Young Madam, It's a Misunderstanding!

A book only he could see floated before his eyes. It said he had only three days left to live. This was undoubtedly an absurd thing.

But he had only taken a nap and turned into someone else. Wasn't that absurd too?

When other people transmigrated, they either gained a cheat ability or received help from a system. The moment Li Nuo opened his eyes, he saw a death countdown.

A death countdown was one thing, but it should at least give him some strategy or warning, shouldn't it? Was he supposed to obediently wait for death over these three days?

Li Nuo tried to flip open the Code of Law with his mind, hoping to find some method of extending his lifespan within, but it was useless. Whether he used his thoughts or his hands, he could not open the book.

As Li Nuo waved his arms and claws at empty air, the Old Man by the bed sighed and tentatively reminded him, "This is Great Xia Chang'an. Your surname is Li, your name is Nuo, and your father is the current Minister of Justice. So, Young Master, have you remembered anything...?"

Great Xia Chang'an?

Of course, Li Nuo was no stranger to the name Chang'an. He had been born and raised in Chang'an. But when he had jumped off the building just now, this old man had pointed a finger at him and frozen him in midair. This was definitely not the Xia Dynasty he knew, nor was it the Chang'an he was familiar with.

Come to think of it, the Female Assassin who had tried to kill him last night had probably been immobilized in the same way.

Thinking of that young girl, the wound on Li Nuo's shoulder began to ache faintly again. Without the memories of the body's original owner, he had no idea what that fellow had done to make the young girl hate him so much...

"My head hurts. I can't remember anything..."

Li Nuo shook his head and asked, "What happened last night? Why did that young lady want to kill me?"

Even if he was going to die in three days, he still wanted to die knowing why.

The Old Man shook his head. "Young Master was injured and fell unconscious yesterday. The whole manor was thrown into chaos. This Old Servant temporarily locked her in the wood shed, but had not yet had the chance to interrogate her."

Li Nuo had just heard the Old Man say that his identity in this world was the son of the Minister of Justice. Li Nuo had studied law and was well versed in legal history. He knew very well that, in Ancient Times, the Minister of Justice held a position equivalent to the president of the highest court in later generations.

This Old Man called himself "Old Servant," so this was most likely a place similar to a feudal society.

In a feudal society, the Minister of Justice wielded far greater authority than the president of the highest court in later generations.

It was a position capable of controlling the life and death of ordinary citizens, and even high-ranking officials.

Could this fellow who shared his name and surname be some spoiled young master who threw his weight around, someone who had done something to that young girl that carried a minimum sentence of three years and a maximum penalty of death?

Otherwise, why would she hate him so much?

But what did that have to do with him, a newcomer?

The book before his eyes had vanished at some point, but whenever Li Nuo thought of it, it slowly emerged again.

Li Nuo's mind was a mess, and his heart was filled with unease. Enduring the pain in his shoulder, he sat up from the bed and said, "Take me to see her."

The Old Man looked at Li Nuo and scratched his head. He felt that something about Young Master was off, but he could not say exactly what. He could only support Li Nuo as they headed to where the Female Assassin was being held.

Li Manor, wood shed.

The Young Girl was tightly bound to a pillar, with a wad of white cloth stuffed in her mouth. Her hair was disheveled, her face pale, and her once clear, bright eyes had long since dimmed. She looked utterly miserable.

"Creak..."

The door to the wood shed was pushed open from outside.

The Young Girl slowly raised her head. When she saw the figure entering, bone-deep hatred surged into her eyes again. She struggled without pause, but with the white cloth blocking her mouth, she could only make muffled "mmph, mmph" sounds.

Li Nuo had already asked about her on the way here. This young girl was a Maid in the household, recruited only last month. She had always worked diligently and conscientiously. Yet for some reason, she had suddenly sneaked into Li Nuo's room to assassinate him yesterday.

A scene had already played out in his mind: a Young Girl defiled by the son of an official, bearing humiliation and suffering as she infiltrated her enemy's manor. She served him attentively in public while secretly waiting for a chance to take revenge...

And in that drama, Li Nuo was the greatest villain.

Li Nuo walked up to the Young Girl and carefully removed the white cloth from her mouth. Before he could question her, she glared at him viciously, gritted her teeth, and said, "Dog Thief, even if I become a ghost, I will never let you go!"

With a voice so steeped in resentment, even Li Nuo himself would not believe she had not been defiled by that spoiled young master.

How hateful. He was a good citizen who abided by law, a People's Judge who kept himself clean. His innocence over two lifetimes had been ruined in an instant...

Li Nuo rubbed his brow and asked, "Miss, do you have a grudge against me?"

The Young Girl gritted her teeth. "No."

Li Nuo froze slightly, then widened his eyes. "If not, why are you trying to kill me?"

Her eyes brimmed with hatred. "Because your father killed my father!"

"My father killed your father?"

"My father was an Upright Official. How could he possibly do such a thing? Your father framed him!"

Li Nuo was both angry and speechless.

He had blamed himself and felt guilty for so long, only to find that he had merely been dragged into it.

This young girl was the criminal relative of someone taking revenge against law enforcement personnel.

Taking ten thousand steps back, even if what she said was true, a grievance had its source and a debt had its debtor. If she wanted revenge, she should have gone after his father, the Minister of Justice. Why come after him?

This was retaliatory revenge. This was murder.

After all that, she was the villain.

The Old Man beside Li Nuo did not seem surprised at all. He glanced at the Young Girl and said, "So she really came seeking revenge against Master. She has no foundation in the Martial Dao, yet she managed to hide her identity and infiltrate the manor. It was all this Old Servant's negligence. How does Young Master wish to deal with her?"

Li Nuo waved a hand. "Hand her over to the police... the Government Office."

In later generations, criminals and their family members taking revenge on judges was not uncommon.

He still had not figured out the death threat from that book. Right now, he only wanted to be alone in peace.

Although he was the victim, he had no law enforcement authority. Keeping this Young Girl locked up for one night counted as taking compulsory measures that restricted the personal freedom of someone with criminal facts and serious suspicion, such as detention or arrest. If he kept her locked up any longer, it would become unlawful imprisonment. As for the authority to deal with criminals, he had even less of that.

He was a legal professional and possessed basic professional ethics.

After Li Nuo spoke, the Old Man beside him did not move. He merely stared fixedly at Li Nuo.

Li Nuo asked, "Go on. What are you staring at me for?"

The Old Man's gaze shifted. He suddenly held up four fingers and asked, "Young Master, how many is this?"

Li Nuo did not know whether the two worlds differed when it came to numbers, so he tentatively answered, "Four?"

"That's right!" The Old Man exclaimed happily, then quickly asked, "What is two plus three?"

"Five."

"What about fifteen plus sixteen?"

"Thirty-one."

"Seventy-three plus sixty-nine?"

"One hundred and forty-two."

The Old Man's eyes were full of disbelief. After snapping back to his senses, he spoke again.

"Eight hundred and forty-three plus six hundred and fifty-two?"

"One thousand four hundred and ninety-five."

While he was still doing the arithmetic in his head, Li Nuo had already given the answer.

Li Nuo had no idea what he was doing, but he could basically confirm that addition was the same in every world. He glanced at the Old Man and found his eyes full of shock, his expression even more excited, as though he had discovered some peerless genius.

It was just three-digit addition. What was there to make such a fuss about? Li Nuo asked irritably, "What is there to be surprised about with such simple questions? Do you take me for an idiot?"

The Old Man muttered, "But Young Master, you are an idiot..."

That the Minister of Justice's son was an idiot was something nearly everyone in Chang'an knew.

As the Steward of Li Manor, having watched him grow up since childhood, Steward Wu knew even better what his Young Master's mathematical ability was like.

Normally, even for single-digit addition, he had to count on his fingers for ages. Yet now he could give the correct answers to two-digit and even three-digit addition without thinking. Was this still that foolish Young Master of his?

Could it be that last night's collision had actually knocked him smart?

"What a good crash, what a good crash..."

The foolish Young Master he had watched grow up had suddenly become clever. Steward Wu could not suppress the excitement in his heart. He kept rubbing his hands and said, "This Old Servant will go tell Master this wonderful news at once..."

After a brief moment of bewilderment, Li Nuo shook his head. So the original owner of this body had been an idiot who could not even do addition and subtraction within one hundred.

No wonder this old man was so excited.

He had even found an excuse for him, so Li Nuo no longer needed to worry about concealing the matter of transmigration.

"Heavens, you are blind!"

Not only had her assassination failed, but the foolish son of her father's killer had actually become smart. The Young Girl trembled with rage and cried out in grief and indignation, "Dog Thief, your entire family will die horrible deaths!"

She was so arrogant even after attempting murder. He had to stuff her mouth shut again, lest she kept yelling "Dog Thief, Dog Thief" along the way and ruined his reputation. Anyone who did not know better might really think he had done something to her.

That way, even if he truly died three days later, no one would say he had committed suicide out of guilt.

Just as Li Nuo was about to stuff the white cloth back in, a figure entered from outside the door.

She was a young Woman in a fitted white dress, its hem embroidered with exquisite patterns. She held a Longsword in her hand. Her features were delicate, her bearing cool and aloof, her waist slender enough to be held in one hand. Her black hair was casually tied into a ponytail. The first thing Li Nuo felt upon seeing her was the heroic spirit that rushed toward him, along with a coldness that kept others a thousand miles away.

Only then did he notice her appearance.

Having lived two lifetimes, this was the first time Li Nuo had ever seen such a beautiful girl in reality. The Female Assassin beside him was certainly a little beauty as well, but compared to this one, she still fell short.

The only flaw was that, even in her tight-fitting outfit, there was not much rise and fall visible on her chest.

The moment the Woman stepped inside, she saw the Young Girl tied to the pillar. The Young Girl's face was pale, her hair disheveled, and her expression hopeless and grief-stricken. She looked utterly miserable, as though she had just suffered some kind of abuse...

And Li Nuo was about to stuff a piece of white cloth into her mouth.

As though she had thought of something, her face instantly turned cold.

Li Nuo was about to ask the Old Man who this beautiful young lady was when he heard the whistling of wind beside his ear. After the belated pain in his chest, his body slammed heavily into a pile of firewood. His already injured and weakened body could not withstand such torment. His vision went black, and he fainted again.

Only then did the Old Man's anxious voice finally reach him.

"Young Madam, it's a misunderstanding!"