My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 617 - 381: Encountering an Old Friend Again_3

Seeing the figure sitting there drinking tea, his body trembled slightly. After a long time, he regained his senses, then turned and walked into the courtyard, closing the gate.

Li Nuo put down his teacup and seemed to unintentionally glance back.

A dozen steps behind him, two passersby leaning against the wall immediately averted their gaze, pretending to engage in an animated conversation upon seeing Li Nuo turn his head.

"I heard your mother gave birth yesterday?"

"Ah, yes, I have another younger brother now."

"Your father is truly full of vitality despite his age."

"Who says otherwise indeed..."

...

As they chatted, both suddenly fell into a strange daze. When they returned to their senses, they realized that the figure by the tea stall was already gone.

"Where is he!"

"I don’t know..."

"Quick, find him!"

As the two hurriedly searched ahead, inside one of the mansions across from the tea stall, a middle-aged man had just poured two cups of tea when a figure walked in from outside.

Li Nuo looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and said, "Lord Wang, long time no see." frёewebηovel.cѳm

The man before him was none other than the former Minister of the Examination Bureau, Wang Duo.

Shortly after Li Nuo first arrived in this world and was still investigating a case at the Chang’an County Magistrate’s Office, Wang Duo’s son sullied a woman and was sentenced by him to three years of imprisonment.

After that, Wang Duo resigned from his position as Minister of the Examination Bureau and moved his entire family away from Chang’an.

Initially, Li Nuo thought he felt ashamed and unworthy of being an official, but later he realized that Wang Duo likely chose to resign and save his life out of fear that his father would pursue the issue.

Li Nuo had a deep impression of Wang Duo, partly because he and his father were Advanced Scholars in the same year, ranking fifth in the Imperial Examination that year.

At that time, the Imperial Examination was far more competitive than it is now.

And that year’s examination was particularly illustrious, not only featuring his father, the Six Subjects’ Scholar, but also the former Capital Governor Lin Fuzhi. Had Wang Duo not encountered them, he would have had a significant chance of becoming the top scholar in any other examination year.

Even the last place on the Advanced Scholar list in their own story is the main character.

The top five in the Imperial Examination are even the protagonists among protagonists.

Of course, even such people may not even count as supporting characters in others’ stories.

He struggled for half his life, but the outcome was merely resigning from fear of someone, who perhaps never had any intention of dealing with him from the beginning.

What surprised Li Nuo was that during Wang Duo’s time as an official, he did not cultivate Vast Qi. Yet, less than three years after resigning, he had already reached the Second Realm of Confucian cultivation.

Indeed, those who emerge from countless scholars are not ordinary people.

Wang Duo looked at Li Nuo, shook his head slightly, and said, "I no longer hold any official position; now, I am merely a teacher, unworthy of such a title, my lord."

Li Nuo said, "The court is in need of capable people. If Lord Wang is interested, you can return to the court at any time."

Wang Duo had resigned voluntarily rather than being dismissed by the court. If he wished to return to the court, he wouldn’t need to retake the Imperial Examination. Li Nuo could simply submit a memorial to the Left Prime Minister.

He could return to the court and even attain a higher position than before.

Although he once made a mistake, with his current Second Realm Confucian cultivation, he is well worth Li Nuo’s efforts.

Among Confucians, there is no need for doubt.

Vast Qi does not appear on the bodies of treacherous officials.

Wang Duo once desperately sought advancement in officialdom but achieved nothing.

Now, the things he once dreamt of are within easy reach but are no longer what he desires.

Faced with Li Nuo’s invitation, Wang Duo merely smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for Lord Li’s kind intentions. However, my aspirations no longer lie in officialdom. Teaching and nurturing the next generation is a beautiful thing, for the future of Daxia resides not with us, but with these children..."

Hearing this, Li Nuo did not press further.

Perhaps this is why he possesses the Second Realm Confucian cultivation.

Li Nuo asked, "What brings you to Bing State?"

Wang Duo replied, "I was once blessed by the Wang family to study the Six Arts. After resigning, they summoned me back to be an instructor at the academy, finally grasping the true essence of what the teacher once taught..."

Vast Qi indeed nourishes the soul. Over two years of absence, and Wang Duo seemed like a completely different person to Li Nuo.

Li Nuo did not plan to stay longer. After finishing a cup of tea, he stood up and said, "I’ll take my leave now. Many are watching me outside; staying longer may bring trouble to you..."

Wang Duo did not plead him to stay but merely took a thin booklet from his sleeve and handed it to Li Nuo.

Li Nuo reached out to receive it, looked at him, and asked, "What is this...?"

Wang Duo replied, "Over the past two years, I have documented the crimes committed by officials in Bing State and the Wang family. These cases cannot be investigated by the government office, as they will not be filed, and any informants are always silenced. You must handle them prudently, remembering to prioritize your own safety..."

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