My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!

The first official position was Assistant Minister of Rites, something Li Nuo had not anticipated.

He hadn't expected that becoming the top scholar would actually deprive him of the freedom to choose his official position.

However, it wasn't a big issue.

Unless something unexpected happened, he wouldn't have to worry about his lifespan for at least a few years, so there was no urgent need to go to the Ministry of Justice.

Besides, rites were also a form of law.

With the law in his heart, the Ministry of Rites would not affect his cultivation.

He first went to King Chun Mansion to check on the progress of the gift being made for his wife.

Li Yun, truly a Mohist genius, had created a prototype just from Li Nuo's brief explanation of the principle of the music box.

Li Yun could handle the transmission part alone, while the musical component required Li Nuo's involvement.

He stayed at the King Mansion for two hours and confirmed some details with Li Yun before returning to the Song Residence.

Today, the Song Residence was filled with a festive atmosphere.

Uncle Song Lian, had been promoted from a Standard Sixth Rank Assistant Minister of Rites to a Secondary Fifth Rank Prime Minister of Taichang.

Taichang Si, one of the Nine Si, managed ceremonies, ancestral temples, and sacrifices, and was headed by a Minister of Taichang, two Assistant Ministers, and two Prime Ministers.

The position of Prime Minister of Taichang in Taichang Si was much higher than that of Assistant Minister of Rites in the Ministry of Rites.

The next day, the court's official appointment was also delivered to the Li Mansion.

As his Lord Father-in-law had said, Li Nuo was about to take up the position of Assistant Minister of Rites and needed to report to the Ministry of Rites by July at the latest.

Li Nuo was not in a hurry to take up his post. After officially assuming the position, he would have to clock in every day like his uncle, working ten days with a single day off, returning to the worker status of his previous life.

He still had three months of leisure time.

His wife's birthday was in a few days, and he needed to prepare the gift before then.

Over the following days, Li Nuo went to King Chun Mansion almost daily.

In fact, the item that Li Nuo had initially asked Li Yun to make was already completed.

With some time left, Li Nuo sought perfection, further improving it on the basis of the first version.

After leaving King Chun Mansion, Li Nuo made a trip to Jade Sound Pavilion.

His wife did not have many friends; Phoenix was one, but she had not been visiting the Song Residence much recently.

When Li Nuo was not at home, only Mumu stayed by his wife's side.

Coincidentally, among the two pairs of twins in the Song Family, Mumu clung to his wife, while Ning'er was closer to Yiren; the older siblings got along well with each other, and the younger siblings with each other, without interfering with one another.

Moments later, on the second floor of Jade Sound Pavilion, Li Nuo sipped his tea and casually asked Phoenix, "Has Jade Sound Pavilion been busy recently? I haven't seen you at the Song Residence."

While trimming flower branches, Phoenix replied, "With Nightingale and Yuan Yang handling things in the pavilion, I fear that Miss Song Jiaren might feel unhappy if I frequently visit the Song Residence, so I haven't disturbed her…"

Li Nuo was slightly startled and asked, "Why would Jiaren be unhappy?"

Phoenix sighed softly, "Every time I go to the Song Residence, Miss Song treats me very coldly. I think she probably doesn't like me, especially since there were those rumors about me and Young Master Li before... If I were her, I surely would be upset too."

Li Nuo felt compelled to explain on behalf of his wife, saying, "You've really misunderstood her; it's not that she doesn't like you. She's distant because of the cultivation method she's practicing."

It was no wonder Phoenix had misunderstood.

Even before knowing the truth, Li Nuo himself had doubted many times.

She wasn't targeting Phoenix.

Rather, she was equally indifferent to everyone.

After hearing Li Nuo's explanation, Phoenix showed a look of shock and disbelief, saying, "What, Jiaren is practicing the Yuqing Heart Technique? Who is so malicious as to teach her such a humanity-erasing cultivation method?"

Li Nuo had asked his wife, who told him that the Yuqing Heart Technique was taught to her by a masked woman during her childhood.

For those few years, the masked woman would visit the Song Residence annually to check on her cultivation.

After she turned twelve, the woman never appeared again.

The identity of the masked woman was not hard to guess.

It certainly had to be his mother-in-law, who did not want to marry her daughter to him.

What surprised Li Nuo was how Phoenix, a frail woman who had never practiced the Martial Path, knew about the Yuqing Heart Technique.

Looking at her, Li Nuo asked in puzzlement, "Have you heard of the Yuqing Heart Technique?"

Phoenix, recovering from her shock, sipped her tea before responding, "I once heard the old workshop owner mention it. The Yuqing Heart Technique is the top-level mental method of the Yuqing lineage in the Sanqing Sect. The higher the martial talent of a person, the more effective the cultivation of the Yuqing Heart Technique, but this method has a flaw. During cultivation, one must maintain a Yin body and cannot marry. Moreover, one must purify desires and emotions, and over time, it will erase normal human emotions…"

Recalling her interactions with Song Jiaren, her face showed sudden realization as she said, "No wonder…"

Realizing something, she looked at Li Nuo and murmured, "Then you two can't possibly… what are you planning to do? You can't just wait for her to break through to the Sixth Realm, can you?"

Li Nuo asked curiously, "What Sixth Realm?"

Phoenix explained, "The Yuqing Heart Technique has many restrictions because of the Yuqing True Qi in her body. Once one breaks through to the Sixth Realm in the Martial Path, one can perceive the Power of Heaven and Earth and no longer needs True Qi. Naturally, all previous restrictions vanish."

Li Nuo inquired, "Did the old workshop owner also tell you this?"

Phoenix slightly lowered her eyes and said, "The old workshop owner had traveled through various countries in his early years to make a living. It's reasonable that he knows a bit more…"

Li Nuo asked eagerly, "Did the old workshop owner mention any other way to break the Yuqing Heart Technique, apart from advancing to the Sixth Realm?"

After pondering for a moment, Phoenix replied, "There is indeed another way, but it's even harder than breaking through to the Sixth Realm. Each cultivation method occupies different meridians of the human body. Once one has cultivated the Yuqing Heart Technique, one cannot cultivate other methods. However, if one could create a new method that occupies the same meridians as the Yuqing Heart Technique, one could perfectly switch methods and continue cultivating…"

Li Nuo had never expected that a visit to the Jade Sound Pavilion would bring such unexpected gains.

Both methods for breaking the technique were difficult.

But no matter how difficult, it was always better than having no solution at all.

He and his wife had made a pact for one year.

Within a year, if there was no solution, she would give up the Martial Path.

From Li Nuo's perspective, he naturally didn't want his wife to give up her dreams.

Either help his wife to break through soon, or find an alternative method to the Yuqing Heart Technique. As long as they had a direction, all that was left was to work hard at it.

Finally resolving a concern, Li Nuo looked at Phoenix and said, "Thank you so much, you've been a great help this time!"

Phoenix smiled gently and said, "Young Master needn't be polite. You've helped us a lot too. It makes me very happy to be able to help you. If there's anything you need my help with in the future, just let me know."

Li Nuo bashfully said, "Actually, I do need a favor. If the Jade Sound Pavilion isn't too busy, I hope you can visit the Song family more often and keep Jiaren company. After all, apart from you, she doesn't really have any other friends…"

Phoenix smiled slightly and said, "I understand."

As she watched Li Nuo leave, she sighed lightly, her expression filled with envy, "Heaven truly favors Miss Song to have such a loving husband…"

Nightingale also sighed softly, somewhat regretfully saying, "Young Master Li is perfect in every way; it's just a pity he can't fight…"

Phoenix gave her a scornful look and said, "Crude Martial Artist, what do you know? His hands are meant for playing the zither and painting, not for holding bows and swords. If I had such a husband, I would definitely protect him well and not let him lose a single hair…"