My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 348 - 224: The Woman in Love

Shu Mountain summit.

A figure riding on a sword swiftly traveled through the sea of clouds, creating a tumbling pathway that soon filled up with fog again.

Two days later.

Chang'an, Ministry of Rites.

Li Nuo opened the reply from Shu Mountain. This Martial Arts Tournament, including the Shu Mountain Sect Leader and five grandmasters from Shu Mountain, would all attend.

Thus, all first-class sects of Daxia's martial arts community and the sole super first-class sect had confirmed their attendance.

The next steps were simple.

He first arranged for this disciple from Shu Mountain to stay in Chang'an. The Ministry of Rites would soon prepare crown clothes and tokens for the grandmasters of Shu Mountain, which he would take back with him when the time came.

Li Nuo spent the entire day today at the Ministry of Rites, personally writing invitation letters for those second-class sects.

Although they were only second-class sects, to qualify as such, each sect had to have at least one grandmaster.

That evening, twenty-one invitation letters were sent out through the court's hostel.

…

Jing State, Mad Blade Sect.

Although only a second-class sect, the Mad Blade Sect in Ning State held more influence than some first-class sects in the martial arts community.

The Mad Blade Sect was not just a martial arts sect but also combined a martial arts school and an escort agency.

For locals in Jing State needing martial training, escorting services, or guards, they generally sought out the Mad Blade Sect.

In Jing State, even the business of Star-picking Tower didn't compare to the Mad Blade Sect.

If Star-picking Tower was a mighty dragon, then the Mad Blade Sect was undoubtedly the local snake.

A century ago, a master of the Blade Path established roots in Jing State and founded the Mad Blade Sect, starting to recruit disciples.

The founding master had passed away, but up to this day, the Mad Blade Sect still had one grandmaster, seven martial masters from the Object Manipulation Realm, and countless sect members below the Fourth Realm.

As a local gang, although the Mad Blade Sect belonged to the martial arts community, it also had intricate connections with local government officials.

At this moment inside the Mad Blade Sect, a burly, muscular elderly man with a red face welcomed a middle-aged official dressed in government attire into the hall, laughing as he spoke, "Old man was wondering why there were suddenly magpies chirping outside today, it turns out they knew Lord Wei would visit…"

Despite the smile on his face, his mind was filled with mutterings.

This Stingy Wei, coming here today, could it be he's after silver again?

Damn it, how many times has it been, he would love to split this insatiable dog official with his blade.

But doing so would spell doom for the Mad Blade Sect founded by the old ancestors.

For the court to crush them would be no harder than crushing an ant.

The middle-aged official also wore a full smile, sitting down and took out a stack of silver notes from his sleeve, placing them on the table and saying, "Please accept these silvers, Sect Master Liu. This official has been foolish these past years. If I've done anything to displease you, please forgive me. Consider the extra money as compensation…"

The red-faced elder was momentarily taken aback.

These silver notes were more than what Mad Blade Sect had paid to this greedy official over the years.

Had this guy taken the wrong medicine today, or had he suddenly changed his nature?

There must be some trickery here!

His eyes twitched, and he laughed, "What's this, Lord Wei? I really can't accept this money!"

"No, no, no, Sect Master Liu must take it!"

"No, no!"

Just as the red-faced elder was about to continue refusing, the middle-aged official suddenly dropped to his knees on the ground, clutching his legs, tears and snot running down his face as he cried out, "Sect Master Liu, I studied painfully for twenty years before finally passing the exams to earn my position. I was momentarily possessed and took some silver. You are a master of a generation, a magnanimous person. Please spare me…"

The red-faced elder stared blankly at him, unsure how to respond and not understanding what had happened.

At that moment, a man walked in from outside, glanced at the kneeling middle-aged official, said nothing, and handed an invitation to the red-faced elder, saying, "Dad, this is an invitation from the court, have a look…"

"An invitation from the court?"

Puzzlement deepened on the red-faced elder's face, what did the court want from him?

He furrowed his brow, suspiciously peering at it, but soon, his furrowed brow relaxed.

So that was it.

Such a major event that so many first-class sects were attending, their Mad Blade Sect dared not refuse, and moreover, attending this tournament had many unexpected benefits.

They could directly impeach local officials; no wonder this dog official's attitude had drastically changed today, he must have received the news ahead of time.

He reassuredly put away the silver notes, smiling, "Well said, well said, please stand up, Lord Wei…"

Yan State.

Youlong Manor.

Youlong Manor was not a Jianghu sect but a longstanding martial arts family.

Mastering the Youlong Body Technique, using defense as their offense, taking an unorthodox approach, they had made quite a name for themselves in the martial arts community.

They never recruited disciples from outside; the cultivation techniques were only taught to family descendants. Because the Manor's leader was a grandmaster-level powerhouse, the Manor was highly respected by martial artists locally.

At this moment, inside Youlong Manor, a handsomely faced middle-aged man looked at the invitation in his hand, rather surprised.

A martial arts tournament organized by the court, this was unprecedented.

He wasn't interested in participating in these matters and had little interest in the privileges of the grandmasters.

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But some terms on this invitation were truly intimidating.

Sanqing Sect, Five Mountains Sword Sect, Shu Mountain…, renowned sects within the martial arts community were all listed.

He couldn't possibly refuse, nor did he dare to.

When the imperial summons came, both the Sanqing Sect and Shu Mountain took it seriously. What was Youlong Manor in comparison? How could they refuse?

Yue State, Silver Spear Sect.

Wu State, Sky Eagle Sect.

Li State, Divine Palm Sect.

...

Within a few days, many sects in Daxia received the summons from the court.

Three months later, the Da Xia Court would host a grand Martial Arts Tournament in Chang'an, inviting numerous sects to participate.

Although the invitation stated that participation in the Martial Arts Tournament was entirely voluntary,

who would truly dare to volunteer?

The Five Mountains Sword Sect and Shu Mountain, even the Sanqing Sect had to give face to the court. Who were they by comparison?

Not attending this time.

Next time, someone might come knocking.

Not to mention, the vast majority of the sects were full of anticipation for this trip.

It was a rare opportunity to interact and learn from strong martial artists. If it were only their sect, they might worry about being criticized as the court's lapdogs, but with so many major sects attending, they naturally had no concerns.

Other sects wished to go but didn't qualify yet.

After extensive inquiries, people in the Martial Arts community discovered that only second-class sects and above were invited by the court.

A sect without even one Grandmaster couldn't receive an invitation.

Obviously, it was a high-level conference. Those sects invited by the court were recognized, and the Grandmasters participating could gain certain privileges.

All sects that received the invitation responded actively and immediately.

The smaller sects, resentful that they did not receive an invitation, were also secretly competitive. If they could produce a Grandmaster within their ranks, by the next Martial Arts Tournament, they would qualify for an invitation.

Meanwhile, they were quite envious of the Grandmasters' special privileges.

Ministry of Rites.

Li Nuo sat in the government office. These past few days, the Ministry almost daily received responses from various Martial Arts sects.

The Five Mountains Sword Sect and Shu Mountain were primarily Sword Dao sects.

While the Grandmasters from these sects were versatile in Boxing, Hand Technique, Finger Technique, and even purely in Body Technique for achieving Grandmaster status. Weaponry included Blade Technique, Spear Technique, Whip Technique, Stick Technique, etc...

Up to this point, his plan had successfully taken its first step.

Once they arrived in Chang'an, Li Nuo would be in charge.

Other preparations for the Martial Arts Tournament were also steadily progressing. At this point, he finally took a moment to relax.

After a long sigh of relief, Li Nuo left the Ministry of Rites.

When he got home, Phoenix was there.

She was waiting for his wife to finish her practice; they had agreed to go out sketching and enjoying nature.

Upon seeing Li Nuo, she gave him a gentle wink.

Phoenix's sudden wink startled Li Nuo for a moment, but then he understood what it meant.

He then turned around and quickly headed to Jade Sound Pavilion.

He familiarly entered through the back door, climbed the already-prepared ladder, and vaulted through the window into Phoenix's boudoir. As soon as his feet touched the ground, a fragrant breeze blew over him.

Li Nuo embraced Anning and spun around; having not seen each other for several days, their initial interaction naturally involved a breath-holding deep exchange.

"Have you missed me these past few days?"

"Yes."

"How much did you miss me?"

"Very, very much."

"How much is 'very much'?"

...

Once women fall in love, it is like they become different people.

When Li first met Anning, she was incredibly aloof and cool. At that time, Li Nuo would never have imagined that one day she would sit on his lap, lean into his arms, and say such cheesy sweet nothings.

"Tell me..."

She playfully wriggled her body, but that movement only made it hard for Li Nuo.

Although Anning didn't have Phoenix's allure by appearance, her figure was in no way inferior to Phoenix's. Straddling his legs and wriggling about, how could he bear it?

Out of respect, Li Nuo immediately responded.

Anning suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

Having been studying the proprieties of inner chambers with the female officials in the palace recently, she naturally knew what this meant.

Her face flushed red in an instant, and she dared not move anymore.

Seeing the look of discomfort on Li Nuo's face, she hesitated for a long time and then shyly lowered her head, asking, "Do you want me to help you?"

Li Nuo was feeling distressed and didn't understand her implication, asking, "Help what?"

As he spoke these words, he suddenly stiffened, taking in a sharp breath, "Hiss…"