldn’t he at least get some kind of guide or hint? Was he…
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